I went there in 1984, and that was the merely occasion when I ________ the journey in exactly two days.
A. must takeB. must have madeC. was able to makeD. could take
The couple ________their old house and sold it for a vast profit.
A. did for B. did in C. did with D. did up
The priest made the ________ of the cross when he entered the church.
A. mark B. signalC. signD. gesture
On account of fuel supplies being finite and many people being wasteful, we will have to install ________ solar heating device in our home.
A. some type of aB. some types of aC. some type ofD. some types of
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Honesty means speaking the truth and being fair. Honesty is a good virtue. If you are honest
all the time, you'll be trusted and respected by others. A liar is always looked down upon and
regarded as a black sheep by the people around. Once you lie, people will never believe you
even if you speak the truth.
However, nowadays it seems that more and more people believe in money at the sacrifice of
honesty. To them, among such things as health, beauty, money, intelligence, honesty, reputation
and talent, honesty is the only thing that can be thrown away. They don't understand or pretend
not to understand that honesty is the biggest fortune for humans,.and that it is necessary to do
everything well.
In short, honesty is gold. Honest, your reputation will become great; dishonest, your name
will be spoiled: Therefore, we should never make such an excuse as "A little dishonesty is only a
slight thing." We should remove immediately the seed of dishonesty once it's sowed in our
minds.
【写作内容】
1．以约30个词概括上面短文；
2.以约120个词谈谈你对诚信的想法，内容包括：
（1)失去诚信的危害性。
（2）举例说明诚信的重要性并谈谈你个人的看法。
【写作要求】
1.在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历、虚构的故事或生活中的事例，也可以参照阅
读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单
词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
Does reading great literature expand our imagination and better our moral and social
sensibilities? For most people, it's just wishful thinking because there's no evidence that people
are morally or socially better for reading Tolstoy or other great books.
But just hold on a second there. Actually, there is such evidence, says US writer Annie
Murphy Paul. She argues in Time magazine that "deep reading", as opposed to browsing web
pages, makes us nicer and smarter.
Her evidence includes several studies carried out by some psychologists.
One is based in Canada. Two psychologists found that individuals who often read fiction
appear to be better able to understand other people, sympathize with them and view the world
from their perspective.
But this improvement is only possible if we do deep reading, which isn't just about
understanding the meaning of each word, Paul explains. Deep reading is "slow, devoted, rich in
sensory detail and emotional and moral complexity". Through processing details, comparisons,
and other literary devices, the reader's brain creates a mental representation as if the scene were
unfolding in real life.
“It's said that reading a good book is like falling in love with the writer. Paul cites another
study by psychologist Victor Nell from a university in South Africa, who found that when
readers are enjoying the experience most, the pace of their reading slows.
The combination of fast, fluent understanding of words and slow, unhurried progress on the
page gives deep readers time to enrich their reading with their own thoughts, analysis, memories
and opinions. It's as if reader and writer were engaged in a deep and real conversation, like
people falling in love.
None of this is possible when we browse web pages. We will eventually lose the ability to
appreciate our literary heritage because novels, poems and other kinds of literature can be
understood only by readers whose brains are trained to read them. And even some educators just
meet young people where they are by adapting education to their onscreen habits.
With the electronic devices spreading universally, Paul warns, deep reading has become an
endangered practice. We should care about how we read as much as what we read. So pick up a
book, sit back, and let a spiritual journey begin that will take you places only deep reading can.
