1. TrueCar.com
Top dealers compete for your business by offering lower prices. TrueCar spends a lot of money and resources on making sure the entire car renting experience is simple and straightforward. If you’re in the market for a new car, give this site a try first.
TrueCar’s network checks many of the prices in your area and gets you the best price for the car you’re looking for.
2. Carvoy.com
It offers more control by allowing you to “build your car” and select your rental plan. The “build your car” option is one of the better options for those looking to add on features to their car. If you’re looking for cars with options like a sunroof or navigation (导航), it’s Carvoy that makes it very easy to get started with the process.
3. CarsDirect.com
They have a large collection of new and used cars, and also provide resources for car comparisons. In the business for many years, they are one of the first online car outlets. They have a staff that can usually help you if you give them a call. Their phone support is very good and they are mostly located in the United States.
4. CarRent.com
It delivers your rental car to the door, which is actually a huge selling point. Many people don’t like to go to a dealership or even drive somewhere to pick up a car. Imagine renting a car and having it delivered right to your doorstep, no driving necessary!
5. CostcoAuto.com
It offers member-only savings, many car selections and an easy sign-up process. The deals through Costco are great and unique. Many times they have deals with General Motors cars like Chevrolet. There are a lot of deals to be done, but the one thing that Costco does not do is negotiate the price.
1.What’s the selling point of TrueCar.com?
A. Its most reasonable prices for cars.
B. The diversity of its used cars.
C. Its delivery service to your door.
D. The special offers to its members.
2.What is the special service that Carvoy.com provides?
A. You can have other functions added to your car.
B. You can rent a car more easily than elsewhere.
C. You can design the whole car by yourself.
D. You can have better operation over your car.
3.If you are a good bargainer, it’s wise to avoid dealing with _______.
A. CarsDirect.com B. Carvoy.com
C. CarRent.com D. CostcoAuto.com
假定你是李华，你校英语文学社最近在招纳新人，你打算加入。请你用英语写一封自荐信，主要内容包括：
1.自身优势；
2.平时英语学习情况介绍；
3.加入文学社后的打算。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir,
I’m writing to you about joining the English literature club. __________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Dick was trying to remember an experience to tell in this narrative when suddenly Dick remembered this. It’s a funny and true experience. Now when Dick thinks of it, he laughs a lot, but when it happened, he was really frightened.
Once when Dick was a child, maybe eight years old, he had a frightening experience. He was in his house with all his family. He cannot remember when it happened very well, but it was possibly at Christmas. They were going to have a big supper and he was very happy because he liked to eat a lot. Besides, he hadn’t eaten for a long time. (A long time for him may be one or two hours.) Therefore, he was starving. He became very angry, because he saw his mother and his father talking for a long time. This made him angry, because he didn’t want to wait any longer. Moreover, it was time for having supper. Weren’t they starving?
“Mother,what happened with the food?” he asked. Then she looked at him seriously and said, “You need more patience, my honey.”
“Yes,” he replied, “I see. I need to be patient. Nevertheless, I can’t be patient today, because I am starving.”
Time passed, and finally dinner was on the table. The first dish was “puchero”. Puchero is one of his favorite dishes; this dish has chicken, rice, vegetables, and pork. Also, it’s a very hot dish, so usually they need to wait at least half an hour before they start to eat. They can enjoy its taste better when it’s not so hot. Nevertheless, when he saw it on the table, he got a spoon and started to eat quickly. In a moment, his face was red, and there was a strange feeling on his tongue. He had burned it. Immediately, he shouted in pain and his mother asked him, “What is the matter?” “Mother, help me! I think my tongue is going to fall off!” he screamed hard.
注意
1. 所续写短文的词数应150左右；
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
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“Don’t worry, my child. Your father is going to take you to the hospital,” said his mother.
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“Open your mouth,” the doctor said after he’d heard his father’s words.
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I am sorry to hear that you are worried about the variety of English you have been learning.
Firstly,the differences between British and American English may surprise those1.have learned English for years.There2.(be) almost no differences in grammar and only a few differences in vocabulary.British and American people have no difficulty3.(understand) each other.They watch films and televisions from each other's countries for4.(please).
Secondly,there isn't only one British5.American English.For example,all major cities in the UK have6. (they) own dialects with different accents from each other.Sometimes these accents can be7.(hard) to understand for even a British person than some Americans.Also,there are Englishes from many other countries.People who speak these Englishes usually also manage8.(communicate) with other English speakers without any problems.
All learners need to be able to understand English spoken and written by as many people as possible and they need to be able to speak English so that as many people as possible can understand them.You should concentrate on this goal,not on9.to speak “British” or “American” English.
I hope this is10.(help).
My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time.
Last spring I bought two newly-hatched chickens for her. She got _______ and took good care of them. _______, a few days later, both chickens died. She _______ into tears because of their death. I helped her _______ the two chickens under a tree behind our house. I thought it would be the _______ of her ideas. _______, I was wrong. Children are children _______. The failure hasn’t _______ my daughter in any way. She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail.
One day last winter, I _______ under the eaves (屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows. My daughter and I could ________ the sparrows as our “pets”, but we didn’t.
So I told her to scatter (撤) the grains in the windowsill. A few minutes later, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill ________ and pecked (啄) at the rice. Suddenly my daughter asked me, “Mum, can we catch and ________ the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room? How ________ it is for them to live outside.”
“Oh, my dear, I do not think it’s a good ________. You know,” I explained to her, “the sparrow is a bird ________ loves freedom. No one can keep them in a cage. If they are caught, they will ________ quickly. They are ________ to living outside. Moreover, they have warm nest under the eaves.”
From then on, we have set up a kind of relationship with the sparrow family. We feed them frequently and ________ them as pet birds. However, we don’t need to possess them. We ________ seeing these little birds flying and jumping ________ branches, leaves and flowers in the spring mornings.
1.A. surprised B. excited C. disappointed D. amazed
2.A. Naturally B. Suddenly C. Unfortunately D. Finally
3.A. broke B. bored C. burst D. turned
4.A. bury B. put C. dig D. set
5.A. end B. beginning C. wish D. reality
6.A. Thus B. Then C. Therefore D. However.
7.A. at all B. in all C. after all D. for all
8.A. upset B. encouraged C. helped D. impressed
9.A. stared B. noticed C. sensed D. glared
10.A. look B. act C. catch D. feed
11.A. one after another B. one another C. every other D. each other
12.A. stay B. cage C. love D. watch
13.A. free B. happy C. cold D. warm
14.A. way B. idea C. plan D. advice
15.A. what B. where C. that D. when
16.A. please B. starve C. suffer D. die
17.A. safe B. proud C. grateful D. used
18.A. think B. dream C. treat D. appreciate
19.A. enjoy B. hate C. want D. consider
20.A. to B. at C. from D. among
Like it or not, there will be difficult times in our lives. You might lose your job, fail in your exams or have an illness. 1. Here are some ways not to lose hope during difficult times.
1. Have faith
2. No matter how bad the situation is, things will turn out to be good in the end. Several years ago I failed to get my master’s degree. It was a really bad experience.3. It was of much better quality than my previous university. Experiences like this strengthen my belief that having faith is important during difficult times.
2. Be around supportive people.
Going through difficult times is hard, and going through them alone is even harder. You need a group of positive people who can support you. 4. If you don’t, my suggestion is to start looking for one. Don’t wait until you need it, because it will be too late by then. You need the community before difficult times come.
3. Help others.
An additional benefit of being in a good community is that it encourages you to think about other people. It pushes you to help others and, therefore, think about other people. 5. As a result, your situation won’t look as bad as it would be otherwise. Often the situation looks worse than it really is because we give too much attention. Shifting (移开) some of your attention away will put the situation in a better view.
A. Your community helps a lot.
B. I changed my attitude towards failure.
C. Whatever it is, it’s important not to lose hope.
D. In this way you take your focus away from yourself
E. But I got a scholarship at an overseas university later.
F. You must believe that things will work out well eventually.
G. You should become part of a community that cares for one another.
