One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre wo
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A.hot
B.warm
C.cool
D.heated
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A.hot
B.warm
C.cool
D.heated
A、Summer Solstice
B、Winter Solstice
C、Minor Cold
A、overnight
B、in a night
C、from one night
D、by night
The summer holidays are the best part of the year for most children.The weather is usually good, so that one can spend most of one’s time playing in the garden or, if one lives in the country, out in the woods and fields.Even if one lives in a big town, one can usually go to a park to play.
The best place for a summer holiday, however, is the seaside.Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea, but for the others who do not, a week or two at one of the big seaside towns is something which they will talk about for the whole of the following year.
In England, it is not only the rich who can take their children to the seaside; if a factory worker or a bus driver, a street cleaner or a waiter wants to take his wife and children to Southend or Margate, Blackpool or Clacton, he is usually quite able to do so.
Now, what is it that children like so much about the seaside? I think it is the sand, sea and sun more than any other things.Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and exciting things to do, but it is the feeling of sand under one’s feet, of salt water on one’s skin, and of the warm sun on one’s back that makes the seaside what it is.
1.Summer holidays start _________.
A.with July
B.as soon as the examinations are over
C.in mid-June
D.in August
2.After the examination, all pupils leave for home ________.
A.by train only
B.by air
C.by bike
D.by either train or car
3.The summer holiday lasts _______.
A.as long as two months
B.more that two months
C.one and a half months
D.a little less than two months
4.July and August are the brightest months for most children, for they can _______.
A.stay with their parents for all the vacation
B.do more reading
C.play out of doors
D.meet their old friends
5.Children like the seaside so much because they can _______.
A.swim in the sea
B.play with the sand
C.take a sun bath
D.do all of the above
A、a ride
B、a walk
C、a drink
D、rest
The houses we live in are very __1__. They keep us from being cold in the winter and hot in the summer. In the winter they keep out of the snow. They also keep out the wind. Even if it is blowing outside, we are nice and warm inside. In the summer houses keep the hot sun from us.When it rains, they keep us from getting wet.Houses are also places __2__ we feel safe. People can’ t get at us or our things. Houses give us a place to be together with our families and friends. Mothers and fathers __3__ their children there. The children play there. The family eat and sleep under the same roof.Houses are different in many ways. They are made of different things.Some houses are made of wood. Some are made of stones. Sometimes more than one thing is used to make a house.Houses come in different __4__. Some houses have only one room. Some houses have more than one room. Big buildings found in cities have a great many rooms. They hold many families. The rooms in which each family lives are called an apartment. Houses are different in the ways they are __5__. Houses in tropic countries can be lightly built. In places where it rains much of the time, houses must keep out the water.take care( “注意”,“当心”,“留心”)
(1)__1__
A.expensive
B.important
C.huge
The British Summer
Britain is well known for its rainy climate. People joke that even in the summer time the country never gets any sun and that the skies stay disappointingly grey even during the months of July and August. Last summer though, it was so hot that people could hardly believe it. British people weren't used to such high temperatures, so every day on the news there were stories about people struggling to work in such unusual weather conditions. Radio and television programmers also reminded everyone to drink more water and not to stay too long in the sun.
When the sun comes out, British people tend to spend time in their garden if they have one. It’s common to invite friends and neighbours around for a barbecue, where everyone sits outside and eats food like grilled meat (烤肉)and salads. There's always a back-up plan in case of rain though, and the meal sometimes has to be cooked in the kitchen and eaten indoors. People also spend a lot of time in parks during the summer, having picnics or playing sports. In every green area, there’s always at least one ice cream van, a kind of car that plays children’s music and sells ice creams. Towns like Blackpool and Brighton are popular for their beaches and amusement arcades(游乐场).People go there to swim, sunbathe and eat fish and chips. The water can be quite cold, though, and that’s why quite a lot of people prefer to go abroad for their summer holiday instead. Popular destinations include Spain, Germany and France: all countries that promise a lot of sunshine!
1、There is little sunshine in Britain in summer.()
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
2、British people like to tell jokes about each other.()
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
3、It was unusually hot last summer in Britain.()
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
4、British people enjoyed the high temperatures of last summer.()
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
5、The media advised people to enjoy the sunshine.()
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
6、Most British people have a garden of their own.()
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
7、People having a barbecue often have a plan against the rain.()
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
8、Children like the music from the ice cream vans.()
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
9、Blackpool and Brighton are known for their beaches.()
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
10、People go to Spain in summer to enjoy the cooler sea water.()
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
It was strange to feel my past life almost __6__ away as I entered this brand-new phase of my life. I didn’t know how to __7__ myself during my first couple of months at Penn because everything that defined me was back in California. I felt __8__ from my college friends because they only knew the college me. How could they really know me without knowing what Mission Boulevard looked like late at night with the Niles hills in the background? How could they know me without knowing the friends who I had __9__ to Japan with or the friends I had gone to school with since kindergarten? How could they know me if they hadn’t met my family? How could they know me, or I them, if we didn’t know one another’s __10__ experiences?
A. drop B. journeyed C. unique D. define
E. complex F. realizing G. disconnected H. self-defining
I. drifted J. lying K. transition L. adjusted
M. fast-moving N. transported O. lack
Husbands help with the children now.They stay more in the home and have more interest in the home.We shall give some examples of what husbands do in consequence, firstly, in sharing work with their wives, and secondly, in their largely independent domain (领域,范围) of house repairing.
Some husbands, as well as doing much of the heavy work in the home, carrying the coals and emptying the rubbish, act as assistants to their wives for at least part of the day.Mr.Hammond washes up the dishes every night and lays the breakfast for the morning.Mr.Clark said that on Sunday mornings “I usually hover(徘徊;转悠) around for her while she does a bit of washing.” Mr.Davis polishes the floors and helps to make the beds at the weekends, and during the week takes the dog out for one of his twice-daily walks.So it goes on ....
36.“In the old days” means ()
A.in the winter
B.in the past
C.when you are old
D.yesterday
37.“The husband was the husband”means ()
A.there was a clear division of roles in the family
B.most couples were married
C.most men stayed at home
D.there were two husbands in one family
38.“In consequence” means ()
A.job by job
B.as a rule
C.as a res ult
D.at last
39.“Act as assistants to their wives”means ()
A.they read plays aloud
B.they are paid by their wives
C.they help their wives
D.they teach their wives
40.“To make the beds”means ()
A.to make the bedclothes tidy
B.to work in the bed
C.to produce beds out of wood, etc
D.to go to bed
I remembered our happy growingup years in a small town in West Virginia. With good family education, Jerry had been a kind kid. He was only 15 when Dad died. Unlike him, I got over the sorrow soon, but he started drinking. Soon he began hanging out with bad guys.
Jerry and I didn’t see each other often, but we talked on the phone. Usually, though, we ended up fighting. When Mom came to live with us, Jerry dropped in regularly at first, but after a while his visits became sporadic. He explained he couldn’t handle seeing Mom in such a bad condition. Another excuse, I thought.
One day I went to see the doctor about my back.It had been aching for months.“I can’t find anything wrong with you physically,”the doctor said.“But I can tell you’re very tense. Is something bothering you?” I poured out my story about Jerry.“Do you think he’s likely to change?” he asked. I shrugged.“Probably not.”“But,you can, ”he said gently.
Me? Why did I have to change? He was the one who constantly let us down.But what had I done? Maybe the doctor was right. I couldn’t love his behavior, but I could love him—the way I did when we were little. As I walked into the house I sensed a relief.
Jerry died young due to drinking .I miss him. But I’m grateful I was given the opportunity to show him I loved him—as he was, not as I wanted him to be.
A-31.When Jerry failed to carry out his promise that night,his mother_____.
A、felt very angry
B、tried to defend him
C、was indifferent about it
D、phoned him to ask him to come back
32阅读A-31题干中Passage One材料,完成本题。
A-32.Jerry got into the habit of drinking mainly because_____.
A、he was influenced by bad guys
B、his mom left to live with his sister
C、nobody cared for him after his father died
D、he couldn’t get over the sadness of losing his father
33阅读A-31题干中Passage One材料,完成本题。
A-33.The underlined word “sporadic” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.
A、occasional
B、frequent
C、formal
D、Unpleasant
34阅读A-31题干中Passage One材料,完成本题。
A-34.What did the author think of the doctor’s suggestion at first?
A、It was acceptable.
B、It gave her much hope.
C、It was unreasonable.
D、It made her confused.
35阅读A-31题干中Passage One材料,完成本题。
A-35.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A、Love can help a person give up bad habits.
B、Too much tension will destroy a person’s health.
C、We shouldn’t expect too much of a person.
D、We should try to love a person as he is.
One day when I was 15 years old, I had some friends over to hang out. While we were making food in the kitchen, my brother came in. He placed his beef next to my (1) one and said, “Courtney, your beef is bigger than mine. You don’t need to (2); you’re already fat enough.” Then he walked out laughing.
Unpleasant (3) on my physical appearance were nothing new. Something inside me gave in to his idea that my legs were (4), and that became the last day that I ever willingly wore (5) until I was 30 years old. For the next 15 years, I spent summer after summer (6) in long pants.
But then I met Ragen Chastain, and she (7) everything. I couldn’t believe that this woman who, like myself, weighed almost 300 pounds was so (8) and happy in her own skin. I (9) as she shared her own journey to recovery and self-love. She talked about how amazing our (10) are, simply because of the things they do every day—like breathing, (11) blood to every cell, blinking and walking.
Walking! I was suddenly (12) how foolish I’d been for so long. There’re people who are born without legs, or who lack (13) working legs, or who lose their legs, and I’d been hiding my perfectly strong, healthy, beautiful legs (14) because I had (15) someone to convince me that they weren’t good enough. The next day, I bought three pairs of shorts and a sundress and spent the entire summer letting my legs (16) the sun and feel the breeze.
The next time anyone comments on your body in a (17) way, look them straight in the eye, smile and say, “If what you see (18) you so much, feel free to practice the ancient art of looking (19) else.” That’s Ragen’s own (20), but I don’t think she’ll mind if you use it.
(1)A、small
B、slim
C、plain
D、thick
(2)A、eat
B、talk
C、walk
D、cry
(3)A、suggestion
B、comments
C、reports
D、reflection
(4)A、unacceptable
B、unnecessary
C、unique
D、special
(5)A、shorts
B、socks
C、pants
D、T-shirts
(6)A、driving
B、roasting
C、sleeping
D、running
(7)A、believed
B、changed
C、explained
D、solved
(8)A、energetic
B、generous
C、sensitive
D、tiresome
(9)A、expected
B、laughed
C、listened
D、waited
(10)A、bodies
B、legs
C、images
D、weights
(11)A、pulling
B、putting
C、preventing
D、pumping
(12)A、afraid of
B、absorbed in
C、anxious about
D、aware of
(13)A、accidentally
B、possibly
C、properly
D、regularly
(14)A、indelight
B、inshame
C、inpanic
D、inpride
(15)A、begged
B、allowed
C、refused
D、invited
(16)A、avoid
B、cover
C、kick
D、see
(17)A、different
B、negative
C、normal
D、positive
(18)A、amuses
B、bothers
C、excites
D、hurts
(19)A、anywhere
B、somewhere
C、nowhere
D、everywhere
(20)A、decision
B、creation
C、question
D、requirement