2.WhatwasthenormalpriceoftheT-shirt?
3.WhathasthewomandecidedtodoonSundayaftermoon?(A.Toattendawedding+
B.Tovisitanexhibition.
C.Tomeetafriend.
)
4.WheredosethebankcloseonSatuerday?
5.Wherearethespeakers?(A.Inastore
B.Inaclassroom
C.Inahotel.
)
6.WhatdoweknowaboutNora?(A.Sheprefersaroomofherown.
B..Shelikestoworkwithothergirls.
C.Shelivesnearthecitycenter.
)
7.Whatisgoodatabouttheflat?(A.Itisalargesittingroom.
B.Ithasagoodfuturee.
C.Ithasabigketchen.
)
8.WherehasBarbarabeen?
9.WhathasBarbaragotinhersuitcase?
10.Whoismakingthetelephonecall?
11.WhatrelationisthewomantoMr.Cooper?
12.Whatisthemessageabout?(A.Ameeting
B.AvisittoFrance
C.Thedateforatrip.
)
13.Whocouldthemanspeakermostprobablybe?(A.Apersonwhosawtheaccident.
B.Thedriverofthelorry.
C.Apoliceoffice.
)
14.whatwasmrs.franksdingdoingwhentheaccidenttookplace?(A.walkingalongchurchillavence.
B.gettingreadytocrosstheroad.
C.standingoutsideabank
)
15.whendidtheaccidenthappen?
16.Howdidtheacidcenthappen?(A.alonghitacar
B.acarranintoalorry
C.abankclerkrushedintothestreet.)
17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?(A.Thehistoryoftheschool.
B.Thecoursesfortheterm.
C.Theplanfortheday.
)
18.Wherecanthevisitorslearnaboutthesubjectsfornewstudents?(A.Intheschoolhall.
B.Inthesciencelabs.
C.Intheclassrooms.
)
19.Whatcanstudentsdointhepracticalareas?(A.Takesciencecourceses
B.Enjoyexcenllntmears
C.Attendworkshops.
)
20.Whenarethevisitorsexceptedtoaskquestions?(ADuringthelunchhour.
B.Afterthewelcomespeech.
C.Beforethetourofthelabs.
)
21-----HaveyoufinishedreadingJaneEyre?
-----No,I_wasdoingmyhomeworkalldayyesterday.(B.woulddo
C.haddoneD.do
)
22.theworkerspackedtheglassesandmarkedoneachbox“thissideup”(A.carriedB.deliveredC.pressed
)
23.I’llspendhalfofmyholidaypracticingenglsihandtheotherhalflearningdrawing.(A.anotherC.other’sD.other
)
24.asachild,jackstudiedinavillageschool,-whichinnamedafterhisgrandfather.(B。WhereC.WhatD.that)
25.Marymadecoffeewhileherguestswerefinishingtheirmeal.(A.sothatBalthough
D.asif
)
26.IhaveseldomseenmymotherSopleasedwithmyprogressassheisnow.(B.very
C.tooD.rather
)
27.Mrs.Whiteshowedherstudentsomeoldmapsborrowedfromtheliberary.(A.toborrowB.tobeborrowed
D.borrowing
)
28.Whenyouarehome,giveacalltoletmeknowyouhavearrivedsafely.(A.arearrivingC.hadarrivedD.willarrive)
29.Justbepatient.Youcan’texcepttheworldtochangesosoon.(B.needn’t
C.maynotD.willnot
)
30.Thelittleboywon’tgotosleepunlesshismothertellshimastory.(A.or
C.butD.whether
)
31.—Everybodyisgoingtoclimbthemountain.CanIgotoo,mon?
—I’mafraidnot.Waittillyouareoldenough,dear.(A.Willyou?B.Whynot?
C.Ihopeso.
)
32.ThediscoveryofgoldinAustralialedthousandstobelievethatafortunewastobemade.(A.ismadeB.wouldmake
D.hadmade
)
33.Wehaven’tdicussedyetwherewearegoingtoplaceournewfurniture.(A.thatB.whichC.what)
34.WithFather’sDayaroundthecorner,Ihavetakensomemoneyoutofthebanktobuy
presentsformydad.(A.buyC.buyingD.tohavebought
)
35.—Washesorryforwhathe’ddone/
—Notreally.(A.NowonderB.Welldone
D.Goahead
)
Itwasabusymorning,about8:30,whenanelderlygentlemaninhis80s,cametothehospital.Iheardhimsayingtothenursethathewasinahurryashehadanappointment(约会)at9:00am.
Thenursehadhimtakeaseatinthewaitingarea,telling
himitwouldbeatleast40minutesbeforesomeonewouldbeabletoseehim.Isawhimlookingathiswatchand,sinceIwasnotbusy–mypatientdidn’tturnupatpointhours,Iwouldexamhiswound.Whiletakingcareofhiswound,Iaskedhimifhehadanotherdoctor'sappointment.Thegentlemantoldmenoandtoldmethatheneededtogotothenursinghometoeatbreakfastwithhiswife.Hetoldmethatshehadbeenthereforawhileandthatshehasspecialdisease.Iaskedifshewouldbeworriedifhewasabitlate.Herepliedthatshenolongerknewwhohewas,thatshehadnotbeenabletorecognizehiminfiveyearsnow.Iwassurprised,andaskedhim,"Andyoustill
goeverymorning,eventhoughshedoesn'tknowwhoyouare?"
Hesmiledashepattedmyhandandsaid,"Shedoesn'tknowme,butIknowwhosheis."Ihadtoholdbacktewrsasheleft,
NowIrealizethatinmarriages,trueloveacceptanceanacceptanceofallthatis,Thehappiestpeopledon'tnecessarilyhavethebestofeverything;theyjustmakethebestofeverythingtheyhave.life
is’ntabouthowtolivethroughthestorm,buthowtodanceintherain.
Shakespeare’sBirthplaceandExhibitionofShakespeare’sWord
Welcometotheworld-famoushousewhereWilliamShakespearewasbornin1564andwherehegrewup.Theproperty(房产)remainedintheownershipofShakespeare’sfamilyuntil1806.TheHousehaswelcomedvisitorstravelingfromallovertheworld,forover250years.
EnterthroughtheVisitors’CentreandseethehighlypraisedexhibitionShakespeare’sWord,alivelyandfullintroductiontothelifeandworkofShakespeare.
StandintheroomswhereShakespearegrewup.
DiscoveresamplesoffurnitureandneedleworkfromShakespeare’speriod.
Enjoythetraditional(传统的)Englishgarden,plantedwithtreesandflowersmentionedinpoet’sworks.
TheBirthplaceiswithineasywalkingdistanceofallthecarparksshownonthemap;pearestisWindsorStreet(3minytes’walk).
&TheHousemaypresentdifficultiesbuttheVisitors’Centre,itsexhibition,andthegardenareaccessible(可劲的)towheelchairusers.
TheShakespeareCoffeeHouse(oppositetheBirthplace).
B
EDGEWOOD-EVERYmorningatDixieHeightsHighSchool,customerspourintoaspecialexperiment;thedistrict’sfirstcoffeerunmostlybystudentswithspeciallearningneeds.
Wellbeforeclassesstart,studentsandteachersorderLattesSappuccinosandHotChocolates.Then,durningthefirstperiodteacherscallinordersontheirroomphones,andstudentsmakedeliveries.
Byclosingtomeat9.20a.m.,theshopusuallysells90drinks.
“Whoevermadethechitea,Ms.Schatzmansaysitwasgood,’ChristyMcKinley,asecondyearstudent,announcedrecently,afterhangingupwiththeteacher.
TheshopiscalledtheDixiePIT,whichstandsforPowerinTransition.Althoughsomeofthestudentsarenotdisabled,manyare,andthePIThelpsthemprepareforlifeafterhighschool.
Theylearnnotonlyhowtorunacoffeeshopbutalsohowtodealwiththenaffairs.Theykeepaumecardandreceivepaychecks,whichtheykeepincheckregisters.
Special-educationteachersKimChevalierandSueCaseyintroducedtheDixiePITfromasimilarprogramatKennesawMountainHighSchoolinGeorgia.
Notthatitwaseasy.Chevaliver’sfirstproblemtoovercomewasproduct-related.Shouldschoolbesellingcoffee?Whataboutsugarcontent?
KentonCountyFoodServiceDirectorGingerGrayhelped.Shemadesureallthedrinks,whichusenonfatmilk,fellwithinnutrition(营养)guidelines.
Thewholeschoolhasjoinedintohelp.
Teachersagreedtogiveuptheirlounge(休息室)inthemornings.Artstudentspaintedthenameoftheshoponthewall.Businessstudentsdesignedthepaychecks.Thebasketballteamhelpedpayforcups.
C
AlongtheriverbanksoftheAmazonandtheOrinocotherelivesabirdthatswimsbeforeitcanfly,flieslikeafatchicken,eatsgreenleaves,hasthestomachofacowandhasclaws(爪)onitswingswhenyoung.Theybuildtheirhomesabout4.6mabovetheriver,animportantfeature(特征)forthesafetyoftheyoung.Itiscalledthehoatzin.
Inappearance,thebirdsofbothsexeslookverymuchalikewithbrownonthebackandcreamandredontheunderside.Theheadissmall,withalargesetoffeathersonthetop,brightredeyes,andblueskin.Itsnearestrelativesarethecommonbires,cuckoos.Itsmoststrikingfeature,thoughisonlyfoundintheyoung.
Babyhoatzinshaveaclawontheleadingedgeofeachwingandanotherattheendofeachwingtip.Usingthesefourclaws,togetherwiththebeak(喙),theycanclimbaboutinthebushes,lookingverymuchlikeprimitivebiresmusthavedone.Whentheyounghoatzinshavelearnedtofly,theylosttheirclaws.
thedriermonthsbetweenDecemberandMarchhoatzinsflyabouttheforestingroupsof20:00,butinApril,whentherainyseasonbegins,theycollecttogetherinsmallerlivingunitsoftwosevenbirdsforproducingpurposes.
D
Sciencecan’texplainthepowerofpets,butmanystudieshaveshownthatthecompanyofprtscanhelplowerbloodpressure(血压)andraisechancesofrecoveringfromaheartattack,reducelonelinessandspreadall-roundgoodcheer.
Anyownerwilltellyouhowmuchjoyapetbrings.Forsome,ananimalprovidesmorecomfortthanahusband/wife.A2002studybyKarenAllenoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkmeasuredstress(紧张)levelsandbloodpressureinpeople-halfofthempetowners–whiletheyperformed5minutesofmentalarithmetic(算术)orheldahandinicewater.Subjectscompletedthetasksalone,withahusband/wife,aclosefriendorwithapet.Peoplewithpetsdid
itbest.Thosetestedwiththeiranimalfriendshadsmallerchangeinbloodpressureandreturnedmostquicktobaselinebeartrates.Withpetsintheroom,peoplealsomadefewermathmistakesthatwhendoinginfrontofothercompanions.Itseemspeoplefeelmorerelaxed(放松)aroundpets,saysAllen,whothinksitmaybebecausepetsdon’tjudge.
Astudyreportedlastfallsuggeststhathavingapetdognotonlyraisesyourspiritsbutmayalsohaveaneffectonyoureatinghabits.ResearchersatNorthwesternMemorialHospitalspentayearstudying36fatpeopleandtheirequallyfatdogsondiet-and-exerciseprograms;aseparategroupof56peoplewithoutpetswereputonadietprogram.Onaverage,peoplelostabout11pounds,or5%oftheirbodyweight.Dogownersdidn’tloseanymoreweightthanthosewithoutdogsbut,sayresearchers,gotmoreexerciseoverall-mostlywiththeirdogs-andfounditworthdoing.
E
Thereweresamngchildrenalltheway.Clearlytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailway,weretocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenage.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMalaysia.Iwarmoved.
IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcar,sothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain.Ididnotpartierelishthelongtrainjoumeyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazinestoreadandreread.Ilookedaboutthetrain.TherewasnotonefamiliarIsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomics
ItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysia.JohoreBaruwasjustanothercitylikeSingapore,soIwastiredoflookingatthecrodsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.Aswewentbeyondthecity,Iwatchdthesmaightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen.Thenthefirstvillagecameintosight.ImmediatelyIcamealive,Idecidedtowaveback.
Fromthenonmyjoumeybecameinteresting.IthrewmymagazineintothewastebasketanddecidedtojoininMalaysianlife.Theneverythingcamealive.Themountainsseemedtospeaktome.Eventhetreesweresmiling.IstaredteverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttime.
ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchandwassurprisedthatitwas3:00pm.SoonthetrainpulledupatButterwiIlookedatthepeopleallaroundme.Theyalllookedbeautiful.Whenmyunclearrivewith,Ithrewmyaroundthimtogivehima(拥抱).Ihadneverdonethisbefore.Heseemedsurprisedandthenhisweather-beatenfacewarmedupwithahugesmile.Wewalkedarminarmtohiscar.
Ilookedforwardtothereturnjourney.
Itwasachanceoflifetimetowinthefirst
PrizeintheStoryWritingShow.Allhadtode
waswriteastoryandpresentit.Myteachers
hadbeentellingmehowgreatmywritingwas.
Soifwhattheyhadsaidwasture,Iwouldhaveachace
ofwinninaheprize.Whatwasbetter,Ihaduseful
help.TherewasUhcieChen,agentlemanliving
nearmyhouse,whowasaveryfamouswriter.
Heagreedtoreadmystoryandgivemesome
adviceonhowtowritelikearealwriter.


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