题目内容
.These are all ________houses for the homeless.
A. newly – building B. newly-builder C. new - building D. newly - built
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As you grow older, you’ll be faced with some challenging decisions—like whether to cut class or try cigarettes．Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when other people get involved and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder．People who are your age, like your classmates, are called peers．When they try to influence how you act, to get you to do something, it’s called peer pressure．
Peers can have a positive influence on each other．Maybe another student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in the solar system．Maybe you got others excited about your new favorite book, and now everyone’s reading it．These are examples of how peers positively influence each other．
Sometimes peers influence each other in negative ways．For example, a few kids in school might try to get you to cut class with them; your soccer friend might try to convince you to be mean to another player and never pass him the ball．
It is tough to be the only one who says “no” to peer pressure, but you can do it．Paying attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do．
You’ve probably had a parent or teacher advising you to “choose your friends wisely．” Peer pressure is a big reason why they say this．If you choose friends who don’t cut class, smoke cigarettes, or lie to their parents, then you probably won’t do these things either, even if other kids do．
If you continue to face peer pressure and you’re finding it difficult to handle, talk to someone you trust．Don’t feel guilty if you’ve made a mistake or two．
1.For whom is the passage most probably written?
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A．Students． |
B．Parents． |
C．Teachers． |
D．Doctors． |
2.In the last three paragraphs, the author mainly_____．
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A．explains why friendship is so important |
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B．gives advice on how to deal with peer pressure |
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C．discusses how peers influence us |
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D．shows how to make more good friends |
3.Which of following may help handle peer pressure?
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A．Spending more time with classmates． |
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B．Taking up more relaxing hobbies． |
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C．Choosing friends with no bad habits． |
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D．Helping others who are in trouble． |
4.What is the topic of the passage?
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A．Friendship． |
B．Making decisions |
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C．Self-confidence |
D．Peer pressure |
What is great art? On the one hand, we can all see that great art is old art which is called great. But how do we know which art of our own times is great, and which will be forgotten? And who decides?
These are important questions, for the great art of the past often was not considered great during its own time. When Shakespeare and Charles Dickens were writing, for example, most critics considered them as hack (平庸的) writers with little or no literary ability.
Similarly, Van Gogh and many of the other Impressionist painters of the late nineteenth century were not allowed to participate in events involving what were thought to be the "real" painters of the time, and often they were very poor. Yet today their paintings often sell for millions of dollars, while those so-called "real" painters are now barely remembered.
So what makes great art? Can, for example, rock music be great art? Music videos? Cartoons and comics? Those who call themselves critics of the fine arts often have been the last to recognize great art in the past, and we can probably expect this to be the situation today.
Critics often don’t recognize great art because they tend to be prejudiced against what is popular. Popular works, whether they are novels, movies, or comics, are usually considered to be produced for the sake of money only, and not for the sake of art.
But popularity, it seems to me, is one of the three signs that a present-day work of art may come to be thought of as great. The other two are that it is groundbreaking, and that it is inherently (内在的) beautiful.
Many works have one or even two of these qualities of being popular, unusual, and beautiful. But having all the three often will mean that a work of art will someday be seen to be great, though it may take a good spoonful of time, such as a century or two, to know for sure.
1.The first paragraph is intended to__________.
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A．lead to the following and arouse the reader’s curiosity |
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B．introduce some real painters to the readers |
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C．introduce the questions the writer wants to answer |
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D．explain what kind of art will become popular |
2.The author used the examples of Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Van Gogh to prove _____.
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A．these masters’ works have some shortcomings |
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B．these masters wouldn’t have been so successful without the critics |
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C．truly beautiful works of art are never understood when first created |
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D．great masters are often not acknowledged while they were alive |
3.According to the author, great works _______.
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A．may be presented in different forms |
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B．are generally valued by critics |
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C．are thought valuable because of their sale price |
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D．will lose their value if they’re not accepted |
4.What can be inferred from the passage?
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A．Critics have changed their attitudes to great works. |
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B．Most of the opinions of critics are valueless. |
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C．The work of art itself, not the critics, determines its greatness. |
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D．Works of Impressionist painters will be great one day. |
Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again, he is driven by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly, then a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of. It is therefore very important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits. Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits lasting as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined by them.
There are other habits which, when formed in early life, are of great help. Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and so on.
Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on. These are all easily formed habits. Unluckily older persons often form habits which could have been avoided.
We should keep away from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will be good for ourselves and others.
1. ____ are formed litde by little.
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A．Good habits |
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B．Bad habits |
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C．Both good habits and bad habits |
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D．Either good habits or bad habits |
2.The underlined word "them" in the first paragraph refers to "____"
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A．bad habits |
B．good habits |
C．bad children |
D．other persons |
3.Generally speaking, it's difficult for one _____ and easy for them _____ which should be avoided.
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A．to form bad habits; to form good habits |
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B．to form good habits; to form bad habits |
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C．to form good habits; to get rid of had habits |
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D．to get rid of bad habits: to form good habits |
4.Why should we pay much attention to the formation of habits?
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A．Because a man can never get rid of a habit. |
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B．Because we are forced to do them again and again. |
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C．Because habits are of great help to every one of us at present. |
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D．Because it's hard and sometimes even impossible to throw away bad habits. |
5.According to the passage, early rising _____.
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A．has something to do with success |
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B．is an easily formed habit |
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C．is such a habit as should have been avoided |
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D．is such a habit as won't be kept |
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When we think about education and language learning, we are most likely to think of books. Although there are lots of language learning methods, many people still prefer to learn only by using books. So what are the advantages of learning a language from a book?
Here are its advantages: firstly, you can take language books wherever you go conveniently and you can use them whenever you want. Secondly, they are easy to follow because the courses in them are usually planned for you in strict order starting from the most basic concepts to the more complex. Thirdly, if you are unsure of something, you can continue to work on it as quickly as you like. Lastly, books are likely to have a lot of vocabulary and a lot of topics so you will get great value out of a book with lots of materials in it.
Using books to study a language has disadvantages, too. All textbooks and dictionaries usually include some kind of pronunciation guide. These are helpful when there is no other way to learn, but this can't help you practice your pronunciation. With an audio method, you can compare your pronunciation to that of a native speaker. Besides, some words are spoken faster in one sentence or slower in another, so the pronunciation of a word may change according to the emotion or feeling you want to convey. Also, books can’t actually help you hear the language with its unique rhythms spoken by native speakers. With an audio language learning method, you will be able to hear and understand the language better.
Therefore, if you can supplemental（补充）your book with some other language tools, such as audio tapes, internet radio or resources such as music or television, you will have a much better chance of understanding the books' pronunciation guide and using it to get a good grasp of the spoken language.
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Title: One of the Language Learning 81.__________— Using Books |
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Themes |
To get a good grasp of the spoken language, we need to combine language learning books with an audio component |
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*It’s 83. __________ and easy to take books with you. You can use them at anytime. *It’s easy to 84. __________ books because they are arranged with the most basic information at the start to the more complicated concepts later on. *You can take your time with a book and use it at our own pace. *You will get great 85. __________ out of a book which 86. __________ lots of materials in it. |
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*It can’t help you practice and compare your 87.__________ with that of a native speaker. *It can’t help you improve your listening 88. __________. |
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89. __________ |
We should use other language learning 90. __________ to help us learn a language properly. |