完形填空(共1小题)

The two teachers were sitting in the teacher's room.For a moment there was_____.Then one of them, Miss Smith said, "I'm afraid I'd have to fail him."

"Now, Alice,” said her friend Mrs.Jackson, "is he _____ terrible student?"

"That's just the______,”the other woman replied."Tom is my best student.The problem is that he's now so lazy that he never gets his______done.He hasn't handed me______of his homework_______ three weeks and I'd be surprised if he did now."

____before had Mrs.Jackson seen Miss Smith look so unhappy." Have you______with him about it?" she asked.

"Why should I? He knows he has to prepare his lessons and do his homework.I_____that clear the first day for class.When the course started he did so_____that I considered ____ the school to give him a scholarship (奖学金) .But now he even _____ in class! I've never seen such a ______in a student!"

"You should have a______with him.Give him a chance to tell his side of the story."

Miss Smith spoke to Tom and ______all about it.He was studying all day and______most of the night in a factory to pay for his education.Of course he was tired in the______and sometimes could hardly keep______.Miss Smith soon arranged for him to have a_______and he was able to give up his________and concentrate(集中精力) on his studies.

1.A.distance B.silence C.pleasure D.delight

2.A.so a B.such a C.so D.such

3.A.lesson B.thing C.problem D.boy

4.A.homework B.housework C.cleaning D.washing

5.A.some B.plenty C.any D.lots

6.A.before B.for C.since D.till

7.A.Long B.Until C.Ever D.Never

8.A.quarreled B.talked C.dealt D.discussed

9.A.said B.thought C.required D.made

10.A.quickly B.often C.much D.well

11.A.asking B.ask C.asked D.to be asked

12.A.talks B.sleeps C.laughs D.walks

13.A.matter B.change C.habit D.way

14.A.lesson B.look C.talk D.meeting

15.A.studied B.got C.learned D.understood

16.A.sleeping B.working C.spending D.staying

17.A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.class

18.A.silent B.clean C.warm D.awake

19.A.scholarship B.room C.teacher D.position

20.A.education B.study C.job D.pay

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。

The first couple of weeks in my writing classes are always a bit unsettling. I’m unfamiliar ________ the students, most of them trying to ________ themselves to their new environment. When Jennifer ________ me with a question on the second day, I was ________ for the chance to connect at least one name with a face.

Her writing wasn’t perfect, ________ her effort was. She worked hard and pushed herself to achieve. She was excited to ________, which made me enjoy teaching her. I didn’t ________ then how much she would also teach me.

One Friday afternoon, Jennifer ________ after class. She wasn’t clarifying an assignment or asking a question about a paper I’d returned. ________, she said quietly: “I didn’t attend classes yesterday. I was at the health center the whole day.” I gave her a sideways look, ________. “It was just a virus. I’m fine now,” she ________ me. Then she was gone.

Two nights later, her father called to tell me that Jennifer would be ________ a few classes. She had been hospitalized with meningitis(脑膜炎). I ________ him again a few days later, and again after that. Her condition grew worse. We made trips to the hospital room. I was ________ terrified when I saw the pale, thin and weak girl who, only ten days earlier, had displayed life and ________ in my classroom.

A week later, Jennifer herself called me to tell me she was on the road to ________ . “I’ll be back,” she insisted. “I have no ________ ,” I told her, fighting back tears. I remembered what her father had said in his first phone call: “School________ everything to Jenny.”

Then five weeks later, I walked into my classroom to find Jenny in her seat, smiling. I caught my breath as her rail-thin body approached my desk, and she ________ all of her missed assignments, completed with thought and excellence. The ________ of her will to overcome shone out of her pale, weak, eighteen-year-old face.

1.A. with B. for C. to D. among

2.A. expose B. devote C. adjust D. link

3.A. provided B. approached C. challenged D. bothered

4.A. eager B. prepared C. sorry D. grateful

5.A. so B. or C. and D. but

6.A. learn B. inform C. receive D. give

7.A. suspect B. realize C. care D. admit

8.A. went ahead B. broke down C. stopped by D. set out

9.A. However B. Meanwhile C.Therefore D.Instead

10.A. disappointed B. surprised C. delighted D. thrilled

11.A. comforted B. supported C. attracted D. impressed

12.A. expecting B. missing C. arranging D. attending

13.A. called on B. came across C. searched for D. heard from

14.A. hardly B. mainly C. truly D. mostly

15.A. warmth B. sadness C. shyness D. fear

16.A. recovery B. success C. school D. fame

17.A. idea B. concern C. opinion D. doubt

18.A. attaches B. means C. contributes D. delivers

19.A. took up B. left out C. handed in D. focused on

20.A. lack B. weakness C. strength D. assistance

阅读下面短文,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。

Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. One day he asked God, “They tell me you are ________ me to the earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so ________ and helpless?”

God replied, “Among many angels(天使), I ________ one for you. She will be waiting for you and will ________you. What’s more, your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel’s love and be ________.But here in heaven,I do nothing else but sing and smile!That’s enough for me.”

“And how am I going to be able to ________ when people talk to me?”the child ________ .“I don’t know the language.”

God answered gently,“Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet ________ , and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to ________.”

“I’ve heard that on the earth there are bad men, Who will ________me?”

“Your angel will shelter you even if it ________risking(冒险) her life!”

“But I will always be sad because I will not ________you any more,”the child continued. God smiled at him.“Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the________ for you to come back to me, and as a matter of fact I will ________ be next to you.”

At that moment it was ________ in Heaven, but voices from the ________could be heard. The child ________he had to start on his journey very soon. He asked God one more question softly,“Oh God, if I am about to ________ now, please tell me my angel’s ________ .”

God touched the child on the shoulder and answered,“It’s easy to remember. You will simply call her ________ .”

1.A. driving B. sending C. calling D. lifting

2.A. hungry B. strong C. small D. thirsty

3.A. choose B. help C. borrow D. visit

4.A. make fun of B. take care of C. pay attention to D. get along with

5.A. famous B. patient C. rich D. happy

6.A. refuse B. explain C. understand D. work

7.A. stopped B. advised C. replied D. continued

8.A. words B. stories C. feelings D. eat

9.A. walk B. speak C. teach D. request

10.A. protect B. advises C. considers D. serve

11.A. misses B. allows C. minds D. means

12.A. pay B. thank C. see D. serve

13.A. energy B. power C. method D. way

14.A. again B. only C. always D. sometimes

15.A. cold B. windy C. dark D. quiet

16.A. earth B. air C. men D. parents

17.A. joked B. knew C. promised D. forgot

18.A. leave B. fall C. return D. rest

19.A. secret B. number C. name D. place

20.A. sister B. Mommy C. friend D. aunt

信息匹配(共1小题)

Investing in yourself

Figuring out how to invest your money can be a difficult task. This is something that you will want to learn how to do.

___1._ Things that will improve your knowledge, skills or health are all great investments. However, before you start, you need to be clear about what you will gain out of doing all of these things.

You may think investing in yourself means investing in your education. _2.__. There are some other things you can do as well as buying a gym membership or learning a new skill.

So what are some specific things you can do? ___3.___. Reading books can really expand your mind and allow you to learn different skills and gain knowledge. I’m talking about the books where you will actually learn a new skill, not fiction books. You can also take courses and attend seminars. These programs are taught by people with a high level of knowledge or skill. ____4.___. Only in this way can you avoid being fooled by some sales presentation. Moreover, investing in yourself is a safe way to keep your money. Although a savings account is seen as the most secure investment, that isn’t 100% safe. Even if you never experience your bank closing down, the return is little when inflation(通货膨胀) is taken into consideration. ___5.__. But over time, they will show up in terms of your happiness level as well as your level of success.

A.This is just one way.

B.The benefits will stay with you.

C.If you aren’t a reader, you should start with that.

D.The more you do this, the more valuable you will be.

E.Of course, you need to do some research before investing.

F.The best way to invest your money is to invest it in yourself.

G.When you invest in yourself, you may not see gains right away.

信息匹配(共1小题)

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。

There is an English saying:“____1.____.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously.Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body._____2.____.

Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body.People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles.It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise.____3.______.If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.

Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body.In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs.The group that tolerated(忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program._____4.____.

_____5.___.They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.

A.Laughter can prolong one’s life.

B.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh.

C.The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.

D.It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet.

E.Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice.

F.Laughter is the best medicine.

G.They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health

Who Owns the Moon?

Within the next ten years, the US, China, Israel, and a crowd of private companies plan to set up camp on the moon. So if and when they plant a flag, does that give them property rights?

A NASA working group hosted a discussion this week to ask: Who owns the moon? The answer, of course, is no use. The Outer Space Treaty, the international law signed by more than 100 countries, states that the moon and other celestial bodies(天体) are the province of all mankind. No doubt that would annoy all of the people throughout the ages, like monks from the Middle Ages, who have tried to claim the moon was theirs.

But ownership is different from property rights. People who rent apartments, for example, don’t own where they live, but they still hold rights. So with all of the upcoming missions(派遣团) to visit the moon and beyond, space industry thought leaders are seriously asking themselves how to deal with a potential land rush.

“This is a very relevant discussion right now. We’ve got this wave of new lunar missions from around the world,” said William Marshall, a scientist in the small-spacecraft office at NASA, but who spoke this week at an event hosted by NASA’s Co Lab, a collaborative(协力的) public-private working group. He was peaking from his personal interest and not on behalf of the agency.

To be sure, the United States aims to send astronauts back to the moon by as early as 2015, in a mission that would include a long-term settlement. China and Israel, among others, are also working on lunar projects. And for the first time, several private groups are building spacecraft to land on the moon in an attempt to win millions of dollars in the Google Lunar X Prize. Some participants say that they plan to gain some property rights in the mission.

1.In the passage the writer seems to be worrying that .

A. the US will live on the moon forever

B. the moon will not be able to hold all mankind

C. the potential land rush will become more and more frequent

D. no one can answer the question “Who owns the moon?”

2.The “Google Lunar X Prize” aims to .

A. encourage private groups to land on the moon

B. help NASA host a discussion about land rush on the moon

C. help some developing countries complete their lunar projects

D. reward some countries or private groups which haven’t stepped on the moon

3.The underlined word “that” in the first paragraph refers to .

A. the Outer Space Treaty B. if and when they plant a flag

C. the NASA working group D. monks from the Middle Ages

4.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. The US astronauts will live on the moon for a longer time.

B. Many countries and private groups plan to go to the moon.

C. Why some private groups wish to land on the moon.

D. It is easy to gain some property rights on the moon.

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