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专题检测卷(七)

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A

(2013·韶关一模)

The leaves were once again falling; autumn was once again with us. This morning I had received a phone call from a friend inviting me to a small party at her home, 1I was delighted and happy to accept.

As soon as I2(step)into my friend’s garden, my eyes were3(instant)attracted by the chrysanthemums which were in full bloom. The4(fragrant)from these flowers filled the air and reminded5immediately of my parent’s garden in the past. I felt a lump(哽咽)6my throat as the sorrows went through my mind; my tears gathered and flowed down my face. The chrysanthemums made me think of my mother who7(pass)away only last autumn. I looked up to the sky because I knew she was now living in Zion, in the seventh heaven.

My mind floated back in memory. My mother had been a very hard-working8diligent woman with strong Chinese traditional virtues. We were a family of nine people—a large9with my parents, grandpa and grandma and us five children, three sons, two daughters. I was the youngest daughter born in101960s.

B

(2013·珠海二模)

WeChat was launched on Jan 12, 2011, and took more than a year1(draw)

100 million users. By September, 2012, it2(reach)the 200 million mark, Tencent said.

The number of people3(use)WeChat, a voice-messaging service developed by the Internet giant Tencent Holdings, has hit 300 million in the less than two years4the service was released, the Shenzhen-based company said on Wednesday.

“The 300 million number is5milestone for WeChat, and we hope the service will be ready to perform6the global stage in 2013, ”Pony Ma, Tencent chairman and chief executive officer, said on his microblog on Wednesday morning.

The function of WeChat is very similar to the text messaging and voice call services7are provided by telecom carriers. Late last year saw the8(introduce)of an English version of WeChat in a bid to draw more international users. Tencent has released versions in Arabic, Italian, Vietnamese, Japanese and Thai.

Tencent said it is9(most)pursuing its expansion plans in emerging and Asian markets. It said the company finds10easier to reach its goals in such places, in part because they have cultures that are similar to China’s.

C

(2013·华附模拟)

Why don’t birds get lost on their long flig hts from one place to another?

Not long ago, experiments showed that birds rely1the sun to guide them during daylight hours. But what about birds2fly during night? Tests with artificial stars have proved that certain night flying birds are able to follow the stars in their long-distance flights.