Text 2William Shakespeare described old age as" second childishness"-no teeth, no eyes, no

A.twomen

B.amanandawoman

C.twowomen

D.twomenortwowomen

It’s the training that ______ your speed, not the trainers.

A: improves

B: promises

C: teaches

D: shakes

A.a weak character

B.a strong character

C.a flexible character

D.a moral character

e is necessary to indicate you are comfortable with the person.()

此题为判断题(对，错)。

A.Three shakes seem to be about right

B.A lingering handshake is necessary

C.Let go of your hand as quickly as possible

D.It relies on your best sense of social timing

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Before Christmas, all the children bring presents for 1.______ (他们的) teacher. In the class, a lovely boy gives the teacher a gift. His 2.______(父亲) has a flower shop. The teacher shakes it, thinks for a moment and says, "I know what it is some 3.______(漂亮的) flowers!" "Yes, you're right!" says the lovely boy 4.______(快乐地). Then a girl gives the teacher a gift. The girl's family has a candy shop. The teacher takes it over, shakes it and says,"I know what it is —it's a 5.______(盒子) of candy!" "That's right!" says the little girl. The 6.______(第三) gift is from another boy. His family sells all 7.______(种类) of drinks. The teacher sees that it is leaking (漏, 渗出). She touches a drop with her finger and 8.______(品尝) it. "Is it wine？" she asks quietly. "No, it isn't." She touches another drop and puts it into her mouth 9.______ (再, 又), "Is it beer？" "No." the boy says. "OK. 10.______(能) you tell me what it is？" The boy answers, "It's a lovely little dog."

y and intensely from the sun. An abundant and essential【C1】______of energy would be used in space by developing satellite solar【C2】______stations. To live in space, humans must be protected【C3】______the fierce intensity and penetrating sunlight. The colony will have to have enough energy to【C4】______a fairly uniform. temperature. The sun is not dimmed【C5】______an atmosphere. Shaded materials not【C6】______to direct sunlight will almost be absolute zero, while the temperature can soar above the【C7】______point. The colony will need to have both heaters and【C8】______Fortunately, sun's energy can be converted【C9】______electricity. Converting sun's energy, we would【C10】______stations in the space that would intercept【C11】______sunlight. The stations intercept enough sunlight to【C12】______five nuclear reactors and they could be as【C13】______as nine miles long and four miles wide while they weigh twenty thousand tons. This is a【C14】______free way to generate electricity and cost no【C15】______than coal or nuclear energy. Solar cells do the actual converting. A useful material found in lunar soil is silicon which is used to make solar cells.【C16】______we can produce a large amount of these cells and then we avoid any problems of【C17】______the material from earth. A solar cell is made from two thin layers of silicon. Sunlight【C18】______on the cell shakes the electrons【C19】______, and then these electrons move off into an outside circuit, which is detected as an electrical current. Things are arranged【C20】______most of the work involved in generating the electricity is done by forces associated with the atoms themselves.

【C1】

A．treasure

B．property

C．resource

D．source

Melinda Smith's got a job at Qiaoxiang Community Service Center. Today is her first day at work.George, the Director of the Administration Department, is introducing her to Wendy and Helen.

George: Hello, everyone. I'd like you to （）{选项：call. 选项：really. 选项：meet. 选项：number. 选项：forward} our newcomer, Melinda.

Melinda: Hi, I'm Melinda Smith, nice to meet you all here.

Wendy: Nice to meet you, too, Melinda. I'm Wendy Brown, just （）{选项：call. 选项：really. 选项：meet. 选项：number. 选项：forward} me Wendy.

Helen: Hi, I'm Helen Clinton. Welcome.

Melinda shakes hands with everyone.

Wendy: Would you come over, please, Melinda？ This is your desk.

Melinda: Thank you very much. Could you please tell me what's the telephone 回答

on my desk？

Helen: Oh, it's 8633-2788. If you have any questions here, please tell us. We'll all be ready to help.

Melinda: Thanks for everything. You're （）{选项：call. 选项：really. 选项：meet. 选项：number. 选项：forward} helpful.

Wendy: When you are free, I'll show you around our center and introduce you to other colleagues.

Melinda: That's great! I'll be looking （）{选项：call. 选项：really. 选项：meet. 选项：number. 选项：forward} to it.

scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll(死亡人数) could have been much worse. More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, and earthquake of similar __1__ that shook America in 1998 claimed 25,000 victims.

Injuries and deaths were __2__ less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. On a holiday, when traffic was light on the city's highway. In addition, __3__ made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city's buildings and highways, making them more __4__ to quakes.

In the past, making structures quake-resist-ant meant firm yet __5__ materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to __6__ the impact of ground vibrations. The most __7__ designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports, called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake's vibrations. When ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would __8__ the building to shift in the opposite direction. The new designs should offer even greater __9__ to cities where earthquakes ofen take place.

The new smart structures could be very __10__ to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.

[A]changes

[B]flexible

[C]decrease

[D]recent

[E]push

[F]reduce

[G]relatively

[H]safety

[I]resistant

[J]expensive

[K]force

[L]accordingly

[M]intensity

[N]security

[O]opposed