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Do you feel any discomfort after long time of sedentary work?
你长时间坐着工作会感到不适吗 ?
你长时间不工作感到不适吗 ?
你长时间站着工作会盛到不适吗 ?
Do you lack friends?Do you want to make more friends?If so,you may read on...
There’s a certain beauty in being a lonely wolf,You have more time to do the things you want to do.But if you want to make more friends,and do things together with them,please consider these suggestions on how to meet people and form strong,lasting friendships
Spend more time around people and talk to them.If you want to make friends,you first need to put yourself out in order to meet people.Friends seldom come knocking on your door while you sit at home playing computer games.
Participate in an online community.You don’t necessarily need to have a lot of common interests with people in order to make friends with them.Social networking sites such as We chat,Facebook,Twitter,and MySpace are great way to meet new people and learn more about the people you meet.
Join a sports team.A common misunderstanding about this is that you have to be realily good at playing a particular sport in order to make friends with others on the team,but not all teams are so comp eve.As long as you enjoy the sport and support your teammates,joining a local team could be a great way to make new friends
21-1.【单选题】How many ways the author suggests on how to make more friends?
A.Three
B.Four
C Two
[答案]A
21-2.【单选题】If you want to make more friends,first you need to?
A.join a club
B.chat on the intemet
C.put yourself out
[答案]C
21-3.【单选题】What is the meaning of the word “ online” in paragraph 3?
A.直线的
B.在线的
C.线下的
[答案]B
21-4.【单选题】What is misunderstanding about joining a sports team?
A.You have to be good at playing a particular sport
B.You must enjoy the sport
C.You must support your teammates
[答案]A
21-5.【单选题】The main point of this passage is about.
A.how to talk with friends
B.how to make more friends
C.how to study English well
[答案]B
England is not a big country:from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across.But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate.People who have never visited England or who have visited only one part of it,often make the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country.Except for the summer months of June to September,this is probable true of the North of England and the Midland.In the south,however,the climate is much more pleasant One result is that when people retire form a job in the north,they often prefer to move down to the milder south.
Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the south-west,which consists of the countries of Devon and Cornwall The warm Gulf Steam flows across the North Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico and makes the coastal regions of the south-west of England.Flowers and vegetables ripen as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere.Farmers in the area obtain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier.In winter there maybe probably no snow at all in the south-west.This maybe one of the reasons why the south-west is one of England.s most popular holiday areas.
21-1.【单选题】The distance from the center of England to the south coast is about______.
A.one hundred miles
B.three hundred miles
C.one hundred and fifty miles

21-2.【单选题】England is a country______.
A.with a cold and wet climate
B.with a pleasant climate
C.with a variety of climate

21-3.【单选题】According to the passage.______.
A.flowers and vegetables from Devon are on the market one month earlier
B.farmers in the south-west grow as many vegetables and flowers as farmers elsewhere
C.vegetable in Com wall ripen as much as am on the are r than flowers

21-4.【单选题】In the north of England and the Midland______.
A.it is cold and wet all the year round
B.it is warm most of the time in a year
C.only the summer is not cold and well

21-5.【单选题】In winter,people in Devon and Cornwall______.
A.hardly see any snow
B.never see any snow
C.may have several feet of snow
In the past,American families tended to be quite large.Parents raising five or more children were common.Over the years,the size of the family is becoming smaller.One reason for this is an increase in the cost of living.
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21.In the past,American families tended to be__________.
[答案]C.quite large
22.To parents who take the responsibility for children.s expenses,the cost of living increases because______.
[答案]C.all of the above
23.Children whose parents divorced always feel unsettled because__________.
[答案]A.they are moved between their parents
24.According to the author,the situations of American families in the future may__________.
[答案]A.get better
25.The title of the article might be__________.
[答案] B.American Families
I used to think education was the most important thing in my life.Recently my attitude has begun to change,although I still hold that it is essential for everyone in the world today.As a top junior student in my -------------
Mid-autumn Day is for families to get together in China.People show their thanks for the year.s harvest and pray for another year of good harvest.Moon cake is a traditional gift and food that people give each other during the festival.
Mid-autumn Day was a harvest festival longtime ago.The story goes as follows.
Longtime ago, there were 10 badly behaved suns in the sky.Houyi, a capable archer shot down nine of them to save the people and the earth.
The hero Houyi went to the Kunlun Mountains and gained a pill from Xi Wang mu, the Goddess of the West Xi told him that he would never die after he took the pill.When he came back home, he gave it to Chang.e, his wife asking her to keep it safe.
While Houyi was away, an evil follower tried to stealth epil.Chang.e put it into her mouth and immediately floated to the moon.
Houyi cried for the loss of his wife.He laid a table in his yard and put out some of Changes favorite foods.Moon cakes are among them.People then followed and prayed to Chang.e, now a goddess to bring them happiness and bountiful harvests.
21-1.【单选题】Mid-autumn Day is for families to in China.
A.get together
B.have a dance
C.go to parks

21-2.【单选题】One traditional gift and food that people give each other during the festival is the______.
A.dumplings
B.moon cake
C.noodles

21-3.【单选题】Why did Houyi shoot down nine suns?
A.In order to be a hero
B.In order to have fun
C.In order to save the people and the earth

21-4.【单选题】Chang’e put the pill into her mouth because______.
A.an evil follower wanted to steal the pill
B.she would never die after she ate the pill
C.Houyi asked her to take the pill

21-5.【单选题】Which of the following statements about Chang’e is not true?
A.Moon cakes are among Chang’e favor to foods
B.Chang’e floated to the moon after she ate the pill
One study in the United States found that thirty-eight percent of foreign students said they had no close American friends.
Elisabeth Gareis teaches in the Department of Communication Studies at Baruch College in New York.She says efforts on how to improve relationships between foreign and American students have yet to be studied in detail.But she says these efforts should begin with the college or university and that these institutions have been working harder
Ms.Gareis suggests that students should be encouraged to take part in different activities,such as taking walks,going on bike rides,field or camping trips,and attending parties s poring events or film festivals She says such activities should beheld repeatedly throughout the school term to bring students together.
She also suggests that foreign students share housing with American students.She says if the news students make friends as they begin school they wilco me to feel part of the life and traditions of the university,as well as create long lasting friendships throughout their university career
21-1.【单选题】According to paragraph one,what was the percentage of foreign students had no close American
friends?
A.72%
B.38%
C.28%

21-2.【单选题】Who should work harder on improving the relationships between foreign and American students?
A.American students
B.Institutions
C.The college or university

21-3.【单选题】Which way is a good way to improve the relationship?
A.Stay at domitory all day
B.Play with students from home country

21-4.【单选题】Does Ms.Gareis say the activities shouldn.t beheld repeatedly throughout the term?
A.No
B.Yes
C.Not mentioned

21-5.【单选题】What is the best title for the passage?
A.Helping International Students Make Friends.
B.How to Study Overseas.
C.How to Take Part In Friends. Party.
Sank police were investigating a possible child luring case near a primary school.
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1.The two men in the black van_______.
[答案]probably wanted to lure Mary
2.Mary is probably a_______school student.
[答案]primary
3._______too the case seriously.
[答案]Both of the above
4.In order to be safe when going to school,kids should _______.
[答案]take self-defense sprayers(自卫喷雾器)
5.This case indicated that_______should pay attention to the safety problems.
[答案]the public
Social workers help people overcome problems and make their lives better.If people are homeless,sick,or having family problems,social workers will work with them.If students have trouble in school,social workers help them too.
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1.According to the text,what is not social workers. job?
[答案]to do the housework for people
2.For someone with family problems,social workers will.
[答案]find them a parenting class
3.Social workers build to provide the help for people in need.
[答案]resources
4.Which of the following sentence is not true?
[答案]Most social workers think of their job as boring.
5.The main point of this passage is about.
[答案]How social workers do their job
Ten workers in China pushed their boss.s car three miles home after an of ice party because they were all too drunk to drive.The group was enjoying a meal at a restaurant in downtown Changchun,Jilin Province(northeast China).When the party was over,Boss Zhang Fei found that he was too drunk to drive.Then ---------
The United States is a very large country.It has many different kinds of landscapes and different kinds of people.
In the East,the countryside is green and fresh.Here are some of the first states and some of the big cities.New York and the capital Washington D.C,are in the East.
In the South,there is the beautiful city of New Orleans,the capital of jazz.It is sometimes hot here,and the people here are very different from those in the East.
The Central Plains of the United States are fertile with big fields of wheat and com.
In the South-West it is often hot and dry.But the deserts and mountains are beautiful And Califomia,on the West Coast,is famous as a“paradise"state.
The weather in the Mid-West,near the Great Lakes,is often cold and windy,and there is a lot of snow in winter.
21-1.【单选题】Which of the following does the United States have?
A.Different kinds of People
B.Different kinds of Food
C.Different kinds of Movies
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21-2.【单选题】Which one is the capital of the United States?
A.Boston
B.Washington D.C
C.New York

21-3.【单选题】New Orleans is famous for its_____________.
A.Rock
B.Jazz
C.Vapor wave

21-4.【单选题】What are the main crops in the central United States?
A.Rice and Wheat
B.Corn and Rice
C.Corn and Wheat

21-5.【单选题】Which part of the United States is usually hot and dry?
A.South-West
B.South-East
C.North-East
What do I do at the party?
You should always offer to get drinks for other people when you go to get a drink for yourself. You should introduce yourself to new people in the group.You should avoid personal questions ab family until you know them better.Good topics of conversation are films,books,television program holidays,jobs,the town you are in,etc.
You should ask for permission to smoke;say“Is it alright if I smoke”Or,better,you should go outside to smoke.Many people don.t like the smell of smoke inside.
What do l do when I leave?
If you are not a close friend of the hosts,you shouldn.t be the last to leave.
You should say“Thank you”to the hosts and say It was a lovely party.I really enjoyed myself And then you should go back to people you talked to and say“I was very nice to meet you.”
21-1.【单选题】When you go to get a drink for yourself,you should______.
A.introduce yourself first
B.offer to get drinks for other people in the group
C.ask for permission

21-2.【单选题】You should not talk about______with new people.
A.the town you are in
B.television programs
C.personal questions about family

21-3.【单选题】People don’t lie the smell of smoke inside,so you should______.
A.not smoke before you go to a party
B.go outside to smoke
C.smoke in the kitchen

21-4.【单选题】______get drinks for other people at a party.
A.You should always offer to
B.You should never
C.You should say sorry if you

21-5.【单选题】You say“It was very nice to meet you”when you______.
A.meet other guests
B.leave other guests
C.meet your hosts
I enjoy____books in the library。
A. read
B. reading
C. to read
Houyi,a capable archer,shot_________nine of them to save the people and the earth.
A.up
B.to
C. down
I am___of your success in your job.
A.pride
B.proud
C.priding
It.s been a(n)___tradition ever since. People celebrate it every year.
选择一项:
A. annual
B.delicious
C. crowded
I___in the Open University of China last year.
A. took
B. enrolled
C. listed
St.Valentine.s Day is_________every year on February 14.
A.celebration
B.celebrating
C.celebrated
Social workers should learn how to____people.
A.look at
B.look into
C.look after
Please don.t make so much noise.The baby now.(  )
A.sleeps
B.slept
C.will sleep
D.is sleeping
It offers help to people_______are in need.
A. whose
B. which
C. who
He told me the thief_________by the police.
A. had been arrested
B. have been arrested
C. was been arrested
His red face suggested that he_________shy.
A. was
B.be
C. were
—Hello, May I speak to Zhang Hua —___________________I.m afraid he isn.t in at the moment.
A.OK, please wait .
B.Yes, I will ask him to answer the phone.
C.One moment, please.
Oh,no!It’s raining.We can’t go roller-skating on the square.

— !

A. What a shame
B. Well done
C. What a surprise
D. How wonderful
— Thank you for sharing this with me 。

A. Nothing.
B. You can share, too.
C. My pleasure !
-If you play basketball on Saturday or Sunday,I’d like to play with you.How about this Saturday afternoon?
-____________________
A.I’m afraid I can’t do it
B.That sounds great!
C.I Don’t want to play with you.
Houyi cried for the loss of his wife
A.后羿因失去妻子而哭泣。
B.后羿为失去妻子而呐喊
C. 后羿到处找寻妻子。
They were too drunk to tell him clearly what to do A.他们没喝醉,可以清楚地告诉他做什么
B.他们喝得太醉,以至于不能清楚地告诉他做什么
C.他们喝得大醉,但还是可以清楚地告诉他做什么。
He is slim with a light complexion
A,他人胖,肤色浅。
B,他人瘦,肤色深。
C,他人瘦,肤色浅。
Drink-driving was listed as a dangerous offence in China in 2014
A 2014年喝酒开车在中国被列为最危险的行为。
B,中国在2014年把醉驾列为最危险的犯罪。
C 中国在2014 年把酒驾列为危险的罪行。
The authors haveinsisted that these stores will only ever be avalable in book form
A.作者们坚持认为这些故事只是书。
B.作者们坚持这些故事只会以书的形式出版。
C.作者们坚持认为这些故事不是书。