It must be something that many American companies hold a baby contest．Of course, babies are wonderful, and many parents would be the first to agree．Companies really bring in much money．

Walgreens Baby contest

If you play the new Baby Milestones Challenge Contest by BabyCenter & Walgreens, you could win $1,000 in Walgreens & Beauty．com Gift Cards and Certificates．You can play the instant winner if you get a $25 Walgreen’s gift card, but you also have to write down your email address and receive all their sales and other information for the contest．

Kids and Babies

Kids and Babies are accepting entries for May 2014 Free Photo Contest．Baby Photo Galley with theme albums and age group albums is moved to the new website Cute Baby Gallery．Check KidsandBibs．com for their Baby Photo Contest blog’s latest update．The grand prize is $25,000．The catch: Winners are decided by the visitors coming to the site and voting for their favorite babies, so you have to advertise their site for them．

Parents．com

Parents．com has a website only for their members, but if you are into baby photos, it is well worth surfing．You could receive offers on free samples, money-saving coupons （優(yōu)惠券）, and chances to win the latest contests．

Avon

Avon is another company that has a baby photo contest this spring．Avon is advertising their newest collection．It is Avon’s only collection for the photos of babies．Babies’ age: newborn to 2 years．Just go to TinyTillia．com and upload your recent baby’s photos．The first place baby will be featured in a Tiny Tillia Storybooks and win a $5,000 U．S．Savings Bond．Ten beautiful girls will win $300 worth of Tiny Tillia products．

The tip is to run a search engine for all the latest contests going on and start entering them today．You could be lucky and win enough to put your baby through college! Have fun!

1.What is the basic condition for you to play the instant winner in Walgreens & Beauty．com?

A．Getting a gift card．

B．Getting a certificate．

C．Winning 1,000 dollars．

D．Receiving information for the contest

2.If you want your baby to win the 2014 Free Photo Contest, you will _______．

A．have to spend $ 25,000

B．take your baby to the gallery in May

C．upload more photos of your baby

D．have to help to advertise their site

3.What can we learn from this passage?

A．Free Photo Contest will be held in March, 2014．

B．Avon is a website that will hold a baby photo contest．

C．Parents．com accepts the photos of all kinds of people’ babies．

D．Parents can upload their one-year-old baby’s photos to TinyTillia．com．

4.In the last paragraph, the author advises parents to _________ ．

A．try their best to take good care of their baby

B．enter the contests as soon as possible

C．encourage their kids to go to college when they grow up

D．find more tips for winning the contests

練習冊系列答案
相關習題

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

II.閱讀七選五[2015'河北石家莊高三二模〗

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填人空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Four ways to be a great room-mate

Having a room-mate can be one of the best experiences in college or, easily, one of the worst. 9 Follow these tips to avoid the common mistakes that turn good room-mate rela?tionships sour.

Talk things out.

Communication is key. If something happens, sit down with your room-mate and have a face-to-face conversation. I've seen room-mate relationships fall apart because some?thing happens and, instead of talking to each other, the two start complaining about their room-mates behind their backs. 10

Don't expect to be best friends.

Some room-mates become the best of friends, and some don't. Don't put pressure on yourself or your room-mate, es?pecially when you first meet. 11 And if your room-mate doesn't end up being your best friend, don't worry.

Ask before you take.

This applies to food, clothes and anything else. If you want to keep a relationship going, show your room-mate that you have respect for what is his or hers by asking first. 12

Clean up after yourself.

This should go without saying. Don't be lazy. Or, at least, don't bury your room-mate in your clothes and gar?bage. Most people I've come across in college are messy.

13 But being considerate with where you put your stuff will help you avoid conflict.

A. So you need to think twice before you help your room-ma?te out.

B. This creates nothing but awkward situations and unhappi-ness.

C. Even if you both agree to share everything, you should still ask.

D. You don't have to clean your room and keep it organized all the time.

E. It all starts with you to have a good relationship with your room-mate.

F. Sometimes you get stuck with someone who has tons of negative energy.

G. Remember, you're trying to make a new friend, not to scare your room-mate away.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

B [2015*山東菏澤高三二模]

Picking a university is a tense period of asking yourself which institution is the most relevant. That's why university rankings play such a vital role in students' searching for their next academic directions. Rankings are also an inescapable part of the reputation and brand image of universities. "No university website is complete without the claim that it is in the top 100 for something or other," reported the BBC. The reason is simple: rankings help them to attract students, staff and that research investment.

Currently there are numbers of university rankings, and each has its own list of criteria. But the main categories are the same: academic reputation, graduates' performance and faculty resources.

However, experts point out the ranking process isn't en?tirely reliable. Mark Kantrowitz, a US financial aid researc?her, said university rankings were mostly just for show. He wrote in The Ne-w York Times ， "It may give your parents better bragging rights? but that's about it.，，

Moreover, it's not difficult to see the limitations of uni?versity rankings. Many rankings focus on the number of times that research work is cited(弓|用)by other researchers. It helps the UK and the US universities to dominate global rankings because English is the favoured language of acade-mia， John O'Leary, a member of Quacquarelli Symonds, told The Guardian, Also, rankings such as QS World University Rankings mainly focus on the qualities of the university rather than its students. "Any university ranking is likely to help students make better decisions about where to study, but the need to balance them with other more human factors is also important," said Phil Moss, an education and admissions consultant. " Advice from graduates or current students can be valuable in providing a genuine insight into the experience or quality of a particular degree programme. It can also add an element that rankings can never convey—-the actual emo?tion of a university experience."

5.Why do universities consider rankings important?

 

A.     Rankings make them more appealing.

B.     Rankings are students' only reference.

C.     Rankings can increase their academic levels.

D.     Rankings help them complete their websites.

6.What does the underlined word " It ，， in Paragraph 4 refer to?

 A.     Academic research work.

B.     The number of researches.

C.     The way of ranking universities.

D.     The limitation of university rankings.

7.According to John O'Leary, what helps the UK and the US universities rank well?

 A.     The wide use of English in academia.

B.     Their outstanding qualities.

C.     Their graduates' excellent performance.

D.     The academia's favour to them.

8.Besides rankings,  what does Phil Moss suggest you should refer to if you're picking a university?

 A.     Investment in education.

B.     Guidance from professors.

C.     Information on websites.

D.     Suggestions from students.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2015年遼寧省普蘭店市高二學業(yè)水平模擬英語試卷（解析版） 題型：語法填空

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（不多于3個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

A: Well, what do you think? McDonald’s is going to build 1. new restaurant in our hometown.

B: 2. (certain)not! I hate all that expensive, 3. (taste) food. Where are they going to build it?

A: Over there where that old restaurant is.

B: But where are we going to eat our local dishes? I love to eat 4. there. It’s so friendly. Why are they closing?

A: McDonald’s offered that old restaurant a lot of money, so they wanted to sell. I think we will all benefit. An old part of town 5. (improve) and we shall have 6. (many) jobs.

B: Don’t you believe it ! I 7. (read) read about these kinds of restaurants. They provide a terrible diet for young children. How does McDonald’s know that we want their restaurant here? Nobody has asked our opinions.

A: Well, since you are against it, why not take part in a meeting to vote 8. whether we want McDonald’s 9. not? You may give the reasons why you don’t want it 10. (build) . I will give the reasons for building it.

B: That seems a very good idea. Let’s do that.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2014-2015學年四川省高三3月月考英語試試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

Today's children are the "result" of the modern society. Our parents have jobs that keep them busy almost all day long. They only have a free day in a week. This doesn't allow them to keep an eye on their children.

On the other hand, the modern society gives more freedom to the children than they could "handle". As a child, you don't know how to grow up by yourself until you reach a certain age. That is why you need school and parents to be by your side all the time. If you don't have either of them you may make a lot of mistakes. The social system of the modem society is very lenient especially with the children.

Most of the children today are rebels(叛逆者). They are rude. They are given too much freedom by their families. This is their parents' mistake. They ought to know that the freedom they give to their children is misunderstood.

For example it is a bad thing for a 17-year-old child to go out in the evening on weekends. Parents are also guilty of the way their children show up in the street or at school. The same guilt belongs to the teaching system as well. Pupils shouldn't be allowed to dress like they were on a fashion presentation at school.

Another important fact we can think of regarding the freedom of children is their free will of spending money. Parents shouldn't allow their children to spend money on whatever they want.

I think children are given too much freedom not only by their parents, but also by the society. The latter is more to be blamed！

1.The writer implies that parents' busy lifestyle .

A. makes their children become independent

B. may lead to a tense parent-child relationship

C. is harmful to their children's health

D. is likely to create a troubled generation

2.What does the underlined word "lenient" ( in Paragraph 2 ) mean ?

A. Not responsible. B. Not strict.

C. Unkind. D. Unfair.

3. It seems that the writer agrees that students .

A. should stay at home on weekends

B. can wear trendy clothes at school

C. had better wear school uniform at school

D. can be allowed to go out in the evenings

4.According to the writer, which of the following takes the primary responsibility for children's problems?

A. The social environment. B. The educational system.

C. Each family. D. The school.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2014-2015學年山東棗莊市高三上期末英語試卷（解析版） 題型：信息匹配

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。（如果所用的答題卡沒有E、F、G選項，則選E涂A、B，選F涂A、C，選G涂A、D．）

How do you stay true to yourself when you're surrounded by friends and/or family that have an opinion on everything you do? It's not easy! 1. Here are 4 tips which can help you live a dynamic life．

2.

Stay true to yourself by listening to the only opinions that really matter - your own and those from people who believe in and encourage you．Deep down you know yourself better than anybody else．

Don't fear people

3. The reason most people don't take risks, or live on the edge is the fear of what others might think of them．If you want to live the life you truly deserve, you must give up the need to be liked by everybody．

Value yourself and your choices

When you do, others will too．Own the choices you make in your life． 4. When you believe in yourself, in time, others will believe in you too．Show confidence in your choices, and what you stand for whether others agree or not．

Focus on appreciation

No matter what the circumstances are, there is always something to be grateful for．All successful people ask, What am I grateful furl How can / improve my situation and use these tough times to inspire others 5. These steps, if applied, will help you transform your peace of mind, lifestyle, and productivity．

A．Focus on your own talents and strengths

B．Never let others' opinions guide your choices

C．Treat every person like they are important．

D．When you doubt yourself, others will doubt you．

E．Stay fearless in everything you will have to do．

F．Be thankful to life and be helpful to others, and you’ll lead a successful life．

G. However, there are great possibilities that you can lead the life you really want．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2014-2015學年山東棗莊市高三4月模擬檢測英語試卷（解析版） 題型：語法填空

Susan: I’m so glad to see you, David．1. has been such a long time．How are you?

David: I’m fine, and you?

Susan: I’m just wonderful．God, time goes by so quickly! Are you going to the air quality conference in Chicago?

David: I am．And I’m really glad to see you．Just last night I found your name in the conference materials, but it didn’t come to my 2. that we would meet on the plane．

Susan: I’m afraid I haven’t had time to look at 3. conference materials very carefully．I had no idea you were coming, but I am certainly glad to see you．I was feeling very nervous about going there 4. friends．

David: I can imagine．My English has gotten not so fluent since I returned from the States, 5. I’m rather nervous myself．But I saw that you 6. （give） the most important talk at the conference．

Susan: 7. （frank） speaking, I’m scared to death about it．

David: I’m just giving a talk in one of the workshop sections, and I hope I won’t make all of you 8. （disappoint）．

Susan: But your English is much 9. （good） than mine．

David: But you’re now the Director of the Air Quality Institute, so you 10. know the technical terms．

Susan: Maybe．But I still can’t understand totally a lot of technical terms in my field．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2014-2015學年山東滕州二中新校高三4月模擬英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

Historians usually just study great things that happened in the past time, but Drew Faust has made history! On February 11, 2007, Faust was named president of Harvard University．She is the first woman to hold the position in the school’s 371-year history．

“I am a historian,” she said．“I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the past, and about how it shapes the future．No university in the country, perhaps the world, has as remarkable a past as Harvard’s．”

“And our common enterprise is to make Harvard’s future even more remarkable than its past．That will mean recognizing and building on what we already do well．It will also mean recognizing what we don’t do as well as we should, and not being satisfied until we find ways to do better．”

It is her great desire for improvement and willingness to try out new ideas that have given Drew success in a world controlled by men．“This is a man’s world, my girl, and the sooner you learn that, the better off you’ll be．” Drew Faust recalls her mother telling her this when she was young, but she didn’t buy it．

Faust grew up in a well-off family in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley in the 1950s．Even then, she was a trailblazer（先驅）．A conversation with her family’s black handyman （零工） and driver inspired her to write a letter, on school notebook paper, to President Dwight Eisenhower．

She asked that he help bring US citizens together in the south, a much divided part of the country at the time．

“Drew Faust is a historian with her eyes on the future,” said Susan Graham, a professor of Harvard．Many of the university’s schools said that they believe Harvard will have a brighter future under the leadership of Drew Faust．

1.Why does the writer say Drew Faust has made history?

A．Because she is a historian．

B．Because she was president of Harvard University．

C．Because she was the first woman to be president of Harvard University．

D．Because Harvard has a remarkable past

2.What do we know about historians?

A．They usually study great things that happened in the past．

B．They are usually presidents of universities．

C．They are usually born in well-off families．

D．They are usually women．

3.What does the underlined word “buy” in the fourth paragraph mean?

A．a(chǎn)ccept B．expect C．purchase D．a(chǎn)fford

4.What did her mother mean by saying “This is a man’s world, my girl．．．”?

A．To encourage her to do man’s work．

B．To tell her to do things as a girl should do．

C．To ask her to be well-off．

D．To expect her to be a historian．

5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Faust was born in the north of the US．

B．She wrote a letter to President Eisenhower when she became president of Harvard．

C．Faust’s desire for improvement and willingness to try out new ideas has given her success．

D．Historians just care about great things that happened in the past．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2014-2015學年山東滕州二中新校高三4月模擬英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空

Rosy came in for _________ coffee and told me _________ firecrackers outside kept her awake last night．

A．a(chǎn); the B．不填; the

C．the; a D．a(chǎn); the

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習冊答案