The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ________ the helplessness of the crew.
A. added toB. resulted fromC. turned outD. made up
高三年级是高中生活的最后一年，这一年中，学生们面临着沉重的升学压力。因此，很多学生课间也坐在教室里用功，但学习效率和成绩并不理想。由此你想告诉他们：适当的休息很有必要。现在就请你以“A Ten-minute Break”为题，按下列要点写一篇短文，让这些同学从中有所启发。要点如下：
1．十分钟的课间休息很有必要。
2．要注意适当的休息方式。
3．你是怎样利用这十分钟的。
注意：①开头已经给出，不计入总词数；②词数100左右。
A Ten-minute Break
As a Senior Three student, time seems much limited._______________________
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（
），并在其下面写出该加的词
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
The earthquake affects the students of the destroying areas in many ways. How can we help them? One expert says the child will have feelings of fear, angry and feel they are not safe after the quake. They will find it hardly to focus. They will tend to cry and shout and tremble. And they might be afraid to be alone.The teenagers will find it difficult to live in a balance way. If things get worse they might not be able to focus to their studies. He also say we can do something to help the children. The first thing is that to build up trust with them, and be their friend. Then you have to give them sense of safety. Thirdly, try to satisfy their psychological needs. Be a good listener whether he or she needs to talk.
Zoos are places 1. animals are kept. There are some reasons 2. keeping animals in zoos.
Firstly, zoos are entertaining and interesting places of children. Most children like to see animals in zoos. Zoos also offer people 3. (live) in big cities a chance of getting close to nature.
Secondly, it is easier for scientists to research animals’ lives when they are kept in zoos than they are in forests. Scientists can study animals’ 4. (relate), their life cycles, or their habits to learn how to breed animals, 5. can reduce animal 6. (extinct).
Furthermore, the risk of dying out of some 7. (endanger) animals is reduced because they are kept in safety.
8. , zoos also cause some problems for animals, such as restrictions on their freedom. They also lose their “wild” character. For example, tigers might lose their 9. (hunt) skills. Besides, zoos cost a lot of money for land, animals’ food and labors. This may charge 10. (expense) for people who want to visit zoos.
In a national spelling contest in America, an 11–year–old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had the word. But instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the letter — so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the , the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her . Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11– year–old girl’s honesty, even when it her the contest. But the fact is that she the biggest contest that day: the contest of her .
Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get . This young girl could easily have and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you , you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own and character more than the prize from a spelling . Her respect for herself was more important than any others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the she made in that moment will have long–lasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today what you are tomorrow. Our children will our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to to be honest, we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.
1.A. highB. sweetC. toughD. soft
2.A. finallyB. kindlyC. secretlyD. totally
3.A. forgottenB. mispronouncedC. misspelledD. lost
4.A. correctB. wrongC. differentD. same
5.A. stageB. studioC. testD. classroom
6.A. braveryB. honestyC. courageD. cleverness
7.A. cancelledB. costC. offeredD. wasted
8.A. achievedB. brokeC. wonD. defeated
9.A. reputationB. knowledgeC. lifeD. character
10.A. paidB. awardedC. caughtD. reported
11.A. escapedB. liedC. changedD. answered
12.A. acceptB. fightC. cheatD. insist
13.A. conscienceB. feelingC. diligenceD. modesty
14.A. contestB. championC. judgerD. expert
15.A. senseB. prideC. respectD. awareness
16.A. planB. conclusionC. discoveryD. choice
17.A. makeB. changeC. keepD. create
18.A. giveB. takeC. followD. set
19.A. grow upB. bring upC. take upD. come up
20.A. recordingB. inspectingC. correctingD. watching
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。
When a New Yorker was hiking in Europe, his Swiss friend kept saying “Listen to that!” but he didn’t hear anything. His ears were accustomed to loud city noises and it was days before he was able to notice the sound of a bird. 1. . There is background music in restaurants, bars, stores, rest rooms, elevators, and when you are waiting on the telephone. Russell Baker blames “society’s determination to entertain you whether you like it or not”.
2. , but in practice they avoid it. They drive with the car radio turned up, switch on the television when they get home, and exercise while listening to music on headphones. 3. They can buy things in stores, but they do not have enough human contact. So they fill their lives with sound.
4. . Young men play their car stereos loudly in order to create a personal environment around them. Like animals, they are marking a territory to warn rivals away and to attract a mate.
It may also be true that the brain itself wants excitement just as the stomach insists on food. 5. . This seems extreme. Perhaps we would be better off if we sought periods of silence to provide balance.
A. Sometimes the reason for the noise is primitive
B. The noise suggests that people have a spiritual problem
C. They spend too much time in elevators and the like
D. Unlike in the past, we now have modern technology to supply a constant flood of sounds
E. For most of us, silence has become a rare experience
F. A good response would be to use our brains to improve modern technology
G. People may say they yearn for quiet
