As____clearfromhismanners,heisateacher.
A、beingB
【句意】从他的举止便可以明显地看出，他是一名教师。
【难点】as意为“如，照(某种事实或情况)”，在本句中为关系代词，指代第二个分句，as代替整个句子作主语时，谓语动词通常必须用单数。
Writing:
Astatementgoesthat"boththedevelopmentoftechnologicaltoolsandtheusestowhichhumanityhasputthemhavecreatedmoderncivilizationsinwhichlonelinessiseverincreasing."Towhatdegreedoyouagreewiththisstatement?Writeanessayofabout400words.
Inthefirstpartofyouressayyoushouldstateclearlyyourmainargument,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyourargumentwithappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionormakeasummary.
Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.
—Icametoyourofficeyesterdaymorning,butnobodywasin.
—Oh,we__________ameetinginthemeetingroom.
Californiaisalandofvarietyandcontrast.Almosteverytypeofphysicallandfeature，sortofarcticicefieldsandtropicaljunglescanbefoundwithinitsborders.Sharplycontrastingtypesoflandoftenlieveryclosetooneanother.PeoplelivinginBakersfield，forinstance，canvisitthePacificOceanandthecoastalplain，thefertileSanJoaquinValley，thearidMojaveDesert，andthehighSierraNevada，allwithinaradiusofabout100miles.Inotherareasitispossibletogosnowskiinginthemorningandsurfingintheeveningofthesameday，withouthavingtotravellongdistance.ContrastaboundsinCalifornia.ThehighestpointintheUnitedStates(outsideAlaska)isinCalifornia，andsoisthelowestpoint(includingAlaska)。MountWhitney，14，494feetabovesealevel，isseparatedfromDeathValley，282feetbelowsealevel，byadistanceofonly100miles.Thetwoareashaveadifferenceinaltitudeofalmostthreemiles.Californiahasdeep，clearmountainlakeslikeLakeTahoe，thedeepestinthecountry，butitalsohasshallow，saltydesertlakes.IthasLakeTulainyo，12，020feetabovesealevel，andthelowestlakeinthecountry，theSaltonSea，236feetbelowsealevel.Someofitslakes，likeOwensLakeinDeathValley，arenotlakesatall：theyaredrieduplakebeds.Inadditiontomountains，lakes，valleys，deserts，andplateaus，CaliforniahasitsPacificcoastline，stretchinglongerthanthecoastlinesofOregonandWashingtoncombined.
1.WhichofthefollowingisthelowestpointintheUnitedStates?
A.LakeTulainyoB.MojavedesertC.DeathValleyD.TheSaltonSea
2.WhereisthehighestpointintheUnitedStateslocated?
A.LakeTahoe.
B.SierraNevada.C.MountWhitney.
D.Alaska.
3.HowfarawayisDeathValleyfromMountWhitney?
A.About3miles.
D.14，494feet.
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasbeingwithinaradiusofabout100milesofBakersfield?
A.ThePacificOcean.
B.SanJoaquinValley.
C.MojaveDesert.
D.OregonandWashington.
5.WhichstatementbestdemonstratesthatCaliforniaisalandofvarietyandcontrast?
A.ThehighestlakeinCaliforniaisLakeTulainyo.
B.ItispossibletogosurfingandsnowskiinginsomepartsofCaliforniawithouthavingtotravellongdistance.
C.SierraNevada，SanJoaquinValley，MojaveDesertandthePacificOceanallliewithinaradiusofabout100miles.
D.OwensLake，inDeathValley，isnotreallyalakeatall.
Iam____gratefulforthemanykindnessesyouhaveshownmyson.
____thecenterofourplanetarysystemwasconsideredasheresybythechurchintheMiddleAges.
