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Shut the window, ______ it’ll get too cold in here.
A. so B. yet C. but D. otherwise
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Roses，which are among the best flowers for expressing emotions or feelings, can convey different meanings as a gift.
Red is the most 1._____(common) given colour of roses. Red represents love and passion. Fully blossomed red roses best convey the message “I still love you ”,while rosebuds are a way 2._______ (express) love for the first time.
Yellow roses once 3._______(mean) jealousy, but today the colour represents friendship, familiar love ,and family 4._______(happy).
Pink flowers mean elegance(高雅)，gentility, and poetic romance, without the seriousness 5._______(represent) by red.
A white rose is sometimes called the “flower of light” and it is the bride’s flower, 6._______ symbolizes unity, sincerity, faithfulness, and a love7._______(strong) than death.
Black roses are 8.______ symbol of death. Many people view flowers of this colour 9._______ a bad omen(预兆)，but they can also represent change, because some buds appear black but then bloom into deep red. This meaning may not be 10.______(understand) when presented as a gift, so you should avoid this colour if you are unsure of the recipient’s beliefs.
C
If asked if space exploration should continue，most Americans would give an immediate response either in favor of continuing or in favor of ending space exploration．A common response would be that space exploration is a waste of money．An average American，uneducated on the subject，might believe that the government is wasting billions of dollars on the research that has no merit．Someone strange to the subject might say that a space shuttle goes up once in a while and that is about all that happens．Research is ongoing and continues when there are no shuttles being launched．This also costs the government money．Does the extreme cost of space exploration make sense？
One argument is that the government is wasting money on the research not being used on Earth．Actually，the money goes to workers and scientists that support National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) missions (任务)，and goes to major companies that play important roles in major sectors of the US economy．Boeing is a partner of NASA for aircraft，the same company that makes commercial aircraft for the airline industry．
Another benefit to continuing space exploration is the many spinoff (衍生的) technologies it provides．The artificial heart resulted from experiments on the space shuttle．The handheld Jaws of Life used to save victims from car accidents originated from the system used to separate the space shuttle from its booster rockets．Insulation in homes that keeps them warm and energy efficient is based on the technology used to insulate the space shuttle．
There are direct benefits to the economy provided by NASA missions as well as spinoff technologies．These advances are found in food，building materials，medical procedures and the vehicles we drive．While it can be proven that billions of dollars that could be used elsewhere is being spent on space exploration，the benefits it provides outweigh the terrible aspects．As a matter of fact，the money spent helps to improve the quality of our lives．
1.How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed？
A．By offering analyses．
B．By making comparisons．
C．By giving some examples．
D．By presenting research findings．
2.The function of Jaws of Life is to _____．
A．save people from traffic accidents
B．do experiments on the space shuttle
C．keep houses warm and energy efficient
D．separate the space shuttle from its booster rockets
3.In the author’s opinion，space exploration _____．
A．has changed our life completely
B．costs too much of our time
C．benefits us in many ways
D．has nothing to do with us
4.What would be the best title for the text？
A．Benefits of space exploration
B．Is space exploration worth the cost？
C．How to make space exploration affordable
D．Missions of the NASA space shuttle program
Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company，______ a profit of 1．47 billion yuan in 2010．
A．earnsB．earning
C．earnedD．to have earned
While drunken driving may be on the decline, traffic safety experts remain puzzled over how to deal with another alcohol related danger: drunken pedestrians(行人).
Pedestrians struck and killed by cars often are extremely drunk. In fact, they are intoxicated(喝醉的) more frequently and with higher blood alcohol levels than drunken drivers who are killed in accidents, various studies have shown. Forty percent of adult pedestrians involved in fatal crashes have a blood alcohol level of at least 0.10 which by law in most states signifies intoxication compared to only 25 percent of drivers in deadly accidents, according to recent federal data.
Some types of pedestrain accidents have been declining nationally, especially those involving children, but the number of adult pedestrians who are drunk when killed in traffic has remained relatively steady at 2500 a year. The total number of pedestrians killed annually in U.S. traffic accidents is at least 7000, or one of every seven highway accidents resulting in death.
“We’re dealing here, we think, with a very severe drinking problem that leads to a severe highway safety problem,” said Richard Blomberg, president of Dunlap and Associates Inc, in Norwalk, Coon.
Blomberg, whose consulting company found a very high rate of alcohol involvement in a controlled study of pedestrian accidents in New Orleans, was among several researchers who spoke on the topic at the annual meeting of the Research council’s Transportation Research Board(TRB) in Washington in January.
Pedestrian accidents have not received enough attention in the past, according to Kay Colpitts, who chairs the board’s committee on pedestrians. Few methods exist to monitor walking habits, she said, and researchers have been mystified（迷惑不解） about how to prevent disasters.
1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Traffic Safety.
B. Drunken Drivers.
C. Drunken Pedestrian Accidents.
D. A Severe Highway Safety Problem.
2.Among the causes of walkers’ accidents, the most serious problem is ________.
A. long delays in traffic signals that may make people cross streets ignoring traffic rules
B. the alcohol level in their blood which is too high.
C. a lack of adult keeping eyes on many children involved in accidents
D. former drunken drivers whose licenses are not allowed to use for a time
3.According to recent federal data, drunken drivers with an over 0.10 blood alcohol level in deadly accidents ____.
A. are 15 percent less than drunken adult walkers with the same level
B. are 2500 a year in US traffic accidents
C. are at least 7000 in US traffic accidents
D. make up one seventh of highway accidents
4.According to the passage, what is Blomberg?
A. A researcher.
B. A specialist in traffic safety.
C. A clerk of a consulting company.
D. A government official
That was the first time I ______ there and I was impressed by the friendly people very much.
A. go B. was going C. had gone D. have gone
To qualify yourself for this kind of new job, I recommend that you ______ some online courses.
A. to take B. taking C. take D. would take
In the distant past, friends relied on each other for their survival. They hunted together and defended each other against _1.___________(danger) animals and enemies. In those days, if you didn’t have a friend ,you would either starve, be eaten__2.__________ killed. Nowadays, friendship isn’t __3.___________(exact)a matter of life and death .However. friendship is still of great importance and not having a friend is something to be _4.___________(concern ) about. Most people look upon a friend as someone they can depend when they are going _5._____________ times of trouble .In such times, friends provide them with emotional support and sometimes financial help. It is in these troubled times __6.__________they find out who their true friends are. As an old saying 7._________________(go),in times of prosperity, friends will be plenty: in times of _8.______________(suffer), not one in twenty. And there is another saying9. ____________ says you can hardly make a friend in a year, but you can easily upside one in an hour. So do your best to get along with and be grateful to all those ___10.____________ are willing to side with you even when you are in the wrong as they are true friends and they are not easily come by.
In our daily life,friends are needed. Everyone likes feeling close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we will feel lonely if we never have a friend.
No two people are just the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we call them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men or women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. If someone cares about you, you will feel good.
1.The first paragraph tells us .
A. making friends is a need in people’s life
B. we always need friends around us
C. what the feeling of having no friends is
D. we need to be alone in our life
2.Which of the following places people name after their friendly people is NOT mentioned (提到) in the passage?
A. A town. B. A room.
C. A school. D. A library.
3.Why do people who have friends live longer?
A. They feel happier and healthier.
B. They know more about friendship.
C. They take less care of themselves.
D. They care more about their friends.
