摘要: boycott 1)v.联合抵制,拒绝参加 e.g. They boycotted the meeting. 2) n. 联合抵制; 联合拒绝购买[使用.经售] put sb. [goods] under a boycott 对某人[货物]实行联合抵制 16 demonstration 1).论证,证明[U][C][+] The teacher gave a demonstration of the law of gravity. 教师论证了引力定律. 2).实地示范,实物宣传[U][C] teach something by demonstration示范教某事 3).示威,示威运动[C] We watched the demonstration from our windows. 我们从窗口看示威游行.

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  About three hundred words in the English language come from the names of people.Many of these words are technical words.When there is a new invention of discovery, a new word may be coined(杜撰)after the inventor or scientist.

  It is interesting to observe how many common words have found their way into the language from the names of people.Lord Sandwich, who lived from 1718-1792, used to sit at the gambling(赌博)table eating bread with meat in between.As the Lord was the only one among his friends who ate bread in that way, his friends began to call the bread “sandwich” for fun.Later on,the word became part of the English language.

  The word “boycott” means to refuse to have anything to do with somebody or something.It comes from a man called Captain Boycott.He was a land agent in 1880 and he collected rents and taxes for an English landowner in Ireland.But the Captain was a very harsh(苛刻的)man.He treated his poor tenants(佃户)very badly.His tenants decided not to speak to him at all.Eventually word got back to the landowner and the Captain was removed(免除).The word “boycott” became popular and was used by everyone to mean the kind of treatment that was received by Captain Boycott.

(1)

A few hundred ________ come from the names of people.

[  ]

A.

new inventions

B.

languages

C.

English words

D.

new discoveries

(2)

“Sandwich” is a word coined(杜撰)by ________.

[  ]

A.

Lord Sandwich

B.

the friends of Lord Sandwich

C.

inventors

D.

scientists

(3)

The tenants did not like ________.

[  ]

A.

to collect rents and taxes

B.

the English landowner

C.

the harsh land agent

D.

to speak

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阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

  It was an early September day,cool and bright and just right for running,and I was in the first few miles of a 10 mile race over a course with a few high hills,  1  ,I felt energetic;despite the hills,it going to be a   2   run.

  Just ahead of me was Peggy,a teacher from Mount Kisco.She was too running   3  ,moving along at my speed.The pace felt comfortable,so I decided to   4   where I was.Why pay attention to pace when she was setting such a good one?I'd overtake her   5   when she was tired.

  So I ran behind her,The course   6   north for five miles,wandered west for a hilly mile,then turned south again along a winding road.The race was getting   7  .We had four miles   8   and already it was beginning to be real work.

  Peggy overtook a young runner.She seemed to   9   him,for they exchanged a few cheerful words as she passed him.Their exchange   10   me.

You don't chat during a race   11   you are feeling good and Peggy plainly was.

  Sill,I was   12   enough to overtake her if she was tired,so I didn't give up hope completely.We were getting nearer to a tong,punishing hill now and it would be the   13  .We were a mile from tile finish line,  14   whatever happened on the hill would almost certainly determine who crossed it first.

  As I moved up the hill,my   15   wandered for a few minutes.When I   16  ,Peggy was moving away— first five yards,then ten,then more.Finally it was clear that there was no   17   of catching her.She beat me soundly.

  There is an important   18   in that race,Women are thought to be weaker,slower and not nearly   19   skilled in sport.Yet as Peggy so clearly showed,the similarities between men and women runners are more important than the differences.I have run with   20   women,and I can say that it is often hard work.

(1)

[  ]

A.

Still

B.

Even

C.

What's more

D.

However

(2)

[  ]

A.

tiring

B.

ashamed

C.

fine

D.

competitive

(3)

[  ]

A.

fast

B.

slowly

C.

happily

D.

easily

(4)

[  ]

A.

stick to

B.

stay

C.

run

D.

keep

(5)

[  ]

A.

soon

B.

in the end

C.

later on

D.

sooner or later

(6)

[  ]

A.

went

B.

headed

C.

rounded

D.

lasted

(7)

[  ]

A.

harder

B.

faster

C.

more tiring

D.

easier

(8)

[  ]

A.

going

B.

in all

C.

after all

D.

left

(9)

[  ]

A.

like

B.

get on well with

C.

know

D.

love

(10)

[  ]

A.

worried

B.

disappointed

C.

displeased

D.

discouraged

(11)

[  ]

A.

if

B.

unless

C.

while

D.

as

(12)

[  ]

A.

energetic

B.

determined

C.

close

D.

young

(13)

[  ]

A.

test

B.

exam

C.

sheck

D.

highest

(14)

[  ]

A.

and

B.

because

C.

so

D.

but

(15)

[  ]

A.

thought

B.

attention

C.

mind

D.

heart

(16)

[  ]

A.

looked down

B.

looked up

C.

came back

D.

ran up

(17)

[  ]

A.

chance

B.

possibility

C.

time

D.

hope

(18)

[  ]

A.

class

B.

lesson

C.

teaching

D.

sense

(19)

[  ]

A.

as

B.

such

C.

very

D.

same

(20)

[  ]

A.

very few

B.

a number of

C.

a few

D.

too many

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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。(请将答案写在答题纸上)

        Getting to Now: How to Beat the Procrastination Habit

  I am a procrastinator(拖拉者). I always have been. I've tried all sorts of things to beat the habit. Here are some techniques I've been using to try to force myself to get to now:

  Set aside blocks of time to do things. When I was talking with my wellness coach earlier this year, she asked me why I didn't exercise more often. “ 1. ,” I said. “Something always comes up.” She wasn’t impressed. “J.D.,” she said, “You have to make time. Make an appointment with yourself to run or to go for a bike ride.” The same principle applies to other things you might procrastinate.

   2. . Often I’ll be sitting on the back porch reading a book, and it will occur to me that some chore needs to be done — mending the fence, for example. “ 3. ,” I tell myself. Wrong! What usually happens is that I forget to write it down, and even if I do, I just look at the list and procrastinate for weeks on end. The best move is to actually do the chore when I think of it. (Assuming, of course, that I have the time at that moment,which I usually do.)

  Use a timer to bring you back to reality. Part of the reason I procrastinate is that I'm a daydreamer.   4. . One way to keep on track is to use a timer. I use the Ultrak Jumbo Countdown Timer, but not as often as I should. I set it for 48 minutes. When it goes off,   5. : Am I doing what I'm supposed to be doing?

  Do not multitask. I often start many things at once, but I never actually do any of them. In order for me to get something done, I need to focus my attention on it. Trying to do several things at once is a sure way to be sure they'll all be unfinished tomorrow.

  A. I’m always lost in thought

  B. it brings me back to reality

  C. If it comes to mind, then do it

  D. I don’t have the time

  E. it serves as an instant reality check

  F. Do it right away if you are asked to do something

  G. I need to write that down so I can remember it

 

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完形填空

  Once upon a time a peacock(孔雀)and a tortoise(乌龟)became good friends.The peacock lived in a tree on the bank of a river in which the tortoise had his   1  .Every day after the peacock had a drink of water, he   2   dance near the river and   3   his beautiful feathers to his friend.

  One   4   day, a hunter caught the peacock and was about to   5   him away to the market.The unhappy bird   6   the hunter to allow him to say goodbye to his friend, the tortoise,   7   it would be the last time he would see him.The hunter   8   and took him to the tortoise.

  The tortoise asked the hunter to let the peacock   9  , but the hunter laughed at the request,   10   that was his means of livelihood(生活).Then the tortoise said,“If I give you a beautiful present, will you let my friend go?”

  “  11  ,”answered the hunter,“that is all I want.”

  The tortoise   12   into the water and in a few seconds he came up with a beautiful pearl.To the hunter's great astonishment, he handed it to him.This was   13   the hunter's expectation, and he freed the peacock immediately.

  A short time later, the bad hunter   14   and told the tortoise that he thought he had not   15   enough for the release of his friend, and   16   that, unless a pearl which is similar to that one was offered to him, he would catch the peacock again.The tortoise, who had already advised his friend to   17   himself in a distant place, was greatly   18   with the greedy man.“Well,”said the tortoise,“if you   19   having another pearl like this one, give it to me and I will find you a(an)  20   match of it.”

  The hunter gave the pearl to the tortoise quickly.Then the tortoise replied,“I can't find another one and give you two!”

  He disappeared into the river, leaving the hunter sorry for being so greedy.

(1)

[  ]

A.

home

B.

pearl

C.

tree

D.

friend

(2)

[  ]

A.

could

B.

should

C.

would

D.

must

(3)

[  ]

A.

hide

B.

show

C.

gather

D.

wear

(4)

[  ]

A.

ordinary

B.

unfortunate

C.

unhealthy

D.

unknown

(5)

[  ]

A.

give

B.

turn

C.

move

D.

take

(6)

[  ]

A.

ordered

B.

suggested

C.

begged

D.

told

(7)

[  ]

A.

if

B.

before

C.

until

D.

as

(8)

[  ]

A.

refused

B.

agreed

C.

promised

D.

received

(9)

[  ]

A.

go

B.

fly

C.

dance

D.

stay

(10)

[  ]

A.

referring

B.

pointing

C.

showing

D.

saying

(11)

[  ]

A.

Clearly

B.

Carefully

C.

Certainly

D.

Quickly

(12)

[  ]

A.

flied

B.

dived

C.

fell

D.

ran

(13)

[  ]

A.

with

B.

below

C.

among

D.

beyond

(14)

[  ]

A.

came back

B.

came up

C.

came out

D.

came across

(15)

[  ]

A.

paid

B.

awarded

C.

fed

D.

praised

(16)

[  ]

A.

noticed

B.

watched

C.

threatened

D.

feared

(17)

[  ]

A.

stay

B.

hide

C.

show

D.

live

(18)

[  ]

A.

angry

B.

happy

C.

sorry

D.

lucky

(19)

[  ]

A.

go on

B.

keep on

C.

insist on

D.

move on

(20)

[  ]

A.

excellent

B.

correct

C.

strict

D.

exact

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