阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和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。
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I was the nurse on duty that day. I didn’t think there would be any ________, sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies ________ at my desk, a pale woman and four children.
“Are you all ________?” I asked.
“Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to ________ of their problems, things got a little strange. Two of the children had headaches, two children had earaches, ________ only one could tell me which ear was affected. The ________ complained of a cough but seemed to produce it.
I didn’t say anything but ________ that it might be a little while ________ a doctor could see her. She responded, “________ your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”
Then, I checked their registration form out of curiosity. No address—they were ________. The waiting room was warm.
I went back to the nurse station and mentioned we had a homeless ________ in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of ________ on Christmas, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get ________ on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a ________ emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.
We were all ________ a free meal on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our ________. We needed presents. We ________ from different departments candies, fruits and other things ________ that could be presents. As seriously as we met the ________ needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.
Later, as the family walked to the door to ________, the mother came running back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”
1.A. customersB. patientsC. workersD. tourists
2.A. showed upB. took inC. came outD. looked on
3.A. eagerB. hungryC. sickD. warm
4.A. descriptionsB. commentsC. instructionsD. results
5.A. soB. forC. thusD. but
6.A. motherB. childrenC. nursesD. doctor
7.A. answeredB. imaginedC. explainedD. analyzed
8.A. afterB. sinceC. beforeD. when
9.A. MakeB. TakeC. CareD. Spend
10.A. lonelyB. greedyC. cleverD. homeless
11.A. familyB. holidayC. womanD. Christmas
12.A. operatingB. interruptingC. managingD. working
13.A. presentB. warmC. reliefD. comfort
14.A. beneficialB. friendlyC. medicalD. different
15.A. rewardedB. offeredC. allowedD. ordered
16.A. neighborsB. relationsC. brothersD. guests
17.A. borrowedB. receivedC. collectedD. bought
18.A. expensiveB. fantasticC. generousD. available
19.A. permanentB. physicalC. endlessD. ridiculous
20.A. leaveB. travelC. restD. relax
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。
Successful students are highly motivated(激励) by an inner drive to study well.They have a specific career goal in mind. 1. So they form their own good study habits, plan ahead and stick to their study timetable on their own initiative.
If you want to be a successful student, motivate yourself and know that it is only you who are responsible for your study.There are some great ways to improve your motivation.
You should write down your educational goals, which makes them become clear. Imagine your success. Experience the feeling of reaching your particular goal. 2.
Seek advice and learn from the good students in your class.
Successful students tend to study hard.They pay attention to class as well as taking notes. 3. Outside class they find a quiet place to study, because they know that academic life comes before their social life.
Set your goals. After setting goals it is important to write them down for many reasons. Goals that aren’t written are only wishes. It helps you make a commitment(承诺) to yourself.
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No one wants to regret not doing something they could have done.
Successful students manage their time well by setting up a weekly timetable. They make the best use of their study time. 5. Most of the suggestions mentioned above can improve your motivation.
A.Give yourself rewards.Each time you complete a lesson, do something special for yourself.
B.It gives you a way to see your progress.
C.They make study time productive and not necessarily long.
D.You will be proud of yourself when you achieve success.
E.They know that they are responsible for their success or failure.
F.When you set your goals,make sure that your goals are specific and realistic.
G.They arrive at the classroom early and sit in the front.
Scotland has long been characterized as a land of romance. It contains ruins of many ancient castles and abbeys，and there is an attractive beauty in its mountains，long deep valleys，and ribbon lakes.Each year those things attract a great number of tourists.
Numerous islands line the coast.In the north are two large groups，the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands.Close to the west coast are the Inner and Outer Hebrides groups，and the islands of Arran and Bute.
The land may be divided into three regions: the Highlands in the north，the Central Lowlands and the Southern Uplands.
The Highlands are wild and picturesque(如画的)． A long valley called Glenmore crosses the Highlands from southwest to northeast.
In the south of the Highlands are the Grampian Mountains，highest in the British Isles. Ben Nevis，the highest peak，rises to 1,243 meters.Ben Lomond rises from the shore of Loch Lomond，Scotland's largest freshwater lake.
The Central Lowlands run from southwest to northeast and the greatest length is nearly 145 kilometers.The soil here is fertile，and there are four coalfields underlying the area.In the east is Edinburgh，Scotland's historic capital city，and in the west is Glasgow. Almost 90 percent of Scotland's population live in the Lowlands.
In the Southern Uplands, the hills are generally less than 600 meters high. Their rounded or flat tops are often capped with dark peat(泥炭). Along the slopes are plants like grass and heather(石南花).
1.According to the text, all the following things attract many tourists to Scotland EXCEPT ________.
A．ruins of ancient castles and abbeys
B．mountains and valleys
C．various animals and plants
D．ribbon lakes
2.From the passage we know that ________.
A．Scotland's islands mainly lie in the north
B．the Highlands have rich soil
C．Ben Lomond is near Scotland's largest freshwater lake
D．the Shetland Islands lie on the west coast of Scotland
3.Most Scottish people live in ________.
A．the HighlandsB．the Central lowlands
C．the Southern UplandsD．the Orkney Islands
4.The author's aim of writing this passage is ________.
A．to attract people to visit Scotland
B．to describe the beautiful scenery of Scotland
C．to show people the history of Scotland
D．to introduce Scotland generally
Whether you’re up for a Crocodile Dundee’s adventure or you’d just like a taste of the Australian sun, the beaches in and around Sydney can offer you all that and more.
Sydney Beach
Sydney Beach is located at Sydney’s northernmost tip on an extension(延伸) of land ending at Palm Beach. Before checking out the golden sand, take a quick tour of the houses of millionaires from the art and film industries.
Palm Beach
Only about an hour from downtown Sydney, Palm Beach offers a long stretch(延伸) of clean sand and water. With parking near the center of the beach, that leaves the rest of it as a peaceful location with a sparse population, from which you can go surfing but take care — without the huge crowds of other Sydney’s beaches, Palm Beach doesn’t afford quite the safety level to be found elsewhere. Volunteer lifesavers are on duty only on weekends and holidays.
Bondi Beach
For the famous beach, Bondi Beach has to be your choice. Parking is difficult to find even on slow days, so consider taking public transport to this world—known beach in the eastern Sydney suburbs. Easily reachable by taxi, bus, and rail, Bondi Beach offers sun bathing, swimming, snorkeling, and all sorts of water sports fun. If you’re in the mood for a bit of exercise, two scenic coastal walks will afford you great views and sights along the shore. Take in views from Mackenzie’s Point. It starts at Bondi and heads south to Bronte Beach. But don’t try to swim in Mackenzie’s Bay — it holds dangers such as hidden rocks.
Bronte Beach
Your second choice for a scenic coastal walk covers a few miles and takes you from Bronte Beach to Waverly Cemetery, where many famous Australians are buried, including the poet Henry Lawson.
1.Which of the following shows the right order of the beaches lined from the south to the north?
A. Palm Beach—Sydney Beach—Bronte Beach—Bondi Beach
B. Bronte Beach—Bondi Beach—Palm Beach—Sydney Beach
C. Sydney Beach—Palm Beach—Bondi Beach—Bronte Beach
D. Bondi Beach—Bronte Beach—Palm Beach—Sydney Beach
2.The underlined word "sparse" probably means ________.
A. largeB. thickC. thinD. crowded
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. If you want to enjoy a walk, you can choose Bondi Beach or Bronte Beach.
B. If you want to swim in Palm Beach, the safer time is on weekdays and holidays.
C. If you want to visit the famous people’s tombs, you can choose Sydney Beach.
D. If you want to visit Palm Beach, the airplane is your best choice.
4.What’s the purpose of the text?
A. It aims to show the scenery of the beaches in and around Sydney.
B. It aims to introduce the culture and customs in and around Sydney.
C. It aims to show the activities on the beaches in and around Sydney.
D. It aims to attract the visitors to the beaches in and around Sydney.
Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I’ve ever had: Be bold and brave — and mighty (强大的) forces will come to your aid.
Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed. It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.
Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas — even physical strength greater than most of us realize.
Admittedly, those mighty forces are spiritual ones. But they are more important than physical ones. A college classmate of mine, Tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player. “In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line,” said Tim. “I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet — and stopped him cold.”
Boldness — a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme—is not one that can be acquired overnight. But it can be taught to children and developed in adults. Confidence builds up. Surely, there will be setbacks (挫折) and disappointments in life; boldness in itself is no guarantee of success. But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.
So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities—and you’ll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.
1.Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?
A. He faced huge risks.
B. He lacked mighty forces.
C. Fear prevented him from trying.
D. Failure blocked his way to success.
2.What was especially important for Tim’s successful defense in the football game?
A. His physical strength.B. His basic skill.
C. His real fear.D. His spiritual force.
3.What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To encourage people to be courageous.
B. To advise people to build up physical power.
C. To tell people the ways to guarantee success.
D. To recommend people to develop more abilities.
Philo Farnsworth is not a name most people know. But his work changed the way we learn, the way we live, and even the way we think. Philo Farnsworth is responsible for one of the 20th century: television.
Philo Farnsworth was born in America in 1906. He was interested in science and technology at an early age. When he was twelve years old, he built an electric motor for his family’s washing machine. When he was fourteen, he was already giving a lot of thought to electrons（电子）. As he was driving the family’s horse-drawn plowing machine, he noticed the evenly spaced rows of the potato fields. This sight gave him the idea that electrons could scan（扫描） an image one row at a time—an idea that was the key to electronic television.
By the time he was twenty-one years old, Farnsworth had started his own company and had managed to build the world’s first electronic television. It was a very simple device（设备）. But after years of hard work, Farnsworth was able to introduce the kind of television we now use.
Farnsworth was a great inventor, but lived an unhappy life. He had a legal battle with the company, Radio Corporation of America (RCA) over who the real inventor of the TV was. He won the case, but the government stopped companies from making TVs during the war, so Farnsworth didn’t make much money from the invention.
When Farnsworth was young, he imagined television as a convenient way for distant audiences to enjoy lectures by famous professors, or entertainment by the best symphonies（交响乐） and ballets. When he was older, television became much more popular, but he was very disappointed in the silly programs on TV. He even told his own son, “There’s nothing on it worthwhile, and we’re not going to watch it in this household.”
1.What can we learn about Philo Farnsworth?
A. He had a strong physical advantage.
B. He had strong powers of observation.
C. He had a strong interest in journalism.
D. He had a strong sense of responsibility.
2.The underlined sentence showed Farnsworth was legally recognized as ________.
A. the real founder of RCA
B. the real inventor of the TV
C. the greatest inventor of his time
D. the organizer of the battle with RCA
3.The last paragraph mainly tells us that Farnsworth ________.
A. didn’t like to watch TV programs
B. couldn’t afford to buy a TV set
C. couldn’t listen to famous lectures
D. didn’t like what television became
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. How did Philo Farnsworth invent television?
B. What caused Philo Farnsworth to invent television?
C. Philo Farnsworth: the unhappy father of television
D. Philo Farnsworth: a well-known scientist and inventor
