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删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
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There are many hurricanes occur around the world every year. Knowing what to do during a hurricane is of great important to survive.
Listening to the weather forecast so that you know when a hurricane is coming. If a hurricane warning is issued, stop doing whatever you’re busy with, which is always the most efficient way to avoid caught in a hurricane. If you were walking outside, stop and find a shelter under which can protect you from a hurricane. If you are in your car when a hurricane comes, remain in it and turn on the engine, waiting until the hurricane dies down. If you are inside your house, do remember to close the windows and doors until you are sure when the wind is not that strong enough to blow it open.
Qing Ming Jie (All Souls' Day) is a time to remember1.dead. It is a major Chinese festival which2.(fall) in early spring. It is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forefathers.
Qing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi Tui,3.lived in Shanxi province in 600 B.C.Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lord's life by serving a piece of4.own leg. When the lord 5.(succeed)in becoming the ruler of a small kingdom, he invited his faithful follower to join him. But Jie declined the invitation,6.(prefer) to lead a quiet life with his mother in the mountains.
Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire.7., Jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to8.(die).To honor Jie, the "cold food feast day" began, when no fire could be lit.
As time passed, the Qing Ming festival replaced the "cold food" festival. To make the festival even more9.(meaning),some time should be spent to remind the younger members of the family10. contributions of their ancestors, and the story of Jie Zi Tui.
One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a_______ guy with a big suitcase. He was called William Warbler and he looked very _______indeed. But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to_______ he did it by singing opera. It didn’t matter to William whether it was simply a matter of answering a brief greeting, like “good day”. He would ________“Goood dayyy to youuuuuu..... toooooo!”
No one could get a normal,________word out of him. And, as no one knew how he made his living and he lived quite simply, always wearing the same old second-hand suit — they often ________ him.
They _______his singing, calling him “crazy”. William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when, one day, a rumor(谣言) _________round the town: William had ________ a role in a very important opera in the nation’s capital, and there were posters everywhere ________ the event was a great ________. And to everyone’s surprise in Cheekyville---when William was being _______by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking ________singing. And he did it with good____________ and with a clear and pleasant voice.
From that day, William gave up singing _________. Now he did only during his stage appearances and world tours. Some people suspected ________he had changed, but others still had no idea, and continued believing him to be somewhat mad. They wouldn’t have thought so_________ they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large stone with a hand-carved message on it. It said “Practice every second, for you never know when your _______will come.”
Little did people know that rather _______he got the role in the opera because the________had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.
1.A. strange B. handsome C. funny D. sensitive
2.A. strong B. special C. common D. anxious
3.A. debate B. practice C. sing D. communicate
4.A. shout B. respond C. repeat D. tease
5.A. singing B. spoken C. written D. printed
6.A. disrespected B. loved C. appreciated D. disturbed
7.A. made fun of B. got addicted to C. took pride in D. made sense of
8.A. developed B. reflected C. spread D. expressed
9.A. refused B. ruined C. created D. got
10.A. confirming B. advertising C. approving D. assessing
11.A. benefit B. discovery C. success D. experience
12.A. opposed B. blamed C. interviewed D. welcomed
13.A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than
14.A. service B. remarks C. signs D. manners
15.A. at all hours B. at all points C. at certain time D. at times
16.A. how B. why C. that D. where
17.A. while B. because C. if D. since
18.A. chance B. money C. inspiration D. wisdom
19.A. carefully B. quickly C. naturally D. accidentally
20.A. director B. writer C. actress D. teacher
Common public speaking problems
The use of “I feel”, “I think” and “maybe”
In the question-and –answer session of the speaking competition, many contestants began their answers with uncertain expressions like “I feel”, “I hear”, “maybe” and “perhaps”. These words show that the person is only speaking from his or her point of view. 1.
Work on keeping your answers brief and to the point. Also work on delivering them with calmness and confidence. Instead of the empty-sounding “I guess”, using facts, together with a clear conclusion based on those facts, is far more likely to be popular with an audience.
2.
Don’t stick to the same tone. It can be boring. Try to mix it up. For example, when they spoke about their dreams, some sounded romantic. Others used humor. Very few used several different styles tighter. 3., rather than just sticking with the same one.
Irresponsible answers
4.. you’re responsible for your words. Even though you want to answer quickly, you don’t want to sound foolish. So you should think twice before you talk. Don’t be like the student who, when asked about his opinion on book piracy(盗版), started by saying he supported it.
Talking around the topic rather than directly answering it
You should focus on one point and give a clear solution. 5.. is it asking you to discuss a certain topic or to present your own point of view?
Use one or two arguments together and give a strong conclusion. Remember that judges are not judging you on whether they agree, but on your ability to say what you think clearly.
A. Try mixing more than one style.
B. Improving your communication skill.
C. Using only one speaking style
D. It’s important to involve your audience.
E. Public speaking is different from personal conversations.
F. The key is to work out what question is being asked
G. To the judges and audience, this lacks the support of facts and seems not to be reliable.
In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believeing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: "I may have lost, but it doesn't matter because I really didn't try." What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one's self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve can we discover a new meaning in competition.
1.What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. Competition helps to set up self-respect
B. Opinions about competition are different among people
C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development
D. Failures are necessary experience in competition
2.The underlined phrase "the most vocal" in Paragraph 3 means .
A. those who try their best to win
B. those who value competition most highly
C. those who are against competition most strongly
D. those who rely on others most for success
3.What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a "desire to fail"?
A. One's worth lies in his performance compared with others
B. One's success in competition needs great efforts
C. One's achievement is determined by his particular skills
D. One's success is based on how hard he has tried
4.Which point of view may the author agree to?
A. Every effort should be paid back
B. Competition should be encouraged
C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter
D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition
When it comes to the Internet, people talk about the password most. Actually, it’s been under fire for a long time. Research has shown that passwords are not a very good way to protect sensitive information.
People would use some random characters, numbers and symbols. Furthermore, a unique password would be used for every site or application the user uses. Unfortunately, the longer and more complex passwords become, the more people are likely to forger them. Therefore, they use the same password for every service or application. These are all big no-noes and essentially defeat the purpose of a password.
Google is trying to kill off passwords on Android devices by introducing the Trust API, which does what simple passwords cannot and gives developers a framework for securing their application using a number of security systems and metrics(衡量标准)on the device. A Trust Score will be generated based on a number of metrics including your device location, face scanning, fingerprints, and the things like your typing speed or the way you speak. Taken one at a time, these metrics are not secure. But taken together, these metrics will help recognize the real “you”.
The good news is that Google has already been testing this on real world data. Google has proven the Trust API works. Next Google will run tests will some banks to see if the Trust API meets their needs before rolling out the system on Android phones later. It may take another year for apps and popular sites to start using the Trust API.
This is a pretty exciting change. Passwords have been around for a lone time. Although the security of systems has been improved, the usability of systems hasn’t been proved much. Google appears to have the best of them. Maybe that never-ending conflict between security and convenience will be able to take a break once the Trust system comes out.
1.What is implied in the underlined sentence in Para. 2?
A. Users make mistakes in using passwords.
B. Users should know the purpose of passwords.
C. Users have learnt to say no to their passwords.
D. Users misunderstand the meaning of passwords.
2.How is the key part of the Trust API generated?
A. By taking one metric at a time.
B. By combining various metrics.
C. By developing security systems.
D. By analyzing complex passwords.
3.What can we know about the Trust system from the text?
A. It needs to be improved in the future.
B. It hasn’t been proven to be effective.
C. It will be used on Android devices first.
D. It is secure and convenient for the users.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. How does Google develop the Trust API?
B. Will the Trust API meet the users’ needs?
C. Will passwords soon be a thing of the past?
D. How do passwords protect personal information?
