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1、 If city noises (not keep) from increasing, people will have to shout to be heard even at the dinner table 20 years from now.
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2、 Look, the new bridge (build) over there! It will be open to traffic soon.
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3、 In two days, it will be Christmas. Children all over the country (look) forward to this day for weeks.
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4、 In the 1950s in the USA, most families had just one phone at home, and wireless phones (not invent) yet.
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5、 So far, much (do) to meet the reasonable demands of patients for health care and improve the overall development of hospitals
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6、 When travelling, I think taking all the possible factors into consideration (benefit) the travelers a lot.
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7、 At last, my brother was admitted into an international company offering a tempting salary and (go) to work with great joy.
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8、 I (walk) along a busy road when I noticed a young man selling toys and then I stopped to buy one.
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9、 They said the work (finish) in ten days.
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10、 The crazy fans (wait) patiently for two hours, and they will wait till the movie star arrives.
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11、 As a result of the earthquake, many people (leave) homeless.
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12、 Mr. Jones told me that when he was young, he (work) in this field for several years, which led to his later success.
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13、 Are you having a great time learning English? We hope so! But if at first you don't succeed, (give) yourself a second chance!
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14、 The sun (shine) brightly when we climbed to the top of the hill.
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15、 The you practice, the better you (master) the language.
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16、 By the time my parents came back, I (read) half of the novel.
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17、 It is the third time I (remind) you of the promise you made.
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18、 Section C,Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A. The uncertainty about the product has undoubtedly improved sales of these dolls.
B. Designer dolls satisfy the spiritual needs of young Chinese consumers.
C. She can hardly wait to open the box and is excited to discover inside a limited-edition (限量版) Molly doll.
D. However, it will definitely give the pleasure you want, and enjoy collecting it.
E. The small toys fit in the palm of your hand and come dressed in cute costumes.
F. Have you ever wondered why people build a collection of things?
Designer Dolls Become Desirable Collectables
Kan Hui, a senior stage set designer based in Beijing, stands in front of a vending machine (自动售货机) in a shopping center. She feeds in the money and a paper box rolls out. Dolls are not just toys for little girls any more. They have become desirable collectables for many young Chinese under the age of thirty.
Molly, a little girl with curly hair, wide eyes and pouting (撅着的) lips, is one of the best-selling- dolls in China Each Molly sells for 59 yuan and there are over one hundred editions of the doll in different series. For doll fans, it is an affordable way to build an "art" collection.
In fact, what has made collecting designer dolls a new phenomenon is the concept of a "blind box". As the name implies, consumers have no idea which specific doll from a series they will get until they open the box. Over 400 million Molly dolls are reported to have been sold throughout the country last year!
Psychologists say that collectors are trying to bring some order and meaning to their lives. That may be true, but I think they do it just because it is fun and sometimes educational. I have a friend who collects beer bottles. He does not recycle them for money. Instead, he has them lined up in neat rows on shelves, and over 200 of them are from more than 30 different countries-a good way to learn about geography.
Collecting Molly dolls is probably a fad (一时的风尚) that will be replaced by another one eventually
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19、 阅读理解
Are we getting more stupid? According to Genld Crabtree, a scientist at Standord University in the US, we are.
You may not want to hear this, but Crabtree believes that human intelligence reached its peak more than 2000 years ago and ever since then has been going downhill. "If an average Greek from 1,000 BC were transported to modern times, he or she would be one of the brightest among us," Crabtree told The Guardian.
At the heart of Crabree's thinking is a simple idea. In the past, intelligence is critical for survival when our ancestors had to avoid dangerous animals and hunt for food. The difference of being smart or stupid is often life or death. However, after the spread of agriculture, when our ancestors began to live in dense farming communities. The need to keep their intelligence in peak. -condition gradually reduced.
This is not hard to understand. Most of the time, pressure is what keeps us going-you need the pressure from your teachers to finish your homework; the pressure of looking pretty encourages you to lose weight when summer comes. And the same is also true of our intelligence -if we think less, we become less smart
These mutaions (变异) are harmful to our intelligence and they were all developed in the past 3. 000 yean. The other evidence that Crabtree holds is in our genes. He found that among the 20000 to 50000 genes that we have that determine human intelligence, there are two or more mutations in each of us.
However, Crabtree's theory has been criticized by some who say that early humans may have better hunting and surviving abilities but people today have developed a more diverse intelligence. For example, paring (用矛刺)a tiger doesn't necessarily require more brainpower than playing chess or writing a poem. Moreover, the power
of modern education means a lot more people have the opportunity to learn nowadays.
"You wouldn't get Stephen Hawking 2, 00 years ago. He just wouldn't exit. " Thomas Hills of the University of Warwick. UK, told Live Science "But now we have people of his intellectual capability doing things and making
Insights(洞察力) that we would never have achieved in our environment of evolutionary adaptation. (进化适应)"
(1)、What is Crabtree's recent finding according to the article?A、The Greeks from 100 BC cold have been the smartest in human history B、Our ancient ancestors had no better surviving abilities than we do nowadays. C、Mutations in genes that decide human intelligence have affected the development of intelligence. D、Humans have been getting steadily more intelligent since the invention of farming(2)、According to Crabtree, ancient humans____A、had much more genes that determine human intelligence B、were forced to be smart due to natural selection pressures C、relied more on group intelligence than individual intelligence D、developed a diverse intelligence to adapt to the hard realities(3)、Some argue that Cabree's theory is false because they think____A、people today are under much more pressure than early humans B、it's unreasonable to compare a hunter s and a poet's intelligence C、modern education is far more advanced than ancient education D、human intelligence nowadays is different from that of the distant past(4)、What is Thomas Hill's attitude toward Crabtree's theory?A、He is for Crabtree's theory. B、He is against Crabtree's theory. C、He is worried about Crabtree's theory. D、He is confused about Crabtree's theory. -
20、 阅读理解
For years, the Empire State Building in New York was recognized as the tallest buildings in the world, but in recent decades. my much higher structures have been built. Read on to learn more about four of the tallest skyscrapers existing today.
●Buri Khalifa
Buri Khalifs in Dubai, United Arab Emrates, is currently the tallest building in the world. The tower is part of a new development built on a man-made lake. Burj Khalifa has a distinctive shape so that the windows look out onto the Persian Gulf. A 304-room hotel occupies the lower floors and there is observation deck on the 124th floor. The top floor is home toa private VIP club, closed to anyone except members.
●Shanghai Word Financial Centre
This skyscraper has the highest observation deck in the world, although the building itself is no longer the tallest. Construction stopped between 1998 and 2003 because of the Asian financial crisis, but it was eventually finished in 2008. The most distinctive feature in its design is the geometric opening at the top of the tower.
●International Commerce Centre
This skyscraper in Hong Kong stands on top of Kowloon Station, which gave its name to the original proposal for the building. The tower is not as high as in earlier plans because of regulations that prevented buildings from being taller than the surrounding mountains. A five-star hotel occupies the upper fifteen floors of the building. There is an observation deck on the 100th floor and a number of five-star restaurants on the 101st floor.
●Petronas Tower
These towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are the tallest twin buildings in the world. They were built on the site of the city's horse-racing tracking and an exclusive shopping centre is located at the base. The towers are connected by a sky bridge on the 41st and 42nd floors, which is the highest two-storey bridge in the word. It is open to the public, but only a limited number of free tickets are given out each day, and visitors are allowed no more than ten minutes on the bridge.
(1)、In which two buildings can you book a room?A、Buri Khalifa and Shanghai World Financial Centre. B、International Commerce Centre and Petronas Towers. C、Burj Khalifa and International Commerce Centre. D、Petronas Towers and Burj Khalifa.(2)、____is/are shorter than it/they was/were designed to be.A、Burj Khalifa B、Shanghai World Financial Centre C、Petronas Towers D、International Commerce Centre(3)、According to the passage, which of the following statement is true?A、Shanghai World Financial Center took longer to complete than planned B、Visitors have to pay to stay on the two-storey bridge in Petronas Towers C、International Commerce Center is named after its investor. D、The top floor of Buri Khalifa is accessible to everyone.