A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan
- 阅95A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be hungry after their long......
A nurse of 78 this weekend celebrates 60 years of walking th
- 阅95A nurse of 78 this weekend celebrates 60 years of walking the wards-and she has no plans to retire. Jackie Reid was 18 when she started work in 1953- when the National Health Service (NHS) was just five years old - and is believed to be th......
In 2002, when my father was transferred(调动)to the US to work
- 阅51In 2002, when my father was transferred(调动)to the US to work there for seven months, I had to attend school there, so I was upset. How would I, an eight-year-old girl from India, make Friends in America? On my first day at Anna Silver Pu......
Last night’s meteor(流星) shower left many people
- 阅98Last night’s meteor(流星) shower left many people in the community dissatisfied and demanding answers. According to Gabe Rothsclild, Emerald Valley’s mayor, people gathered in the suburbs of the city, carrying heavy telescopes, expecting......
完形填空 Mr Oliver was the richest man in town.
- 阅79（九年级英语）完形填空 Mr Oliver was the richest man in town. He didn’t have to 16 . All day long the only thing he did was to sit at his window and watch everyone else work hard for a living. Every 17 Mr Oliver sat at his window and wait......
Last week when I was sitting in my office
- 阅32Last week when I was sitting in my office，I heard an elderly lady talking on the phone about her husband．Her husband’s name was Ed．He dropped her off for her doctor’s appointment and was going to park the car and wait for her．She was......
Journey to the Center of the Earth spoke of a trip to the ce
- 阅14阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Journey to the Center of the Earth spoke of a trip to the centre of the earth through a volcano in Iceland. When Professor Otto Lindenbrock， his nephew and the guide......
Just finishing loading his car, my husband Jerry
- 阅64Just finishing loading his car, my husband Jerry went back to the kitchen. “I guess filling my thermos(保温瓶) is all I have left to do, and then I’m off.” Down the drain went the hot water that had been warming his thermos. With a nost......
Whether it’s joining a school club, going to a friend’s birt
- 阅46Whether it’s joining a school club, going to a friend’s birthday party, or travelling by train, we can meet new people anywhere and anytime in our lives. However, many of us feel awkward when meeting people for the first time, especially......
The spread of Western eating habits around the wood
- 阅32The spread of Western eating habits around the wood is bad for human health and the environment．These findings come from a new report in the journal Nature． David Tillman, a professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota, America, e......
Mr. Samson was a newspaper editor in Boston完形填空答案
- 阅45Mr. Samson was a newspaper editor in Boston, America. On the night of August 28, 1988, when he was on night duty, he dreamed that a volcano (火山) near the Island of Java erupted (爆发) , and that the local people were buried under lava (......
Having one of those days—or weeks—when everything seems to a
- 阅98Having one of those days—or weeks—when everything seems to annoy you? Even if you do nothing about it, your bad mood(心情) will probably go away after some time. But with a little effort, you can forget it much faster—often within a day......
A vizier(大臣）had served his master for some thirty years完形填空答
- 阅98A vizier(大臣）had served his master for some thirty years and was known and ad- mired for his loyalty，truthfulness and devotion. However，his enemies． 31 stories of his dishonesty until the master came to 32 the innocent vizier and fina......
John Smith, an office worker, lives in Washington.
- 阅28John Smith, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at a11. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to living a simple......
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that完形填空答案
- 阅101Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final . All the kids had been working hard for some time, review their . If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to them in September. There were usually a few who , but Ja......
“I think it’s a great thing when I know it’s going to help s
- 阅13“I think it’s a great thing when I know it’s going to help someone else.” said l3-year-old Spencer Goldstein, after collecting hundreds of pieces of baseball equipment for kids who can not afford to buy their own. Spencer collected the......
Learning to Accept I learned how to accept life as it is fro
- 阅103Learning to Accept I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. However, he did not teach me acceptance(接受) when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 1 and ill. My father was once a strong man who loved being active......
“Slow City” — a recently launched project focused on preserv
- 阅62“Slow City” — a recently launched project focused on preserving the traditional quality of life enjoyed in some of Italy’s smaller cities and towns. The project was born from the idea of the “Slow Food” movement — started in Italy i......
China is going green．In order to reduce air pollution and oi
- 阅19China is going green．In order to reduce air pollution and oil shortages, carmakers have announced their plans to develop hybrid vehicles (混合燃料汽车) for the Chinese market．Toyota’s hybrid car Prius will be ready to drive in China thi......
A boy who was cleaning the shoes in the street said to a you
- 阅9（高三英语）短文改错 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的......