What do the five Olympic signs on the flag
represent? It is 61 (wide) believed that the five-ring Olympic symbol was created by Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin in 1913. As the 62 ( found) of the modern Olympic Games, he wanted to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Games and chose a design of five rings, 63 represented the five continents taking part in the Games. The rings 64 (become) the official Olympic symbol at the 1920 Games in Belgium.
Pierre de Coubertin thought that the five interlocking rings meant the five continents 65 (compete) in the Games and the meeting of their athletes at the Olympic Games. 66 (actual) every part of the modern Olympic symbol and flag shows the main purpose of the Games in a particular way. The Olympic flag, with its familiar rings, is used 67 an international symbol of peace, unity and agreement. The white background of the flag stands___68___ peace and truth.
At the end of each Oly
mpic Games, the mayor of the hosting city passes the Olympic flag to the mayor of the city where the next Olympics 69 (hold) four years later. The flag remains there 70 the next Olympics.
Father made a promise _______ I passed the exam, he would buy me a cell phone.
A. that B. that if C. if D. whether
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。
The Shenzhou-11 manned spaceship fly high last month.In Oct 17,the spaceship launched into space from the Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan,Gansu.Two days later,the spacecraft successful docked(对接)with space lab Tiangong-2.The crew onboard Shenzhou-11 consists of two Chinese astronaut,Jing Haipeng,50 and Chen Dong,38.We will have a 33-day mission on Tiangong-2,test new technology and do experiments to preparing for future space missions.And a month-long space mission is not an easy task.Therefore,Chinese scientists and engineers have come up with new technologies to allow astronauts to stay safe and more comfortable in the space.
从南京“彭宇案”开始,社会就陷入“助人恐惧”中,最近,你们班就“是否应该帮助陌生人”展开了讨论,同学们就这一话题意见不一,你的看法如何?你认为怎样才能让爱心回归社会,建立人与人之间的信任?请根据讨论结果,以“Should We Help Strangers?” 为题写一篇短文。
| 赞成 | 1. 帮助他人是美德…… 2. 帮助他人就是帮助自己….. ….. |
| 反对 | 1. 怕陷入麻烦,甚至危险….. 2. 怕被误解;……. ….. |
| 你的观点 | ….. |
注意: 1.词数150左右; 2.开头已写好,不计入总词数;
3.覆盖所有要点,适当发挥; 4.文稿中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。
参考词汇: 美德 virtue
Should we help strangers?
We used to appreciate those who like to help strangers. But nowadays people tend to be very cautious of helping strangers.
.___,he sat up late writing his book.
A. As he was tired B. Tired though he was
C. Tired as was he D. It is because he was tired
Time is very important in our lives. It 41 our moments. However, time never had any 42 in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more 43 .
It's round in the center with two silver bands that go around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This 44 tells me the importance of time in my life.
I received this 45 on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to 46 up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. 47 , I was late because I was 48 out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I 49 my uncle, but I was too 50 for him. He had 51 the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm on the same day and looking at my angry father’s face I felt 52 of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my father and uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him where he 53 me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Essa, did you have 54 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, Father, and I’m sorry about not meeting my uncle Ali.” He said, “What you 55 was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 56 .” I was guilty and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again, I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a 57 for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my life.
I learned a very important 58 from my father: to 59 time and never be late to get someone. This watch is 60 to me, not because of its price, but because of what I learned from it.
41.A. organizes B. appreciates C. orders D. explains
42.A. importance B. similarity C. necessity D. interest
43.A. confident B. independent C. efficient D. responsible
44.A. object B. belonging C. matter D. stranger
45.A. card B. letter C. gift D. thing
46.A. call B. pick C. put D. bring
47.A. Otherwise B. Fortunately C. However D. Hopefully
48.A. going B. hanging C. standing D. leaving
49.A. forgot B. remembered C. saw D. visited
50.A. anxious B. nervous C. early D. late
51.A. reached B. recognized C. left D. found
52.A. ashamed B. frightened C. disappointed D. shy
53.A. dropped B. left C. handed D. bought
54.A. pleasure B. fun C. appointment D. quarrels
55.A. said B. forgot C. thought D. did
56.A. ideas B. words C. actions D. promises
57.A. wonder B. hope C. requirement D. reminder
58.A. lesson B. class C. lecture D. course
59.A. waste B. respect C. neglect D. enjoy
60.A. useful B. necessary C. different D. significant
On the broad landing between Miss Havisham's own room and that other room in which the long table was laid out, I saw a garden chair -- a light chair on wheels that you pushed from behind. It had been placed there since my last visit, and that same day I pushed Miss Havisham in this chair (when she was tired of walking with her hand upon my shoulder) round her own room, and across the landing and round the other room, which, from that day on, became my regular job.
As we began to be more used to one another, Miss Havisham talked more to me, and asked me such questions as what had I learnt and what was I going to be? I told her I was going to be apprenticed(做学徒) to Joe, my sister’s husband; then I explained my knowing nothing and wanting to know everything, in the hope that she might offer some help. But, she did not; on the contrary, she seemed to prefer my being ignorant. Neither did she ever give me any money - or anything but my daily dinner - nor even mentioned that I should be paid for my services.
Estella was always about, and always let me in and out, but never told me I might kiss her again. Sometimes, she would coldly tolerate me; sometimes, she would be seemingly kind to me; sometimes, she would be quite familiar with me; sometimes, she would tell me energetically that she hated me. Miss Havisham would often ask me in a whisper, or when we were alone, “Does she grow prettier and prettier, Pip?” And when I said yes, Miss Havisham would seem to enjoy it greedily. Also, when we played at cards Miss Havisham would look on Estella's moods, whatever they were. And sometimes, when her moods were so many and so contradictory of one another that I was puzzled what to say or do, Miss Havisham would hold her tightly with great fondness, saying something quietly in her ear that sounded like “Break their hearts my pride and hope, break their hearts and have no mercy!”
24. What did Pip regularly do at Miss Havisham’s home?
A. He placed the garden chair on the broad landing. B. He walked with Estella’s hand upon his shoulder.
C. He learned knowledge from Miss Havisham. D. He pushed Miss Havisham in the wheel chair.
25. What can we infer from the second paragraph?
A. Pip was excited to learn from Joe, his sister’s husband.
B. Pip desired to improve his present situation.
C. Miss Havisham felt sorry about Pip’s being ignorant.
D. Miss Havisham helped Pip by paying for his services for her.
26. What’s Estella’s attitude towards Pip?
A. Changeable B. Sincere C. Warm-hearted D. Indifferent
27. Miss Havisham held Estella tightly because _______.
A. she wanted to blame Estella for hurting Pip. B. she felt worried about Estella’s moods.
C. she thought Estella did something right. D. she treated Estella like her own daughter.
Realizing he had wasted much of his precious time, the boy decided to work hard to _____
his lost time.
A. make up for B. keep up with C. catch up with D. make use of
Half a year ago I came across a book called”Salt,Sugar and Fat. How the Food Giants Hooked US”,but finished it only recently. I am far from being a fan of junk food,over-salty,or over-sweet stuff,and honestly this food doesn’t appeal to me at all. Maybe it is related to the fact that I grew up in Russia and at that time we were not so exposed to the foreign, especially made in America foods. We knew Coca Cola,Pepsi,juice powder and Cheetos,but this stuff was not so cheap or available to buy it every day and we couldn’t buy them in large quantities. We didn’t know the word”fat”was not a bad thing but a normal of life for some people. We always had sweets and especially on holidays they were served as a dessert along with a cake. Russians like eating sweets when they drink tea. Even with my passion to desserts I still can’trelate myself to the people Michale Moss was writing about, those consumers who could not say”no” when it came to junk food.
What I found interesting in the book was that the author didn’t focus on diets, necessity to
exercise,sleep well at night and all other things we all are pretty aware of. The aim was not to teach people how to live but instead,after having made a huge research,interviewed more than 100 people in the food industry,Moss reveals the ugly of the food business. It puts all the facts in front of us and offers a choice:to buy or not to buy. However,the answer was known at the very beginning. Moss mentions the well-known food like Coca,Cola,Pepsi,Nestle and some others and tells how skillfully the consumers can be cheated when it comes to choosing what to put in the food basket in the supermarket. We like this taste of a chocolate,the crispy chips,and sweet porridges because it was all put on test by groups of scientists who made experiments to reveal what kind of taste will be most appealing to us. It involves brain,of course. Apart from scientific researches, it was also due to successful marketing strategies and plans that people prefer to buy food.
In this companies’money race,the most vulnerable(易受伤害的)victims are kids. They can’t tell good from bad and love everything that makes them feel good. Commercial ads of fast food particularly targeted kids and played on the fact that mothers can’t fully control what their children eat because they spent all day at work. Mothers themselves buy chocolates bars and com flakes for their kids,guided by a powerful brainwashing that actually,these products were not unhealthy, on the contrary, it was encouraged to give them to kids, because fat and sugar provide energy, so they are good,right?
Giving a credit to some food companies, they made attempts to fight the trend, but consumers,who already worked a habit of eating too salty, too fatting and too sweet products,didn’t react to the changes. So the companies returned to the old policy. Surprisingly,such behavior was strongly backed up by the govermment.
I would definitely recommend reading this book not only to those who struggle in the battle with his addiction to fast food but also people living healthily. It casts light on many things,including how vulnerable we can be in front of corporations and their powerful and accurate marketing strategies.
66. In the book “Salt, Sugar and Fat. How the Food Giants Hooked US”,Moss focused on_____.
A.how to keep fit. B.how junk foods are made
C.How to buy healthy food D.how food companies cheated us
67. What does the world”It” in paragraph two refer to?
A.The book B.The research C.The food industry D.The author
68.What is the author’s attitude towards the government?
A.objective B.supportive C.positive D.negative
69.As to the book,the author might agree that____________.
A.it is necessary for those who want to lose weight
B.people will give up fast food after reading it
C.it explains many things that we are not well aware of
D.it teaches people how to live a healthy life
70.The author wrote the passage mainly to______________.
A.introduce a healthy diet
B.expose the ugly side of food companies
C.call on the potential readers to live healthily
D.recommend the book written by Moss
Tom in the library every night over the last three months.
A. works B. worked C. has been working D. had been working
Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, bicycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some 41 ---football, basketball, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.
Those who have a passion for 42 high and difficult mountains are often 43 with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to 44 _ cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains? This astonishment is caused, 45 , by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of 46__to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and 47 a game. There are no man-made rules, as there are for 48 games as golf and football. 49 there are rules of different kind which it would be dangerous to 50 , but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering 51 to many people. Those who climb mountains are 52 to use their own methods.
If we compare mountaineering and other more 53 sports, we might think that one big 54 is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be 55 in this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face__ 56_ _ by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is 57 teamwork.
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces 58 are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of 59 . His sport requires high mental and physical
60 .
41. A. part B. activity C. sport D. kind
42. A. climbing B. rising C. going D. enjoying
43. A. dealt B. treated C. coped D. disgusted
44. A. catch B. diverse C. suffer D. overcome
45. A. probably B. precisely C. logically D. strongly
46. A. activity B. movement C. entertainment D. action
47. A. but B. not C. also D. therefore
48. A. such B. any C. many D. these
49. A. Moreover B. Perhaps C. Then D. Certainly
50. A. behave B. imply C. ignore D. follow
51. A. luxurious B. painful C. attractive D. noticeable
52. A. occasional B. free C. accustomed D. popular
53. A. familiar B. special C. regular D. specific
54. A. discovery B. interest C. similarity D. difference
55. A. correct B. mistaken C. unfamiliar D. conscious
56. A. admitted B. tracked C. vanished D. linked
57. A. obviously B. basically C. suddenly D. contrary
58. A. whose B. that C. where D. when
59. A. mountain B. wind C. nature D. snow
60. A. limitations B. divisions C. personalities D. qualities
假如你是李华, 你的澳大利亚笔友Jim 要来中国学习中文,请你帮忙找个寄宿家庭(host family)。 请你回一封邮件, 告诉他你已经找到合适的家庭了, 内容包括:
1. 所处的位置;
2、家庭成员情况;
3、费用。
注意: 1.词数100 左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(^),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.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;
Dear Susan,
I'm very gladly to hear you are coming to visit me the next Friday. Unfortunate, I won't be able to meet you at the airport although I have classes in the afternoon. You won't find difficult to get to the city center. The airport bus leaves every 30 minute and will take you rightly to the Friendship Hotel. My classes will be over by then or I will pick you up there. I will take you to a hot pot restaurant for dinner and we'll talk with our plan for the weekend over dinner. Having a pleasant trip and see you Friday.
Yours,
Zhang Ming
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。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:在错的词下画一横线,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。
Dear Tom,
I’m glad to hear that you are considering make up with Peter. If I am you, I would consider a bike as a birthday present for him.
As far as I know it, Peter is always in poor health so he can take more exercises by riding a bike to build up his body. In the meanwhile, you can often go outing by bike together, which is helpfully in rebuilding your friendship. Beside, taking a bike is an environmentally-friendly means of transport. It’s convenient him to get around as well.
Apart from giving him the gift, you can also adopt other means, such as traveling, seeing a movie, having dinner and going shopping. No matter how you do, being sincere was the most important. I really hope that you can be good friends forever.
Best wishes!
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线(___),并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
College life will be one of the most important stage in my life. I think my school life in college will be colorful and interesting than that it is now. I will have more free time to take part in interesting clubs and the activities. The students comes from different parts of the country and I will form a new relationship to them. Surely, to finish my college classes will be my mainly goal in my college life. Meanwhile, I want to take some online classes to decrease my knowledge and broaden my horizons. I will plan my college life basing on what I hope to do after graduation. I believed that my college life will be very interesting
Have you ever noticed that the more you have the more you want? Let’s face it.Thinking our life is good enough doesn’t come naturally to many people.When we have high expectations of everything in life we will run into disappointment.Only when we are aware that needs are different from desires can we live with satisfaction.Here are a few ideas to help you be happier with what you have and who you are.
Focus on what you are thankful for.Most people want things to be better than they are, or when things are going well, we forget to appreciate what we have.Learn to reflect on how much better things are than they could be.Focus on what you are thankful for.Write down 5 things you are grateful for right now.
When we hold onto regrets from decisions we have made, it can really poison our well-being.Many people regret something they can no longer change, which ends up holding them back from moving forward in a more positive manner.What happened in the past is done and gone, so work to stay present and be mindful of the current moment to find more joy and fulfillment.
When we use other people as the measuring stick for our personal success and quality of life we are likely to be less satisfied.Social comparisons can provide useful information when we try to learn from others, but they also hold our perspective in a discontented position.Compare yourself less with others so you can be satisfied more.
When you are focused on your big ambitions and future goals you might elide the daily pleasures that surround you.Learn to slow down and absorb the wonder and beauty around you.Stay present and focus on the task you’re undertaking at the moment.Don’t let the life pass you by because you’re always on the go and distracted by ambition.
Practice looking at life through the lens of contentment and it will become more natural.
24.How can we live with contentment?
A. To change our lifestyle.
B. To have a motivation in life.
C. To give less attention to what we are grateful for.
D. To realize the difference between needs and desires.
25.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. Make wise decisions
B. Know the present situation
C. Let go of regrets
D. Remember the past
26.The underlined word “elide”(in Paragraph 5) probably means “______”.
A.enjoy B.change C.create D.neglect
27.What should you do to put yourself in a good mood?
A. Make time for simple pleasures.
B. Learn from successful people.
C. Focus on your future goals.
D. Create chance to learn more.
Dina, for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.
A. struggling B. struggled C. having struggled D. to struggle
The advantages of using flashcards to build up a vocabulary are well known. You can buy sets of cards, or make your own, and carry them with you wherever you go. There’s no question this is useful and because you can use them in short bursts, it’s not too much for you. It can be fun. I don’t recommend drilling for hours at a time with flashcards.
If you want to use flashcard software, things get even better. There are many packages out there for maintaining and drilling flashcards. I recommend VTrain though there are many others.
One stands out, however: SuperMemo. Similar to Pimsleur, SuperMemo is engineered according to a carefully researched methodology (方法学) in order to test you on a card the very minimum number of times you need to see it for it to stick. When you look at a card, you give some feedback to the software on whether you got it right and how easy you found it. It uses this information, and that of your previous attempts, to decide when you will be shown the card next. It’s smart and it really works.
If you’re like me, the news is even better! I have a version of SuperMemo that runs on my PalmOS phone. Wherever I am, if I have my phone handy, I have thousands of flashcards with me too. Honestly, it would be worth purchasing a cheap Palm device only for this. You can pick one up for $20 or even less on eBay or elsewhere. Consider it, at least.
29. With SuperMemo, whether the next card will be shown depends on ________.
A. the time you look at the card
B. the information in the computer
C. the feedback one gives to the software
D. the times one attempts to do with a card
30. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Using cards to study can be very tiring.
B. Don’t need to study with flashcards too long at a time.
C. There is not enough flashcards software at present.
D. Flashcard software can be carried wherever you go.
31. What is the main purpose of the author in writing the passage?
A. To introduce to us a way to build up a vocabulary.
B. To teach us how to make flashcards.
C. To suggest us buying flashcards.
D. To tell us how to use flashcard software.
Many Americans are turning to Japan, they think, a country of high academic(学术的) achievement and economic success, for possible answers. However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one survey, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents(答问卷者)listed “to give children a good start academically” as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as determination, concentration, and the ability to work as a member of a group. The huge majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents.
Like in America, there is diversity(多样性) in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential(潜力的) development. In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools. Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children’s chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens.
32. We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe ________.
A. Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction
B. Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parents
C. Japan’s economic success is a result of its scientific achievements
D. Japan’s higher education is superior to theirs
33. In Japan’s preschool education, the focus is on ________.
A. preparing children academically
B. shaping children’s character
C. teaching children mathematics
D. developing children’s artistic interests
34. Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university-based kindergartens?
A. They can do better in their future studies.
B. They can make more group experience grow there.
C. They can be individually oriented when they grow up.
D. They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.
35. Free play has been introduced in some Japanese kindergartens in order to ________.
A. broaden children’s knowledge
B. train children’s creativity
C. lighten children’s study load
D. enrich children’s experience
Depression is much higher amongst female bosses than male bosses,a new US survey finds.Dr Tetyana Pudrovska,the study's first author,explained:“Women with job authority-the ability to hire,fire,and influence pay-have greatly more symptoms of depression than women without this power.But men with job authority have fewer symptoms of depression than men without such power.”
The study followed 1,500 middle-aged women and 1,300 middle-aged men who all graduated from high schools in Wisconsin.The men and women were surveyed in 1993 and 2004 to look at the connection between how much authority they had at work and symptoms of depression.
The results showed that amongst men and women with lower levels of authority at work,women had slightly higher levels of depression.This is normal since overall women suffer from depression slightly more than men.Amongst men and women with higher levels of authority at work,however,it was women who had many more symptoms of depression than men.Men in authority actually had a 10% lower risk of depression,while authority increased the risk of women having depressive symptoms by 9%.
Dr Pudrovska continued:“What shocked us is that women with job authority in our study are advantaged in terms of most characteristics that are strong signs of positive mental health.These women have more education,higher incomes,better jobs,and higher levels of job satisfaction than women without job authority.Yet,they have worse mental health than lower-status(地位)women.”
The cause of this discrepancy is not known,but Dr Pudrovska says:“Years of social science research suggests that women in authority positions deal with interpersonal anxiety,negative social interactions,negative stereotypes,prejudice,social isolation(社会孤立),as well as resistance(抵抗)from colleagues.Women in authority positions are viewed as lacking in the assertiveness(果断)and confidence of strong leaders.But when these women display such characteristics,they are judged negatively for being unfeminine(不像女性的).This causes mental stress.”
Men,on the other hand,do not have to face these kinds of negative stereotypes about their abilities.
29.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A.Female bosses get less stress from work than male bosses.
B.Female bosses get the same stress from work as male bosses.
C.Female bosses get the same stress from work as employees.
D.Female bosses get more stress from work than male bosses.
30.What conclusion can we draw from the passage?
A.The higher levels of authority,the fewer women suffer depression.
B.The higher levels of authority,the more women suffer depression.
C.The lower levels of authority,the more men suffer depression.
D.The lower levels of authority,the more women suffer depression.
31.What did Dr Pudrovska think of the results?
A.Exciting. B.Surprising.
C.Disappointing. D.Inspiring.
32.What does the underlined word“discrepancy”in Paragraph 5 mean?
A.Difference. B.Excellence.
C.Preference. D.Reference.