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Money, jewels and important documents are not the only valuable placed in banks these days. Some mothers store their breast milk in banks. There’re ten breast banks set up across the United States, where mothers can donate their extra milk for other women’s babies. Experts say breast milk is the best food for babies. The World Health Organization says it is the only food babies should get during the first six months of life, in most cases. Breast milk is especially important for babies born too early. Sometimes these premature babies must stay in the hospital for many weeks. James Cameron is a doctor who treats newborns at Lutheran Children’s Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He says breast milk is almost like medicine. Doctor James Cameron said, “The fact is that there are so many different proteins and specialized sugars in the breast milk that the mom’s able to make that help provide immunity. It’s very important for the health of the newborn.” There are several reasons some mothers may not be able to breastfeed. Some are not able to produce enough milk. Others might be taking medicines or have medical problems that prevent the process. Lucy Baur lives near Fort Wayne. She fed her milk to both her children and always had more milk than they needed. She wanted to donate to the Indiana Mothers Milk Bank in Indianapolis. But freezing and shipping milk can be costly. Then, a donor station opened near her home. Milk donations in the United States work like this: Donors must be willing to provide almost three liters of breast milk. They freeze the milk and take it to the station. There, employees warm the milk and mix it with other mothers’ milk. Then, the milk is heated to kill bacteria. After that, the technicians test samples of all the milk to make sure it is safe and healthful. The milk is re-frozen and sent to the main milk bank. The milk bank transports the milk to hospitals to feed premature or sick babies. Donors are tested for diseases before any milk is accepted. They are not permitted to smoke tobacco, use illegal drugs or drink too much alcohol. 1.The purpose of setting up breast milk banks is to_____. A. store extra fresh milk for school children B. provide milk to children who go hungry C. help mothers donate milk to other babies D. offer free breast milk to premature babies 2.The breast milk is important for newborns because_____. A. it protects them from any possible disease B. it contains rich nutrients that they need C. it is the only food that babies can eat D. it benefits them as the best medicine 3.The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to____. A. milk bank employees B. milk bank doctors C. milk bank nurses D. breast milk donors 4.Which of the following shows the process of milk donations in the USA? a. The mixed breast milk is heated to kill bacteria. b. Breast milk is donated by mothers, frozen by them and sent to the stations. c. The breast milk samples are tested for safety reason. d. Different donors’ breast milk is warmed and mixed together by the station. e. The milk is frozen again and sent to the main milk bank. A. bdace B. bcdea C. badec D. cbaed
Microblogging is a broadcast medium in the form of blogging. A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically much smaller, in both actual size and aggregate file size. Microblogs “allow users to exchange small elements of content such as short sentences, individual images, or video links”. As with traditional blogging, microbloggers post about topics ranging from the simple, such as "what I'm doing right now," to the thematic(主题的), such as "sports cars.” Commercial microblogs also exist, to promote (促进) websites, services and/or products, and to promote collaboration within an organization. Some microblogging services offer features such as privacy settings, which allow users to control who can read their microblogs, or other ways of publishing rights besides entering the web-based interface.(界面) These may include text messaging, instant messaging, E-mail, or digital audio. The first microblogs were known as tumblelogs. The term was invented in a blog post on April 12, 2005. However, by 2006 and 2007, the term microblog came into greater usage for such services provided by Tumblr and Twitter. Other leading social networking websites Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and XING also have their own microblogging features, better known as status updates. Several studies, especially by Harvard Business School have tried to analyze the usage behavior of Microblogging services. Many of these studies show that for services such as Twitter, there is a small group of active users contributing to most of the activity. Twitter, Facebook and other microblogging services are also becoming a platform for marketing and public relations, with a sharp growth in the number of social media marketers. The Sysomos study shows that this specific group of marketers on Twitter is much more active than general user population, with 15% following more than 2,000 people. 1.Why is a microblog different from a traditional blog? A. Because a microblog doesn’t include pictures, but a traditional blog does. B. Because a microblog doesn’t include videos, but a traditional blog does. C. Because a microblog has smaller contents than a traditional blog in actual and total file size. D. Because a microblog can only be written on the cell-phones. 2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “collaboration” in the second paragraph? A. Competition. B. Discussion. C. Tradition. D. Cooperation 3.Microblogging can protect the following privacy EXCEPT_______. A. deciding the readers of the microblogs B. allowing readers to publish their views C. readers’ deleting what a microblog says D. deciding whether readers can enter it 4.We can infer from the passage that______. A. microbloggers always post about the thematic topics instead of the simple ones B. microblogging has developed so quickly and brought the owners more and more benefits. C. microblogging protects both the owners’ and the readers’ privacy D. the studies by Harward Business School have analyzed the usage of microblogging services
1.This advertisement is designed especially for those who __________． A．like eating in restaurants B. have little time C．prefer home-cooked meals D. want to save money 2.What information CAN’T we get from the advertisement about Quickeats? A. Different kinds． B. High quality．C. Exact prices． D. Good taste． 3.Which of the following can be cooled in a refrigerator before eating according to the ads? A. Pasta Salad． B. Dried Fruit． C. Noodles． D. Nuts． 4.What can we learn from the advertisement? A. Get one Quickeats container and you’ll have four Quickeats to eat． B. Take one coupon and you can eat freely in a participating store． C. Buy one coupon and you’ll get a free Quickeats． D. Buy one Quickeats and you’ll get a container．
The prestigious (久负盛名) Peking University and Tsinghua University held graduation ceremonies on the same day this year. The presidents of the two universities delivered excellent speeches at the ceremonies as they used words, phrases or ways of expression that are very popular on the Internet currently. At the same time, graduation speeches by other university presidents were also under the spotlight for the same reason. Their speeches were warmly welcomed by students as they contained many fashionable words today, such as "floating clouds" ( meaning "too small and of little importance to mention") and "gelivable" (meaning " very helpful") . In the speeches , these university presidents recalled campus life together with students and finally moved all the audiences. They were very different from the usual run of lectures. Many university presidents have changed their regular manner of addressing graduation ceremonies from an advising and preaching (说教) mode to a more fashionable and funny approach. They try to use those words popular among young people in their speeches. In the past, university presidents' speeches were criticized for being too standard and lacking sentiment. Now , they quote fashionable words in their addresses, reflecting they are starting to adopt more everyday attitudes to students. The use of these new expressions has triggered a heated discussion. It focuses on the question of whether university presidents should speak in an informal way at graduation ceremonies. Supporters agree with the new approach. They consider it good to build close ties with students by using the youth's own words. Opponents argue the new ways have no practical value or significance for education but are merely to please those leaving university. 1.What would be the best title for this passage? A. Should University Heads Use Terms of Youth B. Must University Presidents Learn to Please Students C. Must University Presidents Meet Students' Needs D. Should University Heads Use Newly-created Words 2.What can we infer from the passage? A. University presidents consider it good to build close ties with students. B. More and more students are eager to make speeches in public. C. The new ways of making speeches are popular with the young. D. University presidents have special opinions about the world. 3.What dose the underlined word "triggered " in Paragraph 3 probably mean ? A. Break off B. Set off C. Sum up D. Focus on 4.Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Many people are likely to be influenced by the Internet. B. The writer thinks it necessary for us to follow the traditional customs. C. More and more words are changing with the development of technology. D. People argue about whether to use fashionable words on formal occasions.
A man and his family were in Europe. Once they needed to drive 3 days 36, day and night, to get to Germany. His little daughter had never 37 at night without a break before. She was 38 the first night in the car, with terrible deep darkness outside. “Where are we going, Daddy?” asked the daughter. “To your uncle’s house in Germany.” Father answered. “Have you been to his 39 before?” “No.” “Then, do you know the 40 ?” “Maybe, we can read the map.” Short pause. “Do you know how to read the map?” “Yes, we will get there 41 . Don’t worry.” The same dialogue 42 a few times within the first night, and also the second night. 43 on the third night, his daughter was quiet. Father thought that she might have fallen 44 , but when he looked into the mirror, he saw that she was awake and was just 45 calmly. He couldn’t help wondering 46 she was not asking the questions anymore. “Dear, do you know where we are going?” “Germany, uncle’s house.” “ Do you know how we are getting there?” “No.” “ Then why aren’t you asking anymore?” “Because Daddy is 47 .” Because Daddy is driving. This answer from a 3 years old girl has then become the 48 and help this man for many years whenever he has questions and 49 on his journey. We may 50 the destination and sometimes we may just know it 51 the little girl-“Germany”, without understanding where or what it 52 is. We do not know the way. We do not know how to read the map. We do not know if we can find 53 along the way to eat in. But the little girl knows the most 54 thing-Daddy is driving-and so she is safe and secure. She knows that her Daddy will 55 all that she needs. 1.A. occasionally B. suddenly C. casually D. continuously 2.A. travelled B. run C. walked D. lived 3.A. happy B. excited C. scared D. bored 4.A. farm B. house C. office D. hospital 5.A. name B. way C. language D. family 6.A. safely B. dangerously C. hurriedly D. slowly 7.A. waited B. broke C. spoke D. repeated 8.A. So B. Because C. But D. When 9.A. awake B. dead C. asleep D. ill 10.A. looking around B. coming about C. getting through D .going out 11.A. when B. why C. how D. where 12.A. crying B. laughing C. helping D. driving 13.A. trouble B. labor C. enjoyment D. strength 14.A. fears B. achievements C. prizes D. successes 15.A. guess B. know C. find D. search 16.A. beyond B. unlike C. like D. despite 17.A. really B. never C. doubtfully D. finally 18.A. stations B. shops C. libraries D. restaurants 19.A. necessary B. important C. general D. normal 20.A. buy B. lend C. provide D. steal
I don’t think we played______. A. great B. greatly C. good D. satisfied
–Jack, you seem in high spirits. – ________ We won the match 4:0. A. Guess what? B. So what? C. No wonder. D. No doubt.
One Friday, we were packing to leave for a weekend away____ my daughter heard cries for help. A. after B. while C. since D. when
The boy talked his mother ________ buying him a home computer. A. of B. over C. to D. into
— Can you give me some advice about the design? — I think it should _______ to all ages and social groups. A. appear B. appeal C. suit D. fit
The report urged that all the children _______ to swim. A. are taught B. be taught C. to be taught D. being taught
The church, which ____ back to the 17th century, is undergoing a complete restoration. A. dates B. comes C. leaves D. appoints
His remarks left me _____ about his real purpose.
If you go for a long ride in a friend’s car, it’s the custom here to offer to pay some of the ____. A. expenses B. rents C. prices D. accounts
—Is there any possibility of the film ____ in Paris International Festival? —Not in the least, because the audience generally think little of it. A. trying out B. tried out C. to try out D. being tried out
We should always bear ____ in mind that our own determination to success is more important than anything else. A. it B. this C. that D. this
–How was your trip abroad? –Great. The only pity is that I ______to buy some gifts for my friends. A. forgot B. forget C. would forget D. was forgetting
–What has happened to Jack? –He’s had one of his legs _____trying to save a boy from the fire. A. injuring B. injured C. being injured D. to be injured
You must be aware ______the fact that it is ____ great importance to learn English well. A. to; of B. of; of C. to; in D. of; in
目前家长为孩子请家教是一种普遍现象。父母们如此舍得花钱和忍心占去孩予的时间，究竟是为什么呢？某中学生英语报正在征文，想了解其中原因。请根据下面所给的标题和首段内容，分析慢、中、快三类学生请家教的原因并说明你对此现象的态度。词数：120词左右。
短文填词（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） In Grade Eight I took physics. In one test I get 76． only 36 percent of the answers c ．I failed the 77． next one, too. I started to think that maybe I not 78． good at it. However , I was l __ .enough to 79． have a teacher did not take my bad grades as a 80． (判断 ) of' my abilities, but simply as an indication 81． why I should study harder. He pulled me aside and t 82． me that he knew I could do better, He p me to retake 83． the test, and I pulled my grade to an A. This is 84． I discovered: That some (科目)'are difficult to 85． learn does not m you are not good at them.
Heather Mills McCartney lives an admirable life, attending celebrity parties, meeting regularly with the rich and famous and doing meaningful work for charity. All who work with her admire and respect her. But Heather’s life hasn’t always been so easy. When Heather was only 9 years old, her mother abandoned her and her two brothers. At the age of 13, she ran away from home and ended up living on the streets in London. Eventually, however, her exceptional beauty led to a career in modeling. At that time, Heather also began helping with the war relief efforts in former Yugoslavia. Through her modeling and relief work, she soon became famous. But in August 1993, at age 25 her life changed once again. She was crossing the street in London when a motorcycle crashed into her. She was so badly injured that the doctors had to cut off her left leg. After that, she discovered she frequently needed to change her artificial limbs. It was expensive and she felt it was a waste to just throw away the old one. It occurred to her to set up an organization that could deliver used artificial limbs to Yugoslavia and other war-torn countries. It was through her charity （慈善）work that she met her husband Paul McCartney. Throughout her life, Heather has risen above problems and focused on helping others. Her work with artificial limbs even earned her a nomination(提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996. Heather’s persistence and determination are what impresses anyone who knows her. Heather believes anyone can make a positive difference in the world. 1.This passage is mainly about _________.
2.Heather began her modeling career _________.
3.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
4.From the passage we can infer that people admire and respect Heather because _________.
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4.Where can you most probably read this passage?
A funny thing happened on the way to the communications revolutions: we stopped talking to one another. I was walking in the park with a friend recently，and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and…I became invisible, absent from the conversation. The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a tragedy to the closeness of human interaction. With email and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another, With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine. As almost every contact we can imagine between human beings gets automated, the alienation index goes up. You can't even call a person to get the phone number of another person my more. Directory assistance is almost always fully automated. I am not against modern technology. I own a cell phone, an ATM card a voice mail system, and an email account. Giving them up isn't wise…they're a great help to use. It's some of their possible consequences that make me feel uneasy. More and more .I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation. Or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn't really have time to talk, The industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier…or at least facilitating my antisocial instincts． So I've put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging. with people who live near me，no cell phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when I'm at home. 1.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
2.The sentence “Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent，”means that .
3.The writer feels that the use of modern communications is ．
4.The passage implies that .
Having one of those days—or weeks—when everything seems to annoy you? Even if you do nothing about it, your bad mood （心情）will probably go away after some time. But with a little effort, you can forget it much faster, often within a day or two. Walk it off Exercise is the most popular bad-mood buster. A person who’s in a bad mood has low energy and high tension. Taking a fast ten-minute walk, or taking some quick exercise can do wonders towards changing that bad mood. Tune it out Listening to your favorite music for a while can also make tensions go away quickly, because music starts associations with past positive experiences we’ve had. Give yourself a pep talk Stop and listen to what’s on your mind. Bad moods are often started by too many negative thoughts. Write them all down on paper, including the pessimistic（悲观的）messages you’ve been giving yourself and then give optimistic answers.（“I still don’t have a job.” Vs” I have two interviews next week.”） Reduce your stress Relaxation techniques are wonderful mood-lifters. There include de3ep breathing, stretching and visualizing, all of which sound complicated(复杂的)but aren’t. One easy way to visualize, close your eyes and picture a favorite place, such as the beach. Another simple way to unhappiness is to make a to-do list. One reason for being in a bad mood is feeling you have no options. By taking control over certain areas, you realize you’re not helpless. You can make changes in your mood and life. Avoid things that won’t improve your mood TV may not help much: you need to increase your energy level and stimulate（刺激）your mind-something that the TV show “Neighbors” won’t do. And before you reach for that piece of cake and coffee, think about how mood and food are linked. Sugar and caffeine contribute to depressed moods. The better choice? Research shows that carbohydrates, such as potatoes and pasta(面食), produce a calming effect on people who have a desire for them. 1.Which of the following may help us stop a bad mood?
2.Why is it suggested that you close your eyes and picture the beach?
3.What can we infer from the passage?
4.Which would be the best title for this passage?
As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot lf changes．The changes may seem difficult and they may seem to happen quickly. Don’t panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now! With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about own choices. This is a time to be well informed about your choices so that you can make healthy balanced decisions that will help shape your future. You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you. Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. You will probably want to be independent. But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself. Your family have been with you since you came into this world. It is also perfectly natural in this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family. Choose your friends wisely. A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens. This period is a part of the life cycle. There are some people who will be with you throughout life’s journey and there will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not ever see all of your classmates again. You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices. So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely! 1.The best title for this passage would be ．
2.Who do the underlined words “ some people”(Paragraph 5)probably refer to?
3.The author thinks teenage years are ．
4.Who is the passage mainly written for?
When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books．Half the students sneered（冷笑）, the（36）nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, （37）geniuses（天才）can become writers,” the English teacher said ， “And you are getting a D this term,” I was so （38）that I burst into tears. That night I wrote a short（39）poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my（40）, they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and（41）writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They （42）. “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted （43）. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was （44） with me. During the next two years I sold dozens of （45）, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I （46） from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I （47） mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and （48） people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their （49）. I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It （50） nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a sell addressed stamped （51） and without making a copy of the manuscript. A month later I received a（n）（52）, and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. （53）years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live （54）, but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I（55）, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius.
The film festival is as an event of international importance．
My money was beginning to and there were no jobs to be found．
A botanist who speaks and writes English is in closer touch with the scientists in other countries than who doesn’t．
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