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1、(全國id) if your child is unwilling to discuss something, dont insist he tell you whats on his mind. the more you insist, the more likely that hell clam up. instead, let him attempt to solve（解決）things by himself. at the same time, remind him that youre always there for him should he seek advice or hel

2、p.69. what does the phrase “clam up” in paragraph 2 probably mean?a. become excited b. show respectc. refuse to talk d. seek help(全國iia) i know what youre thinking: pizza (比薩餅)? for breakfast? but the truth is that you can have last nights leftovers in the a. m. if you want to.i say, try heating up

3、last nights leftovers-it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! i find if i tell myself, “you can always eat it tomorrow,” i put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night.41. the word “l(fā)eftovers” in paragraph 1 probably means_.a. food remaining after a meal b. things left undone

4、c. meals made of vegetables d. pizza topped with fruit(全國iib) for men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “its a well-known pattern,” said lead researcher frank stafford at university of michigans institute for social research. “men usually work more outside the home, while women tak

5、e on more of the housework.”45. according to the “well-known pattern” in paragraph 1, a married man_.a. takes on heavier work b. does more houseworkc. is the main breadwinner d. is the master of the house(天津a)societies all over the world name places in similar ways. quite often there is no official

6、naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. frequently it happens that a place has two names: one is named by the people and the other by the government. as in many areas, old habits die hard, and th

7、e place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.37. what does the underlined phrase “die hard” in paragraph 1 probably mean?a. change suddenly.b. change significantly.c. disappear mysteriously.d. disappear very slowly.(四川c) july 21st, 2007 was a typical english s

8、ummers day it rained for 24 hours! as usual, i rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. nothing was amiss. by the time i left work at 5 pm, however, the road into our village was flooded. our house had never been flooded but, as i opened the front door, a wave of water greeted me. than

9、k god the kids werent with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. we lost everything downstairs. and the plaster had to be torn off the walls, ceilings pulled down.45. what does the underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph mean?a. wrong. b. missing. c. right. d. found.(安徽b) of course,

10、 the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. in fact, they are seen as “boats on land” for their ability to carry loads. 60. the words "boats on land" underlined in paragraph 2 refer to _a. animals for taking goods b. creatures for pulling plowsc. treasures of the folk culture d. tools in

11、the farming economy(山東c) the only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message. tobacco taxes improve public health, health, they raise money and most particularly, they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted. yet th

12、e rate of taxation varies widely. 68. the underlined word "deter” in paragraph 3 most probably means . a. discarding b. remove c. benefit d. free (陜西c) even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs dont hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives tales, aft

13、er all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated (積累) from thousands of years of experience in family health care. we should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to prove it true or false 50. the phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means

14、“ ” a. to be believable b. to be valuablec. to be admirable d. to be suitable (江西e) new archaeological discovers suggest that trade between europe and asia along the silk road probably began in some form many countries earlier than once thought. the findings, coupled with a widening range of scienti

15、fic and historical research could add a fascinating new page to the epic of the silk road. 72. the word “coupled” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by . a. produced b. contributed c. doubled d. combined (江蘇d) as water percolates downward, it dissolves organic matter and minerals from the

16、 soil and carries them to deeper layers. this causes a serious problem because plants require these nutrients for growth.70. the underlined word “dissolve” is used to express the idea that organic matter and minerals from soil are .a. rushed away into the riverb. cleaned and purified by waterc. dest

17、royed and carried away by waterd .mixed with water and become part of it(湖南c) the reason for the size difference was easy to see. once a subordinate fish grows to within 5-10% of the size of its larger competitor, it causes a fight which usually ends in the smaller goby being driven away from the gr

18、oup. more often than not, the evicted fish is then eaten up.66. the underlined words “the evicted fish” in paragraph 3 refer to .a. the fish beaten up b. the fish found outc. the fish fattened up d. the fish driven away(湖北a) one day in 1918, my uncle milton received his draft notice. my grandparents

19、 were very upset. but my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. all the litt

20、le girls were delighted. 52. the underlined phrase “draft notice” means “_”. a. order for army service b. train ticket for europe c. letter of rejection d. note of warning (福建c) days 1-3 uk-shanghai fly to the great city of shanghai and in the evening sample traditional shanghai food. visit the beau

21、tiful yu garden, old town. shanghai museum, cross the great nampa bridge and tour the pudong area. also explore xintiandi with its 1920s style smkomen buildings and end your stay in shanghai with an amazing huangpu river evening tour. 64. the underlined word “sample” in the passage probably means “

22、_ ” a. buy b. reserve c. taste d. make (福建e) for an answer, i checked with tim flannery, author of the weather makers: how man is changing the climate and what it means for life on earth. in his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching e

23、xtremely important tipping points, such as the melting (融化) of the ice sheets in greenland or west antarctica. “to stay below that point, we need to reduce co2 emissions by 80 percent,” he said. 73. the underlined words “tipping points” most probably refer to _.a. freezing points b. burning points c

24、. melting points d. boiling points (廣東b) we studied the board critically. some of us looked with one eye and held up certain colors against the blackboard, rocking the sheets to the right or left while we conjured up our designs. others twisted their hair around their fingers or chewed their erasers

25、 while deep in thought. we had plans for that ten-dollar grand prize, each and every one of us. i'm going to spend mine on candies, one hopeful would announce, while another practiced looking serious, wise and rich.47. the underlined phrase in paragraph 3 most probably means _. a. formed an idea

26、 forb. made an outline forc. made some space ford. chose some colors for(北京c) so far scientists have focused mainly on public buildings. “we have a very limited number of studies, so we're almost looking at the problem through a straw (吸管),” architect david allison says. “how do you take answers

27、 to very specific questions and make broad, generalized use of them? that's what we're all struggling with.”66. the underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that _.a. the problem is not approached step by stepb. the researches so far have faults in themselvesc. the problem is

28、 too difficult for researchers to detectd. research in this area is not enough to make generalized patterns (天津b) i am a writer. i spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of languagethe way it can evoke(喚起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. language is the

29、 tool of my trade. and i use them allall the englishes i grew up with.41. by saying “l(fā)anguage is the tool of my trade”, the author means that _.a. she uses english in foreign tradeb. she is fascinated by languagesc. she works as a translatord. she is a writer by profession(四川b) honesty comes in many

30、 forms. first theres self-honesty. is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors? i find that if i try to be something im not, i feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my pba (personal bank account). i love how singer judy garland put it, “always be a first-c

31、lass version (版本) of yourself , instead of a second-class version of somebody else .”49. the underlined part “appear through smoke and mirrors” in the first paragraph means “ ”.a. to be honestb. to be unrealc. to become cleard. to come from an imagined world(湖北e) sunday is more like monday than it u

32、sed to be. places of business that used to keep daytime “business hours” are now open late into the night. and on the internet, the hour of the day and the day of the week have become irrelevant (不相關(guān)的). a half century ago in the united states, most people experienced strong and precise dividing lines between days of rest and days of work, school time and summer time. today the boundaries still exist, but they