阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
One evening, an elderly lady ___1.___ (drive) past a small town when one of her tires suddenly blew out. Even though all she had was only a flat tire, it was ___2.__ bad situation for a woman of her age. She was very ___3.__ (confuse), especially with the weather ____4.__ (get) colder and colder. At that moment, a man stopped his car in front of hers and asked ___5.____ she needed help. The old lady became even more nervous because the man looked poor and ____6.____ (hunger). However, since no one else had stopped to help her during the past hours, she stood back and let him help her. After the man finished changing the tire, the lady was willing ___7.____ (pay) him any amount of money. To her ___8.____ (astonish), the man replied that he just wanted to help her, just as others had helped him in the past. He didn’t want the lady to pay him back anything. Instead, he just wanted her to help others __9.__ need as well. Later that evening, the lady helped a heavily pregnant woman. _10.____ never occurred to her that the woman was the poor man’s wife.
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阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。
The first week is always a bit hard in my writing classes. I’m unfamiliar _________ the students, most of them trying to _________ themselves to their new environment. When Jennifer _________ me with a question on the second day, I was _________ for the chance to connect at least one name with a face.
Her writing wasn’t perfect, _________ her effort was. She worked hard and pushed herself to achieve. She was excited to _________ , which made me enjoy teaching her. I didn’t _________ then how much she would also teach me.
One Friday afternoon, Jennifer stopped by after class. She wasn’t asking a question _________ a paper I’d returned. _________ , she said quietly: “I didn’t attend classes yesterday. I was at the health center the whole day.” I gave her a sideways look, _________ . “It was just a virus (病毒). I’m fine now,” she _________ me. Then she was gone.
Two nights later, her father called to tell me that Jennifer would be _________ a few classes. She had been in hospital with meningitis (脑膜炎). I heard from him again a few days later, and again after that. Her condition grew _________. We made trips to the hospital room. I was _________ frightened when I saw the pale, thin and weak girl who, only ten days earlier, had displayed life and warmth in my classroom.
A week later, Jennifer herself called me to tell me she was on the road to _________ . “I’ll be back to school one day,” she said. “I have no _________ that you’ll be with us.” I told her, _________ tears. I remembered what her father had said in his first phone call: “school _________ everything to Jenny.”
Then five weeks later, I walked into my classroom to find Jenny in her seat, _________. She _________ all of her missed homework, completed with thought and excellence. The strength of her will to overcome shone out of her pale, weak, eighteen-year-old face.
1.A. for B. with C. to D. among
2.A. concentrate B. create C. devote D. adapt
3.A. offered B. bothered C. challenged D. approached
4.A. thankful B. prepared C. disappointed D. embarrassed
5.A. so B. or C. and D. but
6.A. receive B. learn C. contact D. give
7.A. realize B. argue C. care D. admit
8.A. beyond B. about C. to D. with
9.A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Besides
10.A. shy B. excited C. delighted D. astonished
11.A. impressed B. supported C. attracted D. comforted
12.A. expecting B. producing C. missing D. taking
13.A. better B. sicker C. worse D. heavier
14.A. hardly B. mainly C. frequently D. truly
15.A. recovery B. success C. school D. attitude
16.A. idea B. influence C. opinion D. doubt
17.A. going back B. fighting back C. leaving back D. running back
18.A. shares B. creates C. means D. exchanges
19.A. smiling B. crying C. sobbing D. shaking
20.A. gave up B. handed in C. left out D. put up
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。
Find ways to respond to a major disaster
When natural disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes happen, there’s always a great need for coordinated(协调的) disaster relief (安慰）and recovery（痊愈）. 1. .
Volunteer
To take a hands-on approach to disaster recovery, volunteer your time and talents. You can travel to the affected regions to provide support. 2. . It is recommended （建议）that you volunteer through one of the professional organizations for your safety and your skills can be put to best use.
Donate（捐赠）money
Disaster victims often have lost their homes or need to relocate. In many cases, your money is just as valuable as your physical presence in helping with relief efforts. Many organizations provide temporary housing, food and other items for victims. 3. .Even organizations like the Red Cross have been criticized for how donated funds have been allocated(分配).
Donate blood
If you can’t travel and don’t feel comfortable giving money, a need for donated blood always existed. The Red Cross and local medical organizations manage blood supplies that are important to disaster victims. Call the Red Cross to schedule an appointment. 4. .
5. .
Goods are valuable in stricken areas. Building materials and donations of bottled water or household items can be placed on trucks and taken to the disaster areas. It is the best to allow the professional organizations to coordinate these donation efforts and see that the needed supplies reach a location where they will be best used for recovery.
A. Send needed items.
B. Make preparations.
C. A lot of people are skillful at organizing local response.
D. Or look out for a blood drive in your area.
E. Whether disaster has occurred at home or abroad, you can help.
F. And you can do everything from providing first aid to rebuilding homes in these areas.
G. Before giving, though, make sure you trust the organization receiving your money.
High school students have always spread gossip (传言) in the halls, on the walls and on the phone. Now it’s on the Internet, too. On various message boards, kids write about whom they hate, whom they think have fallen in love with each other and record other often hurtful things that may or may not be true.
Sixteen-year-old Jessica remembers once when some kids at her school wrote cruel things about her on the web. “They were just making fun of me,” she says. They said she’s really ugly, she’s this, she’s that, blah-blah-blah.
Jessica’s 11-year-old sister, Emma, admits she’s used the web to write bad things about another girl, though she regrets it now. “After a while, you may feel like, how could I have been so mean? Or, why did I do that?” she says.
Experts say gossip on the Internet can be more harmful than the old fashioned kind. It lasts longer and is taken more seriously. And, unlike ugly words on the bathroom wall, there’s no way to get rid of it.
If your kids are victims(受害者) of online gossip, Dr. Commanday suggests putting the gossip in to perspective (正确看待). “Point out to them how what’s being said on the screen differs from what everyone knows about you as a person,” Dr. Commanday says.
You can also try what worked from Emma: keep your kids off the offensive (冒犯的) website! “When she was using it all the time, her name was there all the time. People were writing things about her,” explains Patti Thrift, Emma’s mother, “Since she has no longer had access to that, she’s no longer a topic of conversation.”
1.From the examples of Jessica’s sister, we can learn that ________.
A. ugly girls like to spread gossip online
B. ugly girls easily become victims of online gossip
C. gossip-makers can regret what they do
D. online gossip is mainly some jokes on others
2.According to the passage, why is online gossip more hurtful?
A. It is written words.
B. It cannot be removed easily.
C. It is much uglier.
D. It is easier to believe.
3.The purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. give some tips on how to prevent hurt of gossip on the Internet
B. list the difference between the old fashioned gossip and gossip on the Internet
C. advise students to keep away from the Internet
D. introduce different kinds of hurt students might meet with
Want to improve your writing skills? New Writing South is directing the way!
Towner Writer Squad (班组）for kids aged 13-17
Led by comedy and TV writer, Marian Kilpatrick, Towner Writer Squad will meet once a month at the contemporary (当代的) art museum for 11 months, starting 12 October, 2014.
The FREE squad sessions will include introductions to a wide range of writing styles, from poetry to play writing and lyrics (抒情诗）to flash fiction, to support the development of young writers.
Application & Selection
If you would like to apply to be part of the Towner Writer Squad, please send a sample（样本） piece of your writing (about 500 words), responding to the title ‘LUNCH,’ with your name, age, address and e-mail address to: debo@newwritingsouth.com.
Once all applications are in, you will be invited to an open selection event on 17 September，4-5pm, at the gallery of Towner. This will be an informal opportunity to meet the Squad Leader, Squad Associate and other young people.
You will also have a chance to get to know the fantastic gallery space and get a taste of what’s to come.
Deadline for applications: 8 September, 2014
For further information go to: facebook.com/towner or towner.org.uk or newwritingsouth.com
Any questions—feel free to send your e-mail to Towner Writer Squad Associate: whame@towner.gov.uk
Beginner Writing Project for kids aged 10-13
Due to popular demand, a writing project will be started for eager beginners.
Start time: 6 September, 2014
Meet every other Saturday，2-4pm, at the Towner Study Centre.
Study and write at your own pace ― you do not have to rush ― as you have a year to go through the project. Practise under the guidance of some experienced writers and teachers who can help you with basic writing skills. Most importantly, build confidence and have fun while writing!
No previous experience or special background is required. Many others have been successful this way. If they can do it, why can’t you?
Fee: £179
For more information go to: newtowner.org.uk or generate.org.uk
1.Towner Writer Squad will be started ________.
A. to train comedy and TV writers
B. to encourage the development of young writers
C. to introduce a contemporary art museum
D. to explore the fantastic gallery space
2.To join the Writer Squad，each applicant should first ________.
A. complete an application form
B. meet the Writer Squad Leader
C. offer their family information
D. provide a piece of their writing
3.What is most important for the beginners?
A. Practising as much as possible.
B. Studying and writing at their own pace.
C. Gaining confidence and having fun.
D. Learning skills from writers and teachers.
4.More information about Beginner Writing Project can be found at ________.
A. facebook.com/towner B. newwritingsouth.com
C. towner.org.uk D. newtowner.org.uk
Bottled water is a drain on the environment: The US public goes through about 50 billion water bottles a year, and most of those plastic containers are not recycled, according to Elizabeth Royte’s book Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It.
Transporting the bottles and keeping them cold also burns fuels, which give off greenhouse gases. And groundwater pumping by bottled water companies draws heavily on underground aquifers(含水层) and harms watersheds(分水岭), according to the Sierra Club. And some studies suggest it takes up to three liters of water to produce one liter of bottled water.
Yet more than $100 billion is spent every year on bottled water globally. In many cities in developing countries where there is not a safe source of tap water, bottled water becomes a trusted choice.
In the US, tap water is controlled by the government and often examined for dangerous polluted substances. Each American drinks 79 liters of bottled water per year on average, according to the Columbia Water Center at Columbia University’s Earth Institute in New York. The bottled water industry is so successful that it has outpaced(超过) milk, coffee, and juice in the number of gallons of drinks sold — putting it behind only beer and soda.
Though the sale and consumption (消费) of bottled water is still on the rise, certain policymakers have taken steps to reduce it and encourage people to drink tap water. In September 2009, the Australian town of Bundanoon became the first town in the world to completely ban bottled water from its stores’ shelves, building water fountains（喷泉） around the town instead.
Among US cities that have taken action are San Francisco and Seattle, which no longer buy water for city use, and Chicago, which added a five-cent tax on each bottle. Several restaurants in those cities have also given up bottled water for tap water. Other cities are also considering taking action.
1.What does the underlined word "drain" in the first paragraph probably mean?
A. Value.B. Consumption.C. Solution.D. Relief (缓解).
2.What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A. Why bottled water is so popular.
B. What Elizabeth Royte’s book is about.
C. How much it takes to produce bottled water.
D. What effects bottled water has on the environment.
3.According to the passage, what drink sells best in the USA?
A. BeerB. Bottled waterC. CoffeeD. Milk
4.Which of the following statements about the US is TRUE?
A. More than $100 billion is spent every year on bottled water in the US.
B. About 79 billion water bottles a year are gone through by the US public.
C. In Chicago, you have to pay 5 cents as tax if you buy a bottle of water.
D. An American drinks 50 liters of bottled water every year on average.
