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The beauty of a tournament like the World Cup is ________ it can be wildly unpredictable. A.whether B.how C.that D.why
假定你是李华，你校学生会打算组织一次有机蔬菜采摘活动，你的好友 Tom --- 一名交换生听说此事，也想参加。他来信想了解这次活动的具体细节。请给他写封回信。要点如下： 1. 具体时间及地点（本周日上午8:00，红昌农场）； 2. 活动目的（了解有机蔬菜，体验采摘乐趣）； 3. 活动内容：在专人引导下对农场进行参观，探究有机蔬菜的种植；采摘有机蔬菜（黄瓜、西红柿等）；亲自烹饪自己摘到的蔬菜。 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：有机蔬菜 organic vegetables 黄瓜 cucumber Dear Tom, ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Looking forward to your reply.
It’s necessary to revise(复习) after lessons so that you can really understand, remember and use what you have learned. It is also important to revise before exams. 1. Find Your Place. To revise for an exam, you must first find a quiet and relaxing environment. 2. It should also be a place where you will not be disturbed. Take Your Time. It’s a good idea to make revising part of your weekly routine. The best way to do this is to revise every school day. 3. Make sure that you study for no more than two hours every time, and that you take a little rest every half hour or so. This will keep you fresh and able to take in information. Stay Organized. 4. If you are taking notes, organize them by subject, topic and date. That way when you have an exam, you can easily find the right notes to study to help you prepare. 5. At the end of every revision, review your notes carefully to check that you have understood what you have learned. You may also consider writing out revision cards. You can then use these as summary of the subjects that you have learned. A.Get Ready. B.Check Your Progress. C.It takes time to learn a new language. D.But don’t revise for too long at a time. E.Here is some advice on how to revise well. F.A place where you feel comfortable works best. G.It is helpful to set up a system so you are organized.
Nao, the first robot able to show feelings, has been created by a European research team. When Nao is sad, he lowers his head and looks down. When he’s happy, he raises his arms for a hug. Nothing is out of the ordinary, except that Nao is a robot. “We’re modeling the first years of life,” says Lola Canamero, a computer scientist at the University of Hertforshire. “The feelings are shown through physical gestures and body movements rather than facial or verbal (言语的) expressions.” In the future, says the scientist, robots are likely to act as companions, provide support for old people, and help people shop online. In such uses, the display of feeling will be important in making the interactions (交往) more natural and comfortable. Nao has been programmed to copy the emotional skills of a one-year-old child. It can memorize faces, and knows the basic rules of good and bad. Based on these it can decide how to react to what is going on. The actions going with each feeling are pre-programmed, but Nao decides for itself when to display them. Nao is also programmed to have different personalities. A more independent robot is less likely to call for help when exploring a room, while a more fearful robot will show distress if it finds something in the room that may be harmful. Canamero’s team will take its emotional programming forward into medical applications. Part of the project will look at ways to use robots in hospitals to support the roles of doctors, nurses and parents. Children might find that a small, friendly-looking robot that can understand their emotional states makes them less anxious. “We want to explore different roles—the robots will help the children to understand their treatment and explain what they have to do. We want to help the children to control their anxiety.” she says. 1.According to the text Nao_______. A.displays different feelings in different situations B.is able to copy adult emotional displays C.can remember people’s feelings D.learns feelings from facial expressions 2.What can we learn from the text? A.Scientists worked on facial and spoken expressions to create Nao’s emotions. B.The time when Nao displays feelings has been pre-programmed. C.Emotional programming is used in medicine production. D.Robots with emotional skills can help children feel more comfortable. 3.What can’t robots do in the future according to the scientist? A.They can work as your companion. B.They can aid old people . C.They can shop with you. D.They can show their feelings. 4.What is the text mainly about? A.The relationship between humans and robots. B.The roles that robots play in different fields. C.The first robot able to show feelings. D.The long history of robots.
Smoking is harmful. But as soon as you quit the habit, everything will be OK, right? Wrong. New research has found that even if you give up smoking, the damage it has done to your genes will stay there for a much longer time. In the research, a team of US scientists studied the blood of 16,000 people. Among them, some were smokers, some used to smoke, and the rest were non-smokers. Scientists compared their genes and found that more than 7,000 genes of smokers had changed－a number that is one-third of known human genes. According to NBC News, both heart disease and cancer are caused by genetic changes. Some people may have had the changes when they were born, but most people get them in their day-to-day lives while doing things like smoking. When you stop smoking, a lot of these genes will return to normal within five years. This means your body is trying to heal (治愈) itself of the harmful effects of smoking. But the changes in some of the genes stay for longer. They can stay for as long as 30 years, It’s almost like leaving a footprint on wet cement (水泥)－it will always be there, even when you’ve walked away and when the cement becomes dry. Although the study results may make people unhappy, there is a bright side: the findings could help scientists invent medicine to treat genetic damage caused by smoking or find ways to tell which people have heart disease or cancer risks. 1.The purpose of Paragraph 1 is to______ . A.raise a question B.give an example C.make an argument D.show the main idea of the passage 2.Most genetic changes happen because of______ . A.people’s condition at birth B.environmental pollution C.heart disease and cancer D.people’s bad living habit 3.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refers to______ . A.the footprint B.the cement C.the harmful effect D.the genetic change 4.Which of the following statements is true? A.The findings are the fruit of more than three years’ research. B.The findings have prevented more people from starting smoking C.The findings offer evidence that a damaged gene can heal itself. D.The findings help to find cures for genetic damage caused by smoking.
The 92-year-old, thin, calm and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, even though she is nearly blind, moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As she walked slowly to the elevator, I provided a true description of her tiny room, including the old sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,” she said with the happiness of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy. “Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room…just wait.” “That doesn’t matter,” she replied. “Happiness is something you decide ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged. It’s how I arranged my mind. I have already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away.” She went on to explain, “Old age is like a bank account. You take what you’ve put in. So, my advice to you would be to put in a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories. Thank you for your part in filling my memory bank.” And with a smile, she said, “All my memories are happy ones.” Mrs. Jones was always happy in the nursing home and she died at the age of 108. 1.We can infer from the passage that the author ________. A.is one of Mrs. Jones’ children B.is a relative of Mrs. Jones C.works in the nursing home D.is the owner of the nursing home 2.The room in which the old lady will live ________. A.is very comfortable B.is fairly big C.isn’t well equipped D.is equipped with new furniture 3.Mrs. Jones was very happy when told about her room because she ________. A.couldn’t see what her room was like B.thought the nursing home was her home C.would have to live in the nursing home D.had already made up her mind to be happy 4.Which of the following words can best describe Mrs. Jones? A.Proud. B.Cheerful. C.Determined. D.Honest.
Part-time jobs for 15 and 16 years olds
1.A student who is busy with his research paper will probably choose to work ______. A.in a restaurant B.in a library C.on the Internet D.in an IT company 2.The writer wrote this text to ______. A.tell us the importance of doing part-time jobs B.advise teenagers how to choose a part-time job C.teach young people how to make lots of money D.introduce his/her experience of doing part-time jobs 3.Why do some companies ask the teens to do surveys? A.The teens have more free time. B.They can pay less to the teens. C.They need advice to make products for teens. D.The teens usually express their true opinions.
完形填空。 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling____，but I always knew he was____He never criticized us，but used____to bring out our best. He’d say，“If you pour water on flowers，they flourish. If you don’t give them water，they die.” I____as a child I said something____about somebody，and my father said，“____time you say something unpleasant about somebody else，it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best____people，I would get the best____From then on I’ve always tried to____the principle in my life and later in running my company. Dad’s also always been very____At 15，I started a magazine. It was____a great deal of my time，and the headmaster of my school gave me a____：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave，and Dad tried to sway me from my decision，____any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind，he said，“Richard，when I was 23，my dad____me to go into law. And I’ve____regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist，____I didn’t pursue my____You know what you want. Go and fulfill it.” As____turned out，my little publication went on to become Student，a national____for young people in the U．K. My wife and I have two children，and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad____me. 1.A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener 2.A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned 3.A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth 4.A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess 5.A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual 6.A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other 7.A. on B. in C. at D. about 8.A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return 9.A. revise B. set C. review D. follow 10.A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding 11.A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up 12.A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice 13.A. and B. as C. even if D. as if 14.A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested 15.A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost 16.A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore 17.A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream 18.A. this B. he C. it D. that 19.A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project 20.A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raise
The pot ______ for ______ hot water. A.used; keeping B.was used; keeping C.is used; to keep D.are used; keep
By the time Mr Wang returned home from Beijing, his son’s wedding _______. A.ended B.has ended C.had been ending D.had ended
— Would you like to help look after the children _____ I do the shopping? — I’d love to! A.since B.as C.while D.for
Many senior students have just reached a point _____ they can control their moods and actions. A.where B.that C.when D.which
— Bruce，you don't look well. What happened? — ________ in heavy traffic just now made me nervous. A.Drive B.To drive C.Driven D.Driving
Finally，I ______ her idea that I should _____ myself to the new life here first. A.adopted; adapt B.adapted; adopt C.adopted; adopt D.adapted; adapt
At the station ______ a teacher and two students on their way to the city. A.were B.was C.is D.sits
It is really an honor to have had a ______ talk with the president, which I will value forever. A.delight B.delighted C.delightful D.delighting
He appears ______ about this matter. A.to have heard B.to hear C.having heard D.heard
The ______ after the earthquake were terrible, the houses damaged, people buried or dead. A.scenes B.spot C.scenery D.view
The football match has been _____ until tomorrow because of bad weather. A.put forward B.put off C.put down D.put on
________ is generally agreed that people should love and protect the environment. A.That B.As C.Which D.It
You were very impolite to him, for _____ you should make an apology to him, I think. A.this B.which C.what D.that
I don’t want to waste time arguing________ you________ this matter. Please do what you are told. A.with；for B.with；about C.about；over D.over；with
The director had the girl play ________ important part in the film when she was at ________ age of thirteen. A. an；an B. the；/ C. an；the D. the；an
假定你是李华。你的留学生朋友Tom以前成绩很优秀。但由于骄傲和懒惰，最近他的成绩一落千丈。就此请你用英语给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括： 1.进行安慰； 2.给出劝告(不要骄傲，不忘初心)； 3.具体建议(努力复习，制定学习计划)。 注意：1.总词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Tom, I feel sorry to know your grades have been slipping down .Because of your pride and laziness. But … _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
短文改错 With the development of science and technology, intelligent robots will be wide used in the future. At home, robots will help people do some housework and taking care of the elderly, babies and patients. In addition to these task, robots will even be able to play the chess and do exercise with people. In factories, robots will be used to perform some dangerous jobs avoid accidents. Robots will change our future life by many ways, what will make it more colorful and comfortable. Therefore, we shouldn’t depend on intelligent robots too much, for they were made to help humans rather than replace us. As helpers of we humans, robots should be used properly.
语法填空 The novel coronavirus, which1.(origin)in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has now spread to 12 countries, has much in common 2. seasonal flu. They are both viral infections, share similar symptoms and crucially can spread from human to human. In the midst of flu season in much of the northern hemisphere,3. (tell) the difference between the two will be vital in stopping its spread. Human coronaviruses, of 4.there are four, can cause infections similar to flu: while many symptoms are mild, both can lead 5. pneumonia （肺炎）and become lethal（致命的）. However, the novel coronavirus（新型冠状病毒） is 6.(serious) than a "typical influenza infection," says Ian Jones, a professor of virology at the University of Reading. While the mortality rates and symptoms of flu and novel coronavirus may end up being similar, humans' 7.(able) to fight off the viruses differ greatly. Flu can spread from person to person from up to six feet away, 8.(large) caused by liquid emitted when the inflicted cough or sneeze. Those infected are usually contagious for around three days following the beginning of 9. illness, although this time-frame could stretch to over a week. All this and more remains a mystery as for the new coronavirus. To understand the virility of the outbreak, Jones urges a focus 10.whether or not international cases lead to secondary infections. "If they don't," he explains, "it would suggest that the virus doesn't transmit quite so well: clearly all the people on the airplane (that traveled from an infected zone) didn't get it."
单词拼写 1.热心的 adj. ________ 2.信息 n._________ 3.指示，说明 n._________ 4.方法 n._________ 5.态度 n._________ 6.行为 n._________ 7.记述，描述 n._________ 8.使印象深刻v._________ 9.制度，体系 n._________ 10.消失v.________ 11.鼓励，激励 n._______ 12.精力充沛的adj. ____ 13.紧张的，焦虑的adj. ________ 14.耐心的adj. ________ 15.严肃的adj. ________ 16.避开，避免v._________ 17.感激v._________ 18.承认v._________ 19.尊敬v&n.________ 20.正式的 adj. ________
Once a mouse met a frog, and they went for a walk, spent the day wandering and then made friends. So the mouse _______ to take the frog to his house, and_______him what he had stored, for example, grain and wheat. First, the frog _______ a piece of wheat but as he put it in his _______ , the chaff (谷物的皮壳)pricked his throat. “What bad, _______ food! Don’t you have anything else?” the frog _______. So the mouse gave him a chick pea. He _______ it in his mouth but it just wouldn’t dissolve and he had to_______ it out. “How hard it is! Don’t you have anything _______ ?” said the frog. The mouse said, “No, we’ve become strong and fast because we ________ strong food.” So on another day they decided to go to the frog’s house. The frog was living in a ________ , so he jumped into the pond and called out to the mouse. The mouse also________ into the pond, but because he couldn’t ________ , he began gasping (喘气)and struggling in the water. The frog said, “How ________! You’ve become drunk without even drinking anything. And I was________ to give you so much food and drink. Then he ________ the mouse out on to the side of the pond. The frog began bringing him all the food that he’d ________ - worms and insects. The mouse took everything into his mouth ________ it was all very watery, and lacked tastes. “What’s all this trash (垃圾)?” said the mouse. “How do you ________ to eat this?” “Oh, we’ve become soft because that’s ________ what we eat,” said the frog. Two possible explanations are, “You are what you eat”, or, “You should not mix with people who aren’t like you.” 1.A.wanted B.decided C.refused D.hesitated 2.A.told B.called C.offered D.paid 3.A.set down B.set up C.brought up D.took in 4.A.mouth B.hand C.skin D.bag 5.A.long B.sharp C.big D.round 6.A.nodded B.replied C.asked D.reacted 7.A.attracted B.drew C.included D.rolled 8.A.spit B.throw C.run D.get. 9.A.warm B.soft C.loose D.delicious 10.A.use B.eat C.buy D.choose. 11.A.hole B.bowl C.pond D.cave 12.A.dived B.climbed C.jumped D.pulled 13.A.float B.flow C.breathe D.swim 14.A.strange B.curios C.crazy D.popular 15.A.planning B.wondering C.expecting D.debating 16.A.sent B.pushed C.absorbed D.raised 17.A.checked B.fixed C.stored D.saved 18.A.for B.or C.and D.but 19.A.promise B.discuss C.try D.manage 20.A.exactly B.naturally C.usually D.gratefully
I lived in Port Stewart, one of the small villages on the coast. I rented a small room at the top of an old two-storey Victorian house. From its window I could look out on the grey, ever-restless ocean,1. An old retired couple lived in two rooms on the ground floor. Mr. Paul was in his eighties and I remember him going for his nightly walk accompanied by his walking stick. 2. I heard him occasionally in his own-room. His wife would sit quietly in the kitchen beside the fire constantly knitting(织毛活)and offering me cups of tea as 1 came in from the pub or back from studying. 3.I was not surprised, aware even then that age can be cruel. But what moved me most was his rapid worsening, the fact that I never again saw him walking bent double against the wind. 4.The fact that I was only aware of this old man's illness through his rasping( 刺耳的) cough and his wife's nursing him gave the house an air of heavy sadness. One evening, I came in from the cold and went straight to the kitchen to heat myself at the fire. Mrs.Paul sat alone. There was a silence I couldn't under-stand. 5. “Would you like a cup of tea?” I asked. She looked up slowly and l remember her old but still quite beautiful face as she said calmly and without emotion: “My husband is dead.” A.Mr. Paul became ill suddenly. B.Late into the night I could hear him coughing. C.His walking stick was always lying in the hall. D.She was friendly and enjoyed a cup of tea with me. E.It took her some time to acknowledge me coming into the room. F.I never saw the old man at any other time apart from on these walks. G.I can still remember the view from the window and the constant changes in the sea.
During summer holidays my mother and I used to escape to one of the lakes north of Prince Albert. In its magic surroundings we spent the long summer days in the open air, swimming and boating or just lying dreaming in the sun. The last summer was particularly wonderful. For one thing, I was in love for the first time. My boy friend Don worked in Saskatoon, but the lake was his place-the beautiful wilderness attracted him deeply, so I thought it was not to see me that he got on his motorcycle as many Fridays as he possibly could, and drove three hundred miles along the rough roads to spend the week-ends at our place. Sometimes Don couldn't come, because he was hard up(生活拮据), and sometimes worked overtime. One Friday night a storm broke out. I lay in bed and listened to the thunder and the rain beating on the roof. I tried not to expect Don. Yet I couldn't help imagining him fighting the storm. His motorbike, which had always looked to me so heavy, seemed fragile enough to be blown onto its side by the first strong wind. I tried to close my throat against the tears. But when my mother, driven by the deep sympathy and understanding between us, came in to me. she kissed my cheek and found it wet. “Don't get upset, Jane”, she said softly. “He may still come.” It was hours later that I suddenly heard the sound of the roaring(轰鸣的) engine. The storm was dying. I lay still, relief and pain fighting for ascendancy(支配地位)within me as I heard Don's heavy tired footsteps on the wooden stairs. 1.Why was the last summer especially great for Jane? A.She fell in love for the first time. B.She had a lot of fun in the open air. C.Her boyfriend bought a motorcycle. D.Her boyfriend found a beautiful place. 2.What do we know about Don? A.He lived a poor life. B.He didn't love Jane so much. C.He worked in a remote village. D.He didn't like traveling in bad weather. 3.Why did Mother come into Jane's room during the storm? A.She knew Jane was afraid of the thunder. B.She knew Jane was worried about Don. C.She heard Jane arguing with Don. D.She heard Jane crying. 4.How did Jane feel when she heard Don's footsteps? A.Excited B.Anxious C.Doubtful D.Complicated (复杂的)
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