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[单项选择]Passage 1
Shopping-bag ladies don’t beg publicly, but they do not refuse what is offered. Once a shopping-bag lady appears where you live, it is as hard to pass her by without giving her some money as it is to pay no attention to the collection box in church. And although you may not like it, if she chooses your doorway as her place to sleep in the night, it is as morally hard to turn her away as it is to do with a lost dog.
Most shopping-bag ladies seem to be between the ages of 40 and 65. They wear layers of clothes even in summer time, with newspapers filled between the layers as something against bad weather.
No one knows how many shopping-bag ladies there are in New York. The number is going up. Some persons and researchers spend a great deal of time taking care of or observing shopping-bag ladies and doing what they can to better the life lady hermits（隐士） who’re down
They fill newspapers between the layers of their clothes because ______.
A. they are so poor
B. they have no place to put them
C. they want to hide them
D. they have to use them to keep the cold out
[填空题]If you don’t go, I won’t go either.
If you don’t go, nor ______ ______.
[单项选择]Why don’t you start out early ____ you don’t have to hurry
A. not until
B. since then
C. so that
D. as if
[单项选择]（）the temperature going down so quickly, I don't think we are able to go on with our experiment.
A. For
B. By
C. From
D. With
[单项选择]Please don’t interrupt me. If you have something to say, ______your comment until I have finished speaking.
A. withdraw
B. wither
C. withhold
D. withstand
[单项选择]A. No, she can’t. B. She was ill. C. I don’t think so. D. I’m afraid she didn’t.
[单项选择]Why don’t some children like their parents [A] Their parents often scold them. [B] Their parents want them to learn too much. [C] Both A and B.
[单项选择]Don’t worry if you can’t understand everything. The teacher will （） the main points at the end.
A. recover
B. review
C. require
D. remember
[单项选择]Don't get discouraged by setbacks, we are new to the work （）
A. though
B. before that
C. after all
D. after that
[填空题]Childhood anxieties and fears don’t automatically die away as the child grows.
[填空题]I won’t do it well if you don’t help me.
I won’t do it well ______ ______ ______.
[单项选择]Man: I suggest that you don’t eat such junk food too often. Don’t you know that French fries contain 450 calories
Woman: Really! I know that an adult woman like me needs only 1,600 calories per day.
Man: French fries contains a lot of fat too, about 22 grams of fat for one portion.
Woman: ______
A. That’s really too much.
B. I meant it.
C. Are you out of your mind
D. I don’t trust you.
[单项选择]Why don’t De Beers produce more diamonds
A. They are not able to produce faster.
B. They want to keep price down.
C. They made diamonds scarce to keep them desirabl
[填空题]Tips for Saving Electricity
You probably don’t even realize it, but an energy thief is inside your home at this very moment. This thief is silent and unseen, and he’s picking your pocket. His name is "standby power". Standby power is the name given to the electricity used to power electrical appliances and devices even when they are turned off. But how can this be Isn’t an appliance "off" when you switch it off Not necessarily.
Many electronic devices consume electricity 24 hours a day just to stay warmed up for whenever you decide to use them. "Instant on" TV sets are one example. Whether you watch TV seven hours a day or not at all, the TV is always partially on, staying ready to flicker(闪烁) to life the moment you turn on its switch.
Other devices that consume power constantly are those that have external or internal clocks: microwave ovens, computers, VCRs, DVD players, and cable TV and satellite TV boxes. Energy experts estimate that approximately 5 pe
