题目内容
As a journalist, Joan finds _______ worthwhile to spend time chatting with people of different backgrounds and nationalities.
| A．one | B．that | C．her | D．it |
D
解析试题分析：考查it作为形式宾语。本题中的it是一个形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的不定式to spend time chatting with people of different backgrounds and nationalities.
句意：作为一名记者，Joan发现花点时间和来自不同的背景和国籍的人聊天是值得的。故Ｄ组却。
考点：考查ｉｔ用法
点评：在英语中it可以指时间，地点，度量衡等，也可以做形式主语，形式宾语，或者引导强调句型。也可以指代前面提及的同一个人或者事情。要特别模糊it的用法。
Where do most writers get their ideas? For Yoshiko Uchida, it all began with Brownie, a five-month-old puppy. So excited was Yoshiko by Brownie’s arrival that she started keeping a journal, writing about all the wonderful things Brownie did and the progress he made.
Soon she was writing about other memorable events in her life, too, like the day her family got their first refrigerator. She also began writing stories, thanks to one of her teachers. Yoshiko wrote stories about animal characters such as Jimmy Chipmunk and Willie the Squirrel. She kept on writing, sharing the kitchen table with her mother, who wrote poems on scraps of paper and the backs of envelopes.
Yoshiko grew up in the 1930s in Berkeley, California. Her parents, both of whom had been born in Japan, provided a loving and happy home for Yoshiko and her sister. They also provided a stream of visitors to their home who later found their way into Yoshiko’s stories. One visitor who later appeared in several of Yoshiko’s stories was the bad-tempered Mr. Toga, who lived above the church that her family attended. Mr. Toga would scold anyone who displeased him. The children all feared him and loved to tell stories about how mean he was and how his false teeth rattled (咯咯响) when he talked.
Yoshiko also included in her stories some of the places she visited and the experiences she had. One of her favorite places was a farm her parents took her to one summer. The owners of the farm, showed Yoshiko and her sister how to pump water from the well and how to gather eggs in the henhouse. They fed the mules that later pulled a wagon loaded with hay while Yoshiko and the others rode in the back, staring up at the stars shining in the night sky. Yoshiko, who lived in the city, had never seen such a sight. As Yoshiko gazed up at the stars, she was filled with hope and excitement about her life. The images of that hayride stayed with her long after the summer visit ended, and she used them in several of her stories.
The experiences Yoshiko had and the parade of people who marched through her young life became a part of the world she created in over twenty books for young people, such as The Best Bad Thing and A Jar of Dreams. Because of such books, we can all share just a little bit of the world and the times in which this great writer grew up.
【小题1】The author tells about Mr. Toga’s false teeth in Paragraph 3 in order to ____________.
| A．show health care was not good enough in Berkeley during the 1930s |
| B．provide an interesting detail in Yoshiko’s life and stories |
| C．show Yoshiko’s young life was difficult and frightening |
| D．tell about a beloved relative who helped Yoshiko learn how to write |
| A．family relationships | B．terrors in the night |
| C．limitless possibilities | D．sacrifices to benefit others |
| A．Yoshiko loved to write about parades. |
| B．Yoshiko met many interesting people. |
| C．Yoshiko liked to go for long walks with others. |
| D．Yoshiko preferred to talk to her pets instead of to people. |
| A．People who live in the city should spend as much time as they can in the country. |
| B．Writers like Yoshiko Uchida must communicate with as many writers as possible. |
| C．Those who move to the United States often miss their homelands for many years. |
| D．Writers like Yoshiko Uchida look to the richness of their lives for material. |
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。
How to keep healthy and be happy
【小题1】 Who wouldn’t want to know how to be joyful and enjoy good health?
【小题2】 Try to follow the food pyramid(金字塔). Eat a lot of fresh fruits or vegetables, some whole grains and fiber, a little bit of dairy, a little bit of meat, and very little sugar and fat.
【小题3】 To exercise you can run, do sit-ups, push-ups, etc., lift weights, walk around your neighborhood.
【小题4】 It is best to get at least seven hours of sleep a day because lack of sleep can harm your health. To form a regular sleep habit, go to bed at the same time each night and wake up at the same time each morning. It may seem hard at first, but it will get easier after you’ve done it for a while.
Keep yourself busy. This is good because it prevents you from having bad habits, such as smoking and taking drugs. It is also important to keep busy with positive tasks. 【小题5】 To keep yourself busy you can work around the house, spend time with your pets. Write in a journal, do a sport, or spend time doing a hobby you enjoy.
Remember that nothing is worth sacrificing(牺牲)health and happiness for, so avoid anything that destroys them. Do not do anything harmful to yourself such as doing drugs, smoking, or hanging around and being influenced by negative people.
| A．Be social and have friends. |
| B．Good health and happiness are important goals in life. |
| C．Eat balanced meals. |
| D．Worrying is harmful, and work is good for the mind as well as the body. |
F. Make sure you get eight hours of sleep daily.
G. Form regular sleep habits.