| ( ) 1. A. Besides ( ) 2. A. idea ( ) 3. A. character ( ) 4. A. losing ( ) 5. A. hope ( ) 6. A. how ( ) 7. A. car ( ) 8. A. understand ( ) 9. A. came up ( )10. A. interesting ( )11. A. save ( )12. A. apologize ( )13. A. let ( )14. A. took ( )15. A danger ( )16. A. gone ( )17. A. avoided ( )18. A. even ( )19. A. beautiful ( )20. A. courage | B. Otherwise B. news B. friendship B. wasting B. freedom B. where B. knowledge B. have B. set up B. necessary B. buy B. research B. moved B. paid B. need B. shy B. found B. still B. naughty B. gentleness | C. However C. order C. habit C. explaining C. trouble C. when C. shelter C. change C. made up C. impossible C. visit C. try C. knelt C. handed C. reward C. disappointed C. persuaded C. almost C. nervous C. kindness | D. Therefore D. point D. feeling D. gaining D. information D. whether D. money D. prevent D. gave up D. sad D. develop D. interview D. fell D. lent D. advance D. proud D. stopped D. never D. dangerous D. politeness | |||||||||
| 1-5: CBDAA 6-10: CDBAD 11-15: BCACB 16-20: ABDAC | ||||||||||||
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| I credit my typing skill to so many hours of chatting online. Unfortunately, as my typing speed increased on the Internet, all grammatical rules went out of the window. You see instant messages have their own shorthand language and grammar isn"t important, of which even a newbie (新手) is aware. They can leave out articles, subjects (主语), pronouns, etc. They can misspell or "respell" almost any word. They often ask "A/S/L" when they first chat. Abbreviations (缩写) and capitalizations (大写) are particularly important. English-speaking instant messengers also refuse to burden themselves with punctuation and capitalization. After I came back China, I discovered not one but two instant messaging crazes. The first, which brought back memories of my previous addiction to the computer, was QQ. I can see evidence tha t the Chinese have the same kind of separate instant messaging language, even when they chat in English. My first word in this language, for example, was "ft". This abbreviation for "faint" is used whenever there is a need to express surprise. I also discovered that Chinese use the same kind of abbreviation for a laugh. And there is an extraordinary number of smileys (表情符) to the "vomit" and "army soldier" smileys. There is even a SARA smiley. After QQ, there is another, perhaps more widespread messaging trend. You guessed it-cell phone text messaging. I now understand how useful text messaging is and why it is so common. I admit that I have been guilty of sending text messages while walking outside or sitting on the subway. Who hasn"t ? No matter where I go, I see people on their cell phones, messaging. In fact, it"s rare to see someone actually talking on their phone! So it looks as if there is no escape from the instant messaging crazes, no matter where in the world I go. And that"s plainly not going to change. In the end, though, I can"t complain: instant messaging is quick, it"s cheap, it"s easy and it"s extremely fun too. And after all, everyone"s doing it. | ||||||||||||
| 1. The underlined phrase "went out of the window" in Paragraph 1 probably means . | ||||||||||||
| A. increased B. occurred C. disappeared D. changed | ||||||||||||
| 2. Which of the following is true according to the passage? | ||||||||||||
| A. Grammar and correct spelling are very important while chatting online. B. There are enough smileys and icons to express yourselves while chatting on line. C. The writer is skilled at typing and once was addicted to online games. D. It is impolite to leave out some unimportant words or letters while chatting online. | ||||||||||||
| 3. The writer believes that instant messaging is . | ||||||||||||
| A. full of fun but time-consuming B. widespread but unnecessary C. quick but difficult to do D. common, used and cheap | ||||||||||||
| 4. Which might be the main idea of the passage? | ||||||||||||
| A. Who can escape QQ and cell phone text messaging? B. Why is instant messaging so popular? C. Chatting online is good for your typing skill. D. Chatting on QQ is natural for people. | ||||||||||||
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| For 170 years,members of a tiny American native tribe have lived and celebrated their traditions on a small piece of land off the Louisiana coast called Isle de Jean Charles.They fished and they farmed,making livings by hard work amid the bays and marshes(沼泽)．But now the waters that have supported them are threatening to overwhelm them. "I don"t think we"re going to have to have any other choice except to leave because we"re getting washed away by every storm that comes by," said Albert Naquin,chief of the BiloxiChitimacha tribe."We have lost more and more land,and it keeps happening." Surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico on one side and the marsh on the other,Isle de Jean Charles sits at the southern tip of Louisiana"s rapidly disappearing wetlands,an area that is 3 to 4 miles long and about a mile wide.The tribe has been living here since 1840.But about a football field worth of land in the region is lost every half hour because of erosion(侵蚀),storms and rising sea water-a constant process that is expected to worsen with climate change. Isle de Jean Charles has been flooded five times in the last six years,being transformed from a once lush(繁茂的) landscape into a barren disaster zone.The floodwaters have spread large amounts of salt across the tiny island,making it nearly impossible for much to grow any more. The road to their village has been flooded so often,and now only one narrow road is usable, which is often covered by water.The fire station was closed a few years ago,and the island"s church was relocated.Now,only 25 families are left,with a "few dozen" people.A controversial $900 million system of sea walls to save endangered communities along the Louisiana coast raised hopes here.But the final design did not include Isle de Jean Charles because officials concluded it simply would cost too much to protect the relatively few families that were left.. | ||||||||||||
| 1．What would be the best title of the passage? | ||||||||||||
| A. Climate change threatens an American native tribe. B. Decreasing population of an American native tribe. C. The survival of an American native tribe. D. The harmful effect of climate change | ||||||||||||
| 2．We learn from the third paragraph that ________. | ||||||||||||
| A. only a football field worth of land remains for the tribe B. the southern tip of the wetlands is now in water C. the tribe is losing its land at a fast speed D. the tribe has lived here for 300 years | ||||||||||||
| 3．What do we know about the remaining land of Isle de Jean Charles? | ||||||||||||
| A. It still remains rich and beautiful. B. It has become unsuitable for cross to grow. C. Most of it has become wetlands. D. All of them has been covered by water. | ||||||||||||
| 4．The sea walls will fail to protect the tribe because officials think ________. | ||||||||||||
| A. sea walls will be dangerous for the people living there B. sea walls will affect the living of the creatures in the sea C. building sea walls would cost the people living there too much money D. it"s not worthwhile building sea walls to protect the few families | ||||||||||||
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| In 1993,I had my first opportunity to visit Russia as a representative of the University of California.I was there to provide some technical assistance in the area of agricultural labor management."The Russians are very polite people," I had been tutored before my arrival.One of my interpreters,once I was there, explained that a gentleman will pour the juice for the ladies and show other courtesies(礼节)． Toward the end of my threeweek trip I was invited by my young Russian host and friend Nicolai Vasile vich and his lovely wife Yulya out to dinner.At the end of a wonderful meal Yulya asked if I would like a banana.I politely declined and thanked her,and explained I was most satisfied with the meal.My mind was racing,"What do I do? Do I offer her a banana even though they are as close to her as they are to me? What is the polite thing to do?" "Would you like a banana?" I asked Yulya. "Yes," she smiled,but made no attempt to take any of the three bananas in the fruit basket."What now?" I thought. "Which one would you like?" I asked. "That one," she pointed at one of the bananas.So all the while thinking about Russian politeness,I picked the banana Yulya had pointed at and peeled it half way and handed it to her.Smiles in Yulya and Nicoli"s faces told me I had done the right thing.After this experience I spent much time letting the world know that in Russia,the polite thing is to peel the bananas for the ladies.Sometime during my third trip I was politely disabused(纠正)． "Oh no,Grigorii Davidovich," a Russian graciously corrected me."In Russia,when a man peels a banana for a lady,it means he has a romantic interest in her." How embarrassed I felt! | ||||||||||||
| 1．The main purpose of the writer is probably to tell us ________. | ||||||||||||
| A. what good manners are in Russia B. the different ways to eat bananas in Russia C. his interesting working experience in Russia D. the cultural difference he has experienced in Russia | ||||||||||||
| 2．The author first went to Russia to ________. | ||||||||||||
| A. teach agricultural labor management B. work as an assistant in a Russian university C. offer help in a certain area D. meet some old friends there | ||||||||||||
| 3．Why most probably did Yulya and Nicolai smile when the author handed the peeled banana? | ||||||||||||
| A. They wanted to hide their anger. B. They were secretly laughing at the author. C. They were very happy with what the author did. D. They showed their understanding of the author. | ||||||||||||
| 4．After his experience with Yulya,the author probably thought ________. | ||||||||||||
| A. he knew how to be polite to a lady in Russia B. he had made a funny mistake C. one should be careful when peeling bananas for ladies D. one should not peel bananas for ladies | ||||||||||||
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| Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. One of the most unforgettable __1__ when I was teaching the __2__ grade 10 years ago. In May, I decided to plan something __3__ for the children: a Mother"s Day tea. We had put our heads together to __4__ ideas of how to __5__ our mothers. We practiced singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold our tea on Friday before Mother"s Day. I was surprised but very __6__ to learn that every mother was planning to attend.I __7__ invited my own mother. Finally, the big day arrived.Each child __8__ up at our classroom door, expecting the arrival of his or her mom.__9__ it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn"t shown up and he was looking __10__. I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. "Jimmy," I said, "I have a bit of problem here and I was __11__ if you could keep my mother __12__ while I"m busy." My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy __13__ my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had __14__ the day before. Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in deep __15__. Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy. I had the students complete an outline of the day"s __16__ and an evaluation of our trip. Then I collected the students" booklets and checked them to see if __17__ was completed. When I came __18__ Jimmy"s page, he had written "Remember our Mother"s Day tea we had in the second grade, Mrs. Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too." I told him I really enjoyed what he had written.He looked rather embarrassed and __19__ his own thanks and walked away. Suddenly he ran back and gave me a big hug. I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had __20__ stopped hugging teachers years ago. | ||||||||||||
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