13.The old man awoke just before sunrise,as he often did.He was walking by the ocean's edge to (1)D the new day.As he moved through the morning dawn,he (2)A on a faint,far away motion.
He saw a young man,bending and waving arms,dancing on the beach,no (3)B that he was in celebration of the perfect day soon to begin.As he (4)A,he realized that the young man was not dancing to the bay,but rather bending to looking through what was left by the night's (5)C,stopping now and then to (6)B up starfish and then standing,to throw it back into the (7)D.
He asked the youth the (8)C of the effort."The tide has washed the starfish onto the beach and they cannot (9)B to the sea by themselves,"the youth replied."When the sun rises,they will die,unless I put them back into the sea."
As the youth made his (10)D,the old man looked at the vast expanse of beach,stretching in both (11)A beyond eyesight.Starfish littered the shore in (12)C beyond calculation.
The hopelessness of the young man's plan became (13)D and the old man countered,"But there are more starfish on this beach than you can ever save before the sun is down.Surely you cannot expect to make a(n) (14)C."
The young man paused briefly to consider the words,bent to pick up a starfish and threw it as far as(15)A.Turning to the old man,he said,"I made a difference to that one."
He saw a young man,bending and waving arms,dancing on the beach,no (3)B that he was in celebration of the perfect day soon to begin.As he (4)A,he realized that the young man was not dancing to the bay,but rather bending to looking through what was left by the night's (5)C,stopping now and then to (6)B up starfish and then standing,to throw it back into the (7)D.
He asked the youth the (8)C of the effort."The tide has washed the starfish onto the beach and they cannot (9)B to the sea by themselves,"the youth replied."When the sun rises,they will die,unless I put them back into the sea."
As the youth made his (10)D,the old man looked at the vast expanse of beach,stretching in both (11)A beyond eyesight.Starfish littered the shore in (12)C beyond calculation.
The hopelessness of the young man's plan became (13)D and the old man countered,"But there are more starfish on this beach than you can ever save before the sun is down.Surely you cannot expect to make a(n) (14)C."
The young man paused briefly to consider the words,bent to pick up a starfish and threw it as far as(15)A.Turning to the old man,he said,"I made a difference to that one."
1.A.accept | B.inspect | C.inspire | D.greet |
2.A.focused | B.insisted | C.carried | D.stepped |
3.A.wonder | B.doubt | C.way | D.problem |
4.A.approached | B.left | C.thought | D.remained |
5.A.coldness | B.darkness | C.tide | D.steam |
6.A.set | B.pick | C.take | D.hold |
7.A.river | B.pond | C.lake | D.sea |
8.A.cause | B.excuse | C.purpose | D.idea |
9.A.swim | B.return | C.fly | D.dive |
10.A.decision | B.conclusion | C.instruction | D.explanation |
11.A.directions | B.arms | C.length | D.methods |
12.A.piles | B.need | C.numbers | D.danger |
13.A.worried | B.anxious | C.eager | D.clear |
14.A.sense | B.effort | C.difference | D.effect |
15.A.possible | B.likely | C.necessary | D.probable |
8.The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good (36)Din Chicago and he wondered if,by any chance,I(37)Bto know him.For a moment,I thought he might be(38)C,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not.He was (39)B.I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to(40)Athat out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend.But,(41)C,I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very (42)Dcity.He nodded,and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else.But I was wrong.He was silent for a few minutes,and then he (43)A to tell me all about his friend.
His friend's main(44)Bin life seemed to be tennis.He was an excellent tennis player,and he(45)Chad his own tennis court.There were a lot of people with swimming (46)C,yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them.I told him that I knew several (47)Alike that,including my brother,who was doctor in California.He (48)Cthat maybe there were more private courts in the country,than he (49)Bbut he did not know of any others.Then he asked me (50)Dmy brother lived in California.When I said Sacramento,he said that was a coincidence(51)Ahis Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a (52)Awho had a tennis court in his backyard.I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had(53)Athe house next to my brother's house.For a moment,we stared at each other,but we did not say anything.
"Would your friend's name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?"I asked finally.He (54)Band said,"Yes.Would your brother's name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?"It was my(55)D to laugh."Yes,"I replied.
His friend's main(44)Bin life seemed to be tennis.He was an excellent tennis player,and he(45)Chad his own tennis court.There were a lot of people with swimming (46)C,yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them.I told him that I knew several (47)Alike that,including my brother,who was doctor in California.He (48)Cthat maybe there were more private courts in the country,than he (49)Bbut he did not know of any others.Then he asked me (50)Dmy brother lived in California.When I said Sacramento,he said that was a coincidence(51)Ahis Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a (52)Awho had a tennis court in his backyard.I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had(53)Athe house next to my brother's house.For a moment,we stared at each other,but we did not say anything.
"Would your friend's name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?"I asked finally.He (54)Band said,"Yes.Would your brother's name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?"It was my(55)D to laugh."Yes,"I replied.
36.A.brother | B.teacher | C.neighbour | D.friend |
37.A.managed | B.happened | C.tried | D.wanted |
38.A.expecting | B.lying | C.joking | D.talking |
39.A.funny | B.serious | C.careful | D.disappointed |
40.A.think | B.find | C.realize | D.see |
41.A.indeed | B.actually | C.instead | D.exactly |
42.A.famous | B.interesting | C.noisy | D.big |
43.A.began | B.stopped | C.refused | D.failed |
44.A.problem | B.interest | C.choice | D.work |
45.A.just | B.ever | C.even | D.surely |
46.A.suit | B.habit | C.pools | D.river |
47.A.people | B.players | C.strangers | D.friends |
48.A.advised | B.argued | C.admitted | D.announced |
49.A.recognized | B.realized | C.visited | D.found |
50.A.how | B.whether | C.when | D.where |
51.A.because | B.if | C.then | D.though |
52.A.doctor | B.friend | C.neighbour | D.player |
53.A.hired | B.visited | C.designed | D.sold |
54.A.smiled | B.laughed | C.cried | D.nodded |
55.A.chance | B.pleasure | C.time | D.turn |
6.假定你班在"珍爱生命,拒闯红灯"教育活动中,召开了一次主题班会.请你根据下表中的内容,用英语写一篇短文.
注意:
1.内容可适当发挥,注意行文连贯;
2.词数:120左右.
参考词汇:pedestrian n.(行人);jay-walk vi.(乱穿马路); reprimand vt.(批评,训诫)
0 139623 139631 139637 139641 139647 139649 139653 139659 139661 139667 139673 139677 139679 139683 139689 139691 139697 139701 139703 139707 139709 139713 139715 139717 139718 139719 139721 139722 139723 139725 139727 139731 139733 139737 139739 139743 139749 139751 139757 139761 139763 139767 139773 139779 139781 139787 139791 139793 139799 139803 139809 139817 151629
行人闯红灯的危害 | 1.妨碍交通,影响车辆的正常行驶. |
2.容易引发事故,危及他人和自身的生命安全. | |
3.…(自己设想) | |
对行人闯红灯的处罚措施 | 1.批评教育,让其意识到闯红灯的危害性. |
2.当场给予警告并罚款. | |
3.…(自己设想) |
1.内容可适当发挥,注意行文连贯;
2.词数:120左右.
参考词汇:pedestrian n.(行人);jay-walk vi.(乱穿马路); reprimand vt.(批评,训诫)