题目内容
What kind of drink does the speaker like better?
A. B. C.
I strongly believe the right words at just the right time could change someone’s life.
When I was 3 years old, my parents _______ I was totally deaf. But from the third grade, they decided to put me in a “mainstream” school where all of my classmates had _______ hearing. So I was the only deaf child at Blue Creek Elementary School. From the first day there, the other kids often _______ me and called me names mainly because of my hearing aid (助听器) and the way I talked.
I was worried throughout elementary school. Besides the problem of “fitting in” with the other students, I also had _______ with most of my schoolwork.
One morning, Mrs. Jordan, my fifth-grade teacher, asked _______ a question in her math class. She was a large woman with a _______ that went through the walls of her tiny classroom, and it could even spread to the hallway.
I _______ her lips (嘴唇) and raised my hand right away. For once I knew the answer! But I was afraid when she called out my name. Then I answered her question _______. I will never forget what happened next.
Mrs. Jordan pointed directly at me. With shining eyes and a wide smile, she cried, “THAT’S RIGHT, STEPHEN!”
For the first time in my young life, I became a star. I had _______been so excited before!
Right then and there I made a ________that I would make a place for myself in this world. No matter how many difficulties I might meet in life, I knew I could overcome them.
The simple three words had completely changed my young life, “THAT’S RIGHT, STEPHEN!”
1.A. explained B. heard C. discovered D. agreed
2.A. normal B. poor C. strange D. special
3.A. thought of B. laughed at C. heard of D. looked after
4.A. practice B. experience C. progress D. trouble
5.A. us B. them C. me D. her
6.A. body B. mouth C. voice D. look
7.A. found B. read C. followed D. touched
8.A. happily B. politely C. luckily D. nervously
9.A. often B. always C. never D. ever
10.A. decision B. story C. rule D. difference
.—Would you mind ____ the music? I am doing my homework.
—Sorry.I will do it right now.
A. turn down B. turning down C. turn up D. turning up
Time
Things to do
This afternoon
Have a walking tour of the 1..
Wednesday afternoon
Go to the sports center to play2., football or go swimming.
3.afternoon
See a film named Happy Holiday.
Saturday
Go on a day 4. to Oxford at 5.in the morning.
Why is Susan unhappy?
A. She can’t go to the party. B. Her clothes are too old. C. She has no money.
A: Hi, Sally! What are you reading?
B: I’m reading a novel named The Mill on the Floss.
A: 1. .
B: George Eliot, one of the most famous writers of the 19th century.
A: 2.
B: It’s about the lives of Tom and Maggie Tulliver, a brother and a sister.
A: 3.
B: Not really. And it’s a great novel.
A: What other kinds of works do you enjoy reading?
B: 4.
A: Have you read anything else?
B: Certainly, I have. 5.And I read everything I find in my free time
A. Is it difficult to understand?
B. How often do you read novels?
C. Who wrote it?
D. I like reading books on different subjects.
E. When did the novel come out (出版)?
F. I really like reading science books.
G .What’s it about?
A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven.
Have you noticed your life becoming a little easier? Now, when you go to a certain shopping mall, you can enjoy its free Wi-Fi there. When you want to take a taxi, you can book one with your phone. In fact, all these can be seen as the basic parts of a smart city.
The idea of a smart city was brought up by US company IBM in 2010. Generally, a smart city is a city that uses digital technologies such as the Internet to improve city planning, save money and resources, and make our lifeconvenient. How smart can a city be? Here are great examples that we can learn from.
In 2009, Dubuque became the first smart city in the US. The city used smart water meters to take the place of traditional water meters. They can detect（探测〉water waste and leakage（泄漏）and send data to let the house owner know. The same system is used for other city resources like electricity and natural gas. This way, people know how they use their resources and are glad to help reduce waste.
Santander in Spain also gives us a look at the future. If people point a phone toward a nearby bus stop, the phone immediately shows all bus lines that serve the stop as well as their arrival times. The government organized a research team and provided an App（应用程序〉that collects data on almost everything: light, temperature, and the movements of cars and people. Opening the App near a supermarket provides immediate information on special
1.According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?
A. Digital technologies are used in smart cities.
B. An English company first raised the idea of a smart city.
C. A smart city is mainly made up of free Wi-Fi and phones.
D. A smart city is still an idea and hasn’t come into being.
2.The underlined word “convenient” is the closest in meaning to _____.
A. useful B. normal C. suitable D. easy
3.Compared to traditional water meters, smart water meters do better in .
A. cleaning water B. supplying water
C. saving water D. producing water
4.The example of Santander shows the use of smart systems in aspects（方面）EXCEPT _____.
A. business B. health care
C. traffic controlling D. public transportation
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Digital technologies help improve city planning.
B. Smart cities will make our future life better and smarter.
C. Smart cities are very common in both Dubuque and Santander.
D. Spain and the US take the leading position in building smart cities.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.How will they go to Shanghai this Saturday ?
A. By plane. B. By coach. C. By train.
2.Where are they going to meet?
A. At a bus stop. B. At the school gate. C. In the station.
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C. 
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