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Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday.Today,more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns(客栈) instead of hotels.They get a room with breakfast the next morning.

Rooms for the night in private(私人的) homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five or ten years, these bed and breakfast places have become popular in the United States.Many of these American’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms, while others are much larger.Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms, but others do.

Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel.Usually the cost is much less.Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home.The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.

1.Americans take a holiday trip ________.

A. all the year roundB. for years

C. every yearD. every other year

2.Why do American travelers prefer staying at bed-and-breakfast inns?

A. It is like visiting someone’s home.

B. The money they spend there is much less.

C. They can meet local families.

D. All of the above.

3.Staying at the bed-and-breakfast inns, ________.

A. the travelers needn’t pay anything

B. the travelers have to pay for the telephones or televisions

C. the travelers can meet and talk with the local people

D. the owners will show the travelers around the area

4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. European and American vacationers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns.

B. All Americans enjoy traveling.

C. These bed-and-breakfast inns are all old historic buildings.

D. Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is just like at the traveler’s home.

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Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers.

Some years later, they got together again. While having dinner, they ____ for along time. They discussed the ____ they had given their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, "I had a ___ house built for Mama." The second said, "I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer (经销商) send a ____ to her.” The third said, "I built a beautiful ____ for Mama." The fourth said, "You know ____ Mama loved reading poems and you know she can't read anymore because she can't ____ very well. I met a businessman who had a parrot (鹦鹉) that can recite many ____. It took him 20 years to ____ it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, ____ it is worth it." On hearing that, the other brothers were ____ by his good thought.

After the holidays their mother ____ her thank-you notes. She wrote: "Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to ____ the whole house. It's a tiring job. Thanks anyway."

"Marvin, I am too old to ____. I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I'll ___ use the car. The ____ was good, although not practical. Thanks."

"Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to ____ plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I've almost ____ my hearing and I'm nearly blind. I won't use it. Thank you all the same."

"Dearest Melvin, you are the ____ son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so ____. I liked it very much. Thank you.”

1.A. talked B. studied C. slept D. fought

2.A. chances B. wishes C. challenges D. gifts

3.A. big B safe C. lonely D. warm

4.A. bike B. car C. bag D. book

5.A. museum B. library C. theater D. station

6.A. how B. why C. when D. what

7.A. feel B. see C. walk D. listen

8.A. words B. poems C. lyrics D. stories

9.A. beat B. raise C. train D. protect

10.A. so B. unless C. although D. but

11.A. impressed B. frightened C.embarrassed D. interested

12.A. put up B. took out C. picked up D. sent out

13.A. borrow B. clean C. visit D. sell

14.A. work B. exercise C. travel D. learn

15.A. often B. regularly C. sometimes D. never

16.A. hobby B. idea C. program D. future

17.A. enjoy B. bring C. record D. create

18.A. admired B. remained C. discovered D. lost

19.A. last B. next C. only D. same

20.A. unpleasant B. terrible C. delicious D. strange

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1. Nearly 800 of those victims s________(寻求) help but declined to file complaints against their attackers.

2.They left the lights down to create a comfortable a________.

3.The spread of u________ areas destroys the habitats of wildlife and endangers some species.

4.Be m________ and don’t be conceited. Otherwise, you will lag behind.

5.We should direct our attention at the f________(基本的) question.

6.科学家们现在发现的基因无法解释所有的那些情况。

The gene that the scientists have discovered today doesn’t ________ ________ all of those cases.

7.像硅谷这样的地方一定会产生与高科技相关的服务。

Places like Silicon Valley will no doubt ________ ________ ________ services related to Hi-tech.

8. 既然已着手这份工作,就必须尽最大的努力完成。

________ ________ you put your hand to the work, you must do your utmost to finish it.

9. 你不应该仅仅因为一个人贫穷而瞧不起他。

You shouldn’t ________ ________ ________ a person just because he is poor.

10.大多数出色的律师和推销员都有劝说他人的天分。

Most of the best lawyers and salespeople really________ ________ ________ ________ persuasion.

11. I ________(true) feel sorry for your terrible loss.

12.The more he explained about it, the ________ (bad) things got.

13. In China, kids are often compared ________ “the flowers of motherland”. (介词填空)

14.The workers of this factory are paid ________ the hour. (介词填空)

15. Mary likes the bedroom, from ________ window a beautiful lake can be seen.

I am Peter Hodes, a volunteer stem cell courier. Since March 2012, I’ve done 89 trips ---- of those, 51 have been abroad, I have 42 hours to carry stem cells (干细胞) in my little box because I’ve got two ice packs and that’s how long they last. In all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor to the time they can be implanted in the patient, we’ve got 72 hours at most. So I am always conscious of time.

I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said: “Well, I’m really sorry, I’ve got some bad news for you ---- there are no flights from Washington.” So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said: “In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient ---- please, please, you’ve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me, re-routed (改道) me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.

For this courier job, you’re consciously aware that in that box you’ve got something that is potentially going to save somebody’s life.

1. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph 1?

A. provider B. collector

C. delivery man D. medical doctor

2. Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42 hours?

A. The ice won’t last any longer.

B. The donor can only wait for that long.

C. The operation needs that much time.

D. He cannot stay away from his job too long.

3.Which fight did the woman put Peter on first?

A. To Newark. B. To London.

C. To Providence. D. To Washington.

A funny thing happened between China’s first female Nobel Prize winner, Tu Youyou, giving her acceptance speech in Sweden and that speech reaching her home country: Two entirely different versions appeared, and the fake one became a viral hit.

Guess which version is genuine? The one that matter-of-factly tells about the discovery of artemisinin(青蒿素), or the one with extreme literary style, complete with her father explaining the origin of her given name and poetic lines such as, “I like tranquility(宁静), tranquil as the leaves of sweet wormwood(蒿草).”

Most readers were so touched by the literary version that they were left in tears. However, they just forgot that Tu is not a woman of letters, but one of science. It was totally made up by someone who obviously has great literary talent, but could not fathom the inner life of a scientist.

I don’t know who made up the Tu speech, or for what purpose. It does not strike me as funny. Fortunately, no mainstream media seemed to have been fooled. Yet the fake one has probably been shared more than the real one because it played to the Chinese stereotype(固定形式) of what such a speech should be.

China’s cyberspace(信息空间) is full of educational and uplifting quotes, and quite a lot of them are made up. There is a joke that says the United States’ spying network collected and examined all the Internet data in China and found that the Chinese are addicted to such chicken soup, including that from untrustworthy sources.

1.The reason why many readers were moved to tears by the fake speech is that ________.

A. it was based on Tu’s real life

B. it was written in literary style

C. the readers had passions for science

D. the readers knew about the origin of Tu’s given name

2.What does the underlined word “letters” mean in the fourth paragraph?

A. Written messages addressed to a person or organization.

B. Characters in an alphabet that represent speech sounds.

C. Certificate or license.

D. Literary knowledge, ability, or learning

3.Why has the fake speech been shared more than the real one?

A. Because it was the Chinese stereotype.

B. Because many mainstream medias were fooled.

C. Because it was funny.

D. Because the writer understood the inner life of a scientist.

4.The purpose of the article is to _______________ .

A. prove that Chinese are addicted to fake news

B. prove that Chinese scientists have no literary talent

C. tell us there are a lot of fake news on the Internet

D. find out who made up the fake speech

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