— Will the Johnsons leave for Australia for vacation this spring?

— No, they finally decided______.

A. to not leave   B. not to   C. don’t leave    D. won’t leave

—How often do you go to the supermarket?

— _____, but usually once a week.

A. I’ve no idea    B. It depends    C. As usual    D. Of course

It’s amazing that my hometown is no longer ____ it was 10 years ago.

A. which        B. how         C. that        D. what

I am sure you’d rather he stayed in New Zealand,  _____?

A. wouldn’t      B. did you       C. aren’t I    D. am I

The rainy season is coming and let’s make full use of the  _____ days to dry whatever is needed.

A. few last sunny   B. last few sunny    C. last sunny few   D. sunny last few

My earliest memory of dad is grabbing his hand while we walked together. As I _1_ older, I remember my father and I listening to a basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep _2_ the game was over. When I woke up in the morning the score sheet with _3_ score on it would be lying _4_ me. I’ll always remember that.

On cold mornings my father would bring his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck _5_ he delivered the bread to the stores. The _6_ and the warmth from the bread made my mouth water and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.

My father would _7_ all my games. One night before an important game my father told me 8_ that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour 9_ from his route(路線(xiàn)). The next day as the game time approached I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and _10_ saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He managed to _11_ the game. I’ll always remember that.

Years later I had become a teacher. I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been _12_ in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart _13_ in my ears. I _14_ the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing really _15_ to me. I still taught in school _16_ I couldn’t focus on my teaching. One day I was on the playground _17_ a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the same way I used to hold my father’s by the last two _18_. At that moment I found my _19_ in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, compassion and touch. My purpose was to use those _20_ as he did. From that day on I started. I’ll always remember that!

1.A.seemed                         B. grew                        C. turned                      D. changed

2.A.when                            B. although                   C. because                    D. before

3.A.fresh                      B. final                        C. official                     D. opposite

4.A.across from                   B. in place of                C. next to                            D. ahead of

5.A.as                                 B. so                            C. until                         D. unless

6.A.smell                      B. color                        C. taste                        D. shape

7.A.react                      B. confirm                    C. serve                       D. attend

8.A.exactly                          B .sadly                        C. slowly                      D. simply

9.A.drive                            B.walk                         C.length                       D.ride

10.A.immediately                  B. hopefully                  C. surprisingly                     D. unusually

11.A.make                          B. keep                         C. take                         D. win

12.A.killed                           B. injured                      C. trapped                    D. saved

13.A.strike                           B. knock                      C. beat                         D. hit

14.A.held up                        B. held back                  C. hung on                   D. hung up

15.A.cared                          B. mattered                   C. troubled                   D. meant

16.A.if                                B. once                        C .and                         D. but

17.A.while                          B. after                        C. when                             D. before

18.A.shoulders                     B. fingers                            C. arms                        D legs

19.A.purpose                       B. pleasure                    C. position                    D. progress

20.A.lessons                        B. prizes                       C. gifts                         D. subjects

Soon you may be able to judge the quality of a restaurant by the size of the explosions coming from its kitchen. Strange? No. Agricultural researchers in the U.S. have discovered that if you want to make meat tender(嫩的), the best way is to blow it up.

As we all know, a great quality dish starts with a great fresh cut of meat. So people usually choose a cut that does not contain fat and then place the meat on the racks and leave enough room between pieces to allow air to flow around the meat. In a restaurant, if a cook wants to soften meat, he usually hits it with a special hammer. Hit it long and hard. This works fine with small pieces, but if there is a lot of meat to soften it can be very time-consuming, not to mention tiring.

A new method suggests putting meat on a steel plate at the bottom of a water-filled barrel. A bit of dynamite(炸藥) is then put inside the barrel and exploded. The water transmits the explosive shock wave through the meat, breaking down the muscle and connective tissue that make meat tough.

Amazingly, the explosion not only softens the meat but also kills off bacteria(細(xì)菌) in the meat. Tests show that bacteria levels are reduced by the explosion to only one-thousandth of their original level. The only problem left for restaurants is how to keep the loud explosions from scaring away their customers.

1.Using a special hammer to soften steak ____.

   A. is time-consuming but less tiring

   B. is time-consuming but more effective

   C. is the only choice for small restaurants

   D. works well with small amounts of meat

2.The water inside the barrel ________.

   A. enters the meat on the steel plate

   B. keeps the meat from getting tough

   C. helps make the meat not as hard as before

   D. causes an explosive shock wave in the barrel

3.Using dynamite to soften meat ________.

   A. makes it cleaner  

   B. requires steel-plated barrels

   C. is the method preferred by most cooks

   D .has been proven to scare away customers

Exchange a glance with someone, and then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer and you have made a different situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person’s stare without being friendly, rude, or aggressive. If you are on a lift, what stare-time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up and to assure them that you mean no harm. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction, you need to send out a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contacts(接觸)----what sociologist Erving Goffiman calls “a dimming of the lights”. You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passenger’s eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on a lift, you will make the other person extremely uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.

If you hold eye contacts for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They stare at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, and then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, “I know you”, “I am interested in you” or “You look peculiar and I am curious about you”. This type of stare often produces hostile(敵意的) feelings.

1.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.

   A.every glance has its significance

   B. a glance carries more meaning than words

   C. a stare longer than 3 seconds is unacceptable

   D. staring at a person is an expression of interest

2.If you want to be left alone on a lift, the best thing to do is _____.

   A. to look into another passenger’s eyes

   B. to keep a distance from other passengers

   C. to avoid eye contacts with other passengers

   D. to signal you don’t mean to do harm to anyone

3.By “a dimming of the lights”, Erving Goffiman means ________.

   A. closing one’s eyes                            B. turning off the lights

   C. stopping glancing at others         D. reducing stare-time to the minimum

4.The passage mainly discusses ________.

   A .the limitations of eye contacts

   B. the exchange of ideas through eye contacts

   C. proper behavior in different situations in people’s daily life

   D. the role of eye contacts in communication between people

Certainly no creature in the sea is stranger than the common sea cucumber(海參). All living creatures, especially human beings, have their features, but everything about the little sea cucumber seems unusual. What else can be said about an unusual animal that eats mud, feeds almost continuously day and night but can live without eating for long periods, and can be poisonous but is considered eatable?

For some fifty million years, in spite of all its strange features, the sea cucumber has lived on its diet of mud. It is adaptable enough to live attached to rocks by its tube feet, under rocks in shallow water, or on the surface of mud flats. Common in cool water on both Atlantic and Pacific shores, it has the ability to suck up mud or sand and digest whatever nutrients are present.

Sea cucumbers come in a variety of colors, ranging from black to reddish-brown to sand-color and nearly white. One form even has vivid purple tentacles(觸須). Usually the creature are cucumber-shaped----where their name comes from----and because they live in rocks, this shape, combined with flexibility, enables them to press into crevices(巖石縫隙) where they are safe from animal eater and ocean currents.

Although they have greedy desire for food, eating day and night, sea cucumbers have the ability to become still and live at a low metabolic(新陳代謝) rate----feeding a little or not at all for long periods, so that the living things in the ocean that provide their food have a chance to increase by a large amount. If it were not for this natural ability, they would swallow all the food available in a short time and would probably starve themselves out of existence.

   But the most impressive thing about the sea cucumber is the way it defends itself. Its major enemies are fish and crabs. When attacked, it forces all its internal organs(內(nèi)臟) in its body out into water. It also removes attached structures such as tentacles. The sea cucumber will get rid of its organs and grow itself again if it is attacked or even touched; it will do the same if the surrounding water temperature is too high or if the water becomes too polluted.

1.According to the passage, why is the shape of sea cucumbers important?

   A. It makes them attractive to fish.

   B. It helps them to digest their food.

   C. It helps them to protect themselves from danger.

   D It makes it easier for them to move through the mud.

2.The fourth paragraph of the passage mainly discusses _____.

   A. the reproduction of sea cucumbers

   B. the food sources of sea cucumbers

   C. the eating habits of sea cucumbers

   D. the danger to sea cucumbers’ existence

3.What can be inferred about the defense system of the sea cucumber?

   A. They are similar to those of most se a creatures.

   B. They are very sensitive to the surroundings.

   C. They require group cooperation.

   D.They are almost useless.

4.Which of the following would NOT cause a sea cucumber to give away its internal organs into the water?

   A. Touch                        B. Food                 C. Temperature                    D. Pollution

5.The best title of the passage is “__________”.

A. The variety of sea cucumbers

B. The sources of sea cucumbers

C. The similarity of sea

D. The strange creature ----sea cucumbers

近日你校搬進(jìn)了剛剛建成的新址，你作為母校巨大變化的見(jiàn)證人參加了英語(yǔ)報(bào)舉辦的題為: “Great, my school”英語(yǔ)征文活動(dòng)，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)一下信息寫(xiě)一篇征文。

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                        Great, my school

My school has taken on a new look since it moved into a new place. It is quite different from the old one.