Besides，there are very few skilled stone workers left after the war years．
A. Beside B. Next C. Also D. Except
Mary worked hard at school，because she didn’t want to let her parents down．
A. make...happy B. make…sad
C. make…angry D. make…disappointed
Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “to be a responsible student”（以“做一个有担当的学生”为题写一篇不少于60词的短文，标点符号不占格。）
(注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不与评分)
Answer the question.
Pop princess Britney Spears would be very happy (or sad, maybe) if she knew what her songs can do for some German farmers.
Recently, some farmers in Germany have been playing Britney’s songs very often on their farms. Not that they like her songs a lot, but that her songs can drive away the troublesome wild boars!
As the boars are an endangered species（物种） in Germany, people can’t shoot or kill them. Farmers there tried to stop the boars from destroying their crops but failed.
One day, one of the German farmers noticed that all the boars were scared away when he started to play one of Britney’s songs!
The farmer was delighted and then he tried some other singers’ songs on the boars. Madonna’s and Robbie Williams’ songs didn’t work at all. Only Britney’s songs seemed to have the magical power. Every time her songs were played on his farm, the boars would go running away in a rush.
It’s reported quite a number of German farmers are using Britney’s magic songs to protect their vegetables and fruits.
Notes: boar – n. wild pig scare- v. frighten troublesome-adj. full of worries delighted- adj. happy
Answer the questions:
1.Did some farmers in Germany invite Britney Spears to sing for them not long ago_____________________________________________________________
2.Madonna’s and Robbie Williams’ songs can’t drive away the boars, can they?
_________________________________________________________
3.Why must we protect pandas from shooting or killing?
_____________________________________________________________
4.How many good ways did the German farmers have to protect their vegetables and fruits before they knew the magic of Britney’s songs?
_____________________________________________________________
5.what did the boars do when they heard Britney singing ?
______________________________________________________________
6.What can pop princess Britney Spears’ songs do for some German farmers?
They ________ from the troublesome wild boars.
Reading the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
The private automobile(私家车)has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life. In 1986, sixty-nine percent of American families owned at least one car, and thirty-eight percent had more than one. By giving workers rapid transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has e1. the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems.
For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure, and also to t2. their children to distant schools.
Family life has been a3.in various ways, The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, outings, and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents can't keep an eye on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs, or showing off by s4. or breaking down traffic laws. Mothers of victims(受害者)of such accidents have f5. an organization called MADD(Mothers Against Drunk Driving. These women want to prevent further tragedies(悲剧). They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking age, Students have formed a similar organization, SADD(Students Against Drunk Driving)and are spreading the same message among their friends.
For many Americans the automobile is a necessity. But for some, it is also a m6. of social position and for young people, a sign of becoming an a7.. Altogether, cars mean very much to Americans.
Jo Berry’s father was a member of the British Parliament. He was killed by an IRA bomb in 1984. Jo was 27 years old at the time. Jo remembers knowing that she did not want to blame and become bitter. She knew that she wanted to find a way to bring something ____ out of the death of her beloved father.
Berry tells that she started a journey with no map but with a trust that step by step she would find her way. In November 2000 she met Patrick Magee, the man____ her father's death. He had been released from prison as part of the Good Friday Peace Agreement.
When Jo looks back on that day, she remembers being____. Would she regret meeting him? Then the door opened, Patrick arrived and they sat and talked together for three hours. This visit had a sense of strength that Jo had never felt before. Finally Patrick said, "I have never met anyone like you before. I don’t know what to say. I want to hear your ____ Although there were many difficulties, Jo and Patrick continued their meetings and became friends. This made a deep change in both of them. Jo came to realize that if she had lived Patrick's life, she might have done what he did. Patrick came to realize how many innocent victims were created by his ____.
This friendship has been healing for both Jo and Patrick. They now travel the world telling their stories. A play. The Bomb, has been written about them. Jo often does workshops after the play is shown, especially for young people.
Jo and Patrick now work together for____. They speak for The Forgiveness Project They have spoken in Spain, Austria, South Africa and Israel.
1.A. painful B. positive C. interesting D. meaningless
2.A. responsible for B. related to C. keen on D. guilty about
3.A. amazed B. delighted C. ashamed D. scared
4.A. pain B. story C. excuse D. apology
5.A. innocence B. diligence C. reference D. violence
6.A. peace B. charity C. profit D. fame
