What made them concerned was that the disease was spreading more ____ than expected.
A.obviously B.steadily C.anxiously D.rapidly
The lunch period will be _____ from 30 minutes to an hour from now on.
A.expanded B.extended C.spread D.added
—Could you please cut the price a little?
—Er … ______ you buy more than ten.
A.even if B.so long as C.though D.as soon as
假如你是晨光中学学生李津。最近参加了一次读书会活动。现在请用英文介绍此次活动中你和大家分享的一位中国作家：简单介绍该作家，你所读的作品以及你喜欢该作家（或其作品）的原因。
注意： 1.词数不少于100词；
2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数；
3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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There was a man named Ken Nwadike, who wanted desperately to run this year’s Boston Marathon. But the Boston Marathon is different from most marathons: you have to qualify in order to enter it. Namely, you have to have completed your previous marathon in a certain amount of time, depending on your age category.
Well, the man in question was 23 seconds short of the qualifying time he needed in order to enter the marathon. He had a number of options. He could get angry. He could blame someone. He could get depressed. Any of them could easily have led to his turning tail(逃走) and going home, angry or depressed.
Instead, Ken Nwadike attended the Boston Marathon in his own way. He made a “ Free Hugs” sign, and with that had a camera on a tripod (三脚架), he gave out hugs and smiles to the runners that passed him by, his way of encouraging and supporting them. From that humble beginning, Ken began his widely acclaimed Free Hugs Campaign, which states its purpose as follows: “continuing the movement of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the mission of the Free Hugs Project is to spread love, inspire change and raise awareness of social issues.” His campaign, which quickly became a huge success, got the widespread compliments.
When things go wrong in our lives, as they do from time to time --- sometimes seemingly all the time --- we have a choice. We need to take a deep breath, judge the situation, and find a positive direction in which we should go. Whether it’s something relatively small, like missing a marathon, or large, like losing a loved one, let Ken’s story inspire you to take that breath, re-orient(重新调整)yourself, and move on to doing something worthwhile with the experience.
1.Why couldn’t the man take part in the Boston Marathon at first? (no more than 10 words)
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2.What did Ken Nwadike mainly do during the Boston Marathon? (no more than 10 words)
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3.What does the underlined word mean in the third paragraph? (1 word)
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4.What is the aim of Ken Nwadike’s Free Hugs Campaign? (no more than 15 words)
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5.What do you think of Ken Nwadike from his story? Why? (no more than 25 words)
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With the possible exception of equal rights, perhaps the most controversial issue across the United States today is the death penalty. Many argue that it is an effective deterrent (威慑) to murder, while others maintain there is no convincing evidence that the death penalty reduces the number of murders.
The principal argument advanced by those opposed to the death penalty, basically, is that it is cruel and inhuman punishment, which is the mark of a brutal society, and finally that it is of questionable effectiveness as a deterrent to crime anyway.
In our opinion, the death penalty is a necessary evil. Throughout recorded history there have always been those extreme individuals in every society who were capable of terribly violent crimes such as murder. But some are more extreme than others.
For example, it is one thing to take the life of another in a fit of blind rage, but quite another to coldly plot and carry out the murder of one or more people in the style of a butcher. Thus, murder, like all other crimes, is a matter of relative degree. While it could be argued with some conviction that the criminal in the first instance should be merely separated from society, such should not be the fate of the latter type murderer.
The value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime may be open to debate. But the overwhelming majority of citizens believe that the death penalty protects them. Their belief is strengthened by evidence which shows that the death penalty deters murder. For example, from 1954 to 1963, when the death penalty was consistently imposed in California, the murder rate remained between three and four murders for each 100,000 population. Since 1964 the death penalty has been carried out only once, and the murder rate has risen to 10.4 murders for each 100,000 population. The sharp climb in the state’s murder rate, which began when executions stopped, is no coincidence. It is convincing evidence that the death penalty does deter many murderers. If the bill reestablishing the death penalty is banned, innocent people will be murdered—some whose lives may have been saved if the death penalty were in effect. This is literally a life or death matter. The lives of thousands of innocent people must be protected.
1.The principal purpose of this passage is to________.
A.speak for the majority B.initiate a ban
C.criticize the government D.argue for the value of the death penalty
2.The author’s response to those who urge the death penalty for all is likely to be________.
A.negative B.friendly
C.supportive D.neutral
3.According to the Paragraph 4, it can be inferred that________.
A.the death penalty is the most controversial issue in the United States today
B.the ban of the bill reestablishing the death penalty is of little importance
C.the second type of murderers should be sentenced to death
D.the value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime is not to be debated
4.The passage attempts to establish a relationship between________.
A.the effects of execution and the effects of isolation
B.the murder rate and the imposition of the death penalty
C.the importance of equal rights and that of the death penalty
D.executions and murders
5.The author’s attitude towards “death penalty” is________.
A.opposing B.supporting
C.neutral D.not clear
