Renting an apartment
Finding the right apartment to rent can have a great effect on your life.1..
Where is the apartment? You might find a nice big apartment, but if you don’t like the neighborhood, you’re probably not going to be happy in your home. Ask yourself, “Is it convenient(方便的) for shops and transportation? Is it safe enough?”
Is having a lot of light important to you? 2.Are they big enough or are they facing south? If an apartment doesn’t have enough light, you may find it to be a terrible place to live.
3. After all, the last thing you want to discover on the moving day is that your bed won’t fit into the bedroom! Also check that there is enough closet(衣橱) space for all of your clothes.
Do you have a car? 4. You should also check the convenience and safety of the parking.
And lastly, be sure to read every word of the rental contract(合同). 5. The apartment you choose will be the place you wake up in and go home to each day. So it’s worth taking the time to carefully consider these things.
A. Do you have a pet?
B. Here are some important things to keep in mind.
C. Is there enough room for your furniture?
D. If there is something you don’t understand, just ask.
E. Then be sure to check the windows in the apartment.
F. If so, you should check to see if there is a parking area.
G. It is a good idea to share an apartment with one of your friends.
The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio may have drawn world-class athletes from around the world, but it was the supermodel Gisele Bundchen that stole the show in an extremely attractive dress in what might have been her biggest catwalk moment to date.
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen was born in July 20, 1980 in Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sol, Brazil. Originally she wanted to be a professional volleyball player. After being spotted at age 14 in a shopping mall in Sao Paulo, Bundchen moved to New York City to begin her fashion modeling career in 1996 and is now "the most famous face" in the business.
Gisele's first Vogue magazine cover appeared on newsstands in July 1999, and since then, she has become one of the most internationally recognized models. Gisele appeared in more than 7,000 magazine covers around the world. The only woman who made more covers was Princess Diana. Bundchen is said to be the highest paid supermodel of all time, earning a reported $ 33 million in 2007, which has risen by 12 million dollars by 2016.
Although she retired from the runway in 2015 to focus on her family and other projects, Gisele made this--the Opening Ceremony' in her Brazil--her brilliant return, which is for sure the longest runway she has ever walked in her life.
1.The underlined phrase "stole the show" in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by_________.
A. showed herself off B. stole the camera
C. made a hit D. drew less attention
2.What can we learn about Gisele Bundchen from the text?
A. Originally she didn't have the intention to be a model.
B. She made more magazine covers than Princess Diana.
C. She began her fashion modeling career in Sao Paulo.
D. She walked the longest runway in the world.
3.Which of the following may be the best title for the text?
A. A Profitable career B. A Fortunate Brazilian Girl
C. A Money-earning Approach D. A World-famous Supermodel
4.Where does the text probably come from?
A. A finance report. B. A science newspaper.
C. A popular magazine. D. An official document.
When I was a puppy, I entertained you and made you laugh. You called me your child, and I became your best friend. Whenever I was “bad” , you’d shake your finger at me and ask “How could you?” My house-training took a little longer than expected, but we worked on that together. We went for long walks and runs in the park, car rides, and stopped for ice cream.
Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate. She, now your wife, was not a “dog person”, but I was happy because you were happy. When the human babies came along, I shared your excitement and I wanted to mother them, too. Yet I spent most of my time being driven to another room. Fortunately, as they began to grow, I became their friend.
Then you had a better job in another city, and the new apartment didn’t allow pets. You made the right decision to send me to an animal shelter for your “family”. I was excited about the car ride until we arrived there. It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness. At the gate, your son screamed in tears and you had to loosen his fingers from my collar.
Sometimes when I heard human footsteps, I thought it was you. It never was. Finally, the day came. As I felt the cool liquid coursing through my body, I lay down sleepily, looked into the staff’s kind eyes and murmured “How could you?”
Perhaps because she understood my dogspeak, she said “I’m so sorry.” And with my last bit of energy, I tried to tell her that my “How could you?” was not directed at her. It was you, My Beloved Master. I will think of you and wait for you forever.
1.What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?
A. A lovely puppy.
B. The patient puppy owner.
C. Precious memories of the puppy.
D. A big challenge of puppy training.
2.Why did the dog spend time being driven to another room?
A. It liked to do things alone.
B. It got no space in the room.
C. It didn’t like the babies at first.
D. It wasn’t popular with the family.
3.Why did the son scream in tears at the gate of the animal shelter?
A. He didn’t want to leave the dog behind.
B. The shelter wasn’t good enough.
C. He was afraid of the dogs.
D. His father went away.
4.What can be the best title for this passage?
A. How Could You?
B. My Beloved Master
C. The Death of a Dog
D. What is the Power of Loyalty?
On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land, we watch the lines of rain move across the scene, the moon rise over the hills, and the stars appear in the sky. The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house.
Every window in our wooden house has a view, and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before. Each look reminds us where we are.
There is space for our three boys to play outside, to shoot arrows, collect tree seeds, build earth houses and climb trees.
Our kids have learned the names of the trees, and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation. As they tell all who show even a passing interest, maple（枫树）makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees.
The air is clean and fresh. The water from the well has a pleasant taste, and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink. Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water, they never say anything against that.
The seasons change just outside the door. We watch the maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars’（杨树）putting out the first green leaves of spring. The rainbow smelt fills the local steam as the ice gradually disappears, and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter. A family of birds rules our skies and flies over the lake.
1.What can be learned from Paragraph 2?
A. The scenes are colorful and changeable.
B. There are many windows in the wooden house.
C. The views remind us that we are in a wooden house.
D. The lakes outside the windows are quite different in color.
2.By mentioning the names of the trees, the author aims to show that ______ .
A. the kids like playing in trees
B. the kids are very familiar with trees
C. the kids have learned much knowledge
D. the kids find trees useful learning tools
3.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A. The change of seasons is easily felt.
B. The seasons make the scenes change.
C. The weather often changes in the forest.
D. The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons.
4.What is the main purpose of the author writing the text?
A. To describe the beauty of the scene around the house.
B. To introduce her children’s happy life in the forest.
C. To show that living in the forest is healthful.
D. To share the joy of living in the nature.
Schools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children’s eyesight as 45 percent of them, were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV are blamed. Of the city’s high school graduates who applied to attend college this summer, two-thirds had to have their choices limited because of poor eyesight, Shenzhen Special Zone (特区) Daily said.
1.This piece of news was reported by____ .
A. People’s Daily B. Shenzhen Special Zone Daily
C. school in Shenzhen City D. parents in Shenzhen City
2.Only____ of the children in Shenzhen City have good eyesight.
A. 45 percent B. less than half
C. 55 percent D. two—thirds
3.Because of being shortsighted many school graduates_____.
A. weren’t allowed to enter college
B. couldn’t graduate from high school
C. couldn’t choose to study what they liked best
D. lost their limited time
假设你是高二学生李华，正在英国交流学习。为了让希望来中国旅游的英国同学更好地了解中国民俗(folk customs)，你希望可以成立一个中国民俗社团。请你用英语给你校学生会负责人Mr. Green写一封信，申请成立该社团。要点如下:
1.你对该社团的构想(原因、具体措施、可能的好处等)；
2.希望得到批准。
提示:
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计人总词数。
Dear Mr.Green,
I'm Li Hua, an exchange student from China.
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Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
