What do we mean by a perfect English pronunciation? In one【C1】______there are as many diff
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A.meaning
B.sense
C.case
D.situation
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A.meaning
B.sense
C.case
D.situation
A What do you mean B What about you
C I’m not sure D What a pity
E What do you think F Sounds great
G Say, why don’t you come with us H Do you mean it
Jessica: I’m so excited! We have two weeks off! What are going to do?
Natasha:__56__. I guess I’ll just stay home. Maybe I’ll catch up on my reading. __57__? Any plans?
Jessica: Well, my parents have rented an apartment in California. I’m going to take long walks along the beach every day and do lots of swimming.
Natasha: __58__!
Jessica: __59__? My parents will be happy to have you with in.
Natasha: __60__?I’d love to!
Perhaps the best way to think of our present situation is to imagine a train coming into a switchyard. All of the switches are set before the train arrives, so that its path is completely determined. Some switches we can see, others we can not. There is no ambiguity if we can see the setting of a switch: we can say with confidence that some possible futures will not materialize and others will. At the unseen switches, however, there is no such certainty. We know the train will take one of the tracks leading out, but we have no idea which one. The unseen switches are the true decision points in the future, and what happens when we arrive at them determines the entire subsequent course of events.
When we think about the future of the universe, we can see our "track" many billions of years into the future, but after that there are decision points to be dealt with and possible fates to consider. The goal of science is to reduce the ambiguity at the decision points and find the true road that will be followed.
According to the passage, it is difficult to be certain about the distant future of the universe because we ______.
A.have too many conflicting theories
B.do not have enough funding to continue our research
C.are not sure how the universe is put together
D.have focused on investigations of the moon and planets
Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don' t really listen closely we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You' re a lucky dog." That' s being friendly. But "lucky dog?" There' s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn' t see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn' t think you deserve your luck.
"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn' t important. It' s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone' s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.
This passage is mainly about ______.
A.how to interpret what people say
B.what to do when. you listen to others talking
C.how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people
D.why we go wrong with people sometimes
A.so
B.since
C.but
D.for
A.practical
B.mean
C.real
D.valuable
There is no creature that does not need sleep or complete rest every day.
If you want to know why, just try going without sleep for a long period of time. You will discover that your mind and body would become too tired to work properly. You would become irritable and find it hard to think clearly or concentrate on your work. So sleep is quite simply the time when the cells of your body recover from the work of the day and build up supplies of energy for the next period of activity.
One of the things we all know about sleep is that we are unconscious in sleep. We do not know what is going on around us. But that doesn't mean the body stops all activity. The important organs continue to work during sleep, but most of the body functions are slowed down.
For example, our breathing becomes slower and deeper. The heart beats more slowly, and the blood pressure is lower. Our arms and legs become limp(柔软的) and muscles are at rest. It would be impossible for our body to relax to such an extent if we were awake. So sleep does for us what the most quiet rest can not do.
Your body temperature becomes lower when you are asleep, which is the reason people go to sleep under some kind of covers. And even though you are unconscious, many of your reflexes(习惯性思维) still work. For instance, if someone tickles(使觉得痒) your foot, you will put it away in your sleep, or even brush a fly from your forehead. You do these things without knowing it.
If you don't have as much sleep as your body needs, you will ______.
A.work properly
B.think clearly
C.keep your attention on your work
D.easily get angry
A.NO.I won't
B.What is the salary?
C.What do you mean?
D.Yes I will.
ing while
their action says another? A facial expression, crossed arms or the way they behave can show what
is really in their mind. This is body language, and we must teach our children to understand and
use it.
We often teach children to be thoughtful when they speak and write, and we also need to teach
them to be thoughtful in their body language. Giving examples is one of the ways to do that. Help
children understand that people use body language most of the time in their life. Where they're
looking when they speak, how they turn their bodies, how they place their arms and so on can give
others important information.
There will be times that people want and need to use their body language. In school or job
situations, understanding body language can make a difference. And using body language in other
situations is also helpful to personal safety and sometimes stops misunderstandings(误会).
(1). (单选题) The first paragraph tells us that ________.
A、it's important to teach children body language
B、children often use body language
C、a facial expression is good for children
D、 crossed arms are not good for children
(2). (单选题) What does the underlined word "thoughtful" mean? ()
A、Talking quietly.
B、 Looking directly.
C、Speaking loudly.
D、 Thinking deeply.
(3). (单选题) Which of the following is NOT the advantage (好处) of using body language? ()
A、Making a difference in school.
B、Being helpful to personal safety.
C、Getting something you want.
D、 Stopping misunderstandings.
(4). (单选题) Which of the following is NOT true?()
A、Both a facial expression and crossed arms are body language.
B、Giving examples is the only way to teach children body language.
C、Body language can give people important information.
D、People sometimes want to use their body language.
(5).(单选题) Where can we read the passage? ()
A、In a cartoon.
B、In a magazine.
C、In a travel book.
D、 In a storybook.
What does the writer mean by saying "we pay for our sensitivity" in the first paragraph?
A.We have to take care of our sense of pain.
B.We suffer from our sense of feeling.
C.We should try hard to resist pain.
D.We are hurt when we feel pain.
People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large English dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life.
The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.
From this passage, we know that ______.
A.man never made sounds
B.man made animal sounds
C.man used to be like animals to make sounds
D.man learned from the animals to make sounds