【题目】根据短文理解,选择正确答案。
A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, saying, “You don't say!” “You don't say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. “Well, I'd better change the topic.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall By the way, have you ever been there. “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It is magnificent.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his order, “You don't say!” I couldn't help asking. I said, “Didn't you say you don't say” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “You don't say actually means really It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don't pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I realize I had made a fool of myself. Since then, I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.
(1)A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because .
A.English idioms were too difficult to master
B.I did not realize the importance of them
C.My teacher didn't emphasize the importance
D.I had no interest in English learning
(2)When I first heard “You don't say!”, I thought.
A.the Englishman was not interested in the topic
B.the Englishman was only interested in the Great Wall
C.I had talked too much
D.I had to stop talking at once
(3)We can learn from the second paragraph that .
A.the Englishman was leaving China without seeing the Great Wall
B.the Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it
C.the Englishman wanted me to act as his guide
D.the Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting
(4)After the Englishman explained the idiom,
A.the Englishman made me a fool
B.the Englishman made a fool of himself
C.I felt very silly
D.I felt proud of my understanding

【题目】Old-fashioned carpooling (拼车) where a group of people take turns driving each other to work has always faced a resistance. In a study by ABC News, 84%of those who drive to work say that they still do it alone. 1 For example, sometimes they simply cannot find anyone to share a ride with.

2 NuRide, a company providing online carpooling service, offers daily travelers not just a web-based list of would-be carpoolers but also a way to arrange a trip online. Here’s how it works: rider seekers enter the positions where their trip will begin and end, the time they want to leave and if they’re willing to drive or just ride in someone else’s car. The website’s search engine then looks for matches and makes lists of the names of traveling companions, along with the car model and the exact time and place to meet for each trip. 3 Then they meet their car mates when it’s time to go.

4 They are required to provide the name of their employer and a work e-mail address. Both need to be checked before being listed on the website.

So far, NuRide has arranged more man 50,000 rides on the website. 5

A. NuRide users aren’t riding with total strangers.

B. It has resulted in 1.4 million fewer miles driven.

C. They insisted that carpooling is just too inconvenient.

D. Now technology makes carpooling easier and more fun.

E. It is an environmentally friendly and economical way to travel.

F. Carpooling reduces travel cost, such as fuel cost and stress of driving.

G. People who want to share the ride can show their interest in joining in online.

【题目】Zero Waste Awards

Who should enter?

Entries(参赛作品) are welcomed from anyone who processes waste. While we expect

most entries to come from the UK, we welcome international entries, too. Entrants have been split into the following groups: private sector, public sector, community sector and partnerships.

What are the categories?

There’re five categories which are based on the Waste Hierarchy(层级). We appreciate that companies will have different strengths within those categories as they work towards Zero Waste. The broad categories are: waste prevention, re-use, recycle/recover, energy recovery, general.

How do I enter?

Submitting an entry is really easy! Just follow these few simple steps:

1. Carefully read through the category information;

2. Write your entry--it should be a maximum of 1,500 words and a word document;

3.Arrange your supporting material into a single document--maximum six pages long;

4.Complete the simple online entry form.

Important dates

While entries are welcomed all year round, these are key dates—this is to give the judges plenty of time to read through all the entries! These are listed in entry deadlines column below. Don’t worry if you have just missed one of the entry deadlines, your submission will be automatically entered into the next session.

Entry deadlines

Judging dates

Awards presentation dates

1st March

12th March

4th April

1st June

12th June

4th July

1st Sept.

12th Sept.

4th Oct.

1st Dec.

12th Dec.

4th Jan.

*You can submit a maximum of two entries per year—six months apart.

Awards

We understand that working towards Zero Waste is an ongoing journey and as such the

Zero Waste Awards scheme offers organizations a structure to celebrate their progress along the way. The four awards are: Gold (76-100), Silver (51-75), Bronze (26-50), Highly Commended(0-25).

1What should you know about your entry when you submit?

A. It should be at least 1,500 words.

B. It must go with filling in an online entry form.

C. It had better not be shorter than six pages.

D. It can be handed in shortly after your previous submission.

2If you submit an entry on March 4th, it will be judged on _______.

A. March 12th B. April 4th

C. June 12th D. June 1st

3What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A. To report the development of Zero Waste.

B. To introduce Zero Waste Awards in detail.

C. To advocate people to join in the recycling movement.

D. To tell people working at Zero Waste is really difficult.

【题目】The Mandarin version of The Sound of Music will return to Beijing from Aug 18 to Sept 3,after its first tour of the country last year.Performed first in July 2016,the musical,produced by Seven Ages,a Beijing-based company devoting to adapting classical Western musicals into Chinese versions,has been staged more than 100 times and attracted over 100,000 people.

The Broadway show,based on the book The Trapp Family Singers,which was written by Maria Von Trapp about her real-life experiences and published in 1949,made its debut in 1959.With music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II,it won five Tony Awards,including Best Musical.When the Oscar-winning film with the same title was screened in China in the 1970s,the movie,which was released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1964,was very popular,especially its songs,such as Do-Re-Mi and Edelweiss.The Broadway production and the production by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber both toured China in 2008 and 2014,which expanded its Chinese fan base.

The upcoming tour will see actors,including 11-year-old Beijinger Qiu Jiahao and 5-year-old Liang Xiaoxian, play the seven children in the family.Fu Zhenhua,a graduate of the Shanghai Theater Academy,and Dang Wenwei,a graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music,will play the roles of Captain Georg von Trapp and Maria Rainer.

"My favorite aspect of this musical is the way it takes a look at various kinds of love we experience as human beings and even the love of things spiritual and unexplainable.And that is what I like most about The Sound of Music-it really is the sound of love," says Graves,a veteran Broadway director,who has lived and worked in China since 2002.

After Beijing,the musical will be staged in Shenzhen in December and Shanghai next January.

If you go

7:30 pm,Aug 18-Sept 3.Poly Theater,14 Dongzhimen Nandajie,Dongcheng district,Beijing,400-028-2577.

1What can we learn about the musical from the first paragraph?

A. It was performed in Beijing in 2016.

B. It will set foot on China from America.

C. It has appealed to millions of audiences.

D. It was translated from English into Chinese.

2What can we infer about The Sound of Music?

A. The book was written about a real story.

B. The play was presented with Tony Awards.

C. The film received at least an Oscar Award.

D. The Broadway production wasn’t a movie.

3What does the underlined word that in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The musical. B. The way.

C. The love. D. The book.

4What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To promote the book. B. To introduce the new version.

C. To advertise the musical. D. To review the Mandarin version.

【题目】根据短文理解,选择正确答案。
I was born in Thailand, where I feel at home. I am used to jumping on to a song taow (red taxi), and squeezing (挤过) in between two strangers. I am used to bargaining at the market to get a shirt that I like. I love telling bilingual (双语的) jokes and I am used to the surprised looks I get from the Thais when I can speak their language fluently.
Every two years my family goes to America for the summer, and every two years my world is turned upside down. The prices of everything are three times what they were in Thailand, but there is the sweet drink Dr. Pepper! And Bluebell Ice-cream! And everything you could imagine! I am amazed at it all, but the biggest change for me is the people. There are white people everywhere. I am not tall but average (中等的), my yellow hair is no longer out of place, and speaking English no longer draws looks. I should feel comfortable. I'm not out of place anymore, and nobody is looking at me, but I feel like they are. Now I feel out of place and different. I'm not used to giving people handshakes and hugs when I meet them for the first time. I get looks when I have trouble figuring out how much money to pay. I know different music, different places, and different fashion. I can't understand these people who have never left their town or city.
Still, there are quite a few perks about living overseas. I get to meet people from all over the world, and I know how to adjust to (适应) different cultures and places. I have been to places most people see only in geography books. Still, being so different makes it hard to know who you are. I'm not Thai, but I am not American either. I am a mix of both cultures, a third culture kid.
(1)When the Thais give the author surprised looks, she feels _____.
A.upset
B.strange
C.normal
D.different
(2)When the author returns to America, _____.
A.she makes more friends
B.she becomes more polite
C.she can't find what she needs
D.she is like a fish out of water
(3)The underlined word “perks” in the last paragraph can be replaced by _____.
A.reasons
B.problems
C.advantages
D.suggestions
(4)In this text, the author mainly wants to describe _____.
A.her different lifestyles
B.a kind of culture shock
C.a feeling of loneliness
D.her ability to face difficulties

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