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。

1. (spend) too much time online can increase your risk of catching 2. cold or flu，scientists have warned.

Those with greater levels of Internet addiction are 3. (likely) to give in to illness than those who spend fewer hours online.

Researchers believe the reason lies 4. the fact that people with an Internet addiction are more lonely，and as a result have 5. (weak) immune(免疫)systems.

They said the lack of interaction with other people and less time spent outside exposing 6. (them) to germs(细菌)played a role.

Also, recent studies 7. (find) people who spend more time online experience greater sleep problem, have 8. (bad) eating habits, do less exercise and tend to smoke and drink more alcohol.

These 9. (behave) can harm their immune system and increase chances of getting diseases.

Professor Phil Read said，We found that the impact of the Internet on people's health was independent of other factors，like depression，sleep problem，and loneliness， 10. are associated with high levels of Internet use and also with poor health.

Papa, as a son of a dirt-poor farmer, left school early and went to work in a factory, for education was for the rich then. So, the world became his school. With great interest, he read everything he could lay his hands on, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown.“There’s so much to learn,” he’d say. “Though we’re born stupid, only the stupid remain that way.” He was determined that none of his children would be denied (拒绝) an education.

Thus, Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day. Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, it would never have occurred to us to deny Papa a request. And dinner time seemed perfect for sharing what we had learned. We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly. Papa would listen carefully and was ready with some comment, always to the point.

Then came the moment—the time to share the day’s new learning.

Papa, at the head of the table, would push back his chair and pour a glass of red wine, ready to listen.

“Felice,” he’d say, “tell me what you learned today.”

“I learned that the population of Nepal is ....”

Silence.

Papa was thinking about what was said, as if the salvation of the world would depend upon it. “The population of Nepal. Hmm. Well….” he’d say. “Get the map; let’s see where Nepal is.” And the whole family went on a search for Nepal.

This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn. Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.

As children, we thought very little about these educational wonders. Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and participating in one another’s education. And by looking at us, listening to us, respecting our input, affirming our value, giving us a sense of dignity, Papa was unquestionably our most influential teacher.

Later during my training as a future teacher, I studied with some of the most famous educators. They were imparting what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life. Not a single day has been wasted, though I can never tell when knowing the population of Nepal might prove useful.

1. What do we know from the first paragraph?

A. The author’s father was born in a worker’s family.

B. Those born stupid could not change their life.

C. The town elders wanted to learn about the world.

D. The poor could hardly afford school education.

2. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “________”.

A. one new thing B. a request

C. the news D. some comment

3. It can be learned from the passage that the author________.

A. enjoyed talking about news

B. knew very well about Nepal

C. felt regret about those wasted days

D. appreciated his father’s educational technique

4. What is the greatest value of “dinner time” to the author?

A. Continual learning.

B. Showing talents.

C. Family get-together.

D. Winning Papa’s approval.

5. The author’s father can be best described as ________.

A. an educator expert at training future teachers

B. a parent insistent on his children’s education

C. a participant willing to share his knowledge

D. a teacher strict about everything his students did

单词填空

根据下列汉语提示或首字母提示，用单词的正确形式填空，一空一词。

1.Sun Li plays an important part in the TV_____________(连续) of Legend of Miyue.

2.“Do you love me?” she asked. He h_____________ and then said, “I am not sure.”

3.Will was stupefied with e______________, and he might have laid his head on the grass under one of the trees and slept, but he saw a cat acting strangely.

4.Every Chinese ____________(渴望)for a family reunion after a hard-working year. That is the reason why we attach great importance to the Spring Festival.

5.Take the medicine following the d____________ on the bottle.

6.There was an ____________(尴尬地) long silence..

7.I feel so fortunate that I have an o____________(机会) to go to New York for further study.

8.M_______________ helps one go forward while pride makes one fall behind.

9.Thank you so much for your generous _______________(好客)during my stay at your home.

10.Under no c___________________(情况) should you stay out without parents’ permission.

11.Trains may be subject to delay to North Railway Station---we a _____ for any inconvenience caused.

12.If it is a g________________(真正的)Michelangelo drawing, it will sell for millions.

13.Some Chinese emigrate to other countries while some foreigners _______________(移入) to China.

14.She felt nervous, increasingly _________________(缺少)in confidence about herself.

15.He had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which c_________________ (结果) led to the good position he now held.

One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装)

On September 11th, 1958, Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying,“ I promised you a gift, and here it is.” what an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I sang to it. I told it stories. I told it over and over how much I loved it!

One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it . Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days. I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as“ hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”, which sounded ominous.

Christmas was coming.“ Don’t expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. “If your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with teas. I’d never seen him cry before.

The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!”

“Thank God!” I heard Mum cry.

From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!

1. What happened to the author on September 11th ,1958 ?

A. He became four years old.

B. He got a Christmas gift.

C. He got a baby brother.

D. He received a doll.

2.What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

A. Fearful B. Boring

C. Difficult D. Impossible.

3.Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?

A. Excitement. B. Sadness.

C. Happiness. D. Disappointment.

4.What is the passage mainly about ?

A. A sad Christmas day.

B. Life with a lovely baby.

C. Memories of a happy family.

D. A special Christmas gift.

Science has a lot of uses. It can uncover laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up. Indeed science is so good at what it does that there’s always a temptation(诱惑) to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful. David Brooks, author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to go against the temptation.

Brooks gained fame for several books. His latest book The Social Animal, however, is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books. It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics. The book focuses on big questions: What has science uncovered about human nature? What are the sources of character? And why are some people happy and successful while others aren’t?

To answer these questions, Brooks studies a wide range of disciplines（学科）. Considering this, you might expect the book to be a simple description of facts. But Brooks has formed his book in an unusual, and perhaps unfortunate way. Instead of introducing scientific theories, he tells a story, within which he tries to make his points, perhaps in order to keep the reader’s attention. So as Harold and Erica, the hero and heroine in his story, live through childhood, we hear about the science of child development and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction. Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.

On the whole, Brooks’ story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, to be fair, some chapters stand out above the rest. I enjoyed, for instance, the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own. While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong or memorable characters, the more serious problems with The Social Animal lie elsewhere. These problems partly involve Brooks’ attempt to translate his tale into science.

1.The author mentions the functions of science at the beginning of the passage to__________.

A. explain where science can be applied

B. show the value of Brooks’ new book

C. remind the reader of the importance of science

D. explain why many writers use science in their works

2.According to the author, which of the following could be a strength of the book?

A. Its strong basis.

B. Its clear writing.

C. Its convincing points.

D. Its memorable characters.

3.What is the author’s general attitude towards the book?

A. Contradictory. B. Supportive.

C . Cautious. D. Critical.

4.What is the author likely to write about after the last paragraph?

A. Death of the characters.

B. Brooks’ life experience.

C. Problems with the book.

D. Brooks’ translation skills.

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。

Simple ways to get happy

We are not suggesting that you can reach a permanent state called “happiness” and remain there. But there are many ways to turn the path of anxiety, anger, and sadness into a state of happiness. Here are four ideas to get you started. 1.

● Laugh out loud

Just expecting a happy, funny event can raise levels of pleasure-causing hormones (荷尔蒙) and lower production of stress hormones. Researchers at the University of California tested 16 men who all agreed they thought a certain videotape was funny. Half were told three days in advance they would watch it. 2. When they actually watched the video, their levels of stress hormones dropped greatly, while their levels of pleasure-causing hormones rose 27 percent.

● Do one thing at a time

Edward Suarez, professor of medical psychology at Duck, found that people who do several things at the same time are more likely to have high blood pressure. 3. Instead of talking on the phone while cleaning the kitchen, sit down in a comfortable chair and turn your entire attention over to the conversation.

● 4.

Although relationships help take away stress, sometimes you need time to recharge and reflect on your own. Take yourself out to lunch or to a movie, or simply spend an afternoon reading at home, or looking through books in a bookstore.

● Practice mindfulness

5. Instead of worrying about your check-up tomorrow while having dinner with your family, focus on the here and now — food, the company, and the conversation.

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Carnival today is an international multicultural experience. But how did it become so? To understand 1. carnival is all about, we need to look at the history of America and the meeting of two 2. (culture)---European and African.

The 3. (arrive) of Europeans in America and the opening of huge farms and plantations to grow cotton, fruit and vegetables meant there was 4. immediate need for people to work on them, which 5. (mark) the beginning of the slave trade. Millions of people were taken 6. force to the New World to work as slaves 7. there were British and French landowners. At first, the slaves were forced to watch as their masters celebrated carnival with food, drink and masked dances. With time 8. (pass), the slave trade was abolished. So former slaves took part in the carnival together with their landowners. It became more colorful and more exciting 9. it had been before.

Carnival became a way to unite different communities, as people forgot their everyday problems and enjoyed themselves eating, drinking and dancing. Today, visitors from all over the world come to join in the fun. Carnival has become a 10. (celebrate) of life itself.

短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：在错的词下划一横线，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处起）不计分。

Ladies and gentlemen,

May I have your attentions, please? Now we are looking for the passenger, Mr. White, he is from America. And he is now leaving Beijing to America by Flight 748. Because we are told that Mr. White had left his passport as good as his wallet in Friendship Hotel. The manager of the hotel has just telephoned tell us about it. The manager has been sent his secretary to take the passport and wallet here, and she will come soon. Will Mr. White go to the gate of our airport to wait for you passport and wallet? She will arrive in about ten minutes.

书面表达

假定你是李华。在校报英语专栏看到了学校“英语文化节”的一则招募启事，请阅读启事，并根据写作要点和写作要求写一封应征邮件。

Volunteers Wanted

Our annual English Festival, which will be held on June 15-17, 2015, is now looking for 20 student volunteers to provide service for Talent Show, Speech Contest, and English Debate. If you are interested, please send an application email at your earliest convenience to Ms.Chen at chenlaoshi@aef.com.

写作要点：

1.表示写信意图；

2.陈述应征目的；

3.说明应征条件（性格、能力等）。

写作要求：

1.邮件词数不少于100；

2.开头和结尾部分已写好，不计入总词数；

3.可根据情况增加细节，使行文连贯

4.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。

Dear MS Chen ,

I’m Li Hua, a student from Class2, Grade 3.

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours truly,

Li Hua

More than 2.25 billion cups of coffee are drunk throughout the world each day, and it's likely that many taste bitter. Now, a new study suggests that coffee fans can make their drink sweeter by changing the color of their cups.

Researchers from Oxford set out to prove whether the claim that coffee drunk from a white cup tastes biter was true. They used 36 volunteers and three different colored cups---blue, white and transparent glass--- to examine the claim.

In one experiment, the white cup increased the intensity (浓度) of the coffee taste relative to the transparent cup. Then, in a second experiment, coffee drunk from the white cup was found to taste less sweet when compared to the other colored cups, while the blue cup made the coffee taste the sweetest.

The scientists believe that the color brown may be associated with bitterness, and coffee in a white cup appears the brownest. “Our study clearly shows that the color of a cup does influence our sense of the coffee taste,” leading author Dr George Doorn, wrote in an article for The Conversation. “The effect of the color of the cup on the taste of the coffee reported here suggests that cafe owners should carefully consider the color of their cups,” he said. “The potential effects may spell the difference between a one-time purchase and a return customer.” Actually, the idea that color can change the food and drink taste came out many years ago. A study published last year reported that red, strawberry-flavored cake served on a white plate was rated as 10 percent sweeter than the same food presented on a black plate.

1.The passage is mainly about _____.

A. the popularity of sweet coffee.

B. an experiment made in Oxford.

C. the effect of cup color on coffee's taste

D. useful tips on how to make coffee.

2. In which cup will coffee taste the sweetest?

A. A white cup. B. A blue cup.

C. A transparent cup D. A brown cup

3. Café owners should consider their cups' color in order to ______.

A. reduce the daily expenses

B. show their taste in coffee

C. appeal to more customers

D. make their café different.

4.We learn from the passage that_____.

A. coffee in a white cup tastes sweeter than that in a transparent glass

B. over 2 billion cups of sweet coffee are drunk worldwide each year.

C. Dr. George Doorn wrote an article about making conversations.

D. the idea that color could affect the taste of drink is not new.