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The Best and Worst Things to Buy in March Frozen food Grocery store ads aren't the only places to find deals on freezer-section treats. To take advantage of the deepest discounts, combine coupons (优惠券) from sponsoring brands, such as Dole, Green Giant and Tyson Foods, with grocery store sales. Plus, look for printable savings on Coupons. com and EasyHoreMeals.com. Brands participating in National Frozen Food Month will offer more than 180, 000 coupons that make frozen food among the best things to buy in March. Boxed chocolates If you desire to give a gift to a friend in March, consider chocolate. Two minor holidays in March provide the perfect excuse: National Chocolate Caramel Day on March 19 and National Chocolate-Covered Raisin Day on March 24. You can discover chocolate deals online as well as in stores. Head to sites like RetailMeNot.com to find discount coupons for boxed chocolate savings of 10 percent or more. New cars With the latest car models filling dealers' lots, you'll have a hard time finding discounted models from the year before. Car dealerships are less motivated to offer steep discounts from March through May. Instead, plan to buy your car during the fall or winter. You should also research the auto you want at TrueCar before heading for the dealership. The site offers information on how much the previous buyers paid for the vehicles you want. Spring clothing When warm weather makes you want to head outdoors, resist the urge to do so wearing the latest fashions. You won't find March deals on swimsuits, Easter dresses or other spring items. To find discounts on clothes of this spring, hold off until Memorial Day weekend. You can also look for online and in-store savings at Amazon, Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue and other retailers. 【1】Which things offer discounts in March? A.Frozen food and new cars B.Boxed chocolates and new cars. C.Frozen food and boxed chocolates. D.Boxed chocolates and spring clothing. 【2】What are the vehicle buyers advised to do? A.Register on a site in advance. B.Get discounts from car dealers. C.Consult some previous buyers. D.Make purchases at the right time. 【3】Where is the passage most likely from? A.A journal B.A guidebook C.A catalogue D.An advertisement |
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Staying connected When Central Bucks South became one of the first Philadelphia-area high schools to close because of the fear of novel coronavirus exposure in early March, 16-year-old sophomore Andrew Chen knew that things were not going to return to normal as quickly as some of his peers hoped. But still, the change from seeing his friends on the swim team during daily practices to learning alone at home was jarring. “I only have three years here at South, and it pains me to see one of them being wasted,” Chen said. The coronavirus has changed everyone’s lives, but for students, the disruption feels particularly serious. Schools closed and graduation ceremonies were put off. Summer plans, such as camps, are up in the air. But right now, many students are trying to stay connected, struggling with false information, and finding out the best ways they can help – through online method. For Josh Harycki, 17, a senior student at the Shipley School in Philadelphia, the best way to help was to create a “social distancing promise” for young people. “I saw a lot of young people not paying attention,” he said. “They were … still going out, hanging out with others. I thought that there had to be a way to reach younger people, who were possibly not watching the news.” Harycki started a call to action on social media and then built a website with a map that followed and kept the locations of people who’d signed the promise. The site also shares links to accurate sources of information like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Harycki knows that his peers are worried they can’t connected with their friends in the same way, so he created the social distancing promise to strengthen that although everyone might be physically distant, they’re still connected. “Part of what we’re showing is that you might feel like you’re the only one taking this seriously, but our map shows that you’re not alone,” he said. 【1】What does the underlined word “jarring” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A.natural B.necessary C.worrying D.reasonable 【2】Who does Harycki mainly want to reach? A.Friends who are worried and bored. B.Young people not aware of the situation. C.Younger students trying to help. D.People taking the coronavirus seriously. 【3】What’s Harycki’s purpose in creating the “social distancing promise”? A.To order young people to stay at home. B.To follow those infected with the coronavirus. C.To tell young folks of latest news about the coronavirus. D.To show young people that they are still connected. 【4】Why does the author describe Andrew Chen’s experience in the text? A.To explain what worried students most when schools closed. B.To show the different views of students toward the coronavirus. C.To show how the coronavirus affected students’ lives. D.To explain the proper reaction to the close of school. |
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According to the Study Abroad Trend Report for 2018, conducted by Chinese education website Eol. cn, the number of Chinese students who study abroad to gain a bachelor’s degree or below is rising, and the current group of Chinese overseas students is younger than those in the past years. Du Xiying, a Beijing-based study-abroad agent, has first-hand experience working with this younger crop of students. “When I started this job some 10 years ago, almost all cases were filed by college graduates trying to apply for a master's degree in the US, UK, Australia and Canada,” said Du. “Now quite a number of my clients are high school graduates, and my company even transferred some experienced consultants to cover the increasing need of college-bound Chinese students.” However, in the eyes of Du, most of them are not ready to put themselves in a completely different context at such a young age. Although there are no statistics available, according to Du’s observations, college-bound high school graduates from China fall into two groups. There is a group of students from well-off families, with good grades and excellent command of English, and there is another group who did not do very well in their college entrance exams, so they seek to study abroad as a solution to their troubles. “In recent years, with the financial ability of Chinese families growing with the country's development, buying into college is very common,” said Du. Complaints come from both destination schools in the US and parents of students. Going abroad at a young age needs a great deal of discipline(自律),and college students don't usually live at home-stays so they are free from management. A considerable quantity of students have ended with being dismissed(开除). As to the dismissal issue, Du said it’s inevitable due to the large number of students crowding abroach. It’s just not easy to ensure quality. But she does think both students and parents should be responsible for their own investment of both time and money. “The worst case is that a family throws out 1 million yuan for their child to come home with nothing, not even fluent English,”said Du. 【1】What change is mentioned in paragraph 1 and paragraph 2? A.The age of Chinese students studying abroad is getting younger. B.More Chinese students studying abroad are getting a master’s degree. C.Excellent students prefer studying abroad to taking college entrance exams. D.Chinese students’ grades are improving due to professional consultants’ help. 【2】Which opinion does Du probably agree with? A.Most young students are qualified to study abroad. B.Buying into schools could be a good solution to students’ problems. C.Destination schools should be responsible for the management of students. D.Parents and students should be cautious about the decision to study abroad. 【3】Why do some students fail in their oversea study? A.They are not financially supported. B.They are rejected by destination schools. C.They can't live up to their parents’ expectations. D.They can't live and study abroad independently. 【4】What does the underlined word “inevitable” in paragraph 4 mean? A.Can’t be avoided. B.Can’t be ignored. C.Can’t be realized. D.Can’t be predicted. |
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At 9: 30 a. m. on a Wednesday morning, I received a notification (通知) that I’d already picked up my phone 30 times that day! “11 left until you go over your goal of 41 pickups,” my screen read. “Put your phone down until 9: 52 a. m. ! Enjoy your time living in the moment.” These updates were sent via Moment, an app that tracks my screen time, created by Kevin Holesh in 2014 to fight his own device addiction. He was working as an independent app developer, spending hours each day staring at screens. After work, Holesh found that he was looking mindlessly online instead of talking to his wife or taking his dogs for a walk. “I wanted a way of seeing how much time I was sinking into my phone,” he said. “So I came up with something that could monitor my screen time.” Holesh found that he was spending 75 minutes on his phone a day. He added a function to the app that informed him whenever his screen time was more than 40 minutes. “My phone would make a sound like a bee, and I’d go and do something else. It was like a little angel on my shoulder pushing me in the right direction,” he said. Holesh figured that if the system worked for him, it would work for others, and later that year he made Moment a free app. To date, it has been downloaded 8 million times. Beside, Moment also has a “coach” function, offering guided programs to help users focus and be more productive, for $ 7. 99 a month. “I am so much happier, I sleep better, I read more, I take better care of myself, and most of all I am present in my day-to-day life,” Jack, a user said. Similar comments on Moment reflect a growing consciousness around “digital wellness”, the name given to lifestyle practices that encourage healthy device use. 【1】What does the inspiration of Moment come from? A. The creator’s own experience. B. The sound made by honey bees. C. Complaints from family members. D. The widespread digital addiction. 【2】What does Moment do at the expected screen time? A. Monitor the screen and keep a record. B. Make a noise to remind the user. C. Turn off the phone immediately. D. Force the user to take a rest. 【3】What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 4? A. Persuade readers to buy the app. B. Provide readers with some advice. C. Recommend a coach to the readers. D. Introduce more information of the app. 【4】In which part of a website will you find this text? A. Fashion and Business. B. Sports and Entertainment. C. Health and Lifestyle. D. Art and Design. |
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We certainly look different. The most obvious differences between boys and girls are our bodies, inside and out. For example, can men have babies? Can women grow beards? 【1】 In the 1800s, scientists developed a theory called craniology (头骨学), which said that intelligence could be measured by skull size. Men have bigger skulls than women. So men must be smarter, people thought. 【2】 No one encouraged them to go on in school. Some doctors even said women who went to college would no longer be able to have children! Of course, now we know these beliefs aren’t true. In the 1950s, psychologists gave girls and boys science tests to see if they could tell who was smarter. On average, the girls did worse than the boys. 【3】 But is this really true? Instead of measuring natural ability, maybe the tests revealed something about the conditions under which children were being taught. Parents and teachers didn't expect girls to do well in math or science，and so they didn’t encourage them. In class, teachers focused their attention on boys. 【4】 As scientists continue to investigate, they have discovered that boys do seem to be better than girls at something called spatial rotation (空间转动）. Girls，on the other hand, do better on some tests of vocabulary and language. Why? 【5】 They often give girls dolls to play with, while they more frequently give boys blocks. Playing with blocks helps children develop spatial skills. So without meaning to, adults might be helping boys develop better spatial skills. And maybe they talk to girls more, which helps girls with those vocabulary words. A.But how different are we really? B.Therefore, women were treated differently. C.This influenced how well boys learned and how poorly girls did. D.If our bodies differ, what does that say about our intelligence and skills? E.Naturally，researchers concluded that boys are smarter than girls in science. F.Studies have shown that parents treat boys and girls differently as soon as they’re born. G.According to psychologists, girls were less intelligent than boys in many aspects. |
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Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the _______ of never having to say those words. The two words _______ regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and _______. And sometimes the words “if only” go with _______ disasters. Think about how many times you have heard about something awful happening, _______ by "if only he had called her back to make sure she was okay.” or“if only I had _______ that noise...” My father-in-law is _______ in our family for saying, “_______ an extra minute to do it right. ” He must be doing something _______, since he is 91 years old and still doing things right. I always ________ to live by the “extra minute” rule. Sometimes it only takes seconds to make sure I write the words down ________, or check some information on the Internet, or move an object ________ before it trips（绊倒） someone. And of course when my children were young and ________ to cause all kinds of troubles, I lived and stuck to the “extra minute” ________. I always thought about what I could do to ________ an“if only” moment, whether it was something simple like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding(衬垫) onto the ________ corners of a glass table. I know there will still be ________ when I have to say “if only” about something, but my life is surely more peaceful because of my principle of doing everything possible to avoid that ________. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to________ a personal connection, I know that by doing the right thing, I'm buying myself peace of mind and that's the best kind of ________ for my emotional health. 【1】A.result B.luck C.goal D.role 【2】A.convey B.handle C.experience D.raise 【3】A.preparation B.disappointment C.adaptation D.amazement 【4】A.harmful B.shameful C.handful D.terrible 【5】A.followed B.treated C.contributed D.inspired 【6】A.heard B.ignored C.examined D.shut 【7】A.acceptable B.respectable C.sensitive D.negative 【8】A.Require B.Demand C.Charge D.Spend 【9】A.wise B.familiar C.rare D.passive 【10】A.promise B.attempt C.afford D.hesitate 【11】A.frequently B.normally C.accurately D.fluently 【12】A.in a way B.by the way C.on the way D.in the way 【13】A.probable B.likely C.average D.ordinary 【14】A.signal B.theory C.notice D.principle 【15】A.prevent B.reflect C.admit D.regret 【16】A.narrow B.dusty C.sharp D.wide 【17】A.locations B.conditions C.occasions D.events 【18】A.record B.ending C.plot D.memory 【19】A.keep B.remind C.transform D.deliver 【20】A.program B.bargain C.purpose D.insurance |
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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。 The United States has a wide 【1】 (various) of institutions that provide higher education. There are so many options that it can be difficult for international students 【2】 (understand) the different choices. One of the more common questions 【3】 (ask) by international students is: What is the difference between a public and a private university? A public university 【4】 (fund) by the public through the government of that state, while a private university is not. The most obvious difference is the price. Public universities are 【5】 (expensive) than private universities. Private universities can cost well over $100,000 for a four-year degree. But compared to public universities, private universities tend to be more geographically “diverse”, 【6】 (draw) students from many different states as well as other countries because the tuition is 【7】 same price for students regardless of whether or not they live in the state 【8】 the university is located. There are many 【9】 (high) reputable private and public universities throughout America. According to US News Best Colleges rankings, the first 19 institutions ape private universities. That does not mean that there aren’t reputable public universities in the USA. Thus, don't focus only 【10】 the rankings. |
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| After graduation , She went to Beijing in ______ (expect) of obtaining a better job. (所给词的适当形式填空） | |
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| It ______ (occur) to me that I should clean the room thoroughly. (所给词的适当形式填空） | |
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| Many students objected to ______(arrange) for extra lessons during holidays. (所给词的适当形式填空） | |
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| I think the middle school students should ______ (forbid) to use smart-phones at school. (所给词的适当形式填空） | |
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| We could hear the child ______ (sob) in the other room. (所给词的适当形式填空） | |
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| ______ (不幸), she lost the wallet with some important cards. （根据汉语提示填空） | |
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| It is______ (设想) that mental health is related to physical health. （根据汉语提示填空） | |
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| The______ (大多数) of people seem to prefer TV to radio. （根据汉语提示填空） | |
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| As the wages were low, there were few people ______(申请) for the position. （根据汉语提示填空） | |
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| If you have any questions, do turn to us for help without ______（犹豫). （根据汉语提示单词拼写） | |
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换该作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 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限一词。 2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 Dear fellow students, As is known to us, our government is trying to make our city National Civilized City at present. We hope we can also do our best to help fulfill this goal. First of all, we should mind our language and become civilized speakers. Always remember to say "Please" and "Thanks" and don’t talk and laugh loudly in public. Seen people in trouble, we might as well lent them a helping hand. In addition to, be civilized citizens. We must obey traffic rules and never cross the streets before the traffic lights become red. Keeping our environment cleanly is also necessary, that means you shouldn’t litter or spit in public places. Only by starting with the little things around us can we make a great difference to our city image. Let's take measure now and join our hands together to make our city more civilized. |
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假设你是李华，你在网上看到美国一家动物园想在中国招募一名志愿者，向游客们介绍大熊猫的饮食起居等生活习性。请你用英语写一封申请信，主要内容包括: 1．表达兴趣； 2．自身优势； 3．期待回复。 注意： 1．词数100词左右； 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Sir/Madam, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua |
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