| Beijing"s Hutong is attracted by tourists. In the past twenty years it has changed greatly, but it changes________ a way, you can s________see the history of it, see the culture of it, see the tradition of it.People in Beijing have________we call the closeness to each other. They are like________(社区). Everyone knows everyone________. At 6 o"clock in summer time, people are outside their houses, s________on small chairs and playing Chinese checkers and having tea, talking to each other. Beijing is________(建立) on the v________sense of communication, of feelings, of knowing each other. A stranger walks in the street and the________(整个) street will know this person as a stranger. Hutong is a place of_m________friends. | 1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________ |
| 1. in 2. still 3. what 4. communities 5. else 6. sitting 7. built 8. very 9. whole 10. making | |
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| The singer, Mick Jagger, of the Rolling Stones sings a song that tells people they can"t always get what they want but if we try sometimes we can get what we need. The past years in my life my parents have told me this saying many times. I"ve always complained about the quote(引语). Although over time I have told myself to learn from it. This year my girlfriend flew off to college in West Palm, Florida. This has been a killer for me because I haven"t been able to see her and she is having a rough time in school. The last two months have been hard but we are working through it. I have been trying to get my dad to buy me a plane ticket to go down there. My dad told me if I brought him some money he would help me pay for the ticket. I started to complain to him because I had no way of getting any money to give him. I spent several days and nights thinking of ways to earn money to go to see my girlfriend. I finally came to the conclusion that I would get a job and work hard to earn some money to give to my dad. I applied to Safeway and I ended up getting the job. I have been working at Safeway for about a month now and work hard to earn money to go to see my girlfriend. The other day my mum had surprised me and told me that she asked her boss if she could use their business miles(旅费) to buy me a ticket down to Florida for two weeks. I was very thankful and told her I would help pay for anything that I have to. The thought of me working hard and getting a job showed my mum that I really cared and was trying my best to be a successful person. I believe that you can"t always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you get what you need. | |
| 1. The author"s parents often told him the saying quoted from the song because ________. | |
| A. He liked to complain to them about his life B. They expected him to earn from the singer C. He always wanted to get everything he wanted D. They tried to educate him to do things for himself | |
| 2. What does the word"killer"underlined in the second paragraph refer to? | |
| A. Something that is quite troublesome. B. Something that is very difficult. C. A person who kills purposely. D. A person who treats women very badly. | |
| 3. What can we infer from the passage? | |
| A. The author was lazy and unwilling to work hard. B. The author"s father was too mean to give him money. C. The author"s actual action won support from his mother. D. The author was unable to tear himself away his girlfriend. | |
| 4. By writing the passage, the author tries to show________. | |
| A. we can do nothing without money B. fathers are strict while monthers are kind C. it"s hard for parents to bring up their children D. we should try to rely on ourselves for everything | |
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| Frankly, I appreciate myself very much.Yes, I admit I"m in many aspects not as good as other people, but I don"t think I"m always not good.When I find what I"ve done or written is okay, I"ll remain pleased with myself for quite a few days, and if I receive praise for it, I"ll even become so excited as to add a few words to reward myself. True, I"m not modest at all.People may call me conceited (自负的). But I think otherwise. I appreciate other people.I appreciate anything good.Isn"t it unfair to forget appreciating myself while appreciating others? We Chinese generally tend to be modest, and we take pride in being so.For example, a Chinese man will call his own wife zhuojing, meaning"my humble wife", and his own writings zhuozuo, meaning"my poor writings". But if you call his wife a "rustic (乡村的) woman" or his writings"trash", he would, I"m sure, declare he would make a clean break with you angrily.As a matter of fact, there is probably no difference at all between what is said by him and you. I don"t think it"s wrong of you to freely praise yourself if you"re really worthy of praise.As we know, there is an old Chinese saying disparaging (蔑视) a melon seller, named Lao Wang, who keeps praising his own goods.Well, why can"t he praise his melons if they are really sweet and juicy? Lao Wang sells melons for a living.How could he carry on business if he, by imitating the affectations (装模作样) of us intellectuals, were to show false modesty about his melons?He would sure enough die of starvation. Selfappreciation is therefore a key to professional dedication and enjoyment of work.Needless to say, the same is true of those who make a living with their pen.One will lose confidence in writing when he stops admiring his own essays. 1. We know from the first three paragraphs that the author________. A. is modest in some way B. is pleased to be a good writer C. is too conceited D. thinks it unfair to appreciate others 2. What do we know about the author"s attitude towards Chinese modesty according to Paragraph 4? A. Supportive. B. Negative. C. Neutral. D. Careless. 3. The author mentions the example of Lao Wang to prove that______. A. Lao Wang is very proud of himself B. melon sellers should praise their goods C. reasonable selfappreciation is good D. writers should learn from Lao Wang 4. The purpose of the passage is to encourage readers to be________. A. modest B. considerate C. respectful D. confident | |
| 短文填词 I am a photographer, or my job is taking pictures. As a young boy I was g________a very old camera. Since that day I got lost________picturetaking. There is no doubt that a picture can tell a thousand w________.When you click the camera you________a moment.If you are taking a picture of a person, you record a moment in that p________ life, if you are taking pictures of a city, a building or whatever, the moment you are________(记录) becomes a history.what I am________(忙碌) doing is to make a film about the city of Beijing, ________I have lived for seven years and which has a rich history.From the beginning to the ________a lot of pictures are involved. I wish my understanding of Beijing could affect w________watches the pictures. | |
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| Age plays a major part in people who are infected with cold, ie, in people who suffer from cold infection. A study done by University of Michigan, has shown information that seems to be true for the general population. Babies are the most cold infected group, generally more than six colds in their first year. Boys have more colds than girls up to the age of three. After three, girls are easier to get infected with cold than boys, and teenage girls get three colds a year to boys" two. The general cold infections continue to get less into adults. Elderly people who are in good health have as few as one or two colds every year. One interesting thing is found among people in their twenties, especially women, who show a rise in cold infection, because people in this age group are most likely to have young children. The study has also found that economy plays an important role as well. With more and more income, the frequency at which colds are reported in the family is getting lower and lower. Families with the lowest income usually suffer about a third ally forces people to live in rooms more crowded than rooms owned by richer people, and the crowding usually leads to more chances for the cold virus to travel from person to person. Low income may also have an effect on our diet. Many scientists believe that a poorer diet usually leads into more possibilities of cold infection. | |
| 1. Which of the age groups has the highest frequency of cold infection? | |
| A. Small babies. B. Teenage boys. C. Adult women. D. Elderly people. | |
| 2. The purpose of writing this passage is to________. | |
| A. give the readers some tips to avoid cold infection B. show a carefullmade study on cold infection C. report the major reasons leading to cold infection D. describe all the possible dangers of cold infection | |
| 3. How does economy play an important role in cold infection? | |
| A. Families with lower income suffer less from cold infection. B. People who have lower income enjoy living in crowded rooms. C. Rich families can have better nutrition and never get infected. D. People with higher income have fewer chances of infection. | |
| 4. From the passage we can infer that________. | |
| A. age is the only important factor that connects with colds B. families with the highest income will more easily get infected C. people have lower frequency of infection as they grow older D. a better diet may help people to fight against cold infection | |
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| The first weeks were a bit hard.Loneliness wasn"t the problem-I was in constant contact with clients by email and phone.But I did feel claustrophobic (患幽闭恐怖症的). With wheels on my desk chair and the refrigerator just two feet away,I could work for twelve straight hours without ever standing up. There was no physical separation between my living room and work table,so the only way I found to feel like I was going "home" at the end of the day was to forbid my use of the working chair.At ninethirty at night,when I turned my computer off,I felt a bit like the family dog reaching the high point of its day, "Whoohoo!I get to go for a walk!" Then,around eleventhirty,I"d find myself turning on the computer again to solve some work issue that was preoccupying me... At the same time,I discovered that working this way had definite advantages.Not only did I save an hour from going to work and back home,I also gained a great deal of control over my time.There were fewer interruptions than in an office,I could schedule meetings and phone calls in blocks to increase the productive time around them,and the easy access to my workspace late at night and on weekends could obviously be of mixed effects.This was especially important to me since,in addition to consulting work,I was writing fiction and planning a new business.Working at home allowed me to manage all of these activities at once without losing significant sleep.This turned out to be well worth the claustrophobia, which also faded as I became more used to the new routine.A short walk in the late afternoon could reduce the shutin feeling and make me get energetic again to work through the evening. You might think that,with all this added time flexibility,I would even find a few hours to clean my apartment,but,unfortunately,this never happened. 1. The writer felt claustrophobic because________. A. she was lonely B. she worked long hours C. she couldn"t go for a walk D. she worked alone for long 2. Where does the writer work? A. In her own home. B. In an office. C. In a hospital. D. At a newspaper. 3. What does the writer think of working late at night and on weekends? A. It was convenient for her. B. It had advantages and disadvantages. C. She didn"t like it at all. D. She enjoyed working late. 4. What"s the writer"s general attitude towards her work? A. She didn"t like it very much. B. She enjoyed doing her work. C. It allowed her little spare time. D. It was too hard for her. |