用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。
stamp | except | twelve | take | pleasant |
1.Yesterday Jim decided to the bus to work because his bike didn’t work .
2.We went to the cinema Linda last Sunday because she had to stay at home and take care of her sick mother .
3.The boy likes collecting very much . He has collected many of them .
4.December is the month of the year .
5.It was a/an trip. It was raining all day and we had to stay in the hotel all day .
Life is full of surprises and you never know how things will turn out. Sir John Gurdon is a good example of this. As a boy, he was told he was hopeless at science and finished bottom of his class. Now, aged 79，the very same Gurdon shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Japanese stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka.
Like so many scientists, Gurdon shows us where the power of curiosity and perseverance can lead.
When he was 15 in 1948，Gurdon ranked last out of the 250 boys at his high school in biology and every other science subject. Gurdon’s high school science teacher even said that his dream of becoming a scientist was “quite ridiculous”.
In spite of his teacher’s criticisms, Gurdon followed his curiosity and kept working hard. He went to the lab early and left later than anyone else. He experienced thousands of failures.
“My own belief is that we will, in the end，understand everything about how cells actually work，”Gurdon said.
In 1962, Gurdon took a cell from an adult frog and moved its genetic information into an egg cell. The egg cell then grew into a clone of the adult frog. This technique later helped to create Dolly the sheep in 1996，the first cloned mammal in the world.
In 2006，Gurdon’s work was developed by Yamanaka to show that a sample of a person’s skin can be used to create stem cells. Using this technique, doctors can repair a patient’s heart after a heart attack.
“Luck favors the prepared mind，”Gurdon told the Nobel Prize Organization. “Ninety percent of the time things don’t work, but when they do, you have to seize the chance. ”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.Who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine?
A. Sir John Gurdon
B. Shinya Yamanaka.
C. Sir John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka.
D. Gurdon’s science teacher.
2.What does the underlined word “ridiculous” mean?
A.无知的B.无畏的
C.荒废的D.荒谬的
3.According to the passage, which statement is TRUE?
A. As a boy, he was told he was hopeful.
B. He ranked first at his high school in biology.
C. It’s impossible for the doctors to repair a patient’s heart after a heart attack.
D. In spite of his teacher’s criticisms, he kept working hard.
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Ninety percent of the time things don’t work.
B. Luck favors the prepared mind.
C. Life is full of pleasure.
D. How to know cells actually work.
If you take away many sentences from somebody's written work as your own without permission, it's called plagiarism，but if you take the knowledge from a piece of work by another and change the words, then it's not plagiarism. This is the difference between using the Internet and plagiarism. If you are given homework to work out math problems, then you should use your brain without a computer! If the teacher asks you to learn something about a famous literary person, you can use the computer. If you take down the main important information of the task, it’s OK. However, if you run to the computer to do your thinking for you all the time, you don’t exercise your brain and you will forget how to work out a problem. By using a computer, students may get a useful answer fast, to finish homework, but when they have to face an exam, they will not be ready for it.
Though teachers say finding or buying homework answers online is not many in schools, an interview with school students shows only 10% hopes to finish their holiday homework by themselves. They complain that the homework is too much for them to finish. Besides, many of students have to go to all kinds of training classes during the holiday. These take away much of their time for doing homework. So they want to find or even buy answers online or copy each other's homework. Students should learn that being a student is about getting skills, but not just getting quick, cheap "answers" for homework problems. I mean we should use the computer properly. 
1.If you want to look up some information about something or somebody, you____.
A. should work it out by yourself
B. can turn to a computer for help
C. must discuss it with your teacher
D. will meet problems with plagiarism
2.Which belongs to plagiarism according to the text?
A. Answering questions in our own words.
B. Buying homework answers on the Internet.
C. Copying others’ written work without permission.
D. Doing our homework with the help of a computer.
3.Which is NOT the reason why the students hope to buy homework answers online?
A. The answers are cheap and quick.
B. They can exercise their brains all the time.
C. They have to go to all kinds of training classes during the holiday.
D. They have too much homework to finish.
4.What's the author's attitude towards using the computer for homework answers?
A. Using it for math problems.
B. Using it all the time for the homework.
C. Using it to get some information on the answers.
D. Using it when there's too much homework to finish.
"Chinese style road crossing" is a hot topic in China. Many cities have started to punish these jaywalkers.
"Chinese style road crossing" means that you cross roads with lots of people and you don't think about traffic lights at all.
Beijing government announced that people who do not wait for the green light to cross the road will receive a fine of 10 yuan. What’s more, using the diagonal to cross the road is also against the rules. Walkers should walk in an "L" shape. Besides Beijing, many places have also taken steps to stop "Chinese style road crossing". Provinces such as Sichuan, Shanxi and Zhejiang have already started to fine jaywalkers 5 to 50 yuan since last year. This punishment can call on people to realize the importance of traffic safety. However, many people complain that the red lights last too long. "Everyone should follow the rules, or the country will lose its order," said People Daily.
Some cities have also paid attention to the problem. For example, Beijing government said it should not only punish these jaywalkers, but also improve road safety facilities, such as properly fixing traffic lights and building overpasses*. Anyhow safety must come first. 
1.How many places have already started to fine jaywalkers?
A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6
2.Many people complain that the last too long.
A. green lightsB. yellow lights
C. red lights D. traffic lights
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Beijing has taken steps to stop "Chinese style road crossing".
B. Walkers should use the diagonal to cross the road.
C. Zhejiang hasn't started to fine jaywalkers yet,
D. In Beijing jaywalkers will receive a fine of 50 yuan.
4.What's the best title for the passage?
A. The traffic lights B. Safety comes first
C. An "L" shape D.Traffic rules
Travel Information
Place of Interest |
Beihai Park |
Dongting Lake |
Mount Mang |
Location* | Beihai District | Yueyang City | Yizhang County(县） |
Phone Number | 3886699 | 3329666 | 3726868 |
Price of Ticket | ¥150 | Free | ¥120 |
Description | An amusement park with a big lake | A lake with plenty of fresh fish | A famous forest park |
1.You can visit a famous forest park in .
A. Beihai District B. Yueyang City
C. Yizhang County D. Beijing District
2.If you don't know how to go to Dongting Lake, you can call to get information.
A. 3668899 B. 3329666
C. 3726868 D. 3886699
3.If you and your parents visit Beihai Park, you need to pay .
A. ¥120 B. ¥150
C. ¥360 D. ¥450
When I was a young child, my parents often told me that a positive heart brought man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why ______ has such a big influence on a person. And now, although I’m just a middle school student, I’d like to ______ my own opinions on this saying.
Once I read a sentence— “To make this world a ______ place to live in, rather than the whole world, you’d better change your ______.” It made me lost in thought. There are so many things around us that go ______ our will(意志). We can’t force(强迫) life to follow our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning ______ we accept it or not.
What we can do is just to make ourselves suit the world. I think we should learn to ______ welcome whatever life gives us, the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to get ______ from it.
I have tried to catch every pleasant thing in my life, but I ______ catch most of the pleasant moments, such as being hugged by mother when in fear, being ______ by the teacher when in trouble, being helped by a stranger when ______. I realize that I don’t just live alone and that there are others around me I should ______. They all pay attention to my growing up, and are proud of my achievements ______ it is just a little progress. It is their care and love ______ often remind me I live in a warm and happy world.
Different people may have different ______ towards life. But there is one rule should be followed and that is to make the world better.
1.A. ittB. he C. she D. they
2.A. holdB. make C. getD. show
3.A. niceB. terrible C. rich D. boring
4.A. job B. heart C. taste D. smell
5.A. aboveB. along C. against D. for
6.A. whether B.if C. since D. when
7.A. casually B. politelyC. lovely D. warmly
8.A. friendship B. success C. pleasure D. surprise
9.A. won’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. mustn’t
10.A. invitedB. trained C. cheered D. stopped
11.A. in lineB. in danger C. in agreement D. in silence
12.A. think ofB. hear of C. dream of D. think up
13.A. as forB. now that C. even though D. as if
14.A. whoB. that C. whom D. what
15.A. PlansB. habits C.hobbies D. Attitudes
