It is recommended that one of the effective ways to make your English writing skills improved should be keeping a diary.
61 (compare) with other forms of writing， it takes 62 (little) time as well as being shorter. It is 63 (universe) recognized that you will get to learn how to express yourself in English if you insist on practising. Apparently you may meet with a good many 64 (difficult) at times. The trouble is that you cannot find appropriate words and phrases to give expression to your mind. In addition, there are lots of idiomatic ways of Chinese appearing in your diary.
65 my point of view, a piece of good advice is that there should be no other way more suitable than 66 (keep) a notebook and an English dictionary 67 easy reach. Whenever something 68 (beat) you, put 69 down and then consult the dictionary. Certainly you can get help from your English teacher if necessary. I’m sure it is of great use to keep a diary in English for the 70 (improve) of writing abilities.
Imagine being a crew member, hundreds of years ago, sailing in southern waters. Alongside the ship, a fish “flies” past. Another slows to a stop and raises its head above the water to look at you. How could a fish do that?
Did the sailors see fish with feathers or swimming birds? Today, we know what the sailors saw were birds that developed the ability to swim. Their wings became flippers (鳍足), and they could “fly” through the water with amazing ease and speed.
Sometimes, people joke that there are two types of penguins—the black ones walking away from you and the white ones walking toward you! In fact, there are 17 types of penguins. Only two kinds raise their young on the continent of Antarctica. Adelie penguins grow to 29 inches tall and have a white ring around each eye. Emperor penguins have yellow-orange coloring near their necks. Standing about 35 inches tall, they are the tallest penguins living today.
Emperor penguins have special nests—the tops of their feet. Father Emperor penguins keep the egg on top of their feet for more than two months, until the egg is ready to hatch. The mother penguin goes out for food during this time. Once the young penguins hatch, both parents travel long distances to find food for them in the sea.
When the parents return with food, the fun really begins. Young penguins run after their parents, begging for food. They eat huge amounts at one time, storing so much food in their stomachs that they look like big bags of laundry!
Eventually, the adult penguins stop feeding their young. This is nature’s way of forcing the children to grow up. When young penguins are hungry enough, they find their way to the sea. Without any swimming lessons, they make their way into the icy waters.
47. How can penguins “fly” through the water?
A. Their feathers can help when they are in water.
B. They dive from the land into the sea.
C. They use their flippers to swim.
D. They can swim using their wings.
48. Which of the statements about penguins is TRUE?
A. Some Adelie penguins can grow to as tall as 35 inches.
B. The black penguins are afraid of humans and the white ones like living with humans.
C. The only difference between Adelie penguins and Emperor penguins is their color.
D. All penguins don’t raise their young on the continent of Antarctica.
49. Young penguins are forced to “grow up” when _____.
A. the water warms, and the young penguins must be taught how to swim
B. their parents stop feeding them, and they must find their own food
C. they are kicked out of the group, and they must find a new place to live
D. the seasons change, and they no longer need to live together
50. It can be inferred that _____.
A. penguins can’t fly in the air because their wings have become flippers
B. all the penguins in the world live on the continent of Antarctica
C. mother Emperor penguins will look for food after hatching their eggs
D. young penguins can store enough food in their stomachs for them to grow up
______ understand fully how film reacts to light, it is necessary to study the chemicals in the film.
A. In order to B. So as to C. So that D. In order that
There was a long _____ silence between them after Jim’s angry words.
A. automatic B. abnormal
C. desperate D. awkward
The Museum of Childhood is Australia’s most comprehensive collection of childhood items including toys , dolls , infant and school material .
Housed in a modern facility , the displays reflect Australian childhood experience over time including play , child rearing , orphanage childhood , and home , school , and war time experience .
There are many hands –on exhibits and education sessions including the famous ‘lesson’ in the 1920s One Teacher Bush Classroom .
The Museum also hosts national touring exhibitions and conducts special activities on Sundays and school holidays（ring for details ）.
Open: Tuesday- Friday 10am – 4pm , Sunday 10am – 4:30 pm , or by arrangement .
Special activities on Sundays as advertise .
Closed: Public holidays ,16 December-18 January .
Location: Edith Cowan University campus , Bay Road , Claremont (take bus 208 and alight at the Bay Road and Princess Road intersection . The Museum is 15 minutes’ walk from Claremont train station )
Tel :(08) 9442 1373 ; Fax ; (08 ) 9442 1314
40．On you can stay at the Museum until half past four .
A．Wednesday B．Friday C．Sunday D．Monday
41．If you want to attend a special activity , you’d better come on .
A．Monday B．Tuesday C．Saturday D．Sunday
42．When you come on December 20th , Friday ,you will find the Museum .
A．closed B．holding special activities
C．not closed until 4:00 D．not closed until 4:30
43．The main purpose of the Museum of Childhood is to .
A．display toys , dolls , infant and school material
B．reflect Australian childhood experience over time
C．host national touring exhibition D．tell you the famous ‘lesson’ in the 1920s
A long weekend is a great opportunity to do something a little different. Many people use a long weekend for a getaway, a short trip to leave the stress of their everyday lives behind and explore, learn, or relax.
Hotel Romance
Many hotels and resorts feature something special to start the getaway, such as champagnes (香槟酒), flowers, or a fruit basket in the room on arrival. Getaway packages usually include a room with something special, a heart shaped bed, for example. Additional benefits could be room service meals or other private dining, plus tickets or discounts for local attractions.
Visit a Spa
Spa getaways can take place at a location that focuses only on spa services or at a hotel that offers a spa as one of its features. Some spas emphasize treatments fit for their geographic area or a local attraction. A spa in a grape growing region might provide grape juice masks, or a hotel near a hot spring could offer mineral baths. Most spas offer a range of massage (按摩), health and beauty treatments, so a spa getaway can be relaxing with other benefits.
Learn a Skill
A long weekend may not be enough time to become an expert at something new, but it provides a way for people to begin their explorations. Some organizations offer intensive(集中的)courses that last two or three days. People with special interests can get away from their routines while learning such things as how to make beer, speak a new language, or take better photos.
Help Others
Some organizations cooperate with businesses to have accommodations and activities for short-term volunteers. Most volunteer vacations involve ecology friendly or charity activities. A volunteer getaway is a way to relieve stress and help others at the stone time.
Stay in a National Park
For those who want to relax in a rural environment, a national park fits the bill. Most national parks provide camping areas for tents and trailers. Several have cabins (小屋) within the parks available to rent. A getaway to a national park provides privacy, stress relief, and the time to get to know some important natural resources.
52. The underlined word "getaway’’ in this passage most probably means_____.
A. an exciting exploration B. an interesting location
C. a short vacation D. an unforgettable experience
53. It can be learned from the text that_____.
A. spas are offered in the tourist attractions all over the country
B. intensive courses of some organizations help people get away from home
C. helping others at weekend makes people feel more stressful
D. people may get close to nature in a national park
54. Which of the following can be rented in a national park?
A. Cabins. B. Trailers. C. Camping areas. D. Tents.
55. The best title of the passage can be_________.
A. Away from Our Busy Work B. Good Ways to Relieve Stress
C. Enjoy Life and Help Others D. Long Weekend Getaway
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John is a tall man weighing as much as 100 kilogram. Though he is large, but he fears dogs. One day he was taking walk when a dog suddenly appeared from nowhere. He became so nervous that he ran as fast as he can. The dog kept run after him and it was getting closer. In the dangerous situation, John decides to climb up a tree to avoid the dog. Unfortunately, it was not a easy job. He hadn’t gone up very high when the dog stood right above the tree. The dog jumped up and bit it’s teeth into his bottom. John fell right onto the dog’s head, that killed it immediately.
— What’s the matter with you?
— After the long walk, my legs _______ and I couldn’t go any further.
A. gave out B. gave off C. gave in D. gave up
New research has shown that you might not just be feeling blue; you may also be seeing it differently. Your mood may affect how you see the world around you, according to a new study. A team of researchers has proved that sadness could have an effect on the way we see colors.
The team, led by psychology researcher Christopher Thorstenson of the University of Rochester, found that people who had a sad mood were less accurate in identifying colors on the blue-yellow axis (轴), compared to people who weren’t feeling sad.
“We were already deeply familiar with how often people use color terms to describe common phenomena, like mood, even when these concepts seem unrelated,” Thorstenson said in a statement. “We thought maybe a reason why these metaphors (比喻) appear was that there really was a connection between mood and identifying colors in a different way.”
Thorstenson and his team are not the first to identify a link between a depressed mood and a difference in recognition. In 2010, Emanuel Bubl and his team at Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg in Germany first proved a link between mood and identifying colors. This was supported by a 2013 paper by Johnson Fam of the University of Singapore.
The team conducted two studies. In the first, 127 participants were chosen randomly to watch one of two video clips, which had been proved in previous studies to feel either sadness or amusement. They didn’t do that in a specific order. The entire group was then tasked with identifying the colors in 48 continued color changes. The group that had been shown the sad clip was measurably worse at identifying colors along the blue-yellow axis.
For the second study, 130 participants were randomly assigned to watch either a sad clip or a neutral (中性的) one. The sadness group showed reduced ability to identify colors along the blue-yellow axis than the neutral group.
29. If one _______, the colors he sees might be different from those in others’ eyes.
A. is in a good mood B. has an eye illness
C. attends a speech D. doesn’t feel happy
30. Who were the first to find out the link between mood and identifying colours?
A. Thorstenson and Johnson. B. Thorstenson and his team.
C. Johnson and his team. D. Emaneuel and his team.
31. The sadness group in the second study _______.
A. felt happy when watching the video
B. performed better than the other
C. were less able to identify some colours
D. could only identify blue and yellow
Parents should take__________ their children’s requirements for sunglasses, for eye protection is necessary in sunny weather.
A. incredibly B. eventually C. confidentially D. seriously
Clara Barton, born on Christmas in 1821, is widely known as one of the most honored women in American history. She began teaching school when most teachers were men at that time. Later, she became one of the first
women ever to be employed by the government.
Her career in helping the sick began when her brother David became her first patient. He fell down from the roof of a house when Clara was just 11 years old. She stayed by his side and looked after him for three years, learning how to give him all his medicines.
When the Civil War began in 1861, she immediately recognized that the poorly equipped soldiers needed help. Instead of waiting for others to step in, Clara collected necessary things on her own, asked the public for donations and learned how to store and distribute them to soldiers. She also read to the soldiers and wrote letters for them.
After the Battle of Cedar Mountain in northern Virginia in 1862, Clara arrived at a field hospital at midnight with a vehicle full of supplies. A doctor named Paul Smith at that hospital would later write, “I thought heaven had sent out an angel that night — her assistance arrived at exactly the right time.”
In 1869, Clara went to Europe and learned about the International Committee of the Red Cross. Upon her return to the United States, she successfully founded the American Red Cross. She led the organization for the next 23 years. Her last field mission (使命) as president of the American Red Cross was to help the victims of the 1900 Galveston hurricane. She did not retire (退休) from the American Red Cross until she was 83. True to her nature, Clara always went to where the need was the greatest.
Today, the American Red Cross continues the mission Clara started more than 100 years ago. With the help of thousands of volunteers, the American Red Cross provides relief to victims of disasters, as well as helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to all sorts of emergencies.
32．We can learn from Paragraph 2 that Clara Barton was _____.
A. honest B. caring C. talented D. modest
33．After the Civil War broke out, Clara Barton _____.
A. joined the army and fought bravely B. went to Europe for further study
C. continued to work as a teacher D. did a lot to help soldiers
34．Seeing Clara Barton’s arrival, Dr. Smith must have felt _____.
A. excited and grateful B. proud and joyful
C. shy and nervous D. sad and sorry
35．What is mainly described in Paragraph 5?
A. The aim of the American Red Cross. B. The importance of voluntary donations.
C. Clara Barton and the American Red Cross. D. Clara Barton’s contribution to the Civil War.
It is the protection for the trees ______ really matters, ______ how many trees are planted each year.
A. what; other than B. that; rather than C. which; or rather D. as; more than
It was ________ of our boss to care so much about our feelings, as a result of which many of my co-workers decided to stay when our company was at risk.
A. modest B. particular C.strict D. considerate
86. It is typical for him to be so gentle.
87. Between the two windows hang a large map of China.
88. It was no doubt that he was a fine scholar.
89. He was struck by her beauty for the first time he saw her.
90. When completing, the museum will be open to the public next year.
The National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. has thousands of objects on display， counting the 1903 Wright Flyer， Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis， the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia， and a lunar rock you can touch. On top of our exhibition galleries， you may want to visit the Albert Einstein Planetarium， Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater， and the Public Observatory on the east end. There are many things to do at the Museum in D.C. We render daily tours and educational activities for both children and adults. We also have scheduled lectures and events throughout the year.
Hours & Admission：Open every day except December 25. Admission is free of charge.
Regular Hours：10：00 a.m. to 5：30 p.m.
Extended Hours： 10：00 a.m. to 7：30 p.m.
December 26—30， 2015
March 30—April 20， 2016
Fridays and Saturdays， April 24—May 16， 2016
May 17—September 7， 2016
VISITING TIPS：
Limit the Number of Bags： All visitors are screened through metal detectors upon entry. The fewer items you bring inside the Museum， the faster your entry. Before you visit， please review the list of prohibited items， which include pocket knives and tripods(三脚架). Visitors carrying prohibited items will not be allowed inside the Museum， so please leave them at home or in your car.
No Food and Drink： Only bottled water is permitted in the Museum. You may only consume food and other drinks in the Food Court， not in the Museum. Groups who bring food are encouraged to picnic on the National Mall.
Please Take Photos： You are welcome to take photos for personal use. However， tripods and monopods(单脚架) are banned without approval.
First Aid： The Museum has a First Aid office and nurse on duty. Please contact the nearest security officer or the Welcome Center for assistance.
Visit the Welcome Center：
At our Welcome Center in the South Lobby， staff and volunteers can answer any questions you have during your visit.
Open：10：00 a.m. to 5：30 p.m.
Phone：202-633-2214
E-mail：NASM-Visitor Services@ si.edu
21.According to the passage， the National Air and Space Museum is a museum .
A. where only adults can participate in some educational activities
B. everyone can visit without time limits all the year round
C. where one can touch anything he likes
D. everyone can pay a visit to without buying tickets
22.If the Greens plan to visit the Museum at 6：00 p.m.， it is accessible on .
A. June 7，2016 (Tuesday) B. March 23，2016 (Wednesday)
C. December 24，2015 (Thursday) D. May 1，2016 (Sunday)
23.A visitor to the museum can .
A. eat and drink in the Museum or in the Food Court
B. take photos with tripods for personal use
C. bring more bags to go through metal detectors
D. get some medical therapy if he suddenly comes down with ill
I wish I _____him the news yestaday.
A. had not told B. did not tell C. was not told D. have not told
Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said 61 was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.
After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months 62 （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We 63 （tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, 64 for the week after. I didn’t understand 65 this would happen and my credit card had already been charged 66 the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was 67 （surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on 68 top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.
The next day, my brother and I went to the beach 69 we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little 70 （sunburn），but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.
The Horn of Plenty is one of the largest natural health food stores within the Greater Hamilton area. We are big supporters of buying locally and we are here to tell you why it is so important for your family, the community and the environment.
The concept of buying locally is simple: buy food produced, grown, or raised as close to your home as possible. Not only will your food be fresher and tastier, but you are helping protect the environment and are supporting businesses within your community and reducing pollution.
Better for the Environment
Sustainability (持续性) and global warming are such hot topics at the moment, and many people want to do their bit to help support a healthier environment. Small action carried out by many people can make a big difference. Most materials in an average North American meal have traveled about 1 ,500 miles to get from farm to plate. To cut out a big part of this travel would greatly reduce not only pollution from transportation and refrigeration but also customers’ expenses as well.
Taste and Nutritional Content
Locally-grown fruits and vegetables are usually sold within 24 hours of being harvested. Because they are picked at the height of ripeness and travel only a short distance to the market, their freshness, nutrition, and flavor are kept. Produce trucked in from far away may lose both taste and nutritional content.
Community and Home Values
When you buy direct from a farmer or buy locally-grown foods, you are engaged in a time-honored tradition between a grower and an eater. You also help keep dollars within your community.
21. According to the author, when you buy locally-grown foods .
A. you can see how fruits and vegetables grow
B. you will contribute to protecting the environment
C. you will become much healthier and prettier
D. you are making money from your community
22. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that .
A. most people support buying legally
B. global warming is the most serious problem now
C. North American food is rich in various kinds of materials
D. the cost of transporting food is passed on lo the customers
23. Locally-grown fruits and vegetables taste good mostly because .
A. they are picked when they are fully grown
B. they art; not polluted by chemical fertilizers
C. they can be harvested at any time
D. they are sent to the market at a high speed
24. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The way to keep your food tasty and healthy.
B. The popularity of the Horn of Plenty.
C. The benefits of buying locally.
D. The importance of protecting the environment.
Dear Jack,
It’s a long time since I last wrote to you. I miss you so much that I dreamed of 66 (see) you several times. In my dream I saw you become a hero with a lot of medals 67 (attach) to your pocket because you started a program to protect rare animals that are in 68 of dying out. I really admire you. You’re a gifted(有天赋的)person brought 69 in a very happy family . You show 70 (curious)about all the subjects we are learning. In 71 , you are 72 （confident）than me.
The Chinese traditional Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. It’s a pity I can’t enjoy a lot of delicious food including the moon cakes because I’m too fat, and I want to loose 73 . You can’t imagine how fat I am now. You will burst out 74 (laugh)when you see me. But I’m still happy because I’m never sensitive 75 the topic of being fat!
Best wishes!
Yours,
Leo
As people get old, they may have to give up love for their favorite food. 61 (hope), now the European Union project, 62 (consist) of 550 scientists and experts, is developing 3D-printed “smoothfood”. The idea aims to replace regular meals with softer and 63 (nutritious) ones for those who have difficulty in chewing or digesting, which helps to handle one of the root 64 (cause) of poor nutrition in the elderly. A special 3D food printer can break up such common foods 65 chicken, carrots and fruits into a smooth form and have them 66 (print) into their original appearance. The technique is built on the basis of food products made by the German company Biozoon, which does a similar thing but uses silicon moulds to shape the food instead 67 printing it. So it has the advantage 68 new shapes could be produced daily simply by downloading the relevant programs, rather than having to endlessly change a 69 (collect) of moulds. Until now, however, 3D-printed food 70 (limit) to a few common products like chocolate, cakes, pizzas, steaks, etc.
