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To our surprise, Mary didn’t feel a bit nervous though it’s the first time she _____ in public.
A. spoke B. had spoken C. has spoken D. speaks
Even though it was only October，my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more____ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its____? everyone would run for their coats and go home，everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often____ what kind of home life David had，and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so____for the cold winter months without a coat，boots，or gloves. But something made David____.I can still remember he was always____a smile and willing to help. He always____ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much.He____ just simply smile and ask what else he could do，then thank me for letting him stay and slowly____ home.
Weeks passed and the____ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of____ before the holiday break. I smiled in____ as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David____ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you，”he said and____from behind his back a small box.__ __? it to me，he said anxiously，“Open it.” I took the box from him，thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my____ I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said，“The box is nice，David，but it’s____.”
“Oh，no. It isn’t.” said David.” It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes_____? I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given____ to. After that Christmas，David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning____the little empty box set on my desk..
1.A. cautious??? B．courageous??????? C．serious???????? D．anxious
2.A.warning???? B．calling?????????? C． ringing?????? D．yelling
3.A.scolded???? B．wondered???????? C．realized???????? D．learned
4.A.modestly?? B．naturally???? C．inaccurately????? D．inappropriately
5.A. special????? B．upset?????????? C．popular???????? D．funny
6.A. wearing???? B．delivering?????? C．expressing?????? D．sharing
7.A.practised???? B．wandered?????? C．studied????????? D．stayed
8.A. might?????? B．should????????? C．would????????? D．could
9.A.aim at?????? B．head for???????? C．put off????????? D．turn to
10.A.argument??? B．judgment?????? C．movement?????? D． excitement
11.A. education??? B．year?????????? C．school?????????? D．program
12.A.relief??????? B．return????????? C．vain???????????? D．control
13.A.weakly????? B．quietly????????? C．sadly??????????? D．helplessly
14.A.searched???? B．found?????????? C．raised?????????? D．pulled
15.A.Holding???? B．Handing???????? C．Sending????????? D．Leaving
16.A. appreciation?? B．expectation???????? C．delight?????? D．surprise
17.A. empty??? B．cheap??????????? C．useless????????? D．improper
18.A.as??????? B．until?????????????? C．because???????? D．though
19.A.advice??? B．support??????????? C．attention???????? D．command
20.A.from????? B．towards????????? C．over??????????? D． behind??
Summer school is something a kid will never forget. For some, it's a way to advance past their classmates. For most, summer school is a requirement in order to graduate with their classmates. I can remember being forced into taking a summer school course. It was not the school that forced me into this awkward situation, it was my mother.
I was a 16-year-old kid in a new school. My school did not offer summer courses so I had to take my course at an alternative school in the city. It was an experience I will never forget. I was not concerned with making friends. I was there to get credit（学分）for a course that I should have received for the previous semester. It was my doing that landed me in the situation and it was important that I understood this.
The fees were the lowest but the experience was amazing. I enjoyed I didn’t miss the day. The course was from Monday to Friday for an entire month. I passed the course with an A. I was thrown into an awkward situation but actually enjoyed it. My friends didn't even know I took the course. Most of them were still sleeping by the time my course ended each day.
Awkward situations are so important for personal growth. This situation made me feel more independent. I made friends. I finally understood what sacrifice and hard work were all about. While attending college, I remembered how much I enjoyed summer school and I chose to take summer school in my first three years of college. Some kids get pushed too much but some don't get pushed enough. I was never pushed enough.
Enable your children to struggle for success. If your child needs summer school you explain to them why it's important. Some parents are surprised by the situation and may want to be more involved in their children’s education. Follow through and follow up.
1.Most students go to the summer school in order to ____.
A. find good jobs
B. become top students in their class
C. have a chance to make more friends
D. graduate successfully on time
2.What made the author go to summer school for the first time?
A. What he had done. B. His mother's wish.
C. His own requirement. D. Study competition.
3.Which of the following was NOT the benefit got by the author through attending summer school?
A. It helped him get rid of bad habits.
B. It helped him make new friends.
C. It helped him understand what sacrifice and hard work were.
D. It increased his independence.
4.From the last paragraph we can learn that the author _______.
A. does not like summer school at all even though it is useful
B. thinks summer school is unnecessary for children
C. encourages parents to make their children attend summer school
D. is against forcing children to attend summer school
If there is one thing I’m quite sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we still be reading newspapers. Not those newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of the news from the television or have the radio switched on in the background or in the car. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.
The basic British character won’t change, and one of the characteristics of the British is that we don’t much like talking to each other when we get up. So what better way is there to keep yourself thinking in the morning than to wrap yourself in a newspaper?
Over the past couple of centuries, human beings have developed a close relationship with the newspaper. It has become as natural as breathing or enjoying the sun. And it is not just the British who love newspapers. On suburban trains in Calcutta, for instance, just one person in the whole car will buy a newspaper and read aloud the best bits to his fellow passengers, much to everybody’s enjoyment.
The nature of what is news may change. What essentially (本质上) makes news is what affects our lives and the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic engineering. In the future I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do, whether it’s love or depression. We develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.
It’s quite possible that in the next century newspaper will be transmitted electronically from the national equivalents of Fleet Street (伦敦的舰队街，以报馆集中而著称) and printed out in our own homes. In fact, I’m pretty sure that that is how it will happen in future. You’ll be probably selecting from a menu, making up your own bespoke newspaper by picking out the things you want to read and say. You might even have an intelligent screening device (装置) to do the job for you.
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about the competition between the different media. They actually have a relationship, feeding off each other. It was once predicted that television would kill off newspapers, which hasn’t happened. What is read on the printed page is more enduring (持久的) than pictures on a flickering screen or sound lost in the sky. And as for the Internet, it’s never really satisfying to read something just on a screen.
1.The author of the passage is most probably from _______________.
A．Russia B．India C．Britain D．America
2.According to the passage, the future of newspapers ____________.
A．will be mainly connected with scientific research
B．will report more important political activities
C．will directly cover more on scientific research
D．will build a bridge between different people
3.The underlined part “bespoke newspaper” of the passage probably refers to _____________.
A．a newspaper which dares to report the truth
B．a newspaper edited to one’s own interest
C．a newspaper edited and published for the public
D．a newspaper which only covers the life of family members
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．It was centuries ago that newspapers came into being .
B．Televisions have taken the place of newspapers .
C．The Internet will gradually take the place of newspapers.
D．The nature of news may remain the same over generations.
