In the last century there were not  1  big towns in the U.S. 2  there are today.Most towns in the country were small.And in these small towns,the general store was  3  people   the things they couldn't made or grow at home.

  5   the store sold   6   a good deal about life in the United States at that time.People bought tools that they needed on their farms.They bought salt,sugar,coffee and   7   that their farms didn't produce.They bought articles of   8   that they could not make themselves,and cloth or other materials that the  9   would make into dresses for themselves,shirts for the men and clothes for their children.

Life in the   10   century America was   11  .One proves that most people were satisfied with what they had   12   still they looked forward   13   courage to whatever the future would   14   them.It would be interesting to know   15   they would feel about life in the world today.  16   to them that life is too complex,or would they be glad to see that life is   17   in the past?

Nobody will   18   know the   19   people at that time would enjoy life today or not.Perhaps man is always the same of his kind.They did take things for granted,and also they did try to make life more comfortable.We have to admit that it is the same   20   people at present.

1.A.many                     B.so many             C.so much             D.a lot of

2.A.where             B.like                    C.what                  D.as

3.A.where             B.for                     C.in which             D.that

4.A.made                     B.bought               C.sold                D.paid for

5.A.That                B.No matter           C.Which             D.What

6.A.says                B.talks                  C.refers              D.tells

7.A.other things     B.another food    C.other foods         D.foods and drinks

8.A.clothes            B.clothing             C.dresses               D.suits

9.A.farmers           B.men                   C.women               D.children

10.A.eighteenth      B.nineteenth          C.twentieth            D.next

11.A.easy                     B.simple                C.interesting       D.tiresome

12.A.and which      B.and yet               C.and that              D.but what

13.A.in                 B.to                      C.of                   D.with

14.A.bring             B.take                   C.happen to           D.serve

15.A.what             B.whether              C.that                    D.how

16.A.Did it appear  B.Would it seem  C.What did it seem  D.What appeared

17.A.still what it used to be         B.better than what it was

C.much more easier than           D.no more than it was

18.A.never            B.always            C.once               D.ever

19.A.truth that              B.fact whether    C.idea how            D.information of

20.A.as                 B.for                     C.with                D.like

One of the most important meals of the day is breakfast. In order for children to build strong bodies and for adults to keep well, they should always eat a good breakfast. Eating the right food is necessary for good health. You should eat different kinds of food in order to keep a good health.
It is understood that a good breakfast may contain eggs, bread, milk, and so on. By eating breakfast every morning, you can feel alive and active in the morning’s work. After a good breakfast you can step out into the morning air and feel wonderful. Anybody can feel better by eating a good breakfast.
Many fathers and mothers are unable to get their children to eat breakfast. There are many reasons for children not to eat breakfast. One reason could be that they do not have a good example. It could be that the father and mother do not eat breakfast. What ever the reasons are for children not to eat breakfast, it can be bad for their health.
Without breakfast children may not grow as fast as they should and may not study and play as well in school in the morning as they could. They can have more illnesses, and, when they are ill, it may take them longer to be in good health again than it takes children with good health habits.
Good eating habits mean eating breakfast. Unless you eat breakfast, you do not eat a full meal from dinner the night before until lunch the next day. This is quite a long time for the body to go without food.
Food is the source of power for the body. Unless the body gets food, it cannot keep operating at top speed. Without food the body will slow down. Nobody will live without food. It is necessary to start the day full of power. So you must eat breakfast so that you can keep in good health and do your best each morning.
【小题1】What should adults do in order to keep good health?

A.Eat less and take more exercise.B.Have less for lunch.
C.Have more for supper. D.Have a good breakfast.
【小题2】Many fathers and mothers are unable to get their children to eat breakfast because they __________.
A.always eat a big breakfastB.eat a little for breakfast
C.eat more for breakfastD.don’t have breakfast at all
【小题3】What will happen to the children without breakfast?
A.They may not grow as fast as children with breakfast.
B.They may grow faster and better than children with breakfast.
C.They may grow as fast and well as children with breakfast.
D.They may study as well as or ever better than children with breakfast.
【小题4】Which of the following statements is TRUE?      
A.Breakfast can provide us the power we need.
B.Adults needn’t have breakfast.
C.Many fathers and mothers are unable to afford their children breakfast.
D.Only breakfast is important to us.

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。
A god has a horse. The horse was beautiful and also it had many good qualities.   【小题1】    It especially wanted to become the most beautiful horse in the world.
One day the horse said to the god, “You have given me beauty. You have given me other good qualities.【小题2】   But how I wish you could make me more beautiful! I would be extremely, extremely grateful if you could make me more beautiful.”
The god said, “I’m more than ready to make you more beautiful.  【小题3】  ” Then the horse said, “My neck is too short .If you can make neck a little longer, my upper body will be more beautiful. And if you can make my legs much longer and thinner, then I will look more beautiful in my lower body.”
Then immediately the god made a camel appear in place of the horse. The horse was so sad that it started to cry, “Oh, no, I do not want to become a camel.  【小题4】As a horse, everybody appreciated my good qualities. Nobody will appreciate me as a camel.”
The god said, “This is exactly  what you asked for. You have become a camel.
【小题5】   if you cry for a longer neck and legs, this is what will happen. Each thing in my creation has its own good qualities. The camel is not as beautiful as you are, but it carries heavy loads and has a great sense of duty.”

A.I’m so grateful to you.
B.Why not remain a horse?
C.I wish you to change me into a horse again.
D.Tell me in what way you want to be changed.
E.But it wanted to be more perfect in every way.
F.Never try to receive more than I have given you
G.I am glad to know that you feel good with yourself now

I stepped into my hotel room which was surrounded by a(n)   26  king-size bed, flanked(两侧有)by overstuffed armchairs. “Wow,” I thought to myself. “Nice place.”

I  27  hotels. I love to enter a clean room, look out the window, or walk out in the morning  28   that each afternoon when I return, someone else will have made the bed.

The  29  is that unless Alison travels with me, I never sleep well in hotels. I miss my family. Even though Linus and Camille, aged 4 and almost 2, find a way to interrupt even the  30  night’s sleep at home, still, I’d rather be with them.

I’m deeply  31  by the parents who wake up too late with the realization: “My children grew up too  32  . In the busy and noisy career and life, I  33  their childhood.”

A hundred years from now, nobody will remember the car you drove or the large house you lived. The world might  34  greatly however, based on your  35  on the life of a small child. Your life will most certainly improve, if you pay attention to your important  36  , and make the choice to put her or him first. What could you do today to let your loved ones know how much they  37  to you? What will you do tomorrow? And the next day?

Think of one specific  38  that you can take, and take it. Challenge yourself to find new ways to  39  your appreciation and love on a daily basis.

Room service will never kiss you goodnight! Nothing  40  family.

1.A. empty                B. comfortable                  C. ordinary               D. innocent

2.A. book                 B. visit                               C. love                      D. hate

3.A. knowing            B. noticing                         C. expecting                      D. forgetting

4.A. surprise                     B. situation               C. problem                        D. condition

5.A. worst                B. longest                           C. shortest                         D. best

6.A. troubled                    B. moved                           C. amused                         D. impressed

7.A. slow                  B. early                              C. fast                        D. late

8.A. recorded                   B. understood                  C. valued                           D. missed

9.A. end                             B. differ                             C. boom                             D. stable

10.A. attraction  B. benefit                       C. influence             D. education

11.A. ability   B. family                             C. career                           D. future

12.A. mean              B. do                                    C. pay                        D. work

13.A. word   B. suggestion             C. thought                         D. action

14.A. express                    B. suggest                          C. explain                          D. introduce

15.A. represents   B. fights           C. satisfies                         D. beats

 

Maggiano is an award-winning teacher in the Social Studies Department at West Springfield High School in Virginia.He has taught in public and private schools for 25 years.In a piece on his blog called “The Classroom Post,” he calls for more males to enter the profession(职业).

Men Teach, a non-profit organization that encourages men to enter teaching, reports that in 2008, 18.8% of all elementary and middle school teachers were men.At the high school level during the same year, men comprised(构成) 44% of the work force.

Why are there so few men in teaching? Men Teach says low pay and lack of prestige(声望), as well as a perception in our culture that teaching is for women.As a result, there is no organized effort across the country to attract men into the teaching profession.

A study in 2008 by the National Education Association showed that the number of male teachers hit a record 40-year low.Males comprised 24.5 percent of public schoolteachers.States with high percentages: Kansas (33.6 percent), Oregon (31.6 percent), Alaska (30.9 percent) and Indiana (30.5percent).States with the lowest percentage : Arkansas (16.2 percent), Virginia (17.4 percent), Mississippi (17.5 percent), Louisiana (18 percent), South Carolina (18.5 percent) and Georgia (19.7 percent).

There is no definitive(确定) research that male students--or female students, for that matter-- learn better from a particular sex.

But as Maggiano put it, “Kids today, both boys and girls, must have the same opportunity to learn from outstanding, devoted men that I did.However, I have heard little discussion about this problem coming from our national leaders.

1.What worries Maggiano is that_______.      

         A.nobody will take his place when he retires

         B.male teachers are not so excellent

         C.men are not interested in teaching

         D.there is not enough teachers in the schools

2.According to the text , we can infer that______.    

         A.the number of male teachers hit a record 40-year low in 2008

         B.it is not certain that students will learn better from male teachers

         C.male teachers get a higher pay

         D.organized efforts have been made to call on men into the teaching profession

 

3.In which state are male teachers most badly needed?

         A.Alaska   B.Virginia          C.Georgia           D.Arkansas

4.What does the last paragraph suggest?

         A.The government doesn’t pay much attention to the shortage.of male teachers in the school.

         B.Students find it easy to learn from male teachers.

         C.I’m glad to hear the discussion about the shortage of male teachers in the school.

         D.The shortage of male teachers in the school has no effect on students.

 

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