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相似单词、短语辨析，时态语态，交际用语1. the fire in the hotel around midnight last friday. luckily, it was put out soon. a. broke down b. got down c. got out d. broke out3. the football match is coming. im not sure if it will rain tomorrow. if it , well put off the match.a. will rain b. is raining c. rains d. rain4. it _ directors from cctv more than a year to shoot (拍摄) the documentary the third polar. a. cost b. spent c. took d. paid5. “one belt, one road” (一带一路) will serve to _ markets for china as well as other countries along. a. put up b. open up c. take up d. look up6. taobao, chinas biggest online shopping platform, _ the ways chinese people shop and live.a. changesb. changedc. has changed d. was changing7. a number of countries have shown great in the new bank set up mainly by china. a. hobby b. habit c. interest d. notice8. wow, i have never thought about travelling abroad alone. . a. me neither b. i think so c. so have i d. neither do i9. andy is not quite today. whats wrong? he was caught in the rain this morning and doesnt feel well. a. he b. him c. his d. himself 10. ive just heard that the speech to be given by ma yun, the alibaba ceo, has been cancelled. oh, no! _. a. its wonderful b. it doesnt matter c. i have no idea d. i was looking forward to that11. if everyone makes a _ to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful. a. communication b. competition c. contribution d. conversation12. its very dangerous when you drive your car _ a certain speed. a. behindb. besidec. beyondd. between13. chris has learnt english for only three months. _! his english is so good.a. he got itb. believe it or not c. i cant agree more d. you cant be serious14. did you watch a bite of china ii last night?yes. i to enjoy the delicious food some day.a. explain b. explore c. expect d. express15. its reported that nine stations on nanjing metro line 3 are decorated to _ scenes from the dream of red mansions (红楼梦). a. require b. reduce c. remind d. represent16. can you share with us why you are so successful? nothing special. you just need to new challenges and never give up. a. take up b. take off c. take on d. take over17. would you like to watch the film fast & furious 7 with me tonight? i still want to see it again although i it two weeks ago.a. have watched b. was watchingc. watchedd. watch18. finally, the two volunteers a plan to help the injured tiger.a. looked out b. worked out c. got out d. took out19. your plan is not so good so you must more time and energy to it.a. want b. spend c. devote d. waste任务型阅读（一）benjamin franklin is one of the greatest miracles in american history. although he never received a formal education, he made important contributions in many fields, including literature, journalism, science, diplomacy and education.early years franklin, one of seventeen children, was born in boston on january 6, 1706. after leaving school at the age of ten, he spent two years working for his father before learning printing from his elder brother. when he was seventeen, franklin left boston and traveled to philadelphia, hoping to open his own print shop. once he worked as a printer, franklin began producing a newspaper and an annual magazine called poor richards almanack. it was very popular and people considered him as a talented writer.man of science when franklin was forty-two, he left his printing business to devote himself to science. he proved to be successful again. during his lifetime, franklin invented the lightning rod (避雷针) and a new type of stove, confirmed the laws of electricity and contributed to the scientific understanding of earthquakes. with all these achievements, franklin is best remembered for his career in politics.statesman and diplomat franklin played an important role in drafting (起草) the declaration of independence独立宣言, won french support during the war and drafted the united states constitution (宪法). in his later years, he was ambassador (大使) first to england and then to france. even before president washington, franklin was considered the father of his country.franklin wrote the first part of the autobiography in 1771 at the age of sixty-five. though never completed, his autobiography, full of his own opinions and suggestions, provides not only a record of his achievements but also an understanding of his character.benjamin franklin made one of the greatest miracles in american history.in the early yearshe was born in boston on january 6, 1706 in a family of 1 children. he was never 2 formally and left school at ten.he learned to be a 3 and produced his own newspaper.his laterachievementsin literaturehe was 4 a talented writer because of his magazine poor richards almanack. his autobiography is 5 with his own opinions and suggestions.in 7 he 6 himself to science at the age of 42. he was the 8 of the lightning rod and a new type of stove.he 9 the laws of electricity.he contributed to the understanding of earthquakes.in politicshe drafted the declaration of independence and the united states constitution.he won support from 10 during the war. he served as an ambassador to england and france. (二)terry fox was born on july 28, 1958 in canada. he was a determined little boy who never liked to miss a day of school. fox enjoyed playing baseball and basketball very much in his free time. in secondary school he won the athlete of the year award. he wanted to be a physical education teacher. terry foxs future changed in 1977 when doctors told him there was cancer in his right knee. to stop the spread of cancer, doctors amputated(截肢) most of his leg. fox learned how to use an artificial leg, and three weeks after the operation, he was walking. terry fox made a plan to raise money for cancer research by running across canada. his goal was to raise $1 from every canadian. people said it was a crazy idea but terry could not be stopped. he started his running on the atlantic coast in newfoundland in april 1980 and planned to finish on the pacific coast in september. the people of newfoundland were welcoming and generous. fox was treated to many meals at peoples homes. a small town of 10,000 people raised $10,000. fox ran about 45 km each day. he ran through nova scotia, new brunswick, quebec and ontario. as he ran he gave speeches about cancer and how the money he collected would go to finding a cure for cancer. the 8,000 people in the town of gravenhurst donated $14,000. by the time he ran half-way across canada he had raised $11.4 million. at the end of august he thought he was getting a bad cold and stopped running for a few days. doctors said the cancer had come back and was now in his lungs. terry went into hospital for treatment. people kept donating money. there were 24 million people in canada in 1980. over $24 million had been raised by february 1981. terry had met his goal. the treatment did not cure terry. he died on june 28, 1981. that september, the first terry fox run was held in canada. terry fox runs are now held yearly in 60 countries and millions of people have taken part. more than $360 million has been raised for cancer research. the donations for cancer research dont stop. his dream lives on. personal detailsname: terry fox nationality: canadiandate of birth: july 28, 1958 personality: determined date of 1 : june 28, 1981 2 : baseball and basketball (at school)main eventsin secondary schoolhe 3 the athlete of the year award.in 1977he had 4 in his right knee.after the operationhe 5 his right leg.in 6 1980he began his plan to raise money for cancer research.during the runninghe gave 7 about cancer and how the money would be used.he had to stop running because the cancer 8 and was in his lungs.influencehis life has stopped, but his dream 9 . terry fox runs are held every 10 in 60 countries and millions of people have taken part.（三）alfred nobel (诺贝尔) was a swedish chemist who lived from 1833 to 1896. alfred and his brother made explosives (炸药), but in 1864, there was an accident in the laboratory and alfreds brother was killed. alfred then decided to spend his life trying to make explosives safer to use.one of the strongest explosives at that time was nitroglycerin. this explosive, which looks like oily water, is very dangerous to use or even to carry. nobel wanted to study nitroglycerin so he could find a way to make it safer, but the swedish government would not let him make any more explosives in his laboratory. it was too dangerous. nobel had the idea of taking nitroglycerin out on a boat in the middle of a lake and working with it there.when nobel wanted to take the nitroglycerin he was working with from one place to another, he put it into small boxes. then he put the small boxes into a larger box made of clay(粘土). one day, when he opened the large clay box, he found that nitroglycerin was coming out of one of the small boxes. to his surprise, the large clay box was still dry. this gave him the idea of mixing clay with nitroglycerin. the clay would take the oil out of nitroglycerin and make it safer. he called this new explosive dynamite.dynamite was very useful. alfred nobel made and sold so much of it that he became a very rich man. in his will(遗嘱) he gave a lot of his money to the swedish academy(科学院)of arts and sciences. he wanted the money to be used to give prizes to people who did excellent work. the academy called them nobel prizes. the winners get a lot of money.nobel wanted one of the prizes to be given to people who work for peace because he hated war and he did not w