单词拼写
1.Daisy had always longed to help e______________ species of wildlife.
2.An antelope said sadly, “We are being killed for the wool beneath our s__________ .”
3.It is said that the drug c__________ a powerful function has much effect on human beings.
4.Weather p ____________, we will go hiking next week.
5.I am native to Zhuji so I am f _____________ with almost every street in the city.
6.When I entered the classroom, the naughty boy p____________to be reading the book.
7.In the old society, thousands of people s__________ to death for lack of food.
8.During the Qingming Festival, people show respect for their dead a_____________.
9.Since the i_____________from UK, America has been developing very fast.
10.Although we are close friends, I don’t share her r___________beliefs
阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
My brother and I were alone at home because my parents had gone for a meeting and they had left me in charge. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. My younger brother rushed to the door thinking that our parents had come home, he unlocked the door and opened it.
Outside stood a tall man wearing a black raincoat and black rubber boots. He said he was a salesman and asked politely if out mother or father was at home.
Without thinking, my brother said:” No.” He asked if we would like to buy some comic books which he was selling. I quickly explained that we were not supposed to buy anything without our parent’s permission.
Then, as I was about to close the door, he forced his way into our house. He took out a knife and forced me to tie up my brother’s hands with some rope which he took out form his pocket. I tied up his hands but tied it in a special way so my brother could untie himself. The man then tied my hands up and locked both of us in the kitchen.
Soon, the went upstairs to search the bedroom for valuables. I managed to teach my brother to untie the rope on the his hands. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, but the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside and I did not have the keys to unlock them. Luckily, the robber forgot to lock the kitchen window. My brother managed to get out of the house through the window and I told him to go to the police station nearby and call for help.
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右。
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语。
3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好。
4. 续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
语法填空
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在标号为1-10的相应位置上。
A young American woman worked in a school in Shanghai. _________ she came to China,she knew little about the Chinese culture of language. One day on her way to school,she went to a bank _________ (draw) some money.To _________ surprise,the bank clerk(职员) asked her if she had had her lunch.She was surprised at such _________ question because in the American culture it would mean that the bank clerk is inviting her to lunch.Between unmarried young people it can also mean the young man’s interest in dating the girl.Since this bank clerk _________ a stranger to the American woman,she was very puzzled(困惑的),and quickly answered that she _________ (eat) already.After this she went on to school and was even _________ surprised when one of the teachers asked her the same question.
By now she understood that it could not be an _________ (invite) but was puzzled as to why they asked it.In the following days she was asked the same question again and again and she spent many hours _________ (try) to work out why so many people kept asking her this.At last she thought that these people must be _________ (concern) about her health.She was rather thin at the time,and she thought they must be worrying that she was not eating well!
In fact the question like that has no real meaning at all — it is only a greeting.
七选五阅读,根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。
Making Peace with Your Parents
As a teen, you are going through big changes physically and mentally. Your interests are expanding(增加;扩大) 1. .
Here is the challenge: Kids need to explore the world in new ways, and parents need to protect them from the dangers that are all out in that world. These conflicts(冲突)can easily set off fireworks in otherwise calm house. Sometimes conflicts can’t be avoided. But by paying attention to the building blocks of successful relationships, you can work towards making home a happy and healthy place for you and your parents.
For instance, try to find a time to talk when your parents are not angry, tired, distracted , or hungry. A good time to talk is when you are all relaxed. Timing is everything. If the conversation begins to turn into an argument, you’d better calmly and coolly ask to stop the conversation----for now. 2. Listen to what your parents are saying, and repeat it back to them. This shows them that you’re listening. 3. .
Respect is the building block of good communication. People who respect each other and care about each other’s feelings can disagree without getting things ugly.
4. How do you build trust? Trust comes by actually doing what you say you’re going to do. Some teens find that doing fun activities with their parents can improve their relationships. Sometimes we forget that parents are more than rule-makers----they’re interesting people who like to watch movies and go shopping----just like their teenagers!
What do you do if you are trying your best, but your relationship with your parents continues to be rocky(难以维持的;不稳定的)? 5. You can find supportive adults, such as a teacher or a coach, who can lead an ear.
Remember you can only change your own behavior. Your parents are the only ones who can change theirs.
A. It also gives them a chance to clear things up if you’re not on the same page.
B. You can pick it up again when everyone’s more relaxed.
C. And then you will be able to accept what your parents say.
D. Faced with the challenge, children don’t know what to do.
E. You are more likely to get along with your parents and have more independence if your parents believe in you.
F. And your desire to take control of your own life is growing.
G. You may consider seeking outside help.
完型填空
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s _________ filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so _________ that I decided to write an article about her.
I _________ Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She _________ and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of mind. I _________ I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there _________, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me. . . ? ”I soon realized that _________Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The _________ was almost unbearable. I struggled for days _________ draft(草稿)after draft. Finally I put my manuscript(手稿)into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript_________. How stupid of me! I thought. How could I_________ in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t_________the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While_________my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in _________:
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some_________materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to_________your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to_________ . Fear of rejection cost me greatly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of _________writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this _________, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t _________to doubt yourself.
1.A. joy B. voice C. speech D. smile
2.A. proud B. active C. satisfied D. moved
3.A. visited B. emailed C. phoned D. interviewed
4.A. agreed B. refused C. hesitated D. paused
5.A. replied B. discovered C. explained D. knew
6.A. seriously B. patiently C. nervously D. quietly
7.A. blaming B. fooling C. inviting D. urging
8.A. hardship B. Failure C. comment D. pressure
9.A. with B. by C. on D. in
10.A. disappeared B. returned C. spread D. improved
11.A. compare B. Struggle C. survive D. compete
12.A. ignore B. deliver C. face D. receive
13.A. decorating B. repairing C. cleaning D. leaving
14.A. surprise B. anxiety C. horror D. trouble
15.A. subjective B. detailed C. private D. complex
16.A. broadcast B. create C. publish D. assess
17.A. recover B. prepare C. escape D. concentrate
18.A. energetic B. Endless C. typical D. enjoyable
19.A. experience B. Success C. benefit D. accident
20.A. attempt B. afford C. expect D. pretend
Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.
Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.
At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady that her friends thought they must copy everything she did, they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.
At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess(公爵夫人)found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born .
1.This passage mainly discusses .
A. the history of tea drinking in Britain
B. how tea became a popular drink in Britain
C. how the Britons got the habit of drinking tea
D. how tea-time was born
2.Tea became a popular drink in Britain .
A. in the sixteenth century
B. in the seventeenth century
C. in the eighteenth century
D. in the late seventeenth century
3.We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the influence of .
A. a famous French lady
B. the ancient Chinese
C. the upper(上层的) social class
D. people in Holland