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()7.A.isB.areC.wasD.were
()8.A.can’tB.mustn’tC.maynotD.shouldn’t
()9.A.askB.adviseC.helpD.train
()10.A.quicklyB.slowlyC.carefullyD.carelessly
()11.A.atB.betweenC.fromD.over
()12.A.appearanceB.characterC.humourD.mood
()13.A.ifB.thoughC.whenD.while
()14.A.oftenB.quicklyC.soonD.well
()15.A.tooB.veryC.soD.such
(B)
Withahatbyhisfeet,ablindboysatonthestepsofabuilding.Heheldupasignwhichsaid,"
I'
mblind,pleasehelp."
Onlyafewpeopleput16inthehat.Amanwaswalkingby.He17somecoinsintothehat.Hethenturnedthesign18.wrotesomewords,putthesignbackandleft.
Soonthehatbegantofillup.Alotmorepeople19togivemoneytotheblindboy. Thatafternoonthemancametosee20thingswere.Theboyrecognizedhisfootsteps(脚步声)andasked,"
Wereyoutheonewho21mysignthismorning?
Whatdidyouwrite?
"
Themansaid,"
Ionlywrotethetruth.Isaidwhatyousaidbutina22way."
Whathehadwrittenwas,"
Todayisabeautifulday,23Icannotseeit."
Boththe24toldpeoplethattheboywasblind.Butthefirstsignsimply 25 peopletohelpbythrowingsomemoneyintothe26.Thesecondone,however,toldpeoplethattheywereabletoenjoythe27oftheday,buttheboycouldn'
t28hewasblind.
Thereareatleasttwolessonswecanlearn29thisstory.First,bethankfulforwhat
youhave.Someoneelsehasless.Helpthemifyoucan.30,becreative.Thinkdifferently.
Thereisalwaysabetterway!
()16.A.eggsB.coinsC.toysD.pencils
()17.A.gotB.lostC.tookD.dropped
(18.A.onB.offC.backD.around
()19.A.askedB.beganC.hopedD.continued
()20.A.howB.whatC.whoseD.which
()21.A.putB.foundC.changedD.cleaned
()22.A.usualB.simpleC.differentD.dangerous
()23.A.asB.soC.forD.but
()24.A.signsB.menC.boysD.lessons
()25.A.toldB.tookC.helpedD.ordered
()26.A.bagB.hatC.pocketD.basket
()27.A.foodB.songsC.beautyD.pictures
()28.A.becauseB.unlessC.beforeD.though
()29.A.aboutB.withC.fromD.except
()30.A.FirstB.SecondC.ThirdD.Fourth
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(1)
InChina,childrenliketosingalovelylittlesong.“Littleswallow,wearsbrightclothes,andcomeshereeveryspring.”Buthaveyoueverwonderedwherealltheswallowsgoduringthecoldwinter?
Likemanyotheranimals,swallowswillflysouthwhendaysturncoldleavesbegintofallfromtrees.Theytravelmanymilestofindawarmerwinter.Thistypeoftraveliscalledmigration.
Birdsareanimalsthatliketomigratealotwhenitiscold.About600out9,000kindsofbirdsdoit.Theyleaveinautumnandcomebackduringthewarmspringmonths.
Manybirdsdon’tlikethecoldweather.Theyneedfood,butplantsdieandinsectshideinwinter.So,theywillonlycomehomethenextyear,whentherewillbelotsoffoodforthemtoeat.Butthetripisoftenhardandnotsafe.Manybirdsflyingroupsandmakenoises.CranesflyingroupsliketheletterV,orinarow.Otherstravelinpairsoralone.
Somecantravelaverylongway.Theyflybetweenlands.Forexample,theArcticterncantravel20,100kilometres.TheybuildahomeneartheNorthPole,gototheAntarcticainautumn,andthencomebackinspring.
Howdothebirdsfindtheirway?
Theylookatthingslikethesun,moonandstars.Theynevergotlost.
()31.Birdsusuallylivein_____andcomebackin_____.
A.autumn,springB.spring,autumn
C.autumn,winterD.winter,spring
()32.Thesebirdsmigratemainlybecause______duringwinter.
A.theyliketomigrateB.itistoocold
C.otherbigbirdseatthemD.there’snomuchfoodforthem
()33.Thetripishardandnotsafe,somanybirdstravelin______.
A.aloneB.groupsC.pairsD.itself
()34.Birdsfindtheirwayby______.
A.followingthewind
B.listeningtonoisesotherbirdsmake.
C.lookingatsomecertainthings.
D.lookingatclouds
()35.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Allthebirdsliketomigrate.
B.Animalsarebornnaturallytobeabletosuitthemselvestotheenvironment.
C.Manybirdsoftenmigratebecausetheyliketravellingverymuch.
D.Moreandmoreanimalsarelosingtheirlivingareas.
(2)
AmericanandBritishpeoplebothspeakEnglishofcourse.ButsometimestherearesomeimportantdifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.
Firstofall,theysoundverydifferent.Often,Americansdon’tsayeachwordseparately.Theysaywordstogether.Americansmaysay“Idunno”insteadof“Idon’tknow”.Ortheymaysay“Whaddyasay?
”insteadof“Whatdidyousay?
”However,theBritisharemorecareful.Theyusuallysayallthewordsandkeepthemseparate.
Soundisnotonlythedifference.Wordssometimeshavedifferentmeaningstoo.Forexample,thevocabularyforcarsanddrivingisverydifferent.Americansdrivetrucks,butinEnglandpeopledrivelorries.
Manyexpressionsarealsodifferentinthetwocountries.InEngland,ifyouaregoingtotelephoneyourfriends,you“phonethemup”.InAmerica,you“givethemacall”.WhenyouaresayinggoodbyeinEnglandyoumightsay“Cheerio!
”InAmericayoumightsay“Seeyoulater.”
There’realsosomedifferencesingrammar.Forexample,Americansusuallyusethehelpingverb“do”whentheyaskaquestion.Theysay“Doyouhaveastorybook?
”ButtheBritishoftenleaveoutthehelpingverb.Theysay“Haveyouastorybook?
”
Mostlanguagesarelikethis.Languageschangeovertime.Whenpeopleliveinseparateplaces,thelanguageschangeindifferentways.ThisiswhathashappenedtoEnglish.Itcanalsohappentootherlanguages,suchasFrench.ManypeopleinCanadaspeakFrenchbuttheirFrenchisverydifferentfromtheFrenchofFrance.
()36.Whatdoestheword“separately”meaninthispassage?
Itmeans“_____”.
A.含糊地B.快速地C.分开地D.简略地
()37.Thevocabularyforcarsanddrivingis_____.
A.anexampleofBritishEnglishB.anexampleofAmericanEnglish
C.thesameinAmericaandEnglandD.notthesameinAmericaandEngland
()38.Languages_____.
A.arealwayschangingastimepasses
B.keepunchangedevenif(即使)timechanges
C.arethesameinallplaces
D.areeasytolearn
()39.Whichofthefollowingisright?
A.Americanpeopleusuallysay“Idon’tknow”insteadof“Idunno”.
B.TherearefourdifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish.
C.CanadiansspeakallthesameFrenchasFrenchmen.
D.Whenpeopleliveindifferentplaces,thelanguageisinthesameway.
()40.Thispassageismainlyabout_____.
A.Englishvocabulary
B.howAmericansoundsaredifferentfromBritishsounds
C.thewaytheBritishsaywords
D.somedifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish
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FormerPrimeMinisterMargaretThatcher(英国前首相玛格丽特·
撒切尔)pawayattheageof87othemorningofApril8.Hersonanddaughterconfirmedthenewslaterthatday.Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmournedthelofagreatleader.
Thatcher,agrocer’s(杂货商)daughter,wasborninLincolnshire.Shereceivedeatthelocalgrammarschool.L,shebecameatopstudentofUniversityofOxfordandwasinvolvedinpolitics(政治)there.ThatcherwastheleaderofBritainfrom1975to1990.In1976,whenThatchervisitedRussia,aRussiannewspapercher“theIronLady”forherpersonalandpoliticaltoughness.Sincethen,ThatcherhasbeenkastheIronLadyallovertheworld.Thatcherthoughtthetitlegavehmuchpersonalpleasure.
ThatcherwasthefirstwomanprimeministerofBritain.Shewasalsoconsideredasagreatprimeminister.TomanyEnglishmen,Thatchernotonlyledthecountry,balsosavedthecountry.SheputhereffortintodevelopingBritain’seconomyandmadeBritainbeaformidable(令人畏惧的)rival(竞争者)ontheinternationalstage.
Thatcherwasagreatpolitician.Herexcellentcharacteristicswillalwaysberememberedbythosewhoworkedcwithher.Andshewillbeinourmemoryandinhistoryforever.
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BarackObama,ablackman,isthep___1____oftheUnitedStatesnow.Hewasborno__2__August4th,1961,inHawaii(夏威夷)andhaslivedinmanyplaces.HismotherwasfromKansas(堪萨斯州)andhisfatherwasfromKenya(肯尼亚)。
ObamawenttoColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkandgotalawdegreeatHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts.Hisw__3___isMichelleObama.Shealsow___4___asalawyer(律师)andlaterworkedfortheUniversityofChicago.Theyhavetwoyoungd___5__.OneiscalledMaliaAnn,sheis12yearsold.Theo___6__oneisNatasha,sheis9yearsold.Obamaw__7____abookDreamsfrommyfather.“IalwaysliveinthedreamofmyfatherandA