I"m writing this letter slowly because I know you can"t read fast. We don"t live
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I"m writing this letter slowly because I know you can"t read fast. We don"t live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the newspaper that most accidents happened within 20 miles from our home, so we moved.
I won"t be able to send you the address because the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they moved so that they wouldn"t have to change their address. This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine. I"m not sure it works so well though: last week I put a load in and pulled the chain (拉链) and haven"t seen them since. The weather isn"t bad here. It only rained twice last week; the first time for three days and the second time for four days. About that coat you wanted me to send you, your uncle Stanley said it would be too heavy to send in the mail with the buttons on so we cut them off and put them in the pockets.
John locked his keys in the car yesterday. We were really worried because it took him two hours to get me and your father out. Your sister had a baby this morning, but I haven"t found out what it is yet. The baby looks just like your brother.
Uncle Ted fell in a whiskey vat（桶）last week. Some men tried to pull him out, but he fought them off playfully and drowned. We had him cremated（焚化）and he burned for three days.
Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pick-up trunk. Ralph was driving. He rolled down the window and swam to safety. You other two friends were in back. They drowned because they couldn"t get the tail gate down.
There isn"t much more news at this time. Nothing much has happened.
Love,
Mom
P.S. I was going to send you some money but the envelope was already sealed.
小题1:From the passage, we can infer that _____.| A．here is the letter by a son for his father | | B．here is the letter by a mother for her son | | C．the family moved to a new and nice place because it is really good there | | D．the writer"s daughter has got a male baby |
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?| A．The number of the family is four, including the new-born baby. | | B．The son can"t send his parents a letter because the address was taken by the other family. | | C．The son will receive a coat with the buttons detached (拆下). | | D．None is true. |
小题3:The underlined word "it"(Para.3) refers to _____.| A．the thing that the baby was born | B．the baby | | C．the son"s father | D．the son"s mother |
小题4:What is the reason why the family moved to a new place?| A．The son asked them to do so . | | B．The place is really nice and the climate there is not bad, too. | | C．His dad read in the newspaper most accidents happened within 20 miles from their home. | | D．His sister had a baby, so they wanted to find a fine place. |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C |
解析
小题1:推断题。结合书信的落款可知答案。
小题2:细节题。结合I won"t be able to send you the address because the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they moved so that they wouldn"t have to change their address 可知答案。
小题3:推断题。结合Your sister had a baby this morning和 The baby looks just like your brother可知it指代刚出生的婴儿。
小题4:细节题。结合Your dad read in the newspaper that most accidents happened within 20 miles from our home, so we moved可知答案。 |
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Australia is the smallest continent in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is on the Southern Hemisphere(半球)of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
Enough laws have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flower exhibition. There we saw large numbers of wild flowers on show, most of which we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. Every year in spring Perth has wild flower exhibitions. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves very much. When we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill, we looked up, but what we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to our car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us along the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos(袋鼠). After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself among the white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere you can see sheep.
小题1:Which country is the writer most possibly from?| A．Japan | B．Canada | C．China | D．America |
小题2:Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?| A．Australia has enough laws to fight against pollution. | | B．Perth is the biggest city in Australia. | | C．The wild flowers in Perth must be different from what the author sees in his/her country. | | D．The author enjoyed his/her visit in the countryside. |
小题3:The underlined word “exhibition” in the third paragraph probably means_______.| A．a public show for people to visit | | B．a market where you can buy all kinds of flowers | | C．a place where all kinds of flowers are grown | | D．a field where there are flowers and animals |
小题4:From the passage we know Perth is famous for ____| A．its population | B．its size | C．its kangaroos | D．its wild flowers |
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A good brand agency (代理) can create for you a brand identity (身份) of your products. Having the best agency to help with your business, no matter how small, can be one of the biggest steps you can take in letting the world know and get familiar with your products and brands.
Brand agencies work hand in hand with the company in advertising the brand and its products. The company has to tell the agency how they would like the public to see their products. The agency then talks with the company about the progress of the brand in the market.
Working with brand agencies is a two-way street. When the company is happy and satisfied with how the agency has advertised the brand, the trust the company has in the agency grows. Similarly, when the agency does well in its work, the company’s brand and products get good ideas from buyers and the market.
Regarding the identity of the brand, agencies can help a lot in this aspect. For a brand to have a lasting influence on the buyers, an identity of the brand needs to be formed. If the brand is good, then buyers will feel at ease (轻松自在) buying the products of this brand.
小题1:We can learn from the text that the best agency is necessary for business EXCEPT for ______. | A．letting customers know about the products | | B．earning money directly from the products | | C．helping create brand identities for the products | | D．helping the brand have a lasting influence on customers |
小题2:The text is mainly written for ______.| A．customers | B．salesmen | C．researchers | D．managers |
小题3:What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this text? | A．To explain the meaning of teamwork. | | B．To introduce the importance of a brand agency. | | C．To tell the roles of the salesmen. | | D．To describe how to run the company. |
小题4:What’s the writer’s attitude towards the brand agency?| A．Doubtful. | B．Supportive. | C．Worried. | D．Disapproving. |
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On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land, we watch the lines of rain move across the scene, the moon rise over the hills, and the stars appear in the sky. The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house.
Every window in our wooden house has a view, and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before. Each look reminds us where we are.
There is space for our three boys to play outside, to shoot arrows, collect tree seeds, build earth houses and climb trees.
Our kids have learned the names of the trees, and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation. As they tell all who show even a passing interest, maple（枫树）makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees.
The air is clean and fresh. The water from the well has a pleasant taste, and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink. Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water, they never say anything against that.
The seasons change just outside the door. We watch the maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars’（杨树）putting out the first green leaves of spring. The rainbow smelt fills the local steam as the ice gradually disappears, and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter. A family of birds rules our skies and flies over the lake.
小题1:What can be learned from Paragraph 2?| A．The scenes are colorful and changeable. | | B．There are many windows in the wooden house. | | C．The views remind us that we are in a wooden house. | | D．The lakes outside the windows are quite different in color. |
小题2:By mentioning the names of the trees, the author aims to show that ______ .| A．the kids like playing in trees | | B．the kids are very familiar with trees | | C．the kids have learned much knowledge | | D．the kids find trees useful learning tools |
小题3:What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?| A．The change of seasons is easily felt. | | B．The seasons make the scenes change. | | C．The weather often changes in the forest. | | D．The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons. |
小题4:What is the main purpose of the author writing the text?| A．To describe the beauty of the scene around the house. | | B．To introduce her children’s happy life in the forest. | | C．To show that living in the forest is healthful. | | D．To share the joy of living in the nature. |
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I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn’t think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.
I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words.
It takes confidence to make a new start — there’s a dark period in-between where you’re neither one thing nor the other. You’re out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you’re too ashamed to say, “Well, I’m writing a novel, but I’m not quite sure if I’m going to get there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.
Then I met an agent（代理商）who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.
The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal — that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.
It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck — of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there’s no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract（合同）of the publisher — to be a published writer — is unbelievably rewarding（有回报的）.
小题1:What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?| A．I was waiting for good fortune. | | B．I was trying to find an admirable job. | | C．I was being aimless about a suitable job. | | D．I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time. |
小题2:The author decided to write a novel ______ .| A．to finish the writing course | | B．to realize her own dream | | C．to satisfy readers’ wish | | D．to earn more money |
小题3:How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?| A．Disturbed. | B．Ashamed. | C．Confident. | D．Uncertain. |
小题4:What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?| A．It pays to stick to one’s goal. | | B．Hard work can lead to success. | | C．She feels like being unexpectedly lucky. | | D．There is no end in sight when starting to do something. |
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Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks 36 than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more 37 than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication(非言语交际) takes up about 50% of what we really 38 , And body language is particularly 39 when we attempt to communicate across cultures（文化）. Indeed, what is called body language is so 40 a part of us that it"s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 41 , different societies treat the 42 between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 43 contact(接触)even with friends, certainly not with 44 . People from Latin American countries， 45 , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it"s possible that in 46 ， it may look like a Latino is 47 a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving 48 . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep 49 - which the Latino will in return regard as 50 _.
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people 51 . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from 52 cultures, there"s a strong possibility of 53 . But whatever the situation, the best 54 is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be 55 _.
| 小题1: | | A．straighter | B．louder | C．harder | D．further |
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| 小题2: | | A．sounds | B．invitations | C．feelings | D．messages |
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| 小题3: | | A．hope | B．receive | C．discover | D．mean |
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| 小题4: | | A．immediate | B．misleading | C．important | D．difficult |
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| 小题6: | | A．For example | B．Thus | C．However | D．In short |
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| 小题7: | | A．trade | B．distance | C．connections | D．greetings |
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| 小题8: | | A．eye | B．verbal | C．bodily | D．telephone |
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| 小题9: | | A．strangers | B．relatives | C．neighbours | D．enemies |
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| 小题10: | | A．in other words | B．on the other hand | | C．in a similar way | D．by all means |
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| 小题11: | | A．trouble | B．conversation | C．silence | D．experiment |
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| 小题12: | | A．disturbing | B．helping | C．guiding | D．following |
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| 小题13: | | A．closer | B．faster | C．in | D．away |
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| 小题14: | | A．stepping forward | B．going on | C．backing away | D．coming out |
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| 小题15: | | A．weakness | B．carelessness | C．friendliness | D．coldness |
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| 小题16: | | A．talk | B．travel | C．laugh | D．think |
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| 小题17: | | A．different | B．European | C．Latino | D．rich |
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| 小题18: | | A．curiosity | B．excitement | C．misunderstanding | D．nervousness |
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| 小题19: | | A．chance | B．time | C．result | D．advice |
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| 小题20: | | A．noticed | B．treated | C．respected | D．pleased |
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