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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。

Reading books can be a great way to pick up new vocabulary, see grammar in action and develop your understanding of a language. ____1____

For beginners, I would recommend starting with something short and simple. Avoid the classics, for they often use very old English words and can involve complex themes. Children’s books are a great place to start. ____2____ Dr Seuss writes his books in thyme and they are all very funny. Starting with something like this means you are more likely to finish the book and want to read more.

____3____ The book isn’t too long and if you’ve seen the film it may be easier to follow. If you like reading about historical events, Anne Holm’s I am David is a good read.

If you’re not quite ready to read a full book, why not try Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes? ____4____ Or, try a very short book like one from Roger Hargeaves’s Mr. Men and Little Miss series. Although they are intended for young children, they are a good way to pick up some more basic vocabulary.

My final piece of advice would be to read something that interests you. Look at the short summary of the book on the back cover and see if it looks like something that you would enjoy. Think about the type that is in your own language and find one of that type in English. ____5____

A. Dr Seuss’s books are guaranteed to make you laugh.

B. The key to success is choosing the right book for you.

C. Reading can bring you a lot of fun as well as knowledge.

D. How much you can understand a book depends on your vocabulary.

E. For more advanced learners, you could try the Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.

F. This way, you’re more likely to enjoy reading, rather than see it as a headache.

G. This book contains lots of short stories, based on fairy tales, all written in thyme.

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Nowadays,more and people have chances to travel,study,work or even live abroad.It is necessary for you to keep in mind these general1.(rule) for polite behavior.

If you2.(invite) to an American friend’s home for dinner,first of all,arrive approximately on time (but not early).Americans expect promptness (准时).

When you’re invited to someone’s home for a meal,3.is polite to bring a small gift.Flowers or candies are always appropriate.If you have an attractive item4.(make) in your native country,your host or hostess would certainly enjoy receiving that as a gift.

Wearing proper clothes and a beautiful smile is simply not enough.Table manners are also of great5.(important).Do not open your mouth to talk,6.you have swallowed your food.Also,chew food with your mouth7.(close).When you want to get the food that is at a distance,do not stretch your hands to reach8.it.Instead,ask for the food to be passed to you.

Don’t leave9.(immediate) after dinner,but don’t overstay your welcome,either.When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of conversation,take their behavior as a signal to leave.The next day,call or write10. thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.

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My 10-year-old nephew is timid. I was delighted when his mother, my sister, asked me to take him to the circus(马戏团). ＂Buy one bag of popcorn,＂ she ordered.

＂Is there anything we should avoid?＂

＂Yes, but you can’t avoid it. It’s the elephants’ parade around the ring.＂

David has read that the circus elephants are the most unhappy creatures in the universe. They’d rather be torn open by a lion than made fool of themselves before a crowd. So, when they started their act, David began to cry, ＂Those big, big tears …＂

So, eyes still dry, sharing popcorn, we watched simian(猴的) cast rush into the ring to a burst of cheers. Then we watched the individual acts — the monkey from the Bolshoi, the famous clown who climbed the tallest pole, hanging on by a finger and a knee. He raised laughter from the audience of children. If the clown slipped, the net would catch him, although no net can be trusted. It’s easy to fall wrong, and if so you can break your silly neck. I would keep that information from David, I promised my schoolteacher. I was the cool adult here.

At last elephants came and did their parade, each wearing a hat. My arm slipped around my beloved nephew.

＂Aunt Ella, they are so unhappy.＂

＂I believe they are. But some day this act will be outlawed.＂

＂Really?＂

＂Yes. The elephants will be returned to the grasslands in Africa and spend the rest of their lives eating green stuff, never having to grab a tail.＂ I put my arms around him and whispered in his ear, ＂I love you.＂

He did not sob(呜咽) but nestled closer to me.

The elephants were the last act of the first half of the show, and enduring their performance earned us another box of popcorn.

【题文1】 Why did the author’s sister ask her to buy a bag of popcorn?

A. To show a new fashion.

B. To use it to help David kill time.

C. To use it to help improve David’s attention.

D. To use it to distract David’s attention to his fear.

【题文2】 What does the author use ＂clown＂ in Paragraph 5 to refer to?

A. The circus monkey. B. The circus worker.

C. The circus audience. D. The amusing actor.

【题文3】 How did the author feel when watching the monkey acting?

A. She was touched by its acting. B. She was afraid of her nephew’s fear.

C. She regretted taking David to watch it. D. She was worried about the monkey’s safety.

【题文4】What will the following paragraph be about?

A. How the author comforted her nephew. B. What the second half of the show was like.

C. What lesson the author got from the show. D. How much popcorn was needed in the play.

Proper diet and regular exercise seem to be the only methods for losing weight.However,the importance of water should be added in the process.While medical science has proven the positive effects of water,most people still do not drink enough each day.

The reason why water is so important for weight loss has something to do with metabolism（新陈代谢）of fat. The liver（肝脏）is in charge of this process when it comes to turning stored fat in-to energy.However,the liver is also responsible for helping the kidneys（肾脏）that need enough water in order to function properly.The liver has to perform all the functions of the kidneys on its own when they are short of water.This means the liver doesn't have enough energy to metabolize fat.So,drinking water allows the kidneys to focus on their job and the liver to focus on its job.

Also,studies have shown that water can make us feel full when drunk before meals.Without even making an effort,most people who drink a glass of water before a meal will eat 33% less.This is due in part to the fact that they simply get fuller quicker because the water is taking up space.The other reason is that the food will expand as soon as it hits the water-filled stomach.

Water is important for every aspect of the health of the human body.By drinking more water and improving the health of the body,weight loss goals can be achieved with greater ease.

1.Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as a way to lose weight?

A. Regular exercise. B. Drinking water. C. Balanced diet. D. Medical care.

2.The liver has to take over the job of the kidneys when .

A. the kidneys are lacking in water B. there is something wrong with the kidneys

C. the liver doesn't supply energy for the kidneys D. there is no fat for the liver to metabolize

3.Why can we lose weight by drinking water before meals?

A. Because we don't feel thirsty any longer. B. Because we eat much less than normal.

C. Because the water takes up too much space. D. Because the food becomes larger and larger.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The Liver Is Important to the Kidneys. B. How the Digestive System Works.

C. Water for a Healthy Life and Losing Weight. D. Several Tips for Losing Weight.

将下列直接引语转换为间接引语，每空一词。

1. ＂Don’t play fire in the building,＂ the old man said to us.

→The old man ________ us ________ ________ play fire in the building.

2. ＂Come at 9:00 a.m. because the meeting begins at 9:30 a.m.,＂ Mary said to Jack.

→Mary ________ Jack ________ come at 9:00 a.m. because the meeting begins at 9:30 a.m.

3. ＂Give me a pen and some pieces of paper, please.＂ he said to her.

→He ________ her ________ give him a pen and some pieces of paper.

4. ＂Let me watch TV a little longer tonight, mother.＂ he begged.

→He ________ his mother ________ let him watch TV a little longer that night.

5. My friends said, ＂You should keep on doing some exercise until you lose some weight.＂

→My friends suggested I _______ ______ on doing some exercise until you lose some weight.

6. Mother said to her daughter, ＂Hurry up! Or we will miss the last train to the city.＂

→Mother ________ her daughter ________ hurry up, or _______ ________ miss the last train to the city.

7. ＂Let’s have supper now.＂ he said.

→He ________ us to have supper ________.

8. He said, ＂Happy birthday.＂

→He ________ me a happy birthday.

9. Linda said to Jim, ＂Please remember to answer that letter as soon as possible.＂

→Linda ________ Jim ________ remember to answer that letter as soon as possible.

10. ＂Don’t swim too far because the water in the middle is deep,＂ the teacher said to the boys.

→The teacher ________ the boys ________ to swim too far because the water in the middle is deep.

结合语境，根据汉语或首字母提示用单词的适当形式填空。

1. ________(事实上), China may have the largest number of English learners.

2. The little boy is just starting to talk; he has a________(词汇量)of about ten words.

3. Tom told me that he couldn’t speak Chinese very________(流利地).

4. Only time will tell whether Chinese English will develop its own________(特色).

5. The options were History and Geography. I chose the________(后者).

6. We________(逐渐地)get used to getting up early on winter mornings.

One of my first memories as a child in the 1950s was a discussion I had with my brother in our tiny bedroom in the family house in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

We had heard in school about a planet called Pluto. It was the farthest, coldest, and darkest thing a child could imagine. We guessed how long it would take to die if we stood on the surface of such a frozen place wearing only the clothes we had on. We tried to figure out how much colder Pluto was than Antarctica, or than the coldest day we had ever experienced in Pennsylvania.

Pluto, which famously was downgraded from a “major planet” to a “dwarf planet”(矮星) in 2006, captured our imagination because it was a mystery that could complete our picture of what it was like at the most remote corners of our solar system

Pluto’s underdog discovery story is part of what makes it so attractive. Clyde Tombaugh was a Kansas farm boy who built telescopes out of spare auto parts, old farm equipment and self-ground lenses. As an assistant at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, Tombaugh’s task was to search millions of stars for a moving point of light, a planet that the observatory’s founder thought existed beyond the orbit of Neptune. On February 18, 1930, Tombaugh found it. Pluto was the first planet discovered by an American, and represented a moment of light in the midst of the Great Depression’s dark encroachment(入侵).

Pluto is much more than something that is not a planet. It’s a reminder that there are many worlds out there beyond our own and that the sky isn’t the limit at all. We don’t know what kinds of fantastic variations on a theme nature is capable of making until we get there to look.

1.Why did Pluto become famous in 2006 according to the passage?

A. Because it lost its major planet status

B. Because it disappeared in the sky

C. Because it was discovered by an American

D. Because it was proved to be the coldest planet in the universe

2.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. An American Scientist: Clyde Tombaugh

B. Pluto was First Discovered by a Boy

C. Pluto’s Strange Romance

D. The Days I Spent with My Brother in Pennsylvania

3.What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?

A. Clyde Tombaugh discovered the darkness in the Great Depression

B. Pluto was the only planet that was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh

C. Clyde Tombaugh’s job was to build telescopes for Lowell Observatory

D. Clyde Tombaugh’s telescopes used for searching stars were very simple

If you are interested to find a part time job or learn something different during your spare time, you can have a look at the following jobs offered by the DC Public Library.

Teens of Distinction Program

The DC Public Library offers part time jobs for teens through the Teens of Distinction Program. Teens work 10-12 hours per week all year long, helping the library with important tasks and projects. The Teens of Distinction Program is now hiring! To apply, you have to：

● be a DC resident

● have and maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average

● be 16 to 18 years old

● be able to work 10-12 hours per week

● be able to work for DCPL for at least 9 months

Oh, and of course you have to impress us with your wonderful personality!

Teen Volunteer Opportunities

If you want to earn community service hours for school, Youth202 is a good choice.

Youth202 is a radio program created by youth and for youth. You can learn radio production skills, interview people around you, and help keep other teens to learn news, events, and anything else you think is important.

Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)

Every summer, teens can work here to help library customers organize books and learn lots of new skills, such as program planning, writing and media production.

On Friday, January 25 at 12:15 pm, the application for the 2014 SYEP will be open to teens between the ages of 14 and 21.

Applications will be processed on a first come, first served basis. Space is limited this year, so teens are encouraged to apply early, and remember not to miss the deadline, Saturday, February 16.

1.Working for the Teens of Distinction Program, teenagers will ___．

①become a DC resident

②work 10-12 hours per week

③work for DCPL for at least 9 months

④have a wonderful personality

A. ③④ B. ②③

C. ①②③ D. ①③④

2.Who has the biggest chance to work for the 2014 SYEP?

A. A teenager who applies early.

B. A teenager who is popular.

C. A teenager who is smart.

D. A teenager who gets high grades in exams.

3.The aim of the text is to ________．

A. introduce the DC Public Library

B. describe the job of library workers

C. offer teenager part time jobs in the DC Public Library

D. teach how to apply for parttime jobs

I was eight years old then. Looking______I remember the time in a baseball field passing the team that we had just______. We shook their hands and said, ”Good game!”

It is______to do that when you win! When you lose, you have a tendency(倾向) to slap (拍) the hand-instead of shaking it-and______the ground instead of the eyes. This is not only true for an eight-year-old; it is true for adults, too.

A few years ago, in a softball league, we lost 15 games! And we thought it was______. But during the “Good game” handshake after each______, I looked each player in the eyes and shook their hands. I couldn’t look my opponents (对手) in the eyes and congratulate them on a good______when I was eight. Somehow I took the loss as a______on my self-worth and felt my self-confidence had been slapped;______-I did what most eight-year-olds do and I slapped the opponents’ hands, not giving them the satisfaction of a shake. I was wrong to do this. I’m happy today as a(n)______ that I have learned this______: There is something to be said for losing well.

____it is a baseball game or an important examination, you can______a lot about a person by now they deal with defeat. The person who deals with defeat as an______blow is not allowing the event to define (定义) him, while someone who cannot______defeat is allowing the event to______his self-worth. In my opinion, when you______in something-though it may be______-look at your opponents in the eyes, and shake their hands in a______way as you say, “Good game!”______to allow the event to define your life. You might find yourself winning the next game.

1.A. round B. before C. about D. back

2.A. taught B. met C. defeated D. caught

3.A. difficult B. easy C. proper D. bad

4.A. laugh at B. shout at C. knock at D. look at

5.A. unbelievable B. reasonable C. embarrassing D. challenging

6.A. loss B. sadness C. disappointing D. failure

7.A. game B. time C. team D. day

8.A. text B. limit C. hit D. cost

9.A. otherwise B. therefore C. besides D. finally

10.A. child B. player C. adult D. parent

11.A. course B. rule C. opinion D. lesson

12.A. As B. Although C. Whether D. Once

13.A. tell B. get C. argue D. disagree

14.A. unimportant B. unfortunate C. unnecessary D. unacceptable

15.A. carry out B. care about C. deal with D. take up

16.A. disturb B. affect C. order D. remark

17.A. begin B. end C. lose D. stop

18.A. certain B. hard C. impossible D. funny

19.A. immediate B. cold C. friendly D. slow

20.A. Try B. Fear C. Refuse D. Prepare

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