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If the ship is disabled by excepted perils while completing a voyage on which she was（）at the time of chartering，the Shipowner will not be excused.
A . done
B . made
C . engaged
D . take
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The first fight between local people and British soldiers was at ( ).
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It is/was the first time（that)she has/had ever taken a strong stand against raising taxes．
It is/was the first time(that)she has/had ever taken a strong stand against raising taxes．
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What was Jeffrey Morgan's first position at the college？
A．Associate Provost.
B．Projects Manager.
C．Assistant Professor.
D．Administrative Assistant.
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In “The Story of an Hour”, when Louise Mallard first heard that her husband had died in a train accident she was heart broken, but later she realized that ______.
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It was not until she returned home______she realized she had almost wasted ten of her valuable hours.
A．and
B．when
C．then
D．that
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听力原文：M: Well, Cynthia, our first semester at university is almost over. I can't wait for the holidays.
W: Me, too, Edward! Why don't we go somewhere far away and forget about lectures and essays and all that hard work.
M: Sounds good to me. Now, how long will we have before we have to be back here on campus for the next semester？
W: We've got about six weeks, I think.
M: How about if we go to the coast？ It would be great to do some swimming and surfing.
W: The coast would be good, but let's look at our other options. There are the mountains. They're nice and cool at this time of year. And we can do some bush-walking. There's also the desert, which I really enjoyed last year.
M: What about going to Sydney？ I've never been there and they say it's a great city to visit. Lots of things to do there, I've heard.
W: I agree Sydney would be good but there are too many tourists there at this time of year. And I'd rather get away from buildings and cars. There are enough of those around here. I vote for mountains.
M: All right, then, let's do that. Now we have to decide where we're going to stay and how we're going to get there.
(12)
A．A mountain resort.
B．A seaside resort.
C．A desert.
D．The outback of australia.
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听力原文：W: I sold the idea to the bosses by refusing to take no for an answer. It was tough at first, but they finally agreed that it was a good idea.
M: Yes, I believe the key to salespeople is not accepting your first refusal.
Q: What does the man say about salespeople？
(19)
A．Salespeople must be persistent.
B．Salespeople don't sell enough.
C．Salespeople sell too much.
D．Salespeople are inconsiderate.
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She ____ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.
A turned downB dealt withC took afterD came across
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It was at midnight she got home last night.
A．one
B．that
C．what
D．it
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At first Kevin was a man of ________.
A、 honesty
B、 dishonesty
C、 lies
D、 Sympathy
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She was angry at being （) admittance.
A. denied
B. refused
C. rejected
D. declined
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______regular training in nursing, she could not cope with the work at first.
A．Not received
B．Since receiving
C．Having received
D．Not having received
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The children in a Shenzhen middle school were waiting in the playground for the (e ) moment.They were going to have a football match (a ) a team that was from a middle school in a small village.(E) player was (s) they would (b) the children just because the (o) team was from a village.It began at four in the afternoon.The whole school watched the match.The city children played (c).At first the village children wew (n) and they lost the first half.To their surprise,the village children had (t) at the second half.They (k) goals and won the match.
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Remember Second Life, the virtual world that was supposed to become almost as important as the first one？ Now populated by no more than 84,000 avatars at a time, it has turned out to be a prime example of how short-lived Internet fads can be. Yet if many adults seem to have given up on virtual worlds, those that cater to children and teenagers are thriving. Several have even found a way to make money.
In America, nearly 10 million children and teenagers visit virtual worlds regularly, estimates eMarketer, a market researcher-a number the firm expects to increase to 15 million by 2013．As in January, there were 112 virtual worlds designed for under-18s with another 81 in development, according to Engage Digital Media, a market research firm.
All cater to different age groups and tastes. In Club Penguin, the market leader, which was bought by Disney in 2007 for a whopping $ 700 million, primary-school children can take on a penguin persona, fit out their own igloo and play games. Habbo Hotel, a service run from Finland, is a global hangout for teenagers who want to customise their own rooms and meet in public places to attend events. Gala Online, based in Silicon Valley, offers similar activities, but is visited mostly by older teens who are into Manga comics.
Not a hit with advertisers, these online worlds earn most of their money from the sale of virtual goods, such as items to spruce up an avatar or a private room. They are paid for in a private currency, which members earn by participating in various activities, trading items or buying them with real dollars.
This sort of stealth tax seems to work. At Gala Online, users spend more than $1 million per month on virtual items, says Craig Sherman, the firm's chief executive. Running such a virtual economy is not easy, which is why Gaia has hired a full-time economist to grapple with problems that are well known in the real world, such as inflation and an unequal distribution of wealth.
There are other barriers that could limit the growth of virtual worlds for the young, but the main one is parents. Many do not want their offspring roaming virtual worlds, either because they are too commercial or are thought to be too dangerous. Keeping them safe is one of the biggest running costs, because their sponsors have to employ real people to police their realms.
Youngsters are also a fickle bunch, says Simon Levene of Accel Partners, a venture- capital firm. Just as children move from one toy to another, they readily switch worlds or social networks, often without saying goodbye.
Even so, Debra Aho Williamson, an analyst at eMarketer, believes "these worlds are a training ground for the three-dimensional web". If virtual worlds for adults, which so far have been able to retain only hardcore users, manage to hang on for a few years, they may yet have a second life.
In the first paragraph it says that "Several have even found a way to make money" Which of the following could possibly be the "way" ？
A．Sales of the copies of the game.
B．Sales of virtual goods in the game.
C．Sales of game peripheral goods, such as dolls and OST CDs.
D．Development of different games towards gamers of different ages.
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I was just a boy when my father brought me to Harlem for the first time, almost 50 years ago. We stayed at the Hotel Theresa, a grand brick structure at 125th Street and Seventh Avenue. Once, in the hotel restaurant, my father pointed out Joe Louis. He even got Mr Brown, the hotel manager, to introduce me to him, a bit paunchy but still the champ as far as I was concerned.
Much has changed since then. Business and real estate are booming. Some say a new renaissance is under way. Others decry what they see as outside forces running roughshod over the old Harlem.
New York meant Harlem to me, and as a young man I visited it whenever I could. But many of my old haunts are gone. The Theresa shut down in 1966. National chains that once ignored Harlem now anticipate yuppie money and want pieces of this prime Manhattan real estate. So here I am on a hot August afternoon, sitting in a Starbucks that two years ago opened a block away from the Theresa, snatching at memories between sips of high-priced coffee. I am about to open up a piece of the old Harlem -- the New York Amsterdam News -- when a tourist asking directions to Sylvia's, a prominent Harlem restaurant, penetrates my daydreaming. He's carrying a book: Touring Historic Harlem.
History. I miss Mr Michaux's bookstore, his House of Common Sense, which was across from the Theresa. He had a big billboard out front with brown and black faces painted on it that said in large letters: "World History Book Outlet on 2,000,000,000 Africans and Nonwhite Peoples." An ugly state office building has swallowed that space.
I miss speaker like Carlos Cooks, who was always on the southwest corner of 125th and Seventh, urging listeners to support' Africa. Harlem's powerful political electricity seems unplugged -- although the streets are still energized, especially by West African immigrants.
Hard-working southern newcomers formed the bulk of the community back in the 1920s and '30s, when Harlem renaissance artists, writers, and intellectuals gave it a glitter and renown that made it the capital of black America. From Harlem, W. E. B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, Paul Robeson, Zora Neal Hurston, and others helped power America's cultural influence around the world.
By the 1970s and '80s drugs and crime had ravaged parts of the community. And the life expectancy for men in Harlem was less than that of men in Bangladesh. Harlem had become a symbol of the dangers of inner-city life.
Now, you want to shout "Lookin' good!" at this place that has been neglected for so long. Crowds push into Harlem USA, a new shopping centre on 125th, where a Disney store shares space with HMV Records, the New York Sports Club, and a nine-screen Magic Johnson theatre complex. Nearby, a Rite Aid drugstore also opened. Maybe part of the reason Harlem seems to be undergoing a rebirth is that it is finally getting what most people take for granted.
Harlem is also part of an "empowerment zone" a federal designation aimed at fostering economic growth that will bring over half a billion in federal, state, and local dollars. Just the shells of once elegant old brownstones now can cost several hundred thousand dollars. Rents are skyrocketing. An improved economy, tougher law enforcement, and community efforts against drugs have contributed to a 60 percent drop in crime since 1993.
At the beginning the author seems to indicate that Harlem
A．has remained unchanged all these years.
B．has undergone drastic changes.
C．has become the capital of Black America.
D．has remained a symbol of the dangers of inner-city life.
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Marathon was the name of a country at first.
A．Right.
B．Wrong.
C．Doesn't say.
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Aaliyah was born Aaliyah Dana Haughton on Jan. 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York. She made her stage debut as an orphan in a production of "Annie" at the age of six. Her uncle was married to singer Gladys Knight, who invited eleven-year-old Aaliyah to perform. with her during a five-night stint in Las Vegas. Aaliyah was a talented young singer. She was featured on the talent search television program "Star Search".
Aaliyah received her first licensing deal as a teenager, after her uncle, Barry Hankerson, formed Blackground Records. Aaliyah's first album, "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number", went gold in 1994, when she was 15. Aaliyah's music benefited from her close collaboration with hip-hop artist R. Kelly. After rumors that the two had married, they stopped working together. Aaliyah went on to make two more albums in a fruitful collaboration with prodncers Timbaland and Missy Elliot. Her third and last CD, "Aaliyah" was released in July 2001.
Aaliyah's song "Try Again" earned her a Grammy nomination for best female R&B vocalist. She was nominated in the same category in 1999 for "Are You That Somebody". In 1996, she released her second album; the single, "If Your Girl Only Knew", went double platinum.
In addition to being a talented musician, Aaliyah was building a reputation as an actress. She made her first feature film appearance in the movie "Romeo Must Die" with Jet Li. She also starred in "The Queen of the Damned", based on the novel by Anne Rice. She was also scheduled to act in the sequel to "The Matrix".
On August 26, 2001, Aaliyah was on her way to shoot a music video for her most recent album on Abaco Island, about 170 miles east of south Florida. Soon after takeoff for Florida, the plane she was traveling on crashed, just 200 feet beyond the end of the runway at Marsh Harbor International Airport on Abaco Island. The plane, a Cessna 402B, apparently suffered engine failure upon liftoff. Aaliyah was only 22 years old.
Which of the following is true of Aaliyah？
A．Her full name was Dana Haughton.
B．Her parents died when she was six.
C．She began her acting at 11.
D．The first role she played is an orphan.
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Though she was ____ at home, she didn’t feel ____ at all because she was busy going over her lessons.
A、alone…alone
B、alone…lonely
C、lonely…lonely
D、lonely…alone
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请阅读短文，完成此题。Results showed that at least a tenth of the Harvard first-year undergraduates polled admitted tohaving cheated on an exam prior to starting at the university, while almost half admitted to
A、Most American students cheat in exams before they enter universities.
B、Most American students entering the universities admit they have cheated.
C、Half of students entering the universities admit to cheating on their homework.
D、There is academic dishonesty among students entering the US University.
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She__________ you a good present for your birthday, but unfortunately she was short of money at that time
A. liked to give
B. liked to have given
C. would like to
D. would have liked to give
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The year was 1932.Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aeroplane.At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather.To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn't know how high she was flying.At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter.At times, her plane nearly plunged into the sea.
Just before dawn, there was further trouble.Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine.Would she be able to reach land？ There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.
In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe.When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House.From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.
What was so important about her flight？ Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.
In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time.Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation and that air travel was useful.
(1).Her engine went wrong when Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England.()
A.T B.F
(2).When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, she changed her direction and landed in Ireland.()
A.T B.F
(3).According to the passage, Amelia Earhart's reason for making her flights was to show that aviation was not just for men.()
A.T B.F
(4).Amelia Earhart was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Ocean alone.()
A.T B.F
(5)."A Dangerous Flight from North America to England would be the best title for the passage.()
A.T B.F
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The poor little girl was tired and hungry in the forest. She walked through the forest, hoping to find something to eat because she didn’t want to die. Then she found a little house and thought it must be a woodman’s house and she might be able to stay there. So she knocked at the door. As there was no answer, she opened it and went inside. There she saw a room with a long table. On it there were seven knives and forks, seven plates and drinking cups, and on the plates and in the cups were food and drink. The little girl was too hungry to turn away from the food, and so she took a little from each plate and each cup. At the other end of the room, there were seven little beds. She tried to lie on some of them, and when she found a very nice one, she fell into a deep sleep, for she was very tired after a long walk through the forest.
1.The little girl was happy to get to the forest.()
A、Right
B、Wrong
C、Doesn’t say
2.When she got to the little house, someone opened the door to let her in.()
A、Right
B、Wrong
C、Doesn’t say
3.In the house she found a few things for seven people.()
A、Right
B、Wrong
C、Doesn’t say
4.The room was the home of some short kind-hearted men.()
A、Right
B、Wrong
C、Doesn’t say
5.The little girl slept very well in one of the little beds.()
A、Right
B、Wrong
C、Doesn’t say
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As she looked down, she was surprised to find her lover standing at the gate.（)
A．A.simple sentence
B．B.compound sentence
C．C.complex sentence
D．D.compound-complex sentence
