Camels certainly like eating green grass, not dry grass. But (strange), camels always keep looking for dry grasstheir stomachs are filled up.
A classmate of (I) whose home is on the edge of Turpan Basin in Xinjiang told me his home has two camels; he said you could imagine a camel’s appetite, for it can slowly swallow dozens of kilograms of hay (干草).I asked him camels eat hay, not green grass. He said the camel is a kind of animal with strong sense of suffering,(fear) its master letting it travel through the desert the next day, and the hay in its stomach is more hunger-resistantgreen grass.
The camel has the best tolerance. Unfortunately, many people can only see a camel’s outstanding performance, but few understand its (prepare) made for it.
Life, a camel traveling through the desert, (need) the adequate accumulation, but not everyone can understand it.
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Umbrella is what we easily forget and leave behind in our daily life. When the weather is fine, we certainly don’t think of it; only when it's raining, we’ll carry it purposefully. But as soon as the rain stops, most likely we’ll forget we’ve put it. It has to wait patiently and pitifully for owner to claim it, otherwise it’ll remain alone as a deserted umbrella.
Once I suddenly found my longtime (use) umbrella “disappeared” I really got lost and regretted quite some time my own carelessness.
Several days later, out of my (expect), I saw it quietly stand in a corner of the house where I worked. I was extremely glad to regain it. Looking carefully at it, though it was so familiar me, I found for the first time its wooden handle (wear)out as a result of repeated rain-wash for years. I sought for it only when I needed it. It occurred to me that I should have paid (much) attention to it.
It sets me thinking. Around us there are always people giving us support in silence just like umbrella that protects us from the rain or any wretched weather. Will gou think of those individuals have helped you get through difficlty when you are leading a comfortable life?
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My Italian Grandmother was a wonderful woman.I always felt blessed growing up in her home a boy.She worked hard,laughed loud,and was never afraid of life threw at her.
When she fell and broke her hip in her eighties,my Dad (force) to admit that he could no longer take care of her at home.It was with a heavy heart Dad moved Grandmother into a nursing home.
Our whole family gathered together for her 90th birthday in the nursing home dining room.It was a wonderful celebration of her life and the love we all had her.
Shortly after that birthday,however,life gave her the (tough) challenge of all as age and illness started to take her mind from her too.The Dementia(痴呆) grew worse and worse.At times when I visited her she didn’t know I was.During one of these visits I was holding her hand while she slept.When she awoke,her eyes stared at me and I could tell she didn’t recognize .She looked down at my hand(hold) hers and instead of pulling hers away,she smiled at me.Then she closed her eyes and went(peace) back to sleep.I could see then that even though her mind didn’t remember me,her spirit still remembered love.
How Learning Habits Influence On Learning Results. It’s useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous saying “Good habits lead to good endings.”, shows the importance of habits.
“An apple a day keeps doctor away .”also shows how a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body., good learning habits can help us gain great learning results(include) high scores and abundant knowledge. At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitudesthe content of our learning. Obviously, a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations.we can see, cultivating a good habit is so important I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits----keep a learning diary every day. We can start the habit bywrite) learning summary and remember to record something impressive and(mean). Keep it in mind, and gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.
What’s more, I find out that I still have some bad learning habits as well. I can concentrate on reading for a short time and I ( conquer) this problem by spending more effort on concentration practice.
I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.
语法填空,阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Styrofoam is a plastic with a bad reputation.
It cannot be recycled without releasing(释放) dangerous (pollute)into the air. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (say) it is the fifth largest creator of dangerous waste.
Scientists from the U.S. and China have discovered that mealworms can digest plastic. One mealworm can digest a pill-sized amount of plastic a day.
Study co-author Wei-Min Wu says that in 24 hours, the plastic (turn) into carbon dioxide.
Are the worms hurt by (eat)plastic? The study found that worms eating Styrofoam were as (health)as worms eating bran(糠).
Styrofoam is a light-weight material, about 95 percent air, with very good insulation properties(绝缘性), according to Earthsource.org. It is used in products from (cup) that keep your drinks hot or cold to packaging material protects items during shipping.
“Solving problem of plastic pollution is important. Landfill space is becoming limited.”says Wu, a Stanford University environmental engineering instructor.
About 33-million tons of plastic are thrown away in the United States every year. Plastic plates, cups and containers take 25 percent to 30 percent of space in America's landfills. One Styrofoam cup takes more than 1 million years (recycle) in a landfill, according to Cleveland State University.
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Snake dishes have become popular in_____ (recently) years. Snake meat in ______(vary ) flavors (风味) can ________ (see) in restaurant ads very often. Eating snake seems to be now in vogue(盛行), and if you haven’t eaten a snake yet, you are considered “out of date”. But I wonder __________ all the trends are worth ______ (follow).
Some people may defend themselves by saying that snake meat is nutritious . But these people don’t realize that many parasites(寄生虫),_______ do harm to our health, are found inside snakes.
According ______ a survey, about 1000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China and sometimes as many as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in Shenzhen in a single day!
These figures warns us that if no action is taken, _____ number of snakes will drop and make an increase in ____(mouse) and worms population, which will result in a decrease(减产) of crop output. Who will see such tragedy happen?
So let’s start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect _________.”
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W: What do you think of the football match we (watch) yesterday afternoon?
M: Very (excite). The two teams did very well in the match and it was really close game.
W: I enjoyed it very much too. I have never seen a more interesting game so far this year.
M: I had expected it to be a wonderful match because of the teams had excellent players.
W: I’m sorry I missed the first part of it.
M: You were late for the match? What for?
W: I was filled with (anxious) to see the match and fell off my bike on the way. My legs hurt,
I had to ride my bike slowly. It took me quite some time I got to the sports field.
M: I’m sorry to hear that. Were your legs hurt?
W: Yes, but not very serious. I only got my skin (scratch) and bled a little.
M: You (see) a doctor first.
W: But I didn’t think it necessary. I cleaned my skin and then started again.
M: How long were you late for the match? time was it when you got to the sports field?
W: When I got to the sports field, it was already three twenty.
M: Three twenty? Oh, you were twenty minutes late for the match. You missed a very wonderful part
of the match.
W: Yeah. It was really a pity.
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What is your favourite cartoon? It may be (difficulty) for you to decide.But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one.
When Lang (be) two years old, he saw Tom playing piano.This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him (learn) to play the piano well.His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang the world.Lang Lang became a good piano student at three.Ever since, the boy has been doing better better.In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college.
Lang Lang's performances are energetic.He is well-known for (make)facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano.
The road to ( succeed)has never been easy.Lang's father stopped his job to look him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money.But Lang considers (him)lucky and believes he should give something back.He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.
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Every winter in Alaska a race is held. But this is no ordinary race. Teams of dogs pull sleds(雪橇)along the snow and ice, ____ (carry) up to 500 kg of supplies. A single driver is in charge of each team, and stands on the sled. This race ___ (know) as Iditarod runs from the town of Anchorage to the village of Nome, a journey of more than l,800 kilometers. It usually takes the teams about ten days to complete the course.
The Iditarod is usually run in _____ (extreme) difficult weather conditions.Daytime _____ (temperature) range from zero to minus 40 degrees. Visibility(能见度)is often very poor, so drivers never allow _____ (them) to become separated from their team of dogs. ____ , the drivers depend almost entirely on the dogs for their survival.
The origin of the race ______ (go) back many years to a time ____ some medicine needed to be taken from Anchorage to Nome, a very remote village. Because of severe weather, the only way to send the medicine ____ (be) to use dogs. Happily, the medicine was delivered just _____ time to save lives. To celebrate the heroic journey, Alaskans developed the Iditarod.
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I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how (excite) I was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how (ride) it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt (extreme) nervous and I was afraid that I would fall off and hurt (me). My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get the bike. While I was riding, he was running along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over. I was so (grate) to him for his help.
As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, I heard my uncle shouting, “You are riding it by yourself now!” I was both excited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but if I fell off? Could I use the brakes to stop? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold of the bike. I (slow) down and came to a stop. My heart was still beating fast when I got off the bike. (late) that day, having learnt how to get on the bike and get off it, I felt like I was walking on air! I am still thankful to my uncle for teaching me to ride a bike on my (nine) birthday.
语法填空,阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Nicolaus Copernicus was born in a wealthy family in 1473 in Poland. In 1496, he went to Italy where he (study) law and medicine and so on until he came back to his homeland in 1506. He later worked for the church till he died in 1543. Copernicus lived in a time people still believed everything moved around the earth in universe. But through his years of (observe) and mathematical calculations, Copernicus became confused because he found the earth was not the centre of the solar system. He kept improving his new theory until he felt it was complete in 1514. He suggested that the earth (spin) while going round the sun. His friends were enthusiastic and encouraged to publish his ideas, but Copernicus was cautious. He didn’t want (attack) by Christian Church. Finally, as he lay dying in 1543, he put the theory that the sun, not the earth, is the centre of the solar system.
Copernicus has set a good example to us, sticking to the (science) truth and bravely breaking away the old view.
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Janine: Hi, Nicholas, how was your class today?
Nicholas: Not bad, but I have this student,____(name) Bill, who just refuses to do group work.
Janine: Do you know why?
Nicholas: In my view, he thinks he’s__ smart to be there. According_ his parents, he has an IQ of 170, and finds school _ (bore).
Janine: Did you tell them___ (have) a high IQ doesn’t guarantee(保证) success? I mean, if he has no social skills he’s not going to get far in life.
Nicholas: I tried to, but I didn’t really know__ to say.
Janine: If I were you, I’d tell them EQ is just as important __ IQ. Students with a high EQ often get __ (far) in life, because they’re open-minded and like communicating. These are the skills__ are going to guarantee success outside the classroom. If a student can’t communicate, he’ll never get __ job! Social skills are so important today.
Nicholas: That’s true. Thanks a lot. I’ll try and talk to his parents again.
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I adopted a black-and-white young pig. He’d follow ( I ) and my dog around and even learnt__to bring back a tennis ball. After Angus grew too big our backyard, he went to my uncle’s farm where we’d pay a visit __him weekly with food. But when we couldn’t find him after several months, we decided that he’d wandered off or passed away . My uncle happened __(have) a friend who owned a pig farm about 4 km away. One day, his friend saw a large pig that seemed (be) at a loss. At the __(suggest) of my uncle, he threw a tennis ball. The pig fetched it __(immediate) and brought it__. It was Angus! Now Angus is starting to enjoy _(him) at the pig farm with all the other pigs.
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In the United States, there were 222 people (report) to be billionaires (亿万富翁) in 2003. The (rich) of these is Bill Gates, worth least $ 41 billion, who made his money starting the company Microsoft. Mr. Gates was only 21 years old he first helped to set up the company in 1976. He was a billionaire by the time he was 31.
, there are still some other people who have made lots of money at even (young) ages. Other young people who have struck it rich include Jackie Coogan and Shirley Temple. of these child actors made over a million dollars (act) in movies before they were 14. But youngest billionaire is Albert von Thurn und Taxis of Germany, who, in 2001, inherited (继承) a billion dollars when he turned 18!
语法填空,阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Edison was one of the greatest scientists that greatly shaped modem society.
When he was seven, Edison's family moved from Ohio to Michigan after his father got a job there. Because of hearing problems, he had difficulty (follow) the lessons and often ran away from school. However, he used the time (read) books and set up a laboratory in his home. But the smell from his laboratory was often so strong his mother had to stop him from carrying out any more experiments at home.
At the age of twelve, Edison got a job on the Grand Trunk Railway. There, he made use of an abandoned (被抛弃的) car his laboratory. During that time, he(success) developed a device (设备) that could send messages. By 1869, Edison' s inventions in telegraphy were widely accepted, made him decide to leave the job and become a full-time(invent). Edison's most' "well-known" inventions included the electric light bulb, microphones and so on. In explaining he could come up with so many inventions, Edison said "Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration."
Edison (die) at the age of 84 on October 18, 1931. At the time of his death, he was still doing experiments in his laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey. He clearly enjoyed his work and lived life to fullest.