Two dresses look similar _____ each other , but they differ _____ material
A. to; in B. with; from C. to ; from D. from; in
Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.
The total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a typical household’s waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.
Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of areas for burying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.
But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But it also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary.
There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary material are collecting. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.
55. What does the underlined phrase “over-consumption” refer to?
A. Using too much packaging. B. Having more material than is needed.
C. Making more products than necessary. D. Recycling too many wastes.
56. The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show _________.
A. the tendency of cutting household waste B. the increase of packaging recycling
C. the rapid growth of super markets D. the fact of packaging overuse
57. According to the text, recycling_________.
A. is the solution to gas shortage B. means burning packaging for energy
C. helps control the greenhouse effect D. leads to a waste of land
58. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Fighting wastefulness is difficult. B. Needless material is mostly recycled.
C. People like collecting recyclable waste. D. The author is proud of their consumer culture.
Relax During a Job Interview
Few people actually like job interviewing. It’s nerve-wracking trying to show your “best” self to a perfect stranger. ____11 That’s not easy, but there are some ways to pull yourself together and feel more confident.
Prepare solid talking points. It’s always best to over-prepare for possible questions by not only researching the company and the person interviewing you, but also by preparing answers and practicing those responses. Review the skills and experiences requested in the job announcement and have two to three examples how you have demonstrated each one. 12
Remember: It’s a two-way street. This is conversation, not an interrogation（审问） 13 Remembering that this is a back and forth discussion, where you can and should ask questions as well as answer them, can help you feel more comfortable.
Just breathe. 14 Your body will relax lot. You want to avoid upper chest breathing, as it tends to just move you, stress upward to your face.
____15 if you go into an interview picking apart your outfit or imperfect responses, you're only hurting your chances of coming off as calm and collected. Turn off your negative self-talk and then create a different self-talk message, like, “I am here to share the best of my ability and that is all I can really do.”
Work it out. Putting in some gym time the morning of your interview can help you get rid of any nervous tension. Exercise helps calm your nervous system and tends to reduce the intensity of physical manifestations（表现形式）of stress such as restlessness.
A. Before you walk into your interview, take a few deep breaths
B. This will strengthen your answers and allow you to show how your experience is relevant to the job or organization for which you’re interviewing
C. When faced with an interviewer, you may be nervous
D. Don’t forget that you’re not the only one being interviewed – you’re also interviewing the organization
E. Put your idea into practice
F. Stop the negative thoughts
G. You’re trying to prove you’re the one for the job and that you can handle stressful situations
With all the wars, fighting and sadness in the world today, it's not only necessary, but also essential to have a good sense of humor just to help us get through each and every day of our lives. Putting a smile on someone's face when you know they are feeling down in the dump, makes me feel good and warms my heart.
How would you feel if you could not joke around with your wife, husband, child, co-worker, neighbor, close friends, or even just someone that you are standing in line with at your corner store? I am always saying things that make others smile or laugh, even if I don't know the person I'm joking around with. My Grandma always found humor in everything she did, even if it was the hardest job anyone could imagine. This not only relieves stress in any situation, but also is common courtesy(礼貌)to speak to others that are around you.
I know of a few people that don't have a funny bone in their bodies, as they say. Everyone around them could be rolling on the floor after hearing a great joke and they would sit there without the slightest smile on their face. They don't get the joke that makes others laugh. I am busting a gut while they just sit there, looking at me as if I were from outer space. How can people not get a really funny joke?
Laughing is essential to keep your stress levels under control. Without humor we would find ourselves with a lot of psychological problems, or on a lot of medications to keep us from going crazy. There is too much sadness in this present world. It drives people crazy. We all need to find a way to ignore the sadness and bring a little light into our lives. So, I believe our best medicine is to get together and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.
32. From the second paragraph, we can know that________．
A. the writer is funny and polite
B. the writer's grandma is humorous
C. family members should play tricks on each other
D. we should relieve stress in any situation
33. The phrase “busting a gut” in the third paragraph can be replaced by________．
A. laughing hard B. explaining carefully
C. speaking loud D. keeping silent
34. In writing the passage, the author mainly intends to________．
A. talk about his own understanding of humor
B. introduce a practical way to get through daily life
C. encourage people to be humorous in daily life
D. convince people of the power of being optimistic about life
35. What is the author's attitude towards the present world?
A. Critical. B. Positive. C. Satisfied. D. Indifferent.
Many people now have problems with sleep. Drinking milk is helpful. A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night’s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off---if it is milked from a cow at night.
Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.
The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.
Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.
Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.
While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.
Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of he calcium content, which helps people to relax.
Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.
32. According to the text, the mice fed with daytime milk_________.
A. started sleep more easily
B. were more anxious
C. were less active
D. woke up later
33. Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text?
A. It’s been tested on mice for ten times
B. It can make people more energetic
C. It exists in milk in great amount
D. It’s used in sleeping drugs
34. What can be a suitable title for the next?
A. Night Milk and Sleep
B. Fat, Sugar and Health
C. An Experiment on Mice
D. Milk Drinking and Health
35. How does the author support the theme of the text?
A. By giving examples
B. By stating arguments
C. By explaining statistical data
D. By providing research results
1.据说这个男孩就是满族人的祖先，他具有语言天赋和很强的说服力。
It is ________ that this boy, ________ had a _________ for languages and persuasion, is the father of the Manchu people.
2. 它意味着更多的热能将被困在大气层中，从而引起全球气温上升。
It means that more heat energy __________ to be _____________ in the atmosphere ___________ the global temperature to go up.
3. 每当你想吸烟的时候，你就提醒你自己：你（已经）是不吸烟的人了。
______ time you feel like ________ a cigarette, ______ yourself that you are a non-smoker.
4. 巧合的是，这一时期油画颜料也得到了发展，使得画的颜色看上去更丰富、更深沉。
By _________________, oil paints were also _____________ at this time, which made the colours __________ in paintings look richer and deeper.
5. 我刚要再睡，突然我的卧室亮如白昼。
I was about ____go back to sleep _____ suddenly my bedroom became as bright ______day.
Just accept the disabled for who they are, and give them to live as rich and full a life as you do.
A. earphone B. encouragement C. equipment D. exchange
Fears can stop us from making progress, and limit what we are willing to try. Fears can make us lead a 1 life. So we should do whatever we could to overcome them.
I was 2 of flying. In order to get rid of my fear, I decided to 3 a helicopter ride. When I was in it, 4 came in all kinds of forms. I thought flying would leave me out of 5 and that I would have to trust someone else with my life. To my 6 , my fear died away after a few minutes into the flight. The 7 views attracted me and I 8 forgot to be afraid. The views of the ocean, waterfalls and heart of the volcano were well worth the 9 of dying in a plane crash. I realized I might have 10 this opportunity of seeing the beautiful scenery if I had 11 to stay on the ground. This adventure 12 me. I was able to face everything 13 . For example, I tried another business when my last one had no good 14 .
Today, my business is quite 15 because I tend to accept new ideas boldly(大胆地). This year, I am learning to fly on my own. I’ve learned to 16 fear as an opportunity to warn me to watch out for something bad and learn something 17 . Maybe you fear that you may fail, 18 you should learn how to deal with your fear to keep it from holding you 19 in life. Learn relaxation and develop a spiritual life and 20 your fears with courage and confidence.
1. A. miserable B. private C. selfish D. slow
2.A. short B. fond C. proud D. afraid
3.A. enjoy B. try C. teach D. test
4.A. dreams B. ideas C. tears D. anxieties
5.A. work B. control C. curiosity D. sight
6.A. disappointment B. sadness C. surprise D. regret
7.A. beautiful B. strange C. common D. regular
8.A. rarely B. hopefully C. partly D. completely
9.A. intention B. pressure C. risk D. necessity
10.A. ignored B. missed C. forgot D. repeated
11.A. chosen B. advised C. instructed D. pushed
12.A. changed B. frightened C. bored D. relaxed
13.A. deeply B. fairly C. heavily D. bravely
14.A. effect B. reason C. future D. position
15.A. profitable B. flexible C. hopeless D. slow
16.A. see B. appoint C. tolerate D. compare
17.A. big B. new C. bad D. free
18.A. so B. but C. because D. or
19.A. unchanged B. out C. back D. positive
20.A. face B. share C. view D. admit
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。
During the summer vacation, I often got up at 6:00 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English books and did some exercise in maths, what took me several hours. I worked quite hardly and made a good progress. I went to swim in the afternoon. I did go home until it was about five or six o’clock. Sometimes a friend of me would come to see me and we would spend some time listen to music. I spent my vacation happily by this way. I not only improved my studies rapid but also became a good swimmer.
---The T-shirt I received is not the same as is shown online.
--- But I promise you we’ll look into it right away.
A. No way! B. How come?
C. Not to worry. D. What do you reckon?
He lives in a house, the window faces the south.
A. of which B. whose C. in which D. which
There is no better feeling than walking away from your desk in the evening with a sense of deep satisfaction for a job well done. 36 Here are five ways to help you do just that：
·Empty your inbox(收件箱)．
__37__ You will find that an empty inbox late in the day will give you a strong sense of accomplishment and order in your life.If you want an empty inbox，it means everything is in a particular spot：either in the trash，or sent to someone else.
· 38
If you leave a tiring and undesirable task until the next day，you will walk away from your desk with a dark cloud hanging over you and a sense of fear.On the other hand，try to complete the task before you leave the office，and you will walk away with a feeling of freedom and victory.
·Do something nice for someone else.
The key here is intentionality．Plan to end your day by doing something specific and beneficial for someone in your life—a partner，friend，family member，customer，etc.__39__ It is impossible to do something nice for someone without feeling better yourself.
·Say thank you.
Take a moment before you shut things down for the day to be thankful for your life. 40 When you feel grateful to people around you，you will get a new idea on the difficulties of any given day.
A．Determine what will make tomorrow special.
B．Regardless of what else has happened in a day，ending it with thanks is a rewarding approach．
C．Finish the task as far as possible before you leave.
D．Keeping your inbox empty makes you more effective.
E．In fact a whole unproductive day can end with just 15 hyper－productive(高效的) minutes.
F．Nothing else throughout your day could possibly be so bad.
G．You will feel better when doing a good deed to others.
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2.email的开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。,
Dear Mike,
Thank you very much for your concern.
Yours,Li Hua
She opened the door quietly so as not to ________ the sleeping child.
A．interrupt B．bother C．disturb D．annoy
1. In the 16th century, after the 1)_______________ of the Europeans, the native people suffered greatly. Thousands were killed or 2)_______________.
2. 3) ____________ Dolly lived six and a half years, half the length of the life of the original sheep. Sadly the same arbitrary fate affected other species, such as cloned mice.
3. The criteria are so strict that it is difficult to get new ideas accepted unless they are 4)_____________.
4. Nearby a flower girl wearing dark garments and a woollen scarf is also ________________ the rain. A gentleman (G) passes and hesitates for a moment.
5. But they 6)______________ every time they open their mouths. Now once taught by me, she'd become an upper class lady.
6. We have found human and animal bones in those caves higher up the hill as well as tools and other objects. So we think it is 7) _______________ to assume they lived in these caves, 8)______________the cold.
7. We've discovered fireplaces in the centre of the caves where they 9) _________________. That would have kept them warm, cooked the food and 10)_________________ as well.
Children are losing the ability to play properly because they are being given too many toys and games, according to a new research.
The studies show that children, especially those under five, are often overwhelmed (不知所措) and actually play less than those with fewer toys. It may even harm their development. The studies show that giving children too many toys or toys of the wrong type can actually be doing them harm. They get overwhelmed and cannot concentrate on anything long enough to learn from it.
The conclusions have been backed up by British research looking at children with relatively fewer toys, whose parents spend more time reading, singing or playing with them. It showed such children surpass (胜过) youngsters from richer backgrounds, even those who could use computers.
Some parents notice the ill effect early. Orhan Ismail, a researcher saw a change for the worse in Cameron, his 10-month-old son, after he was given a lot of toys last Christmas.
Ismail said, “If there are too many toys in front of him, he will just keep flitting（掠过） around them and then end up going off and finding something like a slipper to play with. Now we just get out one or two toys and hide the rest in a box.”
Alexander and her husband also decided to limit the toys their 6 daughters play with. She believed many toys limit children’s imaginations. She said, “A Barbie can only work as a Barbie. But a cardboard box can become anything. The only limitations are in the child’s mind.”
Experts hesitate to put a figure on the number of toys children should have, but many believe two dozen is enough for children of preschool age.
32.From which paragraph can we learn that “British research group has been in favour of the conclusion”?
A.Paragraph 3. B.Paragraph 4. C.Paragraph 5. D.Paragraph 6.
33.In the writer’s opinion, a Barbie_____.
A.can attract more attention from children than a cardboard box
B.can work more than a Barbie
C.may become anything else such as a cardboard
D.may keep children from further imaginations
34.Which of the following is TRUE about toys given to children?
A.too many toys will help children develop wide interests.
B.One or two toys at a time will help children concentrate.
C.Only wrong types of toys do harm to children.
D.The proper number of toys given to the children depends on their ages.
35.It may NOT be a good idea to_____.
A.spend more time reading or playing with children
B.choose right types of toys for children
C.ask experts for the exact number of necessary toys
D.put out one or two toys and hide the rest
A person’s home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending on personality, most have in mind a(n) “__51__ home”. But in general, and especially for the students or new wage earners, there is practical __52__ of cash and location on achieving that idea.
Cash shortage, in fact, often means that the only way of getting along when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things __53__ financially. There are obvious __54__ of living at home—personal laundry is usually habitually done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends available around. And there is __55__ the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc.
__56__ , whether everything goes smoothly much depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family— __57__ do you like them? Are you prepared to be 58 when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot reach a(n) __59__ , and that you finally have the money to leave, how do you go about finding somewhere else to live?
If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are __60__ well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always a good source of information. If you are going to work in a __ 61__ area, again there are the papers—and the accommodation agencies, __62__ these should be approached with __63__ . Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the __64__ of the first week’s rent, if you take __65__ they have found for you.
51. A. ideal B. fresh C. secure D. spiritual
52. A. sample B. measure C. lack D. plan
53. A. vary B. improve C. eliminate D. depend
54. A. concerns B. offenses C. advantages D. resistance
55. A. always B. sometimes C. much D. rarely
56. A. What’s more B. For example C. In addition D. On the other hand
57. A. and B. but C. still D. or
58. A. modest B. impatient C. suspicious D. tolerant
59. A. agreement B. coverage C. adaptation D. quarrel
60. A. seldom B. less C. partly D. certainly
61. A. familiar B. modern C. local D. new
62. A. though B. when C. since D. as
63. A. enthusiasm B. patience C. care D. glory
64. A. profit B. equivalent C. loan D. part
65. A. service B. accommodation C. papers D. advice
Mom’s birthday present? It may be a difficult thing for some people, but for me, it is an easy thing. Mom loved flowers, so every year I sent her flowers.
Actually she had a bed of irises (鸢尾花) in the backyard of her small, Indiana farm.
They were beautiful. “Take some,” she said, “Dig some up and plant them on
the side of your own house.”
But in my yard they became lacking in energy. A year passed, then two, but not one flower appeared. I cut back all their green leaves. I was tired of seeing them so lonely. Finally, I dug the irises up and threw them away.
About that time Mom died unexpectedly. My sister and I sold the farm. I never went back to see the irises. I just couldn’t bear seeing another family living in our home—Mom’s home. Autumn came, then winter. The following spring, as Mom’s birthday approached, I struggled with the question of how to remember her. I stared out of the window and saw a few stubborn irises in my side yard sprouting (发芽), —tall, thin but flowerless. Because of seeing them, I decided to order flowers as I always did on Mom’s birthday, and send them to my sister. I wished so badly I could still send flowers to Mom. But that was impossible.
In the morning of Mom’s birthday, I was in my car ready to work. Something in the yard caught my eye. The irises! One had bloomed with flowers, big, showy
and purple, as lovely as they ever had been on Mom’s farm. I smiled and turned my eyes upward. I could no longer send flowers to Mom. But somehow, she’d been able to send them to me.
46. According to the first paragraph, Mom .
A. wanted to give the author some flowers
B. didn’t like the presents from the author
C. lived with the author on an Indiana farm
D. got different birthday presents from the author every year
47. At first, the irises in the author’s yard .
A. all died quickly
B. didn’t bloom at all
C. grew as well as on Mom’s farm
D. grew better than those on Mom’s farm
48. What troubled the author?
A. She didn’t know how to grow irises.
B. She regretted they had sold Mom’s farm.
C. She didn’t know what to do in memory of Mom.
D. She couldn’t bear others living in Mom’s home.
49. After seeing the irises sprouting, the author_ __.
A. decided to send flowers to her sister on Mom’s birthday
B. dug them out because they were flowerless
C. decided to send them to Mom after they bloom
D. ordered flowers for the people living in Mom’s home
50. What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A. All the irises in the author’s yard bloomed.
B. The author went to see the irises in Mom’s yard.
C. It was Mom who took care of these irises in the author’s yard.
D. The author thought the blooming irises were gifts from Mom.
A new book called “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” by Amy Chua has caused a debate (争论) about cultural differences in parenting. Amy Chua is a teacher in an American university and both of her parents are Chinese. In the book, Ms. Chua writes about how she taught her daughters. She told NBC television that she had a clear list of what her daughters were not allowed to do, such as having a play date, watching TV or playing computer games and getting any grade less than an A.
Many people are against Amy Chua’s parenting style (风格), even her husband, who is American. They say it is rude and unfair to children. But she says her parents raised her and her three sisters in that way.
Ms. Chua says after her younger daughter shouted “I hate my life! I hate you!” she decided to retreat because she was afraid of losing her daughter. But she also says American parents often have low expectations of their children’s abilities.
“The debate is about what it means to be a successful parent and what it means to be a successful child,” said Stacy DeBroff, who has written four books on parenting. She says Amy Chua’s parenting style is not limited to Chinese families. It is a traditional way of parenting among immigrants (移民). They hope to get a better future for their children.
She also sees a risk (风险). When children have no time to be social or to develop their own interests, they might not develop other skills that they need to succeed in life. DeBroff advises parents to develop their own style of parenting and not just repeat the way they were raised.
21．Which of the following words can best describe Amy Chua?
A. Polite. B. Cruel. C. Strict. D. Popular.
22．The underlined word “retreat” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. give up B. go on C. go out D. give out
23．According to Ms. DeBroff, _____.
A. Amy Chua’s parenting style should be forbidden
B. Americans should learn from Amy Chua
C. parents should have their own parenting style
D. Amy Chua’s style is bad for children’s growth
24．In which part of a newspaper can you read the passage?
A. Business. B. Entertainment. C. Sports. D. Culture.
The number of stay-at-home fathers reached a record high last year, new figures show, ___families saw a rise in female breadwinners.
A. if B .as C .although D. though
