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。
Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability.
1. (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 2. (little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we persist in(坚持) this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express 3. (we) in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many 4. (difficult). In the first place, it often happens that we have trouble in 5. (find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there 6. (be) many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is 7. (extreme) hard for us to put them into English properly.
As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is 8. we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also ask our English teacher 9. help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for 10. development of our writing skills.
第二节 根据括号内的提示，请用单词的正确形式填空。
1.From what you say, I draw a __________(结论) that she is not the right person for the job.
2.She can’t get the job for __________(缺乏) of experience.
3.The teacher had the students ___________(分开) into 3 groups to have a discussion about first aids.
4.The football team, ___________(组成) of 22 players and three coaches, was set up about 3 years ago.
5.Her particular way of smiling left a good ____________(印象) on me.
6.Every time I look at the picture, I am ____________(经常地) reminded of my childhood.
7.We are ___________(高兴的) to accept your invitation.
8.A careful ____________(评定) of all students’ work is made by the head teacher.
9.Only if you __________(集中) on your study can you get good grades.
10.The doctor demanded that the patient be __________(治疗) immediately.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面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。
I learned all about taking responsibility from my mother’s tough love. My mom had a wonderful way of helping you____up and realize that your life is going to be what you make it.
She had this circular way of____you took responsibility for your decisions and the person you would____She would say, “It’s your____”____,“What you want and what you get are sometimes two____different things.” And then, “No one ever said life was fair.” And she would____these comments together in such a way that you could never____an argument, and yet, the____was that you realized your life is going to be what you make it.
So I might go to my mom and say, “I’d like to____football”. And she would say, “Well, it's your life. If you want to go out there and get____and hurt and break your knees and limp around the rest of your life, that’s fine.” That is____I would say, “Well, you know, that won’t____I’m really fast.” And she would reply, “Well, we don’t really have the money.” And then I would____, “Yes but that’s not fair.” And she would reply, “Well, life isn’t____” Then I would say, “But I’ve been eager to." And she would reply, “Yes, but what you want and what you get are usually two entirely different things.”
It was the combination of these____that allowed my mother to lead me down the right path under her____but let me feel as if I was making the decisions____my own. The sum total of that____was, in the end, you’re____for the life you lead. That’s the best advice I’ve ever gotten.
1.
A. light B. open C. grow D. keep
2.
A. promising B. ensuring C. ignoring D. noticing
3.
A. protect B. envy C. refuse D. become
4.
A. fault B. life C. progress D. turn
5.
A. Then B. But C. Now D. However
6.
A. increasingly B. approximately C. completely D. occasionally
7.
A. combine B. remind C. answer D. publish
8.
A. lose B. doubt C. win D. raise
9.
A. belief B. reason C. mistake D. result
10.
A. quit B. play C. buy D. watch
11.
A. beaten up B. dressed up C. divided D. closed up
12.
A. what B. how C. when D. which
13.
A. fail B. work C. last D. happen
14.
A. take B. continue C. make D. catch
15.
A. fair B. cosy C. hard D. special
16.
A. comments B. descriptions C. techniques D. messages
17.
A. temper B. influence C. activity D. success
18.
A. for B. on C. over D. beyond
19.
A. mind B. account C. deal D. advice
20.
A. famous B. responsible C. sorry D. thankful
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。
Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you’ll have to stand up and say – problem, I don’t want you in my life.
1. . Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children ------ the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within our work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.
But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.
Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 2. . Talking helps you move on and let go.
Write your problems. 3. . When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.
Don’t lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don’t lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family… you should still have faith. 4. .
Your problems aren’t the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there’re another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 5. .Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.
Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.
A. But the truth is that when you talk about it, you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.
B. When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it?
C. Tell yourself: when they can deal with them, why can’t I?
D. Of course, we’ve been fighting troubles ever since we were born.
E. We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.
F. Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.
G. With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.
The National Gallery
Description：
The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance.
Layout：
The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling．
The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronese.
The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer．
The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.
Opening Hours：
The Gallery is open every day from 10 am. to 6 pm. (Fridays 10 am. to 9 pm.) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.
Getting There：
Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).
1.In which century’s collection can you see religious paintings?
A. The 13th. B. The 17th.
C. The 18th. D. The 20th.
2.Where are Leonardo da Vinci’s works shown?
A. In the East Wing. B. In the main West Wing.
C. In the Sainsbury Wing D. In the North Wing
3.Which underground station is closest to the National Galley?
A. Piccadilly Circus. B. Leicester Square.
C. Embankment. D. Charing Cross.
Ever get that feeling you’re being watched? Well, if you’re a dog-owner, you may have a point. Dogs are able to watch people’s interactions with one another to determine who holds yummier treats, according to a new study. This study joins others that show dogs are good observers of human behaviors and feelings. It offers evidence that dogs use information not only from people’s direct interactions with them, but also their interactions with one another.
In the study, dogs watched a man ask two women for some of their corns. Both women gave the man corns when he asked, but in response to one woman, the man showed his enthusiasm and said the corns were so delicious. In response to the other woman, he gave the corns back and called them gross（in Spanish；the study was conducted in Argentina）. After these interactions, the man left and an assistant holding the dog let the dog go. While many dogs didn’t approach either woman, the dogs that did have a preference tended to prefer the woman with the yummier(美味的) food.
Other studies of dogs’ people-watching ability have found dogs are able to tell the difference between happy and sad faces in their owners. They prefer people who give others food when asked over people who don’t give others food. And in one study, dogs turned toward crying people more often than toward talking people.
So how much do dogs really understand about the humans around them? That’s not totally settled yet. In a strange twist to the Argentine study above, when the researchers tried an experiment in which they put two plates of corns on a table and had a man react to each plate, dogs didn’t preferentially approach the tastier plate afterward. You could say dogs watch for the interaction between two persons, not just how a person reacts. Yet a previous study found dogs will choose boxes that people reacted to happily, but not boxes people reacted to with a disgusted face.
Well, either way, you can be sure Fluffs is keeping an eye on you, to the best of her ability. The study was published in the journal PLOS One.
1. What does the study mentioned in this passage show?
A. Dogs prefer yummier foods.
B. Dogs can read human actions and feelings.
C. Dogs can interact with humans easily.
D. Dogs like to copy human’s behavior.
2. What does the underlined word “gross” probably mean?
A. Healthy. B. Disgusting.
C. Yummy. D. Hot.
3. Which is one of the procedures of the Argentine study?
A. The man had different reactions to the food received.
B. One of the women didn’t give the food to the man.
C. The assistant accompanied the dogs to get the food.
D. Many dogs went to one of the women.
4.What can be concluded from Paragraph 4?
A. Interactions between two persons confuse dogs.
B. Dogs never understand the reaction of one person.
C. The findings of some studies are controversial.
D. Dogs have good interactions with one another.
