题目内容
More people are choosing to work ______ retirement age．
A． at B． in
C． for D． beyond
According to the national population survey concluded recently, Florida is home to the largest population of people aged 65 and older, and this group ______ over 17 percent of the state’s population.
A. takes up B. holds up
C. makes up D. keeps up
If you can’t trust your friend to have a relationship with another person you consider a friend, it’s a clear ______ of a problem in your friendships.”
A. disappearance B. symbol
C. symptom D. settlement
Just be patient．You _____ expect the world to change so soon．
A． can’t
B． may not
C． needn’t
D． didn’t
______ environmental damage is done，it takes many years for the ecosystem to recover．
A． Even if B． If only
C． As if D． Once
Food and fruit are forbidden in the library, ______ you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you．
A． and B． but C． so D． or
-Mum，I always feel everything is unfair to me．
--Complaints in life ________ no sense，for things will be what they should be．
A． make B． have made
C． will make D． are making
单词拼写：根据汉语提示写出单词或短语的正确形式（71-85题为单词，86-90题为短语）（共20个小题，每小题0.5分，共计10分）
1.探索 v. e___________
2.名誉，名声 n. r________________
3.禁止 v. f________________
4.同事 n. c________________
5.爆炸，爆炸声 n. e__________________
6.目的地，终点 n. d_________________
7.包括 v. i______________
8.恐慌,(使)惊慌失措 vt. p_____________
9.身体的 adj. p_________________
10.原来的，最初的 adj. o_______________
11.聪颖的，才华横溢的 adj.b _______________
12.袭击，攻击 vt. a______________
13.无疑地，确定地 adv. d________________
14.绝种的，消亡的 adj. e______________
15.不见，消亡 vi. d______________
16.偶然地 _____ _____
17.由于...的结果 _____ _____ _____ _____
18.远处的 _____ _____ _____
19.谈正题，开门见山 ___ ___ ___ ____ _____
20.在建设中 _____ _____
Failing in something isn’t a really nice feeling, but Scotland’s Fettes College in Edinburgh wants to show its students that failure isn’t something to fear and is actually something to accept willingly!
The boarding school held “failure week” to celebrate taking risks and learning from them. Whether in sports or school, children often face lots of pressure to succeed and do well, and the school was becoming concerned.
“Young people from all walks of life live in a high-pressure environment where they are trying very hard to achieve a level of perfection,” said Sue Bruce, head of personal and social education in the school.
“This week at Fettes we have been focusing on one of the most misunderstood parts of success: failure. While we are often scared of failure, it is important to learn that it is only through failing, often many times, that we learn how to succeed. All through the week, we have looked at the experiences of some of the most successful inventors, artists and businessmen, who failed hundreds, if not thousands of times on their journey to success,” read a letter on Fettes College’s website.
To celebrate failure, students were encouraged to try something they’ve never done before, like playing an instrument or dancing in front of audiences. A number of students stepped up and tried things that they finally failed in, but they had fun and enjoyed the experience. “The concert was extremely enjoyable, proving that we should always try not to worry about failure and have a go!” read another note on the website. Students were also taught about famous people like J.K. Rowling and Richard Branson who failed many times before they finished what they set out to do.
“If they let the fear of failure stop them from doing something, they are actually stopping themselves from learning, developing, and potentially succeeding,” said Bruce.
1.What is the purpose of the boarding school to hold “failure week”?
A. To get the students involved in social activities.
B. To help the students accept and learn from failure.
C. To make the students study even harder.
D. To teach the students how to get relaxed.
2.During the “failure week” the students could do the following things EXCEPT ___________.
A. taking risks
B. learning from others’ experiences
C. trying something new
D. trying to entertain themselves
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Many successful people are lucky and achieve success easily.
B. Because we are often scared of failure ,we never succeed.
C. The fear of failure can stop the students from learning and succeeding.
D. The students who failed in trying new things felt depressed.
