Nowadays, a lot of children have less time to play and communicate with their peer due to extra studies. ________, it is difficult to develop their character and social skills.
A. Consequently B. Occasionally
C. Eventually D. Dramatically
This is the first time that the organization has named a color after a _______ from a film.
A. person B. figure C. character D. celebrity
When I entered the room, I found my father in the sofa and in a magazine.
A. seated; absorbed B. sit; absorb
C. sitting; absorbing D. sat; absorbed
I’d appreciate _______if you could come and help me once more and I always appreciate _______me with my English in the past.
A. this; you to help B. that; your helping
C. it; you to help D. it; your helping
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
After a decade at the publishing company, I was fired. I had worked so hard for so long. I was always doing my job , clawing my way up the ladder. And ? Doing these things had me in the end, very little of lasting value. I wondered what would happen if I let it all go—didn’t look for a job, didn’t keep my ambition.
My husband thought it was a great idea. “Just .” he said. As a serious windsurfer, he suggested I try the sport as a path to clarity. I had windsurfed before , but only in water. I didn’t like high winds. I didn’t like going fast—that was . But I wanted to abandon the past. My was to do nothing but read and windsurf every day. I wanted to feel the fear and do it anyway. I wanted to learn how to ride the currents, and I couldn’t think of a better way than to myself to the invisible, ever-shifting wind.
I decided to sail at Swell City, a favorite outpost on the Washington side of the Columbia. That July to be one of the windiest months on record. I grew to find that what I was doing did for my standing in the world. It won me no friends．Then again, I was .
One day, a friend and her l5-year-old son came, and after I explained my , he said the simplest but most profound thing: “It’s all in the . ” This kid had windsurfed only three times , he knew the secret. “If you go out there knowing you’re going to it, you will, ”he continued. “But if you go out there afraid you’ll get hurt , you will. ” I smiled at him. Wasn’t that the same problem I’d encountered in life? I’d always been terrified l wouldn’t reach the goal or the job. I knew I had to let that fear go. And slowly I did.
The wind wanted nothing from me. It cared not at all about my ambition or accomplishments. It me that the beauty of life is in the trying. And that’s where I am: still trying for the turnaround in life and in the .
1.A．breathlesslyB．hopelesslyC．aimlesslyD．carelessly
2.A．what forB．how comeC．so whatD．why not
3.A．encouragedB．praisedC．impressedD．earned
4.A．modestB．secretC．previousD．frustrated
5.A．continueB．stopC．travelD．read
6.A．violentB．deepC．calmD．icy
7.A．scaryB．toughC．boringD．amazing
8.A．promiseB．jobC．regretD．plan
9.A．devoteB．helpC．treatD．limit
10.A．turned outB．set outC．picked outD．carried out
11.A．anythingB．everythingC．nothingD．something
12.A．satisfiedB．terrifiedC．touchedD．embarrassed
13.A．problemB．guiltC．dreamD．fantasy
14.A．healthB．action 、C．attitudeD．behavior
15.A．soB．yetC．orD．for
16.A．shakeB．makeC．nameD．serve
17.A．merelyB．preciselyC．approximatelyD．rarely
18.A．loseB．quitC．offerD．land
19.A．warnedB．remindedC．challengedD．puzzled
20.A．marriageB．familyC．skyD．wind
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It is necessary but difficult for English beginners to memorize new words, and long lists of words
seem to make the mission impossible. They are puzzled why they try to memorize words with great ef-
forts but forget them easily. That's why there are often inquiries about how to memorize new words.
1. Here are some tips to help.
2. We too often separate the process of new words memorization from pronunciation. In fact
these two can be combined and each will enhance the other. Saying the word to ourselves helps acti-
vate aural(hearing) memory, which helps the memory. 3. The more familiar we are with the word,
the greater chance we will have to keep it for the rest of our life.
Never memorize single English words. 4. Relate the word to terms we already know, either as
synonym or antonym. For example, the word "gargantuan" is similar in meaning to words "gigantic",
”huge" and "large". Make a sequence of words: "small, medium, large, gigantic, and gargantuan".
Create a mental image of the word that involves strong emotions. Think, "The gargantuan whale is go-
ing to swallow me whole".
Learning English words requires action. Complaining how difficult it is to memorize new words
will be of little help. 5. Have a try with ten words a day and you will see what a difference you will
make in our English learning.
A. So take action right now.
B. Speak the word while memorizing it.
C. Memorizing new words is very important.
D. Actually, some have given up learning new words.
E. In fact, learning new words needn't be that difficult.
F. Make as many associations and connections as possible.
G. The sound of word helps us recall the spelling and familiarizes us with the word.
