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Li Ming is a friend of mine. I'm glad he changed greatly in the past two years. I clearly remember he was quite fat two years before. He got tired so easy that he couldn't take exercise, that made him very upset. Later, he realized unless he went on like that, he would end up achieve nothing. So, he made up his minds to make a change. He went running every morning and played the basketball every afternoon. Besides, he followed a diet of more vegetables or less meat. Gradually he began to lose weight. He is now an energetic boy in good health. So when faced with problems, we should overcome it with great determination and strong willpower.
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No trip would be complete without experiencing the local food culture. Actually, China has various kinds of delicious food, including a wide variety of local snacks.
For most of the foreigners I contacted, and myself 1. (include), Peking Duck, Mongolian Hot Pot are the favourite Chinese dishes. China is a place 2. the food is not only delicious, but the 3.(cheap) I’ve ever found.
4. my last night in Beijing before 5. (return) to the States, I went to a Peking Duck restaurant that had been suggested for me to try. What a beautiful place! Splendid woodblock prints on the walls, fresh flowers in the vases, 6.(attract) silverware (银餐具) and beautiful chopsticks. I was handed 7. menu and found most of the prices were especially low for the high quality of the food. The lucky came in whole or half, along with all the little decorations - a little tortilla (玉米粉圆饼) to put the sliced cluck and vegetables in, chopped onion and sauce.
Anyway, I ordered a whole duck, thinking I’d just take the rest back to my hotel 8.(eat) later if I couldn’t finish it. 9.(believable), in the end there was none of the whole duck 10.(leave) on the plate.
Yesterday evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a_____for scientific discoveries. The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story,______something that caught my ____. “All great discoveries,” he said, “are made by people between the age of twenty-five and thirty.” Being a little over thirty myself, I wanted to ____with him. Nobody wants to think that he is past the age of making any ____. The next day I went to the public library, spending several hours looking up the _____ of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right.
First I looked at some of the ____discoveries. One of the earliest, the famous experiment that____ that bodies of different weight ____ at the same speed, was made by Galileo(伽利略) when he was 26. Madam Curie(居里夫人) started her research that led to a Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein(爱因斯坦) was 26 when he_____his world-changing theory of relativity. Well, ____of that. Yet I wondered if those “best years” were true in other ____.
Then how about ____? Surely it needed the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it ____, but look when these people ____their careers. Winston Churchill(丘吉尔) was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln(林肯) ____the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six.
But why don’t best years come after thirty? After thirty, I ____most people do not want to take risks or try new ways in their lives. Then I thought of those famous people_____Shakespeare and Picasso. The former one was writing wonderful ____at the late age of fifty, ____the latter was still trying new ways of painting when he was ninety! Perhaps there is still hope for me.
1.A. program B. conference C. prize D. report
2.A. studied B. said C. explained D. announced
3.A. mind B. care C. surprise D. attention
4.A. talk B. disagree C. meet D. advise
5.A. discovery B. chance C. research D. fortune
6.A. names B. theories C. ages D. achievements
7.A. scientific B. last C. oldest D. modern
8.A. predicted B. proved C. doubted D. told
9.A. fall B. move C. meet D. disappear
10.A. invented B. developed C. made D. published
11.A. lot B. plenty C. much D. all
12.A. fields B. science C. course D. ages
13.A. election B. leaders C. politics D. society
14.A. had B. made C. set D. did
15.A. finished B. started C. won D. defeated
16.A. led B. devoted C. gave up D. began
17.A. guess B. know C. agree D. believe
18.A. like B. to be C. as D. about
19.A. paintings B. idioms C. works D. poems
20.A. when B. while C. who D. after
Traveling can be a fun way to gain life experiences,especially during Spring Break﹣a week﹣long school vacation in the United States.But what if you're a student and don't have enough money for a trip?1.
●Save:This probably is the most important preparation for traveling.2.
●Plan ahead:Don't wait until the last minute to plan your trip. Tickets may cost more when bought on short notice.3.
●Do your homework:No matter where you go,research the places you will visit.Decide what to see.Travel books will provide information on the cheapest hotels and restaurants.
●Plan sensibly:Write down how much you expect to spend for food and hotels.Stick to your plan or you may not have enough money to cover everything.
●Travel in groups:4. By traveling with others you can share costs and experiences.
●Work as you go:Need more money to support your trip? Look for work in the places you visit.
●Go off the beaten path:Tourist sites may be expensive.You may want to rethink your trip and go to a less﹣known area.Smaller towns can have many interesting activities and sights.
●5.:The most important things to take are not always clothes.
Remember medicine in case you get sick,and snacks in case you cannot find a cheap restaurant.
●Use the Internet:The net can help to save money.Some useful websites include www.travelcity.corn, www.bargainslowestfare.corn and www.economictravelcity.com.
By planning sensibly,even students can enjoy the travel.Your travel experiences will be remembered for a lifetime.
A.Take clothes along
B. Pack necessary things
C. Don't worry. Here are some useful suggestions.
D. Find someone who is interested in visiting the same places.
E. Before the trip, the most important thing is to make the route.
F. Giving yourself several months to get ready can mean security and savings.
G. Cut expenses to fatten your wallet so you'll have more choices about where to go and how to get there.
Putting a dinosaur skeleton(骨架)together is not easy. The skeletons are usually very incomplete. Many dinosaur fossils(化石) are discovered badly damaged. Bones are often found crashed (压碎) or bent by the great weight of the dirt and rock above. Sometimes parts from different creatures are mixed together. This just adds to the confusion.
Unfortunately, some scientists have not been careful enough in their descriptions of dinosaurs. They have told grand stories of how dinosaurs looked and behaved. All of these descriptions are based on guesswork – the imaginations of people who have never seen a living dinosaur. Some scientists have made complete pictures of dinosaurs based on just a single bone or tooth or leg. Such pictures are based on many guesses and very little facts. The scientists' ideas often turn out to be wrong when more facts are discovered.
Dinosaur fossils are not found with labels attached showing what the animals looked like. That is why no pictures of dinosaurs are exactly right. Every dinosaur painting is sure to contain at least some wrong information. No artist in the twentieth century ever saw the living, breathing animals -- complete with skin, flesh, and color.
For instance, imagine never having seen or heard of a peacock. One day you find the jumbled bones of it buffed in the ground. You try to put the bones together to form a skeleton. And then you try to draw a picture of what the animal looked like when it was alive. But bones cannot tell the whole story. Even if you are a very good artist, it would be a miracle if you drew a tree picture of a peacock just from the bones and your imagination.
1.Which of the following is NOT a reason why putting a dinosaur skeleton together is difficult?
A. No one has seen a living dinosaur.
B. Dinosaur bones are too complicated when found.
C. Dinosaur bones are crushed or bent when found.
D. Dinosaur bones are mixed with other animals' bones when found.
2.According to Paragraph 2, we can infer that _______.
A. the descriptions of dinosaurs contain some wrong information
B. some scientists are very careful in their descriptions of dinosaurs
C. some scientists have made complete pictures of dinosaurs based on facts
D. the ideas of scientists are often proved wrong when more facts are discovered
3.Taking a peacock as an example, the author shows that________
A. it is easy to put the peacock bones together to form a skeleton
B. it is not easy to put the peacock bones together to form a skeleton
C. a very good artist can draw a good picture even if he has never seen a peacock
D. it is impossible to draw a correct picture based on the bones and one's imagination
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Why it is difficult for scientists to find dinosaur fossils.
B. How we can get right information about dinosaurs.
C. Why scientists can't give exact description of dinosaurs.
D. How we can put a dinosaur skeleton together.
Alzheimer’s disease is a major national health problem. Nearly 2 million Americans over the age of 65 have Alzheimer’s disease. It is a leading cause of death among the elderly. But Alzheimer’s disease is not confined (限于) to the aged. There may be a million or more people under the age of 65 suffering from the disease.
At one time, people suffering from the disease were said to be “getting old”. The disease was thought to be a natural part of growing old, but it is now known that Alzheimer’s disease strikes young and old alike. It is an organic (器官的) disease, that destroys brain cells.
Alzheimer’s disease affects the patient’s memory, speech, and movement. In the beginning stages of the disease, the patient may seem slightly confused. He may have trouble speaking, and then the patient’s memory begins to fail. He may forget dates, numbers, names and plans.
As the disease progresses, the patient may not recognize family and friends. These symptoms(症状) often cause terrible anxiety in the patient. He may feel lost and frightened. Sometimes the patient reacts with wild and bad behavior.
In the last stages of the disease, the patient may not be able to take care of himself. He may have lost the ability to speak and walk.
Scientists don’t know exactly what causes Alzheimer’s disease. It may be caused by a virus (病毒).It may be caused by a poisonous substance(物质) in the environment. At present, there is no cure for the disease. But there are ways to slow its progress. Exercise and physical treatment can help the patients of this disease.
1.The main idea of the passage is that Alzheimer’s disease ________.
A. is a terrible part of the aging process
B. can be cured by physical treatment
C. is an organic disease that affects young and old
D. causes forgetfulness
2.All of the following are symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease EXCEPT________.
A. loss of sight B. difficulty in speaking
C. forgetfulness D. loss of the ability to walk
3.According to the passage, which of the following may be a cause of Alzheimer’s disease?
A. A virus B. Getting old.
C. .Poisons produced by the brain. D. Lack of exercise.
4.The process of Alzheimer’s disease can be slowed by________.
A. operation B. a change in environment
C. medicines D. physical treatment and exercise