Because we can’t find a compromise________
A.we’ve ever given before.
B.but I got nothing out of it.
C.and there are two hundred and sixteen thousand employees worldwide.
D.I am afraid we can go no further.
A.we’ve ever given before.
B.but I got nothing out of it.
C.and there are two hundred and sixteen thousand employees worldwide.
D.I am afraid we can go no further.
A. although
B.but
C.because
D.for
Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.
You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.
Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls(旋转) around.
Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.
(1) In this passage, the word “gravity” means_______.
A.the pull of everything.
B.the force of attraction(吸引) among objects.
C.the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earth
D.the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.
(2) When you slip you always fall to the ground because_______.
A.the earth always turns round.
B.the earth has gravity
C.the earth’s gravity is greater than your weight.
D.you are careless.
(3) Gravity is strong that_______.
A.it can throw a ball into the air.
B.it makes you jump only seven feet.
C.it can let you fly away from the earth.
D.it can keep everything on earth.
(4) Because of gravity,_______.
A.water flows everything.
B.we can go everywhere by ship.
C.water always flows downwards.
D.fish can live in water.
(5) We can get away from the earth by spaceship because_______.
A.the spaceship goes very fast.
B.the earth can’t pull the spaceship.
C.the spaceship has a strong force.
D.the spaceship can jump higher than other things.
It's Christmas again. We live on a dirty street in a shabby house among people who aren't much good. You can't see how pitiful it is that our neighbors have to make happiness out of this filth (污秽) and dirt. My children must get out of this. But how? The money that we've saved isn't nearly enough.
The McGaritys have money, but they are show-offs with it. The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of cookies while a group of hungry children watched her. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts, and when she couldn't eat any more, she threw the rest down the sewer (阴沟).
Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House (教育中心) isn’t rich, but she knows things, she understands people. Her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you. Everyboby else here looks away because they'rs ashamed of their lives. I'd like to see the children be like Miss Jackson when they grow up.
The writer suggests that her family______.
A.is extremely rich
B.is an unhappy one
C.live with nice and kind people
D.long for a change in their life
A.owes
B.spoils
C.deserts
D.neglects
A.As if
B.Although
C.Given
D.Because
B
A British schoolboy has been excluded from lessons after he organised a mass protest over a lack of homework.
Aaron Parfitt, 14, led 100 of his fellow pupils on a walkout at Bispham High School in Blackpool on 12 March over concerns about teaching standards.
Despite his eagerness to learn, Aaron was told he wasbanned from lessons for the next two days, and now claims to have been excluded again ahead of a meeting between teachers and his mother on 17 March.
Aaron originally contacted Blackpool Council and Ofsted to raise concerns over the quality of teaching before losing patience and organising the 100-strong walkout last Wednesday.
Teachers took a dim view of his actions and excluded him for two days on Thursday and Friday last week - much to the anger of his mother Janet, 52.
'I'm absolutely fuming they've excluded him because he's doing the best he can to get a good education,' she said
'He was only trying to stick up for himself and his mates and then he gets told to stay away from the school for two days,' she added.
Aaron said: 'We've had loads of different teachers and we weren't getting enough homework.I failed my maths exam in school and I was really worried because I just wanted to make sure I was able to do the work properly.'
55.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Aaron could not get enough homework
B.Aaron's teachers were not adequate to their jobs at all
C.Teachers were accused of assigning little homework
D.All students did not agree with Aaron's proposal
What can we infer from the letter?
A.People are more likely to catch cold in the winter.
B.Colds are so common that even the strongest person cannot avoid it.
C.Old people are likely to catch cold because they are unpleasant.
D.Colds can never be cured without the help of medicine.
We ______ for her because she never came.
A.needn't wait
B.shouldn't have waited
C.mustn't wait
D.mustn't have waited
We may conclude from reading the passage that ______.
A.a hovercraft can not fly high because of the surrounding high-pressure air
B.a hovercraft is as much in use as a plane
C.a hovercraft "flies" with a greater speed than ships
D.a hovercraft also has the problem of wave resistance