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。

How to unlock your talent

Search

To find your hidden talent (才能), you’ll have to search for it! We all know people who are great at drawing or good at sports, don’t we? They’re the lucky ones who have a natural talent for what they love doing. 1. It’s just that we might have to look a little bit harder, that’s all!

Try

2. Developing a new talent takes time and lots of effort, so don’t worry if you haven’t discovered yours by the end of the day, the week or even the month. You will get your light-bulb (灵感) moment finally!

Ask

Ask for help to get you started. Do you have an aunt who can help you start a blog or a sporty mom who’ll get active with you? 3. Sometimes we don’t need to look further than our own families to see what skills can be passed down to us!

4.

Find out what excites you! The more enthusiastic (热情的) you are about a hobby, the more you’ll want to keep doing it. And, you’ve guessed it, the more you keep doing it, the better you’ll get!

New ideas

Be open to new ideas. There’s no point saying that you can’t write a book or take amazing photos if you’ve never really tried. 5.

A. Get excited

B. Don’t give up

C. It won’t happen overnight.

D. Is your grandma great at making cakes?

E. Make today your day to try something new.

F. Have you ever doubted what you’re doing now?

G. But that doesn’t mean we can’t all find something we’re good at.

完形填空，阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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. understood B. 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. happy D. 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, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?

The answer depends largely 1. cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color 2. represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. During the Spring Festival in China, children 3. (give) money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect 4. against evils（灾祸）.

People’s 5. (choose) of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions toward them. Green is said to be 6. most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally 7. physically. People 8. (work) in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.

Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites（食欲）. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. And many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that 9. (easy) catches a person’s eye.

Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue is believed to cause people to lose appetite. So 10. you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.

单词拼写

1.It was also a treasure ___ _（装饰） with gold and jewels, which took the country’s best artists about ten years to make.

2.This kind of information is called __________（证据）.

3.Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be________（承认；接纳） as competitors.

4.But she was not allowed to run and win _________（荣誉）for herself in the Olympic Games.

5.Since the 1970s many new _____________ （用途）have been found for me.

6.___________（就个人而言）, I think the team that won first place cheated.

7.Please take me to a _________（远处的）land where I can find the animal that gave fur to make this sweater.

8.When scientists ___________ （检查）the bones, they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees.

9.Sometimes they may play to __________ （过路人）in the street or subway so they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments.

10.At last feeling very upset and _________（敏感的）, Freddy and his band realized that they must leave the country before it became too painful for them.

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。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处，每处仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

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。

Dear Alice,

I have just got a good news to tell you. I win a national prize for painting last week. My father was so pleasing that he suggested I go to England for a holiday. I’d like to staying there for half a month, visiting place of interest and practicing my English as well. We’ve been written to each other for nearly a year now. I have often dreamed of talk face to face with you. I imagine you’ll be at vacation yourself by that time. Perhaps you will go out do some sightseeing together.

Best wishes!

Yours

Lily

书面表达

假设你班最近举行了一次班会，讨论怎样把英语学习变成一件快乐的事。请你根据下表所提示的信息，为某英语周报网站写一篇短文，谈谈你们的讨论情况并提出你的建议。

注意：

1. 对所给要点注意陈述，不要简单翻译。

2. 词数110左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：interactive 互动的

Recently, we had a discussion on how to make learning English relaxing and fun. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

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A rising population is one of the main reasons that there is global warming. Between 1650 and 1850 the population increased by 0.75 billion people going from 0.25 billion to one billion. From 1930 to the end of the century the population rose from two billion to over six billion. In just a third of the time the population rose by more than five times what it did before. It is expected that this trend in the changing population will continue and could even heighten. The growing population requires increasing amounts of energy. These energy demands and other supplies require production, which almost always involves the emission of greenhouse gases. The more the population increases the more greenhouse gases that are produced and the greater the increase in temperature.

The burning of fossil fuels is one of the best-known causes for global warming. The major reason for fossil fuels contributing so much to global warming is the release of carbon that occurs during the burning of fossil fuels. When people burn fossil fuels, they release large amounts of carbon by way of the release of carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide in the air then leads to global warming.

Another source of carbon dioxide comes from deforestation. In forests there is a large amount of carbon that is stored in the trees and other plants. This carbon is out of the atmosphere because the trees consume the carbon from carbon dioxide. When people cut down trees, they are frequently burned. This burning releases the carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that was stored in organic matter. Even when new trees are planted, it can take up to one hundred years to make up for the carbon that was released. It is commonly thought that because trees absorb more carbon dioxide, the atmosphere experiences positive effects.

Sophie Armstrong, the writer of Earth Care put it, “There’s no doubt that the earth is becoming warmer because of human activity rather than a random but natural phenomenon.

1.Which of the following titles goes with the text?

A. A Rising Population

B. Saving Sources of Energy

C. Global warming: The causes

D. Carbon Dioxide

2.The underlined word “deforestation” means________ .

A. rising population B. burning of fossil fuels

C. greenhouse gas D. cutting down or burning trees.

3.To sum up from the passage, it is_________ that has caused global warming.

A. human activity B. sources of energy

C. natural forces D. the polluted atmosphere

4.Which column of a website might the passage come from?

A. Economy. B. Art C. Environment D. Health

Today’s museums include plenty of high culture, but you can still find shrines（圣地）to the extraordinary. Here’s a look at five curious museum stops across Canada.

Vancouver Police Museum

The setting, terrible enough, is the old Coroner’s（验尸官）Court and forensics lab, including the morgue(room where dead bodies are kept). Artifacts, from the 1870s on, include badges, uniforms, police equipment, items from criminals, and even preserved organs—all in all an arresting experience.

Vulcan Tourism & Trek Station

Designed to resemble a spacecraft, the Treck Station celebrates Vulcan’s coincidental relationship to Mr. Spock’s planet, Go to a building that features an 800-piece collection of Star Trek memorabilia — including Spock’s ears and floor-to-ceiling space paintings. If you want to know more about it, click here: http//www. Vulcantourism. com

Accordion（手风琴）Museum

Through instruments, photos and recordings, the museum traces the history of the accordion and its influence on Quebec culture. They’ve even acquired Asian instruments that show the use of the free reed— call them ancient ancestors of the accordion—that date back 4000 years.

Chocolate Museum

It’s chocoholic heaven — whole museum featuring displays on how chocolate is made, hands-on exhibits, collections of historic chocolate boxes, and antique candy- making equipment and, of course, lots of chocolate treats ,located in an old candy factory building. Click below to learn all about their hours and admission rates. http:// www. Chocolate museum .com

Potato museum

A 14--foot high potato greets you at what’s billed as the world’s largest exhibit of potato artifacts. Explore the humble potato’s role in the economy, a collection of farm tools related to growing and harvesting potatoes, Hall of Fame.

1.If you are very interested in thrilling movies, you will probably be attracted by .

A. Accordion Museum B. Vancouver Police Museum

C. Potato Museum D. Chocolate Museum

2.We can infer from the passage that the ancestors of accordion originated in .

A．Canada B．America C．Asia D．Africa

3.The passage is most likely to be taken from .

A．a magazine B．a newspaper

C．a website D．a brochure

“Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move,” said David Belle, the founder of parkour ( also called free running－a kind of extreme sport).

Do you love running? It is a good exercise, yet many people find it boring. But what if making your morning jog a creative one? Like jumping from walls and over gaps, and ground rolls? Just like the James Bond in the movie Casino Royale? Bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill and then runs several blocks over obstacles on the way. It is just because of Bond’s wonderful performances that the sport has become popular worldwide.

Yes, that’s parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as possible, getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body. Parkour is considered an extreme sport. As its participants dash around a city, they may jump over fences, run up walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop.

Parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds, but its participants see parkour much more than that.Overcoming all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy(理念) behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, jump over all the barriers as if in parkour and never fall back from them in your life, to reach the destination successfully. A parkour lover said, “I love parkour because its philosophy has become my life, my way to do everything.”

Another philosophy we’ve learnt from parkour is freedom. It can be done by anyone, at any time, anywhere in the world. It is a kind of expression of trust in yourself that you earn energy and confidence.

1.Parkour has become popular throughout the world because of .

A. the film, Casino Royale

B. its founder, David Belle

C. its risks and tricks

D. the varieties of participants

2.The underlined word “obstacles” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to“ ”.

A. streets B. objects C. roofs D. barriers

3.Which of the following is true of parkour?

A. It challenges human abilities.

B. It is a good but boring sport.

C. It needs special training.

D. It is a team sport.

4.Which of the following is the philosophy of parkour?

A. Sports and extremes. B. Excitement and popularity.

C. Dreams and success. D. Determination and freedom.

Watching some children trying to catch butterflies one hot August afternoon, I was reminded of an incident in my own childhood．When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn’t a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.

I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, in its fright at being captured, the bird fluttered about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.

I had left the cage out on our back porch, and on the second day of the bird’s captivity my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.

The following morning when I went to see how my captive（被俘虏的） was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken excellent care of my little bird, or so I thought.

Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”

Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

1.Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

A．He had just got a new cage.

B．He liked its beautiful feather.

C．He wanted it to sing for him.

D．He wanted a pet for a companion.

2.The mockingbird died because it ______.

A．was frightened to death

B．ate the poisonous food its mother gave it

C．refused to eat anything

D．drank the poisonous water by mistake

3.An ornithologist probably means ______.

A．a religious person B．a kind person

C．a schoolmaster D．an expert in birds

4.What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?

A．Freedom is very valuable to all creatures.

B．All birds put in a cage won’t live long.

C．You should keep the birds from their mother.

D．Be careful about food you give to baby birds.