—Go for a picnic this weekend, OK?
—__________. I love getting close to nature.
A.I couldn’t agree more | B.I’m afraid not |
C.I believe not | D.I don’t think so |
According to the Code, visitors should act _______ .
A.with care and respect |
B.with relief and pleasure |
C.with caution and calmness |
D.with attention and observation |
What are you encouraged to do when travelling in New Zealand?
A.Take your own camping facilities. |
B.Bury glass far away from rivers. |
C.Follow the track for the sake of plants. |
D.Observe signs to approach nesting birds. |
Life is like _________ ocean; only ________ strong-willed can reach the other shore.
A.an; a | B.an; the |
C.the; the | D.the; a |
-Can you help me with the maths homework, mom?
-You can't always ________others' help for your homework.Do it by yourself this time, dear.
A.wait on | B.rely on | C.insist on | D.turn on |
University Room Regulations
Approved and Prohibited Items
The following items are approved for use in residential (住宿的) rooms: electric blankets, hair dryers, personal computers, radios, televisions and DVD players. Items that are not allowed in student rooms include: candles, ceiling fans, fireworks, waterbeds, sun lamps and wireless routers. Please note that any prohibited items will be taken away by the Office of Residence Life.
Access to Residential Rooms
Students are provided with a combination (组合密码) for their room door locks upon check-in. Do not share your room door lock combination with anyone. The Office of Residence Life may change the door lock combination at any time at the expense of the resident if it is found that the student has shared the combination with others. The fee is $25 to change a room combination.
Cooking Policy
Students living in buildings that have kitchens are only permitted to cook in the kitchen. Students must clean up after cooking. This is not the responsibility of housekeeping staff. Kitchens that are not kept clean may be closed for use. With the exception of using a small microwave oven (微波炉) to heat food, students are not permitted to cook in their rooms.
Pet Policy
No pets except fish are permitted in student rooms. Students who are found with pets, whether visiting or owned by the student, are subject to an initial fine of $100 and a continuing fine of $50 a day per pet. Students receive written notice when the fine goes into effect. If, one week from the date of written notice, the pet is not removed, the student is referred to the Student Court.
Quiet Hours
Residential buildings must maintain an atmosphere that supports the academic mission of the University. Minimum quiet hours in all campus residences are 11:00 pm to 8:00 am Sunday through Thursday. Quiet hours on Friday and Saturday nights are 1:00 am to 8:00 am. Students who violate quiet hours are subject to a fine of $25.
Which of the following items are allowed in student rooms?
A.Ceiling fans and waterbeds. |
B.Wireless routers and radios. |
C.Hair dryers and candles. |
D.TVs and electric blankets. |
What if a student is found to have told his combination to others?
A.The combination should be changed. |
B.The Office should be charged. |
C.He should replace the door lock. |
D.He should check out of the room. |
What do we know about the cooking policy?
A.A microwave oven can be used. |
B.Cooking in student rooms is permitted. |
C.A housekeeper is to clean up the kitchen. |
D.Students are to close kitchen doors after cooking. |
If a student has kept a cat in his room for a week since the warning, he will face _____.
A.parent visits | B.a fine of $100 |
C.the Student Court | D.a written notice |
When can students enjoy a party in residences?
A.7:00 am, Sunday. | B.7:30 am, Thursday. |
C.11:30 pm, Monday. | D.00:30 am, Saturday. |
——Hi, John. Are you busy?
——
A.Yes.I do agree. |
B.Yes.That would be nice. |
C.No.Are you sure? |
D.No.What’s up? |
After mom died, I began visiting my father every morning before I went to work. He was weak and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note, reading, ‘Drink your juice.” Such a gesture, I knew, was as far as my father had ever been able to do in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned mom, “Why doesn’t father love me?” Mom frowned, “Who said he doesn’t love you?” “Well , he never tells me,” I complained. “He never tells me either.” She said, smiling. “But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That’s how your father tells us he loves us.”
I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. He owned and operated a small scrap metal (废旧金属) business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. He fed scrap steel into a device that chopped it as cleanly as a butcher chops a rack of ribs. The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors, with blades thicker than my father’s body. If he didn’t feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. “Why don’t you hire someone to do that for you?” mom asked him one night as she bent over him and rubbed his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment. “Why don’t you hire a cook?” my father asked, giving her one of his rare smiles.
Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, “I love you, father.” From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.
The author’s father always prepared a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for him because .
A.that was the author’s favorite |
B.he was sure the author would be thirsty |
C.the author was always complaining |
D.that was a gesture of love |
The author’s fathe didn’t hire a helper because .
A.his job was too dangero |
B.his job required high skills |
C.he wanted to save money |
D.he was not good at working with others |
We can infer from the passage that .
A.the author’s father lacked a sense of humor |
B.the author quite understood his father as time went on |
C.the author’s father didn’t love him very much |
D.the author’s father was too strict with him |
What’s the passage about?
A.The proper attitude towards life. |
B.The importance of education. |
C.Silent fatherly love. |
D.Ways to live happily. |
Dear Alice,
I heard from you three days ago. I’m all right.
Good news! We moved to a new flat yesterday! There are more rooms here than in our old one. You know, I shared a room with my sister in the old flat. But now I have my own bedroom! It is small but it’s my favorite room! I can be alone in it. I can read books, draw pictures, listen to my radio and play CDs. I can also play games on my computer and send e-mails to my friends.
I also love the new bigger kitchen. I love helping my mother with our meals. Mom cooks well. She always teaches me how to make different kinds of dishes. She lived in China when she was young, so she can cook Chinese food. It’s delicious.
Write to me soon and tell me about your home. Please get on the Internet so that we can chat with each other.
All good wishes!
Lily and her family moved to a new flat __________.
A.yesterday | B.last week |
C.last month | D.three days ago |
Lily is very happy mainly because ________.
A.she has just heard from Alice |
B.she has got her own bedroom |
C.she has a bigger bedroom now |
D.she shares a room with her sister |
Lily ________ on her computer.
A.reads books and draws pictures |
B.learns to make different dishes |
C.plays CDs and listens to the radio |
D.plays games and sends e-mails |
From the letter we know all the following EXCEPT that ________.
A.there is a computer in Lily’s room |
B.Lily often helps her mother cook |
C.Lily’s mother is good at cooking |
D.Lily’s mother is Chinese |
People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child-care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother .A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents .It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(公墓). On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries and telephone companies do a lot of business during these holidays.
Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?
A.Parents bring up children. |
B.Parents give love and care to children. |
C.Parents educate children to be good persons. |
D.Parents pass away before children grow up. |
What do you know from the passage?
A.Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May. |
B.Fewer women worked outside the home in the past. |
C.Not all the children respect their parents. |
D.Fathers are not as important as mothers at home. |
Which do you think is right about “carnation”?
A.It only has two kinds of color. |
B.It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. |
C.It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes. |
D.People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May. |
The website is very popular. And it’s amazing that __________ designer of it is just __________ nine-year-old child.
A.the; the | B.a; the | C.the; a | D.a; a |
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“I see you’ve got a bit of water on your coat,” said the man at the petrol station. “Is it raining out there?” “No, it’s pretty nice,” I replied, checking my sleeve. “Oh, right. A pony(马驹) bit me earlier.”
As it happened, the bite was virtually painless: more the kind of small bite you might get from a naughty child. The pony responsible was queuing up for some ice cream in the car park near Haytor, and perhaps thought I’d jumped in ahead of him.
The reason why the ponies here are naughty is that Haytor is a tourist-heavy area and tourists are constantly feeding the ponies foods, despite sighs asking them not to. By feeding the ponies, tourists increase the risk of them getting hit by a car, and make them harder to gather during the area’s annual pony drift(迁移).
The purpose of a pony drift is to gather them up so their health can be checked, the baby ones can be stooped from feeding on their mother’s milk, and those who’ve gone beyond their limited area can be returned to their correct area. Some of them are also later sold, in order to limit the number of ponies according to the rules set by Natural England.
Three weeks ago, I witnessed a small near-disaster a few mils west of here. While walking, I noticed a pony roll over on his back. “Hello!” I said to him, assuming he was just rolling for fun, but he was very still and, as I got closer, I saw him kicking his legs in the air and breathing heavily. I began to properly worry about him. Fortunately, I managed to get in touch with a Dartmoor’s Livestock Protection officer and send her a photo. The officer immediately sent a local farmer out to check on the pony. The pony had actually been trapped between two rocks. The farmer freed him, and he began to run happily around again.
Dartmoor has 1,000 or so ponies, who play a critical role in creating the diversity of species in this area. Many people are working hard to preserve these ponies, and trying to come up with plans to find a sustainable(可持续的) future for one of Dartmoor’s most financially-troubled elements.
Why are tourists asked not to feed the ponies?
A.To protect the tourists from being bitten |
B.To keep the ponies off the petrol station |
C.To avoid putting the ponies in danger |
D.To prevent the ponies from fighting |
One of the purposes of the annual pony drift is ______________.
A.to feed baby ponies on milk |
B.to control the number of ponies |
C.to expand the habitat for ponies |
D.to sell the ponies at a good price |
What as the author’s first reaction when he saw a pony roll on its back?
A.He freed it from the trap |
B.He called a protection officer |
C.He worried about it very much |
D.He thought of it as being naughty |
What does the author imply about the preservation of Dartmoor’s ponies?
A.It lacks people’s involvement. |
B.It costs a large amount of money |
C.It will affect tourism in Dartmoor. |
D.It has caused an imbalance of species |
--Did you enjoy the party?
--Yes,we___by our hosts.
A.were treated | B.would be treated. |
C.treated | D.had treated |
He gave himself a new name to hide his ____ when he went to carry out the secret task.
A.emotion | B.talent |
C.identity | D.treasure |