Reading can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now the website BookCrossing.com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.
Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share. BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book. Then the person leaves it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.
Bruce Pederson, the managing director of BookCrossing, says, “The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read. BookCrossing combines both.”
Members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.
People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it. E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossers to keep them updated about where their books have been found. Bruce Peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.
BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the “real” and not the virtual(虚拟). The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.
1.Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph?
A. To explain what they are.
B. To introduce BookCrossing.
C. To stress the importance of reading.
D. To encourage readers to share their ideas.
2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The book. B. An adventure.
C. A public place. D. The identification number.
3.What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading it?
A. Meet other readers to discuss it. B. Keep it safe in his bookcase.
C. Pass it on to another reader. D. Mail it back to its owner.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. Online Reading: A Virtual Tour
B. Electronic Books: A new Trend
C. A Book Group Brings Tradition Back
D. A Website Links People through Books
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假定你是李华,“南阳市中学生英语能力竞赛”将在你校举行,请根据以下要点,以学生会的名义,给全体学生写一篇通知。
1. 竞赛内容:关于“未来生活”的演讲
2. 时间和地点:下周三上午8:30-12:00;报告厅
3. 选手:每班一名参赛选手
4. 评委:国际部英语教师
5. 要求:欢迎参与,积极交流
注意:1. 词数:100左右;2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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Most of us mistakenly think that creativity is a quality belonging only to inventors rather to ourselves. 1. The following tips are a great beginning for developing our creativity.
1. Get out of your comfort zone
Break out of your usual patterns and welcome creativity into your life. The human brain was designed to recognize patterns. We continue to create patterns and routines for almost everything we do. 2. As we become more efficient at using patterns, we rely less on creativity to find new paths. We should force ourselves out of our comfort zones and open up new possibilities.
2. 3.
If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got. We are creatures of habits and routines, but creativity hates routines. Interrupt your routine and try something new. Undoubtedly, new things are often creative.
3. Take action
4. You must work to make it a reality. Have you ever seen a new product and realized that you thought of the same thing long ago? Yet someone else is making money with “your” idea. 5. The difference between a dreamer and a doer is action. If you can put your ideas into practice, you are well on your way to improving your creativity. You can become a true inventor in your own life somehow!
A. Having a great idea is not enough.
B. Seek several options.
C We may attempt to think from the other person’s point.
D. Try different things.
E. However, the truth is that we are all born with the potential to be creative.
F. In fact, our comfort zone is only a collection of patterns.
G. We all have great ideas sometimes, but only a few people turn their ideas into reality.
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Two men, both seriously ill, were in the same hospital room. One man was allowed to_________up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was__________the room’s only window. The other man on the other side of the room had to_________all his time lying on his back in bed.
Every afternoon when the man by the window could sit up he_________pass the time by describing to his_________all the things he could see outside the window. “The window overlooked a_________with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water_________children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked________among flowers of every color. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine__________of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.” As the man by the window__________all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and________the scene.
Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse came only to find the man by the window had died_________in his sleep. When the man’s body was__________, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the_________. The nurse agreed and after making sure he was_________, she left. Slowly and painfully, the man raised himself__________to take his first look at the_________world outside by himself. But to his_________, he found it faced nothing__________a blank wall.
In fact the man by the window was_________and could not even see the wall. He just wanted to encourage his roommate.
1.A. wake B. climb C. sit D. stand
2.A. well above B. just over C. far from D. next to
3.A. spend B. lose C. waste D. save
4.A. could B. would C. might D. should
5.A. doctor B. nurse C. friend D. roommate
6.A. wall B. street C. fence D. park
7.A. when B. while C. since D. though
8.A. step by step B. arm in arm C. face to face D. one by one
9.A. view B. sign C. symbol D. mark
10.A. explained B. described C. watched D. heard
11.A. think B. expect C. imagine D. guess
12.A. peacefully B. bravely C. helplessly D. sadly
13.A. put away B. taken away C. picked up D. caught up
14.A. wall B. park C. lake D. window
15.A. dead B. amazing C. comfortable D. encouraged
16.A. planning B. trying C. refusing D. wishing
17.A. previous B. embarrassing C. beautiful D. favourite
18.A. horror B. delight C. surprise D. sadness
19.A. like B. as C. but D. and
20.A. dead B. deaf C. pitiful D. blind
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4.first it might seem challenging.But you5.(find)the people helpful,especially if you are traveling with children.Chinese love children,6.more the happier.
But as far as children7.(concern),this isn’t a light-hearted trip to Disneyworld.What if they get sick?Will the kids like the food?Is8.(pollute)really that bad?Will they be bored?Just relax.You can depend on9.that you’ll end up with plenty of priceless10.(memory) of that country.
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A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her ______ by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, ______ “Aunty Misery” at her.
One evening, a passer-by asked to ______ for the night. Seeing that he had an ______ face, she let him in and gave him a nice ______. The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her ______ that anyone who climbed up her tree ______ not be able to come back down until she ______ it.
When the children came back to steal her ______, she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long ______ she gave the tree permission to let ______ go. Aunty Misery was free from the ______ at last.
One day another man ______ her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, ______ she asked who he was. “I am Death. I’ve come to take you ______ me,” said he.
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to ______ some pears from my pear tree to remember the ______ it brought to me in this life. But I am too ______ to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so ______ as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree ______ and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.
1.A. hopeless B. painful C. dull D. crazy
2.A. calling B. shouting C. announcing D. whispering
3.A. stay B. live C. hide D. lie
4.A. interesting B. honest C. anxious D. angry
5.A. gift B. kiss C. treat D. smile
6.A. suggestion B. advice C. permission D. wish
7.A. could B. should C. might D. must
8.A. permitted B. promised C. answered D. declared
9.A. branch B. food C. tree D. fruit
10.A. after B. while C. since D. before
11.A. it B. them C. him D. her
12.A. trick B. question C. trouble D. difficulty
13.A. stepped into B. left for C. stopped at D. walked around
14.A. so B. but C. although D. because
15.A. with B. off C. upon D. for
16.A. choose B. pick C. shake D. hit
17.A. honor B. pleasure C. hope D. excitement
18.A. thin B. short C. old D. light
19.A. light B. kind C. fine D. smart
20.A. disappointedly B. cheerfully C. unwillingly D. eagerly
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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:把缺词处加个漏字符号(∧),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。
Baymax(大白) is a health care robot in film Big Hero 6. He becomes popular with people around the world when the film was first shown. He is high intelligent, but he never harms human beings. He is devoted, sweet but extremely considerate towards all patient.
Baymax is created by Hiro. Baymax is an inflatable white robot, who can detect vital statistics about a person’s health. He is such fat that he looks very cute. His structure is like the appearance of a big marshmallow(棉花糖). Baymax is famous for its warm hug. Equipping with a heating system, his body warms anyone which lies on him. When his battery is dying, he is like a drunken man, which makes the audience to laugh.
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Just in front of our house____with a history of l,000 years.
A. does a tall tree stand B. stands a tall tree
C. a tall tree is standing D. atall tree stands
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Toddler World Nursery was delighted to employ a trainee---twenty-two-old Jonathan Brown—as their first male nursery schoolteacher. He was also the only man who applied for the job, but, insists Margery Bowman, head teacher of Toddler World, by far the best applicant. “Both boys and girls will benefit from the experience of having a male role model in the nursery.” Says mother of two, Margery.
Jonathan has always been interested in childcare. His own mother is a childminder and his father is a teacher. “I’ve always helped Mum with looking after all the children.” he says. “I’m used to changing nappies, feeding babies, reading stories and playing with Lego.”
But Jonathan is a rare male in a female world. Only 2% of nursery teachers are men and this hasn’t changed for ten years. Roger Olsen of the National Nursery Trust said, “Men are often viewed with anxiety and suspicion(怀疑)in a children’s environment. Or they are expected to do things the way women would do them. But men bring different things into childcare and this has to be recoginsed.” Jonathan agrees. He is a qualified under-7s football coach, and plants to introduce football lessons to the nursery for boys and girls.
What do Jonathan’s friends think of his choice of career?
“Actually, most of them are pretty cool about it now.” he says, “though they do make jokes about nappies. And I’ve found that girls are actually quite impressed – so that’s good!”
1.Why was Jonathan employed by Toddler World Nursery?
A. He was the best among all the applicants.
B. He was the only man who applied for the job.
C. He would be able to teach kids to play football.
D. He would do things the way women would do them.
2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “childminder” (Para.2)?
A. Instructor.
B. Superior.
C. Baby-sitter.
D. Coach.
3.What did Roger Olsen say about the job of childcare?
A. It has been women-specific.
B. It requires people’s understanding.
C. It takes time to make some changes.
D. It needs men teachers to bring something different.
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