阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I’m now a good student in my class. But you don’t know that when I1. (start) senior English in the beginning, I found it difficult and quite 2. (differ) from what I had learned in junior school. Now I still remember a teacher who taught me at that time. 3. teacher is a good teacher because she always tried to be the one4.classes were made active and lively with some stories and examples.5.the help of the teacher, I realized the6.(important) of English, so I decided to learn English well. My teacher suggested that we7.(read) more if we wanted to improve our English,8.every day I would do some reading. She also told us lessons in class could help us deal with exams, but even more valuable were the lessons9.(learn) in extra-curricular activities in school. I like my English teacher very much.
Now I have made 10.great progress in my English study that I am more interested in learning it than before.
I was on my way to the library to do some studying for history class. That’s when I ____ my my friend and her family knocking on doors.
As I was standing outside one house my friend’s brother ____ past me and went to the ____ of the house. When the resident（住户） answered,I ____ him say,“Excuse me. Hi! I am raising ____ for my mom.She needs to have a surgery(外科手术)______ we don’t have enough money. Could you please ______ with a donation?”
The lady _______ him some coins and he said,“Thank you so much! God bless you.”Then he walked on to the next house.
I could see he didn’t have ______ and I also saw he had been crying.
Instead of going to the ______ , I went to the bank,.I told them I wanted to ______ all my savings.The lady in the ______ said to me,“But, sweetie, I _____ you were going to use that money to get into university.”
I told her something else _____ so she gave me the money. Then I walked to my friend’s house. They had only ______ nine hundred and sixty dollars, which wasn’t even a quarter of what they_______ I told my friend to take my money. When she saw it, she_______immediately it was my university money.
The idea of going to ______ had been a very exciting one for me----assuming I got accepted----but she needed the money _____ I did. Now her mom will be going into surgery in the next two days.
I hope all goes ____ for her and her family. My love and prayers go out to them.
1.A. saw B. enjoyed C. removed D. widened
2.A. ran B. paid C. walked D. knocked
3.A. window B. chair C. way D. door
4.A. bought B. heard C. felt D. moved
5.A. fun B. wealth C. wisdom D. money
6.A. but B. and C. or D. for
7.A. share B. help C. fill D. mix
8.A. made B. asked C. gave D. showed
9.A. few B. little C. many D. much
10.A. library B. shop C. house D. office
11.A. express B. withdraw C. return D. escape
12.A. hospital B. school C. bank D. company
13.A. thought B. believed C. appreciated D. declared
14.A. went up B. took up C. came up D. sent up
15.A. earned B. afforded C. offered D. raised
16.A. met B. needed C. possessed D. conveyed
17.A. realized B. defeated C. supplied D. told
18.A. camp B. university C. cinema D. concert
19.A. rather than B. less than C. more than D. other than
20.A. mad B. strange C. badly D. well
Moving abroad cab be a challenging experience. You leave your family, friends and everything you know behind. You enter a new culture where the customs and sometimes the language are different.1. It’s a time to discover new things, make new friends and begin a new adventure.
So what are the best ways to involve yourself in the new culture while living abroad?
Live with a native speaker
2.. First, you have a friend! Living alone can be a lonely experience, especially if you’re far from home. I’ve also had the opportunity to meet my housemate’s friends and socialize with them. 3.. In addition, you have someone to tell you about the cultural customs and interesting places in this area.
Volunteer
Volunteering is a great way to meet people of different ages in your local area. 4.. This is a insightful(具有洞察力的)experience and speaking with homeless people about their life stories is improving my French vocabulary and understanding. I am also able to form relationships with people that I may not have met otherwise.
5.
The food in France is amazing and and discovering new food is a fun experience. I’ve tried things that I’ve never tried before. My knowledge of the different bread and cheese types has grown greatly.
A.Try the local food
B.But it’s also exciting
C. I currently cook French food for myself
D.You can speak the local language every day
E.Improve my French vocabularyand understanding
F.There are many advantages to living with a native speaker
G.I currently volunteer with homeless people through my local church
Mother’s Day is a time of memory and celebration for Mom. The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations date back to ancient Greece in honour of Rhea, the Mother of Gods. During the 1600s, England celebrated a day called “mothering Sunday”. Celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent(四旬斋)，“mothering Sunday” honoured the mothers England.
During the time many of the England’s poor worked as servants for the wealthy.AS most jobs were located far from their homes, the servants would live at the houses of their employers. On Mothering Sunday, the servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the day with their mothers. A special cake, called the mothering cake, was often brought along.
As Christianity(基督教) spread throughout Europe, the celebration changed to honour the “Mother Church”---the spiritual power that gave them life and protected them from harm. Over time the church festival combined with mothering Sunday celebration. People began honouring their mothers as well as the church.
In the United States Mother’s Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day devoted to peace. Then in 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign(运动) to establish a national Mother’s Day. Ms Jarvis persuaded her mother’s church in Grafton, Virginia to celebrate Mother’s Day on the second anniversary of her mother’s death, the 2nd day Sunday of May. By the next year Mother’s Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.
Ms Jarvis and her supporters began to write to ministers, businessmen, and politicians demanding to establish a national Mother’s Day. It was successful as by 1911 Mother’s Day was celebrated in almost every state. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement that Mother’s Day was a national holiday and it was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.
While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother’s Day at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother’s Day on the 2nd Sunday of May.
1.What is the author’s purpose in writing the first paragraph?
A. To raise questions. B. To introduce the topic.
C. To interest readers. D. To solve problems.
2.The earliest Mother’s Day was celebrated to___________.
A. mark the birth of Greece B. prepare for the autumn harvest
C. honour the Mother of Gods D. honour the mothers of England
3.The fourth and fifth paragraphs mainly talk about___________.
A. the feast of Mother’s Day in the U.S.
B. the origin of Mother’s Day in the U.S.
C. the development of Mother’s Day in the U.S.
D. the celebration of Mother’s Day in the U.S.
4.The passage is intended to______________.
A. give readers some information B. persuade readers
C. report a story D. amuse readers
The European Union(EU) is an organization of European countries. The countries are independent and are governed in different ways. In the United Kingdom ,for example, the head of state is a king or queen. In France, on the other hand, the head of state is a president. But each of them sends representatives to European Parliament, which has some control over what happens in each of the member countries.
The idea of the EU began in the 1950s. The first members were France, Germany, Belgium,Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Italy. Little by little, the number increased during second half of the twentieth century. By the year 2000,there were 15 member countries. The new countries were Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
In 2004,the EU increased to 25 members. The Czech Republic ,Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia, plus the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus and Malta all became members. The expanded EU has a population of more than half a billion people, twice as big as the population of the US.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?
A. The UK was not included in the first members.
B. The thought of the EU first came into being in the 1950s.
C. The member countries of the EU are independent.
D. Ireland became a member country of the EU later than Poland.
2.How many countries joined the EU after the year 2000?
A. 9 B. 10
C. 15 D. 25
3.How are the UK and France governed
A. In both countries, the head of state is a king or queen.
B. In both countries, the head of state is a president.
C. In the United Kingdom ,the head of state is a president while in France, a king or queen.
D. In the United Kingdom ,the head of state is a king or queen while in France, a president.
4.which country had the idea of the EU first?
A. The UK B. France
C. Germany D. The passage doesn’t mention.
Our local Community Youth Club is a very popular organization with young people in my town. I have been a member for four years now and I’ve taken part in a lot of interesting projects. These include fun activities such as holiday camps and discos. We have organized sports competitions and we even made a video.
But it isn’t all just enjoyment, we have also started doing social work to help people in our neighbourhood. We have organized activities for small children during the holidays. We have also formed a social support group to help young people stop smoking.
We are particularly proud of the most recent group we have created. It organizes regular visits to the local old people’s home. This idea came from a school visit to an old people’ home. My class spent an afternoon at a home and everyone found the visit very rewarding.
The old people at the home were very excited by our visit. They were very talkative(健谈的) and they told us their personal stories. During our visit ,the home was filled with the sound of laughter. We sang songs and played games with the old people and had tea together. But we realized that life wasn’t always easy. Some of them were in poor health and were very unhappy. They couldn’t go outside the visits by children brought some sunshine into their lives.
Many young people like me do not live with our grandparents and we have very little contact with elderly people. As a result, many young people don’t know what they are like and we have a lot of wrong ideas about them. We have little or no idea of the kind of lives they lead in their homes. After this visit, my friends and I decided we should do something to help improve the quality of their lives.
Since the creation of our visiting group, over twenty volunteers(志愿者) have joined us. Up to now, we have organized three group evenings and a concert. But it is the individual(单独的) visits which are the most important. Club members regularly visit old people and everyone finds the experience rich and rewarding.
1.The writer _____.
A. works at an old people’s home B. lives with her grandparents.
C. lives in an old people’s home. D. regularly visits old people.
2.The Community Youth Club_____.
A. only organizes leisure activities for young people
B. has made a video about life in an old people’s home
C. has arranged a school visit to the local old people’s home
D. mainly does social work.
3.The writer thinks that many children today ______.
A. are not interested in how old people live B. do not want to get to know old people
C. have very little contact with old people D. live with their grandparents
4.The Phrase ”bring some sunshine into their lives” means to_______.
A. take the old people to the beach B. only visit the elderly on sunny days
C. make the old people feel happy D. take the old people outside
