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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

___1.____ Most start with small talk on a random day. Asking about the homework in class or complaining about your tired legs after playing in a soccer game, you found your best pal by accident. The following is a four-step guide to making small talk.

1. Getting started

Begin by talking about the surroundings, such as the weather outside or the room you are in. _____2._____.

2. Looking for topics

At this point, you and your conversation partner need to find common ground. This is a good time to ask questions or to refer back to things you’ve said or heard earlier. ____3.____The other person is probably just thinking of something to say.

3. Expanding the topic

The goal is to keep the conversation going. At every stage, you should be careful not to talk too much. But don’t let the other person dominate (支配) the conversation either. ____4._____

4. Ending politely

When ending a conversation, let the person know you’ll be leaving soon, express appreciation for the conversation and set the stage for a future conversation. For example, you could say, “I really must be going soon, but I had a great time chatting with you. ____5.___ Here’s my phone number. Call or text me if you know of any other movies you think I might enjoy.”

A. Don’t worry if it gets quiet.

B. How did your friendships begin?

C. Small talk is where all your relationships begin.

D. It’s important to mention something about yourself.

E. I really liked hearing your opinion about that new movie.

F. The purpose is to show the other person that you are willing to make a conversation.

G. If that starts to happen, mention something about yourself when he or she takes a breath

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阅读A、B、C三篇材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Typhoons (台风) in the northern part of the world have girls’ names．Sometimes they have very beautiful names．Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose．It was the worst typhoon to hit Hong Kong in ten years．

It began to rain in the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971．At ten o’clock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing people’s umbrella away．The wind became stronger and stronger．The typhoon shelters (避风港) were soon full of boats．Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors (锚)．Some very big ships went out to sea．It is safer for a big ship to be at sea in a typhoon because it cannot be blown onto rocks．Kai Tak Airport closed．No planes were able to take off or land．At 9:00 in the evening, all the lights went out．

No one slept well that night．It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather．

In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died．229 people were hurt and 66 of these had to go to hospital．1500 lost their homes．The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!

1.What’s true according to the passage?

A．Typhoons all over the world have girls’ names．

B．Typhoons with pretty names are usually beautiful．

C．Typhoon Rose only hit Hong Kong．

D．For ten years, people in Hong Kong haven’t seen a worse typhoon than Typhoon Rose．

2.What’s the possible result of Typhoon Rose?

A．Lots of big shops were blown onto rocks．

B．More than two hundred people lost their lives and many more lost their homes．

C．People didn’t sleep well in such bad weather．

D．People turned off the lights at 9:00 in the evening．

3.The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose because ____________．

A．it caused the terrible losses(损失)

B．they didn’t sleep well that night

C．Typhoon Rose wasn’t as pretty as its name

D．they couldn’t find their ships after the typhoon

4.Some big ships didn’t go inside the shelters because _______．

A．they had more anchors

B．it is safer outside

C．they were out at sea and they weren’t fast enough to reach the shelters when Typhoon Rose came

D．it was too expensive for big ships to go inside the shelters

5.This passage is mainly about ______．

A．the names of typhoons

B．typhoons in Hong King

C．Typhoon Rose

D．the typhoons

阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式

“Remember, your father is only one year 1.(old) than you.” That was Mum’s usual excuse when Dad said the wrong things or did something 2. (fool).

Dad quitted drinking exactly one year before I was born. He joined a group of other people. He said they 3. (stop) drinking, too. I loved my dad but I hated the way his weekly meetings took him away from me. It seemed that they were 4. important to him than I was. But with my birthday 5. (come) up I thought Dad would make an exception（例外）. “Can’t you miss it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! ” I begged him 6. was refused. He said “I am chairing the meeting this Saturday. We will have your party on Sunday.”

Saturday evening I sat on my bed, 7. (feel) sorry for myself. Dad started to leave, then paused and said,” Why not come with me together tonight? It’s an open meeting. All are welcome”. 8. would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad every week mattered so much.

After we arrived, Dad announced that the theme of the meeting was going to be gratitude. He told his story about giving up smoking. Later, a man 9. (call) Dave also told his story. Only then did I know it was Dad 10. saved his life from drinking. Showing up week after week and meeting with people, Dad was changing lives. Shame washed over me

A huge amount of oil was spilt on the East Sea，the causes of ________ are still under investigation．

A．itB．thatC．whichD．whom

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。

Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States or Australia.1.The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. 2.

However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap and they should teach them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever.

3.Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life.4.It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well – cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self - confidence.

Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind.5.

A. But is it correct?

B. And that is more important.

C. Cooking demands patience and time.

D. They also require their children to take a lot of tests.

E. They also want their children to take extra - course activities.

F. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.

G. Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.

I know you are very ________ ice cream, but you will gain weight if you eat too much.

A. fond of B. tired of C. full of D. afraid of

阅读下面材料，在空白处填上适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式。

Nowadays, the ice bucket challenge is among the ___1.___ (hot) mews of all. It is an activity ___2.___ (hold) by an American charity organization. It not only helps the sick people to get the money to heal the disease, but also makes more and more people aware _3.___ the disease, so that they can give more care to the patients.

Ice bucket challenge is like the epidemic (流行病 ), __4.__becomes popular around the world in__5.___ time. The starter holds the activity, __6.___(hope) people can experience the ALS patients’ pain. In the activity, people need to pour the ice water down from their heads, and then propose another three people. They can either choose to accept the challenge___7._ donate 100 dollars, or do the both.

The ALS makes people’s muscles become hard. It is hard for the patients to move. Stephen Hawking is one of the _8.__(suffer). Ice bucket challenge is _9.___great success and until now, a big donation __10.___ ( receive).

Though a typhoon is on the way，people are still looking forward _________ the outdoor concert.

A． to canceling B． not to canceling

C． not to cancel D． to not canceling

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Billy, a hard – working student, is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a part – time job that ________ him up every morning at five o’clock, when most people are still ________ asleep. He is a newspaper boy.

Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5:15 to go to the ________ where the newspapers always are. The newspapers were ________to the corner by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon to ________them.

In the winter it is still dark ________ he gets up every day, but during the rest of the year it is ________ . Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his ________ in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch (门廊) where it will be ________ from wind and rain or snow. Sometimes his customers give him tips, ________ him very excited.

Billy earns about $ 70 per month through hard ________ , and he is saving some of the money to go to ________ where he has always been longing to go. Besides that, he ________ the rest of the earnings on records and clothes. Once a month, he has to collect the ________ at night since many of the people work during the day. That is when he is ________ so that he is full of excitement. Luckily, he gets ________ supported by his family. Sometimes, when Billy is sick, his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him. Once, his father was too ________ to help him.

Billy has seventy customers now, but he doesn’t feel ________ about the number.

He dreams that he will get ________ customers as possible some day. ________ , he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe, but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

1.A．wakes B．takes C．gets D．picks

2.A．sound B．falling C．fall D．soundly

3.A．corner B．street C．room D．department

4.A．given B．addressed C．handed D．delivered

5.A．carry B．bring C．send D．load

6.A．at which B．while C．that D．when

7.A．short B．black C．light D．long

8.A．road B．way C．route D．path

9.A．protected B．stopped C．kept D．prevented

10.A．making B．letting C．leading D．causing

11.A．attempt B．job C．work D．struggle

12.A．abroad B．company C．college D．hospital

13.A．costs B．spends C．pays D．uses

14.A．paper B．money C．newspapers D．records

15.A．depressed B．energetic C．fulfilled D．moved

16.A．very B．great C．greatly D．a lot of

17.A．likely B．reluctant C．tired D．willing

18.A．satisfying B．pleasant C．contented D．happy

19.A．many more B．as much C．as many D．much more

20.A．If that B．If so C．Besides D．What’s more

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