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It is the third time so far that he the Best Volunteer Award. A.wins B.has won C.will win D.has been won
1979 is the year Zhuhai was founded. A.what B.that C.which D.when
He devoted all his spare time the old in his community. A.into helping B.in helping C.helped D.to helping
Your uncle was very to give you so much money for buying books. A.attractive B.peaceful C.generous D.dangerous
It is dangerous to drive the car while on the phone. A.talk B.talking C.talked D.to talk
Bad weather ruined our holiday, made many of us change our plans A.it B.that C.this D.which
Sir, could you please take your seat? The plane . A.takes off B.has taken off C.is taking off D.took off
You have to change your wrong attitude personal health now. A.towards B.from C.with D.in
假设你叫李华，打算申请参加由英国Newcastle中学推出的为期半年的交换生项目（Student Exchange Program）。请给对方写封申请信，并简要陈述参加该项目的理由，内容包括： 1. 结识朋友，相互介绍本国文化； 2. 家庭寄宿（homestay)，体验生活，提高口语能力； 3. 观光旅游，增长见识，了解风土人情。 注意： 1. 词数120左右，已给开头结尾不计入总词数； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯， Dear Sir, I’m writing to_______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Hope for your reply as soon as possible. Yours sincerely, Li Hua
假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间交换作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词增加，删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧），并在其下面写出改加的词。 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。 Senses play important role in our daily lives. Sometimes, the five senses that we have effect one another. When one of the senses fails, other senses become more stronger. For example, blind people can read and write by Braille, a system with patterns of six raised dots represent each letter. Besides, they could get across the road without help in a foggy day. In fact, scientists have observed what we are more possible to be healthier if we make the most of our senses. Fortunately, our sense of sight is used too much while our senses of touch and smell have been ignored. So it is strongly suggested that one develops his all five senses.
阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式. Nowadays, more than half of the population in the world 1.(speak) English. If you are good at English, it will be 2.(extreme) convenient for you to travel or study abroad. There are two main groups of English — British English and American English. American English 3.(consist) of vocabulary and grammar people brought from Britain, 4.(go) through great changes over the last hundred of years, such as pronunciation, spelling and accents. Many factors has made 5.(contribute) to the changes. One reason is that people from many different countries have brought their words to America, many of 6.are absent in British English. Another reason is that after the Americans 7.(defeat) the British in 1781 and gained independence, they wanted to make the spelling of English words simpler. For example, they write “color” while the British still use “colour”. Besides, both countries have slowly changed the way they say the same words, yet in different ways. However they have no difficulty 8.(understand) each other. Also, there is no doubt 9. both languages will keep on 10.(change) in the future.
I love the feeling of exchanging goods with my parents. When we visit them, we often end up _______home more things than we brought with us.After packing up at the end of our most _______ visit, and after the last _______and sounding of the car horn (喇叭), I took a quick look at the back —_______ of our car. At the top of the pile, folded _______,and smartly, were, a 50-year-old baby blanket, several doilies (小型装饰桌巾）_______ from generations of women in my family, and two small _______ These creative quits, looking _______but quite lovingly worn (破旧的), remind me of my great-grandmothers who were always _______hard. I think of the pieces of cloth ____________ over the floors of their living rooms. I think of their ____________hands and the regular pattern of ____________from their sewing machines (缝纫机). I think of their laughter their smiles and the wisdom found in the comers of their eyes. I wish l could go back in time, and watch them ____________these quilts, and I value the quilts my great-grandmother ____________. I love knowing that the women who ____________the way for my own path through life have left behind touchable expressions of themselves.____________I touch the worn cloth of each creation, I will always remember the women whose hands brought them into ____________. I will be ever ____________for the strong women in my family who have lived ____________me and with me, who have left behind unbelievable examples to ____________lovely quilts to pass on. 1.A.taking B.leaving C.returning D.buying 2.A.official B.regular C.recent D.special 3.A.greetings B.handshakes C.nods D.hugs 4.A.door B.seat C.wheel D.window 5.A.closely B.loosely C.neatly D.quickly 6.A.taken down B.passed down C.given away D.put away 7.A.machines B.parcels C.cloths D.quilts 8.A.loose B.delicate C.practical D.old 9.A.working B.learning C.playing D.feeling 10.A.thrown B.kept C.spread D.covered 11.A.warm B.wrinkled C.gentle D.soft 12.A.threads B.actions C.sounds D.pictures 13.A.make B.invent C.clean D.check 14.A.brought B.sent away C.delivered D.left behind 15.A.paved B.felt C.dragged D.changed 16.A.If B.Though C.Once D.When 17.A.existence B.life C.power D.practice 18.A.regretful B.convinced C.respected D.grateful 19.A.through B.before C.by D.for 20.A.replace B.build C.follow D.set
Many students want to learn English well, but don’t know where to start. Here is some advice. Before you begin (or go back to) studying English, ask yourself: Why do you want to study English?1. Like every decision in life, studying English must be something you want to do. If you know why you want to study, setting goals is easy. For example, maybe you want to travel to an English-speaking country. Great! Your goal might be to learn “Survival English”.2. Then, you may also ask yourself how long you need to study to achieve your goals.This answer is different for every student.3.If you work 60 hours per week, don’t plan on spending another 40 hours a week studying English. Start off slow, but study regularly. Use material that is challenging, but not too difficult. 4. Do you study best at night, or on the bus on your way to work? Do you like to study alone in a quiet place, or with friends and background music? After you have studied for a few weeks, adjust your study plan accordingly. It’s generally accepted that5. If you aren’t having fun learning English, you are not studying the right way! You can be a serious student who has fun at the same time. Make up your own rewards programme to give yourself encouragement to stay on task. A.It is wise to make a timetable. B.The important thing is to be realistic. C.It’s better to find out what works for you. D.Learning English is interesting and rewarding. E.Whatever your goals are, work hard on them. F.The things we do best in life are the things we enjoy doing. G.Is it because you want to, or because someone else wants you to?
Last month my mother moved into a nursing home. This came after years of witnessing the worsening of her cognitive abilities and changes in her personality, all thanks to life-sucking frontotemporal dementia (FTD). My mom is going to lose her ability to speak, have trouble forming complete thoughts and sentences, and eventually forget how to do things she loved, like cook and read. But despite all of her inabilities, when I walked in on her having dinner with the rest of the women that make up the dementia floor of the nursing home, I didn’t think she belonged. It wasn’t until I spent three days there bonding with those women that I realized what scared me the most-she did fit in. If you were an outsider looking at these women, you’d pity them. You’d think it was cruel that our bodies could turn on us in this way. You’d think it was sad that their families have put the burden of taking care of them on someone else. You’d want to intervene. You’d want to give the lady eating mashed potatoes with her hands a spoon, you’d want to peel the orange for the lady who’s eating it like an apple, you’d want to scold the lady who forgets to flush the toilet and wash her hands after using the bathroom. I did all those things to my mother. But when I see her in an environment that lets her be herself, it somehow seems okay. Learn to love them unconditionally. It’s easier said than done, but if she loved me after giving her hell for making me come home by 10 p. m. on Fridays, I can love her even if she forgets my name. 1.What frightened the author most? A. Her mother adapted to the nursing home. B. She had to look after her mother. C. Her mother suffered from FTD. D. She lived with those women at the nursing home. 2.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “intervene”？ A. Amaze. B. Interrupt. C. Permit. D. Explore. 3.What was the final decision of the author? A. She let her mother alone. B. She took care of her mother at home. C. She sent her mother to hospital. D. She let her mother stay at the nursing home. 4.What’s the author’s attitude towards her mother? A. Mean. B. Selfish. C. Grateful. D. Honest.
Almost all researches in sleep explain that nightmares are a reaction to negative experiences that happen during waking hours. However, some of them believe that nightmares do have some real benefits. One 2017 study, for example, found that frequent nightmare sufferers considered themselves as more empathetic (共鸣的). They also showed more of a tendency to unconsciously mirror other people through things like yawning. People who have constant nightmares also tend to think further outside the box on psychoanalysis tasks. Some other researches have found support for the idea that nightmares might be linked to creativity. People seeking cure for nightmares were not necessarily more fearful or anxious, but rather had a general sensitivity (敏感) to all emotional experiences. Sensitivity is the driving force behind Intense (强烈的) dreams. Heightened sensitivity to threats or fear during the day results in bad dreams and nightmares, while heightened passion or excitement may result in more intense positive dream. And both these forms of dreams may feed back into waking life, perhaps increasing suffering after nightmares, or promoting (促进) social bonds and empathy (共鸣) after positive dreams. The effects go further still. This sensitivity overflows over into perceptions and thoughts: people who have a lot of nightmares experience a dreamlike quality to their waking thoughts. And this kind of thinking seems to give them a creative advantage. For example, studies show that such people tend to have greater creative talent and artistic expression. And people who often have nightmares also tend to have more positive dreams than the average person. The evidence points towards the idea that, rather than disturbing normal activity, people who are unfortunate in having a lot of nightmares also have a dreaming life that is at least as creative, positive and vivid as it can be distressing and frightening. What’s more, this imaginative richness is unlikely to be limited to sleep, but also is filled with waking thought and daydreams. Even after people wake up and shake off the nightmare, in other words, a mark of it stays behind, occupying them throughout the day. 1.What do most sleep researchers think of nightmares? A.They have no advantages at all. B.They make people more empathetic. C.They can contribute to humans’ creativity. D.They are a reflection of waking behavior. 2.How can nightmare sufferers probably stop nightmares in theory according to the text? A.Be more fearful to anxious to nightmares. B.Try to reduce sensitivity to threats or fear. C.Avoid excitement as much as possible. D.Promote social bonds and empathy. 3.What does the underlined word “perception” in Paragraph 3 mean? A.Awareness. B.Content. C.Relief. D.Determination. 4.What can be the best title for the text? A.The Solution of Nightmares B.The Empathy of Nightmares C.The Benefits of Nightmares D.The Tendency of Nightmares
Kiwis are unique in a lot of interesting ways. They have many characteristics that are not found in any other bird. It ia assumed that the kiwi's ancestor was able to fly and reached New Zealand. Once on the island, it lost its ability to fly and eventually became the kiwi known today. Kiwis have feathers that look like hair and very strong and muscular legs. They rule the ground instead of the air. They can smell very well, Kiwis are quite shy and usually only come out at night. Kiwi can live a long time, between 25 and 50 years. A female carries a huge egg for its body size. The kiwi is about the same size as a chicken but its egg is actually six times as large as a chicken’s egg. The reason for this is that the kiwi doesn’t have to fly so there aren't any limits on its weight. The female has to eat three times as much as usual to help the egg develop. Right before the egg is laid she can't eat anything because the egg presses against her stomach, leaving no room for food. All kiwi species are endangered. On average, twenty-seven die each week. They have been affected most by deforestation and invasive mammals. Before humans came to New Zealand, the only mammals on the island were bats and seals.The kiwi never had to worry about predators before, but now since it cannot fly, and lays its eggs on the ground, it is pretty defenseless against invasive mammals such as rats and stoats. Stoats kill a lot of the chicks, while dogs kill a lot of adult birds, usually by accident, because they are quite delicate (易碎的). 1.Which is kiwi’s unique characteristic? A.They can’t fly with no wings. B.They can live more than 50 years, C.They rule the air instead of the ground. D.They seldom or never come out in the daytime. 2.Why does a female kiwi carry a huge egg? A.It eats three times as much as usual. B.I focuses too much on developing its egg. C.Body weight will grow without limit for a flightless bird. D.The egg presses against her stomach. 3.Which kind of mammal does no harm to kiwis? A.Bats. B.Rats. C.Stoats. D.Dogs. 4.Which is a suitable tile for the passage? A.Endangered kiwi species B.Kiwis — unique birds C.Get close to the bird world D.Why can’t kiwis fly?
Have you ever felt the desire to move and experience another beautiful part of the country? This could be the perfect career change for you. The National Trust in England is looking for someone to work as a ranger on the Fame Islmds, one of Britain’s oldest nature reserves located just off the Northumberland coast. For $22,668 a year, the successful applicant will be required to look after the local wildlife, including the 200 seal pups which are born on the islands each year and 37,000 pairs of puffins. The ranger will get the chance to work in some of the nation’s most attractive places and spaces — impressive sunrises a one-minute ride and one of England’s largest seal colonies on his doorstep. But like every job, it doesn’t come without a downside. Apart from avoiding the dive-bombing Arctic terns, there is no running water on the island and there will be severe storms to fight with during the spring. Along with a love of nature and the outdoors, the National Trust is looking for “an excellent team player” who has experience in conservation work. This job isn’t the normal 9 to 5, so being good at PowerPoint isn’t a must. With 50,000 annual visitors every year, you really need to be able to get on with people and show them how they can participate to help nature. Could you see yourself in this role? Applications for the job close on June 7.Want to apply? Click here. 1.“Downside” in the 4th paragraph can be replaced by____________. A.pay drop B.disadvantage C.bright future D.bad environment 2.If you’d like to apply for the job as a ranger, you should_____________. A.live a regular life B.come to terms with being lonely C.be expert at working with PowerPoint D.have experience in conservation work 3.The passage is probably taken from_______________. A.a newspaper B.a textbook C.the Internet D.a news report
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.每一个人都会被自己阅读过的一本书或看过的一部电影所感动并难以忘怀，请以A Most Influential Book (Or Film)为题写一篇短文。 1. 描述你的书或电影的主要内容； 2. 其令你感到或难忘的原因； 3. 谈谈它对你产生的影响或带来的思考。 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1.您什么时间方面来取一下您的体检报告? (convenient) 2.一个合格的大学生应当有着良好的英语运用能力。(command) 3.他经常向我抱怨在工作中得不到赏识。(complain) 4.尽管当时父亲很忙，他仍旧信守承诺，带我和妈妈去了上海迪士尼乐园。(as) 5.这位作家用其在博物馆中展出的所有展品阐明了他对爱情的观点，即只有当一个男人失去他所爱的人时，他才会开始真正爱上她。(illustrate)
Directions: In the article, 4 sentences have been removed. Choose the most suitable ones from the list A-AC to fit into each of the numbered gaps. There are TWO which do not fit in any of the gaps. The Museum of Innocence Love and Madness in Istanbul It’ s all an elaborate (详尽的) and precisely constructed lie: a museum built to tell the story of a self-referential book created around the contents of the soon-to-finish museum. A tale of love and loss, but mainly madness, which is entirely fictional but in which the very real author plays a central narrative role. It is the Museum of Innocence. The story focuses on the character of Kemal (凯末尔) and his love for a beautiful shop girl and distant cousin Fusun (芙颂). Kemal’s story is one of lust, obsession and eventual ruin. Were the character real? I expect that most of us would distance ourselves from him in the same way that Istanbul’s high society do in the novel. 1.. And this is especially the case when one reads through Kemal’s story of madness and presents himself or herself in the collection of objects that represent Kemal’s love and loss. The museum follows the narrative of the book precisely presenting 83 displays that each reflects one of the book’s 83 chapters to accompany the storyline 2.. In this case, as in many, the items that we accumulate in our lives are the reminders to help us recall those memories. 3.. Mounted on the ground floor is a display of 4,213 cigarette stubs, each noted with a time or date or comments speaking to the very moment it touched her hands, her lips, and so became a part of her story. Though it’s hard to match the visual appeal of that first display, representing chapter 68 of the book, the combination of sights and sounds throughout the three-story museum evokes (换起) the story in a way that reading alone couldn’t hope to do. 4.. You could surely visit the museum without having read the book or give it a read with no intention to visit the museum but, frankly, you shouldn’t pick up a copy a month or two before a trip to Istanbul, and give yourself the pleasure of experiencing the story twice in different forms. If, like Kemal, you find yourself longing for some tangible physical reminder of the experience? Not to worry, there’s a well-stocked gift shop full of small souvenirs and Orhan Pamuk’s other works. A.The museum of Innocence is a novel written by Orhan Pamuk, Nobel-laureate Turkish novelist published on August 29, 2008. B.However, it’s hard not to feel sorry for the poor soul and empathize somewhat with what has been lost. C.these exhibits convey an idea that when one realizes that he or she is about to lose his or her lover, one tends to seize onto the closest thing related to that person. D.Similarly, the written narrative of the book offers more detailed insights into the characters and their thoughts than can be conveyed just by viewing the museum. E.The Museum of Innocence itself, though not particularly noteworthy from the outside, is visually arresting from the first glance inside. F.Compared with those ho haven’t read the novel, people who have read it will better grasp the many hidden meanings of the museum.
A scene from China’s biggest soap opera last year, Ode to Joy Season 2, has triggered much discussion on whether virginity is still a prized asset for women in “modern” China. In the scene, Qiu Yingying, a young but naive character, holds a dinner party to introduce her boyfriend to her friends, but the evening turns dramatic after her neighbour accidentally exposes her past relationship. Her boyfriend, Ying Qin, storms off, furious, expressing his thought that having sex before marriage is a moral spot for a woman. However controversial the show is, it does reveal a universal phenomenon that sex education in China is often relatively backward and of minor significance. Parents very rarely share information about sex with children. What almost all parents do, however, is to warn their children, especially daughters not to have any dates before they graduate from university, fearing that they get hurt or become pregnant. There are stories of biology teachers skipping details of the reproductive system in class and ask students to learn it by themselves. Chinese communities also traditionally expect virginity before marriage. Ren Yi, a student from East China Normal University, said it was perfectly reasonable for a boyfriend who was a virgin himself to require his girlfriend to be so. The only problem, she said, was if it was a double standard and the man expected virginity from a woman but not himself. The issue was also being discussed by her university classmates in WeChat. Someone questioned why there wasn’t gender equality when it came to virginity, but another said she couldn’t accept Ying Qin’s comment on women who had sex before marriage. While some still concentrate on virginity itself, others have shifted the focus of this debate. Zhu Pingping, a Shanghai-based English teacher, commented that even debating the topic was old-fashioned in the 21st Century. She thought it was “disgusting” for the show to make an issue of it in modern cities, women are more independent and liberated, she said. Her husband, Shen Peng, also a teacher, added that not everyone will and can advance with the times as he or she ages and some even want to restore the so-called traditional Chinese virtues of being a woman (女德), which from his perspective has long been used as a means to oppress women both physically and mentally throughout the history. “Teaching students knowledge about sex doesn’t mean we encourage them to eat the forbidden fruit. Actually, it is just the opposite, because only when sex---like other aspects of lives---is dealt with frankly and appropriately in the educational process can the healthy growth of children raised in it be truly encouraged,” he said. 1.Which one of the following might be Wrong according to the first two paragraphs? A.The TV series Ode to Joy Season 2 has brought female virginity to attention. B.Qiu Yingying’s relationship has been buried with her previous romance revealed. C.Parents and teachers tend to avoid answering questions about sex from children. D.Sex education in China has weighed strongly in the current educational system. 2.It can be learned from the three interviewees’ opinions that ________. A.a double standard encouraged in attitudes towards virginity is allowed B.the topic on virginity is still worth public discussion in the present day C.keeping pace with the times is not necessarily a natural outcome of age D.teaching students sex is likely to lead them to have sex at an early age 3.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows? A.Measures to advocate sex education B.Historical evidence of female oppression C.Professional comments on the show D.Examples to illustrate the virginity issue 4.The author’s purpose for writing this article is to ________. A.introduce a popular TV drama B.explain a universal phenomenon C.criticize the current education D.arouse people’s food for thought
In a time when too much emphasis has been attached to utilitarianism (功力主义), it doesn’t come as a surprise to me that we people no longer believe in poetry. Utility is now often the standard of what one should devote his or her time and energy to and what he or she shouldn’t, but don’t get me wrong. I am not saying or stating that one should not consider utility at all when making crucial decisions. On the contrary, everyone should take it into account. Medicine, law, business and engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance and love, these are what we stay alive for. My dad once told me that “life is suffering,”, which now I think is probably a unanimous (无异议的) opinion among most people. With a tough life inevitably comes a tough language---and that is what poetry is and why poetry is needed. It offers people a way to talk about the difficult-to-describe things in life, like death, suffering, profound joy and transformation. So whenever I hear someone say that poetry is not a must, or it’s an option, or it’s only for the educated middle classed, I suspect that he or she must have had things pretty easy. But how can people live without poetry when poetry is nothing but a ceaseless flow of genuine human emotions? /unlike what the academics may tell you, my suggestion about bring poetry into your lives is that don’t analyze it and don’t ask others to analyze it. Don’t deconstruct it or try to make meaning of it. Just find the poems that wake you up, that make you feel as if you’ve submerged (沉浸) yourself in a mineral hot spring or an ice bath. Find the poems that make you feel almost irrational joy or sadness. Find the poems that make you want to roll around in them or paint their colors all over your bedroom ceiling. Those are the poems you want to play with. Find the poems that communicate with the deepest parts your being and welcome them in. If finding others’ poems no longer satisfies you, compose your own! You don’t have yo be a poet to compose poetry. After all, poetry is not a luxury only for members desire or genuine willingness to vent feelings. It’s about searching for the real meaning of life and also about giving meaning to life. Just like Walt Whitman’s “O Me! O Life!”, a poem that ends by speaking directly to its readers: “the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse,” poetry is about everyone. And now I want to ask you the mother of all inspirational questions; “What will your verse be?” Inspired by Jeanette Winterson’s book: Why Be Happy When You Could be normal? 1.The author thinks that poetry is very important for human beings because it ________. A.has nothing to do with the shared belief in utility B.symbolizes a status as an educated middle class C.offers a medium for describing hard experiences D.reveals a fundamental truth that life isn’t all roses 2.To appreciate poetry by academic standards, one should first ________. A.deconstruct and making meaning of it B.enjoy a mineral hot spring or an ice bath C.paint it over his or her bedroom ceiling D.get consumed by irrational joy or sadness 3.The author quoted Walt Whitman’s poem “O Me! O Life!” to emphasize that ________. A.only a true poet can write poems B.no poem can appeal to everyone C.life feels just like a powerful play D.every human is entitled to poetry 4.The best title for the text may be ________. A.Composing Poetry B.Poetry for Life C.The Art of poetry D.Analyzing poetry
What Does the Length of Your Fingers Say About You?
Are you the peace-loving type or the ambitious go-getter? Your finger length might be a clue. Take a look at your fingers. Would you believe me if I told you that the length of your fingers in relation to one another can predict your personality? I know that it sounds like one of those silly tests you see on Facebook, but I have to admit that it is exactly correct for me. Here’s how it works. Look at your three middle fingers of your hand. Is your index finger longer than your ring finger? Is your ring finger longer than your index finger? Or are the two of the same length? Find the situation that best matches your hand and see if what follows is an accurate description of your personality. Longer ring finger: The Sweet Talker If your ring finger is longer than your index finger, research shows that you’re likely a charming type, and you can probably talk yourself out of any situation. Others often find this personality type irresistible and will go to great lengths to help you. You’re more likely to take risks, and you’re good at problem-solving. People in this category make great engineers, soldiers and crossword-puzzle solvers. Longer index finger: The (Over) Confident One If your index finger is longer than your ring finger, chances are you are full of confidence—possibly even to the point of being over-confident and proud. You are not necessarily introverted (内向的), but you do enjoy time to yourself, especially when you’re trying to complete a project. You are a dream pursuer who can make things happen, but you may be shy when it comes to taking the first step in a relationship. You are also probably happy with what you have, but you’re always wishing for more. Index and ring finger are of the same length: The Peacemaker If your index finger and ring finger are roughly of the same length, you are likely to avoid conflict at all costs and seek to keep the peace in your relationships. You are well-organized, faithful and sympathetic. But deep down under all of that caring and peace-loving, you also have a hot-tempered side that can appear unexpectedly when you’re pushed too far. You will try your hardest to avoid a fight. How well do these descriptions match your personality? I was surprised at the accuracy in my case, but I’m not going to tell you which one it was! 1.Which of the following hand could be an engineer’s hand? A. 2.We can learn from the passage that the author ______. A. is very charming and helpful B. always tries hard to avoid a fight C. often takes silly tests on Facebook D. thinks the descriptions suit him well 3.What does the passage intend to tell us? A. How accurate the description of the test is. B. The length of fingers can reveal personality. C. Why your fingers are not of the same length. D. Personality is determined by your finger length. 4.Where can you probably find the text? A. A popular magazine. B. An official report. C. A public advertisement. D. A biology textbook.
It did take me quite a while to start noticing Dr. Yuval Noah Harari’s well-received book: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (人类简史). I bought the book after I heard Dou Wentao (a renowned TV hose) mention it on his podcast, and to be frank, I read the first chapter with little _________. But it turned out to be the best book I read in 2017. While I was immediately ___________ the book kept evolving as I read it. The book began with a brief introduction of the lives and activities of the earliest proto-humans (原始人)---Neanderthals (尼安德特人), Homoerectus (直立人) and early Homo Sapiens (智人)---and then _________ an examination of why it was the Homo sapiens, after hundreds of thousands of years of surviving but pretty much existing in the middle of the food chain, _________ rocketed to the top of it without any significant genetic changes, conquered multiple climates, and eventually domesticated the world around them from farm animals to crops. And Harari includes an interesting but fairly _________ argument about the true nature of our relationship to our most necessary crop---wheat. Think for a moment about the _________ Revolution from the viewpoint of wheat. Ten thousand years ago wheat was just a wild grass, one of many, confined to a small range in the Middle East. All of a sudden, within just a few short millennia, it was growing everywhere. So how did this grass turn from insignificant to ubiquitous (到处存在的)? Wheat did it by manipulating (操纵) Homo sapiens to its advantage. This ape had been living a fairly comfortable life _________ and gathering until about 10,000 years ago, but then began to _________ more and more effort in cultivating wheat. Then, humans in many parts of the world were doing little from dawn to dusk _________ taking care of wheat plants. However, the body of Homo sapiens had not evolved for cultivating wheat. Therefore human spines, knees, necks and arches paid the price. Moreover, the new agricultural tasks demanded so much time that people were forced to settle __________ next to their wheat fields. This completely changed their way of life. We did not __________ wheat. It’s the other way around. One of the most important and sustained ideas running through the book is that what ultimately __________ Homo sapiens from all other creatures---other mammals, other apes, and even other “humans” like Neanderthals---was not our opposable thumbs or some other __________ standards, but instead it was our ability to generate (生成), believe in and act upon what Yuval Noah Narari calls “myths” or “__________” (essentially ideas and cultural institutions), particularly on a large scale and collective basis, which eventually transformed us from creatures that lived in small, loosely-organized groups (the typical feature of most apes) to our modern status. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is a fascinating ambitious and difficult-to-summarize book that is also just highly __________. So as senior high school students, you won’t experience too much difficulty following the author’s train of thoughts. And I strongly recommend you to indulge (纵情于) yourself in this well-written book. Inspired by Yuval Noah Harari’s mind-blowing book: Sapiens: A brief history of Humankind 1.A.attention B.evaluation C.illustration D.expectation 2.A.fascinated B.confused C.distracted D.uninterested 3.A.turned to B.gave away C.prepared for D.went after 4.A.naturally B.randomly C.suddenly D.hardly 5.A.annoying B.touching C.embarrassing D.depressing 6.A.Industrial B.Agricultural C.Cultural D.Political 7.A.planting B.hunting C.trading D.wondering 8.A.spare B.resist C.invest D.demand 9.A.regardless of B.contrary to C.together with D.other than 10.A.permanently B.delightfully C.temporarily D.instantly 11.A.consume B.grow C.domesticate D.harvest 12.A.distinguished B.disqualified C.discouraged D.dissatisfied 13.A.intellectual B.physical C.psychological D.moral 14.A.poems B.reports C.documents D.fictions 15.A.complex B.overrated C.readable D.appreciated
Directions: Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given words: for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. As a man who has already stepped into the tomb of love, I always have a feeling that it is my obligation to warn those guys who 1. (not; marry) so far or are about to do that of the danger involved in marriage. Those simple-minded men can easily get 2. “killed”, if they don’t know that comes with marriage. Since I am a quick learner, it didn’t take me long to find out 3. a man needs to do to survive a marriage. Here are the 7 golden principles, which I would like to call “Marriage Survival Tips for Man”. Ready to take notes? No.1: Anything 4. (request) by your wife should be doubtless taken as your priority in your to-do list. Whether it is to mop the floor or babysit your son, do it immediately and do it for life, idiot! Because the more times she has to ask you to do that, the 5. (patient) she will be. No.2: Caution! Do not argue with your wife! 6. reasonable you think you are, you will always end up saying sorry to her Trust me. As a man, the last thing you want to do is to get into an argument with a woman. Women are not supposed 7. (reason) with. They are not designed that way. (Pardon me for being such a male chauvinist (直男炎). Deep down, I totally support feminism.) So unless you want to start a full-scale war you can never win, otherwise apologize to her the moment you two make eye contact. No.3: Always give positive feedbacks 8. any questions raised by her. For example, if she wants to buy a pair of high-heels or a fancy coat, say yes! Of course, always saying yes will cost you a fortune but at least it can save your life! And 9. you are alive, money does grow on trees! But when the questions are related to her weight, stay with a simple life-saving rule: for God’s sake, she is not even a little bit fat! Calling her fat would be viewed as a horrible crime which deserves a death sentence! No 4: Sorry man! I can’t make this up anymore. Her Majesty 10. (call) me again. I have to go now! Pray for me!
假定你是李华，在你校学习的英国交换生朋友David对于本学期选择哪一门中国文化选修课拿不定主意。请你给他写一封信，建议他选修太极拳，内容包括： 1. 写信目的； 2. 你的理由； 3. 愿意提供帮助。 参考词汇： 选修课 optional course 太极拳 Tai Chi 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； Dear David, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Looking forward to your reply. 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。 It was Tree Planting Day on last Thursday, my classmates and I went to plant trees in a park where is in the west end of the city. In the morning, we gathered at the school gate and went thereby bikes, talking and laughing all the way. Upon arrive, we began to work immediate. Some were digging holes. Some were carrying and plant young trees. Others were watering it. After getting the work done, we put up a board reminding people protect the trees. Before leaving we take some photos to record our green action. Seeing the lines of trees, we both had a sense of achievement.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Floating mountains in the ocean are better known as icebergs (冰山). Icebergs are 1. (mass) of freshwater ice that have broken from a glacier (冰川) or polar ice sheet. Most icebergs are formed around Antarctica and Greenland. Icebergs 2. (see) today began thousands and thousands of years ago. They began as flakes of snow falling on land. Over the years, more and more snow fell. The snow on 3.bottom was crushed (压碎) because snow on top was packing it down. Years of 4.(melt) and freezing formed layers of ice thousands of feet thick. These sheets of ice are called glaciers. During the warmer weather in spring 5. summer, pieces of ice break off from glaciers. The broken pieces of ice fall into the water and become icebergs. Icebergs vary 6. size. The largest iceberg ever recorded was the size of the state ofRhode Island in the United States. The 7. (tall) iceberg stood 550 feet above the ocean. That’s about the size of the Washington Monument in Washington, D. C. Icebergs can be very 8. (danger) to ships traveling near them because only one-eighth of an iceberg 9. (be) above water. This means that the rock-hard ice is much larger underneath. Captains taking 10.(they) ships around an iceberg may miscalculate the size of the iceberg.
It was a usual day for Kathy. She was walking her dog in her neighborhood when some crows (乌鸦) flew over and one of them ________ a baby robin (知更鸟) to the ground. Kathy rushed over.________ , she carried him back home and ________ him in a box lined with grass. He looked like he was in ________ and the fall had injured his feet. “He was so tiny. He couldn’t fly yet; he needed a________ .”Kathy says. She ________ the bird wet cat food using a tiny paintbrush. “It was like having a human baby,” Kathy says. A week later, she started bringing Squeaker — ________ for his talkative nature— out to her yard, where he would hop in the grass. Soon his feet healed, and his wings grew________ enough to take him up to low branches in a tree. Within a few ________, he was able to spend the night outside in the tree. For the next couple of weeks, every time Kathy went outside Squeaker would fly over and ________ on her shoulder. When she taught him how to dig for worms, he’d stand on her foot — always as ________ to his rescuer as possible. “I really became his mom,” she says. “We ________. I loved this little creature.” One day, Squeaker decided it was time for him to ________ on his own. He ________, out of sight. Having known that this day would come, Kathy ________ hoped she had done enough to________ the robin for the big world out there. One month later, Kathy was ________ when Squeaker swooped (俯冲) down on a branch right near her head. “I was so happy to see him and to watch him flying so well. I think he wanted to show me he was okay,” says Kathy holding back tears. “We don’t think of the common bird as anything ________, but Squeaker taught me so much with his love and his ________ to recover. It was inspiring. It’s a(an) ________ of how connected we all are. ” 1.A.placed B.dropped C.kicked D.abandoned 2.A.Gently B.Casually C.Secretly D.Happily 3.A.threw B.hid C.settled D.locked 4.A.anger B.peace C.anxiety D.shock 5.A.mom B.nurse C.teacher D.partner 6.A.served B.fed C.delivered D.handed 7.A.named B.blamed C.known D.praised 8.A.old B.heavy C.hard D.strong 9.A.minutes B.hours C.weeks D.years 10.A.sit B.lie C.wander D.land 11.A.far B.close C.cold D.kind 12.A.cooperated B.bonded C.succeeded D.survived 13.A.move B.search C.escape D.explore 14.A.took off B.rose up C.fell down D.flew off 15.A.just B.even C.still D.yet 16.A.follow B.accompany C.prepare D.raise 17.A.outside B.away C.upstairs D.abroad 18.A.important B.familiar C.special D.strange 19.A.attempt B.fortune C.determination D.promise 20.A.commitment B.reminder C.achievement D.matter
If you’re anything like the average American, you probably check your smartphone more than50 times per day as a 2018 study found. 1. In fact, The University of Arizona found back in2012 that cell phones carry 10 times more bacteria than a toilet seat, largely because toilet seats are typically cleaned more frequently while personal electronics are largely overlooked. As the novel corona virus (新型冠状病毒) continues to spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization are advising the general public to wash hands often and disinfect (消毒) frequently touched objects and surfaces. 2. But cleaning your phone can be tricky, considering many of the standard cleaning products you’d typically use for disinfection could potentially damage your mobile device. You may want to wipe down your phones screen with some rubbing alcohol or a disinfectant wipe. 3. These phones have a coating on then to prevent oil or grease from your hand from sticking on the phone. Using alcohol or those types of everyday solutions directly on a phone, on its glass can harm it. 4. That lines up with the advice Apple and Samsung offer which warn not to use cleaning products. 5. If you need to disinfect your smartphone, consider looking into a UV light to kill the bacteria. A.Avoid using alcohol. B.But in doing so, you risk damaging your devices screen. C.That means keeping your phone clean is important as well. D.You should still be cautious when exposing them to liquids. E.Instead use a micro fiber cloth and dampen it lightly with soap and water. F.And each time you do, your mobile device picks up more bacteria from your hands. G.Both companies say wiping your phone down with a soft cloth is the best way to clean it.
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