完形填空 (15小题,每小题2分,共30分)
What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The book “Ant Family” is about the of some young people who go to Beijing after leaving university.
The book, which is based on two years on interviews about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing, in mid-September.
The setting of is several so-called “villages for college students” in outskirts of Beijing, where a large number of college graduates . Most of these graduates small or medium-sized businesses, getting less then 2,000 yuan a month. They live together because it’s cheap. Many of them travel several a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.
the book, around 60% of these college graduates are rural areas and smaller towns around China.. Back home, many of them are of their families and possibly the best hope for the family. Many of them their jobs during the financial crisis in late 2008.
Deng Kun, a 24- year-old college graduate, is an “ant” featured in the book. __ graduating from his university in Yunnan Province, he Beijing and lived in Tangjialing which is a small village 20 km from Tian’anmen Square because of the low of living there. Though he had many setbacks over the past two years, he is still .
Thanks to this book, the idea of “ant family” has been widely known among Chinese college graduates.
A.life B.time C.dream D.work
A.for B.among C.with D.without
A.came down B.came along C.came true D.came out
A.the graduates B.the book C.the village D.Beijing
A.play B.live C.travel D.study
A.look for B.work for C.wait for D.think for
A.minutes B.seconds C.times D.hours
A.According to B.Thanks to C.Because of D.Instead of
A.to B.in C.from D.with
A.the instance B.the pride C.feature D.character
A.got B.lost C.left D.forgot
A.For B.If C.Before D.After
A.came to B.moved to C.visited D.toured
A.price B.situation C.cost D.pay
A.hopeful B.disappointed C.excited D.sad
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a close look at butterflies. Dan Babbitt, one of the l
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people to the natural world. We have found that using animals and insects is an amazing way to do that.” Babbitt says butterflies are important to the e
for several reasons.
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from flower to flower, taking pollen(花粉) from one flower to another. So we won’t have a number of fruit that we like to eat w
butterflies.”
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about 5,000 or so different kinds.” He a
that the museum’s goal for the next five years is to let more people learn more about butterflies .
The day after Thanksgiving has become America’s wildest shopping day. Closed all day on , shops all across the country open early on Friday. Some open at 12:01 Friday morning, while others open at 4 a.m. Some lazy ones , like Target this year ,don’t open their doors on Friday 6 a.m. From Friday to the day before Christmas, this is the season when businesses make 25% of their whole year’s revenue (收入). This season puts many businesses “in the black”—that is, into profitability(盈利)—for the year.
Reporters from local TV stations people who camp out in front of shops before the doors open on Friday. These people patiently wait in line to get products that are discounted 50 percent or more. “Oh, we have fun”, said one camper.” We bring games to play, we watch TV and we meet interesting people .And, most of all, we save big dollars! ” Each store has plenty of goods reduce from 10% to 50%.
Not all Americans like this crazy shopping. Reverend William Graham wants to the name of Black Friday. “We want to call it Remember Jesus(耶稣) Friday. People should start the season the right attitude(态度).Christmastime has become a Season of Shopping. We want to make it a Season of .And we don’t mean giving IPods, DVDs, flat screen TVs ,and so on .We mean giving your back, your mind, and your hands. Help an old lady her house. Teach a kid how to read. Pick up the rubbish in your neighborhood. Give blood to the . Celebrate Christmas by remembering Jesus and forgetting Father Christmas.”
A.Monday B.Thursday C.Friday D.Saturday
A.at B.since C.until D.from
A.as much as B.as many as C.as far as D.not the same as
A.stop B.find C.interview D.tell
A.dangerous B.careful C.beautiful D.important
A.give B.change C.make D.call
A.at B.with C.on D.for
A.Taking B.Selling C.Giving D.Thanking
A.put up B.give up C.get up D.clean up
A.Oxfam B.UNICEF C.Red Cross D.ORBIS
You’re welcome, ladies and gentlemen. Everything in our restaurant is cheap and delicious.Let’s have a look. For breakfast, you can eat porridge, eggs and noodles. For lunch and dinner, you can have rice, dumplings, different kinds of meat and vegetables. There are also some drinks for you. Come and have a meal, please. It’s a good place to enjoy yourself.
breakfast: porridge($1.00), egg($1.00), noodles($2.50-$5.00).
lunch and dinner: rice ($1.00), dumplings ($5.00), cabbage ($6.00), carrots ($8.00), potatoes($8.00), chicken ($12.00), fish ($15.00), mutton ($18.00);green tea ($2.00), iced tea ($3.00), orange juice ($4.00).
business hours: Mon.-Fri. 6:30 a.m.-9.30 p.m. ; sat.-sun. 7:00 a.m.-10.00 p.m..
What can you eat for breakfast in the restaurant _________.
A.dumplings. B.beef noodles. C.ice cream. D.french fries.
A.at 6:40 on Saturday morning B.at 9:45 every evening C.at 11:30 every morning D.at 11:30 on Sunday night
A.$ 8 B.$9 C.$10 D.$11
A.iced tea B.orange juice C.green tea D.an egg
A.a reporter. B.an artist. C.a waiter. D.an actor.
People in different _______ like to eat different food. _______ kind of food do people would like ________? For example _______, fried potatoes chips are very _______ . Sometimes people _______ them at home, but they usually go to a fast food restaurant _______ them. They can _______ them in the restaurant _______ bring them away at home. Sometimes, they ________ like to eat them in the park.
A.cities B.countries C.towns D.homes
A.where B.when C.what D.who
A.eat B.to eat C.eating D.eats
A.in a UK B.in an UK C.in the UK D.in UK
A.popular B.large C.small D.cheap
A.cooking B.cooks C.are cooking D.cook
A.buy B.buys C.buying D.to buy
A.has B.have C.to have D.having
A.and B.but C.or D.so
A.too B.also C.either D.and
Do your parents make you do lots of after-school activities? My parents did. I used to listen to them. But now, I decide to think for .
My parents made me do a lot of after-school activities: taking guitar lessons, taking class, playing tennis and doing different kinds of other things.
I didn’t like many of them. I often asked my parents to stop me.
This year, I will stop some activities. I decide to the guitar because I don’t like to play it at all. I think I can learn English by myself at home I won’t go to the English class any more
My mother doesn’t think that I get enough . But I don’t think so.I walk two miles to school every day. I think that is for me. So I don’t want to play tennis.
One day, my mother me to go to a swimming club, but I refused.She was and said,“The more you study, the more skills you will have, and then the more independent you will be.” she’s right, but I really don’t want to go.
Dear friends, am I right? What will you do if you meet the situation?
A.herself B.themselves C.myself D.ourselves
A.Chinese B.English C.math D.science
A.dropping B.offering C.beating D.pushing
A.give up B.make up C.take up D.set up
A.and B.so C.but D.or
A.exercise B.food C.sleep D.study
A.bad B.easy C.important D.enough
A.allowed B.hated C.asked D.helped
A.nervous B.excited C.angry D.glad
A.Instead B.Maybe C.However D.Anyway