【题目】The people, _______ had been damaged by the flood, were given help by the Red Cross.
A. all their homes B. all whose homes
C. all of their homes D. all of whose homes
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【题目】When Dekalb Walcott III was just 8 years old,his father,a Chicago fire chief,let him tag along on a call.Dekalb says a lot of kids idolized basketball player Michael Jordan when he was growing up in Chicago in the 1990s.Not him.
“I wanted to be like Dekalb Walcott Jr.,”he says of his father.
So when his dad asked if he wanted to go on that call with him when he was 8,Dekalb was excited. “I'm jumping up and down,saying,”Mom,can I go? Can I go?'
The experience changed Dekalb's life,he tells his dad on a visit to StoryCorps.“My eyes got big from the moment the alarm went off.”the younger Dekalb says.“This is the life that I want to live someday.”
Now 27,the younger Dekalb is living that life.He became a firefighter at 21 and went to work alongside his dad at the Chicago Fire Department.Before his father retired,the pair even went out on a call together — father supervising(监督) son.
“You know,it's everything for me to watch you grow,”his father says.But he also recalls worrying about one particular fire that his son faced.
“I received a phone call that night.And they said,'Well,your son was at this fire.' I said,'OK,which way is this conversation going to go?'”Dekalb Walcott Jr.recalls.
“And they said,'But he's OK.And he put it out all by himself.Everybody here was proud of him.'”
“And the word went around,'Who was out there managing that fire? Oh,that's Walcott! That's Walcott up there!' So,you know,moments like that,it's heaven on Earth for a dad.”
Dekalb Walcott Jr.retired in 2009.The younger Dekalb says he's proud of being a second-generation firefighter.“You know,it makes me look forward to fatherhood as well,because I'm definitely looking forward to passing that torch down to my son.”
【1】The underlined phrase tag along in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. put out fire
B. watch basketball
C. follow his father
D. ask his mother’s permission
【2】Dekalb Walcott III determined to become a firefighter at the age of _________
A. 8 B. 21 C. 27 D. 35
【3】What did Dekalb Walcott Jr want to do before he was told that the fire was put out?
A. Go on with the conversation
B. Put it out all by himself
C. Supervise his son
D. Go to the fire scene
【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Dekalb Walcott Jr is proud to be a second-generation firefighter.
B. Dekalb Walcott III wants his son to become a firefighter too.
C. Dekalb Walcott Jr wants to pass the torch to Dekalb Walcott III.
D. Dekalb Walcott III is proud that his son has become an excellent firefighter.
【5】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Passing The Torch: A Firefighter Dad's Legacy
B. Putting Out Fire: A Challenging Job for Father and son
C. Dekalb Walcott III:A Second-generation Firefighter
D. Dekalb Walcott Jr.:A Chicago Fire Chief
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【题目】Our teacher requested all of us _________ late for class.
A. were not B. could not be
C. might not be D. not be
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【题目】书面表达(共三节,满分30分)
第一节:单句改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
【1】Art is influenced by customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed many times.
【2】Some of the first poetry a young child learns in English are nursery rhymes.
【3】My first visit was a space station considered the most modern in space.
【4】To prevent this from happening again, John Snow suggested that the source of all the water supplies examined.
【5】Copernicus' theory is now the basis which all our ideas of the universe are built.
【6】He did not want to be attacked by the Christian Church, so he only published it as he lay die in 1543.
【7】It is an imaginary line divide the eastern and western halves of the world and is very useful for navigation.
【8】Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting the Impressionists, who lived and worked in Paris.
【9】With so many different forms of poetry to choose, students may eventually want to write poems of their own.
【10】The second theory suggested that people should absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals.
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【题目】根据汉语提示或首字母提示,在下面句子的每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,所填单词要求意义准确,拼写正确,并将该词完整地写在答题卡中相对应的横线上。
【1】Do you sing karaoke and (假装)you are a famous singer like Song Zuying or Liu Huan?
【2】I am now truly filled with (快乐)that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race.
【3】At 3:42 am everything began to shake and it seemed as if the world was at an .
【4】It shows the importance of wildlife (保护), but I’d like to help as the WWF suggests.
【5】Native English speakers can understand each other if they don’t speak the same kind of English.
【6】After (毕业)from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.
【7】That is the m of the Olympic, you know — “Swifter, Higher, and Stronger”.
【8】But I was happy to help because I knew it would help us achieve our dream of making black and white people (平等的).
【9】The (设计)of the amber room was in the fancy style popular in those days.
【10】I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide W .
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【题目】I saw Jane ______ at the desk, ______ her homework carefully.
A. seated; doing B. sitting; does
C. seat; does D. sit; doing
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【题目】Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing in response to your advertisement for a temporary position 【1】 an administrative assistant. I am 【2】 21-year-old student and would be able to work during June and July.
I 【3】 (graduate) from the university of Hong Kong next year with an M.S. degree. I feel that I am competent 【4】 (meet) your requirements. My studies have included courses in computer control and management and I designed a control simulation system developed with Microsoft.
【5】 I don’t have any working experience, I enjoy working with people and I am 【6】 (interest) in a career in your industry when I leave university. I am an outgoing, friendly boy 【7】 would enjoy building strong interpersonal relationships with valuable customers.
I 【8】 (be) very grateful if you could send me more 【9】 (inform) about the position available. I’m looking forward to 【10】 (hear) from you.
Yours sincerely,
James Brown
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【题目】The professor spoke very clearly to make his speech ___.
A.understood
B.understand
C.understanding
D.to understand
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【题目】—Which English is the best one to learn, American, British or Canadian English, Susan?
—Well, there is no best English. They are all good and correct.
A. equally B. fluently C. luckily D. frequently
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