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| Sunday 8:30-11:30 Personal Inventions You can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions. | Monday 19:00-21:00 Space and Man Dr. Thomas West If you want to know more about the universe. |
| Wednesday 19:30-21:00 Modern Medicine Mrs. Lucy Green Would you like to know medical science? | Friday 18:30-21:00 Computer Science Mr. Harry Morison from Harvard University, US Learn to use Windows XP. |
| 1-4: ADCB | |
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| Britain Today Food British people like good food,and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular-30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips! Sports British people don"t do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf-and only 6% of people play football (but 32% go to watch it ). Cinema and TV Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day-two quarters more than women. Holidays British people love going on holiday, and have 56 million holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren"t in the UK-27% are in Spain,10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn"t very good! | |
| 1. Which food could be more popular among British adults, a hamburger or fish and chips? | |
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| A. A hamburger. B. Fish and chips. C. Both. D. Neither. | |
| 2. Those who are interested in movies are ____. | |
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| A. men B. women C. old people D. young people | |
| 3. How long do British women spend watching TV every day? | |
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| A. Three hours. B. Three hours and a half C. Two hours D. Two hours and a half | |
| 4. British people"s favorite country for a holiday is ____. | |
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| A. Spain B. France C. America D. Australia | |
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| It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. Fortunately, the moments are usually not obvious to the listeners. Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser. When such moments occur, don"t worry about them, just continue as if nothing happened. Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that don"t really matter. If you have ever listened to Martin Luther King"s famous speech -"I have a dream", you may notice that he stumbles (结巴) his words twice during the speech. Most likely, however, you don"t remember. Why? Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making. People care a lot about making mistakes in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication. They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition. But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performer. They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that express the speaker"s ideas clearly and directly. Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speakers" attractiveness by making him more human. As you work on your speech, don"t worry about being imperfect. Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely. | |
| 1. The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will _____. | |
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| A. be smarter than you B. notice your mistakes C. do better than you D. know what you are talking about | |
| 2. You don"t remember obvious mistakes in a speech because _____. | |
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| A. your attention is on the content B. you don"t fully understand the speech C. you don"t know what the speaker plans to say D. you find the way of speech-making more important | |
| 3. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. | |
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| A. giving a speech is like giving a performance B. one or two mistakes in a speech may not be bad C. the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is made D. the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be | |
| 4. What would be the best title of the passage? | |
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| A. How to Be a Perfect Speaker B. How to Make a Perfect Speech C. Don"t Expect a Perfect Speech D. Don"t Expect Mistakes in a Speech | |
| 5. Which of the following statements is true? | |
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| A. If you are careful enough, you can make a perfect speech. B. Speech-making is a kind of performance. C. Listeners are not judges and they pay more attention to the message. D. Martin Luther King is not a good speaker. | |
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| When a friend is sad about a tragedy (悲剧), it"s hard to know how to comfort (安慰) him/ her. But the worst thing you can do is say nothing. It could mean that you don"t care. You don"t have to say much. A single supportive phrase doesn"t require absolutely perfect words to break the ice. Here are some conversation starters when difficult situations have your tongue tied. 1. A friend loses his baby. Don"t say:"Don"t worry. You"re so young. You"ll have another baby." Do say:" I"m so sorry. I can"t begin to imagine what you are going through, but if you want to talk about it, call me anytime." 2. A guy deserts your friend. Don"t say:"I never liked that rat bastard (坏蛋) anyway!" ( If the couple winds up reconciling (和解), you could end up losing your friend.) Do say:"Breaking up is always hard to deal with, but I"m here for you, whatever you need." 3. A friend has a death in the family. Don"t say:"It"s God"s will." or "I know exactly how you feel." Do say:"I"m sorry about your loss. What can I do to help?" 4. A friend loses a job suddenly. Don"t say:" Work is always boring. Those employers didn"t suit you!" Do say:" I"m sorry for that, but I know there"s an even better job waiting for you there. Let"s think about possibilities." 5. Someone"s pet dies. Don"t say:"Gee! It was only a cat!" or "My roommate doesn"t like her dog and she is getting rid of her dog. Do you want it?" Do say:"I"m sorry, she was such a great cat. How long did you have it?" | |
| 1. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined part "have your tongue tied"? | |
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| A. make your tongue shut B. tie your tongue in order not to say. C. have no suitable words to say. D. say what you want freely. | |
| 2. As a whole, what"s the best way to comfort your friend troubled with a tragedy? | |
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| A. To show your sorrow and offer your help. B. To try to make the tragedy less serious. C. To tell your friend not to think about it any more. D. To do your best to make him/her cheerful again. | |
| 3. Though your friend is deserted, you"d better not say dirty words about her/ his friend because _____. | |
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| A. they might get along well again and you might be deserted B. your friend might not like you to say that against her / his friend C. it may be a sign that you don"t care for your friend D. your friend might hate you in the future | |
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| Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father, "But, Dad, you can"t be healthy if you"re dead." Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt-a mistake 75% of US population make every day. The big question is why. There have been many myths (误区) about safety belt ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common. Myth Number One: It"s best to be "thrown clear" of a serious accident. Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to "throw you clear" is able going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are you"ll have traveled through a windshield (挡风玻璃) or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times in cases where people are "thrown clear". Myth Number Two: Safety-belts "trap" people in cars that are burning or sinking in water. Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious (昏迷) due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situation, not to be trapped in them. Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren"t needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour (mph). Truth: When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 metres. | |
| 1. Why did Elizabeth say to her father, "But, Dad, you can"t be healthy if you"re dead"? | |
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| A. He was driving at great speed. B. He was running across the street. C. He didn"t have his safety belt on. D. He didn"t take his medicine on time. | |
| 2. The reason father was in a hurry to get home was that he _____. | |
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| A. wasn"t feeling very well B. hated to drive in the dark C. wanted to take some exercise D. didn"t want to be caught by the people | |
| 3. According to the text, to be"thrown clear" of a serious accident is very dangerous because you _____. | |
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| A. may be knocked down by other cars. B. may get seriously hurt thrown out of the car C. may find it impossible to get away from the seat D. may get caught in the car door | |
| 4. Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe _____. | |
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| A. the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident B. they will be unable to think clearly in an accident C. they will be caught when help comes D. cars catch fire easily | |
| 5. What is the advice given in the test? | |
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| A. Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour. B. Try your best to save yourself in a car accident. C. Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving. D. Drive slowly while you"re not wearing a safety belt. | |
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| Sunny Nowadays they are giving homework even during the holidays and I hate that very much. But I think there is a reason for it. Homework is given so that we can remember whatever we have learnt. Regular drilling and repetition make perfect. But teachers have started to give too much homework. Anything in excess (过度) is bad. So homework should be given with the idea of giving students a practice and not to overwork them. Jane What"s the use of just homework without allowing children to get an insight (洞察) into the subject? It just makes them bookworms but nothing else. Homework such as writing some things 5 times at home will just make them memorize things but not put them into use. I regret to say that teachers find it easy to bundle (归拢) the children with homework rather than making them get interested to understand what they learn. The same trend continues even in college. I find that most of the so-called high scorers are unable to answer simple things in an interview. Sally It is OK to give homework. But it should be given less. We are spending most of our time in school and at least we must be free in our home. If you give homework, we will be very tired and we wouldn"t be able to pay attention to extra-curricular (课外的) activities, which in turn may affect our physical and mental health. So please give less homework to us. Johnson It is part of our work to give students homework. There will be some punishments if we won"t do our work. So I have to do that though I know such a teacher is not liked by students. | |
| 1. Who thinks that too much homework may do harm to students" physical and mental health? | |
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| A. Sunny B. Jane C. Sally D. Johnson | |
| 2. Who thinks homework should helps students learn something practical? | |
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| A. Sunny B. Jane C. Sally D. Johnson | |
| 3. According to the last paragraph, why do teachers give students homework? | |
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| A. Because they care more about students"mental health. B. Because they find it easy to control students in this way. C. Because they will be punished if they don"t give homework. D. Because they want students to get interested in their studies. | |
| 4. What problem do the speakers talk about? | |
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| A. Whether students should be punished without doing homework. B. What kind of homework should be given to students. C. What role homework plays in helping students to learn. D. Whether teachers should give homework to students. |