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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

From the time l was young,I've noticed changes in people's hairstyles, clothes, facial expressions and behaviors. 1. I respond, “I pay attention."

I believe in paying attention to the world around me, in the power of paying attention..

I grew up on our family farm, surrounded by fields of wheat, soybeans, and corn. My grandpa Bohil always had an eye to the sky, interpreting the clouds and their various colors. He knew when the soybeans got the color of brown paper bags it was time to harvest. He knew when the wheat rustled (沙沙作响) like scratchy dry skin it was time to harvest that, too. 2.

My mother sewed everything from curtains to clothes. She made quite a few of my clothes. Her pattern work was so precise, her seam(线缝)work so exact. Fittings were exercises in detail. 3. The women in my family practiced exacting crafts, requiring precision and an eye for detail, attention to color combinations, a love of a patterned world.

4. It was the clothes on my body, and the quilt on my bed. Noticing was the crops in the fields, and the clouds in the sky.

I' m a teaching writer. Seeing details is my job, both in my writing and in my students’. Nothing is too small to ignore. Noticing is my job. _5. I notice the sun and clouds on my pages and theirs, both the bright skies and the storms on the horizon.

The world is made up of one detail after another, and by opening my eyes to each of them, I can see the world much more clearly, much more broadly. By paying attention, I learn to expand.

A. So if I notice that your eyes look dull instead of bright, you will know why.

B. She would tear the seams and start over if something wasn 't quite right.

C. I sew, quilt, plant, cultivate, and harvest, alone and with my students.

D. My great-grandmother quilted blankets for each of us.

E. Often, people act surprised and ask, "You noticed?"

F. Farming is about noticing, about paying attention.

G. Noticing was all around me.

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阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I often recall those good old days. At that time life was relatively simpler, and people were much more _________and gentler. Recently, to my surprise, I got the opportunity to experience that same warmth that I thought had _________ from the fast-moving world.

I was out shopping the other day with my husband, two daughters and one _________ . It was a burning hot day, and we were all visibly tired and hungry. We entered a restaurant, looking for some _________ and comfort. To our disappointment, all the tables were_________and no one seemed in a hurry to _________ . We waited, tired and _________. After quite some time, one table was vacated(空出), but that could _________ only two of us. My daughter made me sit along with her father, while she and my other daughter _________ alongside. My granddaughter sat on my _________ as we looked all around us, waiting for another table to be _________ soon.

At the next table, two young girls were sitting at a table for four and enjoying their meal. We decided to move to their table _________ they were finished with their lunch. Since the girls had just got their _________ , I knew it would be a _________ wait. As we were deciding on what to eat, one of the girls got up and _________ their table to us. She said they would move to our table so that my family could sit together.

We were very appreciative of their kind_________ . We thanked them _________ and moved to their table. The girls quickly _________ their plates and glasses and went to sit at our table.

That day, I _________ to myself there still were some kind, civil and helpful youngsters in this non-caring world, and my faith in humanity(人道) was _________ .

1.A. friendly B. generous C. careful D. sensitive

2.A. prevent B. removed C. lost D. disappeared

3.A. niece B. granddaughter C. nephew D. son

4.A. tea B. food C. fruit D. vegetable

5.A. fixed B. covered C. occupied D. set

6.A. start B. wait C. give up D. get up

7.A. impatient B. nervous C. awkward D. embarrassed

8.A. serve B. seat C. lay D. hold

9.A. sat B. followed C. stood D. watched

10.A. shoulder B. feet C. lap D. table

11.A. blank B. free C. available D. clean

12.A. unless B. once C. before D. until

13.A. order B. bill C. note D. menu

14.A. long B. short C. boring D. exciting

15.A. left B. pushed C. shared D. offered

16.A. treat B. expression C. movement D. gesture

17.A. personally B. properly C. publicly D. sincerely

18.A. picked up B. raised up C. put up D. given up

19.A. turned B. came C. thought D. pointed

20.A. lost B. rebuilt C. found D. shaken

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◆Chinese Folk Dancing: Colorful Chinese dance and musical performances by The Chinese Folk Dancing School of Sydney. Dances include: the Golden and the Chinese drum dance. A feature will be the Qin dynasty Emperor’s count dance. Also included is a show of face painting for Beijing opera performances.

Sunday 29 June and Wednesday 2 July in the Turbine Hall, at 11:30 am & 1:30 pm.

◆Australian Chinese Children’s Arts Theatre: Well-known children’s play experts from Shanghai lead this dynamic youth group. Performance include Chinese fairy tales and plays.

Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 July in the Turbine Hall, at 11:30 am & 1:30 pm.

◆Chinese Youth League: A traditional performing arts group featuring performance highlights such as Red scarf and Spring flower dances, and a musician playing Er Hu.

Sunday 6 to Tuesday 8 July in the Turbine Hall, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.

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Sunday 28 June to Tuesday 8 July in the Turbine Hall, 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm.

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1.When can you watch the Chinese drum dance?

A. On July 2. B. On July 3. C. On July 6. D. On July 8.

2.To learn the magic tricks, you can go to ________.

A. Kids Activity.

B. Chinese Youth League.

C. Club Med Circus School.

D. Children’s Arts Theatre.

3.What is required if you want to enjoy free visits to the Museum?

A. Calling (02)92170600.

B. Gaining family membership.

C. Coming for the holiday fun.

D. Paying powerline $50.00 a year.

Norm lives in a rural area some distance from the nearest city and a much longer distance from the nearest big hospital so when his wife got cancer several years ago Norm was faced with a four and a half hour drive to where she could be treated.That meant lots of expense for meals,fuel,hotels and so on but in the end the cancer took his wife anyway.

Norm was obviously very stricken by his wife’s passing but he was also very angry because he realized that other people were facing the same sorts of hardships.He wanted to do something but he didn’t want to give money to the charities(慈善机构)that support cancer research because he didn’t know how much of it would actually get to the researchers.What he did was start to hold parties.

About every three weeks on Saturday evenings there is a party in Norm’s garden.Neighbours,friends and relatives come and bring snacks and drinks;many bring instruments,there is music and lancing and at some point during the evening Norm tells about a family he has found who are having difficulties meeting the cost of supporting a cancer patient undergoing treatment far from home.Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money collected,every cent of it,goes directly to that family.

Norm’s passion to help the families of other cancer patients was born out of his grief but Norm’s personal loss has resulted in an act of kindness that honours the memory of the wife he has lost.He makes the world a better place.

1.What do we know about Norm’s wife?

A.She died for lack of money.

B.She worked in a distant hospital.

C.She lost the battle against cancer.

D.She took good care of her family.

2.How does Norm help others?

A.By giving money to charities.

B.By supporting cancer researchers.

C.By telling stories to his friends.

D.By raising money through parties.

3.At Norm’s party,the“honey-pail”is used to contain______.

A.snacks B.drinks C.honey D.money

4.Through what he does,Norm probably wants to____________.

A.remember his wife B.hide his anger

C.regain his personal loss D.change the world

In August 2015, President Obama announced that North America’s highest mountain, Mount McKinley, would be renamed. Its new moniker(名字), Denali, was actually its original Aleut name, meaning “the high one”. The previous name, on the other hand, only dates back to 1896—the year when it was named in honour of William McKinley(1843—1901), who was shortly to become President of the United States. Denali is of course not the only mountain with an interesting linguistic history, so let’s travel to Asia, and across Europe, to explore the naming of those continents’ most famous peaks and mountain ranges.

The Nepalese name Himalaya comes from a Sanskrit word meaning “Abode of Snow”, from hima for “snow” and ālaya for “abode”. In Buddhist sources, Himalaya is known by various names such as Himavā and Himavanta.

In 1856, Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest (1790—1866), who was the superintendent (负责人)of the Trigonometrical Survey of India. Everest himself was initially displeased by the naming, since he feared that local inhabitants might not be able to pronounce it.

K2 stands for Karakoram 2, because it was the second peak to be surveyed in the Trigonometrical Survey in the Karakoram system. It was also formerly known as Mount Godwin Austen after Col. H. H. Godwin Austen, who first surveyed it. Another alternative name for the mountain is Chhogori.

Annapurna is a household Goddess for Hindus, who guarantees to her worshippers (崇拜者)that food will not fail. The name derives(源出)from a Sanskrit word meaning “one who gives nourishment”.

The Matterhorn’s name derives from the name of the nearby town of Zermatt, the second element of which is apparently Matte “meadow”, and Horn, “horn”. Horn is not an unusual element in German names of mountains with jutting(突出的)peaks. The mountain is called Mont Cervin in French and Monte Cervino in Italian, from the Italian adjective cervino “deer-like”, which conjures up (使想起)a deer’s antlers.

Ben Nevis is the Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Beinn Nibheis, which means“Mountain by the(River)Nevis”. The name of the river apparently derives from a Celtic root for “water”.

1. How many continents’ mountains are mentioned in the passage?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

2.Himalaya is a mountain also named ________.

A. Nepalese B. Abode of Snow

C. Alaya D. Himavā

3. Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage?

A. Everest was unhappy about the name of Mount Everest at first.

B. K2 was once called Col. H. H. Godwin.

C. Annapurna means “one who offers food”.

D. Matterhorn comes from the name of the nearby town of Zermatt.

4.The above mountains’ names come from sources other than _________.

A. color B. a Sanskrit word

C. a person’s name D. geographic name

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