题目内容
4. Filled with great___________ (strong) ， the boy lifted the heavy bag onto his shoulder.
4. strength
8.The doctor said, "There is now no______________ (可能性)that he will make a full recovery."
Both of Jessica's parents were lawyers and expected her to follow suit. So she went to law school, got a job at a great firm in Washington D. C. and worked as a lawyer for a decade. But her heart was never in it. "I had a big salary but no personal satisfaction," she said.
Jessica found pleasure in the same thing that had brought her joy since joining the church choir at the age of 12. "Singing always felt like communicating something real at a spiritual and emotional level," said Jessica. Yet she never considered it a career option. "That seemed like something people did in fairy tales, and I would never let my parents down," she said.
It was her mum's diagnosis of brain cancer in 2009 that made Jessica realize she had to write her own hap?py-ever-after. "Work was busy and my mother was ail?ing. So I was flying back and forth from Washington D. C. to Houston to see her," Jessica said. " I finally said, 'Enough！ ， and quit. ，， While caring for her mum, Jessica made a plan. She would spend her savingsf stud-y music for a year, and then open a part-time law prac?tice so she could pursue her passion. Before her mother passed away two years later, she encouraged Jessica to follow her dream. Her song Live This Life was inspired by her mum, and her dad came to watch her perform at clubs.
In 2012, Jessica moved to Nashville to try singing and songwriting. A decade of presenting cases in court gave her the confidence to sing for a crowd. "At 20， I would have been too shy to perform," said Jessica.
"Doing music is so free," Jessica said. "There's no pressure to be a star. Success, to me, isn't a dollar amount or a record deal; it's doing what I love."
5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Jessica didn't really like working as a lawyer.
B. Jessica didn't know what she truly loved for ten years.
C. Jessica wasn't satisfied with the pay she got as a lawyer.
D. Jessica was grateful for her parents' arrangement for her.
6. What does the underlined word "ailing" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Sick. B. Crazy.
C. Worried. D. Unhappy.
7. What was Jessica's mother's attitude towards her singing?
A. Unknown. B. Doubtful.
C. Supportive. D. Negative.
8. By telling Jessica's story, the writer most probably wants to .
A. encourage us to pursue our dreams
B. show that singing can be a practical career
C. tell us the importance of choosing a right job
D. show that family members' support is important
3. 我们遇到了交通堵塞，整个下午的时间都浪费在了路上。
We________________ a traffic jam and wasted the whole afternoon on the road
5. 这位教授好像巳经得知自己得了癌症。
The professor seemed____________________ that he had cancer.
9. The heavy snow made it_______________ (possible) for them to get there on time.
选词填空
give away protect cut down forecast process
1. To keep healthy, he has decided to__________________ on coffee and cigarettes,
and have a balanced diet.
2. Don't mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may____________________
the shocking ending.
3. We took our umbrellas with us when we went out in order to_________________
us from a heavy rain.
4. You should try to be patient, Tracy. Learning a language is a slow_____________
______ . It takes time, you know.
5. As we all know, it is difficult for us to____________________ the future.
单句改错
1.As there was no bus, he couldn't but to walk home.
4.不要把垃圾扔掉了，如果可能的话，回收利用。
Don't throw away the garbage, and, ______________________， recycle.
