Prospectus(图书简介): The goal of the book Idioms(习语) is getting you to understand, speak and write everyday idioms in everyday English. The first half of this book will assume you can recognize about 2,000 words, understand the syntax(语法) of plain conversations and use the simple tenses. Therefore, either advanced or intermediate learners can use this book.
A.tranquilizers are always an effective treatment for stress.
B.the inhibition of stress responses increases subjective stress.
C.stress as measured by a lie detector is similar to everyday stress.
D.persons who lie during a lie detector test always display signs of stress.
E.it is not desirable to reduce stress in everyday situations.
colleague, to take a picnic with him
Henry: Hey. what are you doing this weekend?
Mandy: I___________yet What about you?
Henry:___________to go for a picnic? I The weather forecast says t will be sunny this Sunday
Mandy. That's a good idea________anything?
Henry: Yes, of course, and________make some hamburgers.
Mandy OK Then r bring some drmnks, geentea. black tea. juce or cola?
Henry: How about________? By the way.I wll bring my new kichenware for our picnic
Mandy New kitchenware? A cooker?
Henry. Yean! 1 just bought a solar cooker last month.It's a new device that uses solar enegy and it is geting popular due to its high efficiency and its environmental friendliness. Peoplel can cook easily with this new device. I'll bring some fruit and some other food. We will lhave a wonderful picnicl.
Mandy:Wow! How amazing! I cann't wait
Henry OK I am______to our picnic.Then see you on this Sunday!
Mandy:See you!
Peter: Excuse me, are you Mr. Henry Smith?
Henry: Oh, you must be Peter.
Peter: () Mr. Smith.
Henry: Nice to meet you, too.
Peter: How was your journey?
Henry: ()
Peter: Our car is in the parking lot. Shall we go to the hotel first?
Henry: Yes. I really need a good rest. And, Peter, could you do me a favor?
Peter: Yes, of course.
Henry: I wonder if you could help me take my suitcase and box to the car. ()
Peter: My pleasure, sir. (Trying to lift the box) You've put the whole of America into your box. They are really very heavy, ha-ha! Please stay here while I get a cart.
Henry: By the way, do you know where I can get mints here? It seems there's no store around.
Peter: I know where the store is. Would you like me to get some mints for you?
Henry: ()
Peter comes back, and they walk out of the gate.
Henry: Oh, it's good to see the sun! I'm always worried about Beijing's haze.
Peter: Yes, () That'll be a nice change, won't it? A big improvement on what we've been having.
Henry: That's great! I think all this sunshine is just too good to be true!
选择合适的单词或短语完成句子。
A. Pretty good, but a little tiring.
B. It seems to be clearing up.
C. They are too heavy for me to carry.
D. That's very kind of you.
E. Nice to meet you.
1)、A.climate
B.rings
C.every
D.also
E.how
2)、A.climate
B.rings
C.every
D.also
E.how
3)、A.climate
B.rings
C.every
D.also
E.how
4)、A.climate
B.rings
C.every
D.also
E.how
5)、A.climate
B.rings
C.every
D.also
E.how
Students can learn the fight answers【C12】______ heart in class, and yet never combined them【C13】______ their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the【C14】______ personal understanding of the world can【C15】______ side by side, each unaffected by the other.
Outside of class, the student continues to use the【C16】______ model because it has always worked well【C17】______ that circumstance. Unless professors address【C18】______ errors in students' personal models of the world, students are not【C19】______ to replace them with the【C20】______ one.
【C1】
A.excessive
B.extra
C.additional
D.added
The fans are wrong. More than anything else, digital cameras are radically【4】what photography means and what it can be. The venerable medium of photography【5】we know, it is beginning to seem out of【6】with the way we live. In our computer and camcorder【7】, saving pictures as digital【8】and watching them on TV is no less practical — and in many ways more【9】than fumbling with rolls of film that must be sent off to be【10】.
Paper is also terribly【11】. Pictures that are incorrectly framed,【12】, or lighted are nonetheless committed to film and ultimately processed into prints.
The digital medium changes the【13】. Still images that are【14】digitally can immediately be shown on a computer【15】, a TV screen, or a small liquid crystal display (LCD) built right into the camera. And since the points of light that【16】an image are saved as a series of digital bits in electronic memory,【17】being permanently etched onto film, they can be erased, retouched, and transmitted【18】.
What’s it like to【19】with one of these digital cameras? It’s a little like a first date — exciting, confusing and fraught with【20】.
(1)
A.rather than
B.let alone
C.much less
D.so as to
In a telephone survey of more than 2, 000 adults, 21% said they believed the sun revolved(旋转)around the earth. An【C1】______7% did not know which revolved around【C2】______. I have no doubt that【C3】______all of these people were【C4】______in school that the earth revolves around the sun.【C5】______may even have written it【C6】______a test. But they never【C7】______their incorrect mental models of planetary(行星的)motion【C8】______their everyday observations didn't support【C9】______they know. Their teachers told them people see the sun "moving【C10】______the sky as morning turns to night, and the earth seems stationary(静止的)【C11】______that is happening. Students can learn the right answers【C12】______heart in class, and yet never combined them【C13】______their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the【C14】______personal understanding of the world can exist side by side, each【C15】______by the other.
Outside of class, the student continues to use the【C16】______model because it has always worked well【C17】______that circumstance. Unless professors address【C18】______errors in students' personal models of the world, students are not【C19】______to replace them with the【C20】______one.
【C1】
A.excessive
B.extra
C.additional
D.added
The fans are wrong: more than anything else, digital cameras are radically (5)_____ what photography means and what it can be. The venerable medium of photography as we know (6)_____ is beginning to seem out of (7)_____ with the way we live. In our computer and camcorder culture, saving pictures (8)_____ digital files and watching them on TV is no less (9)_____ and in many ways more (10)_____ than fumbling with rolls of film that must be sent off to be (11)_____.
Paper is also terribly (12)_____ Pictures that are incorrectly framed, focused, or lighted are nonetheless (13)_____ to film and ultimately processed into prints.
The digital medium changes the (14)_____. Still images that are (15)_____ digitally can immediately be shown on a computer monitor, TV screen, or a small liquid-crystal display (LCD) built right into the camera. And since the points of light that (16)_____ an image are saved as a series of digital bits in (17)_____ memory, (18)_____ being permanently etched onto film, they can be erased, retouched, and transmitted on-line.
What's it like to (19)_____ with one of these digital cameras? It's a little like a first date—exciting, confusing and fraught with (20)_____.
A.refute
B.evaluate
C.represent
D.develop
Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET I. (10 points)
Digital photography is still new enough that most of us have yet to form. an opinion about it, (1) develop a point of view. But this bash' t stopped many film and computer fans from agreeing (2) the early conventional wisdom about digital cameras—they' re neat (3) for you? But they're not suitable for everyday picture taking.
The fans are wrong: Moro than anything else, digital cameras are radically (4) what photography means and what it can be. The venerable medium of photography (5) we know it is beginning to seem out of (6) with the way we live. In our computer and camcorder (7) saving pictures as digital (8) and watching them on TV is no less practical—and in many ways more (9) than fumbling with rolls of film that must be sent off to be (10)
Paper is also terribly (11) . Pictures that are incorrectly framed, (12) ,or lighted are nonetheless committed to film and ultimately processed into prints.
The digital medium changes the (13) . Still images that are (14) digitally can immediately be shown on a computer (15) , a TV screen, or a small liquid - crystal display (LCD) built fight into the camera. And since the points of light that (16) an image are saved as a series of digital bits in electronic memory, (17) being permanently etched onto film, they can be erased, retouched, and transmitted (18) .
What's it like to (19) with one of these digital cameras? It's a little like a first date--exciting, confusing and fraught with (20) .
1. A) rather than
B) let alone
C) much less
D) so as to