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HernoveldepictsafuturisticAmerica.
A.writes
B.sketches
C.describes
D.indicates
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Maryevidentlyisthemostdiligentstudentamongus.
A.intelligent
B.beautiful
C.talkative
D.hardworking
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WepackedupthethingsIhadaccumulatedoverthelastthreeyearsandleftforgood.
A.close
B.near
C.past
D.final
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Shyfeltfrustratedwhennobodyunderstoodwhatshewastryingtosay.
A.boring
B.upset
C.angry
D.dull
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Youryoungersisterwillbeeligibletovotenextyear.
A.competent
B.possible
C.allowed
D.enough
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GypsiesWhenschoolwasout,Ihurriedtofindmysisterandgetoutoftheschoolyardbeforeseeinganybodyinmyclass.ButBarbaraandherfriendshadbeatenustotheplaygroundentranceandtheyseemedtobewaitingforus.Barbarasaid,"Sonowyou'reintheAclass."ShesoundedimpresseD."What'stheAclass"IaskeD.Everybodymadesuperioryetfaintlyenviousgigglingsounds."Well,whydidyouthinktheteachermovedyoutothefrontoftheroom,dopeyDidn'tyouknowyouwereintheCclassbefore,wayinthebackoftheroom"OfcourseIhadn'tknown.TheWenatcheefifthgradewasbiggerthanmywholeschoolwhichhadbeeninNorthDakota,andtheideaofsubpisionswithinagradehadneveroccurredtomE.ThesubpidingforthefirstmarkingperiodhadbeendonebeforeIcametotheschool,and1hadnever,inthesixweeksI'dbeenthere,talkedtoanyonelongenoughtofindoutabouttheA,B,andCclasses.IstillcouldnotunderstandwhythathadmadesuchadifferencetoBarbaraandherfriends.Ididn'tyetknowthatitwasshamefulanddirtytobeatransientlaborerandridiculoustobefromNorthDakotA.IthoughtlivinginatentwasmorefunthanlivinginahousE.Ididn'tknowthatweweregypsies,really(howthatthoughtwouldhaveexcitedmethen),andthatwewereregardedwiththesuspicionfeltbythosewhoplanttowardthosewhodonotplant.Itdidn'toccurtomethatwewerealllookeduponasonemoreoftheuntrustworthynaturalphenomena,driftinghereandtherelikemistsorwinds.Ididn'tknowthatIwastheonlychildwhohadcampedontheBaumann'slandevertogetoutoftheCclass.Ididn'tknowthatschooladministratorsandcivicleadersheldconferencestotalkabouttheproblemoftransientlaborers.IonlyknewthatfortwohappydaysIwalkedtoschoolwithBarbaraandherfriends,playedhopscotchandjumpedropewiththematclassintervals,andwaseveninvitedintothehouseforsomegingerale----astrangedrinkIhadnevertastedbeforE.ThenarratorhadmostprobablybeenplacedintheCclassbecause____.
A.shewasapoorreader
B.shehadcomefromasmallschool
C.themarkingsystemconfusedher
D.allchildrenoftransientlaborerswereplacedintheclass
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DungtoDeathFieldsacrossEuropearecontaminatedwithdangerouslevelsoftheantibioticsgiventofarmanimals.Thedrugs,whichareinmanuresprayedontofieldsasfertilizers,couldbegettingintoourfoodandwater,helpingtocreateanewgenerationofantibiotic-resistant"superbugs".ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarmslurryHisfindingsareparticularlyshockingbecauseSwitzerlandisoneofthefewcountriestohavebannedantibioticsasgrowthpromotersinanimaldead.Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.Morethanhalfaregiventofarm-animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth.______Mostresearchersassumedthathumansbecomeinfectedwiththeresistantstrainsbyeatingcontaminatedmeat.Butfarmoreofthedrugsend.upinmanurethaninmeatproducts,saysStephenMuelleroftheSwissFederalInstituteforEnvironmentalScienceandTechnologyinDubendorf.Andmanurecontainsespeciailyhighlevelsofbugsthatareresistanttoantibioticshesays.Withmillionsoftonsofanimalsmanurespreadontofieldsofcropssuchaswheatandbarleyeachyear,thispathwayseemsanequallylikelyrouteforspreadingresistance,hesaid.Thedrugscontaminatethecrops,whicharetheneaten.Theycouldalsobeleachingintotapwaterpumpedfromrocksbeneathfertilizedfields.Muellerisparticularlyconcernedaboutagroupofantibioticscalledsulphonamides.Theydonoteasilydegradeordissolveinwater.HisanalysisfoundthatSwissfarmmanurecontainsahighpercentageofsulphonamides;eachhectareoffieldcouldbecontaminatedwithupto1kilogramofthedrugs.Thisconcentrationishighenoughtotriggerthedevelopmentofresistanceamongbacteria.Butvetsarenottreatingtheissueseriously.Thereisgrowingconcernattheextenttowhichdrugs,includingantibiotics,arepollutingtheenvironment.Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchangedandarenotbrokendownbyconventionalsewagetreatment.
A.Theydonoteasilydegradeordissolveinwater.
B.Andmanurecontainsespeciailyhighlevelsofbugsthatareresistanttoantibioticshesays.
C.Animalantibioticsisstillanareatowhichinsufficientattentionhasbeenpaid
D.Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyarddrugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic-resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.
E.HisfindingsareparticularlyshockingbecauseSwitzerlandisoneofthefewcountriestohavebannedantibioticsasgrowthpromotersinanimaldead.
F.Theycouldalsobeleachingintotapwaterpumpedfromrocksbeneathfertilizedfields.
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I'dverymuchliketoknowwhatyouraiminlifeis.
A.thought
B.idea
C.goal
D.plan
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StopEatingToomuch"Cleanyourplate"and"Beamemberoftheclean-plateclub"JustabouteverykidintheUShasheardthisfromaparentorgrandparent.Often,it'saccompaniedbyanappeal:"Justthinkaboutthosestarvingorphans(孤儿)inAfrica"Sure,weshouldbegratefulforeverybiteoffooD.Unfortunately,manypeopleintheUStaketoomanybites.Insteadofsaying"cleantheplate",perhapsweshouldsavesomefoodfortomorrow.Accordingtonewsreports,USrestaurantsarepartlytoblameforthegrowingbellies(肚子).Awaiterputsaplateoffoodinfrontofeachcustomer,withtwotofourtimestheamountrecommendedbythegovernment,accordingtoaUSATodaystory.Americanstraditionallyassociatequantitywithvalueandmostrestaurantstrytogivethemthat.TheyprefertohavecustomerscomplainabouttoomuchfoodratherthantoolittlE.BarbaraRolls,anutrition(营养)professoratPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,toldUSATodaythatrestaurantportionsizesbegantogrowinthe1970s,thesametimethattheAmericanwaistline(腰围)begantoexpanD.Healthexpertshavetriedtogetmanyrestaurantstoservesmallerportions.Now,apparently,somecustomersarecallingforthistoo.TherestaurantindustrytrademagazineQSRreportedlastmonththat57percentofmorethan4,000peoplesurveyedbelievedrestaurantsservedportionsthatweretoolarge;23percenthadnoopinion;20percentdisagreeD.ButacloserlookatthesurveyindicatesthatmanyAmericanswhocan'taffordfinediningstillpreferlargeportions.Seventypercentofthoseearnatleast$150,000peryearprefersmallerportions;butonly45percentofthoseearninglessthan$25,000wantsmaller.It'snotthatworkingclassAmericansdon'twanttoeathealthy.It'sjustthat,afterlonghoursatlow-payingjobs,gettinglessontheirplatehardlyseemslikeagooddeal.Theylivefrompaycheck(薪金支票)topaycheck,happytosavealittlemoneyfornextyear'sChristmaspresents.(2008年)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofworkingclassAmericans
A.Theyworklonghours.
B.Theylivefrompaychecktopaycheck.
C.Theywanttosavemoneyforpresents.
D.Theydon'twanttobehealthyeaters.
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DietPersonswhoareoverweightshouldwatchtheirdietcarefullyinordertolosepounds.Thebestwaytodothisistostartaweightcontrolprogram.Atfirstitiswisetotalkwithyourdoctor.Hecanadviseyouofthenumberofcaloriesyoushouldhaveinyourmealseachday.Hecantellyouaboutexercisingwhileonyourdiet.Agoodruleistoloseslowly.Alossofapoundortwoisplenty.Planmealsaroundfoodsyouknow.Thismeansthatitiswisetoincludefoodsthatyouareusedtoandthatarepartofyourregulareatinghabits.Whenyouhavelosttheweightyouwish,simpleitemscanbeaddedtoyourdietsothatyoucanmaintaintheweightyouwant.Whileyouaredieting,trytobuildapatternofeatingthatyoucanfollowlatertomaintainyourdesiredweight.Whendieting,chooselow-caloriefoods.Avoidsuchitemsasfats,friedfood,sweets,cakes,creamandsoftdrinks.Trytotakecoffeeandteawithoutsugarorcream.Snackscanbepartofyourdiet.Forexample,apieceoffruitorasimpledessertsavedfrommealtimecanbeeatenbetweenmeals.KeepbusyThiswayyouwillnotbetemptedtogooffthediet.MakefulluseofopportunitiestoexercisE.TrywalkinginsteadofridingwheneverpossiblE.HappydietingWhenyouhavelosttheweightyouwish,youcan______
A.havesomemoresimpleitemsinyourdiet
B.eatmoreandmorefoodsyoulike
C.stopdieting
D.tellthedoctorwhatyou'vedone
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Injudgingourworkyoushouldtakeintoconsiderationthefactthatwehavebeenverybusyrecently.
A.thought
B.account
C.mind
D.brain
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He'sspentyearscultivatingknowledgeofart.
A.sharing
B.using
C.denying
D.developing
答案解析:题干大意:他花费多年时间来培养艺术认知。cultivate意为“培养”,如:Iwillcultivatethehabitoflaughter.(我要培养笑的习惯。)share意为“分享”,如:Weusedtoshareeverything.(我们曾经分享一切。)use意为“使用”,如:useyourmind(动动脑子)。deny意为“否定”,如:Canyoudenythetruthofhisstatement(你能否认他声明的真实性吗?)develop意为“发展”,最符合题意,如:developaloveformusic(培养对音乐的喜爱)。
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Hisimaginationtransformedshadowsintoamonster.
A.abeast
B.aghost
C.agiant
D.anangel
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LongerLivesAreHappierLives1Inrecentyears,scientistshavebeenstudyingwaystochangethebody'schemistrytoreducethesignsandeffectsofaging.20negroupofresearchersinBritainhasperformedexperimentsonakindofworm.Theyhavemanagedtoincreasetheworm'snormallifespanof20daysbyupto400%.Theyhopethattheywillbeabletousethisresearchtohelphumanslivelonger.However,thisisalongwayinthefuture.Anotherdisadvantageisthatwhen(orif)thenewtechnologyissuccessfullydeveloped,itwillprobablybeveryexpensive.Thechancetolivelongerwillonlybeavailabletoaveryfew,veryrichpeople.3Anothergroupofscientistsisstudyingpeoplewhohavereachedaveryoldage.Theybelievethatthismayshowwhathaskeptthesepeoplehealthyandaliveforsolong.So,ifwelookatpeoplewhohavelivedintoveryoldage,whatdotheyhaveincommonUsuallytheyhaveledaphysicallyactivelife.Thisdoesnotmeangoingtoagymorrunningtenmileseveryday.Simple,enjoyableactivitieslikewalkingseemtobemorelikelytokeepyouhealthy.Veryoldpeoplealsoeatagood,varieddiet.Simplefoodslikevegetable,rice,pastaandfisharethebest.4However,theremaybeonethingevenmoreimportantthanphysicalfactorslikedietandexercise.Researchshowsthatpersonality,andthewayapersonthinks,playanimportantpartinhowlongtheywilllive.Peoplewholiveintoveryoldagealwaysseemtoenjoylife.Theyhaveasenseofhumorandgetsatisfactionfromsimplethings.Theydonotconstantlythinkaboutthepast,butareinterestedinthepresentandthefuture.Theydonotletlifegetboring,buthaveinterestsandhobbieswhichkeeptheirmindsactiveandtheyareopentonewideas.OneJapanesemanwholivedtobe120commentedthatthesecretofhislonglifewas"notworrying".Toexpressitsimply,peoplewhoarehappyandpositiveaboutlifearemorelikelytolivelonger.5So,eatwell,exercisewell,andenjoylife,andyouwillhaveagoodchanceoflivingtoahealthy,happyoldage.Mostpeoplewillnotbeabletousethenewtechnologybecause____
A.Running10mileseveryday
B.Itdoesnotexist
C.Theyhopetofindoutwhathasmadethemlivesolong
D.walking
E.enjoylife
F.Itwillbeveryexpensive
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