1 . On a farm in England, Gavin and Alice Munro are taking sustainability to the next level: they harvest trees which they grow into chairs.
The couple have a furniture(家具)farm in Derbyshire where they are growing 250 chairs, 100 lamps and 550 tables. It is their answer to what they see as the inefficient(无效率的)process of cutting down mature trees to create furniture.
"Instead of force-growing a tree for 50 years and then cutting it down and making it into smaller and smaller bits…the idea is to grow the tree into the shape that you want directly. It’s like a kind of 3D printing, "said Gavin.
Part of the inspiration for the idea came when Gavin was a young boy. He spotted an overgrown bonsai tree(盆栽) which looked like chair.
The 44-year-old began experimenting in 2006. In 2012, Gavin and Alice set up the company Full Grown. Within several years, the couple developed the most effective way to shape a tree without limiting its growth. They guided shoots(嫩枝)already heading in the right direction, rather than force them the wrong way against their natural growth.
The average chair takes six to nine years to grow-and another year to dry out. The labor and time involved in producing the organic pieces means they do not come cheap. Chairs sell for £10,000 each, lamps for £900 to £2,300 and tables for £2,500 to £12,500.
1. How could the couple grow trees into a shape they needed?A.They used 3D printing. |
B.They limited their growth. |
C.They forced trees into different shapes. |
D.They guided their shoots in the right direction. |
A.When he was a child. | B.When they got married. |
C.When they bought the farm. | D.When they began experimenting in 2006. |
A.Big and eco-friendly. | B.Natural but expensive. |
C.Hand-made and creative. | D.Traditional but organic. |
A.A Couple Grow Furniture | B.Expensive Grown Chairs |
C.It’s A Good Try Of Sustainability | D.Grown Trees Gain Popularity |
2 . I’m an English teacher working in Russia, and for some reason I really don’t like that classroom topic—Talk About Your Family. Perhaps it’s because everyone studied English from the same book at school. So all the students say, “My family consists of five members: me, my mother, my father, my brother and my dog...”and so on, as if all families are exactly the same.
Let’s get rid of the phrase“my family consists of ...”and look at some more interesting ways to talk about families. English is rich in idioms (习语) to talk about family life. Let’s ignore the black sheep of the family—that’s someone who doesn’t fit in, or causes a family scandal (丑闻). If you’re loyal (忠诚) to your family, you can say blood is thicker than water or keep it in the family. If you share a talent with another family member, you can say it runs in the family. You might have your father’s eyes or your mother’s nose. If you’re like one of your parents, you can say like father, like son or you can be a chip off the old block.
Then there are idioms that have left the family (flown the nest) and gone on to have a life of their own. For example, a Londoner is telling someone how to get a new passport. “Get four pictures taken, pick up a form in the post office, hand it in with your old passport and... Bob’s your uncle.”It means“the problem is solved”. But I’d love to know who the original Bob was, and why he was such a useful uncle to have.
1. Why does the writer dislike the classroom topic—Talk About Your Family?A.Because he works in Russia. | B.Because all families are the same. |
C.Because all answers are similar. | D.Because he has no family there. |
A.who causes a family scandal | B.who is loyal to the family |
C.who has the father’s eyes | D.who has a useful uncle |
A.Blood is thicker than water. | B.It runs in the family. |
C.You are the chip off the old block. | D.Bob is your uncle. |
A.Sad. | B.Bored. | C.Stressed. | D.Satisfied |
3 . Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your dress from there in a telegram (电报), "his wife said. "All right, " Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."
He found a taxi(出租车)and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.
"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
1. Dick flew to New York because .A.he went there for a holiday | B.he had work there |
C.he went there for sightseeing(观光) | D.his home was there |
A.Because she didn't know his address yet. |
B.Because she wanted to go to New York, too. |
C.Because she might send him another telegram. |
D.Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York |
A.In the center of the city. | B.In a hotel. |
C.In a restaurant. | D.At his friend's house. |
A.The manager(经理)of his hotel. | B.The police office. |
C.The taxi driver. | D.His wife. |
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:在错的词下画一横线,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。
Last Sunday afternoon, I went to the zoo with Lily. There was lots of people there. I found a girl cry in the zoo. She was lost and she can’t find her mother. We decided to help him. I tried my best find the broadcasting station in the zoo. On the same time Lily played with her and looked after her careful there. The little girl stopped crying and played with Lily. At last her mother came, that made me feel very happily. I thought I really did a good thing. If everyone helps with each other, the world will become more beautiful.
5 . When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guang Dong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive (敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description (描述) “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.
By Jack
1. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.A.the manager asked him to do so | B.he respected the elderly |
C.the couple wanted him to do so | D.he wanted more pay |
A.people dislike being called “old” |
B.people are proud of being old |
C.many people reach the age of seventy or eighty |
D.the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants |
A.lost his job in the restaurant | B.made friends with the couple |
C.no longer respected the elderly | D.changed his way with older people |
A.The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got. |
B.Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience. |
C.The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple. |
D.From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture. |
This wonderful plane can
7 . Jim and his sister May walked in the street, and then they noticed a pet store. It was a very small pet store that didn’t have many
They asked Mr. Smith to
Jim agreed, and then told May her shoelace(鞋带) was loose. When May
Mr. Smith gave them a(n)
Jim looked at May, and she couldn’t help
A.dollar | B.goods | C.animals | D.foods |
A.smiled | B.talked | C.shouted | D.entered |
A.famous | B.bad | C.lovely | D.big |
A.from | B.in | C.by | D.over |
A.lend | B.find | C.return | D.show |
A.unless | B.if | C.but | D.so |
A.quarrel | B.share | C.discuss | D.fight |
A.said | B.thought | C.suggested | D.asked |
A.failed | B.succeeded | C.won | D.lost |
A.looked up | B.looked down | C.set off | D.sat down |
A.strangely | B.hard | C.harder | D.happily |
A.far | B.high | C.short | D.big |
A.excited | B.tired | C.surprised | D.disappointed |
A.ruler | B.brother | C.loser | D.winner |
A.watched over | B.looked for | C.returned to | D.broke into |
A.only | B.gradually | C.hardly | D.never |
A.lie | B.explanation | C.suggestion | D.idea |
A.crying | B.shouting | C.tearing | D.smiling |
A.guessed | B.watched | C.sighed | D.laughed |
A.word | B.world | C.praise | D.race |
8 . Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you
Once a man came to a prophet(预言家)and said, “Oh, prophet, I have many bad
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he thought for a moment about the
So the man
Next day, he
In this way,
A.hardly | B.always | C.sometimes | D.never |
A.time | B.money | C.energy | D.trouble |
A.bad | B.great | C.strange | D.stupid |
A.educated | B.bothered(打扰) | C.saved | D.tested |
A.habits | B.friends | C.purposes | D.collections |
A.take in | B.bring back | C.depend on | D.give up |
A.stories | B.truths | C.lies | D.reasons |
A.plan | B.promise | C.secret | D.mistake |
A.Because | B.Unless | C.Since | D.If |
A.drinking | B.stealing | C.walking | D.dancing |
A.none | B.someone | C.anyone | D.everyone |
A.controlled | B.admired | C.killed | D.punished |
A.refused | B.decided | C.tried | D.agreed |
A.talked about | B.felt like | C.adapted to(适应) | D.broke down |
A.hate | B.understand | C.like | D.respect |
A.allowed | B.encouraged | C.invited | D.advised |
A.chance | B.disadvantage | C.adventure | D.idea |
A.wherever | B.whatever | C.whenever | D.however |
A.forgot | B.remembered | C.doubted | D.regretted |
A.attractive | B.good | C.practical | D.generous |
9 . A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a man came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch. "It's 8 a. m." he said. Then he went to sleep again.
But soon he woke up because a second person was knocking at the window. "Sir, do you have the time?" he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told the man it was 8: 30 a. m.
At this rate (照此下去), he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note (字条) and put it up on the window for all to see. It said, "I don't have the time."
Again the man lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came along and began knocking at the window. "Hey, sir," he said. "It's a quarter to nine."
1. The driver stopped his car because he_________.A.didn't know the time | B.lost his watch |
C.saw his friend | D.was very tired |
A.a few minutes later | B.half an hour later |
C.forty-five minutes later | D.the next morning |
A.had a very good rest | B.was woken up again very soon |
C.really forgot the time | D.made a phone call to the third person |
A.ask the time | B.have a sleep |
C.tell him the time | D.ask for help |
10 . A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful
Many years passed and the lady was very
When she arrived at his house, sadness
A.watch | B.ring | C.coat | D.box |
A.afford | B.like | C.design | D.guess |
A.holiday | B.performance | C.meeting | D.birthday |
A.kind | B.proud | C.sorry | D.brave |
A.lent | B.gave | C.asked | D.moved |
A.found | B.carried | C.missed | D.held |
A.Politely | B.Lightly | C.Patiently | D.Angrily |
A.calm | B.disappointed | C.grateful | D.careless |
A.sad | B.lonely | C.successful | D.poor |
A.realized | B.wondered | C.hoped | D.explained |
A.help | B.visit | C.understand | D.catch |
A.received | B.passed | C.wrote | D.sent |
A.but | B.and | C.or | D.so |
A.covered | B.broke | C.filled | D.left |
A.car | B.Bible | C.letter | D.table |
A.smiles | B.tears | C.laughter | D.interests |
A.hid | B.disappeared | C.made | D.dropped |
A.book | B.card | C.pen | D.flower |
A.If | B.But | C.And | D.So |
A.hand | B.eye | C.heart | D.face |