There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four alternative choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
1. True friendship must be based on __B___ the joys as well as troubles.
A) participating B) sharing C) owing D) possessing
2. He was taken on for a three-month trial period before being accepted as a(an) ___D____ member of staff.
A) lasting B) eternal C) persistent D) permanent
3. Belief in the ____A__ of higher education is shared by students nationwide, so there are more and more students preparing for the entrance examinations for colleges.
A) utility B) profit C) function D) advantage
4. I'm interested in _C_____ architecture so I travel to Europe very often to visit various famous buildings.
A) classic B) authoritative C) classical D) influential
5. The critics found her latest novel rather _____D_, and did not think highly of it.
A) slight B) interesting C) decreasing D) thin
6. I never __B____ she was the guilty one until she was arrested.
A) understood B) figured C) calculated D) informed
7. Till one day my mother, a(an) __C____ woman, seeing I had changed, followed me and saw me with a beautiful white woman.
A) open-eyed B) sleepless C) watchful D) noted
8. The parents lost their son in the Vietnam War, and the tragedy __D____ an eternal shadow on their lives.
A) threw B) shaped C) tossed D) cast
9. Andrew has a very ___D___ way of dealing with junk mail -- he returns it to the sender.
A) sensitive B) sentimental C) senseless D) sensible
10. Fixed wages and ___B___ of promotion act as a disincentive to employees, so it is urgent to carry out the reforms in wages.
A) inadequacy B) lack C) want D) need
There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four alternative choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
1. Cathy was shocked to __A____ the death of the old man, with whom she had talked the day before.
A) learn about B) learn from C) learn off D) learn on
2. The style of the dishes is moderately spicy, similar ____D__ Thai food, but definitely with our own character.
A) on B) by C) of D) to
3. Hundreds of people have been arrested and there are reports from prison that there are many people __B____.
A) tortured B) being tortured C) been tortured D) torturing
4. To be frank, your project is not ___D___ with our company's long-term aims; we can't approve it.
A) competitive B) comparative C) convertible D) compatible
5. To those who understand ___B___ service, it is no surprise that tension and emotional problems are so prevalent in our me-first society.
A) self B) selfless C) self-sufficient D) selfish
6. The General Manager is responsible ___C___ the Board of Directors for the management and organization of the on-campus student accommodation.
A) in B) of C) to D) for
7. I end up getting my heart __A____. For so many years, I was never expressive with my feelings.
A) hardened B) hardening C) hardens D) being hardened
8. It wounded her delicate __A____ to be addressed in such a vulgar manner.
A) sensibilities B) sensibility C) sensitivities D) sensitivity
9. "Marquis," said the boy, ___C___ to the man, his eyes ______ wide, and his right hand raised.
A) turned ?opened B) turning ?opening
C) turning ?opened D) turned ?opening
10. This all changed in 1934 with the discovery of The Book of Margery Kempe in a library where it had __D____ for four hundred years.
A) laid hidden B) lied hidden C) lain hiding D) lain hidden
There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four alternative choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
1. A priest who looks after the ___B___ needs of an organization such as a university, hospital or prison is a chaplain.
A) financial B) religious C) spiritual D) medical
2. She was sorry for her not having phoned. But she had been __D____ busy preparing for the next exam.
A) unavoidably B) inevitably C) inextricably D) incredibly
3. It is universally believed that an autobiography is often less _A_____ than a biography.
A) truthful B) true C) reliable D) honest
4. Believe it or not, I have done nothing wrong. At least I can face them with a clear ___B___.
A) look B) conscience C) mind D) face
5. The __C____ of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others.
A) rise B) reason C) improvement D) decline
6. Under democracy one party always __D____ its chief energies to trying to prove that the other parties are unfit to rule.
A) diverts B) turns C) dedicates D) devotes
7. It has been __A____, and now even crucial, for China to invite experienced professionals from abroad.
A) unavoidable B) inevitable C) sure D) certain
8. Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we __B____ reason and science as our guidelines.
A) adapt B) adopt C) abandon D) adore
9. These diseases __D____ a vicious circle of poverty and hopelessness by depressing production.?
A) increase B) worsen C) deteriorate D) reinforce
10. Peter loves his mother very much and he also loves his wife. To him, they ___B___ equally.
A) value B) count C) weigh D) counter
There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four alternative choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
1. Kittens are more likely than older cats to carry the bacteria and to ___C___ the infection to humans.
A) transfer B) transplant C) transmit D) transform
2. Two Indonesians ___B___ bird flu, apparently after contact with sick chickens, raising the country's death toll to 115.
A) have died from B) have died of C) have died for D) have died out
3. The writer was _C_____ in his writing that he forgot to flick the ashes from his cigar.
A) devoted B) dedicated C) absorbed D) focused
4. Despite the financial tsunami, the committee could see no __B____ for a pay cut.
A) excuse B) justification C) defense D) indication
5. The successful series was first co-hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark, and later on they appeared only occasionally, ___A___ for various guest hosts.
A) having made room B) have made room
C) making rooms D) having made a room
6. At least eight species have been ___D___ from human patients with phaeohyphomycosis(暗色丝饱霉病), causing infections that range from superficial skin lesions(损害、损伤)to disseminated diseases.
A) suspended B) set apart C) secluded D) isolated
7. She would not feel nervous about having to teach that class. By October she ___B___ teaching for fifteen years.
A) has been B) will have been C) is to be D) is going to be
8. If there is such an illness, we must concern ourselves ___A___ it as though we were having that illness.
A) with B) about C) to D) on
9. The situation requires that citizens ___B___ vote for a President who has the ability to improve the quality of life in the United States.
A) could B) should C) ought D) would
10. The teacher wishes the students ____C__ more motivated, but he still helps the class as a whole, not just the ones who show promise.
A) are B) would have been C) were D) would be
There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four alternative choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
1. There are so many universities in China that it takes time to find one that will ___C___ your child's needs.
A) match B) fit with C) suit D) suit with
2. As a matter of fact, when you ___B___ it, most of what he says doesn't make sense.
A) think of B) think about C) think out D) think through
3. The taxi that he had ordered ___D___ arrived and we drove off immediately so that we made it to the airport on time.
A) just B) finally C) soon D) duly
4. Fresh watermelons are ____D__ available in most grocery stores when they are in season.
A) very B) commonly C) easily D) readily
5. Opening the door, he found himself __C____ a dozen policemen with guns.
A) confronting B) confronted with C) confronted by D) confronting at
6. Gina Fratini, David Neil and Benny Ong, __D____, became famous when the princess wore their designs.
A) so on and so forth B) in addition
C) as a whole D) to name just a few
7. More women are __B____ positions of power in public life now no matter whether they're in developed countries or in developing ones.
A) retaining B) attaining C) containing D) attending
8. After a violent earthquake, buildings and structures may __A____ serious secondary disasters.
A) induce B) introduce C) increase D) reduce
9. It's impossible to conceive how any rational being could __B____ happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.
A) commit B) propose C) compose D) devote
10. People usually __D____ Japan with such high-tech consumer products as DVDs, mobile phones and digital cameras.
A) relate B) consume C) link D) associate
There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four alternative choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
1. In fact, the talks resulted ___C___ reducing the number of missiles.
A) at B) from C) in D) upon
2. It took some time for Theresa to get used to her husband's __A____.
A) peculiarities B) traits C) features D) characteristics
3. Firms can no longer safely __B____ that every employee walking in the door has similar beliefs or expectations.
A) suppose B) assume C) presume D) postulate
4. The quality- __C____ life year (QAL Y) is a measure of disease burden, including both the quality and the quantity of life lived.
A) adapted B) adapting C) adjusted D) adjusting
5. Tools help people co-operate only __D____ they help them share goals and terminology.
A) when B) on the condition that
C) so that D) to the extent that
6. Many of these individuals ___A___ the creation of this website, by contributing valuable observations and practical information about culture.
A) have shared in B) have shared with C) have been shared D) are sharing
7. On her feet she wore linen stockings and prison shoes, and round her head was tied a white handkerchief, ___B___ a few locks of black hair were brushed.
A) from which B) from under which C) out of which D) under which
8. The new secretary is a quick, __D____ employee, and the boss is quite satisfied with her.
A) effective B) effectual C) infective D) efficient
9. To be considered chronically homeless, persons __B____ in a place not meant for human habitation or in an emergency shelter during that time.
A) must be sleeping B) must have been sleeping
C) should have been sleeping D) should sleep
10. In recent years, New Zealand's earliest colonial heritage and _C_____ landscapes are affected by encroaching incompatible development.
A) associating cultural B) associated culture
C) associated cultural D) associating culture
听力
Listening Comprehension
Listen to a long conversation. At the end of the conversation, five questions will be asked. Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
1. A) To invite Han Meimei to visit him.
B) To ask Han Meimei to attend his sister's birthday party.
C) To tell Han Meimei to send a present for Bob's birthday.
D) To tell Han Meimei he would return for the National Day.
2. A) He is a nurse. B) He has a serious illness.
C) He is a doctor. D) His birthday is around the corner.
3. A) Athletic B) Shy C) Pretty D) Strong
4. A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7
5. A) Classmates. B) Husband and wife.
C) Friends. D) Brother and sister.
Listening Comprehension
Listen to 8 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked. Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
1. A) She agrees with the man. B) She is upset.
C) She does not agree to it.D) She is indifferent.
2. A) She should be criticized. B) She did nothing wrong.
C) She is too young. D) She has already grown up.
3. A) Because there was no food at home.
B) To celebrate her birthday.
C) To look for her husband.
D) To celebrate her 30th year of marriage.
4. A) Because the furniture is broken.
B) Because they are going to change the furniture.
C) Because they have moved into a new house.
D) Because the furniture does not suit the new house.
5. A) A store. B) A hotel. C) A restaurant. D) A hospital.
6. A) He would like to propose to Jenny.
B) He would like to date Jenny.
C) He would like to meet Jenny.
D) He would like to introduce himself to Jenny.
7. A) There's plenty of fish in the sea. B) He and Helen have fallen in love.
C) He and Helen have broken up.D) He and Helen have been engaged.
8. A) Have a meeting with his client. B) Have a meeting with all his staff.
C) Have a break. D) Pick up his client at the airport.
Listen to 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, some questions will be asked. Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Passage One
1. A) Because there are different languages.
B) Because the English word "love" has a variety of meanings.
C) Because of cultural differences.
D) Because there is a debate.
2. A) We can't determine what isn't love.
B) Hate is a general expression of negative sentiment.
C) There is always a clear boundary between love and friendship.
D) Theoretically speaking, love seldom refers to interpersonal relationships.
3. A) They appear before the Middle Age.
B) They are written in ancient poetry.
C) They have little changed.
D) They come from Europe.
Passage Two
1. A) Because it is a togetherness of 50 or 60 years.
B) Because it proves the possibility of a lifelong loving relationship.
C) Because they are loyal to marriage.
D) Because they woke up and saw each other many thousands of days.
2. A) Staying truly in love with only one person is a wonder.
B) A lifelong love is a choice.
C) It demands a lot of effort to maintain a loving relationship.
D) Grandparents stayed in love with little hard work.
3.A) Sharing his or her thoughts with their partner.
B) Depending on his or her partner.
C) Knowing that marriage is a must.
D) Keeping some privacy.
4. A) Saying your ideas out loud. B) Keeping resentments from one's spouse.
C) Listening. D) Communicating.
Passage Three
1. A) The pope. B) The Roman Emperor
C) A Roman who died on Feb. 14. D) The jailor's daughter.
2. A) On February 14, 269 A.D. B) In 1800's.
C) On February 14, 496 A.D. D) Not Given.
3. A) She was the first American who sent Valentine's Day cards.
B) She was the person who invented Valentine's Day cards.
C) She was the one who introduced Valentine's Day to the U.S.
D) She was living in Colorado.
Listening Comprehension
Listen to a long conversation. At the end of the conversation, five questions will be asked. Choose
the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
1. A) Johannesburg. B) Cape Town. C) Durban.D) New York.
2. A) It is the biggest city in South Africa. B) It is a dense city.
C) It is the capital of South Africa. D) It is the business centre in South Africa.
3. A) Cape Town B) Johannesburg C) Durban D) New York
4.A) The black people.B) The colored people.
C) Indians. D) The white people.
5. A) The black people. B) Asian people.
C) Mixes of all races. D) A mixture between black and white.
Listening Comprehension
Listen to a long conversation. At the end of the conversation, five questions will be asked. Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
1. A) At the man's home. B) In a clinic.
C) In a hospital. D) In a café?
2. A) Some food.B) A cup of tea. C) A tree. D) A book.
3. A) Yes, he has a headache. B) No, he only feels sick.
C) Yes, he has diarrhea or vomiting. D) Yes, he's getting the chills.
4. A) During the day.B) During the night.
C) Both day and night. D) She'll be on vacation.
5. A) Jay Adams. B) Jack Adams.C) Jack Adam. D) Not given.
Listen to 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, some questions will be asked. Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Passage One
1. A) Through body contact with an AIDS patient.
B) Through daily contact with an HIV positive person.
C) Through contact with the bodily fluids of someone who is HIV positive.
D) Through body contact with someone who is HIV positive.
2. A) To produce blood.
B) To help fight disease by killing viruses.
C) To repair damaged cells.
D) To help digest.
3. A) He may feel perfect for a long time and knows nothing about his infection at all.
B) He becomes weak immediately.
C) He is always ill.
D) He knows that he is infected from the very beginning.
Passage Two
1. A) The equivalent of the brain.
B) The organism inside the head.
C) An abstract term for the workings of the brain.
D) Not given.
2. A) The mind-body problem is still to be resolved.
B) The brain is directly connected by nerves to all other parts of the body.
C) It is easy for us to consider the mind independent from the body.
D) Humans are always aware of what is going on in their brains.
3. A) Body and mind are two independent and possibly interrelated entities.
B) Body and mind are two dependent and interrelated entities.
C) Body and mind are two absolutely independent entities.
D) Body and mind are two definitely interrelated entities.
4. A) The soul remains instead of the body when someone dies.
B) The spirit departs from the body when someone dies.
C) The mind takes the place of the body when someone dies.
D) Neither the mind nor the body will remain when someone dies.
Passage Three
1. A) By telephone.B) By questionnaire.
C) By email. D) By mail.
2. A) The poll had a margin of sampling error of plus three percentage points.
B) 26% U.S. residents believed the administration would not be able to make real progress in reforming the health care system.
C) More than 1/4 U.S. residents approve to raise taxes on families and businesses with incomes of more than $200,000 annually.
D) The survey was done on Jan. 11.
3. A) New York Times/CBS News B) Washington Post/ABC News
C) Washington Post/CBS News D) New York Times/ABC News
Reading Comprehension
Listening Comprehension
Listen to 8 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked. Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
1. A) She is on business. B) She is traveling.
C) She is visiting her friend. D) She is studying there.
2. A) At the theatre. B) At the railway station.
C) At the restaurant. D) At the airport.
3. A) He wants to get the advertised position.
B) He wants Sunday's Times.
C) He wants to publish an advertisement in Sunday's Times.
D) He needs help.
4. A) He wants to change the time of the appointment.
B) He has a headache.
C) He wants to have his annual check-up.
D) He has a stomachache.
5. A) By cash. B) With Visa.
C) With Master Card. D) With American Express.
6. A) At the man's home. B) At the woman's home.
C) At Rex. D) At the Italian restaurant.
7. A) The woman needs to arrive earlier. B) The man has to work overtime.
C) The woman dislikes air travel.D) The man has to go to the bank first.
8. A) Answer his phone.B) Call his lawyer.
C) Pick up the newspaper. D) Take notes at the meeting.
Listen to 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, some questions will be asked. Choose the
best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Passage One
1. A) To build Project Hope primary schools in poor rural areas.
B) To establish Project Hope scholarships.
C) To carry out distance education initiatives and training rural teachers.
D) All the above.
2. A) 9
3.9 percent. B) 63.5 percent.C) 80 percent. D) 16 percent.
3. A) All the money that Project Hope received is domestic donations.
B) All Project Hope primary schools and students aided by the project are in China's middle and western regions.
C) There are still some 34 million students from poor families that need aid nationwide.
D) Project Hope is the largest and most influential non-government welfare project in China.
Passage Two
1. A) She is a resident in the neighborhood. B) She is an education official.
C) She is a school teacher. D) She is a City Councilwoman.
2. A) Because the plan would further divide the 1.1 million-student school system into layers.
B) Because they wanted neighborhood children to have priority in admission to the new school.
C) Because in the original plan, the new high school is a 1,650-student school.
D) Because the new high school would bring an influx of teenagers and traffic to the already crowded area.
3. A) The students living in all the Queens school districts.
B) The students living in three of the Queens school districts.
C) The students attending five schools that Ms. Crowley had specified.
D) The students in Maspeth.
4. A) It is expected to open in 2012.
B) It is to be built on the site of the former Restaurant Depot.
C) It is to be built on 74th Street and 57th Avenue.
D) The land on which the new school is to be built has been purchased by the city.
Passage Three
1. A) University of Southern California.
B) U.S.C.'s Office of International Services.
C) California State Government.
D) The Institution of International Education in New York.
2. A) Because the American students don't want to make friends with them.
B) Because international students often want to spend their free time with friends from their own country or group.
C) Because the offices do not look for ways to help them.
D) Because they have language problems.
3. A) Helping international students work out their course schedule.
B) Helping international students get involved in school life and make American friends.
C) Helping family members who come to the United States with international students.
D) Organizing programs to help foreign students feel more at ease in their new surroundings. Listening Comprehension
Listen to 8 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked. Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
1. A) He had been thinking about finding a new job.
B) He had been thinking of the position in the accounts department.
C) He had been thinking of getting promoted.
D) He had been thinking of stepping into big business.
2. A) He should ask the girl on a date directly.
B) He should sit down next to the girl and begin a conversation naturally.
C) He should invite the girl to a cafeteria.
D) He should ask the girl to go out with him.
3. A) Looking for a restaurant. B) Discussing on an address.
C) Waiting for a male friend. D) Waiting for a female friend.
4. A) Pan seared salmon steak.B) Sweet and sour shrimp.
C) Tip of sirloin with sauted mushrooms. D) A vegetarian entr閑.
5. A) Tennis. B) Karate. C) Windsurfing. D) Judo.
6. A) In the city. B) In the country.C) With her family. D) With the man.
7. A) A desk.B) A coffee table. C) A bookshelf D) A high chair.
8. A) Because the salary is not good.
B) Because he prefers to stay at university.
C) Because he is so busy that he does not have time to enjoy life.
D) Because he does not like his current job.
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Passage One
College students who want to be rich with lifelong friends need to invest time and seek out opportunities to develop their interests now, says a Purdue University communication expert. "Maintaining quality long-term friendships is difficult today because people move frequently and there are many technological and media distractions," says Glenn Sparks, a professor of communication who studied the 19-year friendships of a group of 1983 college graduates. The geographic and personal distance between people continues to grow, and there are some harmful effects for those who lack quality relationships. Friends are essential because they provide emotional stability in a person's life. "Making friends is like managing a bank account. You must make investments, and it is never too early to start."
Sparks was part of a research team that followed the friendships of 32 pairs of same-sex and 13 pairs of male-female best friends from 1983 to 2002. The initial quality and closeness of their friendships were measured in different ways, including how well they played a game that assessed levels of communication and understanding. Follow-up studies took place in 1987 and 2002. Sixty-four of the individuals, including at least one friend from 38 of the pairs, participated in the 2002 study.
On average, the participants in this study moved six times during 19 years, and the typical distance between friends was 895 miles. In addition to geographic distance, friendships also were affected
by romantic relationships, careers and children.
"The long-term friendships that showed up in this study provide a sense of a shared history that can be a rarity in today's changing environment," Sparks says. "Friends from our youth anchor us in this age of constant mobility. When something good or bad happens, pick up the phone to share the news with a close friend. Every time you do this it reinforces the friendship, and that can add up over the years."
Sparks said he is concerned that today's college students' emerging friendships will be influenced by technological distractions, such as the Internet, television and online games. Some college students may not be as likely to meet new people because they are using the Internet to communicate with friends at home. "Technology offers great capabilities to keep in touch with people, but it also can keep us from really getting to know someone," he says.
And for those no longer in college, Sparks says there is indirect evidence from this study that lapsed friendships may be restarted successfully even after a lull in communication for years. "Even if you have not spoken to a friend for three years, get back in touch," he says. "You may find a friendship that will last your whole life, and that is a great thing."
1. Which of the following factors is NOT mentioned to lead to the difficulty in maintain long-term true friendships?
A) Marriage distraction.B) Technological distraction.
C) Distance distraction. D) Media distraction.
2. What kind of research method is adopted by Spark's team?
A) Longitudinal study(历时研究). B) Experiment.
C) Interview. D) Questionnaire.
3. According to Spark's study, all of the following are factors affecting relationships except __________.
A) geographic distance B) romantic relationship
C) career D) personality
4. What is the possible meaning of the underlined word "anchor" in the fourth paragraph?
A) secure B) host C) attach D) fasten
5. Which of the following statements is true?
A) There are no harmful effects for those who lack quality friends.
B) It is too late to make investments to friendship for a college student.
C) From Spark's study, it is obvious that one can maintain the lost friendship even after a lack of communication for years.
D) To some extent, the Internet strengthens the affectionate ties between college students and their friends because of its convenience.
Passage Two
I remember the day I found out Ross and Rachel were going to kiss. It was two days before the episode(电视剧集), and I was at lunch with some friends. The word was: Don't miss this week's show. I know how strange that may sound. It certainly wasn't one of the more significant events of the past 10 years, and it was, you know, fictional. But every decade has its defining pop culture moments, and for millions of us who were 20-somethings in the 1990s, that was one.
From the moment Friends first appeared on our screens in 1994, it stood out. The six characters
were friends of mine from college, friends from high school, peers from just being a middle-class, white American entering the post-college world. And I always felt Friends respected me -- and my intelligence. Mostly because the show never seemed to be trying to make the audience laugh. It was more like the characters were laughing with us.
Friends helped restore the "situation" in "situation comedy," because the humor rarely came from jokes -- and almost always came from situations that the characters themselves didn't realize were funny. To me, that's always been one of the greatest strengths of the show's writing, and has put so many other comedies to shame. After 10 years, according to my math, I've spent more than 85 hours of my life watching Friends. And I don't regret a second.
Whenever newspapers and magazines have written about the Friends phenomenon, they've inevitably followed up with some perplexing letters to the editor. People write in decrying the "untalented cast" or calling the show a "waste of time." I've never gotten the backlash. If you don't like the show, don't watch it.
Of course, some of the complaints do touch on truths. Yes, Friends isn't actually real, and has taken pains to avoid anything remotely controversial -- no real talk about politics or religion -- and has had a notable paucity(少量) of racial diversity. It's not a complete picture of anything in the real world, and it's not supposed to be. However, it has successfully captured a slice of life. And if, decades from now, people look back on this show -- among other things, of course -- to get some insight into the pop culture zeitgeist(时代精神) of 1994?004, that's fine by me.
So now I say goodbye to the program that's achieved so much. It's sad, but not because I'll miss the show. It really is time for it to end. It's sad because the end of Friends means, in this one little way, the end of an era. Basically, it's a reminder that my friends and I are growing up. We're not 20-somethings in coffee shops anymore.
1. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A) The author was probably born in 1970s, and is in his thirties with the end of Friends.
B) The six characters in Friends were the author's schoolmates and friends in college.
C) The author cannot agree with some people's complaints about Friends.
D) The author holds that in Friends, characters were laughing at the audience rather than make them laugh.
2. Which of the following statements is NOT the correct understanding of paragraph three?
A) In the first sentence, the first "situation" means "the development and status of comedies" while the second "situation" refers to "an amusing television drama series about a set of characters".
B) In the comedy Friends, humor almost came from natural situations and thus doesn't sound pretentious and artificially-made.
C) Characters in Friends themselves do not think the humor they present are funny.
D) The author's distribution of long hours on Friends shows his strong affection with Friends.
3. What is the possible meaning of the underlined word "decry" in the fourth paragraph?
A) Laugh. B) Condemn. C) Disbelieve. D) Disagree.
4. According to the author, which of the following is NOT the weakness of Friends?
A) Avoidance of controversial social issues.
B) Enlightenment to the popular culture spirit.
C) Fiction rather than actual reality.
D) A lack of various races.
5. Where might this article NOT be found?
A) In one's personal blog. B) In a newspaper.
C) In an entertainment magazine.D) In an academic journal.
Passage One
On July 1, 2000, Vermont became the first state in the country to legally recognize civil unions between gay or lesbian couples. Building on a state Supreme Court decision in Dec. 1999, which ruled that denying gay couples the benefits of marriage was unconstitutional discrimination, the ground-breaking law grants the same state benefits, civil rights, and protections to same-sex couples as to married couples. In Oct. 2005, Connecticut became the second U.S. state legalizing civil unions. New Jersey became the third in Dec. 2006, and New Hampshire the fourth in 2007.
Same-sex unions have provoked enormous controversy on moral and philosophical grounds, but separate from these issues, they have raised a legal quagmire: can a couple of the same sex be married, given that the very definition of marriage is the legal union of a man and a woman? To solve this problem and to protect the legal institution of marriage, Vermont's legislators adopted a different term -- "civil union" -- to apply to same-sex marriages. Couples in a civil union would thus be entitled to the same legal rights as married couples.
Vermont was not the first state to attempt socially progressive legislation benefiting gays. In 1993, two men in Hawaii applied for a marriage license and were turned away. The couple brought their case to Hawaii's Supreme Court, which ruled in May 1993 that the denial of the license was equivalent to discrimination -- a violation of the state's constitution. In 1998, the Hawaii legislature took up the issue, and passed a state constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriages, thus rendering the earlier decision by the Hawaii Supreme Court unconstitutional.
The progressive Vermont law stands in stark contrast to the antigay marriage laws of more than 32 states and the federal government. Just months before passage of the Vermont law, California -- with an eighth of the United States' population -- voted against recognition of gay unions. Proposition 22, passed on March 7, 2000, ensures that most state benefits of married couples are not extended to same-sex couples. California is not alone. In total, 32 states have passed similar legislation, and on the federal level, the Defense of Marriage Act was passed in 1996, barring federal benefits to same-sex partners. On the other hand, several states in 2000 defeated bills that would have banned state benefits for same-sex unions, including Mississippi, New Hampshire, and New Mexico. In 2008, New York and Oregon became two more states to recognize same-sex unions.
1. According to the passage, "Civil Union" _______.
A) is an equivalent to "marriage" in all the states of America
B) only refers to gay marriages
C) is a term first adopted in Vermont
D) deprives same-sex couples of their legal rights
2. What is the possible meaning of the underlined word "quagmire" in Paragraph 2?
A) A difficult situation.B) A confusion.
C) A challenge. D) A chance.
3. What is California's attitude towards same-sex marriages according to the passage?
A) Most of its population approve of same-sex marriages.
B) It has banned certain state benefits for same-sex couples.
C) It is the same with Hawaii.
D) It has recognized same-sex marriages.
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A) Same-sex unions are still barred in Hawaii.
B) It is considered unconstitutional to deny same-sex marriages in Vermont.
C) More than half of the states have passed legislation against same-sex unions.
D) On the federal level, gay marriages are recognized.
5. According to the passage, _______ states have recognized same-sex marriages by 2008.
A) eight B) seven C) six D) five
Passage Two
A good marriage is one that lasts. Where's divorce in the formula of a good marriage? Merriam Webster defines marriage as the legal relationship into which a man and a woman enter with the purpose of making a home and raising a family. With just its definition, marriage is not a simple thing to get into. It calls for a lot of hard work and effort to survive the stress of marital issues like finances, children, household chores, and more. Divorce offers a grand exit away from quarrelling and fights, from hurt and from other problems that marriage brings.
On the other hand, it's also the bus that will take you away from those long and worthwhile conversations with your spouse, from the love and security your marriage offers. It's also the sign that the once brave person who got married is no longer as brave and actually became a coward that takes the easy way out. If you have been brave once, be even more brave and stand up for your marriage. Remember that considering divorce is not a key to a good marriage. There are keys to making your marriage a good one despite some marital clouds.
Compromise plays an important role to keep couples together and have a good marriage. Compromise means arriving to an agreement after a dispute because each or both partners have given up their demands and arguments. They both recognized their parts on the issue at hand. With constant compromise, marital issues can be settled without even putting divorce in the picture.
When someone feels the hurt is already too much, ending the relationship or marriage is a seemingly good option. But have you tried to forgive your spouse before you even thought of giving up on your marriage? Forgetting previous conflicts is hard to do since it leaves a mark in your memory. But dwelling on those negative emotions has a very destructive effect on you, your partner, and your marriage.
Consider trial separation rather than divorce. Some time to cool down is perhaps what you need. If you and your partner just can't stop fighting over almost everything, rest. Give each other a chance to rediscover buried feelings of love, respect, and trust. It is also a great time to remember your good times together as a couple. It also might help you find ways on how to get those times back.
1. According to the definition given by Merriam Webster, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) Marriage is the legal relationship between man and woman.
B) The purpose of marriage is to raise a family.
C) Divorce offers a way by which people get away from the problems caused by marriage.
D) A good marriage demands a lot of hard work.
2. Divorce _______.
A) deprives you of the happiness in marriage B) separates you from the whole family
C) turns you into a coward D) is the key to get rid of marital clouds
3. What is "compromise" according to the passage?
A) It is the most important element of a good marriage.
B) It denies any disagreement or dispute.
C) Constant compromise makes divorce unnecessary.
D) It requires both partners to give up their claims after a dispute.
4. Why is forgiveness so important in marriage?
A) Because there is too much hurt.
B) Because it helps you shake off the negative feelings.
C) Because it is hard to forget previous conflicts.
D) Because you will never think of divorce if you try to forgive.
5. Couples may turn to trial separation _______.
A) if they fail to reach compromise in disputes B) if they need time to rest
C) when they would like to recall good times D) after a dispute
Passage One
Unhappiness used to be considered an unavoidable part of human existence. Knowledge and rationality can help us overcome this dilemma.
Most people oscillate between bursts of happiness and long periods of unhappiness. Only recently have we realized that happiness need not merely be an involuntary emotional response to outside events.
Unhappiness can exist only when our actions, perceptions or expectations are not in alignment with objective reality: when we do not understand what is really happening in Objective Reality, then what is Objective Reality?
Objective Reality is everything that simply exists. Nature is the small part of Objective Reality that surrounds us and people are just as much part of Objective Reality, as trees, the ocean or other galaxies.
If we could have total knowledge of Objective Reality, we would be in complete alignment with the world. Conflicts and problems would disappear because they only arise when our perceptions are in conflict with Objective Reality.
In order to understand Objective Reality, we need to have a view of the way the world really is. We need to separate relevant knowledge, such as Gravity and Probability, from knowledge that is irrelevant to human existence, such as the Big Bang. From cosmology to geology, from evolution to psychology, we need to provide ourselves with the clearest possible perspective of the way things really are.
Above all, he must understand that human "problems" are always the result of our misalignment with reality. In order to be aligned with objective reality we need to separate the wheat from the chaff(谷壳). The more we dig, the more chaff we have to shovel, from politics to love, from economics to sex.
Persons who rely on religion for guidance through the hardships of life have to overcome an obstinate hindrance: They need to abandon the illusory comforts of a belief system that is filled with irrationality.
Many people are ineffective in recognizing the reality of problematic situations and thus can not choose between happiness and unhappiness. However, it is within the grasp of modern man to
acquire a thorough understanding of Objective Reality.
Yet, even with modern science, it is still impossible for man to have total knowledge of reality. Therefore it is not possible for him to be in total alignment with Objective Reality at all times. Conflicts and problems are unavoidable. Yet, by perceiving Objective Reality as clearly as possible, we can minimize our conflicts and thus optimize our happiness.
1. According to the passage, ______ can help people avoid being unhappy.
A) education B) Objective Reality
C) knowledge and rationality D) irrationality
2. What is the possible meaning of the underlined word "oscillate" in paragraph 2?
A) Hesitate. B) Move back and forth.
C) Change. D) Go.
3. Which of the following knowledge is NOT relevant to human existence?
A) Gravity. B) Geology. C) Evolution. D) Big Bang.
4. By using the analogy of separating wheat from chaff, the author means that "______".
A) politics, love, economics and sex are just like chaff
B) in order to get more wheat, we have to shovel more chaff
C) in order to be aligned with Objective Reality, we have to know how to separate relevant knowledge from the knowledge irrelevant to human existence
D) human 'problems' are actually the result of our misalignment with reality
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A) A belief system is illusory because it is filled with irrationality.
B) Many people don't know how to be happy because they do not recognize the reality of problematic situations.
C) By perceiving Objective Reality, we can be the happiest.
D) It is impossible for man to have total knowledge of reality. Therefore it is not possible for him to be in total alignment with Objective Reality at any time.
Passage Two
New research from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego suggests that happiness is influenced not only by the people you know, but by the people we don't know. The study showed that happiness spreads through social networks, sort of like a virus, meaning that your happiness could influence the happiness of someone you've never even met.
"We have known for a long time that there is a direct relationship between one person's happiness and another's," Fowler tells WebMD.
"But this study shows that indirect relationships also affect happiness. We found a statistical relationship not just between your happiness and your friends' happiness, but between your happiness and your friends' friends' friends' happiness."
Fowler and Harvard social scientist Nicholas Christakis, have been studying social networks for several years. Last year the pair made headlines when they reported that obesity seems to spread through social groups, so that your chances of becoming overweight are greater when your friends and their friends gain weight.
A related study, published earlier this year, found that smokers were more likely to give up cigarettes when their family, friends, and other social contacts stopped smoking.
Their latest research was designed to determine whether happiness spreads through social networks in a similar way.
The researchers recreated the social networks of 4,739 participants whose happiness was measured from 1983 to 2003. Important family changes for each participant -- such as birth, death, marriage, or divorce -- were also recorded. The participants were also asked to name family members, close friends, co-workers, and neighbors.
After the researchers identified more than 50,000 social and family ties and analyzed the spread of happiness through the group, they concluded that the happiness of an immediate social contact increased an individual's chances of becoming happy by 15%.
The happiness of a second-degree contact, such as the spouse of a friend, increases the likeliness of becoming happy by 10%, and the happiness of a third-degree contact -- or the friend of a friend of a friend -- increases the likelihood of becoming happy by 6%. The association was not seen in fourth-degree contacts.
Having more friends also increased happiness, but having friends who were happy was a much bigger influence on happiness.
Fowler says the findings do not mean you should avoid unhappy people, but that you should make an effort whenever you can to spread happiness.
1. What is the possible meaning of the underlined word "obesity" in paragraph 5?
A) Bad habit. B) Disease.
C) Gaining weight. D) Being very fat.
2. Which of the following social contact of a person is fourth-degree?
A) His wife. B) His child's teacher's friends.
C) His friends' friends' friends. D) His wife's friends' friends' friends.
3. Which social contact is the contact whose happiness has the greatest influence on a person?
A) Immediate. B) Second-degree.
C) Third-degree. D) Fourth-degree.
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A) Having more friends can make one happier.
B) Having friends who are happy is even more important than having more friends if one wants to be happy.
C) The people who have closer social ties with a person may have greater influence on that person's happiness.
D) The researchers found certain relationship between a person's happiness and his fourth-degree contact's happiness.
5. The most appropriate title for this article should be ______.
A) Happiness Is Contagious
B) The More Friends We Have, The Happier
C) Relationships Affect Happiness
D) Spread Happiness Whenever We can
Passage One
WHO has received US$ 9.7 million in grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to work with UNICEF to conduct crucial research in children's medicines, with the aim of increasing the number of child-size medicines designed and formulated specifically for children.
Currently, many medicines are only designed for adults. More than 50% of medicines prescribed for children have either not been developed specifically for children or have not been proven to be effective and safe for their use. Therefore, many children lack access to essential treatment
because no suitable pediatric dosage or formulation of the necessary medicine exists, or those that do exist are not available or are too expensive.
"We must take the guess work out of medicines for children," said Carissa Etienne, Assistant Director-General, WHO. "Children are suffering and dying from diseases we can treat, and yet we lack the critical evidence needed to deliver appropriate, effective, affordable medicines that might save them."
As an unsafe alternative to missing pediatric medicines, health-care workers and parents often use fractions of adult dosage or prepare makeshift prescriptions of medicines by crushing tablets or dissolving portions of capsules in water. Other challenges include the need for more clinical trials and research to be carried out on pediatric medicines.
"Some progress has been made on children's medicines but too many medicines are still given to children that have never been properly tested for them," said Dr. Hans Hogerzeil, Director of Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies, WHO. "This work is an excellent example of coordination of United Nations agencies and key experts in the world to address this urgent problem."
Globally, 1,000 children under the age of five die every hour. Diarrhea(腹泻)diseases account for 17% of these deaths. The optimal treatment for diarrhea is zinc with oral rehydration salts(口服补液盐). Yet, in a recent study of health facilities zinc was the least available of all pediatric medicines. And when zinc is available, it is not licensed as a treatment to reduce diarrhea -- leaving pharmacists to concoct doses -- and it is both unpleasant tasting and difficult to administer. To reduce child mortality in this area, easy-to-use, palatable and appropriate dosages are needed. Another major cause of under-five mortality is pneumonia, leading to 17% of deaths each year. Effective treatment of pneumonia requires 50mg of amoxicillin(阿莫西林)per kilogram of child's weight per day for three to five days. An easy-to-use package of oral amoxicillin providing the appropriate dose would ensure the right course of medicine is taken, and thus help reduce child mortality.
1. Why do WHO and UNICEF conduct the research in children's medicines?
A) Because it is quite profitable.
B) Because children can't take the medicines for adults.
C) Because children are in great need of medicines designed and formulated specifically for them.
D) Because Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has donated a large amount of money.
2. What is the possible meaning of the underlined phrase "pediatric medicines" in Paragraph 4?
A) Children's medicines.B) Secure medicines.
C) Internal medicines. D) External medicines.
3. When a child needs to take some medicines, what do the parents often have to do?
A) Decide the dosage by themselves.
B) Choose tablets instead of capsules.
C) Make the medicines taste better.
D) Choose medicines that are not suitable for children in dosage and formulation.
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A) Despite some progress in research, many medicines are yet not secure enough for
children.
B) Experts of WHO will play the leading role in this research.
C) Certain children's medicines are either unavailable or too expensive when in need.
D) Zinc with oral rehydration salts is the best treatment for Diarrhea.
5. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A) Diarrhea and pneumonia have caused more than 1/3 of the deaths of children under the age of five.
B) Zinc is illegal as a treatment even though it is quite effective for Diarrhea.
C) Antibiotics are not used to fight pneumonia.
D) Amoxicillin is for external use only.
Passage Two
The use of IQ tests in the educational placement of mildly retarded children (who are sometimes called the "educable" mentally retarded, or EMR) has been the subject of considerable controversy in recent years. The controversy is not merely abstract or theoretical: it has been the focus of two lawsuits in federal courts. Plaintiffs have charged that IQ tests are biased against minority children, that they systematically underestimate their abilities, and that this bias leads to a disproportionately large representation of minority students in EMR classes.
The battle has been fought in federal courts in California and Illinois. Though the issues were virtually identical in the two cases, the outcomes were not. In 1979, the California public schools were enjoined from using standardized IQ tests in the placement of minority school children in EMR classes. The court became convinced, after hearing extensive expert testimony from both sides, that the rights of minority children under the Constitution and various federal antidiscrimination statutes were violated by the use of the tests. A federal judge in Illinois, on the other hand, after hearing very similar testimony and considering the same legal theories, permitted the Chicago public schools to use the tests condemned by the California judge. The Illinois judge based his decision that the tests were not biased primarily on his personal examination of the test items, rather than on the expert testimony that was presented. In both the California and Illinois cases, the losing sides appealed. The ultimate legal outcome is uncertain, and the matter may well reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
Both the scientific and legal issues involved in these cases are extremely complex. The concept of "test bias" itself can be defined in a variety of ways, and in principle at least, a test can be biased under some definitions and yet be unbiased under others. Another important question, of course, is whether placement in an EMR class benefits children, or whether, as the plaintiffs in these lawsuits charged, such placement "stigmatizes" the children and impedes their educational progress. The data on this question are not unequivocal.
Even if the tests can be shown to have a discriminatory impact, it is not yet clear whether, on that account alone, their use would be unlawful. It may be necessary to show an "intent" to discriminate to prove a violation of the rights of minority children. The law in this area is not yet settled.
1. What is the aim of IQ tests in this passage?
A) To select the most intelligent children.
B) To separate minority children from others.
C) To identify who are the EMR children.
D) To decide who are educable.
2. In both cases, the IQ tests are charged ______.
A) to deliberately underestimate the ability of minority children
B) to be unfair for minority children
C) to make minority children isolated in EMR classes
D) to fail to identify the EMR children
3. Which of the following may be the equivalent of the underlined word "plaintiffs" in Paragraph 1 and 3?
A) Accusers.B) Lawyers. C) Law officers. D) Victims.
4. Why did the two cases have different outcomes?
A) Because the issues involved were different.
B) Because the Constitution was violated in the California case while it wasn't in the Illinois one.
C) Because the Illinois judge gave his decision after examining the test items personally, whereas the California judge tended to accept expert testimony.
D) Because laws are different in the two states.
5. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A) A universal concept has been given for "test bias."
B) Minority children can't benefit from the placement in an EMR class.
C) In EMR classes, certain children have progressed a lot.
D) Some legal issues concerning IQ tests are yet to be resolved for IQ tests.
Passage One
Budget-cutting measures being pursued in higher education are often based on faulty premises and insufficient information. These measures too quickly cut to institutions' educational core, unnecessarily compromising quality and productivity.
To many people, it makes sense that faculty should be major targets for savings. They share the widespread beliefs that higher education has high labor costs and faculty are the principal labor cost driver. They reason that to achieve major savings, you address the major costs.
But the reasoning is faulty, based on an inaccurate view of higher education costs and faculty. Permanent faculty often represent less than a quarter of institutional employees and of total institutional costs. Moreover, faculty costs have not been rising significantly. What has been rising is the use of less costly contemporary faculty. Finally, faculty salary increases have been well below tuition increases and salary increases for senior administrators. The growing costs in the academy lie outside the academic core.
Current choices are frequently being made without careful analysis and deliberation. Faculty and other campus community members often have insufficient access to information about finances, even when administrators call for extraordinary measures. Often, there is insufficient consultation with faculty or other constituencies, and insufficient consideration of cost saving options provided by the very professionals who understand best how the institution works and who can identify strategies for achieving efficiencies without undercutting quality and productivity.
Finally, current measures too often cut to the core not of institutional costs, but of educational quality and productivity. Faculty are not just labor costs; they are intellectual capital. They generate value for the organization and society. They do not just cost money, they produce revenue.
《大学英语1》期末考试综合复习资料 I. Use of English(20%)—交际英语，共10道选择题，每题2分，共20 分。 II.Reading Comprehension (40%)—阅读理解，4篇文章，共20道选择题，每题2分，共40分。 III.Vocabulary and Structure(30%)—词汇与语法，共30道选择题，每题1分，共30分。 IV.Cloze Test (10%)—完形填空，共10道选择题，每题1分，共10分 I. Use of English (10×2) Directions:In this part there are 10 incomplete dialogues. For each dialogue there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. —Excuse me, could you please tell me how to get to the railway station? —____________ A. No, I couldn’t. B. Sorry, I don’t know. I’m new here. C. I couldn’t tell you. D. You can’t ask me. 2. — What day is today? — _____________. A. Today is March 24. B. Today is not bad. C. Today is sunny D. Today is Saturday 3. —How do you do? Glad to see you. — _________________________ A. How are you? Me too. B. How do you do? Glad to meet you. C. I am fine, thank you. And you? D. Nice, how are you? 4. —I’m sorry. Bob’s not in his office. — _________ A. Can you take a message for me? B. Are you sure for that? C. Would you like to leave a message? D. Can you phone me?
英语期末考试----12月26日 （一）题型： 1.听力(10个短对话&2个短篇文章--10个问题) 2.阅读（3篇，其中一篇从第二册快速阅读的1--5单元中出） 3.单词（3，4，6单元A课文课后练习中vocabulary&word-building） 4.完型 5.翻译（3，4，6单元A课文课后练习中汉译英部分；以及3，4，6A课文中一段的段落进行英译汉） （二）单词&短语 1. I firmly believe that this agreement will be for our mutual benefit. 我坚决相信这份协议有利于我们的共同利益。 1.People have bought these houses under the illusion that their value would just keep on rise. 人们买房子是基于它们会增值这种幻象。 2.The project has been canceled by the local government for lack of public resources. 由于缺乏公共资源，当地政府取消了这个项目。 3.The clerk must have overlooked your name, because he said you were not here. 书记员一定是漏掉了你的名字，因为他说你不在这。 4.The speaker said something about the actors and then proceeded to talk
about the film. 发言人说了一些演员的事情，然后继续介绍电影。 5.Differences of opinion are often the most difficult problem to resolve. 如何处理各种不同的意见是最难解决的问题。 6.When he looked for a job, John strongly felt that there was a widespread prejudice against men over forty. 在找工作的过程中，约翰强烈的感觉到针对年过四十的男性的那种歧视。 7.Children should be encouraged to reach a compromise between what they want and what others want. 应该鼓励孩子们在他们自己和他人的所想所愿中找到折中点。 8.The discovery seems to confirm that people lived here over 100 years ago. 这个发现印证了此处一百多年前有人居住。 9.The book was first published in 1994 and was subsequently translated into fifteen languages. 这本书首次出版于1994年，而后被译成15种语言。 10.Mind your own business. My affairs have nothing to do with you. 管好你自己吧。我的事与你无关。 11.Having worked in the company for two years, Mr. Smith is now taking care for marketing and public relations. 在公司工作两年后，史密斯先生如今负责市场营销和公共关系。
六年级上册复习要点 Unit1 How can I get there? 一、重点单词： 地点：science museum科学博物馆, post office 邮局, bookstore 书店, cinema 电影院, hospital 医院 动作：go straight 直走, turn left/right 左转、右转 方位：in front of :在···前面, behind 在···后面, near在…旁边, next to 紧挨着,beside 在旁边 over 在…上方, on the left 在左边, on the right 在右边 二、重点句型： （1）Is / Are there…？某处有某物吗？ 肯定回答：Yes, there is/are. 否定回答：No, there isn’t/aren’t. （2）Where is the + 地点？... ... 在哪里？ It’s + 表示地点的名词. 它... ... 例句：Where is the cinema? 电影院在哪？ It’s next to the bookstore. 在书店的旁边。 （3）How can + 主语+get（to）+ 地点? ... ...怎么到... ...? （如果get后面接的词为副词，则要省略介词to.） 例句：How can we get there? 我们怎么到那儿？ 同义句型：Can you tell me the way to + 地点？-----Which is the way to + 地点？ ( 4 )Where is + 地点？ ( 5 )Turn left/ right at+ 某地. Turn left at the bookstore. 书店左转。 Unit 2 Ways to go to school? 一、重点单词/短语： 交通方式：by bike /bus /plane /subway /train /ship /taxi /ferry 骑自行车/乘公共汽车/飞机/地铁/火车/船/出租汽车/轮渡 take the No.57 bus 乘57路公共汽车 on foot =walk步行 其他：slow down慢下来, pay attention to 注意, traffic lights 交通信号灯, look right 向右看,
新视野大学英语期末复习资料 uni t one 1. Do you notice that a retarded child of ten shows a/an ______ look? A. hol l ow B. e mp t y C. ba r e D. v a c ant 2. I n ma ny ma j or c i t i e s t he r e a r e mo reho ______ a pa r t me nt s t ha n t he r e a re me l e s s pe opl e. A. bl a nk B. e mp t y C. v a c a nt D. ba re ______ t he i r e a r s a nd nos e s . But 3. I t i s i nt e r e s t i ng t ha t ma ny a ni ma l s c ani t ’ s not e a s y f or hu ma n be i ng s t o do so. A. t r e mb l e B. s hi v e r C. qui v e r D. qui c k en 4. A ______ c omp ut e r of Appl e br a nd c os t s f a r mo r e i n Chi na t ha n a br oad. A. comparative B. comparable C. comparing D. compar ed 5. W e s houl d be ______ of t he c omf or t of ol d pe opl e. A. c onc e r ne d B. c a r e f u l C. c ons i de r a bl e D. c ons i de r a te 6. The l e a de r of t he e x pe di t i on ______ e ve r y one t o f ol l ow hi s e x a mp l e. A. pr o mo t e d B. a s pi r e d C. s pa r k e d D. i ns pi r ed 7. Af t e r t he Eng l i s h e v e ni ng , t he s t ude nt s s a i d “ Go od ni g ht ” t o one a not he r a nd we nt ho me ______. A. r e s pe c t a bl y B. r e s pe c t f u l l y C. r e s pe c t i v e l y D. r e s pe c t e dly ______ a s f a r a s qua l i t y i s 8. Al l pr oduc t s f or s a l e or on s a l e s houl d beconcerned. A. pr ot e c t e d B. pl e dg e d C. g ua r de d D. g ua r a nt e ed ______ t he pe opl e of hi s c ount r y t o wor k ha r d for 9. The pr e s i de nt c a l l edna t i ona l uni t y. A. up B. f or C. out D. on
My husband is in the hospital with cancer and has been seriously ill for a month. He was always 1. slender , but he has lost a lot of weight. I find myself2. astonished that I hardly recognize him. Now, his yellow skin hangs 3.loosely on his skeleton, as he lies there unaware. A machine next to the bed records his slow 4. pulse . I have sat here waiting for some 5. hint of life—a finger movement, anything—but there is never any change. Time seems to stand still and I feel my own pulse 6. quicken and hear my own breathing. Doctors and nurses come in and out at 7. intervals and look at his charts. Our eyes meet and somehow, together, we become 8. aware that this is a special moment for us. I know that he would want me to be bold and show strength as he always had. He is the man who 9. volunteered at countless community associations while he himself was ill. He is a man with 10. responsibility who never needed a calendar to remember a friend or relative's birthday or our anniversary. It is my duty to show how proud I am to have been a part of this great man's life. Is teaching important? Well, of course it is. There was a time when all necessary knowledge could be taught to the young by family members. But as societies became more complex and division of labor more common, it was impossible for family members to teach the information and skills young people needed to become useful members of the society. As the need for specialists appeared, the job of teaching came into being in our country, and teaching as a job has been of increasing importance over the past one hundred years. Today, we have strict rules for teachers. We hope all children can go to school. Many things tell us that teaching is indeed an "important" job. In recent years, there has been an increasing need for teachers to be "responsible". This means that the public expects teachers to succeed in teaching important information to the young. Teachers' salaries today, while not much, certainly are much higher than they were in the past. These increases have come about because people have realized that quality people, individuals who are highly able to teach, will not do it if they are not offered enough money. Today almost no one says that "anybody will do" for a teacher. The public expects "quality people" to teach the young, and progress is being made to give salaries that will make people who have abilities become teachers 1. In the author's opinion, the job of a teacher ___D_____. A. is done best by family members B. is too complex for most people C. is free of rules . D. is important for society 2. The cause for the new job of "teacher" was _____B___. A. the increased importance of labor B. the need for specialists C. the strict rules of the government D. the increased number of children in school 3. According to the writer, ___A_____ is on the increase nowadays. A. a need for teachers to have responsibility for themselves B. a need for teachers to teach responsibility to students
北师大版六年级英语上期末复习整理 一、（一）26个字母 （二）三个单元动词过去式集锦 原形过去式原形过去式am/ is 是was watch看watched are 是were clean洗cleaned have/has有had visit 拜访visited eat 吃ate want想wanted do做did help帮助helped see看saw wash洗washed go 走went paint绘画painted give给gave jump跳jumped run跑ran decide决定decided come来came play玩played
take拿took win赢won 二、Unit1 （一）重要词组 1.在宇宙飞船里in a spaceship 2. 一位宇航员an astronaut 3.在月球上on the moon 4.在太空里in space 5.做梦have a dream 6.上英语课have an English class 7.玩的愉快have a great time （二）重要句子 1. 你昨天在哪里？我在宇宙飞船里。 Where were you yesterday? I was in a spaceship. 2.他昨天在哪里？他在月球之上。 Where was he yesterday? He was on the moon. 3.那儿没有树。 There were no trees. 4.那儿没有水。 There was no water. 三、Unit2 An Accident （一）重要词组 1.看电视watch TV 2.看电影watch a film 3.打扫房间clean the room 4.拜访朋友 visit a friend 5.帮助妈妈 help Mom 6.游泳 go swimming
Unit 1 C 1.The younger generation should continue to sustain and develop our fine traditions and long-standing culture. 2.In the course of preparing one’s speech, one should be clearly aware of how one could make effective use of statistics and examples to bolster one’s point of view. 3.An impromptu speech is one of the speaking skills that college students should learn and develop through practice. 4.By using simile and metaphor, you can make your language more vivid and more attractive to your audience. 5.The proper examples you cite might help reinforce the impression on your listeners and make your viewpoints more convincing. 6.When you are speaking, you should choose common and easy words and at the same time avoid clutter in your speech.
大学英语（一）期末复习题 交际用语 1. - Hi, Jim! Nice to meet you. - _________. A. Certainly B. Many thanks C. OK D. Nice to meet you, too 2. - Hi! Jim. This is my brother Peter. - _________ A. How are you? B. Fine, thank you. C. Nice to meet you. D. You are very kind. 3. - Pleased to meet you! - ________________ A. Pleased to meet you, too. B. How do you do? C. I've heard about you. D. The pleasure is mine. 4. - Hello, I'm David Chen. Nice to meet you. - _______ A. Are you? B. Nice to meet you too. C. Yes. D. Very nice. 5. - Hello! Are you John Smith? -_______________ A. Yes, I am. B. I do. C. I'm fine. D. Oh, good. 6. - Mr. Jones, this is Sean, an English teacher from the United States.
- ______________ A. What can I do for you? B.Nice to meet you. C. Please keep in touch. D. Haven't seen you for ages. 7. - Let me introduce Peter to you. He is my roommate. - _________ A. Hello, Peter. B. Sorry, I don't know him. C. Let me introduce Peter, too. D. Who are you? 8. - Let me introduce myself. I'm Steward． - _________ A. What a pleasure. B. Pleased to meet you. C. I don't know. D. Thanks a lot. 9. - Hello, I'm Tom Smith. - Hello, my name is Charles Green, but ______. A. call my Charles B. call me at Charles C. call me Charles D. call Charles me 10. -Welcome to Beijing! -_____________ A. Thank you. B. Oh, good. C. How do you do? D. That's all right. 11. - ___________! Welcome to the party. - Merry Christmas! It's very kind of you to
pep小学英语总复习资料 一：学生易错词汇 1. a, an的选择: 元音字母开头的单词用an，辅音字母开头的单词用a. 2. am , is , are的选择: 单数用is , 复数用are. I 用am , you 用are. 3. have , has 的选择: 表示某人有某物。单数用has , 复数用have. I ,you 用have . 4. there is, there are 的选择:表示某地有某物，某人。单数用there is , 复数用there are. 5. some, any 的选择:肯定句用some, 疑问句和否定句用any. 6. 疑问词的选择:what (什么) who (谁) where (哪里) whose (谁的) why（为什么）when(什么时候）which（哪一个）how old (多大) how many （多少）how much（多少钱） 二：形容词比较级详解 当我们需要对事物作出比较时，需要用到比较级。比较级的句子结构通常是： 什么+ 动词be (am , is , are ) + 形容词比较级+ than（比）+ 什么,如： I’m taller and heavier than you. （我比你更高和更重。） An elephant is bigger than a tiger. （一只大象比一只老虎更大。） 形容词的比较级是在形容词的基础上变化而来的，它的变化规则是： ①一般的直接在词尾加er ，如tall - taller , strong - stronger , ②以e结尾的，直接加r ，如fine – finer , ③以辅音字母加y结尾的，先改y为i再加er，如funny - funnier ④双写最后的字母再加er，如big – bigger, thin – thinner ,hot – hotter ☆注意☆比较的两者应该是互相对应的可比较的东西。 典型错误：My hair is longer than you.（我的头发比你更长。） 比较的两者是我的头发、你（整个人），那么比较的对象就没有可比性。 应该改为：My hair is longer than yours. 或My hair is longer than your hair. 三：动词过去式详解动词的过去式的构成规则有： Ａ、规则动词 ①一般直接在动词的后面加ed：如worked , learned , cleaned , visited ②以e结尾的动词直接加d：如lived , danced , used ③以辅音字母加y结尾的动词要改y为i再加ed（此类动词较少）如study – studied carry – carried worry – worried （注意play、stay不是辅音字母加y,所以不属于此类） ④双写最后一个字母（此类动词较少）如stopped Ｂ、不规则动词（此类词并无规则，须熟记）小学阶段要记住以下动词的原形和过去式： sing – sang , eat – ate , see – saw , have – had , do – did , go – went , take – took , buy – bought , get – got , read – read fly – flew , am/is – was , are – were , say – said , leave – left , swim – swam , tell – told , draw – drew , come – came lose – lost , find – found , drink – drank , hurt – hurt , feel – felt 四：动词现在分词详解动词的ing形式的构成规则：
第二部分样题一 一、交际用语（共计10 分，每小题2 分） 1~5 题：选择正确的语句完成下面的对话。 1．— Hi, Wang Xin, nice to meet you! — Hi, Liu Hui. A． Nice to meet you too. B． How do you do ？ C． I'm fine, thank you. 答案： A 解析：本题考查“互相问候”的交际用语。第一说话人以nice to meet you （见到你很高兴）问候对方时，答语 应用 nice to meet you too 来回应，所以答案是A。 2．— How about going to the class together ？ — A． Of course not. B． That sounds great. C． I don't like it. 答案： B 解析：本题考查“提出建议”的交际用语。第一说话人提出一起去上课的建议，如果赞同，根据给出答案，答 语应该是这听起来不错；如果不赞同，则应委婉礼貌地拒绝， C 答案语气太强硬，不太礼貌，所以答案是B。3．— Thank you for sharing this with me. — A． Nothing. B． You can share, too. C． My pleasure! 答案： C 解析：本题考查“回复致谢”的交际用语。My pleasure 是 It's my pleasure 的缩写，意为“不客气、很荣幸”。 常见的表达“不客气”的短语还有：You are welcome/don't mention it/Sure thing 等，所以答案是C。 4．— What will you buy for the Spring Festival ？ — A． I will buy gifts for my family. B． Clothes are on sale. C． I want to go shopping. 答案： A 解析：本题考查“购物”的交际用语。“新年到了，你想买点儿什么呢”，应作出针对性的回答，即为 A 项：“我 想买些礼物送给家人” ；其余两项回答不够清晰，所以答案是A。 5．— — It's dark brown. A． How about his weight ？ B． Is he a tall guy？ C． What color is his hair ？ 答案： C 解析：本题考查“表示询问”的交际用语。第二说话人回答的“dark brown 深褐色”是颜色，因此推断出第一说话人应该是询问跟颜色有关的问题，所以答案是C。 二、词汇与结构（共计30 分，每小题2 分）
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第一部分：交际用语 1、- Are you feeling better today, Jack?- ____ (C： Yes, thank you, doctor. But I still don^ feel well ) 2、? Thank you ever so much for your lovely gift.- __ (B： I'm glad you like it.) 3、- How are you, Bob?- _____ , Ted. ( B： Fm fine. Thank you.) 4、? Thanks for your help.- __ . ( A： My pleasure ) 5^ - Hello, Tm Harry Potter.- Hello, my name is Charles Green, but ____ . (C： call me Charles ) - Would you like something to drink? What about a cup of tea?- ___ (A： No, thanks.) 7、- Whafs the problem with your bike?- ___ ( C： Nothing serious.) 8* - Paul, ____ ?- Oh, that's my father! And beside him, my mother? (B： who's talking over there ) 9、- Hi, Tom, how's everything with you?- ___ , and how are you? ( B： Hm, not too bad ) 10^ - Thafs a beautiful dress you have on!- ____ ?( A： Oh, thanks. I got it yesterday ) 11 > - What are you majoring in?- ___ ( C： Mathematics.) 12、________________________________________ - Are you going on holiday for a long time?- _______________________________________ ( C： No. Only a couple of days.) 13、Must I take a taxi?- No, you ____ ? You can take a car. ( D： don't have to ) 14^ — We are going to have a singing party tonight. Would you like to join us?— _?( A： Fm afraid not, because I have to go to an important meeting ) 15、~ May I use your bike for a moment?-- ___ ?(C： By all means ) 第二部分：阅读理解 Passage 1 We say that a person has good manners if he or she behaves politely and is kind and helpful to others. Everyone likes a person with good manners but no one likes a person with bad manners?"Yes蔦you may say、H but what arc good manners? How do I know what to do and what not to do?” People all over the world agree that being well-mannered really means being kind and helping others, especially to those older or weaker than ourselves .If you remember this, you will not go very far wrong? Here arc some examples of the things that a well-mannered person docs or docs not do. He never laughs at people when they are in trouble.Instead, he tries to help them? He is always kind, never cruel, either to people or to animals. When people are waiting for a bus, or in a post office, he takes his turn.He does not push to the front of the queue .In the bus, he gives his seat to an old person or a lady who is standing .If he accidentally bumps into someone, or gets in their way, he says, "excuse mc H or "I'm sorry". He says ”please" when making a request, and "thank you M when he receives something. He stands up when speaking to a lady or an older person, and he does not sit down until the other person is seated? He does not interrupt other people when they are talking. He does not talk too much