You didn't believe John won the first prize at the speech competition, ______?
A.did he B.didn't he C.did you D.didn't you
It is required that the students ____ mobile phones in their school, so seldom ____ them using one.
A. should not use; you will see B. mustn’t use; will you see
C. not use; you will see D. not use; will you see
—Do you think you will be able to finish your writing by five o’clock today?
—________. I’ll be busy with experiments all day.
A. Not a chance B. Not a little C. Not to mention it D. No wonder
Two Chinese living in South Africa were killed in a robbery (抢劫)on February 5, bringing the total number of Chinese killed in the country to four in less than a month.
Chen Jianqing, 35, from Southeast China’s Fujian Province who ran a shop with her husband in a small town 45 kilometers away from South African capital
“One of her business partners died later in the hospital, ”the Chinese consulate(领事馆)officials in Johannesburg said yesterday.“Local police are trying to find more information about the case.And we have told the victims’(遇难者)relatives and are helping them come to Johannnesburg,” consul Wu Gang told China Daily. Chen’s husband was injured during the robbery but did not suffer seriously ,said Wu.
The robbery happened at about 5:45pm local time and the armed robbers ran away after taking more than 50,000 South Afican rand (US$8,200)and some jewellery,Xinhua News Agncy reported.
The killing happened just three days after Chen Jingmin, a 23-year-old man from Qingdao, Shandong province, was shot dead north outside Johannesburg by armed robbers .On January 10, a Hong Kong businessman was attacked and robbed at his home in Johannesburg and died the next day in the hospital.All these happened just in less than a month.
According to records, there were more than 40 robberies attacking Chinese in
77.The passage is probably__________.
A.a business story B.a scientific artcle
C.a newspaper report D.an official document
78.Who were killed on February 5 in a small town near Johannesburg?
A.Chen Jianqing and her husband B.Chen Jianqing and one of her partners
C.Chen Jingmin and a Hong Kong businessman D.Chen Jingmin and one of his relatives
79.How many Chinese were killed in South Africa since January?
A.2 B.4 C.5 D.8
80.Those Chinese who _______are more likely to be robbed in South Africa.
A.depend too much on local police B.live near the capital of
C.open shops selling Chinese goods D.leave others the impression of being rich
Who is behind wiseGEEK? It’s one of the most common questions we receive. We are a team of researchers, writers and editors providing short, clear and concise answers to common questions. Currently, there are over 200 active contributors; you can read some of their profiles (档案) below.
| Catherine has been involved with wiseGEEK since the beginning of 2006. Currently, she mainly manages our writers and editors and deals with visitors about their comments and questions. What she loves most about wiseGEEK is learning more details about the things you kind of know about, and learning about things you never knew existed! Some articles she particularly enjoyed include What is a Trekkie? What is a Wormhole? She comes to wiseGEEK with a degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. While her time is mostly filled with working for wiseGEEK, she can also be found trying to squeeze in trips whenever she can, usually to Europe. | Bronwyn began working for wiseGEEK as an editor, and though she continues to write and edit, she also puts her natural curiosity to work by thinking of new article topics. Bronwyn loves questions nearly as much as she loves answers! Bronwyn has a degree in Psychology from UC Davis, and a teaching credential from CSU Sacramento. She is a primary school teacher and artist. There are few things she loves more than her dog, Solomon, her leopard, Tiger, and good chocolate. In addition to writing the questions and editing the answers, Bronwyn has also written a few for wiseGEEK, including, What is an Owl Pellet?, and Can I Really Make Yarn Out of my Dog’s Fur? |
| Johnny is the expert behind the scenes at wiseGEEK. Like most of the wiseGEEK team, Johnny works with language; but unlike our writers and editors, Johnny’s languages are PHP and SQL. He ensures that the website remains accessible and the pages load fast. Johnny has a Master’s Degree in computer science; in addition to applying his skill to wiseGEEK, he also teaches programming classes at a technical school. “Programming for wiseGEEK is a challenge, but not getting distracted (分心) and educated by the content on the site, is even harder.” When Johnny is away from his computer, he likes playing the guitar; when he’s even farther away, he enjoys hiking. | Carolyn joined wiseGEEK as a part-time editor in April 2009, and now works full time hiring new writers, responding to questions from readers, and doing whatever else needs to be done. She comes to wiseGEEK after more than six years working as an online news producer. Although still a bit of a news junky, Carolyn really appreciates no longer being woken at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning to deal with breaking news. She has a degree in History from Oberlin College, and spent two years studying Mass Communications at the University of Texas-Austin. In her spare time, Carolyn loves to read, cook, and sew. She also watches more TV than is good for anyone. |
46. What can we safely infer about wiseGEEK according to the profiles?
A. It employed its staff members since the beginning of 2006.
B. It is a website, offering brief and clear answers to common questions.
C. It offers online news to help learn things one never knows existed.
D. It aims at bringing up the curiosity of the children worldwide.
47. _______ would be in charge if readers failed to visit wiseGEEK?
A. Carolyn B. Bronwyn C. Johnny D. Catherine
48. ______ of them do(es) extra work apart from working for wiseGEEK?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
49. Which of the following is true according to the passage above?
A. Carolyn really enjoys editing breaking news in early mornings.
B. Bronwyn likes her tiger more than writing for wiseGEEK.
C. Johnny holds the view that wiseGEEK enjoys great popularity.
D. Catherine works for wiseGEEK mainly to travel in Europe.
For you, the “Clear and Bright” day that falls in every April might be no more than just another holiday — the fact that it comes with three days off school matters to most students 61 (much) than the fact that it is part of the 24 solar terms (二十四节气).
But this ancient system that Chinese people have used 62 (keep) track of the time of year was added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (人类非物质文化遗产)on Nov. 30th. 资*源%库
To be fair, the terms do sound old; they 63 (invent) thousands of years ago to offer weather information for agricultural 64 (activity). But the truth is 65 they still have an influence on our lives today, even if we don’t realize it most of the time. For example, people from 66 (north) China are in the habit of eating dumplings 67 the day of Winter Solstice (冬至). And on Start of Autumn, some treat 68 (they) to a big feast, especially of meat, something they call “putting on autumn weight”, or tieqiubiao.
According to Chinese writer and academic Yu Shicun, the system is a philosophy of time,
69 applies to everything. And this means they are 70 (likely) to die out.
When people find out that I am a journalist, they often ask me: What do you think about the future of newspapers?
I tell them that I think the future of communications is moving online. People expect me to be fearful for the future of print. After all, in some people’s minds I wouldn’t be able to build a career in journalism if it all moves online. However, strangely enough, I’m actually comforted by the fact that online journalism is becoming usual. I am a blogger who has always been able to find a home for my writing online
Since I began writing blogs, I have become aware of how many people you can reach with online writing. Compare this to the newspapers circulation base, and you will have a strong reason for online journalism.
In her successful blog post titled The Job I have spent the last year learning is not the one I will have, author Jenny Surane states, “Print is an expensive product to love. And general managers, publishers and editors must now figure out a profitable way to get their news into readers’ heads,” She goes on to state that people don’t feel like picking up a newspaper now and would rather scroll(滚屏)through their Twitter feed, and get new from many different sources.
If print is dying, then a new form of communicating information is being born. The need for information has not died. If anything, it has increased. What has died, rather, is the way in which information is presented.
Now more than ever, in this age of information, there is a desire for stories on the same topic from different points of view. The printing industry can keep pace with the need of providing a variety of sources, if it chooses to.
Now more than ever, in this age of information, there is a desire for stories on the same topic from different points of view. The printing industry can keep pace with the need of providing a variety of sources, if it chooses to.
Is the future of print grim? Maybe. But is the future of journalism of communicating information to people, grim as well? Definitely not.
32. According to Paragraph 2, the author feels______
A. confident about the future of his career
B. worried about the future of print
C. tired of being a newspaper journalist
D. embarrassed about online writing
33. What information is conveyed in Jenny’s blog post?
A. Twitter is not very popular
B. It is hard to manage online journalism
C. Print still has its own advantages
D. People have more options to get information
34. What does the underlined word “grim” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. Promising B. Depressing
C. Unforgiving D. Encouraging
35. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To explore the future of journalism
B. To analyze the cause of print decline
C. To explain the bright future of a journalist
D. To introduce a successful blog post about print
假设你叫李华,你的英国笔友Jack不久前去美国留学,他给你写信说很不适应那里的生活。请你根据以下提示用英语给他写封回信,鼓励他勇敢面对。
1.了解当地生活习惯,尊重当地风俗;
2.与美国学生多交流;
3.多参加户外活动;
4.注意与人交流的礼仪。
注意:
1.内容应包括以上所有信息,要有适当发挥。
2.词数:100左右,信的开头和结尾已经写好,不计入总词数。
3.参考词汇:课外活动:activities after class
Dear Jack,
I’m really glad to hear from you and know how you are getting along.
Yours,
Li Hua
The teacher always tries his best to create an atmosphere in class ______ his students can practice their speaking skills.
A. where B. which C. for which D. of which
To improve the quality of our products, we asked for suggestions had used the products.
A. whatever B. who C. whichever D. which
I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.
Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed. As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.
Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. Even if I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued(继续) to believe that I had cheated on the test.
1. The story took place exactly ____ .
A. in the teacher’s office B. in an exam room
C. in the school D. in the language lab
2. The girl wanted to borrow a pen, because ____ .
A. she had not brought a pen with her
B. she had lost her own on her way to school
C. there was something wrong with her own
D. her own had been taken away by someone
3. The teacher saw all this, so she asked the boy ____ .
A. to go on writing his paper
B. to stop whispering
C. to leave the room immediately
D. to stay behind after the exam
4. The thing(s)emphasized in her talk was(were) ____ .
A. honesty
B. sense of duty
C. seriousness
D. all of the above
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,每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在此处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出修改的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在其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(从十一处起)不计分。
One day Rosa wrote to her friend, who was a doctor, invite him to have dinner with her families. A few days later the doctor wrote back to her but she couldn’t read his writing because the letters were written careless. Then she asked her husband for the help, but he couldn’t read it, too. Then her husband got an idea. He told her that a chemist might be able read the doctor’s letter. So the woman went to chemist’s. The chemist in the shop studied the letter for a long time but he gave her a large bottle of medicine. He told the woman she would eat twelve pills a day. Finally Rosa still had no idea whether her friend will come or not.
China's Tea Village
s
In most Chinese tea villages, March is the time of year in ___41___ locals start to pick and process tea. The usually quiet villages suddenly become busy centers of activity, as people take out special tools and prepare ___42___ tea processing. In some villages, local residents hold traditional ceremonies, __43___ (thank) heaven for its blessing. The price of tea ___44___ (pick) in March is extremely high because __45___ is fresh, tender and contains multiple trace elements.
China ___46___ (be) famous for tea production since ancient times. Of the goods transported and traded along __47___ Old Silk Road linking China to the Middle East and Europe, the importance of tea was matched only by silk. China produces Oolong, black, green, white, yellow __48___ dark (aka post-fermented) tea. The Oolong, green and black __49___ (vary)are most notable for their high quality.
Most of China's tea villages are found in remote mountainous areas in the country's south and southwest, __50___ the beautiful scenery is often hidden under clouds.
Basketball Statistician Help Wanted
The Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2016, Winter 2016-17 and Spring 2017 semesters. Students in this position will be keeping live statistics during basketball games. Students must meet all of the following requirements:
l Good computer skills
l Available evenings and weekends
l Knowing basketball rules and statistics
Students interested in working for the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their respective(各自的) campuses.
TP/SS Athletic Coordinator, Michael Simone,240-567-1308
● Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga,240-567-7589
● Springfield Athletic coordinator, Gary Miller,240-567-2273
● Germantown Athletic Coordinator, GavriChavan, 240-567-6915
21.When will the job start?
A. In May 2016 B. In May 2017 C. In September 2016 D. In September2017
22.Who is more likely to get job?
A. Sam, English major, member of the college basketball team
B. Judy, IT staff with night classes, children’s basketball team coach
C. Ted, computer major, basketball fan, free on evenings and weekends
D. Molly, part-time programmer, high school basketball player, new mother
23.Whom should you contact if you want to apply for the job in Rockville?
A. Michael B. Jorge C. Gauri D. Gary
---I thought I had made a good preparation.
---You are dreaming. The fact is that you at the beginning.
A. failed B. are failing C. have failed D. fail
There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.
So they 36 Socrates for advice on where happiness 37 . But 38 giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a 39 first. The group of guys had to 40 the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, gouging out (挖空) the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then 41 together in it, singing with 42 .
Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We 43 be happier!” Socrates 44 , “That’s it! 45 you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”
From the story I got to know that happiness 46 hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through 47 work and creativity.
We may have to 48 pain in our daily life and in the process of 49 happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in 50 things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long term happiness, however, comes from within our 51 and spirit. So why not turn suffering into 52 life, and 53 tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we make it through and find true happiness.
So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of 54 , and I 55 you all a life of happiness.
36. A. pointed to B. referred to C. turned to D. kept to
37. A. lay B. belonged C. stood D. laid
38. A. apart from B. instead of C. other than D. for fear of
39. A. house B. boat C. bridge D. school
40. A. set about B. set down C. set out D. set up
41. A. sat B. stood C. got D. rowed
42. A. joy B. sorrow C. curiosity D. hope
43. A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
44. A. declared B. thought C. added D. assumed
45. A. Unless B. Whenever C. Until D. However
46. A. never B. always C. ever D. seldom
47. A. cautious B. endless C. hard D. effective
48. A. experience B. avoid C. enjoy D. deny
49. A. searching B. seeking C. hoping D. improving
50. A. spiritual B. nice C. new D. material
51. A. body B. part C. soul D. head
52. A. blaming B. praising C. ending D. cursing
53. A. turn B. put C. divide D. draw
54. A. time B. energy C. fact D. choice
55. A. wish B. promise C. bring D. require
A; Pacific Bell. May I help you?
B: 51 ______
A: May I ask why?
B; Well, I’m moving house* I’ve just graduated, and I’m moving to California for a new job there.
A: 52 ______
B: Thanks. And my phone number is 320-428-7859.
A: Oh,I got it And the name on the account ,please?
B: Edward Ryefield. That is R-Y-E-F-I-E-L-D.
A: 53 ______
B: It’sJune5,1988.
A: 54 ______
B: August 9,by 5 pm.
A: No problem.
B: Oh, yes, one more thing. I have a monthly pre-paid home phone plan with yoa Can I have some of my money back?
A: 55 ______
B: That’s too bad.
A: Sorry about it, Mr. Ryefield, and the telephone will be disconnected at 5 pm, August 9.
A. Sorry, you can’t.
B. Congratulations!
C. Absolutely you can.
D. I’d like to have my phone disconnected
E. By the way, when are you moving to California?
F. Then when would you like to have it disconnected?
G. OK, for security purposes, may I have your date of birth, please?
At the foot of the mountain is a well-preserved village ______ you can experience the traditional lifestyle.
A. which B. where C. that D. When
There are 51 students in Class Three, _____ failed in the test.
A.all of which B.all of them C.none of whom D.none of them
The scene of the film ____ me of those happy days that we spent together in the beautiful countryside last summer vacation.
A. informed B. recalled C. reminded D. remembered