A. work B. study C. homework D. listening [C] It was autumn. A thin white moon rose over the valley. Peter, 11 years old, did not see it. He did not feel the cool wind 1 his face, for his thoughts 2 on a red and black blanket on the table, which was a 3 from his father to his grandfather. They said that Grandpa was going away. Peter had 4 believed Father would send Grandpa away. But now, there was the thing Father bought 5 every morning. And this was the last 6 he and Grandpa would have with each other. After washing the 7 dishes, the old man took up the blanket. “What a 8 double blanket! And I will not feel cold with it. Said the man, smoothing it 9 his knees. “Oh, yes! Peter said and tried to 10 back the tears in his eyes. Just then 11 came two people. Father and the girl he was to 12 . The girl went up to Grandpa and said patiently. “I will not be 13 you in the morning, so I came over to see goodbye. “It’s nice of you. Said Grandpa. “Will you look at this? Isn’t it a fine blanket my 14 has given me to go away with? “Yes, really, she said. She felt it and said 15 . “ A double one! It must have 16 much. He doesn’t need a double one. “She is 17 . Father, the boy said. Here! Father. He held out a pair of scissors. “ Cut the blanket into 18 . A single one is enough for an old man. We’ll 19 the other half. “ What do you mean by that? asked Father. “ I Will give it to 20 when you are old and I’m sending you away. Said the boy slowly. 查看更多

 

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--I have got a headache.                  

--No wonder. You ____ in front of that computer too long.

A.work B. are working  C. have been working     D. worked

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听下面一段材料,回答第1至3题。
1. How did Jane feel when the two speakers met?   
[     ]
A. Nervous.   
B. Happy.   
C. Tired.
2. What did Jane have to do after the party?   
[     ]
A. Get a good sleep.   
B. Type a history paper.   
C. Go home.
3. What cannot the man do?   
[     ]
A. Work well under pressure.   
B. Plan a birthday party.   
C. Sleep during the day.

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Some people have the feeling that nothing can be done about their poor reading ability (能力). They feel hopless about it. Can you learn to read better, or must you agree that nothing can be done about it?
  To be sure, people are different. You cannot expect to do everything as well as certain other people do. If all the students in a class tried out for basketball, some would be very good players; others would be very poor; and many would be in between. But even the very poor players can become much better players if they are guided in the right way, and with plenty of practice. It is the same with reading. Some seem to enjoy reading and to read well without any special help. Others find reading a slow and tiring job. In between, there are all degrees of reading ability.
  Many experiments have shown that just about every poor reader can improve his reading ability. In these experiments, the poor readers were given tests of reading ability. After some of the causes of their poor reading were discovered, they were given special instructiong and practice in reding. After a few months, another test of the same kind was given. In nearly all cases, these people had raised their reading scores.

1. With the example of basketball players, the author shows .
A. why certain people are poor readers.
B. that there are differences in people’s abilities
C. why some people are good basketball players
D. that good basketball players can be good readers
2. To improve their reading albility, people should .
  A. work long and hard       B. take different forms of tests
  C. have special help and practice   D. try different reading materials
3. The experiments mentioned in the text show that .
  A. good readers seem to enjoy reading
  B. almost all poor reders can make progress
  C. causes of poor reading are difficult to find out
  D. tests help people improve their reading ability

 

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Some people have the feeling that nothing can be done about their poor reading ability. They feel hopeless about it. Can you learn to read better, or must you agree that nothing can be done about it?

To be sure, people are different. You cannot expect to do everything as well as certain other people do. If all the students in a class tried out for basketball, some would be very good players; others would be very poor; and many would be in between. But even the very poor players can become much better players if they are guided in the right way, and with plenty of practice. It is the same with reading. Some seem to enjoy reading and to read well without any special help. Others find reading a slow and tiring job. In between, there are all degrees of reading ability.

Many experiments have shown that just about every poor reader can improve his reading ability. In these experiments, the poor readers were given tests of reading ability. After some of the causes of their reading were discovered, they were given special instruction and practice in reading. After a few months, another test of the same kind was given. In nearly all cases, these people had raised their reading scores.

1. With the example of basketball players, the author shows ________.

  A. why certain people are poor readers 

  B. that there are differences in people’s abilities

  C. why some people are good basketball players

D. that good basketball players can be good readers

2. To improve their reading ability, people should ________.

  A. work long and hard         B. take different forms of tests

  C. have special help and practice     D. try different reading materials

3. The experiments mentioned in the text show that ________.

  A. good readers seem to enjoy reading  

  B. almost all poor readers can make progress

  C. causes of poor reading were difficult to find out

  D. tests help people improve their reading ability

4. What does the underlined sentence “many would be in between” mean?

  A. It means that many are the best basket players.

  B. It means that many are the worst basket players.

  C. It means that many are standing in the middle of the line.

  D. It means that there are several levels of players in many students.

5. What’s the purpose of the author’s writing this passage?

  A. To encourage people to improve their reading ability.

  B. To suggest that readers should do practice only in reading.

C. To tell us that readers can’t improve their reading ability without special help.

D. To tell us that to be a good reader, one should be guided in the right way.

 

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They told me it would be cheap but ________it cost me nearly £ 500.

  A. as a result B. in a work C. at last D. in fact

 

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