A、根据文章内容和括号内所给汉语的意思，写出各单词的正确形式（每空一词）。
“No one loves music more than I do,” Jack thought. He has enjoyed singing 1.(自…以来) he was a child. Although his parents don’t think he sings very well, Jack believes that he will become a music star one day.
In order to make his 2. (梦想) come true, Jack has started a band at school. Jack is the lead singer, and there are two other 3. (成员). They practice twice a week at Jack’s home.
Yesterday Jack heard a piece of good 4.(消息). His town will have a music 5.（比赛）next month. “What a great chance!” Jack said to his friends, but they didn’t look as happy as Jack was. “I like music, but I will be 6.(紧张的) to stand in front of so many people,” Danny said. He plays the drums in Jack’s band. “I don’t think we are good enough to be the7.(获胜者)，” Jerry, the bass player(贝斯手) said.
“Maybe you are right, but in my8.(看法),if we don’t have a 9.(尝试), we will never know what we can do.” Jack said. Danny and Jerry looked at each other. They all agreed and decided to practice more in the next few weeks. 10.(也许) they can really create a miracle(奇迹). Let’s wait and see.
Today we find that school students hardly spend much time on sports. Is it because they aren’t interested in sports? No, they often say they have other more important things to do.
What are these important things? Exams. They have to spend much time on all kinds of exams at school. So many of them almost become tired. Books stop them from going for sports. Because of the pressure from their parents and teachers, the students have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. As for the students, they want to get good results in order to improve their studies. So it is necessary for them to give all of their free time to their studies and stop their school sports.
In fact, education can’t go without physical（体力的）exercises, because a quick mind hardly goes along with a weak body. If you don’t have a strong body, you can never get anything or any great success in your life.
1.Because of _______, the school students can’t spend much time on sports.
A. no interest B. exercise C. education D. exams
2.The word “pressure” means ________.
A. happy feeling B. good idea C. nervous feeling D. deep love
3.If you don’t have ________, you can never get anything.
A. good parents B. a strong body C. a weak body D. enough time
4.In the writer’s opinion, students should _______.
A. work all day and night B. not have sports
C. have sports after studying D. spend all their free time studying
The expression “Go for it!” is a way of encouraging someone to try something. It means you should not worry about failure or be too careful. You should take a chance and be brave.
“Go for it!” gets its name from football. But it is not the football played in most countries such as England, France or Japan, but the kind of football played in the United States and Canada.
One of the most exciting times in football comes when a team has failed, after three tries, to move the ball forward ten yards. The team must make a very important decision.
The conservative (保守的) choice is to kick the ball and accept temporary （暂时的）defeat in order to get a good position for your team the next time it gets the ball. The more exciting choice, however, is to try a fourth and final time to get the remaining yards needed.
People now are certain to shout their advice. Some will shout, “Kick the ball!” But others will encourage the team to take a chance. “Go for it!” they will shout loudly.
In the 1980s, people began using this expression in many kinds of situations to encourage someone to act bravely.
There is no guarantee (保障) that the action you “Go for it!” will succeed. But that is the chance you take when you decide to go for it. You put your fears behind. You choose courage over safety. You hold your breath and go for it.
1.What does “Go for it!” mean?
A. You should go straight on.
B. You should take a chance and be brave.
C. You should go to school and ask teachers for help.
D. You should be very careful.
2.The expression “Go for it!” comes from _____________ football.
A. English B. French C. Japanese D. American
3.What does the underlined word “defeat” mean in Chinese?
A. 失败 B. 成功 C. 冒险 D. 解脱
4.The writer makes his idea clear by __________.
A. telling stories B. making comparisons
C. giving explanations D. using famous people’s words
Life in space is much different from life on earth. How do astronauts live in space?
Eating
In the past, astronauts could eat only small pieces of dried food. But now astronauts are able to eat more everyday food like fruit, vegetables and ice cream.
Sleeping
All the people in the ISS(国际空间站) have their own rooms. They have to tie (系) themselves to their beds, or they’ll fly away! That seems like a strange way to sleep, but astronauts say sleeping in space is really not too bad.
Exercising
This is more important in space than on earth. Astronauts exercise on bikes and other machines(机器) for about two hours every day. That way, they can still be healthy when they get back home.
Having fun
Astronauts can read books, play cards, listen to music or send e-mails to their friends and families when they aren’t working. Sometimes they just sit and look out of the window. It’s also much fun!
Astronauts are hardworking whether in space or on the earth. Though the work sometimes is difficult, they are still interested in it and love the job. Many people think their lives are very interesting and their dream jobs are to be the astronauts.
1.We probably read the passage from______.
A. a report card B. a letter C. an e-mail D. a science magazine
2.How often do the astronauts exercise?
A. two hours B. two hours a day
C. one hour every day D. every day
3.It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that _______.
A. Astronauts could eat only small pieces of dried food every day.
B. Astronauts couldn’t sleep well because they had to tie themselves to their beds.
C. Astronauts exercise on bikes and other machine in space so they are healthy.
D. Astronauts couldn’t get messages from their friends and families.
4.What's the best title of the passage?
A. People in Space B. Have Fun in Space C. Astronauts D. Astronauts’ life
Chores were not popular at my house. My children didn’t like to do chores. They always saw me do chores, but they hardly ever helped me do them.
A year ago, I made a game called "The Endless Chore Game". It is really great. Here’s how the game works.
I make a card with forty squares (方框), and I write a different chore on each square. These chores can be easy and interesting like making dessert. Then my family rolls the dice (骰子) to decide what chores we have to do. The card also has a few squares with fun things, like watching TV and singing. If you are lucky, you can watch TV when the others are doing the chores.
My son likes the game very much. He goes to the kitchen happily every morning to do the game. It is really a good way to make my children do chores. You can have a try if you have the same problem with me.
1.The writer’s family began to do the game ________ ago.
A. one year B. one month C. two years D. two months
2.When does the writer’s family do the game?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. D. We don’t know.
3.The writer made this game to _________.
A. do less chores B. tell us an interesting game
C. make her children happy D. make her children do chores
“I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can my family difficulties and do good to other people.” A learner on the job training program said, feeling .
The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and his mother is in bed. So his father, who is a famer is the main of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated from high school and did not the college entrance exam. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll in the workplace.
The story reminds me of another . It goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was to catch lots of fish every day. The man was a kind-hearted person, so he always his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be if he taught them how to fish. So he his neighbors together and showed them how to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could the fish they themselves caught.
At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only to them. ,we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, a technical training is very important to people in need, and they will learn the ability to money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.
1.A. solve B. change C. study D. find
2.A. suprised B. excited C. relaxed D. interested
3.A. silent B. alone C. ill D. dangerous
4.A. problem B. example C. relative D. support
5.A. pass B. copy C. know D. mind
6.A. repeat B. forget C. need D. test
7.A. story B. learner C. family D. program
8.A. afraid B. lucky C. sorry D. able
9.A. exchanged B. cooked C. shared D. weighed
10.A. easy B. great C. useless D. crazy
11.A. drove B. stopped C. called D. searched
12.A. feed B. save C. touch D. eat
13.A. food B. fish C. time D. clothing
14.A. Next B. Instead C. Luckily D. Especially
15.A. pay B. give C. use D. make
