Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. you can’t open the window. You can’t choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to get out of the airport and into the city.
I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train you can catch another one .you can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.
I also like cars. You can start your journey when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.Why do many people like to travel by plane?____
A. Because it is fast.
B. Because it is safe.
C. Because you can walk around in the plane.Which is not the good thing about the train?____
A. It is safe.
B. It takes a little more time.
C. You can open the windows.If you want to take a lot of things with you ,what do you take to go out?____
A. A bus B.A car. C.A trainWhat is the bad thing about the car ?_____
A. you needn’t go to a station
B. you can start your journey when you want to.
C. There are too many cars on the road.What does the writer think of the plane ,train and car?_____
A. he thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport.
B. He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time.
C. He likes to take a car because he has a car.
A serious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible(有责任的) for our elderly and how to improve their lives. It is not only a financial(财务的) problem but also a question of the systerm we want for our society. I would like to suggest several possible ways to this problem.
First, employers(雇主) should take the responsibility for their retired(退休的) employees. To make this possible, 1% of profits(利润) should be left for this purpose. But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial(商业的) disadvantage because of higher employee costs.
Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual(个人). This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement. This does not seem a very fair model since some people find that it’s difficult for them to pay for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years. This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.
In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of elderly. The government could provide more money through government taxes to increase the level of pensions(养老金). What’s more, some institutions(社会福利机构) should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them. Unluckily, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly practical answer. The government doesn’t have enough money to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.
One further solution is that the government or social organizations set up some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.
In short, all these measures have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, we are expecting to combine(结合) these measures so that we can provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.
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The elderly should be __ |
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Who should be __ |
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| ★Some individuals should save during his working years to pay for The years when he is retired, but the others have _ their daily life. |
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| ★Workplaces for the elderly should be __ |
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We are expecting to combine(结合) these measures in __ |
 I am Alice. I like Wechat. It is fast, convenient and fashionable. And you can use it for free. It can be used in my mobile phone. It has hold-to-talk voice messaging function. I am a fan of Leehom. Wang. Through Wechat, Leehom Wang often says something to me. It’s amazing. |
 I am David. I love Microblog. I update my Microblog when I am free. We can share instant(即时的) messages with each other. I often look through Yao Chen’s Microblog. She has many followers. I make many friends with them. I often write something on my Microblog, for example, “I’m in blue today. I didn’t pass the exam.” Then many friends comfort me. I share my birthday party, my new phone, my new coat, etc with my friends. It is fun. |
 I’m Lily. I don’t like Wechat or Microblog. I don’t believe them. There are so many crimes(犯罪) on Wechat. Many people are cheated(欺骗) because they believe in other people they meet on Wechat easily. It is not a real world. As to Microblog, I don’t think it is a good way to make friends. And you should write something no more than 140 words. I like keeping diaries. I don’t want to my secrets known by others. I am a low-key(低调的) girl. |
Who loves Microblog?
| A．Alice. | B．David. | C．Lily. | D．Leekom Wang. |
What does Alice think about Wechat?
| A．It’s fast and convenient. |
| B．It’s fashionable but slow. |
| C．It’s safe and useful. |
| D．It’s fun but expensive. |
Why doesn’t Lily believe Wechat?
| A．Because many people are cheated on Wechat easily. |
| B．Because she doesn’t like to say anything to her friends. |
| C．Because she doesn’t think it is a good way to make friends. |
| D．Because she prefers keeping diaries to showing secrets to others. |
Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Wechat has hold-to-talk voice messaging function. |
| B．David can share his feelings instantly on Microblog. |
| C．Lily prefers reading to writing. |
| D．There is a word limit on Microblog. |
From the passage we can learn David is ________.
| A．a helpful boy | B．an open-minded boy |
| C．a stupid boy | D．a lazy boy |
Do you like to eat sushi(寿司)? Many people are afraid to eat it, because they think the bacteria(细菌) in it might make them sick. However, a new study shows that sea bacteria are good for people. The study finds that a special enzyme(酶) from sea bacteria is helpful to humans. It helps people to get more energy from food.
To people’s surprise, the enzyme is present only in the Japanese. The Japanese traditionally like to eat food rich in seaweed(海藻). And the seaweed is rich in this kind of enzyme.
However, the enzyme isn’t present in all the Japanese. During the study, just 5 out of 14 Japanese had the enzyme. All the Americans studied didn’t have the enzyme.
“The number is small,” said researcher Mirjam Czjzek. “But we can say that this enzyme is present only in the Japanese and not in the North Americans.”
Then some people think that maybe other people are able to get the enzyme if they eat a lot of seaweed. The study suggests that they collect uncooked seaweed to make their sushi.
Restaurant sushi is often cooked, which will destroy the enzyme. So, if you want to get that enzyme, you can travel to Japan to have a taste of the real sushi. Sea bacteria are _______ for people.
| A．helpful | B．harmful | C．important | D．necessary |
Why do the Japanese have the special enzyme?
| A．Because they eat a lot of seaweed. |
| B．Because they were born with such an enzyme. |
| C．Because they get more energy from food. |
| D．Because they like to eat food full of bacteria. |
Which of the following is FALSE?
| A．The Japanese have a diet rich in seaweed. |
| B．All the Japanese studied have the special enzyme. |
| C．All the North Americans studied don’t have the enzyme. |
| D．The enzyme helps people to get more energy. |
According to the study, about _______ of Japanese have the enzyme.
| A．5% | B．14% | C．35% | D．60% |
Which of the following food has the enzyme?
| A．Restaurant sushi. | B．Restaurant seaweed. |
| C．Uncooked seaweed. | D．Seaweed soup. |
Mark began to introduce the guest speaker to the listeners, but then stopped for a while. He had forgotten her name.
Barbara hid her valuable things when she went on vacation. When she came back, she couldn’t remember where she’d put them.
Perhaps you’ve had such experiences like these. Most people have. But most of them haven’t realized that they have a memory problem. Neither do they know a simple but important fact: Memory can be improved. If you’ll just accept that, the following will show you how.
First, relax. If you are over worried about remembering something, you’ll forget it. If you keep telling yourself that your memory is bad, your mind will come to believe it and you won’t remember things. When you forget something, don’t follow up with sayings like “Oh, my God! I always forget things!” Such words will have a bad result on you and your memory.
But relaxing isn’t enough. To improve your memory, you’ll need to take an active role. Like your body, your memory can be made strong through exercise. Look for opportunities to exercise your memory. For example, if you’re learning a language, try to actively remember a lot of new words.
If you don’t take notice of things actively, you won’t remember them. So, you can make pictures of what you see in your mind every day. For example, don’t just put your keys down! If you want to find them again, make a mind picture of the place where you’re putting them.The first two paragraphs just tell us ________.
| A．Barbara was a very rich person |
| B．Mark often forgot his friends’ names |
| C．examples of memory problems |
| D．language problems of two persons |
When you forget things, you ________.
| A．must be too careless |
| B．shouldn’t lose heart about your memory |
| C．must accept the fact |
| D．shouldn’t take notice of the result |
The word “opportunities” in the fifth paragraph means “________”.
| A．places | B．activities | C．positions | D．chances |
According to the passage, ________ can make your memory better.
| A．realizing your memory problems |
| B．talking to your friends |
| C．making mind pictures of what you see |
| D．doing sports every day |
The purpose of the passage is to help you ________.
| A．to improve your memory | B．to introduce the guest |
| C．to remember new words | D．to forget unhappy things |
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don’t agree with them.
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources (资源)， we are short of others， for example， fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources， what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. (3) I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.
In our everyday life， we can do many things to prevent (阻止) waste from happening， for example， turn off the water taps when we finish washing， turn off the lights when we leave the classroom， try not to order more food than we need， and so on. Little by little， everything will be changed. (4) Waste can be stopped one day， if we do our best.
任务1：根据要求答题。(请注意问题后的词数要求)List the wastes mentioned in the first passage： (within 15 words)
_________________________________________________________________What problems can waste bring? (within 20 words)
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任务2：将短文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。______________________________________________________________
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任务3：请给短文拟一个适当的标题：(within 5 words)______________________________________________________________