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In early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up. “You can’t say it’s not a great university, just because Papa went there.” “That’s not it at all. And it is a top university.” She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.” “I wouldn’t dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things aren’t that bad, are they?” “No,” she said. “I don’t expect you to help support us.” Father borrowed money form his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop, His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my Parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投资) could show returns. What’s more, they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful ；Otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly. I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted. After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship（奖学金）.My father could hardly contain his pride in me, and my mother eventually gave in before my success. 1.The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because . A. his father graduated from the university B. his mother did not thinks it a great university C. his parents needed him to help support the family D. his parents did not have enough money for him 2.The father started his small shop with the money from . A. a local league B. his university C. his relatives D. his college friends 3.Why did the mother renew her membership in the league? A. To help with her husband’s business B. To raise money for her son C. To meet her long-forgotten friends D. To better manage her life 4.According to the text, what was the author determined to do in that autumn? A. To get a well-paid job for himself B. To improve relations with his mother C. To go to his dream university D. To carry on with his father’s business
Student Membership--Cambridge Arts Cinema Cambridge Arts Cinema is one of the art houses in Britain and home of the internationally celebrated Cambridge Film Festival. Since 1947 generations of students have discovered the wealth of world cinema. Now you too can make most of it and save money.
1.Which of the following is the most famous event held at Cambridge Arts Cinema? A. The Cambridge Film Festival. B. Meetings with filmmakers. C. The preview screening. D. Monthly premieres. 2.If you're a member of Cambridge Arts Cinema, you will enjoy free__________. A. Darkroom Gallery shows B. mailed programmes C. special film events D. film shows 3.How long will the membership for Cambridge Arts Cinema last? A. Four months. B. Eight months. C. Nine months. D. One year. 4.For what purpose is the text written? A. Offering students cheaper tickets． B. Announcing the opening of a premiere. C. Telling the public of the cinema's address. D. Increasing the cinema's membership.
“TODAY is a dream comes true. I have always wanted to be a Grand Slam (大满贯) champion.” These are the words of Chinese tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in the French Open on June 4. “People were saying I’m getting old. So this is a great success for such an old woman,” the 29-year-old joked. This is the way that Li usually fights doubts– by being humorous and sharp. “China’s number one sister” is never a pushover (软弱的人). She has a tattoo (纹身). She has dyed (染色) her hair many different colors. And, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she told her fans to “shut up” when they got too noisy in their support. Li started to play tennis at the age of 6. She once recalled: “As a child, I felt sad because every day I had to wake up early to practice. After school I had to practice more. I didn’t have time to play.” Luckily, the tough girl didn’t give up, thus making history for Chinese tennis time after time. Now the new champion is already thinking about winning another Grand Slam title. Her next stop is Wimbledon – the European grass court championship that starts later this month. “When you have one title, naturally you will think about another,” she says, not hiding her ambition. “Chinese people are so lacking in confidence on the tennis court. If there is a person like me who can prove we can do it, the other young players in China will feel the same,” she said. 1.Li Na is _________. A. a basketball player B. a table tennis player C. a tennis player D. a soccer player 2.Li Na is the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in______. A. the Australian Open Tennis Championships B. the Wimbledon Championships C. the French Open D. the American Open 3.From the passage, we know Li Na is ______. A. outgoing B. fashionable C. tough D. All above 4.Li Na thinks that Chinese people need _______ in most. A. independence B. ability C. confidence D. ambition
Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he is paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them. One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, “It is dangerous to stay on it! Come down!” “Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “which team has kicked a goal?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!” The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “who has won?” “Theirs, 3:2.” “Come down,” the policeman said angrily. “ Such a match is not worth watching!” Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal.” 1.From the passage we know that _________. A. Henry doesn’t like his work B. Henry comes from a rich family. C. Henry is paid less D. Henry doesn’t like the policeman 2.Henry failed to get a ticket for the match that day because ___________. A. all the tickets were sold out B. he didn’t want to buy a ticket C. he had no time to buy a ticket D. he had no money to buy a ticket 3.The policeman asked Henry to come down the pole at first because ____________. A. the other team kicked a goal B. Henry had no ticket C. their team kicked a goal D. it was dangerous 4.From the third paragraph, we can guess that _____________. A. the policeman wanted to teach Henry a lesson. B. the policeman was also a football fan. C. the policeman didn’t like Henry. D. the policeman tried to please Henry
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Bank statement helps you ____ where your money is going. A. keep tracks of B. put up with C. come up with D. fit in with
A great person is always putting others’ interests his own. A. below B. above C. in D. on
----- _______________________ . . ----- Thank you, I certainly will A. Happy birthday to you B. Please remember me to your mum. C. Let me help you with your math D. Don’t forget to post the letter.
-----Excuse me? ------ ____________________ . ------How can I get to the nearest post office? A. That’s OK. B. Pardon? C. What’s wrong? D. Yes?
.Early in _________morning word came that Mr. Black had been elected _________ President of the company. A. a; 不填 B. the; 不填 C. a; the D. 不填; the
-----What did you do with the order? ----- I handed it to _____ I think is in charge of sales. A. whoever B. whomever C. who D. whom
Sonny is often late for school, and makes her teacher very angry. A. it B. she C. which D. who
Friendship helps us understand we are, we need each other and we can do for each other. A. what; why; how B. who; how; what C. who; what; why D. who; why; what
People who seldom do sports or ________ diet is high in fat will put on weight quickly. A. who B. whose C. which D. what
more effectively with others, more and more people equip themselves with a higher education. A. To compete B. Being competed C. Competing D. Competed
in her best skirt, the girl tried to make herself at the party. A. Dressed; noticed B. Dressing; noticing C. Dressing; noticed D. Dressed; noticing
The warm-hearted neighbor take care of the little girl when her parents were on business, and they appreciated it very much. A. should B. could C. would D. might
-----Guess what! I’ve passed my oral English test and got A. ----- congratulations. You ____ practiced a lot. A. must have B. should have C. must D. should
----- I called at your house at about 7 o’clock yesterday evening, but you weren’t in. ----- I _____ a film in the cinema. A. saw B. had seen C. see D. was seeing
Was it because of the heavy snowstorm in Europe ________ the flight had to be put off？ A. which B. so C. why D. that
请以My Favorite Newspaper为题目写一篇100字左右的短文，介绍《21世纪报》（21Century）。短文内容应包括下列表格中所提供的内容。
My Favorite Newspaper ________________________________________________________________________________________
对标有题号的每一行判断并改正其中的错误：如果该行无误，在该行相应右边横线上画“√”；如果有误(每行只有一个错误)，请按下列情况改正： 此行多一词:把多余的词用斜线划掉（\）,在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。 此行缺一词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧，并在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 此行错一词：在错的词下划一横线，并在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 I am very exciting to have received an e-mail from 76. you. I’m glad you have made such a great progress 77. that you can write your e-mail good Chinese. I read 78. your e-mail to my parents but showed them the photo you 79. sent it to me .How time flies! Our friendship has lasted 80. for several month .We have got to know and learned a 81. lot from each other . Yes, it is clearly that your life in82. your country is quite different from me . Thanks again 83. for writing to me. I’m looking forward to hear from 84. you soon. Best wishes to you and your family. 85.
GU Zhaodi, 60, had taken water for granted for years. In fact, no one in the beautiful lake city of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province had bothered to spare a thought on water. But all that changed dramatically overnight last month when taps in the city ran dry. Due to a blue-green algae(藻类) outbreak in Taihu Lake, China’s third largest freshwater lake and the source of drinking water for 4 million Wuxi residents(居民), water from the city’s taps became dark and smelly. “I can’t believe there is no water for drinking, let alone cooking and washing,”said Ｇu. The lake was blanketed with the algae, giving off a strong smell of rotting meat. A stone thrown into it took a long time to sink. Experts said that algae usually boom because of hot water and rich chemicals like phosphor(磷)in the water. “High temperature and a lack of rain in the past few months helped the growth of algae,”said Zhang Lijun, an official from the State Environment Protection Administration. “However, pollution from human activity should be most blamed for the disaster.” Taihu Lake is surrounded by many small factories, whichsprang up in the 1980s.Inthe 1990s,many foreign-funded(外资的) companies joined in. The industries prospered(繁荣)，Wuxi has grown into one of the wealthiest cities in East China. But that came at the price of pollution. The lake was treated like a waste dump(垃圾堆)，with factories emptying industrial waste and untreated sewage(污水)into it. Although, after the government's effort, life in the city has gone back to normal, the one-week crisis（危机）rang a bell for the government and local people.“It's time to rebuild the beauty of nature, or our lives will be at risk,”said Gu. “A safe environment comes first. Economic growth will be nothing without fresh water to drink and clean air to breathe.” said China Daily. 1.The following can help the blue green algae grow______
2.What can we learn from the passage?
3.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
4.According to the passage ,Taihu Lake________
5.The underlined phrase “sprang up” in the sixth paragraph means______
A traveller was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her. The traveller's face turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul(灵魂) if his picture was taken. She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldn't. When she believed that the head didn't fear any longer, the traveller then let him speak. With a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap!" 1.The children shouted when the traveller was taking pictures of them because ______.
2.The traveller made an apology to (向……道歉) the head because _______.
3.The traveller explained how to use a camera to the head because _______.
4.When the head smiled, it's clear that _______ .
5.Which of the following is NOT right?
City buses are white and blue. Please board at the front door and pay the fare as you get on. The fare per ride is $1.50 for adults and $1.00 for senior citizens. The fare may be paid by cash, bus pass or multiple passes. Please pay the exact amount directly into the slot at the top of the fare box. Remember that bills are not accepted and drivers cannot make change for riders. When you wish to get off the bus, please notify the driver in advance by pressing one of the buttons provided throughout the bus for this purpose. The bus may pass bus stops without stopping if no one is getting off or waiting to get on. There are five subway lines in the city. The fare is set at five rates from $2.00 to $3.50 according to the number of predetermined “price zones” traveled. To purchase the appropriate ticket, please check the fare on the boards installed above the ticket-selling machines in each subway station. Pass through the automated ticket gates by inserting the ticket into the slot. When getting off the subway at a station beyond the validity of the ticket, pay the additional fare at a fare-adjustment machine. 1.What is the lowest cost of a subway ride for an adult?
2.How can a rider determine the fare of a subway ride?
3.Bus riders can NOT use _________.
4.According to the information, all bus riders should _________.
5.This text mainly tells us _________.
The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700’s the world’s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany. The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in March 1702. In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter (波士顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States. Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun (朝日新闻).It sells more than 11 million copies every day. 1.The first daily newspaper came out in _____.
2.The first regular published newspaper in Europe was printed in _____.
3.The first printed newspaper in America came out in _____.
4.Today there are about _____ daily newspaper printed in the United States.
5.Which is NOT true according to the passage?
Michel is a young girl who works for the police 36 a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped 37 many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才). When she was fourteen, Michel was already 38 interested in the differences in her friends' 39 that she would spend hours 40 them. After 41 college she went to France for a 42 two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science. Michel says that it is 43 for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover 44 of what she needs to know simply 45 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 46 she also has machines 47 help her make 48 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 49 great help to the police. Michel believes that handwriting is a good 50 of what kind of person the 51 is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow 52 I didn't like his handwriting. " She says. But she 53 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 54 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 55 , however.
Only after the woman had her own child _______ how difficult it was to be a mother.
According to a report, cigarette smoking ______ in all indoor public places in our city next year. .
He always brings me a pretty gift _______ he comes to visit me.
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