PEOPLE— ________
This Thursday, Irena Sendler will be honoured for her work as a smuggler (偷运者). During World War II, the Polish social worker smuggled nearly 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto (聚居区). She gave them new identities, found them safe places with good-hearted Christians, and kept the children’s real names buried in jars in her neighbours’ gardens. (The play, Life in a Jar, based on her story, is being performed.) At 93, Sendler lives in a Warsaw nursing home and is too weak to travel to Washington D.C., to receive the 2003 Jan Karski Award for Valor and Compassion from the American Center of Polish Culture. One of the children she saved will accept the award for her.
You risked your life to save the children.
I was taught by my father that when someone is drowning, you don’t ask if they can swim, you just jump in and help. During the war, everyone was drowning, but mostly the Jewish children.
How did you persuade parents to give up their children?
I had to answer honestly that I didn’t even know if we would get past the guards.
What was the most frightening moment?
When I saw a priest (牧师) in charge of an orphanage for Jewish children in the ghetto walk with them out to be killed. The children were in their best Sunday suits. The priest was killed with them.
How did you get the children to behave as you smuggled them out?
I told the older children to act as if they were sick and sometimes gave the younger ones a sleeping pill. They were told to remember their new names. I also told the children to tell guards they had only been visiting a servant in the ghetto and were going back to their real homes outside.
Did you tell your own two children what you did?
I never told them. Only when my daughter went to Israel did she learn all about me. I thought it was only normal to do so. And it was a very painful subject. It was always on my mind that I couldn’t do more.
1.We can learn from the passage that Irena Sendler ________.
A.will go to Washington to accept the award with her daughter
B.was caught a few times while she was rescuing the Jewish children
C.told those parents that their children’s lives would be guaranteed
D.saved thousands of Jewish children at the risk of her own life
2.The expression “everyone was drowning” can best be replaced by “________”.
A.everyone was involved in the war
B.all the people were drowned
C.all the people were facing danger and death
D.Jewish children were being killed
3.Which one could NOT be expected when Sendler was smuggling the Jewish children?
A.The children pretended to be brothers and sisters from one big family.
B.Some children pretended to be returning home after visiting servants in the ghetto.
C.The children were asked to remember and use new names instead of real ones.
D.Some children were told to pretend to be sick in front of the guards.
4.Which of the following is best for the blank in the title?
A.DISASTER SURVIVOR B.IMPRESSIVE SMUGGLER
C.AWARD RECEIVER D.SECRET DEFENDER
Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English.
Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspaper. You may find the information you need.
Global English Center
﹡General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
﹡3-month (700 yuan), 6-month (1,200 yuan) and one-year (2,000 yuan) courses.
﹡Choices of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon－Fri.
﹡Experienced college English teachers.
﹡Close to city center and bus stops.
Tel: 67705272 Add: 105 Ahongshan Road, 100082
Modern Language School
﹡Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills.
﹡Small classes(12-16 students) on Sat. &Sun. from 2:00－5:00 p.m.
﹡Native English teachers from Canada and the USA.
﹡Language lab and computers supplied.
﹡3-month course: 1,050 yuan; 6-month course: 1,850 yuan.
Write or phone: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road. 100056
Tel: 67353019
The 21st Century English Training Centre
﹡We specialize in effective teaching at all levels.
﹡We offer morning or afternoon class, both three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan.
﹡We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays.
﹡Entrance exams: June. 1 and Dec. 1
﹡Only 15-minute walk from city centre.
Call 67801642 for more information
The International House of English
﹡Three/Six- month English courses for students of all levels at a very low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week: convenient class hours: 9:00－12:00 a.m. and 2:00－5:00 p.m.
﹡A 4-month evening programme specially for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes).
﹡Free sightseeing and social activities
﹡Very close to the Central Park. For further information call 67432308
1.You work from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Which school will you choose?
A.Global English Center and Modern Language School.
B.Global English Center and the International House.
C.Modern Language School and the 21st Century.
D.The 21st Century and the International House.
2.The 21st Century is different from the other three schools in that______.
A.its teaching quality is better B.it is nearest to the city centre
C.its courses are more advanced D.it requires an entrance examination
3.You will probably prefer to go to the International House because it _________.
A.offers free sightseeing and social activities
B.has a special course in spoken English
C.costs less than the other schools
D.has native English teachers
4.If you take the evening programme at the International House, you will pay about _______.
A.60 yuan B.240 yuan C.720 yuan D.960 yuan
Any snakebite can be dangerous if infection (感染) sets in. Some types of snake poison make the bite area swollen (肿胀的) or painful. Others cause bleeding or damage the heart’s nerves. Here are some especially dangerous snakes:
The largest of all poisonous snakes, king cobras can reach 5.5 meters in length. Each king cobra bite contains enough poison to kill an elephant — or 20 people. But these big snakes usually avoid people. They live throughout India, southern China and Southeast Asia.
A bite from Australia’s inland taipan, the world’s most poisonous snake, releases enough poison to kill 100 men. The good news is that people rarely come in contact with this snake, and a treatment for its poison exists.
Russell’s viper lives throughout Asia, including India, southern China, and on the island of Taiwan. It prefers grassy fields but can be found in forests and urban areas. It bites more people and causes more deaths than any other poisonous snake.
Though short, the common Indian krait packs a powerful punch (攻击) in its bite. Most often, it strikes people at night while they are sleeping. Since the bite causes little pain, victims are often not sure that they have been bitten until they begin to experience stomach cramps (痉挛). Without treatment, symptoms will worsen quickly and can lead to death.
The black mamba, a native of Africa, is actually olive or grey in color. Only the inside of its mouth is black. When black mambas feel threatened by a human, they make a loud hissing sound to warn the person away. If the warning is ignored, the snake will attack the person repeatedly. And they can attack quickly, moving over the ground at speeds of up to 20 kilometers per hour.
1.According to this article, what is a particular feature (特点) of the king cobra?
A. Its seasonal changes. B. Its lack of movement.
C. Its sense of hearing. D. Its amazing size.
2.According to this article, which of the following is known for its speed?
A. The inland taipan. B. The black mamba.
C. The Indian krait. D. The Russell’s viper.
3.What does the article imply about the inland taipan?
A. It is believed to have died out.
B. Meeting with it can cause death.
C. Some people keep one as a pet.
D. Very little is known about its behavior.
4.In which magazine would you most likely find this article?
A. Let’s Explore Nature B. Weekly Travel Digest
C. Psychology Magazine D. Global Warning News
More and more shoppers are buying things online these days, allowing them to avoid aggressive salespeople and long lines at checkout counters. In spite of online convenience, however , there are some items — like clothes — that customers prefer to examine before buying. In light of this, two companies are finding ways to modernize stores and ______ the gap between online and in-store retail (零售).
A software company that also happens to sell designer jeans, Hointer has created a fast and painless shopping experience for its customers.
Shoppers walk into a Hointer store and select one of the many pairs of jeans _____ down from bars. Then they point their smartphones at the tag and ______ the Hointer app, after which they select the size and press “try on.” The app then directs them to a specific dressing room. German-made robots bring out the ______ jeans and deliver them through a chute (斜槽) to the dressing room in about 30 seconds. Immediately after _____ pairs of jeans are dropped through another chute, the “outbox,” they disappear from the list in the app.
Purchases at Hointer are made with a swipe (刷卡) of a credit card. And interacting with a salesperson is optional! This allows Hointer to hire fewer people and focus on their ultimate goal: developing ______ that supports a retail revolution.
Men’s clothing retailer Bonobos has come up with a more personalized shopping experience. Although it is — in fact — an online retailer, Bonobos has decided to open a handful of brick-and-mortar stores called Guideshops. Shoppers make an appointment online before arriving at a Guideshop, where they receive one-on-one ______ from a fitting guide. Because these shops have limited inventories (存货), shoppers aren’t able to take home the outfits they select. But guides help shoppers make online purchases before they leave, after which the items will be____ to customers in one or two days.
While Hointer focuses on convenience, Bonobos Guideshops focus on customer service. But both efforts have one thing in common: giving clothing retailers a new look for the 21st century.
1.A.break B.shallow C.bridge D.deepen
2.A.hiding B.hanging C.storing D.labeling
3.A.start B.upload C.save D.download
4.A.desired B.well-designed C.promoted D.well-prepared
5.A.qualified B.wanted C.chosen D.unwanted
6.A.employment B.efficiency C.technology D.market
7.A.contact B.instruction C.notice D.attention
8.A.presented B.packaged C.delivered D.transferred
Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
As a student, I get so many assignments every day. I have to stay up late in order to finish all my homework. I used to complain about all this pressure 1. school with my classmates. We did not appreciate our teachers for their hard work. We only knew that we got a lot of homework.
After a few months, we did not complain about homework anymore because we knew that our teachers worked 2. (hard) than we did. We had no right to complain. Sometimes, we said, “I didn’t go to bed until 12:00 o’clock last night. Now I just want to sleep.” Our teacher would answer us, “I go to bed at 1:00 a.m. every day.” Since we knew how hard teachers work, we started to appreciate them. To give our thanks, we wrote a big card to the teachers 3.it was teachers’ day. When they got our card, they 4. (touch) because their students finally knew the teachers’ effort.
After giving the card, I realized 5. powerful the sentence “thank you” is. When we give our thanks to somebody, the world is full of love. I say “thank you” to my friends, family, classmates, teachers, and even strangers. I like to see the smiles on their faces, so saying “thank you” every day is the way I make the world a better place.
假如你是李华，你校国际交流部正在招聘志愿者，接待来访的英国中学生。请你写信申请，内 容包括：
1.申请原因；
2.口语水平；其他优势。
注意：1.词数：100左右 ;
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3 .开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,
I’m writing you this letter for the position of a volunteer.
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Looking forward to your early reply.
