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When is the man flying to Paris? A. On February 5th. B. On February 10th. C. On February 15th.
Why doesn’t the woman want to wear the coat? A. The style is old. B. The color is ugly. C. The quality is not good.
假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李华。为弘扬中国文化，学生会将围绕“中国文化”举办每年一度的英语演讲比赛，以向外国友人介绍中国文化为中心。作为组织者，你将在演讲比赛开始前发言，请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇发言稿。 ※ 说明活动的主题及意义； ※ 介绍中国文化的博大精深，包括语言文字、民族艺术、传统节日等； ※ 预祝演讲比赛活动圆满成功,感谢大家的积极参与。 注意：⑴ 请使用规范英语，词数不少于100； ⑵ 可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯； ⑶ 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：博大精深extensive and profound Ladies and gentlemen, Good afternoon! Welcome to this year's English speech competition.__________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ That’s all! Thank you!
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。 修改：把错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。 Everyone tends to have many problems while gaining a knowledge. Therefore, your willingness to deal with these problems will eventually enable you to work it out. What I’d like to share is my approaches to solve the problems. First，you must focus on which you are faced with. There seems to be a lot of attractive things，like computers or games. To stay focused，you can list these things and tell yourself you should not touch them before finishing your work. Second，believe to yourself. There is no doubt that each of us might make mistakes or come across some tough problems in learning, it can never be a reason for the loss of confident. Last，keep modest. Never feel embarrassing to turn to your teachers or classmates. Everyone in your surroundings can be your teacher.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 According to a recent survey, violence did exist in schools. Students showed their fear and parents 1. teachers also expressed their great concern about it. Experts suggest more attention 2. (pay) to it by the whole society for the mental health of adolescents． Nowadays, school violence is 3.hot issue. I think this is a phenomenon, 4. calls for our great concern. We should try every effort 5.（prevent） violence happening at school for more and more students would drop out of school if their personal 6.（safe） could not be guaranteed. In fact, violence can be learned. Children learn violent behavior from adults or from 7.they see on television or on the Internet． If I meet with school violence, I will not answer violence 8.violence, for it will result in 9.（much）fighting. I will tell my teachers or parents about it. I think they will help me deal with it well and they will protect me from the bad guys． All in all, every student should behave 10.（he）and keep away from violence．
The snow was falling and the roads had become dangerous. The schools were dismissed early, but much to my surprise, my ____ wasn’t canceled. So I went, feeling especially heroic. As far as I could see, I was risking my life to keep my ____. Snow or no snow, I would be on time for my scheduled donation at the local ____ center. When I got there, I discovered I wasn’t _____. Four more “hero-types” were already lying back in donor chairs with lines ____ to their veins, and machines quietly pumping away to ______ their lifesaving gifts. Seeing my fellow donors honoring their own commitments, I realized why I was there. I lay back in my donor chair, ready to make a difference in the life of someone I would never _____. To be honest, I’d never really thought about why I donate. I just do it. But a few months ago, during one of my ____ donations I learned that my blood was specifically for a cancer patient and for a newborn baby—both patients needed what I would give in order to live. I’ve viewed my visits to the blood center _____ ever since. My wife Karen is a _____, too. And more importantly, she has been on the bone marrow (骨髄) list for fifteen years, ever since she signed up to provide bone marrow to a kindergartner with leukemia (白血病). That little girl died before Karen’s bone marrow could help her, ____ Karen was called again recently. Her test results were still on file, and it turned out she was a potential ____ for someone else. The caller asked Karen if she would still be willing to become a bone marrow donor. “Yes,” she said and then immediately began answering questions on the pages of paperwork for further testing. It was a race ____ time. I wish I could say that this ____ was won. It wasn’t. The caller later thanked Karen for her participation and asked a few more questions—including whether or not she’d ____ on the donor list. “Of course,” Karen answered. Last week Karen gave blood and next week I’ll make my usual donation. I’ll ____ an afternoon from my schedule and make an appointment. I don’t know whose life my donation may ____. Most likely it will be a ____, but on any day the person needing a blood product could be you or me or maybe a loved one. It is worthwhile to ___ our time to donate. I really do feel _____ every time I donate. And I like the feeling. 1.A. appointment B. class C. meeting D. flight 2.A. secret B. balance C. shape D. word 3.A. service B. shopping C. blood D. care 4.A. alone B. welcome C. late D. lucky 5.A. exposed B. attached C. applied D. added 6.A. examine B. produce C. collect D. clean 7.A. meet B. forget C. miss D. recognize 8.A. regular B. unexpected C. special D. pleasant 9.A. wisely B. differently C. hesitantly D. carefully 10.A. receiver B. doctor C. patient D. donor 11.A. or B. but C. and D. for 12.A. risk B. customer C. match D. partner 13.A. beyond B. with C. against D. of 14.A. honor B. test C. prize D. race 15.A. rank B. sign C. appear D. remain 16.A. clear B. separate C. lose D. remove 17.A. touch B. affect C. create D. enrich 18.A. child B. stranger C. hero D. friend 19.A. spend B. save C. kill D. take 20.A. empty B. grateful C. proud D. nervous
Where did your family eat dinner last night? In the car on the way to sport? At McDonald’s? Or at the dinner table? A survey taken a few years ago found that 28% families ate dinner together at home seven nights a week. Another quarter said they ate together three or fewer nights a week. Once upon a time the situation was different. 1. Plates, forks and spoons would be laid out. As dinner time approached, an increasing number of hungry mouths would begin to appear with the question, “What’s for dinner”? 2. The data seems to point to two main issues: overworked parents and over-scheduled children. When mum or dad do get home in the evening, they are soon in the car again to send the children to soccer, music, tutoring, and a host of other events. This nightly ceremony around the dinner table is both vital and fruitful; it is what keeps a family together. Sure, the conversation is not always significant and children argue. And sometimes the deepest and most meaningful times in a family are not at the table at all. 3.The dinner table is the place where a family builds an identity. Stories are passed down, jokes are exchanged and the wider world is examined through the lens（镜头） of a family’s values. Children pick up vocabulary and a sense of how conversation is structured. 4. Dinner time is “family time”. Coming back daily to the same place helps gain familiarity. The significance of dinner time is more than above. Studies show that the more families eat together, the less likely the children are to smoke, drink, get depressed, and develop eating disorders, and the more likely they are to do well in school and learn how to socialize. One professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey stated, “A meal is about civilizing children. 5.” So start by planning some stay at home family dinners together. Just family talk. A. It’s a time to teach them to be a member of their culture. B. Each night the dining table would be set with a simple cloth. C. Why not cut back on a few activities and have dinner with your family? D. What accounts for this decline in families eating together today though? E. They also learn good table manners, something that will benefit them for life. F. It was important for children and parents to sit down together and get to know each other. G. However, there is still something unique about the time a family spends around the dinner table.
Runners who encounter visual and auditory(听觉的) distractions may be more likely to suffer leg injuries, according to a research by the Association of Academic Physiatrists in Las Vegas. Runners often seek distractions from the task at hand. Whether it is music, texting, daydreaming, taking in the sights, or propping a book up on the treadmill(跑步机), more often than not a distraction is welcome. But, researchers from the University of Florida have recently discovered that those distractions may lead to injury. Daniel Herman, MD, PhD, assistant professor at University of Florida, and his team conducted a research on the effect of visual and auditory distractions on 14 runners to determine what effect, if any, these distractions would have on things such as heart rate, how much a runner breathes per minute, how much oxygen is consumed by the body, the speed in which runners apply force to their bodies, and the force the ground applies to the runners’ bodies when they come in contact with it. The runners were all injury free at the time of the study and ran 31 miles each week. Dr. Herman’s team had each participant run on a treadmill three separate times. The first time was without any distractions. The second time added a visual distraction, during which the runners concentrated on a screen displaying different letters in different colors with the runners having to note when a specific letter-color combination appeared. The third time added an auditory distraction similar to the visual distraction, with the runners having to note when a particular word was spoken by a particular voice. When compared to running without distractions, the participants had faster application of force to their left and right legs, called loading rate, with auditory and visual distractions. They also experienced an increased amount of force from the ground on both legs, called ground reaction force, with auditory distractions. Finally, the runners tended to breathe heavier and have higher heart rates with visual and auditory distractions than without any distractions at all. “Running in environments with different distractions may unfavorably affect running performance and injury risk,” explains Dr. Herman. “Sometimes these things cannot be avoided, but you may be able to minimize potentially cumulative(累积的) effects. For example, when running a new route in a noisy environment such as during a destination marathon, you may want to skip listening to something which may require more attention—like a new song playlist.” Dr. Herman’s team will continue to investigate the potential relationship between distracted running and leg injuries, and any effect this relationship has on different training techniques that use auditory or visual cues(暗示). 1.Paragraph 2 tells us the research ______. A. process B. results C. questions D. reflection 2.Based on the research, runners with auditory distractions tended to ______. A. breathe heavier and have lower heart rates B. get an increased amount of ground reaction force C. apply more force with less oxygen consumption D. gain a faster speed with slower loading rates 3.What can we infer from the passage? A. Running with distractions becomes uncommon nowadays. B. Listening to a new song while running guarantees performance. C. Runners are more likely to get injured in an environment without distractions. D. Runners are advised to minimize distractions in a destination marathon. 4.What is probably the next task for Dr. Herman’s team? A. What determines training techniques. B. How distractions should be used in training. C. Why runners use auditory and visual cues. D. What effective ways can cure leg injuries.
It's rare that you see the words "shyness" and "leader" in the same sentence. After all, the common viewpoint is that those outgoing and sociable guys make great public speakers and excellent net-workers and that those shy people are not. A survey conducted by USA Today referred to 65 percent of executives who believed shyness to be a barrier to leadership. Interestingly, the same article stresses that roughly 40 percent of leaders actually are quite shy—they're just better at adapting themselves to situational demands. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Charles Schwab are just a few "innies". Unlike their outgoing counterparts who are more sensitive to rewards and risk-taking, shy people take a cautious approach to chance. Rather than the flashy chit-chat that defines social gathering, shy people listen attentively to what others say and absorb it before they speak. They're not thinking about what to say while the other person is still talking, but rather listening so they can learn what to say. Along the same lines, shy people share a common love of learning. They are intrinsically（内在地） motivated and therefore seek content regardless of achieving an outside standard. Being shy can also bring other benefits. Remember being in school and hearing the same kids contribute, until shy little Johnny, who almost never said a word, cut in? Then what happened? Everyone turned around to look with great respect at little Johnny actually talking. This is how shy people made good use of their power of presence：they "own" the moment by speaking calmly and purposefully, which translate to a positive image. Shyness is often related to modesty. Not to say that limelight-seekers aren't modest, but shy people tend to have an accurate sense of their abilities and achievements. As a result, they are able to acknowledge mistakes, imperfections, knowledge gaps and limitations. Since shy people have a lower sensitivity to outside rewards than outgoing ones, they're more comfortable working with little information and sticking to their inner desires. Shy people are also more likely to insist on finding solutions that aren't primarily apparent. Don't believe me? Maybe you'll believe Albert Einstein, who once said, "It's not that I'm so smart, it's that I stay with problems longer." Obviously, finding certainty where uncertainty is typically popular is a huge plus for any successful person. The myth that shy people are less effective leaders than their outgoing fellows is just a misunderstanding. Make wise use of your personality strengths to lead your business no matter what side of the range you fall on. 1.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ___________. A. shy people are sensitive to rewards B. shy people care more about content C. outgoing people are more careful about chances D. outgoing people consider what to learn while listening 2.The example of Johnny shows ____________. A. shy people are likely to be modest B. hardworking students speak little in public C. some students keep silent on purpose at school D. shy people may have an advantage in discussion 3.We can learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 that ____________. A. success results from devotion B. shyness contributes to popularity C. outside reward leads to insistence D. uncertainty counts more than certainty 4.The author supports his ideas mainly by ____________. A. giving definitions and presenting research results B. explaining problems and providing solutions C. quoting authorities and making evaluations D. making contrasts and giving examples
I have a younger brother. To me, he is a fourteen-year-old kid named Joe, with blond hair and blue eyes. To others, he is different. Where I see a kid who just needs a lot more attention, others see a mentally disabled boy, a kid who cannot walk or talk or think for himself. I see someone who just makes daily routine a bit less routine. Others see an annoyance, I a bother. This is not to say that I have never felt resentful(怨恨的) toward Joe. He is my brother, and with that comes responsibility. “Gina, could you stay in tonight and watch your brother?” “Gina, do me a favor and feed him dinner and change his diaper(尿布) later, please?” “Could you come home right after school today and get Joe off the bus?” These are phrases that I have heard since I was twelve. And sure, they have made me resent my brother to a certain extent. I would think: that’s not fair! Everyone else can stay after and be a member of this club, or get extra help from that teacher. Or, all my friends are going out tonight, why can’t I? And, how come I have to feed him? He is not my son! However, the small amount of resentment I feel toward my brother is erased a thousand times over by what I have learned from him. Besides making me responsible from a young age, and helping me be more accepting of all kinds of people, he has taught me to be thankful for what I have. I know that there are moments in my life that I should cherish and that Joe will never experience. He will never laugh so hard that he cries. He will never feel the glory of a straight-A report card. He will never comfort a best friend crying on his shoulder. And he will never know how much his family love him. Because he will never know, it is up to me to know, every second, how lucky I am. It is up to me to realize that life should be lived to its fullest, and that you should always, always be grateful that God, or whoever are the powers that be, gave you the ability to live your life the way you were meant to live it. 1.We know from the first paragraph that Gina's brother __________. A. causes trouble to neighbours B. pays more attention to others C. lives with mental disability D. considers daily routine a bother 2.If Mother asks Gina to look after her brother now, what will she probably answer? A. I'm afraid not. B. No problem！ C. It depends. D. It's not fair！ 3.The passage intends to tell us that we should _____________. A. value the glory of success B. appreciate what life gives us C. comfort unfortunate people D. treasure meaningful moments
Passport Control（护照验证处） If you are arriving at London Heathrow Airport and are not transferring to another flight outside Britain or Northern Ireland, you must pass through Passport Control and Customs immediately after leaving your plane. If you are not Britain or a citizen of the European Community（欧共体），you must fill out a special form before your passport is examined. This form is called a landing card and should be given to you during the flight to London. After landing, follow the ARRIVALS signs. Make sure you are in the right channel when you reach Passport Control. There is one channel for holders of European Community Passports, and a second channel marked “Other Passports”. Baggage Reclaim Area（取行李处） After passing through the Passport Control, follow the signs to the Baggage Reclaim Area. If you have luggage which is carried in the aircraft hold, it will be delivered to you in the Baggage Reclaim Area. Look for the sign with your flight number. If you have only hand luggage, go directly through the Baggage Reclaim Area to the Customs. Customs All passengers must pass Customs after Passport Control. There is a choice of two channels: Green and Red. If you have nothing to declare, go through the Green Channel. If you are not sure about your Duty Free allowance（免税限额）or if you have something to declare, go through the Red Channel. Information about Duty Free allowance can be found on special notice boards in the Baggage Reclaim Area. You should study this information carefully whether you are going through the Red Channel or not. Please note that if you go through the Green Channel, you may be stopped and asked to open your luggage for inspection. 1.All passengers arriving at Heathrow from outside Britain ______. A. must go through either Passport Control or Custom B. must go through Customs, but not Passport Control C. must go through Passport Control and Customs D. don’t have to be examined 2.At Heathrow when reaching Passport Control . A. all passengers go through the same channel B. passengers of the European Community and those from other countries go through different channels C. British people and passengers from other countries go through different channels D. All European passengers go through the channel 3.If you have only hand luggage, __________. A. you may go through the Baggage Reclaim Area to customs B. you should go to the Baggage Reclaim Areas C. it isn’t necessary for you to go through the Baggage Reclaim Area D. it isn’t necessary for you to do anything 4.If you have duty free goods, __________. A. you don’t have to go through the Green Channel B. you may go through the Green Channel C. you must go through the Red Channel D. you should go through both Green and Red Channel
假定你是学生李华，准备参加“黄山国际登山节”（ Huangshan International Mount Climb Day）志愿者招聘活动，活动主办方要求能够熟练运用英语,爱好运动,有一定的志愿者工作经验。请你用英语写一封自荐信。 内容包括：1.你的自荐理由。 2.你对活动的理解。 注意：1.词数100左右。 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 3.开头和结尾以为你写好，不计入总词数。 Dear sir， Thank you for reading my letter. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely LiHua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的用斜线（\）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第l1处起）不计分。 We live in the countryside. Most of which we see is beauty and nature. One of the exceptions to the beauty is the litter some people throw out their windows as they are driving on the roads. One of the few drawbacks to living in the countryside is that public service, such as litter collection, are little available than they are closer to the city. A helping habit that my family practise regularly are picking up litter in our surrounding area. We have become so accustomed to do this that my little brother will often say, “There's some litter, Daddy, stop the car!” And we would often pull over and pick it up. It may seem strange, and we actually enjoy it. We pick up litter in parks, on sidewalks, practically anywhere. Once I even saw a complete stranger picking up litter close to where we live in. He smiled at me and said, “I saw you doing it, and it seemed like the good idea.”
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Positive thinking does not mean you have to find every idea absolutely wonderful. It 1. (do) mean you have to be ready to explore an idea and to try and bring out whatever good features it has .The next step might be to find the 2. (weak) in the idea and to try and strengthen them, rather than use them 3. (simple) as an excuse for rejecting the whole idea. Finally, the idea, after it 4. (explore), may not be used because there is a 5. (good) one or because, good 6. it is, it is not suitable. There is 7. (something) wrong with being positive about an idea at first and then 8. (reject) it later, when you see that it won’t work. It is easy to be negative and critical and too much talent is wasted in negative thinking. It is time we 9. (show) less respect for this kind of destructive thinking and focused 10. positive thinking more. So remember to think positively.
You never know what nature has prepared for you as a gift. Years ago, when walking alone on a beach in remote southwest Florida, I was so ______ to hear splashes（水溅声）coming from the water. As I walked in the ______ of the sounds, I saw a manatee(海牛)show its head out of the water, ______ a great snuffling(带鼻音的)breath. It seemed that it was in _______ and trying to get out of it. I’d never seen a ______ like this before. I wanted to ask for help, but there was no one ______ . So I went into the shallow water and went toward the animal. I came______ enough to make out the manatee. Then, a second manatee, much smaller, appeared beside it.______, the other manatees were also moving toward me. Soon Iwas _______ by several manatees. I could clearly see the larger manatee ______ the little one up with her flipper(鳍状肢)and pushed it to the surface beside me. As the two slipped underwater, two other manatees moved up from behind, one on either side,____ gently against my body as they swam past. They circled and _______ the action, this time ______ by the mother and her baby. I held my hand out touching their back as they passed me. Since they obviously enjoyed touching me, I began _______ each of them as they swam by. I stood there enjoying the scene, ______ to move, until finally the rising tide ______ me back to the shore. Later I knew exactly what took place that morning. The manatees involved me in their celebration of a birth and I was welcome to meetthe ______ member of their family. During that unexpected scene, I felt more involved in the rhythms of _______ on our earth than ever. Each year, I head for that _______ for a quiet little birthday picnic on the shore. After all, you never know who might _______ up for your party. 1.A. frustrated B. surprised C. embarrassed D. disappointed 2.A. direction B. condition C. middle D. side 3.A. making out B. putting out C. coming out D. letting out 4.A. force B. trouble C. loss D. action 5.A. look B. feel C. scene D. smell 6.A. in hand B. in sight C. in the way D. in the distance 7.A. close B. soon C. quick D. straight 8.A. Luckily B. Personally C. Unexpectedly D. Sadly 9.A. watched B. surrounded C. attacked D. separated 10.A. turn B. eat C. throw D. hold 11.A. rubbing B. preventing C. surfing D. comforting 12.A. practiced B. changed C. repeated D. showed 13.A. seen B. followed C. taught D. ordered 14.A. moving B. hitting C. catching D. touching 15.A. unwilling B. ready C. unable D. afraid 16.A. invited B. forbade C. forced D. helped 17.A. best B. oldest C. toughest D. newest 18.A. life B. music C. world D. development 19.A. boat B. hill C. beach D. manatee 20.A. build B. show C. look D. step
Dream is strength. The strength can bring us wherever we want to get to and it can bring us a lot of wonders on our way to the place in our dreams. Dream is beauty. Maybe you can see the things full of magic and maybe you will be moved by your own dream.1.. But should we have our life without dreams? Of course not. Everyone has his dreams and dreams are especially important to teenagers. As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize. Or they can be small,for example, you may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class. 2., what do you do with it?Do you ever try to make your dream come true? Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams come true is the biggest challenge in our life. 3., or that it is impossible for you to become a writer.4.. In fact, everyone can fulfill his dream. The first thing you must do is remember what your dream is.Don’t let it leave your heart.Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true earlier because a big dream is made up of many small dreams. You must never give up your dreams.5.. But the biggest one comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important and face all these difficulties bravely. A. These kinds of thoughts stop you realizing your dream B. There will be many difficulties on the road to your dreams C. Once you find a dream D. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects E. Both big dreams and small ones are very important to our lives F. The world is so real that the dreams seem weak G. Your talent is one of the most important factors in living your dreams
Food is extremely important to us human beings and rice is one of the main food in the world. Australian researchers have discovered a way to genetically engineer rice which would provide significant health benefits to more than half the world’s population. A study undertaken at the University of Tasmania, published in a respected journal of the National Academy of Sciences, discovered a method to increase the resistant starch (抗性淀粉）content in rice, making it more digestible and leading to lower rate of diabetes (糖尿病）and overweight. Steven Smith, the lead author of the study and a foreign expert for the Chinese government who has been appointed to work on crop improvement projects by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said increasing the higher resistant starch content gave this “designer” rice many added health benefits. “We have discovered that we can increase the amount of resistant starch in cooked rice, which could provide health benefits for a large number of people in Asia and beyond,” Smith said in a media release on Friday. “The same approach can be adapted for use in other cereals, including wheat. Not only can it have benefits for diabetes and obesity, but also for disorders of the bowel(肠）including cancer.” Rice is the main food for more than half the world’s population, providing much of the world with most of their calories. Smith said that as the rate of diabetes and obesity in Asian countries continued to grow, his “designer” rice could provide a way to limit health problems. “Not only does resistant starch reduce the possibility of a ‘sugar hit’ but it also reduces the appetite and promotes the growth of the healthy germs.” Smith said. Smith divides his time between the University of Tasmania and his research lab in Beijing where he hopes to make significant advance in sustainable (可持续的）living. 1.What do we know about the study? A. It is part of Chinese crop improvement projects. B. It will have a significant effect on crop researches. C. It was jointly（联合地）carried out by Australia and China. D. It helps solve the food problem for over half of the world’s population. 2.Based on the text, the resistant starch ________. A. exists in large amounts in cooked rice B. decreases the possibility of a “sugar hit” and provides more calories C. is helpful in digestion and lowers the rate of overweight and diabetes D. increases people’s appetite and improves the growth of healthy germs 3.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to _________. A. resistant starch B. cooked rice C. the approach D. media release 4.Where does this text probably come from? A. An environmental report. B. A medical journal. C. An engineering textbook. D. An agricultural magazine.
We all have some people whom we respect very much, like our family members, our friends or our teachers. Respect often means different things to different people. There are several aspects that many people can agree on, though. For example, at its most basic level, respect means being kind and considerate to others. Respect can take many forms. Don’t make fun of others. Put yourself in other people’s shoes and think about how they feel. Remember the Golden Rule: treat others the same way you’d want to be treated. Respect is important because it sets the proper stage for all our human interactions. Friendship, love, and even basic communication must all start with respect. Everyone wants to be respected. To get respect, though, you must also show respect for others. It’s always a two-way street. You can’t be impolite to others and expect respect in return. It’s easy to show respect. Be polite. Look for the best in people rather than concentrating on their mistakes. Show compassion to others and try to put their interests before your own. Make others comfortable when they’re uneasy. Help out whenever you can. When you pay it forward, amazing things can happen. And be respectful to everyone. The world is an unbelievably huge place filled with billions of people, each one of whom is unique and special. And they all deserve your respect! Be careful, though. Not everyone will show you respect all the time. In fact, you’ll probably see examples of impolite behaviour each and every day. How you respond to impolite behaviour, though, can make a huge difference. If you choose to respond to impolite behaviour by acting rudely yourself, you’ve gained nothing. You’ve only continued the pattern of impolite behaviour and set a bad example. Instead, act respectfully and set a good example. Consistently acting respectfully might just help others learn from your example! 1.According to the Golden Rule, __________. A. you’d better walk in others’ shoes B. you can’t play jokes on other people C. you should pay attention to your feelings D. the way you are treated depends on yourself 2.By saying “It’s always a two-way street” in Paragraph 4, the writer probably wants to tell us “______”. A. People should respect each other B. It is always safe to walk in the street C. Some leave and others come back D. There is only one street to go through 3.The fifth paragraph is mainly written to tell us ______. A. where to find respect B. how to correct mistakes C. when to help others in time D. how to show respect for others 4.According to the passage, what should we do if someone is impolite to us? A. Show him/her true respect. B. Leave him/her alone. C. Be kind to him/her sometimes. D. Set a special example to others.
Is smile just a facial expression? Of course not! It is not only used to express pleasure, affection, and friendliness, but also the commonest way to show our good will perfectly without saying anything. A Chinese saying runs：“Never hit a person who is smiling at you.” It is a time-proven fact that smile is a language all its own—a universal language—understood by the people of every nation in the world. We may not speak the same tongue as our foreign neighbors, but we smile in the same tongue. We need no interpreter for thus expressing love, happiness, or good will. One day while shopping in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk whose personality conflicted with mine. He seemed quite unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store. On the outside stood a young man in his early twenties. His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, brilliant smile covered his face. The magic power of that smile made all bitterness within me melt, and I found the muscles in my own face happily responding. “Beautiful day, isn’t it?” I remarked, in passing. Then, obeying an impulse(冲动), I turned back. “I really owe you a debt of gratitude,” I said softly. His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer. A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby. The woman stepped forward and eyed me inquiringly. “Carlos, he no speak English,” she volunteered. “You want I should tell him something?” At that moment I felt changed. Carlos’ smile had made a big person of me. My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stood ten feet tall. “Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, “tell him I said, ‘Thank you!’’’ “Thank you?” The woman seemed slightly confused. I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave. “Just tell him that.” I insisted. “He’ll understand, I am sure!” Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning. From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art diligently, anywhere and everywhere, with everybody. 1.The writer marched angrily out of the store because________. A. he bought nothing B. he was unlucky to meet with a rigid clerk C. he was unfriendly D. he conflicted with the clerk in the store 2.What do you think of the woman? A. Curious and sincere with good English. B. Helpful and curious with poor English. C. Enthusiastic and diligent with good English. D. Warm-hearted and diligent with poor English. 3.In the following paragraph, the writer may mention________. A. how he used smile to solve problems B. how hard he tried to look for the young man C. the lesson Carols had taught him D. how he became a big person of ten feet tall 4.What is the best title for the passage? A. A rigid clerk. B. A powerful smile. C. A helpful woman. D. An impressive young man.
Throughout the year, a number of Youth Exchanges activities are held by an organization— The International Voluntary Service. These activities give small groups of 45 young people the opportunity to take part in volunteering trips abroad for an average of two weeks. These young people are joined by 45 young people from 34 other nationalities and will be a wonderful intercultural experience in a safe environment. Example Youth Exchanges： Youth Exchange 1 Location：Ireland Other nationalities: Spain，Italy，Hungary Theme: Focuses on the topic of community reconstruction and community activities—exploring how local issues facing our communities are connected to global issues. The group will also learn about the ecovillage as an example of a community and take part in teambuilding activities. Youth Exchange 2 Location：France Other nationalities: Bulgaria，Italy Theme：Organic gardening & continual living. This project will take place in a natural park，where the group will take part in gardening activities and games about continuous development. Youth Exchange 3 Location：Macedonia Other nationalities: Serbia，Turkey，Ireland Theme：Foster(培养) social inclusion（融入）and motivate personal development of young people through sports and outdoor activities. Promote outdoor activities as a tool to help inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities. Youth Exchange 4 Location：Italy Other nationalities：Bulgaria，Greece Theme：A social-environmental project that intends to promote social inclusion and continuous development，regarded as a process of civil rights and active citizenship. Over 10 days，the group will take part in activities to raise awareness(意识) about the effect of our behavior on the environment. 1.What do you focus on when travelling in France? A. Rebuilding communities. B. Gardening work. C. Civil rights. D. Developing social inclusion. 2.If you are interested in protecting the environment，you can take part in________. A. Youth Exchange 1 B. Youth Exchange 2 C. Youth Exchange 3 D. Youth Exchange 4 3.Which nationality are Youth Exchanges most popular with? A. France. B. Spain. C. Italy. D. Ireland.
假设你是光明中学学生会主席李华，你校拟向美国友好交流学校的中文班捐赠一批图书，你将于今年七月赴对方学校参加夏令营时带去赠书，写一封邮件与其班长Chris联系，介绍图书相关信息，并询问对方其他需求。 注意:1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 参考词汇:学生会the Student Union; 友好交流学校the friendly exchange school Dear Chris, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。 修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改 10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。 Many people used to gather to dance in our community square, where was designed to improve living quality. Although dancing could do good to their health, but the long-time dancing and loud noise causing by the loudspeaker really brought the neighbors inconvenience. I couldn’t rest or sleep well, which made me terrible upset. I felt such sleepy in class that I performed badly in study. To solve a problem, I communicated with the organizers and suggested that they should shorten the dance time and reduced the music noise. Only doing so could they have fun and let others enjoy life. To their delight, they adopted my advices.
语法填空 It's common to see food delivery workers riding electric bikes in a hurry through big cities in China. Some of them even risk 1. (run) red lights to deliver their meals in time. However, such careless behavior often causes serious problems. The reason for the rise of such a careless behavior is that there is 2. large demand for food delivery workers, and many companies offer high salaries 3.(attract) new workers. In fact, food delivery workers are often under high 4.(press) from their employers. They face company fines for delivering food late. Moreover, the more orders they take, the more money they can earn, 5. leads to some workers checking 6.(they) mobile phones for new orders while they are riding their bikes While most companies require delivery workers to follow traffic rules, it remains a problem whether these requirements and rules are 7.(strict) obeyed To solve the problem, some cities 8.(take) action since last year. Shanghai required the delivery workers should9.(train) on traffic rules and safety. Now in Shenzhen, if a delivery worker gets caught breaking traffic rules more than twice, he or she will be banned 10. driving food delivery vehicles for a whole year.
Jake was born healthy, but his parents noticed there was something wrong when he was 5. Jake ____ about 20 pounds in just six months. He kept putting on weight ____ eating only salad. In 2015, Jake was diagnosed with ROHHAD, a ____ condition that affects the brain and causes rapid weight gain. Only 75 cases have ever been reported, and ____ of the sufferers is known to have survived twenty years. But Jake wants to fight for his ____. Although there is no way to fully ____ the weight gain, he does everything he can to slow it down, including ____ competing in triathlons (铁人三项). Triathlons help him keep fit and active. It’s good for his ____ and also gives him a chance to socialize with other kids. He ____ with the Malta Youth Triathlon Association three times a week. “He is extremely ____. He never misses a training session without valid ____ and is constantly eager to train,” Jake’s trainer said. “Jake is very lovable and steals the heart of all who know him. It’s heartbreaking to see what he has to ____. I look at his family with a mixture of ____ — despite the hardship they try their best to ensure that Jake gets as ____ a life as possible.” Everybody is more than happy to help Jake, and they ____ change event dates and training schedules just to make it easier for him to ____. He is always very determined, but due to his condition, he can’t ____ himself to push his heart rate too high. Jake’s ____ is to meet two famous British Triathlon players, ____ due to his disease, he cannot travel. After Jake’s story was made public, someone ____ that he would do everything he could to make the boy’s dream a reality. 1.A. collected B. gained C. reduced D. recovered 2.A. for B. beyond C. without D. despite 3.A. rare B. poor C. difficult D. deadly 4.A. each B. one C. none D. neither 5.A. goal B. life C. career D. future 6.A. influence B. reduce C. affect D. stop 7.A. strongly B. faithfully C. regularly D. truly 8.A. mind B. health C. heart D. growth 9.A. trains B. plays C. works D. competes 10.A. proud B. smart C. positive D. caring 11.A. reason B. evidence C. result D. date 12.A. see through B. get across C. go through D. put down 13.A. expressions B. feelings C. tastes D. ideas 14.A. impressive B. regretful C. crazy D. normal 15.A. luckily B. gladly C. impatiently D. unwillingly 16.A. join B. believe C. attend D. organize 17.A. stop B. allow C. pretend D. protect 18.A. dream B. task C. intention D. story 19.A. but B. or C. and D. so 20.A. warned B. explained C. predicted D. announced
There is no best way to learn a language, because everyone learns slightly differently. 1.. And placing a heavier weight on them in an educational program may help a student to succeed. Here are some popular ones that have proven to be beneficial. Many language teachers agree that Immersion(沉浸)is an excellent way to learn a language. 2.. Students must use the language outside of class as well as in it and will learn more about the culture in which the language is spoken. Moreover, students benefit from taking brief intensive learning in their native country before traveling to an immersion program or language school in a foreign country. 3.. Books, tapes, and guidance materials are readily available. These materials can be limiting, however, because they lack a classroom environment, which offers practice and well-structured criticism to help students improve. However, a self-teaching program can prepare a student for a trip overseas by polishing his or her language skills needed. 4.. By being forced to use the language to communicate needs, people can pick up the basics surprisingly quickly. If a student wants to use this technique to learn a language, he or she should plan on staying in the nation where the language is spoken for several months. 5.. Students may want to think about seeking employment while they are learning to earn some fees. A. However, some methods appear to be more effective than others. B. This type of language learning can get expensive. C. Students can also learn a language through conventional classes. D. Some students are able to learn a language through self-teaching. E. The intensive learning establishes a foundation for the student to build upon as he or she learns. F. Immersion programs in the country where the language is spoken are especially valuable. G. It is also possible to acquire a new language by being exposed to an environment in which it is spoken.
Chinese scientists recently have produced two monkeys with the same gene, Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua, using the same technique that gave us Dolly the sheep. These monkeys are not actually the first primates（灵长类）to be cloned. Another one named Tetra was produced in the late 1990s by embryo（胚胎）splitting, the division of an early-stage embryo into two or four separate cells to make clones. By contrast, they were each made by replacing an egg cell nucleus（原子核）with DNA from a differentiated body cell. This Dolly method, known as somatic cell nuclear transfer（SCNT）, can create more clones and allows researchers greater control over the edits they make to the DNA. Success came from adopting several new techniques. These included a new type of microscopy to better view the cells during handling or using several materials that encourage cell reprogramming, which hadn’t been tried before on primates. Still, the research process proved difficult, and many attempts by the team failed. Just two healthy baby monkeys born from more than 60 tested mothers. This leads to many researchers’ pouring water on the idea that the team’s results bring scientists closer to cloning humans. They thought this work is not a stepping stone to establishing methods for obtaining live born human clones. Instead, this clearly remains a very foolish thing to attempt, it would be far too inefficient, far too unsafe, and it is also pointless. But the scientists involved emphasize that this is not their goal. There is now no barrier for cloning primate species, thus cloning humans is closer to reality. However, their research purpose is entirely for producing non-human primate models for human diseases; they absolutely have no intention, and society will not permit this work to be extended to humans. Despite limitations, they treat this breakthrough a novel model system for scientists studying human biology and disease. 1.What do we know about the technology called SCNT? A. It created the first two primates. B. It may contribute to editing the DNA. C. It can divide an early-stage embryo into several cells. D. It produced two cloned monkeys with different genes. 2.What does the author mean by “pouring water on the idea” in paragraph 2? A. Keeping a hot topic of it. B. Attaching no importance to it. C. Having a low opinion of it. D. Adding supportive evidence to it. 3.What is the scientists’ purpose to clone these monkeys? A. To prepare for their research on human cloning. B. To serve as a stepping stone to their reputation. C. To help with the study of human diseases. D. To raise money for holding an exhibition of novels. 4.What can we infer from the passage? A. Cloning humans is already on its way. B. New techniques seem to be pointless. C. Society won’t agree to clone another monkey. D. The success rate of cloning a monkey was not high.
People usually visit cafes to ease themselves of their tiredness and keep themselves from falling asleep, but Mr. Healing, a popular cafe chain in South Korea actually does the opposite. Customers can come in, order a drink, lie down in a comfortable massage chair, and take a nap. Many Koreans suffer from a lack of sleep as a result of overworking, so any opportunity to relax and even take a nap is greatly appreciated. Mr. Healing is the perfect place to go when you’re on a short work or school break and you need to catch up on sleep. The cafe offers massage periods in various modes, depending on how much time you have and how you choose to spend it. The 20-minute session is priced at $3.5, the 30-minute massage costs $7, and the 50-minute session is $9, all of which also include a drink. Once you make your choice, you are taken to the “healing center”. You are asked to take off your shoes as well as any jewelry that might damage the chairs, after which you can choose a massage mode, from “stretch” or “sleep”. You can start with stretch for a few minutes, and then switch to sleep if you want to take a short nap. After it comes to an end, you are taken back to the cafe area to enjoy a coffee or one of the many other refreshing drinks on the menu. Mr. Healing cafes are so popular in Korea that customers are advised to make reservations in advance to be sure that a massage chair is available. “I have to sit on a chair and stare at a computer monitor all day due to my job, the healing room was truly effective to relieve tiredness and stress from weekdays,” said Park Hye-sun, a 24-year-old officer. Some have described Mr. Healing and other similar relaxation cafes in South Korea as simple fashions, but others see them as a sustainable business model, because they offer a service that Koreans really need. 1.Why do customers come to Mr. Healing? A. To have themselves checked. B. To drink specialty coffee. C. To sleep before work. D. To have a relaxation. 2.What does the third paragraph mainly talk about? A. The price of the service. B. The tips for customers. C. The process of the service. D. The choices for customers. 3.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. The massage. B. The coffee. C. A sound sleep D. Your choice. 4.What is Park’s attitude towards Mr. Healing? A. Negative. B. Neutral. C. Critical. D. Positive.
Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated(躲避)into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate. In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, however, she felt lonely－a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “creative voice”. “It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn’t write about.” Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book talks about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school to graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection. 1.Which of the following is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood? A. She had seven brothers. B. She felt herself a nobody. C. She was too shy to go to school. D. She did not have any good teachers. 2.The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to ________. A. run away from her family B. develop her writing style C. make a lot of friends D. search for a husband 3.According to Cisneros, what was the key factor in her success? A. Her feeling of being different. B. Her training in the Workshop. C. Her childhood experience. D. Her early years in college. 4.What do we learn about The House on Mango Street? A. It is quite popular among students. B. It is a book of poetry written by Cisneros. C. It wasn’t a success as it was written in Spanish. D. It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine.
Art Gallery of New South Wales Art Gallery Road Phone 61 29225-1744 Cost: Free, except for special exhibits Hours: Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Every Sunday afternoon at 2:30, families can enjoy special performances on various topics, including art appreciation, dance and storytelling. During school holidays, the museum schedules storytelling and performances, often in mime or Aboriginal dance, for children aged 6-12. Children can also participate in occasional hands-on art workshops. The Australian Museum 6 College Street Phone 61 29320-6000 Cost: Free Hours: Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For children under 5, Kids Island is decorated with a model hot-air balloon and features a slippery side and a shipwrecked boat with interesting cubbies to explore. The museum’s dinosaur exhibition appeals to children aged 5-12. A Science and Discover Room, with microscopes, specimens and reference books, allows children to conduct their own “research”. Taronga Park Zoo Bradley’s Head Road Phone 61 29969-2777 Hours: Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission charged Taronga lets children visit up close with some of Australia’s most spectacular creatures- native koalas, of course, but also kangaroos, dingoes, Tasmanian devils and wombats. Centennial Park Oxford Street, Paddington Phone 61 29331-5056 Cost: Free Hours: Daily, but hours change seasonally Rent children’s bikes and rollerblades to help youngsters bum off excess energy in the park’s beautiful setting. A nearby Equestrian Center offers horseback rides, and guided nature walks are available during school holidays. 1.What can kids do in the Australian Museum? A. Visit some native animals. B. Carry on some research. C. Enjoy special performances. D. Participate in hands-on art workshops. 2.Which activity is required to pay for except for special exhibits? A. Taronga Park Zoo. B. The Australian Museum. C. Art Gallery of New South Wales. D. Centennial Park. 3.Which number should people call to get information about nature walks? A. 61 29969-2777. B. 61 29320-6000. C. 61 29331-5056. D. 61 29225-1744.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 1.Why will the speaker’s uncle open the restaurants? A. To make profits. B. To feed the needy. C. To spread his recipes. 2.How will the speaker’s uncle get the ingredients? A. By collecting unwanted things. B. By buying fresh vegetables. C. By getting cheap stuff at the market. 3.How can people receive food at the restaurant? A. Help themselves. B. Reserve in advance. C. Wait at tables. 4.What’s the speaker’s attitude towards his uncle’s action? A. Supportive. B. Shocked. C. Worried.
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