题目内容
8.His son has _______ (sign) up to the tour to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
8. signed
From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(独奏会).A recital 5 I had to practise a boring piece of music and per?form before strangers. Each year I 6 ask my father if I could skip the recital "just this once". And each year he'd shake his head, muttering (喃咕) 7 about building self-confidence and working towards a 8 .
So it was with really great 9 that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and 10 my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt 11 rising to play the piano in his very first recital.
My father had longed to play music since child?hood, but his family was poor and couldn't 12 lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, 13 too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn't 14 there. When he retired three years ago, he 15 his church music director to take him as a student.
For a moment after my father sat down at the key?board, he 16 stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the 17 ？ I worried, remembering those split seconds 18 ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would 19 But then came the beauti?ful melody(旋律)，from the 20 fingers that once baited(装馎于）my fishing lines. And I 21 he had been doing what music teachers always stress: 22 the music and pretend the others aren't there.
"I'm 23 of him for starting something new at his age," I said to my son Jeff.
"Yeah, and doing it so 24 Jeff added.
With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.
5. A. reflected B. explained
C. meant D. proved
6. A. would B. could
C. might D. should
7. A. nothing B. everything
C. anything D. something
8. A. goal B. stage
C. journey D. chance
9. A. trouble B. satisfaction
C. strength D. disappointment
10. A. kept B. sent
C. watched D. felt
11. A. through B. from
C. against D. before
12. A. miss B. afford
C. select D. understand
13. A. as B. once
C. if D. while
14. A. educated B. protected
C. stuck D. spoiled
15. A. allowed B. invited
C. inspired D. persuaded
16. A. roughly B. simply
C. merrily D. curiously
17. A. words B, videos
C. notes D. lessons
18. A. decades B. weeks
C hours D. moments
19. A. play B. freeze
C. click D. adjust
20. A. same B. warm
C. different D. dirty
21. A. predicted B. realized
C. imagined D. insisted
22. A. pass over B. turn up
C. concentrate on D. bring in
23. A, ashamed B. aware
C. tired D. proud
24. A. casually B. anxiously
C. nicely D. frequently
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A. Vive la Tower！
Until New York's Chrysler Building was completed in 1930, the Eiffel Tower was the tal?lest structure in the world. Located by the river Seine, on an avenue named after its designer, this 985-foot (300-metre) tower is the most fa?mous edifice in the city of Paris. Gustave Eiffel's idea was certainly chosen from among 700 proposals to represent the city in the International Exhibition of Paris in 1889. It commemoratecK纪念)the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.
In 1887， three hundred steel workers spent two years constructing the 7,000-ton tower. Yet, it was almost torn down two decades after its comple?tion. Luckily, its antenna(天线)，used for telegraphy at the time, saved it. Last July, it looked to observers as though the tower might be destroyed after all, as ominous (不吉利的)black clouds of smoke encircled the structure. Luck was again smiling upon the tower ： the fire turned out to be a small one that was quickly put out by attendants on duty.
To date, more than 200 million people have visited the Eiffel Tower. However, it has not always been a beloved tourist attraction. At first, Pari?sians despised it. Its architectural style and metallic composition were not con?sidered pleasing. Today, the Eiffel Tower is adorned(装饰)with special lights that sparkle for ten minutes each hour, from sunset until 1 am. If you happen to be passing by, look up at this breathtaking monument for an astonishing sight. The Eiffel Tower, composed of iron and steel, is greater than the sum of its parts.In 1887， three hundred steel workers spent two years constructing the 7,000-ton tower. Yet, it was almost torn down two decades after its comple?tion. Luckily, its antenna(天线)，used for telegraphy at the time, saved it. Last July, it looked to observers as though the tower might be destroyed after all, as ominous (不吉利的)black clouds of smoke encircled the structure. Luck was again smiling upon the tower ： the fire turned out to be a small one that was quickly put out by attendants on duty.
1. If you wanted to see the Eiffel Tower sparkle, when might you stop by? A.1：15am. B. 3:30 pm.
C. 9：10pm. D. 0：00 am.
2. When was the Eiffel Tower almost torn down?
A. 1907. B. 1909.
C. 1889. D. 2003.
3.According to the passage, which statement about the tower is TRUE?
A. At first its steel and iron parts were unimpressive to Parisians.
B. At first the awe-inspiring design was attracting to Parisians.
C. It used to be destroyed by a fire.
D. Its antenna is used for telegraphy now.
2.与城镇相比，农村显得非常安静，这就是我为什么更愿意住在农村的原因。
The country is very quiet_____________ the town. That's why I prefer to live in the country.
3.My demand is that the information _____________(refer to) in my report be emailed to Mr Brown without delay.
3.The result was opposite_____________ what we had expected.
Good morning ， everyone ！ My topic today is "Teamwork".In this modern world, if we want to be informed or complete our work better and more 35. (efficient) ，there is 36. urgent need for all of us to learn to cooperate with others. Not only can 37. (cooperate) save us a lot of time, energy and resources, but also we can learn much from each other.
We'll be lucky enough 38. (find) someone who holds the same belief to cooperate with due to the fact 39. we can understand each other and share our joy and sorrow happily. However, 40. can be difficult to cooperate with someone 41. is different from us in many respects. 42. this case, we'll have to learn to put up with some of his shortcomings and try to discover his advantages.
In my opinion, teamwork means we should try to listen to others' opinions, never force our ideas on others and 43. they make mistakes, try to point them out in a polite way.
Thanks for your 44. (listen) ！
Polar bears are suffering in a 35. (warm) world than ever before.
Polar bears live in the environment too cold for
most animals. 36. much of the year, they live and hunt on the frozen Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared 37. (they) for the cold conditions.
But nothing has prepared the bears for the danger that 38. (threat) the only home they know.
The polar bears' world is melting. Studies show-that the polar ice has reduced by 9. 8% every 10 years 39. 1978. Now about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their 40. (survive). "The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over," says Andrew Derocher, 41. scientist who studies North American polar bear populations. "42. it, they can't exist."
Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. 43. in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. Normally,they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later, 44. the bears are not actively hunting.
B
My wife's friend Rachel wouldn't stop complaining (抱怨).For twenty minutes she had a series of complaints. She complained about her job. She com?plained about her company's new policies. She complained about the economy. Most of all, she complained about her lack of sales at work.
I don't remember saying this, but Rachel likes to remind me that I finally stopped her from complaining by saying, "Rachel, will you please shut up?" Then I said, "It is really simple. You have a choice. You can accept your present job with a positive attitude and decide to do your best every day or you can find a new job in a new company. But whatever you do， stop complaining because it's not doing you any good. Either change your job or change your at?titude towards your job. " The conversation was over and so was our friendship, I thought, because Rachel wouldn't speak to me for a few months.
Then my wife and I saw her at a party and she told me that while it didn't feel good to hear what I had said* she decided to take my advice. She stayed in her job, stopped complaining and started selling more. Three months after changing her attitude, her sales were up 30%. A year later, her sales were up 70%. Everyone in her company wanted to know how she was doing it.
Rachel stopped complaining and started winning. How about you? Is complaining sabotaging you or your team? If complaining is holding you back, I know how you feel. I used to be a complainer. That's why I knew what Rachel needed To hear. I was in a similar situation 10 years ago. But I've learned that when you stop complaining and take positive action, you start winning. Give it a try ！
6. The writer wrote this passage to_______________ .
A. explain the harm of complaining
B. show how proud he is of himself
C. say sorry to Rachel for what he did
D. encourage readers to get rid of the habit of complaining
7. What's the writer's advice to Rachel?
A. To start a business of her own.
B. To stop complaining in front of him.
C. To stop talking to him for a few months.
D. To find a new job or change her attitude towards her present job.
8. What do we learn about Rachel?
A. She is very easy to deal with.
B. She is the best friend of the writer.
C. She has benefited from what the writer said.
D. She doesn't like following other people's advice.
9. The underlined word "sabotaging" in the last paragraph can be replaced by
A. harming B. changing C. winning D. supporting
10.How does the writer make his point clear?
A.By telling stories of famous people.
B. By referring to scientific data.
C. By following the order of time.
D. By giving examples.
