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The old car is an albatross around my neck.（）
A . 那部老爷车我到哪就开到哪。
B . 这台车已经不新了，但又不舍得丢。
C . 那辆旧车成了我的累赘。*
D . 这部古董车的价值相当于我脖子上的信天翁项链。
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The main difference between a dream and an aspiration is_________.
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My childhood dream is to be a vocalist like Pavarotti. In my eyes, he regards singing as a _____ (天职).
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The shadows are lengthening for me. The twilight is here. My days of old have vanished tone and tint; they have gone glimmering through the dreams of things that were. 下列哪个译文中使用了四字格词汇,增添了行文文采。( )
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“My culture is important and I am proud of what I am. Japanese people have so much to offer.” This thought is a typical example of the unexamined cultural identity stage.
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My father works at the university and his dream is to find an answer to one of the world's __________ (cure) illnesses.
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What I am ______ over is whether my kids are ready to face the challenges that await them.
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Some of the hotels in my hometown_________.
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There is no reason to ( ) me to leave my hometown.
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Sandra: Hi. My 1 For a graduation gift 1 is Sandra Smith. I am a 12 . Debbie: Hello! I am Debbie Diaz. Nice to 13 you ! Kim Kimal: Hi, My name is Kim Kimal. I am a 14 and an 15 .
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What I am trying to say is that in my opinion he has not done his work very well and it needs improving.（）
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Although he is more serious _____ his studied than I am , my grades are better than his.
A . with B . for C . about D . at
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The pen I am writing my letter with is different from______.
A．that one
B．one
C．the one
D．the ones
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听力原文：M: Good morning, Dr. Smith. My name is Peter. I am a freshman in your department. There are a few things that I am not quite sure of and I do need your advice.
W: Thank you very much for your trust, Peter. As your academic advisor I will try my best to help you.
M: Thanks. It's about my major...
W: Well, what's the matter？
M: I used to major in English, but now I have made up my mind to switch to Applied Linguistics, concentrating on Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
W: So you want to switch majors？
M: Yes. But I wonder if it is possible.
W: Well, usually we allow it, as long as you have enough credits.
M: That's good news for me. I'm not interested in literature and that sort of thing. I want to be a real teacher, Professor. But I'm worried about the make-up credits.
W: You usually do have to make up some credits when you switch majors. Are you OK on credits？
M: Not too many. I'll have to add about 12 credits as far as I can. figure from my transcript. Would you please let me know how many credits are required to get a master's degree？
W: Usually thirty-six credits are needed, ff you take five courses per term, you'll have enough credits after just two semesters. Usually each course is worth three credits. To get the six remaining credits you either prepare a thesis or take two more courses.
M: Is there anything else besides the 36 credits for the master's？
W: You have to have an oral defense．
M: I see．I really appreciate your help，Professor．
W: Glad I can help．Good luck．Peter．
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A．A literature professor.
B．An academic advisor.
C．Dean of the English Department.
D．A Doctor of Applied Linguistics.
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听力原文：Hello, my name is Tom Kim and I am a manager of Sales at the brand-new automobile
听力原文： Hello, my name is Tom Kim and I am a manager of Sales at the brand-new automobile dealership in Jackson. We are the first dealership in this area and our customer service is unsurpassed by any other luxury brand. To celebrate the opening of the initial automobile dealership, we are offering discounts on all models as well as competitive financing opportunities for one month. Also, every new model comes with a class-leading warranty of 80,000 kilometers over 4 years with 3 years of paid scheduled-maintenance. So please visit us and see the new model line up and experience the thrill of our brand-new premium models.
What is being advertised？
A．A car dealership
B．A repair shop
C．A rental car agency
D．A financial service
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what i am ___ over is whether my kids are ready to face the challenges that await them
A．A.pondering
B．B.reflecting
C．C.concerning
D．D.contemplating
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The houses in my hometown were chiefly composed of wood.
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“Do you think I can stay to become noting to you？ So you think I am an automation？—a machine without feelings？ And can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched form. my lips and my drop of living water dashed from my cup？ Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless？ – You think wrong! – I have as much soul as you—and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, or even of mortal flesh: -- it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God’s feet, equal – as we are!”
1. Identify the author and the title of the novel from which this passage is taken.
2. Who is the narrator and whom is the speaker addressing？
3. Summarize the speaker’s meaning.
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"My dream？Do you think he’s the one the spinning arrow was pointing to？" is said by().
A、Pocahontas
B、Grandma Willow
C、John Smith
D、Pocahontas' dad
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My father works at the university and his dream is to find an answer to one of the world’s ____________ (cure) illnesses.
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I have certainly seen lots of changes in my lifetime! I look around my home and see "mod cons" that I could never have dreamed of 50 or 60 years ago. I spent the early part of childhood in a cottage without running water or electricity and yet these days, I feel paralyzed if there is a power cut for even just an hour or two! So, I have changed too. Things that I couldn't even imagine in the past now seem quite normal.
Businessmen can travel from London to New York in three hours and lots of people exceed the seventy-mile-per-hour speed limit on motorways. A person of 75 is not old these days. A serious illness does not mean certain death because there have been so many advances in medical science. We no longer need to be afraid of contracting diseases like polio or smallpox. I can speak to my son in Australia from my own sitting room here in Manchester, watch athletes running a race on the other side of the world without moving from my own home and I can even do my shopping while I sit here in an armchair. I never need to worry about food going bad in the warm weather and, at the flick of a switch, I can have a hot meal in a couple of minutes. So, it seems, the quality of life has greatly improved since my own childhood.
I'm not convinced, however, that people are happier today than they were 50 years ago. We are certainly materially better off than we were but most people still seem to be weighed down by problems. My daughter and her family are a good illustration. They have a spacious, comfortable home with every labor-saving device you can think of. There's a washing machine, a clothes dryer, a food processor, a vacuum cleaner and all sorts of other household items which are designed to save time but it seems to me that my daughter and her husband just spend all that "saved" time working! They never relax and are always complaining of being tired and "stressed".
What is the passage mainly about？
A．How life has improved.
B．How life has become worse.
C．A comparison of life now and that in the past.
D．Memory of life in the past.
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I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince myself that if it weren't for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the country. But how realistic is the dream？
Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population lives in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of flats. Children become aggressive and nervous—cooped up at home all day, with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on tire same floor in tower blocks don't even say hello to each other.
Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help. But country life has disadvantages too. While it is true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities. There's little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town. The city-dweller who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quietness.
What, then, is the answer？ The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off; the city breeds a feeling of isolation, and constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that you are at the centre of things; and that life doesn't come to an end at half past nine at night. Some people have found(or rather bought) a compromise between the two: they have expressed their preference for the "quiet life" by leaving the suburbs and moving to villages within commuting distance of large cities. They generally have about as much sensitivity as the plastic flowers they leave behind—they are polluted with strange ideas about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the village.
What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring "morning" to the locals as they pass by？ I'm keen on the idea, but you see there's my cat, Toby. I'm not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass. I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm？ No, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening.
One of the disadvantages of living in high-rise buildings is that ______.
A．the parents may become violent and difficult to put up with
B．the residents may not have a good view from their windows
C．the residents may become indifferent to their neighbors
D．the children may become too frustrated to be controlled
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I am Lisa. I have a big family. This old man is my grandpa. That old lady is my grandma. She is one year older than my grandpa. They have two kids. They are Sam and Amy. Amy is my mother. Tom is Sam’s son. Tom is six years old. I am ten years old. We like playing together.
IamLisa.Ihaveabigfamily.Thisoldmanismygrandpa.Thatoldladyismygrandma.Sheisoneyearolderthanmygrandpa.Theyhavetwokids.TheyareSamandAmy.Amyismymother.TomisSam’sson.Tomissixyearsold.Iamtenyearsold.Welikeplayingtogether.
(1)(判断题)GrandmaisolderthanGrandpa.
(1)(判断题)SamisAmy’sbrother.
(1)(判断题)TomisAmy’sson.
(1)(判断题)IamSam’sniece.
(1)(判断题)TomisfouryearsolderthanIam.
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Since it is late to change my mind now, I am resolved to carry out the plan.
A．revise
B．implement
C．review
D．improve
