【题目】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。

Testing the five-second rule

You may have seen a friend drop food on the floor, pick it up, and eat it, while declaring, “Five-second rule! ” It’s said that food dropped on the floor for five seconds or less is still likely to be clean. 【1】 .

Students at Britain’s Aston University, led by microbiology professor Anthony Hilton, tested the rule and found it to have some scientific basis. The study’s results show that food dropped for five seconds is less likely to contain bacteria than if it sits there for longer, according to Hilton.

The students also found that the type of flooring where the dropped food lands has an effect. 【2】 Bacteria are most likely to transfer from tiled (铺瓷砖的) surfaces to moist food when the food has stood there for more than five seconds.

【3】 Therefore, consumers should still be cautious. “However, the findings of this study will bring some light relief to those who have been employing the five-second rule for years, despite a general consensus that it is purely a myth,” professor Hilton said in a statement.

The research team at Aston also surveyed 500 people to find out who employs the five-second rule. Of the people surveyed, 87% said they would eat food dropped on the floor, or have done so in the past. 【4】 “Our study showed people are also more likely to follow the five-second rule, which our research has shown to be much more than an old wives’ tale,” Hilton says.

Still, say you should be careful about eating food dropped on the floor, especially if you have doubts about the cleanliness of the surface. 【5】

A. But is that true?

B. Carpeted surfaces posed the lowest risk.

C. Of those people, the majority were women.

D. We’ve just lost our last excuse to eat food off the floor.

E. Usually people recover from the infection in five to ten days.

F. There is still a risk of infection if certain bacteria are present on the dropped surface.

G. A biologist points out that one in six Americans get sick from food poisoning every year.

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Many Americans believe Britons have bad teeth．But a new study shows Americans 【1】 (actual)have more dental 【2】 (problem)．

The study 【3】 (publish)in the British Medical Journal．The researchers from University College London，the National University of Colombia and the Harvard School of Public Health found that Americans are missing more teeth 【4】 people aged 25 and older．The researchers also found that poor people in the United States had 【5】(bad)teeth than poor people in Britain．

People in Britain receive dental care through the National Health Service， 【6】 is funded by taxpayers．In the United States，people either pay for their dental care【7】 buy dental insurance．Many poor people in the United States do not have dental insurance and dental care is not affordable to【8】 (they)．

In 2004， 【9】 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development found that Britain had the lowest number of people with bad，【10】(miss)or filled teeth among all of its 34 member states．The United States was in the middle of the rankings．

【题目】用所给单词或短语翻译句子

【1】很显然，平衡的饮食和有规律的锻炼有利于健康。（obvious）

【2】节日让我们享受生活，以我们的习俗为荣, 并暂时忘却繁重的学业。（let）

【3】用了打折和新标语，店主期待着把顾客赢回来。（with）

【4】那位靠写小说谋生的作家已经动身去上海了。（who）

【5】正是这部电影让Henry想起了在农村抚养他长大的祖父母。（强调句，bring up）

【题目】The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:

“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music.”

“I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”

But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”

I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.

Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative, they’re rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame others, and you play the role of victim, chances are you will start to as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.

This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.

Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.

【1】Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed

B. How to make friendship last for ever

C. You are who your friends are

D. Friends are the most important in one’s success

【2】The underlined sentence “they’re rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means ______.

A. they’ll push you ahead

B. they’ll influence you

C. they’ll cover your shortcomings

D. they’ll help you achieve your goal

【3】The musicians’ words at the beginning are written mainly to show ______.

A. the musicians’ living conditions are quite poor

B. people have poor taste in music

C. people have different attitudes towards the same thing

D. young people have greater chances of succeeding

【4】The passage is mainly written for ______.

A. musicians B. managers

C. negative people D. people wanting to succeed

【题目】单词拼写

【1】Realizing Hu Jin didn’t turned up, Li Fang was disappointed and d______ his sadness in coffee.

【2】My English teacher suggests that we needn’t c_________ the dictionary for every unknown word.

【3】When applying for a new job, please take your own s___________ and weaknesses into consideration.

【4】As is well-known, it takes devotion and p________ to be a good nurse in the public hospital.

【5】Hurry up, and we only have a l________ amount of time to complete this challenging task.

【6】Blackwell is 59 years old, but still strong and e__________ to take part in the local running race.

【7】True friends think it necessary to a_________ to the other if one does something wrong.

【8】The girl would not stay outside overnight without her mother’s p________.

【9】Two wealthy brothers saw a penniless young man w_________ on the pavement, not knowing what to do.

【10】It was c______ that drove Wang Peng into Yong Hui’s restaurant and he felt amazed.

【题目】Success in life doesn’t happen ______. It’s the result of devoting your time and energy to what you’ve set out to do.

A.by force B. by design

C. by accident D. by choice

【题目】短文改错

Thanks for your letter. You are describing a common problem experiencing by students all over China. What you already know, the competition to get into a good university or college is very fierce, and that by turn means a heavy study load for students. I know that this can feel like terrible burden at times, but my advices to you is to keep on studying as your hard work will pay for in the end.

In the meanwhile, do you best to relax. Proper rest and relaxation are extreme important. Although I know that you are very busy, but yet I want you to try to set some time aside after class and at the weekends such that you can unwind properly.

【题目】短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I’m from Detroit in the United States，and during his senior year in high school I win a scholarship to study the singing during the summer in London．When I went there，I stayed in someone’s home．The people were very sweetly，and it was a really fun summer．I got the inside view of that it’s like to live there．I loved it，but I have to say，one thing that surprising me was that you had to go to such many different stores to do your shopping．There are also a lot of differences in the language．They said thing like“ring you up”instead of“give you a call．”It took me a little while figure out these differences，because it was fun．

【题目】书面表达

近来，中国游客在海外的不文明行为倍受争议。假设你是李华，一名国际旅行社的导游，就此写一篇短文在一份英文报纸上发表自己的观点。请根据下面的提示完成作文。

1、列举不文明行为： 2、指出其影响： 3、提出建议。

注意：1、词数100左右；

2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3、首句已给出，不计入总词数。

As a tour guide of an international travel agency，I find it so embarrassing to see many Chinese tourists behave badly abroad．

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【题目】单句填词

【1】John Snow (怀疑)____________ that the second theory was correct but he needed evidence.

【2】It seemed that the water was to （责备）______________.

【3】For (便利)______________ the city London is divided roughly into three zones.

【4】St Paul’s Cathedral looked (壮丽的)____________ when first built.

【5】The capsule began swinging gently (侧着)__________ as we lay relaxed and dreaming.

【6】You have to listen carefully. (同时)__________ you have to prepare the next question.

【7】He tried to stop us (发表)__________ it but later we were proved right.

【8】“Did he really do that ?” asked someone from the International News (部门)__________.

【9】The three layers of skin act as a barrier against diseases, poisons and the sun’s (射线)______.

【10】Examples include (严重的)_________ sunburn and burns caused by hot liquids.