他有一个梦想，就是希望奥运会能促成所有国家的人民和平相处。（汉译英）
我们已经对广告习以为常，甚至常常都意识不到在一天中看见或听见多少广告。（汉译英）
我们需要的是更为有效的法律来保护环境且允许国家持续发展。（汉译英）
I had stopped to get gas at a place where I almost never go.I had hesitated about cleaning my windshield(挡风玻璃）。But then when the gas __ was almost finished,I decided for some reason to __ and clean it.That's what I was doing when a woman asked for ___
There were two women in the old car,one middle aged,the other twenty-something. "Can you tell us how to get to Mopac,sir?""Sure.Where on Mopac are you __?"I asked.She unfolded a printout(打印件）and showed me the address.I knew it well,and started to get the __ that this moment was meant to happen."I know ___where that is."I told her."I used to have a(n)__ in that building to work in.”
I ___giving directions to the older lady,and then again to her __,who was the driver. It took a while,because I __ each instruction to make sure they understood.The whole___ helped me much more than it helped her.I had been having a very __ day.In fact,the only reason I had gone to that particular gas station was that I wanted to take a little drive and __ my head.
As I replaced the gas cap,having sent them on their way,I suddenly___ that I felt better. My head was clear.And I am __ for the real goodness it brought into my life.
1.A.pressing B.packing C.pulling D.pumping
2.A.go ahead B.give up C.pick up D.turn around
3.A.gas B.money C.directions D.food
4.A.dragging B.persuading C.consulting D.heading
5.A.feeling B.concern C.power D.pleasure
6.A.gradually B.exactly C.wholly D.personally
7.A.destination B.court C.office D.apartment
8.A.thought of B.put off C.turned to D.ended up
9.A.companion B.master C.helper D.colleague
10.A.urged B.repeated C.blamed D.recalled
11.A.situation B.accident C.conversation D.incident
12.A.extreme B.precious C.important D.difficult
13.A.clear B.empty C.cover D.turn
14.A.understood B.realized C.admitted D.assumed
15.A.guilty B.confident C.aware D.grateful
How to Speak in Meetings
Making your voice heard is one way to gain respect in your school or workplace. Yet, you may feel like you have nothing new to say or contribute. Here are some ways to make you feel ready for a meeting.
1.Having some ideas about what you want to say already planned out can help you to feel more confident in a meeting. Try writing down a few ideas for questions you can ask or ideas you can bring up in the meeting2.
Be the first speaker. If you want to speak yet somehow talk your way out of it, try being the first to say something. 3.Make a point to jump in first and create discussion instead of delaying your comments.
Speak confidently. 4.Make your words meaningful. Even if you don’t feel confident, show confidence in what you’re saying and how you’re saying it. Speak clearly and try to avoid fillers like “ uh” or “um”.
Make a brief point. There’s no need, to ramble on (啰嗦地说) to make sure that you’re heard or that people understand you. 5. Make what you say memorable, not time-wasting. Take some time to form your thoughts and ideas, and then say it in a clear and effective way.
A.Make sure you turn to your teachers for help.
B.Focus on speaking clearly and with fewer words.
C.Plan out a few talking points before the meeting.
D.Speaking first means you have less time to doubt yourself.
E.Use these notes to guide you when you are ready to speak.
F.Surround yourself with people who make you feel good about yourself.
G.You don’t need to shout or talk over people to say something confidently.
After bikes and umbrellas are made sharable across China, some companies started eyeing the fitness market, so shared gym rooms have hit the streets in Beijing.
Unlike regular gyms that provide large, open spaces for many members to share at the same time, the newly built shared gym rooms are small, stand-alone rooms for a person to use, often set up near living communities.
Every four-square-meter room is equipped with a treadmill (跑步机), an air cleaner, a mirror, a television and an air conditioner, and users can let down the curtains for privacy. When exercising, users can listen to music, watch movies and check emails by connecting to the Internet by the screen fixed on the treadmill. There’s no shower or washbasin.
Similar to using a shared bike, users can locate a shared gym room by smartphone application, book a room in advance and then need to scan (扫描) a QR code for use. A refundable deposit (保证金) of 99 yuan is required, and users are charged 0.2 yuan per minute.
The shared gym rooms are created by Misspao, a Beijing-based technology company founded in July. Within two weeks since it was founded, the company has already got two rounds of funding valued over 100 million yuan, Yicai Global reports. The idea of the shared fitness experience is not entirely nascent. Last December, the Shanghai-based technology company VRUN set up shared treadmills in office and apartment buildings.
The sharing economy is still becoming popular in China. According to Yicai Global, confident investors are pouring millions into sharing start-ups. In March, the State Information Center published a report which predicts that the total value of China’s sharing economy will see a yearly growth of 40% in the coming years, and it is expected to contribute around 10% to the country’s GDP by 2020.
1.What makes the shared gym room different from the regular one?
A.Offering open spaces. B.Standing in the living zone.
C.Holding one person at a time. D.Having some advanced equipment.
2.What can we learn about the shared gym room from the text?
A.Users can have a shower in it after exercise.
B.Users who want to use it need a smartphone.
C.Users who use it first need to pay for 99.2 yuan.
D.Users’ privacy can’t be protected while they are exercising.
3.What does the underlined word “nascent” probably mean in Paragraph 5?
A.Simple. B.Popular. C.Satisfying. D.New.
4.What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?
A.To introduce shared gym rooms.
B.To advertise a technology company.
C.To predict the future of the sharing economy.
D.To persuade people to support the sharing economy.
