_________about the assignment, Jacinta ______ her teacher about it. A.Confused ; asked B.Confused ; ask C.onfusing ; asked D.Confusing ; ask
After the dinner，he _ walking me home.（ ）A. stuck toB. insisted onC. insisted
The skater was able to deliver a peak ___occuring her final Olympic games.（ ）A. performanceB. performingC. performD. power
对接主题-保护生物-|||-(2023·全国甲卷·阅读理解D篇)Grizzly bears,which may grow to about 2.5m long and weigh-|||-over 400kg, occupy a conflicted corner of the American psyche-we revere (敬畏)them even as-|||-they give us frightening dreams.Ask the tourists from around the world that flood into Yellowstone-|||-National Park what they most hope to see,and their answer is often the same:a grizzly bear.-|||-"Grizzly bears are re-occupying large areas of their former range," bear biogologs Chris-|||-Servheen.As grizzly bears expand their range into places where they haven't been seen in a century-|||-or more, they're increasingly being sighte by humans.-|||-The western half of the U.S.was full of grizzlies when Europeans came,with a rough number of-|||-50,000 or more living alongside Native Americans.By the early 1970s,after centuries of cruel and-|||-continuous hunting by settlers, 600 to 800 grizzlies remained on a mere 2 percent of their former-|||-range in the Northern Rockies. In 1975,grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act.-|||-Today,there are about 2,000 or more grizzly bears in the U.S.Their recovery has been so-|||-successful that the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to de-list grizzlies,which-|||-would loosen legal protections and allow them to be hunted.Both efforts were overturned due to-|||-lawsuits from comservatio groups.For now,grizzlies remain listed.-|||-Obviously ,if precautions(预防)aren't taken,grizzlies can become troublesome,sometimes-|||-killing farm animals or walking through yards in search of food. If people remove food and-|||-attractants from their yards and campsites,grizzlies will typically pass by without trouble. Putting-|||-electric fencing around chicken houses and other farm animal quarters is also highly effective at-|||-getting grizzlies away.Our hope is to have a clean, arctan t-free place where bears can pass-|||-through without learning bad habits,"says James Jonkel,longtime biologist who manages bears in-|||-and around Missoula对接主题-保护生物-|||-(2023·全国甲卷·阅读理解D篇)Grizzly bears,which may grow to about 2.5m long and weigh-|||-over 400kg, occupy a conflicted corner of the American psyche-we revere (敬畏)them even as-|||-they give us frightening dreams.Ask the tourists from around the world that flood into Yellowstone-|||-National Park what they most hope to see,and their answer is often the same:a grizzly bear.-|||-"Grizzly bears are re-occupying large areas of their former range," bear biogologs Chris-|||-Servheen.As grizzly bears expand their range into places where they haven't been seen in a century-|||-or more, they're increasingly being sighte by humans.-|||-The western half of the U.S.was full of grizzlies when Europeans came,with a rough number of-|||-50,000 or more living alongside Native Americans.By the early 1970s,after centuries of cruel and-|||-continuous hunting by settlers, 600 to 800 grizzlies remained on a mere 2 percent of their former-|||-range in the Northern Rockies. In 1975,grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act.-|||-Today,there are about 2,000 or more grizzly bears in the U.S.Their recovery has been so-|||-successful that the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to de-list grizzlies,which-|||-would loosen legal protections and allow them to be hunted.Both efforts were overturned due to-|||-lawsuits from comservatio groups.For now,grizzlies remain listed.-|||-Obviously ,if precautions(预防)aren't taken,grizzlies can become troublesome,sometimes-|||-killing farm animals or walking through yards in search of food. If people remove food and-|||-attractants from their yards and campsites,grizzlies will typically pass by without trouble. Putting-|||-electric fencing around chicken houses and other farm animal quarters is also highly effective at-|||-getting grizzlies away.Our hope is to have a clean, arctan t-free place where bears can pass-|||-through without learning bad habits,"says James Jonkel,longtime biologist who manages bears in-|||-and around Missoula对接主题-保护生物-|||-(2023·全国甲卷·阅读理解D篇)Grizzly bears,which may grow to about 2.5m long and weigh-|||-over 400kg, occupy a conflicted corner of the American psyche-we revere (敬畏)them even as-|||-they give us frightening dreams.Ask the tourists from around the world that flood into Yellowstone-|||-National Park what they most hope to see,and their answer is often the same:a grizzly bear.-|||-"Grizzly bears are re-occupying large areas of their former range," bear biogologs Chris-|||-Servheen.As grizzly bears expand their range into places where they haven't been seen in a century-|||-or more, they're increasingly being sighte by humans.-|||-The western half of the U.S.was full of grizzlies when Europeans came,with a rough number of-|||-50,000 or more living alongside Native Americans.By the early 1970s,after centuries of cruel and-|||-continuous hunting by settlers, 600 to 800 grizzlies remained on a mere 2 percent of their former-|||-range in the Northern Rockies. In 1975,grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act.-|||-Today,there are about 2,000 or more grizzly bears in the U.S.Their recovery has been so-|||-successful that the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to de-list grizzlies,which-|||-would loosen legal protections and allow them to be hunted.Both efforts were overturned due to-|||-lawsuits from comservatio groups.For now,grizzlies remain listed.-|||-Obviously ,if precautions(预防)aren't taken,grizzlies can become troublesome,sometimes-|||-killing farm animals or walking through yards in search of food. If people remove food and-|||-attractants from their yards and campsites,grizzlies will typically pass by without trouble. Putting-|||-electric fencing around chicken houses and other farm animal quarters is also highly effective at-|||-getting grizzlies away.Our hope is to have a clean, arctan t-free place where bears can pass-|||-through without learning bad habits,"says James Jonkel,longtime biologist who manages bears in-|||-and around Missoula对接主题-保护生物-|||-(2023·全国甲卷·阅读理解D篇)Grizzly bears,which may grow to about 2.5m long and weigh-|||-over 400kg, occupy a conflicted corner of the American psyche-we revere (敬畏)them even as-|||-they give us frightening dreams.Ask the tourists from around the world that flood into Yellowstone-|||-National Park what they most hope to see,and their answer is often the same:a grizzly bear.-|||-"Grizzly bears are re-occupying large areas of their former range," bear biogologs Chris-|||-Servheen.As grizzly bears expand their range into places where they haven't been seen in a century-|||-or more, they're increasingly being sighte by humans.-|||-The western half of the U.S.was full of grizzlies when Europeans came,with a rough number of-|||-50,000 or more living alongside Native Americans.By the early 1970s,after centuries of cruel and-|||-continuous hunting by settlers, 600 to 800 grizzlies remained on a mere 2 percent of their former-|||-range in the Northern Rockies. In 1975,grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act.-|||-Today,there are about 2,000 or more grizzly bears in the U.S.Their recovery has been so-|||-successful that the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to de-list grizzlies,which-|||-would loosen legal protections and allow them to be hunted.Both efforts were overturned due to-|||-lawsuits from comservatio groups.For now,grizzlies remain listed.-|||-Obviously ,if precautions(预防)aren't taken,grizzlies can become troublesome,sometimes-|||-killing farm animals or walking through yards in search of food. If people remove food and-|||-attractants from their yards and campsites,grizzlies will typically pass by without trouble. Putting-|||-electric fencing around chicken houses and other farm animal quarters is also highly effective at-|||-getting grizzlies away.Our hope is to have a clean, arctan t-free place where bears can pass-|||-through without learning bad habits,"says James Jonkel,longtime biologist who manages bears in-|||-and around Missoula对接主题-保护生物-|||-(2023·全国甲卷·阅读理解D篇)Grizzly bears,which may grow to about 2.5m long and weigh-|||-over 400kg, occupy a conflicted corner of the American psyche-we revere (敬畏)them even as-|||-they give us frightening dreams.Ask the tourists from around the world that flood into Yellowstone-|||-National Park what they most hope to see,and their answer is often the same:a grizzly bear.-|||-"Grizzly bears are re-occupying large areas of their former range," bear biogologs Chris-|||-Servheen.As grizzly bears expand their range into places where they haven't been seen in a century-|||-or more, they're increasingly being sighte by humans.-|||-The western half of the U.S.was full of grizzlies when Europeans came,with a rough number of-|||-50,000 or more living alongside Native Americans.By the early 1970s,after centuries of cruel and-|||-continuous hunting by settlers, 600 to 800 grizzlies remained on a mere 2 percent of their former-|||-range in the Northern Rockies. In 1975,grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act.-|||-Today,there are about 2,000 or more grizzly bears in the U.S.Their recovery has been so-|||-successful that the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to de-list grizzlies,which-|||-would loosen legal protections and allow them to be hunted.Both efforts were overturned due to-|||-lawsuits from comservatio groups.For now,grizzlies remain listed.-|||-Obviously ,if precautions(预防)aren't taken,grizzlies can become troublesome,sometimes-|||-killing farm animals or walking through yards in search of food. If people remove food and-|||-attractants from their yards and campsites,grizzlies will typically pass by without trouble. Putting-|||-electric fencing around chicken houses and other farm animal quarters is also highly effective at-|||-getting grizzlies away.Our hope is to have a clean, arctan t-free place where bears can pass-|||-through without learning bad habits,"says James Jonkel,longtime biologist who manages bears in-|||-and around Missoula
Understan ding a conversation-|||-Directions: Listen to a conversation and choose the best answer from the four choices-|||-provided for each question.-|||-The following questions are based on what you have just heard.-|||-A)He is not improving at all.-|||-B)He has not won any games.-|||-C)He has not played well recently.-|||-D)He is not working very hard lately.-|||-2 B) Because Jimmy is kicking others out of the team.-|||-A) Because Jimmy docsn`thave the right attirude.-|||-C) Because Jimmy doesn`t like to help other teammates.-|||-D) Because Jimmy may make the team lose the championship.-|||-A)He feels sick.-|||-B)He has hurt his leg.-|||-C)He doesn`t know he`s slow.-|||-D)He doesn`t have energy to run.-|||-A) Talk to the coach.-|||-B)Speak directly to Jimmy.-|||-C)Speak to other teammates.-|||-D)Leave a note on Jimmy`s car
On Food Safety, a Long List But Little Money This summer there has been a drumbeat of food-related illnesses. Strawberries containing E. coli (大肠杆菌) killed one person in Oregon and sickened at least nine others. Imported papayas (木瓜) contaminated with salmonella (沙门氏菌) poisoned more than 200 people nationwide, with one dead. The landmark food safety law passed by Congress last December is supposed to reduce the frequency and severity of food safety problems, but the roll call of recent cases underlines the importance of the task. "It’s an enormous undertaking," said Mike Taylor, the Food and Drug Administration’s deputy commissioner for foods, whose job is to turn the far-reaching law into a coherent set of rules that farmers, food processors and importers can follow and regulators can enforce. The agency is taking on the expanded mission at a time when Washington budget-slashing (大幅消减预算) means that regulators have little hope of getting additional money and may instead have their budgets cut by Congress. Mr. Taylor said they didn’t have resources to implement the law. "The choice is we either find the resources or we give up implementing this law. You can’t build something brand-new without the resources to do it. " The agency is now in the process of writing the food safety rules, with the goal of preventing outbreaks like those this summer. One of the most complex jobs involves setting standards for farmers to grow and harvest fruits and vegetables safely. The first draft of the farm rifles is due early next year. The agency is expected to deal with basics like hand-washing stations for field workers, tests of irrigation water and measures to protect fields from wild animals that can track in bacteria. Yet the standards must take into account a huge variety of crops, farming practices and farm sizes. The task is all the more delicate because the agency has never before had a major presence on American farms. For a year and a half, well before Congress passed the food safety law, Mr. Taylor has visited farmers around the country and sought to ease their fears that an army of food safety officials will come storming through their fields telling them how to do their jobs. Recently, he visited Long Island, where he traveled through the sandy fields of the 30-acre Deer Run lettuce farm of Bob Nolan in Brookhaven with steps. Mr. Nolan said he was initially anxious about the new law but was now eager to help the agency make it work for farmers. Mr. Taylor was joined by several agency employees involved in writing the farm rules, and Mr. Nolan told them that he hoped the visit would help them better understand how a farm worked. The complexity of the F. D. A. ’s task became clear as the day went on. At the second stop, a potato farm in Riverhead, the owner Jimmy Zilnicki said that he knew little about what the government expected of him. "We’re all just trying to find out what this food safety thing is all about," he said. Besides, he argued, potatoes were a safe crop and he questioned whether it was worth including them in rood satety rules. Mr. Taylor told him the F. D. A. ’s job was to focus most of its efforts where the food safety risks were greatest. The third stop was a 65-acre organic farm in Riverhead, run by Eve Kaplan Walbrecht and her husband, Chris. They grow a dizzying rank of crops, most of which they sell directly to customers through farmers’ markets and buying clubs. They, too, had made costly improvements with an eye toward food safety, including building a large processing shed with a concrete floor, treated water, a bathroom and refrigerated storage. The new law remits (减轻,减免) small farms that average less than 500, 000 a year in sales and sell mostly to local customers. But Ms Kaplan Walbrecht said that her farm brings in too much money to qualify for the exemption. She worried that the new law could become a burden for small farmers, either by adding paperwork or by unleashing (不加管束的) regulators with little understanding of how a farm worked. But while farmers worry that the rules will be too severe, food safety advocates worry that budget cuts could render the law toothless. The Congressional Budget Office has said the F. D. A. will need hundreds of millions of dollars in new financing to execute the law, and there appears little chance that Mr. Taylor will get it. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has passed a budget that largely eliminates new money for the F. D. A. The Democrat-controlled Senate has not made its own proposal. But advocates fear that the new Congressional super committee that is to propose cuts under the debt ceiling deal could further decrease the agency’s finances. A budget freeze or cuts would have the greatest impact on the ambitious increase in inspections called for under the new law, which strengthen each year. "Writing rules is inexpensive; enforcing them is expensive," said David W. Acheson, a former associate commissioner of the F. D. A. who is now a food safety consultant. "There will be a public health impact because enforcement won’t be to the extent they want to do it. " The agency has already said that, without lots of new money, it won’t be able to conduct the thousands of foreign food inspections the law would require after a few years. Increasing domestic inspections would be difficult, too. The F. D. A. has about 1, 000 inspectors trained to visit food establishments but most of them also inspect drug and medical device facilities. Hiring new inspectors or retraining existing ones is costly. So far, Mr. Taylor has won praise for the introduction of the new law. "I’ve never seen the agency go at anything with such enthusiasm," said Carol L. Tucker Foreman, a food policy expert at the Consumer Federation of America. But she feared that without a higher budget, the agency would take shortcuts. The law requires the most frequent inspections at the riskiest facilities and Ms Tucker Foreman questioned whether the agency would simply classify fewer operations as high risk to make its job easier. Mr. Taylor said that would not happen. "We’re not going to game the system," he said.Different from the farmers, food safety advocates concern that ______. A. the new law will become a burden for both small and large farmsB. the law will reduce the farmers’ income by average of 500, 000 a yearC. the budget cuts will make the law lack of the necessary force for effectivenessD. there aren’t many ways to raise enough money to implement the law
5 We should move away from traditional energy sources, and begin to____cleaner forms of energy.A. turn our attention toB. lie downC. speak for itselfD. keep on
The coffee is too strong．Would you please _____ some water _____ it？（ ）A. add；withB. add up；toC. add；toD. add up；in
二、判断题（共20道小题，共40分）2. In the early days, not all the people associated with the hard work wore jeans.（分数：2分）√正确 ×错误
[2023全国甲卷]Grizzly bears, which may grow to about 2.5m long and weigh over 400kg,occupy a-|||-conflicted corner of the American psyche -we revere(敬畏)them even as they give us frightening dreams.-|||-Ask the tourists from around the world that flood into Yellowstone National Park what they most hope to see,-|||-and their answer is often the same:a grizzly bear.-|||-"Grizzly bears are re-occupying large areas of their former range,"says bear biologist Chris Servheen.-|||-As grizzly bears expand their range into places where they haven`t been seen in a century or more,they`re-|||-increasingly being sighte by humans.-|||-The western half of the U.S.was full of grizzlies when Europeans came, with a rough number of-|||-50,000 or more living alongside Native Americans. By the early 1970s,after centuries of cruel and-|||-continuous hunting by settlers,600 to 800 grizzlies remained on a mere 2 percent of their former range in the-|||-Northern Rockies.In 1975,grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act.-|||-Today,there are about 2,000 or more grizzly bears in the U.S.Their recovery has been so successful-|||-that the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to de-list grizzlies, which would loosen legal-|||-protections and allow them to be hunted. Both efforts were overturned due to lawsuits from conservation-|||-groups.For now,grizzlies remain listed.-|||-Obviously,if precautions (预防)aren`t taken,grizzlies can become troublesome,sometimes killing-|||-farm animals or walking through yards in search of food.If people remove food and attractants from their-|||-yards and campsites,grizzlies will typically pass by without trouble.Putting electric fencing around chicken-|||-houses and other farm animal quarters is also highly effective at getting grizzlies away."Our hope is to have-|||-a clean,attractant-free place where bears can pass through without learning bad habits,"says James Jonkel,-|||-longtime biologist who manages bears in and around Missoula.-|||-1.How do Americans look at grizzlies?-|||-A.They cause mixed feelings in people. B.They should be kept in national parks.-|||-C.They are of high scientific value. D.They are a symbol of American culture.-|||-2.What has helped the increase of the grizzly population?-|||-A.The European settlers`behavior. B.The expansion of bears`range.-|||-C.The protection by law since 1975 D.The support of Native Americans.-|||-2.What has stopped the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service from de-listing grizzlies?-|||-A.The opposition of conservation groups. B.The successful comeback of grizzlies.-|||-C.The voice of the biologists. D.The local farmers`advocates.-|||-4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?-|||-A.Food should be provided for grizzlies. B.People can live in harmony with grizzlies.-|||-C.A special path should be built for grizzlies. D.Technology can be introduced to protect grizzlies.
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question or statement.Hot pot is a traditional dish in China. It is believed to date back more than 1,000 years to the time of the Jin Dynasty. Hot pot's origins can be found in the dining practices of Mongolian horsemen who rode across the steppe and into northern China. Legend has it that the Mongols used their helmets as pots to simmer (炖) broth (汤底) over open fires, and cooked chunks of meat in the broth.Hot pot cooking seems to have spread to northern China during the Tang Dynasty. In the regional variations developed with different ingredients such as seafood. In the centuries that witnessed the growth of the Song Dynasty, hot pot moved — and changed — further south, with each successive region adapting it to their local ingredients and tastes.The ingredients in a hot pot vary a lot from region to region. Perhaps the most famous hot pot is the Chongqing or Sichuan hot pot. It features a dark red broth chock-full (塞满了的) of spices, chili peppers, and the uniquely mouth-numbing Sichuan peppers. In Beijing and elsewhere in the north, hot pot broth tends to be mild and, compared to its racy southern "cousins", a little light. In the northeast of China, a kind of local sauerkraut (酸菜) is used to add some tang (强烈的味道), making the broth a bit sour. People can choose a version of hot pot according to their taste.1 Hot pot is believed to date back more than 1,000 years to the time of _______.A. the Jin Dynasty B. the Tang DynastyC. the Song Dynasty D. the Yuan Dynasty
Elder and weaker Mr. Mag paid_visits to his old friends.A. scarceB. rare()C. insufficientD. inadequate
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The increase in international business and in foreign investment has created a need for executives with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. Americans, however, have not been well trained in either area and, consequently, have not enjoyed the same level of success in negotiation in an international arena as have their foreign counterparts. Negotiating is the process of communicating back and forth for the purpose of reaching an agreement. It involves persuasion and compromise, but in order to participate in either one, the negotiators must understand the ways in which people are persuaded and how compromise is reached within the culture of the negotiation. In many international business negotiations abroad, Americans are perceived as wealthy and impersonal. It often appears to the foreign negotiator that the American represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation that can afford to pay the price without bargaining further. The American negotiator’s role becomes that of an impersonal supplier of information and cash. In studies of American negotiators abroad, several traits have been identified that may serve to confirm this stereotypical perception, while undermining the negotiator’s position. Two traits in particular that cause cross-cultural misunderstanding are directness and impatience on the part of the American negotiator. Furthermore, American negotiators often insist on realizing short-term goals. Foreign negotiators, on the other hand, may value the relationship established between negotiators and may be willing to invest time in it for long-term benefits. In order to solidify the relationship, they may opt for indirect interactions without regard for the time involved in getting to know the other negotiator. Clearly, perceptions and differences in values affect the outcomes of negotiations and the success of negotiators. For Americans to play a more effective role in international business negotiations, they must put forth more effort to improve cross-cultural understanding. [共5题](1)What kind of manager is needed in present international business and foreign investment? [本题2分]A. The man who represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation. B. The man with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. C. The man who is wealthy and impersonal. D. The man who can negotiate with his foreign counterparts.
ⅢComplete the following sentences with the given sentence structures-|||-get ready for.sa为························备-|||-e.g.Susan has to buy a lot of things to get ready for her trip.(苏珊不得不买很多东西为旅行做准备。)-|||-1 The boy got up early to __ (为上学做准备).-|||-2 I have a lot of work to do to __ (为明天做准备).
一、拼写合适的单词补全句子（答案不区分大小写；单词提示中一根小短线代表一个字母） If someone is __ob---__ , they are extremely fat.
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The Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling, is perhaps the most popular set of novels of the modern era. With seven books and many successful films to its name, the series has gathered about 15 billion dollars in sales. How did the series become so popular? The reason can be broken down into several areas.The first book in the series was rejected 12 times before it was picked up by Bloomsbury—a small publisher in England. So receiving this contract was Rowling's first step to success. However, getting a book contract does not ensure the success of a book. The story was soon loved by children and adults alike. In light of this, Bloomsbury Publishing published a second version of the books with “adult” (less colorful and more boring) book covers. This made it easier for a full range of ages to enjoy the series.Another factor that worked like a charm was that the publisher and Rowling herself, through the books, conducted midnight releases, promotions, and pre-ordering more readers. Customers who feared that their local bookstore would run out of copies responded by pre-ordering over 700,000 copies before the July 8, 2000 release.What does the underlined word “releases” (Para. 3) mean?A. The activity that frees or expresses energy or emotion.B. The announcement about the book’s publishing information.C. The sales of books that is available only at midnight.