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I was given a voice. That’s what people said about me I trained my voice, because it would be a shame to waste such a gift. I pictured this voice as a greenhouse plant and made sure it was provided with the right temperature, the right amount of water. I relieved its fears. I told it not to tremble. I nursed it, I trained it, and I watched it climb up inside my neck My voice bloomed. People said I had grown into my voice. Invitations to perform flooded over us. All the best places wanted us. I was sought after, or rather my voice was. We went everywhere together and gave performances. Bouquets （花束）were thrown to it. Money was presented to it. Men fell on their knees before it. Applause flew around it. Then my voice began to shrivel. People said my voice would bloom only for a certain term: finally it would drop off and gone with it would be all the fame and wealth. I have noticed it so far. Fear has entered me since my voice has used up most of my life. I’ve given it all my love. But my voice is still as greedy as ever. It wants more: more and more, more of everything it has had so far. Now it’s evening: the bright lights come on, and excitement quickens in the streets. We sit in this hotel room. Soon it will be time for us to go out. We have to attend a grand occasion. The two of us chained together as always. I have to put on its favourite dress, its favourite necklace and wind a fur around it. Then I have to go out: shining like ice: my voice attached to my throat like an invisible vampire （吸血鬼）. 【1】Why did the author compare her voice to a greenhouse plant? A.To introduce her way to grow a plant. B.To stress her hard efforts to train her voice. C.To express her determination to show her gift. D.To indicate her strong desire to improve her skill. 【2】What does the underlined word “shrivel’ in paragraph 3 mean? A.go up B.die away C.grow more pleasant D.become less attractive 【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph of the text? A.The author totally ruined her fame. B.The author gradually lost her freedom. C.The author eventually accepted her voice. D.The author greatly enjoyed her performances. |
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People have raised more than $40,000 to support a Starbucks employee who was shown in a Facebook post refusing to serve a customer who didn’t have a mask on. It all started when Facebook user Amber Gilles posted a photo of a Starbucks employee, later identified as Lenin Smith: and said that “he didn’t serve me because I was not wearing a mask. Next time I will wait for the police and bring a medical certificate.” “We want everyone to feel welcome in our stores. We respectfully request that customers should follow social distancing and safety rules recommended by public health officials, including wearing a facial mask when visiting our stores , ” a Starbucks spokesperson said Shortly after Gilles’ post went up, a GoFundMe was founded for Lenin. “We are raising money for Lenin for his honorable effort standing his ground when faced with trouble; ” Matt Cowan, who started the raising wrote. When the fundraiser hit $10, 000: Lenin sent in a video to the post thanking donors for their support. “I just wanted to say thank you for all the love and support and what everyone is doing: it’s an honor to see all this happen,” he said while fittingly wearing a mask. “ But I just wanted to remind everyone to be kind to one another and to love each other: and always remember to wear a mask.” Gilles told NBC, the local media, that she never threatened Lenin: but that she “called him out on his actions.” She said she does not believe masks are effective. What annoyed her was that she has even received death threats for such an incident. She is threatening to charge the GoFundMe creator for his deeds. 【1】What did Gilles want to show through her post? A.The demand of social distance. B.Starbucks’ special request. C.The need of medical certificates. D.Lenin’s unfriendly service. 【2】What do we know about Lenin? A.He gained support from GoFindMe. B.He received death threats from Gilles. C.He didn’t follow safety rules of public health. D.He didn’t receive money for standing his ground. 【3】In which section of a newspaper may this text appear? A.Business. B.Life. C.Politics. D.Entertainment |
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In Central America, sea turtle eggs are a popular cuisine dish. The eggs are hugely and secretly harvested onto tables, leaving the sea turtles listed as threatened. Yet we simply do not have the ability to continuously guard large beaches. Scientist Kim Williams was thinking hard when she had an “aha” moment: How about placing a fake(假的) egg containing a GPS tracker. That’s how the special eggs come in. To build them:Williams and colleagues used a 3D printer. Then:they fixed in the smallest GPS tracking devices. As mother turtles laid their eggs under cover of night, the researchers slipped a single spy egg into each nest. Once they are covered in sand from the real ones: “it’s very difficult to tell the difference,” says Williams. Of the 101 spy eggs, 25 were taken away while six of them were quickly discovered and left on the beach. The team received tracking data with the farthest egg travelling 137 kilometers inland and stopping at a local supermarket. The spy egg sent its final signal the next day from a personal house, suggesting that the research team had tracked the eggs all the way. The researchers stress that the tracker is not a way to catch local thieves: many of whom are living in poverty(贫穷), but rather a tool to better understand how the deal goes. Still stopping stealing is not as simple as handing the tracking data over to the police. Across Central America, trade in sea turtle eggs can be legally ambiguous. In Costa Rica:for example, it is illegal to steal and sell sea turtle eggs but buying them is not a crime. It is not black and white. Meanwhile, local support is in need above all. “It but not tracking with eggs, is the real meat and potatoes of conservation,” says Williams. 【1】What is the major threat to the existence of sea turtles? A.Unsafe GPS trackers. B.Unguarded Sea Beaches. C.The popular dishes of sea turtles. D.The overhunt of turtle eggs. 【2】How does Williams explain her study in paragraph 2? A.By listing scientific data. B.By making a comparison. C.By clarifying the process. D.By using an expert’s words. 【3】The researchers tracked so many spy eggs to________. A.test the GPS trackers B.catch the egg thieves C.look into the whole deal of turtle eggs D.learn about the current situation of sea turtles 【4】Which of the following is the best title for the text? A.Spy Eggs Save Endangered Sea Turtles B.Sea Turtles Draw International Concern C.GPS Trackers Improve Tracking Accuracy D.Central America Need Wildlife Protection |
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You guessed it. It’s my graduation day tomorrow. It all comes crowding in. 【1】I’ve learned more, cried more, and grown more than ever before. When I began high school, I quickly began to believe that I would not graduate from that school. The sleepless nights and graceless professors showed me that I may have gotten myself into something that I was not equipped to handle. Looking back: it’s saddening how little confidence I had in myself I didn’t think I could last at this school for three years when I knew it would continue to get harder. 【2】 Things didn’t get easier but they sure got more manageable. I learned how to balance deadlines with a personal life, and soon enough I was halfway finished. I kept working： one day at a time: and by the time I knew it I was moving from the right to the left. As endless as I felt high school had been, it was over before I realized. I now have two diplomas to show for my work. 【3】 Honestly, it doesn’t feel real yet. I’m excited to be finished and beyond thrilled to join the “real world”. High school taught me that I am capable(有能力的) of more than I once thought. It has showed me that nothing is as bad as it seems. 【4】 Graduation has given me the confidence I never knew I had and I could not be more grateful. To all of my friends that have yet to experience the joy of graduating from high school, hang in there and it will be over before you think. 【5】 A.However, I kept at it. B.I couldn’t be prouder of it. C.It has also proven that I can adapt and overcome. D.I still treasure the friendship I formed there today E.My concern shifted to where I will go to continue my study. F.Just make memories and learn because there’s nothing else like it. G.These past three years were possibly the most difficult and yet rewarding. |
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A woman was walking along the beach on a damp day, lost in thought. Suddenly she was _______ back to reality by a sound of someone shouting. It was from a man. just visible through the _______. His arms wide, he shouted “Come, blessings!” He took a _______ in one direction and then another, shouting constantly, “Come, blessings, come!” The woman stopped _______ the scene. Here was a man she thought calling blessings into his life _______ and eagerly. It was such a pure, direct spiritual call for something he _______. She started walking toward the man, hoping to speak to him and express her _______ to him for the inspiration she had got from his calling. As she walked, the wind continued to _______ his voice. “Come: blessings! Come: blessings, come!” She started to speak the simple yet _______ words along with him feeling __________ inspired each time. Just then, a big floppy-eared(耳朵松软的) dog suddenly jumped toward the man from the mist with __________. The woman now was __________ enough to hear him crying to the dog: “Blessings! There you are! I thought I had __________ you!” At first the woman felt __________ for making such a ridiculous mistake. She __________ a dog named Blessings for a wonderful moment of communication with God. But __________ she continued her walk: she smiled contentedly. She had received the inspiration to ask clearly and plainly for the __________ and other blessings she longed for. It was __________, even if the bearer of the message had four legs and a tail. Perhaps, she thought it was not a __________ that the man had named his dog Blessings. And perhaps the dog had not been lost __________. How do you call blessings like hope and peace into your life? 【1】A.forced B.moved C.brought D.transformed 【2】A.rain B.mist C.darkness D.sunshine 【3】A.glance B.risk C.sigh D.step 【4】A.adapting to B.calling up C.dealing with D.thinking about 【5】A.angrily B.bitterly C.loudly D.gently 【6】A.desired B.forgot C.selected D.ordered 【7】A.doubt B.love C.regret D.thanks 【8】A.change B.carry C.clear D.collect 【9】A.familiar B.popular C.powerful D.stressful 【10】A.directly B.secretly C.occasionally D.increasingly 【11】A.joy B.anxiety C.courage D.sorrow 【12】A.cautious B.close C.cool D.diver 【13】A.found B.left C.hurt D.lost 【14】A.good B.right C.silly D.wrong 【15】A.confused B.exchanged C.saved D.trained 【16】A.if B.as C.before D.though 【17】A.answer B.challenge C.goodness D.truth 【18】A.complete B.strange C.false D.real 【19】A.burden B.coincidence C.joke D.disadvantage 【20】A.at all B.after all C.for ever D.as ever |
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Do you have a library in your classroom? If you consider a classroom library 【1】 a cozy and welcoming space where students can read quietly or browse (浏览) through a rich 【2】(collect) of texts, you are only partly correct. They are, in the broadest sense, the backbone of many classroom【3】 (activity). Generally a classroom library 【4】 (equip) with books and other media materials to support students’ daily learning. This provides a place for teachers to teach and children to learn. An effectively 【5】 (design) classroom library also helps students locate books 【6】 (easy) and gives them room to enjoy themselves. Further an in-class library offers a setting for students to read aloud and have a discussion 【7】 (provide) a perfect opportunity for the teacher to give 【8】 informal assessment of each students reading. The classroom library is a gathering place 【9】 students and teachers can express their lives as readers. Here, reading is 【10】 exciting and fascinating that students can’t wait to get to it. |
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假如你是李华，你的英国笔友James得知你校正在号召全体师生节约粮食，他对此 很感兴趣。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括： 1.写信目的；2.学校的具体做法；3 .师生反响。 注意：1. 词数80左右： 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 Maria was practicing with her soccer mates in a tiny school yard. They were all from River Edge Rockers, a soccer team of their community. Suddenly, the ball flew into a deep hole at the edge of the yard. It was the third time that they had lost their ball this month. Without the ball Maria had to wave goodbye to her mates and went home, depressed. Only there were a regulation soccer field!” she thought. That evening, seeing her low spirits; her father asked, “What was the matter dear?” “I was just thinking about playing in a brand-new soccer field!” Maria answered. Her father smiled and said: “Tomorrow: a Town Council meeting is to be held to discuss about the use of that vacant(空着的) lot next to the pet store： Home for Pets. Why not take this opportunity to convince them we need a better field?” The next day, with the company of her father Maria and her teammates went to the meeting hall. On their arrival they saw Councilwoman Jill and some citizens already there. They took their seats. After Jill announced the start of the discussion, Maria stood up and spoke first. “Up till now there is no soccer field in our community, which certainly affects our physical health Our team currently have to practice in a tiny school yard, and only when it’s not already booked.” Mrs. Lorries, owner of the pet store, commented, “I couldn’t agree more. Kids do need such a field.” The Rockers applauded excitedly and the other citizens all agreed it would be a way out. “A soccer field would be a good use for that lot with overgrown weeds and some large rocks, but to build such one would need a small sum of money and maybe you even need to do all the work on your own.” Councilwoman Jill smiled, “Can you manage it?” Thinking for a while: Maria nodded with a determined look on her face, “The Rockers can do it! We will turn it into a soccer field.” The teammates all cheered. 注意：1.所续写矩文的词数应为150左右； 2.至少使用五个短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1: The following day, the team got together to share ideas for raising money __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: A week later, the team gathered at the lot, copying tools purchased with their earrings __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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