1.凱特擅長于跳舞。

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2.她不僅要努力學習，而且要花很多時間跳舞。

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3.她想知道如何才能在學業(yè)和愛好之間獲取平衡。

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4.幸運的是，她的老師給她提供了一些有用的建議。

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5.她的成功基于她老師的幫助和支持。

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1.當時我懷疑我是否別無選擇只能放棄了。

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2.那部正在上映的電影真感人!

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3.這個女孩加入我們讀書俱樂部多久了?

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4.對我們來說每天喝足夠的水保持健康是很重要的。

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5.考試時再怎么仔細也不為過。

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1.人生有夢想對每個人來說非常重要。

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2.不是每個人都能成功實現(xiàn)自己的夢想。

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3.你要記住如果你堅持嘗試，總有一天你會成功的。

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4.當這個激動人心的時刻到來的時候，你會感到多么幸福啊!

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5.不要忘了和你的朋友分享你的幸福。

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1.請帶他們?nèi)�參觀你校閱覽室好嗎?

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2.讓我們驚訝的是，他在期末考試中獨占鰲頭。

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3.這些舊照片經(jīng)常讓我想起許多年前家鄉(xiāng)的面貌。

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4.我們被告知要對任何可能的危險提高警惕。

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5.今天早上我起得很早為了能觀看升旗儀式。

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1.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。

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2.應(yīng)該采取更多行動來保護環(huán)境。

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3.他寧可步行回家也不愿花很多錢打的。

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4.你能想象22世紀生活將會是什么樣嗎?

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5.隨著時間的推移，中國正變得越來越富強。

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Death Valley，one of America's great national parks，is a place of strange and silent beauty. As beautiful as this place is, its name provides evidence(跡象)of very real danger. Death Valley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous extremes. There are mountains that reach more than 3，000 meters into the sky. "There is a place called Badwater that is the lowest area of land in the Western Hemisphere. If there were water there，it would be 86 meters below the level of the ocean.

Death Valley can be dangerously cold during the winter months. Storms in the mountains can produce sudden flooding on the floor of the Valley. The air temperature during the summer has been as high as 57℃. The sun can heat the ground so that the temperature of the rocks and soil can be as high as 74℃. The extreme heat of Death Valley has ever killed people. It will continue to kill those who do not honor this extreme climate. Death Valley does not forgive those who are not careful.

Death Valley is a good example of the violence(暴力)of nature. It contains evidence of several ancient volcanoes that caused huge explosions. Evidence of one of these explosions is called Ubehebe Crater. The explosion left a huge hole in the ground almost a kilometer and a half wide.

In many areas of Death Valley it is easy to see where the ground has been pushed up strongly by movement deep in the Earth. This movement has created unusual and beautiful rock formations. Some are red. Others are dark brown，gray，yellow or black. Other areas of rock look as if some huge creature heavily broke and twisted the Earth to create unusual, sometimes frightening shapes.

In other parts of Death Valley there are lines in the rock that show clearly that this area was deep under an ocean for many thousands of years. Much of the alley is flat and very dry. In fact, scientists believe it is the driest place in the United States.

Death Valley, part of the Great Mojave Desert, is a huge place. It extends more than 225 kilometers across the southern part of California, and across the border with Nevada.

1.Which of the underlined word "twisted" in Paragraph 4 most possibly means .

A. 提供 B. 引起 C. 延伸 D. 扭曲

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The water in Badwater is 86 meters below the level of the ocean.

B. The highest air temperature in summer can reach as high as 74℃.

C. There might have been sea-born lives living in Death Valley.

D. The ground has been pushed up hard by explosions of volcanoes.

3.Why were some people killed by Death Valley?

A. Because they didn't respect Death Valley and thus they were punished.

B. Because several volcanoes broke out and caused huge explosions.

C. Because they were not careful enough to take with them what they needed.

D. Because it is very hot in summer and dangerously cold in winter.

The police are looking for robbers who stole valuable diamonds from the jewelry show at the City Centre yesterday evening. The owner reported that a necklace was taken by a young couple. It was worth $1.5 million. Witnesses said that a couple caught their eyes because they seemed too young to be interested in such expensive jewelry. In his store, a salesman said that the couple were dressed in clothing that seemed too casual(隨便)for the jewelry show. According to a saleswoman who talked with them, the couple said that they were interested in a special necklace for the woman to wear at their wedding next month. The man said that he was a well-known sportsman, so many reporters and guests would come to the wedding ceremony.

The saleswoman left the couple looking at the necklace when she went to help an elderly man who fell out of his wheelchair. Unfortunately, when she got back, the couple and the necklace were gone. The police have realized that the old man was part of the robbery plan.

The police think the same gang(伙;群)of thieves robbed a hotel downtown last month. At that time, a woman was checking in when two men with guns threatened the hotel clerk. Although the clerk was very brave, he had to hand them about $1,500. Strangely, the woman who was checking in didn't seem afraid at all and she disappeared before the police arrived. The police are working hard to find the criminals.

1.What is the value of the missing necklace believed to be?

A. $1,500 B. $15,000 C. $150,000 D. $1,500,000

2.Why did the couple attract the salesman's attention? Because .

A. their clothes were too casual B. the woman wore a special necklace

C. hey seemed like reporters D. they were arguing out loud

3.The underlined word "threaten" in the last paragraph means " " in Chinese.

A. 追趕 B. 責罵 C. 威脅 D. 偷竊

4.This passage is possibly .

A. a science fiction B. a news report

C. an advertisement D. a children's story

Gareth Ellis, 13, is the youngest son of Alan, an engineer, and Kath, a teacher. His older brothers work in banking and computers, but Gareth's dream was always to become a clown(小丑).Three years ago, Alan, Kath and Gareth joined the circus(馬戲團). People laugh when we tell them,' saysKath. 'But it's true. Gareth has wanted to be a clown since we took him to the circus when he was three.'

When Alan lost his job, he and Kath decided to see if they could find full-time circus jobs. They both got jobs with a famous circus and Gareth began training to become a clown. He calls himself Bippo. They travel with the circus during the summer and return home for the winter. Gareth's brothers are old enough to look after the house while they are away.

'I can't say it was easy,' says Kath. 'There was a lot to think about and organize. We only had a car and a very small caravan(大篷車)to sleep in, and we were leaving behind our lovely house. The only thing Gareth missed was his long, hot baths.'

'People ask about my education,' says Gareth, 'but from the beginning, wherever we go, someone has always come to teach me. I follow the same books as everyone back at school and I've got a computer. I've never fallen behind my classmates.'

And the future? 'It was a difficult decision,' says Kath, 'but there was no other way to teach Gareth about being a clown. I'm happy to say it's working, and we're enjoying it.' And Gareth? 'I'm going to be the main clown in a circus one day', he says, 'perhaps Bippo's circus.'

1.In the article, the writer is trying to .

A. talk about the best way to educate a child B. give details about how to join the circus

C. describe how one family changed their lives D. advise what to do when you lose the job

2.Alan and Kath joined the circus because .

A. they wanted to spend time travelling in the summer

B. they needed money in order to buy a bigger car

C. their older sons needed their house for themselves

D. their youngest son wanted to train as a performer

3.When they first join the circus, Kath .

A. found things difficult B. did not have enough to do

C. wanted to go back home D. was not able to sleep properly

4.Which postcard did Gareth write just after he joined the circus?

A. B.

C. D.

It has been around for centuries,but up until very recently,traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) wasn't fully accepted abroad. The 2001 film Treatment(《刮痧》)tells the story of a Chinese man in the US who's charged with guasha, a form of TCM treatment, to cure his grandson's disease.

During the last 10 years or so, however, TCM has been getting increasingly popular all over the world. A report says this style of health care, which includes different forms like herbal medicine and exercise, has spread to 183 countries and areas.

"We have set up 10 TCM centers outside China, and all of them are popular among locals," said Wang Guoqiang at a news meeting on Dec 6. "Governments of 86 countries and areas have signed agreements with the Chinese government on TCM corporation(合作)."

One of the reasons behind the growing popularity of TCM is the increase of scientific research into it. And after Tu Youyou-the Chinese scientist who discovered the anti-malaria(抗瘧疾)drug qinghaosu(青蒿素)-won the Nobel Prize, TCM became even more famous all over the world.

However, all these achievements in TCM don't mean that it's problem-free. Over the years,TCM has faced challenges in being able to prove that it has certain effects.

Some researchers have suggested TCM should be more exact and work together with western medicine.

"Bringing together with western medicine and TCM, rather than being in competition, is where the potential(潛力)for great effects is," said Bernhard Schwartlander,the China representative(代表)of the World Health Organization.

1.The film Treatment is mentioned in the first paragraph is to .

A. show TCM is increasingly popular

B. introduce the film Treatment to readers

C. prove TCM is not fully accepted abroad

D. arouse readers' interest in Chinese medicine

2.We can learn from the passage that .

A. TCM is not exact in curing diseases

B. 10 TCM centers abroad are all set up by locals

C. 86 countries have cooperated with China on TCM

D. Tu Youyou's success contributes to the popularity of TCM

3.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. A Report on TCM B. TCM&Western Medicine

C. Opinions about TCM D. TCM Treatment Spreads

Margeaux Wolberg was sitting with the other 12-year-olds in her class when one of the girls turned to her and asked, "Is your mom dead?"

She never came to school like the other mothers to volunteer in the library or help the teachers. It was always Margeaux's dad who did that.

Margeaux reached for her computer, typed a few words into Google and showed her classmate a list of information with her mother's name and job titles, from CEO at Salesforce.com to her present role as vice-president of technology business operations at PayPal. "See, my mom's not dead," she said. "My mom's famous."

Kirsten Wolberg, 45, tells this story with pride. She is not trapped by an uneasy feeling these days when she has to miss a school play. Instead she is glad that her two daughters are growing up with such a strong role model: a woman in a high-powered job in Silicon Valley.

Long before neither of her kids was born, Wolberg and her future husband Michael had a talk about how they would divide household and childcare duties. "I said, 'Listen, one of the things that's really important to me is to have a parent at home full time, '" she remembers. "'And it can't be me.'"

Michael Wolberg, 43, worked for years for a medicine company. But when Margeaux was born, he offered to give up his job and became a stay-at-home dad. And he has never felt sorry for himself. Spending 12 hours a day alone with a child suits his personality better than an office, he says, and much better than it would ever suit his wife.

"She's spent many, many years trying to get to the place where she is and even further," he says, "and this lifestyle of cleaning the floor and changing diapers(尿片)and all kinds of other things are not for her."

1.From the first three paragraphs we know that Margeaux felt .

A. sorry for her mother B. proud of her mother

C. hurt by her classmates D. thankful to her mother

2.According to the passage, Kirsten .

A. finds it hard to get her kids' understanding B. is as successful in her career as her husband

C. feels sorry for not helping in her kids' school D. is glad to have set a good example to her kids

3.Why did Michael choose to be a stay-at-home dad?

A. He was tired of his job.

B. He was forced to leave the job.

C. He is more suitable by nature to stay at home.

D. He and his wife reached an agreement after the kids' birth.

4.From the passage we can learn that .

A. Kirsten can achieve greater success in her career

B. Kirsten is neither a good wife nor a qualified mother

C. Michael loves his kids better than his wife does

D. Michael regrets making the decision to stay at home