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【题目】
He goes home ____________________ to see his parents.
【答案】见解析
【解析】from time to time
【题目】The most world famous novel Harry Potter is written by a British gifted 【1】 __________, J. K. Rowling, who wrote a 【2】 __________ of seven books. It was said that she had the extra 【3】 __________ of looking after baby daughter when she was writing the novel and she mainly wrote 【4】 __________ __________ for 【5】 __________ of money. So it was difficult for her to be successful and she even might have given up before she overcame all the difficulties. She had 【6】__________ to publish a book every year, but 【7】__________ __________ it took her about ten years to complete. Finally her books 【8】 __________ __________ readers of all ages.
And the Harry Potter effect is not only in the English-speaking countries. Her books had been 【9】 __________ __________ more than 55 languages, and thus, Rowling became the first writer 【10】 __________ __________ a billionaire.
【题目】Linda's parents died when she was a baby, and she was __________ by her aunt.
A. turned into
B. raised up
C. grown up
D. brought up
【题目】Three Japanese tourists taking a holiday in Australia got stuck when their GPS told them they could drive from the mainland to an island, failing to mention the 15 kilometres of water and mud in between.
As they drove their hired car from Moreton Bay to nearby North Stradbroke Island, they started to notice the firm surface they were driving on giving way to the well-known bay mud. However, being confident that their GPS would direct them to a road soon, they decided to drive on, managing to travel around 500 metres before their car was up to its tires in mud. To make matters worse, the tide(潮汐) started to come in and soon forced them to seek help and abandon the vehicle. Just four hours later the car was trapped in two metres of water — to the great amusement of onlookers on the shore and passengers on passing boats and ferries.
Yuzu Noda, 21, said she was listening to the GPS and “it told us we could drive down there. It kept saying it would navigate(导航) us to a road. But we got stuck…there’s lots of mud.” She and her travel companions Tomonari Saeki, 22, and Keita Osada, 21, instead had to give up their plans for a day trip to the island and headed back to the Gold Coast of a lift from the RACQ tow truck(吊车) driver who was called to the trapped car. No such luck for the hired car though – after assessing the situation, no attempt was made to recover it. The students from Tokyo, who are due to return home tomorrow, said the experience would not put them off returning to Australia for another visit. Mr. Tomonari said, “It has rained every day on our six day holiday. Hopefully next time we come back it will be sunny.”
The car was covered by insurance, but the tourists will have to pay up to about $1500 in extra charges.
【1】The three Japanese tourists got stuck because .
A. there was no way to the island
B. their GPS was broken during their journey
C. their GPS had given the wrong information
D. their car was not made in Japan
【2】They didn’t abandon their car until .
A. some onlookers went to save them
B. they got stuck in the mud
C. there came the tide
D. they managed to travel around 500 metres
【3】How did these Japanese students get back?
A. They had to walk back to their living place.
B. They had to take a lift from the tow truck driver.
C. They had to repair their GPS and drove back.
D. They had to turn to passengers on boats and ferries.
【4】According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. The passengers saved these students in the end.
B. Mr. Tomonari got very down after the journey.
C. No money has to be paid thanks to insurance.
D. The car was left where it was trapped.
____________________, everyone in the room looked at me in surprise when I came in.
【题目】Energy independence. It has a nice ring to it. Doesn’t it? If you think so, you’re not alone, because energy independence has been the dream of American president for decades, and never more so than in the past few years, when the most recent oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the great recession.
“Energy independence” and its rhetorical (修辞的) companion “energy security” are, however, slippery concepts that are rarely through, though. What is it that we want independence from, exactly?
Most people would probably say that they want to be independent from imported oil. But there are reasons that we buy all that oil from elsewhere.
The first reason is that we need it to keep our economy running. Yes, there is a trickle（涓涓细流）of biofuel（生物燃料）available, and more may become available, but most biofuels cause economic waste and environmental destruction.
Second, Americans have basically decided that they don’t really want to produce all their own oil. They value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad. Vast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection. To what extent are Americans really willing to endure the environmental impacts of domestic energy production in order to cut back imports?
Third, there are benefits to trade. It allows for economic efficiency, and when we buy things from places that have lower production costs than we do, we benefit. And although you don’t read about this much, the United States is also a large exporter of oil products, selling about 2 million barrels of petroleum products per day to about 90 countries.
There is no question that the United States imports a great deal of energy and, in fact, relies on that steady flow to maintain its economy. When that flow is interrupted, we feel the pain in short supplies and higher prices, at the same time, we derive massive economic benefits when we buy the most affordable energy on the world market and when we engage in energy trade around the world.
【1】What does the author think of biofuels?
A. They keep America’s economy running healthily.
B. They prove to be a good alternative to petroleum.
C. They do not provide a sustainable energy supply.
D. They cause serious damage to the environment.
【2】Why does America rely heavily on oil imports?
A. It wants to expand its storage of crude oil.
B. Its own oil reserves are quickly running out.
C. It wants to keep its own environment intact.
D. Its own oil production falls short of demand.
【3】What does the author say about oil trade?
A. It proves profitable to both sides.
B. It improves economic efficiency.
C. It makes for economic prosperity.
D. It saves the cost of oil exploration.
【题目】By the time I arrived at the hospital, his wound __________.
A. had treated
B. was treated
C. treated
D. had been treated
【题目】 All the scientific evidence ______ that increasing use of chemicals in farming______ damaging our health.
A. show; are B. shows; are
C. show; is D. shows; is
【题目】To the readers' disappointment, the leading article in this issue of the magazine is __________ rubbish.
A. a load of
B. a great many
C. many a
D. a number of
