A.They broke the window. | B.They found something stolen. | C.They came across a car accident. |
1. What news event is being reported?
A.A flood in a school. |
B.A medical accident at a hospital. |
C.A serious fire at an apartment building. |
A.In the morning. | B.In the afternoon. | C.In the evening. |
A.By pulling the baby to safety. |
B.By barking to attract people’s attention. |
C.By comforting the baby until help came. |
A.Still unconscious. |
B.In good condition. |
C.In hospital for further examination. |
3 . When I zipped through elementary school way back in the 1950s, in English class we were encouraged to express ourselves through creative writing, public speaking or perhaps taking part in some form of drama. And as we shared our creativity we were improving our communication skills. The emphasis here was how best to convey our thoughts and talents as clearly as possible. Yet it seemed that all spoken word exercises were being taught only from the speaker’s point of view, with little or no time spent teaching the fine art of listening.
And that was a missed opportunity because young children are remarkable listeners. They take in words, ideas and speech patterns, quite often without our awareness. Yet somewhere along the way, we teach them to stop listening. Perhaps they would benefit from lessons in selective silence, concentration, while focusing on knowing how to process all incoming information. Sadly, to the best of my knowledge, no such programs are offered.
We seem to allocate less time to actually listening to one another. There is no question that we are a nation of bad listeners. One reason might be the fact that we have become a much more visual society as result of exposure to television, the Internet and all manner of hand-held wireless devices. We tend to be more self-absorbed and primarily focused on hearing ourselves talk rather than listening to others.
I attended a small family gathering a few years ago and almost everyone except my 86-year-old aunt was constantly texting or checking email on their iPhone. It made me wonder why we had bothered get together in the first place as we were paying so little attention to one another. We could just as easily have had an online get-together.
Listening is indeed a rare and special talent. And one that takes a lot of practice. But once you have gotten comfortable with the technique, you might find your next tete-a-tete a whole lot more meaningful. Simply listening for nuances in conversation will provide so much more context and substance for the words you are hearing. Remember, in order to be interesting, you must first be interested. And in conversation, you are supposed to be listening, not waiting to talk.
1. What is the author’s attitude toward the English class in the 1950s?A.Carefree. | B.Tolerant. | C.Favorable. | D.Objective. |
A.We have less time to communicate. | B.We have a sense of self-importance. |
C.The rapid development of technology. | D.The lack of care and understanding for others. |
A.His aunt wasn’t good at listening. |
B.His aunt didn’t like attending family gatherings. |
C.His family members were engaged in hot discussions. |
D.His family members showed little interest in one another. |
A.To lead discussions. | B.To give suggestions. |
C.To create expectations. | D.To make comparisons. |
4 . About 5,000 children die each day because of preventable diseases such as cholera (霍乱) and dysentery (痢疾), which spread when people use unclean water for drinking or cooking. A lack of water for personal health leads to the spread of totally preventable diseases like trachoma (沙眼), which has blinded some six million people.
Water troubles also trap many lowincome families in a cycle of poverty and poor education and the poorest suffer most from lack of access to water. People who spend much of their time on ill health, caring for sick children, or collecting water at a distance averaging 3.75 miles a day don’t have educational and economic chances to better their lives.
Agriculture is called the lion’s share of clean water worldwide, using some 70 percent, and industrial use needs another 22 percent. Water areas have no political borders and nations don’t always work together to share common resources, so water can be a frequent source of international problems as well.
Daybyday demand keeps growing, further draining water sources, from great rivers to groundwater. “We’re going deeper into debt on our groundwater use,” Postel said, “and that has great effects on global water safety. The rate of groundwater use has doubled since 1960.”
Some of Earth’s groundwater is fossil water created when Earth’s climate was far different. Today such water is as limited as petrol. “But we’re pumping much of them out faster than ever,” Postel explained. “Man’s growing thirst also causes a major problem about water and our ecosystems. And that also creates a cost to us, to our sons and to our grandsons, not just to nature.”
1. What does the author mainly discuss in the passage?A.Water shortage has been a most serious challenge. |
B.So many children die of polluted water every day. |
C.Diseases should be properly controlled and treated. |
D.Wasting water leads to the unrest of the world. |
A.Because nations don’t always work together to save water. |
B.Because agriculture uses about two thirds of clean water. |
C.Because more people live on the agricultural produce. |
D.Because agriculture is much stronger than industry. |
A.groundwater is rich for us to use | B.there is no need to dig deep for groundwater |
C.we are using our next generation’ water | D.we should use river water instead of groundwater |
A.Water should be distributed equally. | B.Laws should be passed from groundwater. |
C.We shouldn’t use water from rivers. | D.We should protect our ecosystems. |
5 . There is always something that happens in the world that everyone fears will happen to their town, city or country: natural disasters. The scariest part of it is that no one will ever see it coming. Though technology helps us prepare, but it never actually tells the people what time it’s going to hit. It is always estimated, but the result is never 100% accurate.
However, that is not the point of this article. Two different natural disasters in two different parts of the world have happened in the past few weeks. One is a major flood that has hit Louisiana in the United States. The other was an earthquake that hit Amatrice, Italy. However, there is a major difference in the news coverage(新闻报道) of the two tragedies.
As for the flooding in Louisiana, it is reported that this disaster is the worst to hit the United States since super-storm Sandy and it’ll cost at least $30 million. In only the first couple of weeks, 13 people had died. However, like me, many people did not hear about this tragic event. I did not learn about it until about three weeks after it happened.
In Italy, however, it covered all media instantly. The earthquake in Italy happened on Tuesday morning. That same day, I was on Twitter and that was all that was over the news feed. Every other post was about the earthquake. Some would have the opinion that Amatrice, Italy was one of the most beautiful towns in that country. I got in deep sorrow because there were more people killed in this quake than the flooding. So far, they have a total of 73 dead and over one-hundred missing.
I understand that technically the earthquake in Italy was worse than the floods in Louisiana. However, I believe that if a natural disaster happens, they all should be equally covered and taken equally as serious. We are one world united and should be there for all of the people out there who are in need of help. We may not be able to accurately predict disasters, but we can surely lend a hand out for the needy.
1. How does the author develop the passage?A.By narration. | B.By comparison. |
C.By definition. | D.By classification. |
A.He didn’t care about the flood. | B.He felt nervous about the news. |
C.The media didn’t cover it in time. | D.The flood frightened the author a lot. |
A.Proud. | B.Critical. | C.Pitiful. | D.Sad. |
A.Italy isn’t good at predicting the natural disasters. |
B.All natural disasters should be covered equally. |
C.The world should be united into one instantly. |
D.America should help Italy predict natural disasters. |
1. 使用共享单车的优点;
2. 使用共享单车存在的问题;
3. 你向同学发出倡议 。
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Dear fellow students,
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7 . A nurse at a Los Angeles hospital took a photo of a woman who accidentally damaged her own eyes with pencils, and the patient sued the hospital after the picture was sent on the Internet, her lawyer said on Wednesday.
The woman, whose name was not mentioned, was treated at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center after she unintentionally inserted the pencils through her eyes and was rushed to the hospital, her lawyer, Douglas Johnson, said. The injury left the woman blind, according to the lawsuit, filed on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
The as-yet unidentified nurse took the photograph of the patient with the pencils still sticking out of her eyes, then shared the picture with another person, who passed the image to Joshua Shivers. Shivers, in turn, used his mother’s computer to post the image to a “ shock ” website, and the photo has since been viewed more than 192,000 times.
“Everybody knows that as soon as someone gets their hands on something like this, it spreads quickly and the harm is done,” said Douglas, who specializes in privacy cases.
County spokesman David Sommers said officials are investigating what is stated in the lawsuit, and he refused to comment further. The lawsuit also names as defendants Joshua Shivers and his mother, Linda. They could not be reached for comment.
The woman who blinded herself has since received mental help, learned to read braille and “gotten her life back on track” by enrolling in college, the lawsuit stated.
1. Why did the woman sue the hospital?A.Because the nurse treated her badly. |
B.Because her image was posted to a website. |
C.Because the hospital didn’t cure her eye disease. |
D.Because she was injured by a pencil in the hospital. |
A.steals | B.desires | C.misses | D.possesses |
A.They said nothing. | B.They felt they were wronged. |
C.They believed they could win the lawsuit. | D.They thought they were to blame for their deeds. |
A.the nurse has done nothing wrong | B.the woman lived a normal life eventually |
C.the woman forgave Joshua Shivers finally | D.the woman’s eyesight recovered completely |
1. What’s the discussion about?
A.Children’s independence. |
B.Teachers’ medical treatment. |
C.Parents’ accompanying(陪伴) their children at school. |
A.About 30%. | B.About 50%. | C.About 70%. |
A.Set up goals. | B.Do the housework. | C.Finish their homework. |
A.Neither. | B.The first one. | C.The second one. |
9 . Arden University
Arden University has physical study centres in London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Berlin, Germany, and also offers high quality online bachelor and master degree programmes to British and international students all over the world. They have supported over 50,000 students while remaining true to their core values, ensuring higher education is available for all. Covering a range of professional subjects in 12 academic fields, Arden University makes UK education accessible and affordable through their creative study platform. Click here to view this school.
University of London International Programmes
We have over 60,000 students in every corner of the globe studying on more than 100 different programmes. Our global footprint and flexible study method has enabled students to study wherever they live. As a family of 19 world-class colleges and admired institutes, the University of London has an international reputation for academic distinction in teaching and research. Our students achieve exactly the same standard of internationally recognized qualification as those who attend the University itself. Click here to view this school.
University of York
The University of York is one of the top ten universities in the UK for teaching and research, and is ranked in the top 100 universities in the world. This well-established university consists of over 30 academic departments and research centres and a student body of 13,000, and was named Times Higher Education University of the Year 2010. Most of the distance learning courses are designed to meet professional development needs, and reflect the benefits of online learning in this context. Click here to view this school.
Lloyd’s Maritime Academy
Course options include popular and well-established diplomas in Marine (海洋) Surveying, Ship Management, and Maritime Law. Various accreditation levels are available from short, online based certificate courses to fully-accredited diploma and postgraduate diploma study options. We also offer our best course — the MBA in Shipping&. Logistics. The continued strength of these distance learning programmes have over 6,000 students enrolled on our courses. Click here to view this school.
1. Which holds the largest number of students?A.Arden University. | B.University of York. |
C.Lloyd's Maritime Academy. | D.University of London International Programmes. |
A.How to be a training teacher. | B.How to be a good programmer. |
C.How to be a professional in shipping industry. | D.How to be an excellent shipbuilder. |
A.They all offer online courses. | B.They are only accessible to the British. |
C.They are all top ten schools in the world. | D.They were all built in the early 20th century. |
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I’m worried that you’ve been addicted to share pictures in WeChat circle recently. You even share all sort of photos in your daily life. Of course, WeChat makes better to understand each other and makes our life more colorful, which is very convenient for us to communicate with. However, there exist some potential trouble if we overshare. One serious problem is leaking privacy, that may cause a lot of trouble. Besides, oversharing can make others uncomfortably, for they think you are showing off.
Thus, neither should we post our personal information, or should we blindly add strangers to a list of friends. It’s much wise to set aside some time to accompany parents or do something more meaningful, such as reading books or taking exercise.