My parents in a very small flat.

The world of taxi drivers is dominated by men. But there is one small taxi company in Delhi，where all the drivers and passengers are female. Women’s safety is a hot topic in India at the moment, so it's proving a very popular service.

“When I’m on the road driving our taxi I feel very proud，because this is the first taxi service only for women,” says 31yearold Shanti Sharma, who is one of eight female drivers with a taxi service called Cabs for Women by Women. The last couple of months, since the rape and murder in the city of a college student travelling on a bus, have been particularly busy for her and her colleagues. “After this case，our workload has increased so much,” says Sharma.“Women who used other cab services are also turning to us now.” Most women in Delhi say they routinely face harassment(骚扰), and worse, especially on public transport. Sharma, a single parent with three daughters, has been working as a taxi driver since 2011, when the service was first set up, and it has changed her life. This is the first time that she has earned enough—about 250 a month—to support her family. Of course, she and the other female taxi drivers are completely outnumbered by male cabbies.“When I park somewhere there are always men there and inevitably five or six of them get together and hang out, ” she says.“I’m usually the only woman in the parking lot, so I just stay inside the car.” It’s not much better when she is out on the road. Sharma says the male drivers give her a hard time.“As soon as they see a woman at the wheel they start honking(按喇叭) for no reason. They’ll try to overtake you. I’m always worrying about how to avoid getting hit by someone.” The company behind Cabs for Women by Women, Sakha Consulting Wings, had a number of goals when it set up the service .It wanted to give women from poor backgrounds an opportunity to earn money. By putting women in charge of technologies, it also wanted to change people’s attitudes, and open up boundaries for women. 21、The taxi service Cabs for Women by Women _____. A、is greatly needed at present in India B、causes a hot debate in India C、was set up in 2012 D、is free of charge for women 22、Why are women who used other cab services turning to Cabs for Women by Women？ A、Because it is cheap. B、Because it is safe. C、Because it is famous. D、Because it is convenient. 23、What do we know about Sharma？ A、She is the first female taxi driver in Delhi. B、She lives in harmony with her husband. C、She has regretted becoming a taxi driver. D、She has a better salary after becoming a taxi driver. 24、What is the main idea of the last paragraph？ A、The opportunities Cabs for Women by Women provides for women. B、The main purposes of Cabs for Women by Women. C、People’s attitudes towards Cabs for Women by Women. D、The background information of Cabs for Women by Women.

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It is illegal for manufacturers to give their product a misleading name，or to claim that it is made of a particular ingredient which in fact ______ only a very small proportion of the product．

制造商们把他们的产品起一个误导人的名字或者宣称这种产品由特殊成分制成，而实际上产品中仅仅含有比例极小的特殊成分，这种做法是非法的。

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My parents want very much to see you, and as we live in a very large house, we could offer you spacious accommodations.

A．criminal B．pump C．psychology D．lodgings

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He is a well-trained musician who can perceive very small differences in sound.

A．appreciate B．understand C．conceive D．find

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Too Late to Regret it When I was a junior, I met a second-year student in my department. He wasn't tall or good-looking, but he was very nice, attractive and athletic. He had something that I admired very much. He was natural, warm, and sincere.

I disregarded (不顾) my parents' disapproval. We were very happy together. He picked me up from my dorm every morning, and after class we would sit alongside the stream that ran through campus, or sunbathe (晒太阳) on the lawn. At night he would walk me back to my dorm. He came from a poor family, but in order to make me happy, he borrowed money from his friend to buy presents and meals for me. Our fellow students looked up to him as a role model, and the girls envied (妒忌) me. He wasn't a local, but wanted to stay here after graduation. I thought we had a future together. However, when I got a part-time job during the summer vacation, people began giving me a lot of pressure, saying that a pretty, intelligent girl like me should find a better guy to spend time with. This was also what my family thought. He spent the summer in his hometown, so I was all by myself. When he got back, I began finding fault with him. But his big heart and warmth soon drove all unpleasant thoughts away. However, I had no idea how badly I had hurt him and that things would get worse. I had a good part4ime job off campus that paid pretty well. With my good performance at school, I also got admission to graduate school at one of China's best universities. He, on the other hand, did not do so well at school or at work. I had to worry about his living expenses, job and scores. Almost all my colleagues and friends advised me to break up with him. Then we had a quarrel last June. He was in great pain, and my cold words and bad moods started turning him away. Graduation time was drawing near, and he said he wanted to go back to his hometown. He said that he couldn't put up with me anymore. I was shocked and looked at him in despair. True love happens only once, but I found it out too late. 第36题：When did the author fall in love with the boy？ A．When she was a junior. B．After she had a quarrel with him. C．When she was a second-year student. D．After she found a part-time job.

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In the bungalow were her parents, very busy, very, very busy, and when she learned her

A．A.简单句 B．B.并列句 C．C.主从复合句 D．D.并列主从复合句

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There are four people in my family, my parents, my _____ brother and I. （old)

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Time was not so important in my life and I was not a very responsible person before I received a watch from my father.

A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned

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听力原文：M : To collect data for my report, I need to talk to someone who knows that small city very well.

I was told that you lived there for quite a long time. W: Oh, I wish I could help. But I was only a child then. Q: What does the woman imply？ (6) A．She doesn't remember much about the city. B．She's never been to the city. C．She would find someone else to help. D．She would talk to the man later.

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There are a few small things that I don't like about my job, but ______ it's very enjoy able.

A．all at once B．once and for all C．so much as D．by and large

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The price of the car "Honda" is very_____and my parents can't afford it.

A．cheap B．high C．expensive D．dear

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I spent my childhood in a small town.（翻译)

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听力原文：W: My parents told me my uncles and aunts are planning a big family gathering in Paris this fall.

M: Are you going there？ W: You bet. All my uncles and aunts will take their children along, too. So I'll meet many cousins there. M: How nice! But why Paris？ W: Because two of my aunts are French. They met and got married to my uncles in France. Some of their relatives are still living there. M: Have you ever been to France before？ W: No. I've never traveled abroad. I'm very excited about it. I just can't wait. M: My parents are going to take me on a trip to Hawaii next month by way of Tokyo, but I've been there three times already. Where do the woman's families gather in autumn？ A．In Paris. B．In Hawaii. C．In Tokyo.

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听力原文： I am living in a small village in the country. My wife and I run a village shop. We have a very peaceful life, boring some might say. But we love it. We know all the people in the village and have plenty of time to stop and chat. I have plenty of time for my hobbies too—gardening, fishing, walking in the country side. I love the outdoor life.

It wasn’t always like this though I used to have a really stressful job, working till late in the office every evening and often bring work home at the week end. The advertising world is very competitive. And when I look hack, I can’t imagine how I stood it. I have no private life at all, no time for the really important things in life. Because of the pressure of the job, I used to smoke and drink too much. The crisis came when my wife left me. She complained that she never saw me and I had no time for, family life. This made me realize what is really important to me. I talked things through with her and decided to get back together again and to start a new and better life together. I gave up tobacco and alcohol and searched for new hobbies. Now I am afraid of looking back since the past life seemed a horrible dream. (23) A．He was a gardener. B．He worked in an advertising agency. C．He worked on a farm. D．He ran a village shop.

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What do your parents do？--My father is a manager.My monther is a nurse. （)

是否

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It is customary for adults to forget how hard and dull and long school is. The learning by memory of all the basic things one must know is a most incredible and unending effort. School is not easy and it is not for the most part very much fun, but then, if you are very lucky, you may find a real teacher. Three teachers in a lifetime are the very best of my luck. My first was a science and math teacher in high school, my second, a professor of creative writing at Stanford, and my third was my friend and partner, ED Rickets.

I have to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that three are as few as there are any other great artists. It might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. My three teachers had these things in common: They all loved what they were doing; they did not tell, but stimulated a burning desire to know. Under their influence, the horizons sprang wide and fear went away and the unknown became knowable. I shall speak only of my first teacher because in addition to the other things, she brought discovery. She aroused us to shouting, book-waving discussions. She had the noisiest class in school and she did not even seem to know it. We could never stick to the subject. Our speculation (思绪) ranged the world. She breathed curiosity into us so that we brought in facts or truths shielded in our hands like captured fireflies (萤火虫). She was fired, and perhaps rightly so, for failing to teach fundamentals. Such things must be learned. But she left a passion in us for the pure knowable world and she inflamed me with a curiosity which has never left. I have had many teachers who told me soon-forgotten facts but only three who created in me a new attitude a new hunger. What deathless power lies in the hands of such a person？ 21. In the writer’s opinion, school life is usually . A. exciting B. interesting C. tiresome D. challenging 22. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that . A. it is easy to find great artists as well as great teachers. B. there are few great teachers but many great artists. C. the greatest artists are not easy to find; nor are the greatest teachers. D. being a great teacher is a great art to learn because teachers spread knowledge. 23. In the writer’s opinion, a good teacher should . A. teach students the fundamental things B. stick to one subject and be strict with students C. teach students the knowledge ranging the world D. arouse students’ curiosity and desire for the world 24. The writer’s first teacher was dismissed mainly because . A. her class was the noisiest in school B. she did not teach basic knowledge in class C. she let students shout and wave books in class D. she did not know how to teach basic knowledge effectively 25. What is the best title of this article？ A. The Teachers in My Life B. How to Become a Teacher C. What to Teach at School D. What Makes a Good Teacher

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And how’s your family doing with you on the road？ They’re very 14)_____________. The last thing I told my wife was I’m not coming home until it’s over, because I do have small child at home. I have a

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My parents in a very small flat.

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