摘要：let down 1) 使失望:使沮丧 Tom will never let you down, you can always depend on him. 2) 放下,放长She let down the bucket into the well. △The shirt needs letting down. I trusted him but he let me down.△我们一定不会让你失望的:We certainly won’t let you down.
People always say that the earlier one learns a language, the 1 it is to do so, in theory it is that, 2 , in my opinion, that refers to spoken language．Capability to practise some essential(基本的) 3 of a language and read between the lines can only be trained through proper reading ways and hard work 4 ．So spending money to help 5 learn English may 6 up with disappointment．It is likely that the more you 7 , the more you are let down．
The daughter of one of my friends 8 English in primary school, 9 her foreign teacher’s blindness 10 psychology．She did not want to go on 11 English until middle school, 12 a college student studying in English slowly 13 her interest in the language．
It is better to have the child learn Chinese, than to have some difficulty 14 learning English for several years．Having been engaged in English education, 15 find that despite their excellent 16 , many students have 17 command of English words and phrases．So I suggest that children 18 classical Chinese prose(散文)，rather than 19 them to learn English hurriedly．Otherwise, they may 20 the best time to improve the language ability of their mother tongue．
You are travelling on an ocean ship when, suddenly a giant wave causes the ship to overturn．Hundreds of people die 1 , but you and several others 2 in the ballroom．Would you stay there and 3 for help? Or would you try, 4 the danger, to find your way out of the ship?
This is the 5 faced by the characters in the film “Poseidon”．
Trapped in the ballroom of the overturned ship, the 6 orders the surviving guests to wait for help．A small group of people 7 to accept this fate．They try to escape, knowing that there will be no way back 8 the captain locks the doors behind them．
At the time of the disaster, each of the characters is trying to overcome personal problems in their own lives．All must face their 9 and make life and death decisions．
Architect Richard Nelson is preparing to kill himself when the wave hits．He feels depressed over the 10 of his relationship with his partner．But he is forced to fight 11 his life, and learns to want to live again．He realizes he must 12 the past and not think too much about the bad．
Robert Ramsey, a fireman, decides to 13 his own life so that his daughter, Jen, 14 live．He swims to the ship’s control room 15 he must press a switch to change the direction of the ship．
He knows he will likely 16 in the process, but just as surely, he knows that it’s the only way his friends can escape．His actions give the others a chance to reach 17 ．They escape from the ship just before it 18 , killing all those waiting inside and Jen’s father as well．All the characters who survive feel 19 to be alive, but they are also aware that their own 20 , bravery and determination saved their own lives．
New York has taken the title of the world’s top fashion capital from Milan．The annual survey suggest that the top five fashion cities are facing competition from Asia and Australia．New York had been the top fashion city for five years, but Milan took the title in 2009．the survey was made by the Global Language Monitor, a US based organization．It tracks the frequency(频率)of words and phrases in the media, on the Internet and throughout the blog．With the US economy recovering, New York once again took the top title．Hong Kong took second place．It was followed by London, Paris and Los Angeles．The other top 10 cities were Milan, Sydney, Miami, Barcelona and Madrid．
“Because of the new economic situation, the global fashion centers have also changed a lot, ” said Bekka Payack, the Manhattan-based fashion reporter for the Global Language Monitor．“The new list show that global fashion centers will change now and then．Compared with the traditional fashion cities, some new ones are performing better and better．”she said that perhaps this is new trend(趋势), and it is the first sign that the traditional top five fashion cities- New York, Paris, London, Milan, and Rome-do not control global fashion any more．
The biggest changes in the list are Hong Kong, Madrid and Melbourne．The Group said that the top newcomers to the list include Amsterdam at number 17, Cape Town at 23, Johannesburg at 25 and Vienna at 27．
The following are the 10 top fashion cities of 2010 and the changes from 2009．
1．New York(up 1)
2．Hong Kong(up 5)
3．London(up 2)
4．Paris(down 1)
5．Los Angeles(up 1)
6．Milan(down 5)
7．Sydney(up 2)
8．Miami(up 5)
9．Barcelona(up 5)
10．Madrid(up 11)
(1)
New York has regained the title of the world’s top fashion capital mainly because _______．
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A．
the US economy has been recovering
B．
Milan faced competition from other cities
C．
few big cities took part in the competition
D．
the survey was made by an American organization
(2)
Compared with the 2009 list, which of the following has the greatest change?
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A．
Hong Kong
B．
Milan
C．
Madrid
D．
Barcelona
(3)
We can infer from the text that ________．
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A．
New York has lost the top title several times
B．
all the traditional fashion cities are in the 2010 list
C．
economic situations influence global fashion centers
D．
new fashion cities have performed better than traditional ones
(4)
Which of the following city ranked above the others in 2009?
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in the darkness．His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t 1 ．What was worse was that he found himself unable to ask for help－his mobile phone didn’t 2 ．Nothing could be done but 3 in cold wilderness．It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the 4 of the rescue．
It is almost 5 that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long．Even more surprising was his 6 , “First of all I checked up on my physical 7 and found myself not in fatal(致命的)danger．Finding no 8 to call for help, I leaned back to try my best to keep the wound from 9 ．In this way I fell asleep．
This 10 me of another story：A group of young men 11 to explore a mountain cave and got lost． 12 to find a way out in the dark cave they were 13 and ran anxiously without a sense of 14 ．Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion．According to the 15 people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 16 of the cave．If they stayed where they got lost and tried to 17 themselves, they would probably 18 a small light glimmering(闪烁)not far away．
We can compare it with our 19 itself．Sometimes when we meet with difficulties in life, we feel lost in the darkness．If it is unclear, you needn’t put up a struggle 20 ．Remember：CALM DOWN!
When Miss Hughes entered the classroom, the children stopped playing and talking．In one body, they stood up and 1 the teacher in a loud voice, “Good morning!” Miss Hughes smiled and told the class to sit down．She found at a 2 that there seemed to be thirty five pupils in the class, 3 ．They were all watching her with fixed eyes, waiting no 4 to find what sort of person she was．
“I 5 you want to know my name,” she said．But before she could tell, a student 6 , “It’s Miss Hughes．” Hughes laughed．“ 7 travels fast,” she said．“I’m afraid it will take me 8 to learn all your names．”Miss Hughes 9 a list and began to call the pupils’ names in 10 ．When she came to the last one, John, she noticed that he had been 11 for over a month, “What’s the matter with John?” she asked, looking 12 ．“He’s in hospital．He had his leg broken, ” said a girl in the front 13 ．“He slipped while skating,” 14 a boy．“Has anyone 15 to see him?” Miss Hughes asked．No one 16 ．
It was 17 to start the lesson．The pupils 18 Miss Hughes to tell them a story．“Very well”, she said．“But first of all I’d like you to write a letter to John：We’ll 19 the best ones to him and 20 him up in hospital．Now I’ll tell you a story, if you are good．”