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What does the man do?
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Where does the conversation take place?
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How did the speakers come to Seattle?
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What will the speakers have for dinner today?
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How is Sophie feeling now?
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What does the man want to do before noon?
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Whose birthday is it?
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What course does Professor Brooks teach?
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Why does Vicky come to talk with Professor Brooks?
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What does Linda do for plays and shows?
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What does Linda need to research?
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Who does Linda report her work to?
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What does Linda say about her job?
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What does Kevin think of abstract art?
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What impression did the first painting give the woman?
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What color was used for the background in the second painting?
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What will Kevin probably do this Saturday?
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What caused the closure of Pittwater Road?
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What happened at Town Hall Station?
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What are road users advised to do?
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删除B
When was the last time you used a telephone box? I mean to make an actual phone call — not to shelter from the rain. Ages ago, right? The last time I used a phone box for its intended purpose was…2006. I was conducting auditions (试演) for my play in my tiny old shared house in London. Hoping to impress some talented actors to come and work for me for nothing, I spread some throws over the sofas and lit candles to make it seem a bit more ”young professional”.
删除As I rushed outdoors to empty the wastepaper baskets, the door swung shut behind me. Suddenly I was locked outside. My mobile phone was inside, but luckily there was a telephone box across the street. So, I called Directory Assistance, got put through to our landlady’s managing agent, and had a spare key sent to me with just enough time to get back in before the actors arrived.
删除As it has been many years since I last used one, I should hardly be surprised that then are no longer any public telephones near my house. The last one standing has just been turn into a “mini community library”: any passer-by can “borrow” a book from its shelves return it later, or replace it with another title from their own collection.
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On September 7, 1991, the costliest hailstorm (花暴) in Canadian history hit Calgary’s southern suburbs. As a result, since 1996 a group of insurance companies have spent about $2million per year on the Alberta Hail Suppression Project. Airplanes seed threatening storm cells with a chemical to make small ice crystals fall as rain before they can grow into dangerous hailstones. But farmers in east-central Alberta — downwind of the hail project flights — worry that precious moisture (水分) is being stolen from their thirsty land by the cloud seeding.
Norman Stienwand, who farms in that area, has been addressing public meetings on this issue for years “Basically, the provincial government is letting the insurance companies protect the 删除Calgary-Edmonton urban area from hail,” Mr. Stienwan d says, “but they’re increasing drought risk as far east as Saskatchewan.”
The Alberta hail project is managed by Terry Krauss, a cloud physicist who works for Weather Modification Inc. of Fargo, North Dakota. “We affect only a very small percentage of the total moisture in the air, so we cannot be cousing drought.” Dr. Krauss says. “In fact, we may be helping increase the moisture downwind by creating wetter ground.”
One doubter about the safety of cloud seeding is Chuck Doswell, a research scientist who just retired from the University of Oklahoma. “In 1999, I personally saw significant tornadoes (龙卷风) form from a seeded storm cell in Kansas,” Dr. Doswell says. “Does cloud seeding create killer storms or reduce moisture downwind? No one really knows, of course, but the seeding goes on.”
删除Given the degree of doubt
What does the project aim to do?
删除A.Conserve moisture in the soil.
删除B.Prevent the formation of hailstones.
删除C.Forecast disastrous hailstorms.
删除D. Investigate chemical use in farming.
Who are opposed to the project?
删除A. Farmers in east-central Alberta.
删除B. Managers of insurance companies.
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删除D.Residents of Calgary and Edmonton
Why does Dr. Doswell mention the tornadoes he saw in 1999?
删除A. To compare different kinds of seeding methods.
删除B. To illustrate the development of big hailstorms.
删除C. To indicate a possible danger of cloud seeding.
删除D. To show the link between storms and moisture.
What can we infer from the last paragraph?
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删除A
Tom Sawyer Play Is an Adventure
删除A 35-minute hand-clapping, foot-stomping musical version of a Mark Twain favorite returns with this Tall Stacks festival.
“Tom Sawyer: A River Adventure” has all the good stuff, including the fence painting, the graveyard, the island and the cave. It is adapted by Joe McDonough, with music by David Kisor. That’s the local stage writing team that creates many of the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s original musicals, along with the holiday family musicals at Ensemble Theatre.
This year Nathan Turner of Burlington is Tom Sawyer, and Robbie McMath of Fort Mitchell is Huck Finn.
Tumer, a 10th-grader at School for Creative and Performing Arts, is a familiar presence on Cincinnati’s stages. He is a star act or of Children’s Theatre, having played leading roles in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “The Wizard of Oz,” and is fresh from Jersey Production “Ragtime”.
McMath is a junior at Beechwood High School. He was in the cast of “Tom Sawyer” when it was first performed and is a Children’s Theatre regular, with five shows to his credit. This summer he attended Kentucky’s Governor’s School for the Arts in Musical Theatre.
Note to teachers: Children’s Theatre has a study guide demonstrating how math and science can be taught through “Tom Sawyer.” For downloadable lessons, visit the official website of Children’s Theatre.
Who wrote the music for “Tom Sawyer: A River Adventure”?
删除ADavid Kisor.
删除BJoe McDonough.
删除CNathan Turner.
删除DRobbie McMath.
What can we learn about the two actors?
删除AThey study in the same school.
删除BThey worked together in ”Ragtime“.
删除C They are experienced on stage.
删除D They became friends ten years ago.
What does Children’s Theatre provide for teachers?
删除A. Research funding.
删除B. Training opportunities.
删除C. Technical support.
删除D. Educational resources.
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A
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C
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D
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The Stanford marshmallow (棉花糖) test was originally conducted by psychologist Walter Mischel in the late 1960s. Children aged four to six at a nursery school were placed in a room. A single sugary treat, selected by the child, was placed on a table. Each child was told if they waited for 15 minutes before eating the treat, they would be given a second treat. Then they were left alone in the room. Follow-up studies with the children later in life showed a connect ion between an ability to wait long enough to obtain a second treat and various forms of success.
删除As adults we face a version of the marshmallow test every day. We’ re not tempted (诱惑) by sugary treats, but by our computers, phones, and tablets — all the devices that connect us to the global delivery system for various types of information that do to us what marshmallows do to preschoolers.
We are tempted by sugary treats because our ancestors lived in a calorie-poor world, and our brains developed a response mechanism to these treats that reflected their value — a feeling of reward and satisfaction. But as we’ve reshaped the world around us, dramatically reducing the cost and effort involved in obtaining calories, we still have the same brains we had thousands of years ago, and this mismatch is at the heart of why so many of us struggle to resist tempting foods that we know we shouldn’t eat.
删除A similar process is at work in our response to information. Our formative environment as a species was information-poor, so our brains developed a mechanism that prized new information. 删除But global connectivity has greatly changed our information environment. We are now ceaselessly bombarded (轰炸) with new information. Therefore, just as we need to be more thoughtful about our caloric consumption, we also need to be more thoughtful about our information consumption, resisting the temptation of the mental “junk food” in order to manage our time most effectively.
What did the children need to do to get a second treat in Mischel’s test?
删除A. Take an examination alone.
删除B. Show respect for the researchers.
删除C. Share their treats with others.
删除D. Delay eating for fifteen minutes.
删除According to paragraph 3, there is a mismatch between ___________.
删除A. the calorie-poor world and our good appetites
删除B. the shortage of sugar and our nutritional needs
删除C. the rich food supply and our unchanged brains
删除D. the tempting foods and our efforts to keep fit
What does the author suggest readers do?
删除A. Absorb new information readily.
删除B. Be selective information consumers.
删除C. Use diverse information sources.
删除D. Protect the information environment.
Which of the following is the best title for the text?
删除A. Eat Less, Read More
删除B. The Bitter Truth about Early Humans
删除C. The Later, the Better
删除D. The Marshmallow Test for Grownups
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第一小题正确答案D
第二小题正确答案C
第三小题正确答案B
第四小题正确答案D
第二节
In the past few years, online learning has become a significant part of the university and college experience. ___16___ But are all online courses created equal? How can you be sure that digital learning is right for you? ___17___
We interviewed students and professors to get their advice about online courses, The most obvious advantage of online learning is that you can study anywhere and anytime. ___18___ “I think a point that many people lose sight of is how easy it can be to fall behind schedule,” says graduate student Amanda Bindman. Before choosing to study online, consider whether you’re a self-motivated learner and if the material seems interesting enough to keep you going.
The tip that comes up most often is simple: build online courses into your weekly schedule, just like what you would do with in person courses. ___19___ He noted that his online students usually end up with lower grades. It is so easy to let an online course slide, but your grades will suffer as a result. Be sure to schedule set times to watch your lectures, read materials and contribute to online discussion boards.
___20___ A social connection is often a big part of learning. There are things you can do to ease this problem. Jessica Pink, an undergraduate student, suggests taking online courses with a friend, so you can motivate each other to stay on track. You can also find students on the class discussion board to organize a study group, or schedule in-person meeting s with your professor to discuss course concepts.
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删除A. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t deadlines.
删除B. Your motivation should be your main concern.
删除C. Do you know that online courses are also part of your education?
删除D. Professor Alex Davidson teaches the same course in person and online.
删除E. The chief complain t about online courses is that they lack human interaction.
删除F. If you take an online course, what can you do to ensure the best possible grade?
删除G. A survey found that 29 percent of college students registered for online courses.
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16G
17F
18A
19D
20E
While taking a 20-hour train ride along the edge of the Taklimakan Desert in northwestern 删除China, I had the kind of humbling, educational, and above all else, wonderful ____21____ with a local that all travelers long for. A young Chinese man ____22____ me on the train. My ____23____ friend spoke virtually no English, so I happily took the ____24____ to practice my 删除Chinese.
Over several hours, he would tell me about how he had ____25____ a two-year professional school to quickly find a job ____26____ highways in order to help support his family. Perhaps the most ____27____, however, was the fact that this man spent hours studying every day after hard physical labor. Without batting an eye, he would ____28____ a translated Emerson passage before asking about the literary influence of American ____29____ as a whole. ”And what do you all learn about Russian authors?” I ____30____ him asking at one point.
It would have been easy to ____31____ my assumptions about this highway builder who had never been more than a few hundred miles from home. But this highly informed, ____32____ , and admirable person prevented me doing so. In the course of a couple of hours, he ____33____ me just how much one can gain from ____34____ with an open mind, and a willingness to ____35____ with locals from all walks of life.
21A. experiment B. encounter C. competition D. appointment
22A. treated B. saved C. lectured D. approached
23A. true B. so-called C. new D. long-lost
24A. chance B. advice C. trouble D. right
25A. visited B. financed C. attended D. founded
26A. building B. sweeping C. checking D. guarding
27A. typical B. obvious C. natural D. remarkable
28A. publish B. quote C. сорy D. download
29A. writers B. historians C. workers D. students
30A. anticipate B. imagine C. recall D. catch
31A. look into B. rely on C. go over D. deal with
32A. well-behaved B. multi-skilled C. warm-hearted D. self-educated
33A. asked B. warned C. showed D. promised
34A. traveling B. reading C. searching D. teaching
35A. cooperate B. side C. negotiate D. engage
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21B 22D 23C 24A 25C 26A 27D 28B 29A 30C 31B 32D 33C 34A 35D
The shelves in most supermarkets are full of family-size this and multi-buy that. However, if you’re shopping for one, buying extra ____36____ (benefit) from price reductions doesn’t make sense. Either your shopping is then too heavy to carry home ____37____ you can’t use what you’ve bought while it’s still fresh.
Of course, shops are not charities — they price goods in the way ____38____ will make them the most money. If most of their customers are happy to buy larger quantities, that’s ____39____ they’ll promote. But that leaves the solo (单独) customers out of pocket and disappointed.
Many supermarkets are no longer doing “buy one get one free” promotions because of the ____40____ (criticize) that they lead to waste. Consumers prefer money off individual items. However, though it’s nice to get a few cents off a pack of sausages, it would help even more if they could sometimes ____41____ (offer) in smaller packs. Even the biggest sausage fan doesn’t want to eat them every day.
If your supermarket sells loose produce, then buying smaller quantities is easier. Over the last two years, some supermarkets ____42____ (start) selling chicken or salad in packs ____43____ (design) with two halves containing separate portions (份). Then, when you use one section, ____44____ other stays fresh.
Who knows, perhaps some of the more forward-looking ____45____ (one) may yet come out with a whole range of “just for you” pack sizes with special offers as well.
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36to benefit
37or
38that##which
39what
40criticism
41be offered
42have started
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44the
45ones
请你写一篇短文向校英文报“Sports and Health”栏目投稿，向同学们推荐一项适合课间开展的运动，内容包括：
1介绍这项运动；
2说明推荐理由。
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1写作词数应为80个左右；
2请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答：
Stand Up and Exercise, Everybody!
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Stand Up and Exercise, Everybody!
删除Everybody! Are you tired of sitting in class all day? How about incorporating some physical activity into your daily routine? One great option is the “Stand Up and Stretch” exercise. This simple routine involves standing up from your desk, stretching your arms, legs and back, and taking a few deep breaths. It’s a quick and easy way to get your blood flowing and re-energize your body and mind. This exercise is recommended for several reasons.
删除First, it helps to combat the negative effects of prolonged sitting, such as back pain and stiffness. Second, it can improve your focus and concentration, making it easier to stay engaged in class. Lastly, it promotes a healthy and active lifestyle, which is essential for overall well-being.
So, next time you feel a bit sluggish during class, remember to stand up and stretch! It’s a small change that can make a big difference in your day.
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
删除Eva spent the first week of high school trying to keep her head above water. One of the major headaches for her was finding her way in the huge school building. It was a six-story building. On each floor, hallways stretched in four directions, leading to classrooms, laboratories, and teachers’ offices. Somewhere in the building, there was also a library, a cafeteria, and a gym.
Having a poor sense of direction, Eva found it impossible to get around in such a huge building. All the different hallways and rooms were too much to think about, let alone commit to memory. She decided that she would memorize where her classes were and then pretend that the rest of the place didn’t exist.
In her first PE class, Eva was shocked when Coach Pitt announced that everyone had to run one mile around the track outside. She searched the faces of her classmates for signs of panic. There was nothing she feared more than having to run a whole mile. To Eva, “a mile” was used to describe long distances. It was ten miles from her home to her grandfather’s, and that always seemed like a long way, even in a car!
When Coach Pitt blew his whistle (哨子), Eva figured she would be left in the dust. However, while some of her classmates edged ahead, others actually fell behind. ” It’s just the beginning, “she thought.” I’ll come in last for sure. “
Soon Eva began to breathe hard, with her heart pounding and legs shaking. Feeling desperate, 删除Eva started using a mind trick on herself. She stopped thinking about the word” mile. “Instead, she focused on reaching the shadow cast on the track by an oak tree up ahead. Then she concentrated on jogging to the spot where the track curved (拐弯). After that, she tried to see if she could complete her first lap. One lap turned into two, then three, then four.
注意:
1续写词数应为150左右;
2请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
When Coach Pitt said “Nice work!” to her at the finish line, Eva was surprised.
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删除Eva decided to use the same trick to deal with the school building.
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When Coach Pitt said “Nice work!” to her at the finish line, Eva was surprised. In the vast expanse of her school, a girl with poor directional skills struggled to navigate and often got lost. One day, during gym class, she observed a unique way to find her way - following the shadows of trees. As the sun cast its rays, the girl noticed how the shadows created patterns on the ground, guiding her path. She took a leap of faith and followed the shadows, surprising herself with each turn and stretch. Her efforts were noticed by the teacher, who praised her innovative thinking.
删除 Eva decided to use the same trick to deal with the school building. She used the shadows to navigate the school hallways, find her classes, and even locate the school's various facilities. This newfound skill not only helped the girl navigate her school but also instilled in her a sense of confidence and adventure. She learned excitedly that with a little creativity and observation, any challenge could be overcome. And with each step she took, she left behind a legacy of inspiration for those who followed in her footsteps, knowing that even without a clear sense of direction, there's always a way to find one's way.