Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (用适当的单词完成下列短文，首字母已给出) 14%
Not all heavy children have weight problems like adults. However, as children get older, their chance for staying overweight goes up. The chance is even higher if one or both parents are also overweight. It’s important to work on weight problems early.
Why is a healthy weight important? If you are too heavy and fat, you’re at an increased c__1.__ of a number of serious illnesses, especially heart problems. Maybe you also suffer from other problems. For example, you may not sleep well.
The best way to l_2.__ weight is to eat more healthy food and to exercise more. Be p__3.__--it may take a long time. Don’t stop yourself from eating,because you have to eat healthier food. Get the whole family to eat h__4.__, and it will be good for everyone. When you go to the supermarket, look at the foods and try to buy those that are low in fat. At the same t_5._, don’t mind too much about your weight. Make sure you praise yourself for your strengths (长处).
Do m__6.__ exercises! The modern life is really bad! Too much internet, computer games, and TV stop kids from taking part in sports. Parents should ask kids to join in sports and other p_7.__ activities like dancing, running, etc. Get the whole family to go for a walk or a bike ride, play games with other children. You can have foot races, go skating or play basketball. If you have a pet, you can take it out for exercise every day. The idea of joining a school sports team is also a good one.
“Lifelong learning” is a popular idea all around the world, but what does it mean?
Many people believe we can learn everything we need to be successful in life at school. ______ it is not true. In modern society, everything changes very fast. Lifelong leaning means learning new skills and knowledge through our ______ lives, not just when we are young.
Lifelong leaning can also mean leaning something to make our lives happier or easier. Older people might attend a ______ course because they cannot send an e-mail to their children, or someone might learn a new ______ so they can talk to their foreign neighbor. In one American city neighborhood, all the women went to a self-defense(自我防护) class so they could fight back if a thief attacked them! All these are different examples of lifelong learning.
Lifelong learning has helped people like Peter J. Daniels, an Australian businessman. Peter grew up poor and when he was a child he experienced learning difficulties. A teacher once told him, “Peter, you will never become anything in life.” After leaving school, Peter became a builder, but he still wanted to _____ and learn how to read. He bought a dictionary and slowly taught himself how to pronounce words and form sentences. Later, Peter started to read books from cover to cover. He read 6,000 books on politics, religion, business and history in two years. All this knowledge helped Peter start a business career. He has written several books and received many honours and awards.
Lifelong learning can help people realize their ambitions ______.
1.A.And B.So C.But D.Because
2.A.whole B.most C.part D.some
3.A.dance B.cook C.science D.computer
4.A.invention B.knowledge C.subject D.language
5.A.make progress B.gain knowledge C.have honors D.achieve success
6.A.At teenage B.at old age C.at young age D.at any ageCom]
Missing People
Have you seen these people? |
Jane Peters, aged 21 Jane was walking to college with a friend. The friend went back to her flat because she had forgotten something and Jane walked on alone. She never arrived at college and she not been seen for the last five years. CCTV film of some shops near the college shows Jane talking to man on the afternoon that she disappeared. None of her friends can identify (识别) the man. Several young women have disappeared in the area, and police and her family are very worried about her. Jane is of slim build and blonde. When last seen, she was wearing a red pullover. |
Arthur Sugden, aged 61 Arthur went to get a newspaper at the local corner shop and never came back. He has been missing for sever years. His wife Ptu says that he had problems at work but for him to just walk out like that was ‘completely out of character’. It is thought that Mr. Sugden had money worries and police believe he had been gambling (赌博). Mrs. Sugden and the couple’s daughters Sheila, now aged 32, and Jeanette, 28 appeals to Mr. Sugden to come back. ‘Whatever the problem is, we can put it right together,’ says Mrs. Sugden. Mr. Sugden is of medium build and has thinning brown hear. When last seen he was wearing a tweed jacket. |
Richard (Dickie) Gallagher, aged 5 Last summer, Dickie Gallagher was playing on the beach on the family holiday in Corfu when he suddenly disappeared. The police searched the beach and interviewed people at nearby hotels. Coastguards searched the area for two days after he disappeared. They believe that if Dickie had drowned, the boy would have been found by now. His older brother Leon, aged 12, was looking after Dickie while his parents went back to their hotel for a sleep. Dickie climbed over a wall and when Leon went to look for him he was gone. No tourists on the beach remember seeing him on his own. Mr. Tom Gallagher, a driver with British Rail, has given up his job to return to Corfu. The family are preparing to sell their house to raise money to help in the search of Dickie. Dickie Gallagher has dark hair and when last seen he was wearing black swimming trunks. |
Choose the best answer.
1. The above article is likely to appear in a (an) ______ .
A. police report B. police record
C. public notice D. research paper
2.What do we know about Jane right before she disappeared .
A. She tried to save several other women in danger.
B. She stopped at a local shop.
C. She was walking to college with a friend.
D. She was talking to a stranger.
3. The possible reason for Arthur’s disappearance is ______.
A. money problem B. family matter
C. communication problem D. trouble with children
4. From the underlined part about what Mrs.Sugden said, we know about ______ .
A. she has already solved her husband’s problem
B. she still hopes that her husband will come back
C. she already knows why her husband disappeared
D. the family knew Arthur might run away
5.Dickie disappeared ______ .
A. near his home B. on his way to school
C. on the beach D.in the sea
6.According to the police, .
A. Dickie was unlikely to fall into the sea while playing
B. Dickie was alone on the beach before he disappeared
C. Dickie’s brother Leon pushed Dickie over a wall
D. Dickie’s father was responsible for the boy’s disappearance
Rewrite the following sentences.(按要求改写下列句子，每空一词) : 14%
1. Tom caught some fish last Sunday. (改为否定句)
Tom ________ _________ any fish last Sunday.
2. Kitty has lived in Hong Kong since she was born. (对划线部分提问)
________ _______ has Kitty lived in Hong Kong?
3.They threw many dead pigs into Huangpu River at night .(改为被动语态)
Many dead pigs ________ ________ into Huangpu River at night.
4. I bought a storybook two weeks ago. (保持原句意思)
I ______ ______ a storybook for two weeks.
5. Detective Ken is so clever that he can find some clues. (保持句子意思不变)
Detective Ken is _______ ________ to find some clues.
6. Few people have known how to use this type of machine. (改为反意疑问句)
Few people have known how to use this type of machine, ______ ______?
7.the, way, they, the, problem, haven’t, found, to, work out（连词成句）
_____________________________________________.
Fill in the blanks with the words in their proper forms (用所给词的适当形式填空, 一空一词)： 8%
1.More than 10 friends went to Little Ben’s ______ birthday party. (twelve)
2.We are proud of Wendy because she is very ______ in her business. (succeeD.
3.As a ______ of Shanghai, my uncle has lived here for ten years. (city)
4.Although he’s now an _________ man, he is still very active.(olD.
5.The woman was _____ when she saw the big snake. (frighten)
6.In the past, many ______ in China like fishing with cormorants. (fish)
7.Her help_________ me to work out the difficult question yesterday.(able)
8.The _______ of Jin Mao Building is 340 metres. (high)
A. clothes B. left C. though D. difficult E. parent F. reading G. happy with H. angry about I. came true |
My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time __1.___than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, __2.__she couldn’t read the books at all.
When I went to school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool __3.___ and hung out with friends. I went from being an A-student to a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night, I complained about not having enough Italian T-shirts. Then my mother gave me all her money. She said I could get the money __4.__ to buy shirts if I finished buying all things the family needed. I was very _5.__that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how 6.__ it was for my mother to do all this. I went back to my studies and become an A-student again. Finally, my dream __7.__ and I become a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story--a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a _8.__. So, I believe there is no job more important than parenting.
