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— _________________?—He teaches English in Xi’an High School.
A、Who is your father
B、What is your father
C、Where is your father
D、What does your father want to do
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A、Who is your father
B、What is your father
C、Where is your father
D、What does your father want to do
A.make
B.help
C.let
D.Allow
A.against our wish
B.without efforts
C.with no good reason
D.to no avail
According to the passage, both "popular" words and "learned" words ______.
A. seem to be of no use
B. can help people to get a better comprehension of the language.
C. are easy to master
D. have gone beyond our mother's reach
Consider medicine, for instance. No one can deny that medical progress has enriched our lives tremendously. Because of medical advances, we eat better, live easier and are able to take care of ourselves more efficiently. We can cure disease with no more than one injection or a pill. If we have a serious accident, surgeons can put us back together again. If we are born with something defective, they can repair it. They can make us happy, restore our normality, ease our pain, replace worn parts and give us children. They can even bring us back from the dead. These are wonderful achievements, but there is a price we have to pay.
Because medicine has reduced infant mortality and natural death so significantly, the population has been rising steadily, in spite of serious efforts to reduce the rate of population growth. Less than a century ago in the United Stales, infant mortality claimed more than half of the newborn within the first year of life. Medical advances, however, have now reduced that rate to nearly zero. A child born in the United States today has better than a 90% chance of survival. Furthermore, medical advances have ensured that most of these infants will live to be seventy years of age or more, and even that life expectancy increases every year. The result of this progress is an enormous population increase that threatens the quality of life, brought about by progress in the medical profession.
According to this passage, " progress" doesn't always mean that______.
A.something has become stronger and better
B.something has been changed from being one thing to another
C.something has become funny
D.something turns out to be worse than before
阅读理解:Thank you for your interest in Calibre Cassette (盒式录音带) library. This letter tells you about our service. With it we are sending you an application form, so that you can join if you would like to try it. Calibre library aims to provide the pleasure of reading to anyone who cannot read ordinary printed books because of sight problems. We currently have over 7,000 books available for reading for pleasure, including 1,000 specially for children. All our books are recorded cover-to-cover on ordinary cassettes and can be played on any cassette players. They are sent and returned by post, free of charge
When we receive your application, we will send you a book and an information tape. They will explain how to use the service. The easy way to use Calibre library is to tell us what sorts of books you like, and we will keep you supplied with books we think you will enjoy. Or you can send us a list of books you would like to read, and we will then send you books from this list whenever possible. In that case you will need to use our website, or buy one or more of our catalogues (目录).
21. According to the first paragraph, the library sends the application form. to the readers so that they can ________.
A) read ordinary books
B) order cassette players
C) buy Calibre cassettes
D) use the library service
22. Calibre library provides service mainly for people who suffer from ________.
A) hearing difficulties
B) mental illnesses
C) sight problems
D) heart troubles
23. The service of sending and returning books by post is ________.
A) not available to children
B) paid by the users
C) free of charge
D) not provided
24. The easy way to use the library service is to ________.
A) inform. the library of your name and address
B) tell the library the sorts of books you like
C) buy the catalogues of the library
D) ask the library to buy the books
25. The main purpose of this letter is to ________.
A) introduce the library’s service to readers
B) recommend new books to the readers
C) send a few catalogues to readers
D) express thanks to the readers
Questionsare based on the following passage.
When you think about the growth of human population over the last century or so, it is alltoo easy to imagine it merely as an increase in the number of humans. But as we(36), so doall the things associated with us,(37)our livestock (家畜). At present, there are about 1.5 bil-lion cattle and domestic buffalo and about 1.7 billion sheep and goats. With pigs and poultry,they form. a(38)part of our enormous biological footprint upon this planet.
Just how enormous was not really apparent until the(39)of a new report, called "Live-stock"s Long Shadow," by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.
Consider these numbers. Global livestock grazing (放牧) and feed production use "30percent of the land surface of the planet." Livestock —— which consume more food thanthey(40)—— also compete directly with humans for water. And the drive to expand grazingland destroys more biologically sensitive terrain, rain forests(41), than anything else.
But what is even more striking, and alarming, is that livestock are(42)for about 18 per-cent of the global warming effect, more than transportation"s(43). The culprits (罪魁祸首)are methane —— the natural result of bovine digestion —— and the nitrogen emitted by manure.
Deforestation of grazing land adds to the effect.
There are no easy trade-offs when it comes to global warming —— such as cutting back oncattle to make room for cars. The human(44)for meat is certainly not about to end anytimesoon. As "Livestock"s Long Shadow" makes clear, our health and the health of the planet de-pend on pushing livestock production in more(45)directions.
A.publication
B.waste
C.contribution
D.certainly
E. yield
F. multiply
G. critical
H. passion
I . concerning
J . available
K. liable
L. sustainable
K. responsible
N. including
O.especially
第(36)题应填__________
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Read carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: ●summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then ●comment on whether our brains will get lazy in a world run by intelligent machines. You can support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. With intelligent machines to do the thinking, will our brains get lazy? Changing technology stimulates the brain and increases intelligence. But that may only be true if the technology challenges us. In a world run by intelligent machines, our lives could get a lot simpler. Would that make us less intelligent? Artificial intelligence is taking over many human jobs. For instance, planes are being flown much of the time by automatic pilots. And the complex problem of controlling air traffic around large modern airports is also achieved by artificial intelligence that operates well beyond the capacity of mere human air traffic controllers. As machines get smarter, they will do more of our thinking for us and make life easier. In the future, the electronic assistant will develop to the point that it serves similar functions as a real living butler, fulfilling requests such as: “Organize a dinner party for six on Thursday, Jeeves, and invite the usual guests.” At that point, our long struggle with challenging technologies is at an end. Like Be Wooster, we can take it easy knowing that the hard work of planning and organizing is being done by a better brain-the electronic assistant. Starved of mental effort, our brains will regress.
Such a loss might be acceptable if light pollution were the inevitable price of progress , as it is not. Most sky glow is unnecessary. It _____2_____ mainly from lighting sources that do little to increase nighttime safety,security or utility. They produce only glare, _____3_____ over one billion dollars annually in the U. S. alone.
For science, the impact has been even more dramatic. _____4_____ require observations of extremely faint objects that can only be made with advanced devices at sites free of air pollution and urban sky glow. For example, some images of the objects can offer information about faraway corners of the universe, _____5_____ us understand the way in which our world was actually formed, yet the light from these objects can be lost at the very end of its journey in the glare of our own sky.
Reducing light pollution is not _____6_____. It _____7_____ that public officials and citizens be aware of the problem and act to counter it. As individuals, people can help _____8_____ sky glow just by using lighting only, when necessary.
The stars above us are a _____9_____ heritage. We must _____10_____ our best to preserve it.
[A] priceless [B] stars [C] helping [D] coming [E] requires [F] comes [G] science
[H] scientists [I] did [J] do [K] easy [L] costing [M] reducing [N] difficult [O] reduce
Successful Marriage
Successful marriage and love relationships all require simple, practical acts--such as simple conversations and simple gestures. Success in love and marriage depends upon an accumulation(积累) of these simple①to create the foundation for building a②love.
Many relationship experts say that adding positive behaviors to the relationship has a much greater impact on couples'happiness. It is easy to understand the essential points of a successful marriage, yet difficult for many couples to practice in their relationship. Here are two ways as examples to deepen your relationship bond, and be a happier couple.
Firstly, it is③to accept your partner's uniqueness. We have all had moments when we wished our partner④thinner, wealthier, more romantic, and so on. This is not a realistic hope. We should let go of expectations because it may fail our relationships.⑤, you should show loving acts often. Hand holding, touching, or a midday love email are all small ways of showing affection. According to the research, small gestures have a bigger impact on couple happiness than great, less often gestures.
①____
A.ways
B.way
C.away
②____
A.last
B.lasted
C.lasting
③____
A.better
B.good
C.best
④____
A.is
B.was
C.will be
⑤____
A.Second
B.The second
C.Secondly
听力原文:W: Hello.
M: Hi, Sally, this is Phil.
W: Great to hear from you Phil! How have you been doing?
M: To tell you the truth, I'm very worried about our final examinations next month. For one thing, I can't sleep.
W: I sympathize! I went through the same thing last year.
M: That's exactly why I'm calling you. Do you have any suggestions for coping with anxiety? You know how I hate exams!
W: Well, last year the university offered a stress-management course at about this time. Have you been in contact with the student health services?
M: No, I haven't had time!
W: Funny, isn't it? Just when students need help most, we can't afford the time to get it!
M: Well, perhaps I should find out more about this stress-management course. Things have got to get better!
W: I suggest you call the health services tomorrow. They open at nine a. m.
M: Thanks, ally. I'll let you know how it goes.
W: Best of luck! And have a good night's sleep!
M: That's easier said than done!
(20)
A.Anxiety.
B.Truth.
C.Sympathy.
D.Time.