【题目】We think that life in Chinese high school is an adventure in which we have to survive mountains of homework and all kinds of exams. Yet would it be【1】(surprise) if I tell you that high school life in the US is almost as stressful and demanding【2】it is in China?
In US high school, everything must【3】(record) into your studying document, including your grades on quizzes, tests and final examinations. Failing【4】(turn) in your homework on time will directly affect your grade for a certain course. Perhaps completely different from【5】we used to think of the US high school students, they pay great attention to【6】(they) academic performance in order that they can get into a distinguished university.
Like university students, US high school students have the【7】(free) to choose the courses that most interest them. Even a ninth-grader can sit 【8】 the same classroom as 12th-graders. But this also 【9】 (mean) he or she has to work very hard, because the teacher will not treat him or her【10】(different).
【答案】
【1】surprising
【2】as
【3】be recorded
【4】to turn
【5】what
【6】their
【7】freedom
【8】in
【9】means
【10】differently
【解析】试题分析: 文章讲述了美国高中生的生活与中国的高中生的一样具有繁重的家庭作业和多次的考试。
【1】surprising考查形容词。根据空前的it和be判断应填形容词。故填surprising。
【2】as 考查定语从句。根据空前的as判断空后的定语从句应用as引导。故填as。
【3】be recorded 考查被动语态。根据空前的主语everything是record的动作承受者判断,此处应填被动语态,故填be recorded。
【4】to turn考查非谓语动词。根据词组fail to do sth不能做某事。故填to turn。
【5】what 考查宾语从句。根据空后宾语从句中缺少use的宾语。故填what。
【6】their 考查代词。根据空后的名词判断应填形容词性物主代词。故填their 。
【7】freedom 考查名词。根据空前的the判断应用名词形式。故填freedom。
【8】in考查时态。根据空后classroom判断应填in。
【9】means考查谓语动词。根据空前的this是mean的动作执行者。故填means。
【10】differently考查副词。根据空前的treat判断应用副词。故填differently。
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【题目】Word of the Day Writing Competition
Days are getting colder, and everyone is slowly backing to the warm comfort of their homes. It’s the best opportunity to make good use of the quietness and peace of the season by taking pen and paper(or a computer) out to write.
OxfordWords of Oxford University Press(OUP) is calling all aspiring(有抱负的) authors out there to take part in our writing competition. What we’re looking for are imaginative(富有想象力的) short stories—not more than 500 words---that include every Word of the Day (WOTD) from November.
Each entry will be carefully considered by the OxfordWords team before deciding on a winner. The best storyteller will be given a year’s fee to OxfordDictionaries.com, as well as £50 worth of OUP books, and have his or her piece published on that website.
Before you get started, please make sure you’re read our terms and conditions. Entries can be submitted(递交) through the entry form, or posted into the comment section. Closing date for the competition is 5th January 2015.
And finally, for inspiration, have a look at the charming short story that gives us the idea for this competition, written by a fellow Oxford Dictionaries team member, and including all thirty one Words of the Day from October.
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【1】What type of writing is this test?
A. An exhibition guide.
B. An art show review.
C. An announcement.
D. An official report.
【2】The stories for the competition must______.
A. be about OxfordWords
B. have more than 500 words
C. contain all the words of WOTD
D. be handed in before 5th January 2015
【3】The winner of the competition can______________.
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【1】The statistics in Paragraph 1 suggest that _____.
A. there were fewer cities in the USA a decade ago
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【2】William Frey thinks Austin’s growth _____.
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【3】According to the text, Charlotte _____.
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【1】When Michelle Riotton was in the valley, she _________.
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【2】Michelle Riotton covered herself with leaves to __________.
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Since Airbnb is allowing people to escape taxes and regulations, the company is simply promoting thefts. Others in the economy will lose by bearing an additional tax burden or being forced to live next to an apartment unit with a never-ending series of noisy visitors.
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【1】What is the positive thing about the sharing economy?
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【2】What is the problem with Airbnb customers according to the passage?
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