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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
1. What do the 3 advertisements have in common? A. The services they provide are only suitable for families. B. Permits are available if the guests need them. C. They all provide a package of service including camping and accommodated options. D. Besides 4 wheel drive car, other vehicles are also for rent. 2. If Mr. Green wants someone to arrange all the details of his holiday on the Fraser Island, which one should he turn to? A. Fraser Dingo Four Wheel Drive Adventures B. Fraser Magic 4WD Hire C. Aussie Trax 4X4 Rentals D. None of them 3. When visiting the Fraser Island, tourists are likely to experience all EXCEPT ________. A. taking an overnight walk B. having a comprehensive camping C. getting close to the wildlife on the bay D. taking a flatboat crossing
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I am traveling home. It is bitterly cold and snowy, but the warm train is right on time. I feel pleasantly satisfied as I look out at the rush hour traffic on the motorway. I feel more satisfied as the smell of fresh coffee announces the arrival of the drinks service. Swiss friends often tell me, proudly, that their rail service is the best in the world, but recently, one experience has proved that the great Swiss love affair with their railway has turned a little sour. It all began with the decision to end ticket sales on trains. One cold morning I arrived at my local station only to find that the ticket machine was broken. No matter, I thought, I have got a smart phone, and I hurriedly set about buying my ticket that way. This was not as easy as I had expected, busying myself between credit card and phone with freezing cold fingers, but, by the time I got on the train to Geneva I had an e-ticket and I proudly showed it to the conductor. Unfortunately she told me that my ticket was not valid. Several weeks later a letter arrived from Swiss railways together with a fine 190 francs($210). The good people there tell me the formal payment for my ticket from my credit card company arrived four minutes after my train left the station. That means, they say, that I bought my ticket on the train--and that is strictly prohibited Swiss railways say their policy is designed to protect honest ticket-paying passengers, but a quick look at their balance sheet suggests something else. The company is making about $2 million a month from fines. Although train travel is still popular, those seats do not feel as comfortable; the coffee does not smell quite so good--because Swiss railways have lost, for now anyway, something far more precious than $2 million a month: good relations with their customers. 1. What can we learn from paragraph 1? A. The Swiss trains usually come late. B. Traffic on the motorway goes smoothly. C. The author hates traveling on the Swiss train. D. The author is generally pleased with the Swiss rail service. 2. Why did the conductor say that the author's e-ticket was invalid? A. It was purchased online. B. If was paid for after the train’s departure. C. It was purchased on a ticket machine. D. It was paid on a smart phone. 3. What does the author want to show by telling the experience? A. The fine was unfair. B. The conductor was impolite C. E-tickets are getting popular. D. Credit cards can be inconvenient. 4. What does the author think of the new policy of Swiss railways? A. It attracts more people to travel by train. B. It makes the company lose a lot of money. C. It damages company-customer relations. D. It protects honest ticket-paying passengers
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When times get tough, we all look for ways to cut back. When we’re hungry, we eat at home instead of going out. We take buses instead of taxis. And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer. With college expenses at all-time highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education. One cost-cutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelor’s degree in three years instead of four. Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient. But there’s a question: Would the quality of undergraduate education suffer? Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model. I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a three-year curriculum(课程) any time soon. For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits. In addition, at famous universities, the committee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives (选修的) are unlikely to suddenly “throw out” one quarter of the required credits. Professors will resist “diluting (稀释)” the quality of the education they offer. In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education. A college education requires sufficient (充分的) time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major. It is not a good idea to water down education, any more than it’s not a good idea to water down medicine. If we want to help students find their way through university, we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation. We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible. We should give them a chance to earn money as interns(实习生)in meaningful part-time jobs that relate to their university studies, such as the five-year co-op program at Northeastern University. 1. What does the underline phrase “cut back” mean in the first paragraph? A. to return to normal B. to reduce cost C. to make things easy D. to earn money 2. In most US universities, ________. A. college students are offered the co-op program. B. electives’ credits make up one quarter of the required credits. C. the “three-year degree”model appeals to most of the professors. D. some excellent students can graduate ahead of time. 3. According to the passage, we can infer that________. A. the author is a professor of a famous university. B. the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to afford. C. the author considers the university education quality very important. D. the author pays special attention to the all-round development of college students. 4. Which of the following can be the best title? A. It’s time to shorten the learning process B. Best learning takes place over time C. University education should be watered down D. College education calls for reform
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Can exercise during childhood protect you against memory loss many decades later? Exercise early in life seems to have lifelong benefits for the brain, in rats at least. “This is an animal study, but it shows that physical activity at a young age is very important一not just for physical development, but for the whole lifelong track of cognitive (认知的) development during ageing,” says Martin Wojtowicz of the University of Toronto, Canada. “In humans, it may delay the appearance of Alzheimer's symptoms(阿兹海默氏症), possibly to the point of preventing it .” Wojtowicz’s team divided 80 young male rats into two equal groups, and placed running wheels in the cages of one group for a period of six weeks. Around four months later—when the rats had reached middle age—the team taught all the rats to connect an electric shock with being in a specific box. When placed in the box, they froze with fear. Two weeks later, the team tested the rats in three situations: exactly the same box in the same room, the same box with the room arranged differently, and a completely different box in a different room. The rats without access to a running wheel when they were young now froze the same percentage of times in each of these situations, suggesting they couldn’t remember which one was dangerous. But those that had been able to run in their youth froze 40 to 50 percent less in both changed box settings. “The results suggest the amount of physical activity when we’re young, at least for rats, has influence on the brain and cognitive health—in the form of better memories—when we’re older,” says Arthur Kramer of Northeastern University in Boston, who has found that, in humans, exercise promotes the growth of new brain cells. 1. The study shows that______. A. physical activity is important for physical health B. using the running wheels is of benefit to the rats’ growth C. physical activity can prevent human’s Alzheimer’s symptoms D. the more exercise a rat has when young, the better memory it will possess when older 2. How are Paragraph 3 and 4 mainly developed? A. By analyzing causes. B. By giving an example. C. By describing the process. D. By showing differences. 3. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Exercise. B. Development. C. Benefit. D. Study. 4. What is the author's attitude towards the animal study? A. Negative. B. Objective. C. Critical. D. Doubtful.
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 Effective note-taking is a valuable skill for keeping, remembering, reciting and recalling information. Following these simple tips, you'll learn how to take notes. 1 Write down individual words or key phrases that are most connected to the topic at hand. These things include dates, names, theories and definitions. Ignore all the less important words and less related details. Think about what you want to keep. Why are you taking the class? Why are you attending the seminar? Why did your employer send you to the conference? While it may be your first reaction to try to write down what you hear or see without missing a single word, you have to remember that you are taking notes in order to learn something from them. 2 Take any “new” information into your first consideration. 3 It is useless to you. Focus on writing down any new information that you’ ve never learned before. This will give you the most value from your note-taking Use shorthand. Develop your own system of shorthand writing. 4 You can try writing things like “wd” for would or a plus sign for the word “and”. Instead of writing “popular sovereignty”25 times over the course of a history class, just write “pop sov”. Improve the face value of your notes. You will be unwilling to go back to your notes if they are difficult to read. So it's important that they look visually appealing! For this, always start on a fresh page, write neatly, color-code your notes, and try using colored pens for different parts of your notes. 5 A. You re not writing a short novel. B. Gather your note-taking materials. C. Identify the most relevant information. D. It can help you to write more efficiently and avoid falling behind. E. Don’t waste time writing down information that you already know. F. Taking notes will be a waste of time if you can’t read them afterwards. G. You’ll really see the benefit of having good notes when it comes to exam time.
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A few years ago, I was working in a small organization. Everyone was busy working on projects all day, 1 a lot from stress. One particular week, I decided to make people smile. So one evening, I wrote up a few quotes that have 2 me over the years. The next morning, I went to work a bit early and quickly 3 them up by the mirrors in the office restroom. Maybe someone else would enjoy the 4 as much as I had, and perhaps they might just 5 their day, I thought. For the next few months, some of the quotes got take down. but I noticed that a couple 6 . So perhaps others 7 them, too. Eventually, I 8 my contract（合同）with that organization and conditions brought me to other settings. A couple years passed, during which I got an email from my 9 boss and teammates every so often. A few months ago, I was 10 to a reunion with my colleagues to hear 11 on how the project I had worked on was going. Although I 12 worked in this office building, I had really enjoyed working with my team, and was 13 to see them all again. Towards the end of the event, I went to the 14 , and found the quote that I had written two and a half 15 earlier was still up in the same spot by the mirror! It 16 : “The real voyage of 17 consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.”----Marcel Proust It was a(n) 18 moment to find it still stood out as a shining reminder each time someone went to the restroom. We never 19 how long a seed planted will take to bloom and give fruit－but simply keep sowing seeds of 20 from the heart... 1. A. expecting B. learning C. suffering D. escaping 2. A. inspired B. frustrated C. confused D. surprised 3. A. rang B. cleaned C. picked D. posted 4. A. mirrors B. quotes C. days D. projects 5. A. waste B. spoil C. freshen D. celebrate 6. A. remained B. fell C. disappeared D. separated 7. A. wrote B. liked C. hated D. ignored 8. A. exchanged B. signed C. renewed D. finished 9. A. former B. present C. potential D. real 10. A. persuaded B. attracted C. invited D. sent 11. A. instructions B. updates C. suggestions D. arguments 12. A. once B. seldom C. frequently D. no longer 13. A. happy B. awkward C. shy D. astonished 14. A. office B. bathroom C. cinema D. exit 15. A. days B. months C. years D. decades 16. A. wrote B. expressed C. read D. reminded 17. A. history B. discovery C. aggression D. business 18. A. sweet B. shocking C. tough D. lucky 19. A. care B. consider C. predict D. know 20. A. knowledge B. curiosity C. kindness D. tolerance
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阅读下面短文，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。 There once was a forest filled with happy animals. One day a raccoon(熊) found some socks left behind by picnickers, and 1 (decide) to wear them. They fitted so well, and felt so 2 (comfort), that he kept them on. He spent his days 3 (walk) through the forest in his new socks. Other animals became envious of the raccoon’s new look and followed his trend. First it was squirrels in 4 (shirt), then rabbits 5 hats on, and finally birds wearing underpants! Doctor Bear, the forest physician, disapproved and tried to warn the clothes-wearers. But no one listened. Instead, they urged him to follow the 6 (late) trend too. Soon, the problems started. The squirrel caught his shirt on a branch and crashed to the ground. The rabbit tried entering his hole while wearing his hat and got stuck. Even the raccoon, thanks to his 7 (bright) coloured socks, slipped into the river and almost died. When the 8 (injure) animals came to see Doctor Bear, he told them, “Your clothes are killing you. You don’t need 9 .” Those 10 listened to the doctor’s advice finally understood they didn’t need clothes. They’d only started wearing clothes to make others envy them.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，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仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分 Dear Peter, I’m sorry to learn that you have been suffering from headaches, that prevents you from performing well in your work. Worse still, you haven’t got better after take medicine. Therefore, I am writing to suggest you tried Chinese medicine. From my point of view, Chinese medicine is superior with western medicine in a sense. Producing fewer side effect is typical of Chinese medicine. If the time permits, patients can recover complete. In addition, Chinese medicine is less expensive, but you don't need to worry about your budget. I believe the treatment will appeal to him. Hope you will recover soon. If there is anything you need me to do, don’t hesitate inform me Yours, Li Hua
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假定你是李华，你校的英国交换生Stefan对中国茶文化一直都很感兴趣。你收到学校学生会通知，本周五下午3:00将邀请浙江大学的张教授在学校报告厅给师生做一场有关中国茶文化的专题报告。请你写一封邮件给Stefan，内容包括： 1.报告会基本信息（时间，地点，主持人，话题等）。 2. 报告会具体内容: a. 中国茶文化的历史及发展；b. 品茶会，品不同种类的茶。 3. 询问Stefan是否愿意参加。 要求：1.词数100左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 3. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数 参考词汇：中国茶文化Chinese tea culture； 报告厅 lecture hall； 品茶会 a tea party Dear Stefan，
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