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我校10月份将举行的运动会上，各年级在开幕式中将呈现丰富多彩的表演。通常，这些表演将会受到师生的好评，但也将会引起一些争议。 请根据以下表格的内容写一篇短文，并发表你的看法。

注意：词数120左右。短文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：庄重 serious adj. 排练 rehearsal n.

In the school sports meeting to be held in October, different grades will present at the opening ceremony various colorful performances, which are to be highly praised by both teachers and students. But at the same time, such performances also bring about some controversies as to whether they are necessary.

"Tear them apart ! ""Kill the fool! Murder the referee（裁判）！”

These are common remarks one may hear at various sporting events. At the time they are made, they may seem innocent enough. But let's not kid ourselves. They have been known to influence behavior in such a way as to lead to real bloodshed. Volumes have been written about the way words affect us. It has been shown that words having certain connotation(涵义)may cause us to react in ways quite foreign to what we consider to be our usual humanistic behavior. I see the term “opponent” as one of those words. Perhaps the time has come to delete（删除） it from sports terrors.

The dictionary meaning of the term "opponent" is "enemy"; "one who opposes your interests." Thus, when a player meets an opponent, he or she may tend to treat that opponent as an enemy. At such times, winning may be the most important, and every action, no matter how rude, may be considered acceptable. I remember an incident in a handball game when a referee refused a player's request for a time out for a glove change because he did not consider them wet enough. The player started to rub his gloves across his wet T-shirt and then shouted, "Are they wet enough now?"

In the heat of battle players have been observed to throw themselves across the court without considering the consequences(后果) that such a move might have on anyone in their way. I have also seen a player reacting to his opponent's intentional and illegal blocking by deliberately(故意地) hitting him with the ball as hard as he could during the play. Off the court, they are good friends. Does that make any sense? It certainly gives proof of a court attitude which goes against normal behavior.

Therefore, I believe it is time we elevated(提升)the game to the level where it belongs, thereby setting an example to the rest of the sporting world. Replacing the term "opponent" with "associate" could be an ideal way to start.

The dictionary meaning of the term "associate" is" colleague", "friend", "companion". Think about it! You may soon see and possibly feel the difference in your reaction to the term "associate" rather than "opponent".

1.Which of the following statements best expresses the author's view?

A. Aggressive behavior in sports can have serious consequences.

B. The words people use can influence their behavior.

C. Unpleasant words in Sports are often used by foreign athletes.

D. Unfair judgments by referees will lead to violence on the sports field.

2.Harsh words are spoken during games because the players _______.

A. are too eager to win

B. are usually short-tempered and easily offended

C. cannot afford to be polite in fierce competition

D. treat their rivals(对手) as enemies

3.What did the handball player do when he was not allowed a time out to change his gloves?

A. He refused to continue the game.

B. He angrily hit the referee with a ball.

C. He claimed that the referee was unfair.

D. He wet his gloves by rubbing them across his T-shirt.

4.The author hopes to have the current situation in sports improved by _______.

A. calling on players to use clean language on the court

B. raising the referee's sense of responsibility

C. changing the attitude of players on the sports field

D. regulating the relationship between players and referees

The scientist from the Lockheed Space Company work in Felton, California, with the help of a computer. But the computer is placed in Sunnyside, about 80 kilometers away. What scientists input (输入) is sent by telephone lines to the computer, and after a time, copies of the designs are needed back in Felton as quickly as possible Lockheed people have tried several ways of sending the prints, but the most effective seems to be by pigeon. Are pigeons really used to carry messages in these days? They are, and they send the prints faster and cheaper than any other way.

Human messengers are much more expensive and slower than the pigeons. The road to Felton goes through the mountains, and the driving is not easy. An electronic printout (电子打印输出) system could do the work in Felton, but at a cost of 10 dollars a print. Pigeons carry the designs for about 1 dollar each.

Now Lockheed people have ten pigeon messengers. The pigeons do the work, and they have made Lockheed more famous. You can often read the news about pigeons in the newspapers around the world.

1.The passage is mainly about ___________________.

A. Felton, California

B. the scientists

C. how to work with computers

D. sending prints by pigeon

2.This story is unusual because pigeons ____________________.

A. don’t like carrying things

B. are often expensive to keep

C. seem out of place in the space age

D. aren’t friendly to the scientists

3.Something that’s effective ________________________.

A. usually costs more

B. is something that works

C. is often unhappy

D. is often done by animals

You surely want to take a good school yearbook photo, for you only get to do it once, and it’s what people remember you by for the whole school year. Learn how to look good and look natural in your yearbook photo with these simple tips.

1. Practice smiling in a mirror. It sounds crazy, but figuring out how to make a natural looking smile for the camera does need a little preparation. Don’t be shy! Just imagine you are in front of a camera —hold your head high, look straight into the mirror and smile. Keep practicing until you find out your most attractive smiling face.

2. Choose your color wisely. In yearbook photos, lots of people look good in darker colors because they draw attention to the face. Generally, white often isn’t the best choice because it can make your skin look a bit gray, especially if you’re pale. Besides, stay away from super(超级的)-bright colors ( bright yellow, bright blue) unless you’re really sure they make you look perfect.

3. Avoid unnecessary details. Busy patterns draw attention to themselves in yearbook photos, not to your face and smile. Save them for your everyday fashion experiments. Besides, have your clothes prepared for the day when the yearbook photo is taken. The last thing you want to do is pick out the perfect thing to wear, only to find that it’s in the laundry.

4. Avoid big changes to your appearance. Big changes may not turn out the way you hope. Leave some time to do your hair, such as combing(梳头) it up right before the yearbook photo is taken. Don’t overdo it, since you want your hair to stay in one place and your face to draw all the attention, but go for the "less is more" approach.

1.The best title of this passage is ______.

A. How to Make Yourself Look Good

B. How to Do When Taking a School Photo

C. How to Get Ready for Your School Photo-taking

D. How to Make a Good School Photo Book

2.A bright yellow shirt is not a good choice for taking photos because _______.

A. it reflects light with the brightness

B. it makes people look gray and pale

C. it draws more attention than the face

D. it suits nobody in front of a camera

3.The underlined part "less is more" in the last paragraph means _______.

A. common hair style is more attractive than the over-done

B. simple hair style makes your face more attractive

C. spending less time on hair makes you look more attractive

D. combing the hair up right costs less time but means more

4.During the preparation for photo-taking ______.

A. a camera is needed

B. clothes should be in the laundry

C. fashion should be perfectly showed

D. big changes are not needed

语法填空

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(不多于3个单词)。

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to India’s Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai for their struggles _1._________ the suppression（压迫）of children and for young people's rights, _2.____________(include) the right to education.

Yousafzai came to 3.___________ (globe) attention after she _4.__________(shoot) in the head by the Taliban two years ago for her efforts _5.__________(promote) education for girls in Pakistan.

Through her heroic struggle, Yousafzai has become a leading spokeswoman for girls’ rights to education. According to the Nobel committee, at 17 she’s the6.________(young) ever peace prize winner. “I’m proud that I’m the first Pakistani and the first young woman or the first young person 7.___________ gets this award,” she said in Birmingham, England.

She doesn’t believe that she deserves the award but considers _8._________ an encouragement to continue her campaign and to know that she isn’t9.__________.

Awarding the Peace Prize to a Pakistani Muslim and an Indian Hindu _10.__________(give) a message to people of love between Pakistan and India, and between different religions.

短文改错

假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。

修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意： 1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2、只允许修改10处，多者从第11处不计分

All parents wish their children, especially senior high students, can go to top universities and have a bright future. So they always expects their children to make fully use of their time to study. They don’t allow them watch TV, play computer games or go out to play with their friends. Some students just complained that their parents are only concerned about their grades but not their other need.

To my opinion, how our parents are doing is out of nothing but the love. The most important thing, I think, is that they should learn to communicate with our parents, telling them that we’ll never let them down and will work harder to earn trust and respect from them.

Goddington Theater

The Goddington Theater Ticket Office is open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, and for half an hour in the evening before the advertised start time of each performance.

Telephone bookings

Your tickets are held at the Ticket Office for you to collect or, if you prefer, a charge（费用） of 35 cents is made to post them to you if you pay by cash. We’ll post them to you for free if you book by credit card. No extra charge.

Postal bookings

You can write to the Ticket Office requesting tickets, or to confirm a reservation.

Where to find Goddington Theater

Goddington Theater can be found within the Goddington University site, next to the car park, which is available for public use after 5 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends.

If travelling by car

Coming from the south end of Princes Street, you will see the library on your right. Next to the library is Goddington University. Take the next turning on the right, then first right into the car park gate straight ahead of you, stopping as close as possible to the orange machine. Put a $ 1 coin in the machine and the gate will rise.

If travelling by train/bus/ taxi

You will need to allow 30 minutes to walk from the train station. Taxis are available from the front of the station.

The University is a 5 to 10 minutes’ walk from the main bus station.

When ordering a taxi from the theater, ask to be picked up at the bottom of North Street. Taxis will not come into the car park because of the entrance charge.

1.You can book your tickets ________.

A. at 9 a.m. on Monday B. at 5 p.m. on Wednesday

C. at noon on workdays D. at lunch time on weekends

2.Where is the Goddington Theater?

A. In the Goddingtonuniversity.

B. On the right of the Ticket Office.

C. To the south of Princes Street

D. At the bottom of North Street.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. You can find a free parking place in the university.

B. You have to collect your tickets if you pay by credit card.

C. Tickets paid by cash will be posted to you at no extra charge.

D. Taxi drivers are unwilling to pick up customers inside the car park.

Down-to-earth means being honest, open, and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to. He or she accepts others as equals. A down-to-earth person may be an important member of society, of course, but they do not let their importance go to their heads, and they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. Someone who is filled with self-importance and pride, often without cause, is said to have his nose in the air. There is no way a person with his nose in the air who can be down-to-earth.

Americans use another expression that is similar in some way to down-to-earth. The expression is both feet on the ground. Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality. He has what is called common sense. He may have dreams but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is real. The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds. A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the world. Sometimes such a dreamer can be brought back to reality; sharp words from the teacher, for example, can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground.

The person who is down-to-earth usually has both feet on the ground. But the opposite is not always true. Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down-to-earth. When we have both our feet firmly on the ground, we are realistic and we act honestly and openly toward others, and our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

1.If a person has both feet on the ground, he ____.

A. is in touch with reality, and doesn’t have any dreams

B. has some dreams but he is realistic

C. is honest, open and easy to deal with

D. is honest, open but hard to deal with

2.From the second paragraph, we know that sharp words from a teacher can usually ________.

A. help a student get down to the earth

B. wake a student up

C. help a daydreaming student come down

D. help a daydreaming student to become more realistic

3.The underlined sentence “But the opposite is not always true.” most probably means that ______.

A. the person who has his nose in the air is not true

B. a man with his head in the clouds is often not intelligent

C. the opposite direction is always wrong

D. a person who has both feet on the ground may not be down-to-earth

完形填空

Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass (指南针). While he was alive, he ________me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important ________ : “Believe in yourself.”

If there was one phrase my dad ________liked to hear, it was “I can’t.” He never got to finish high school and ________ two jobs to support his large family, ________ he never complained. Through education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist.

When I was in high school, I had a ________time with math. He tried to help me, but I ________ struggled. So my math teacher suggested I meet with him at 7:00 each morning before school for ________ help. I told Dad, “That’s ________! I’m tired! I can’t do that!” He replied, “You’re doing it. I’ll send you to school.” Every morning at 6:45, we’d leave the ________ . Despite (尽管) working 12 hours every day, Dad never once ________ driving me to school.

After months of ________, I was facing the final exam. I was so ________. On the day of the final, my dad hugged me and said, “Luke, ________yourself. You can do it.” His words made me realize I needed to trust in my ________ and in the hours of work I’d ________ . When I got my ________proudly, the first person I called was my father. He cried, “Yes! You deserved it!”

Even now, whenever I ________that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how ________something is, if you’re willing to work, you can succeed. I’m forever ________to Dad for that lesson.

1.A. understoodB. forgave C. guided D. impressed

2.A. history B. lesson C. skill D. language

3.A. always B. almost C. ever D. never

4.A. took B. lost C. left D. finished

5.A. so B. or C. but D. and

6.A. good B. free C. terrible D. short

7.A. still B. nearly C. hardly D. probably

8.A. real B. practical C. immediate D. extra

9.A. wonderful B. crazy C. expensive D. necessary

10.A. house B. school C. office D. farm

11.A. suggested B. risked C. enjoyed D. missed

12.A. meeting B. testing C. learning D. interviewing

13.A. excited B. nervous C. happyD. shocked

14.A. stand for B. hold back C. believe in D. look after

15.A. teacher B. luck C. time D. ability

16.A. wasted B. ignored C. picked up D. put in

17.A. answer B. grade C. pay D. gift

18.A. hope B. forget C. worry D. promise

19.A. different B. important C. hard D. interesting

20.A. grateful B. sorry C. polite D. useful

阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Jack: Hi. Susan, how was the vacation?

Susan: Hi, Jack, it was 1.(excite). I spent the first three days with my friend Mary. Then, after a day’s rest , I 2. (go) to New York to see my sister and I stayed therefor another three days. She had been eager to see me 3. a long time.

Jack: So you were also excited about 4.(see) her.

Susan: Of course! I hadn’t seen her for four years. 5. , it was the first time I had seen her boyfriend, Michael.

Jack: Is he a student too?

Susan: No, he’s working for a local travel agency. He’s been to many 6. （place）such as San Francisco, Detroit and Atlanta. I can’t remember 7.names ofall the places. He made a perfect plan so 8. I could see all of the famousplaces in New York City.

Jack: You're so lucky! I haven’t been to New York yet.

Susan: That’s hard 9.(believe).

Jack: So tell me about those interesting places.

Susan: OK. We took a lot of photos. Let me show you 10..

Jack: OK.