根据所给汉语或首字母写出单词或短语，每空一词 ( 每小题1分，共10分 )

1.Work hard, and you will realize your ____________(志向).

2.When the old man fell down on the road, several ______(过路人) immediately called 120.

3.He stood there _________(呼吸) deeply.

4.It's ____________(难以置信的) that he survived the earthquake.

5.Hard work is f_____________(重要的) to success.

6.I’m sorry you are ______ _______ ______ _______(不明白) what I’m saying.

7.When a robbery happens, you should _____ ______ _____ (与……取得联系) the police.

8.After retirement, my father became involved in ______(自愿的) service in the local community.  

9.If you ______ (对比) one thing _____another, you point out the differences between those things.

10.The plane _______ _______ ______ _______(失控)  and crashed into the sea.

Should struggling students be banned from clubs and sports?
Getting a bad grade in Rockingham, Vt. could get you kicked off the team! School officials there are considering k*s#5^unew guidelines that would prevent students with bad grades from participating in extracurricular activities, such as sports and clubs. The proposal would affect students in eighth grade and below.
School board member Mike says the policy would motivate students to work harder in school. He drafted a letter to coaches, parents, and after-school program leaders to encourage them to allow only kids who are meeting certain academic standards into their program.
Not everyone gives such policy an A+. Some people argue that no student should be excluded from after-school activities. They say taking part in extracurricular activities can help kids do better in class by improving their participation and concentration skills. They say a 2009 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that time spent in extracurricular physical activities does not take away from students’ ability to do well in the classroom . In fact, it may even help boost girls’ academic performance.
Students themselves have different opinions.
SCHOOL COMES FIRST
Why not require good grades to participate in those activities?
Kids need to understand that grades are important. School comes first, period. Getting good grades help you with life, help you go to college, get a job, and so on. Banning underachieving students from extracurricular activities not only gives them motivation to get their grades up, but allows more time to study or get help from a tutor.
DON’T BAN STUDENTS
Every student should be able to participate in extracurricular activities, no matter what his or her grades are. Extracurricular activities can help kids concentrate more on doing homework. They can help kids develop mentally and physically.
A school policy that tells kids with bad grades that they can’t be in sports or the school play is like judging a book by its cover. Every student is unique. A kid may have a learning disability, an attention issue, or a difficult time studying in his or her home environment. His or her teachers should find why the student is struggling. Together they should find out a solution that will keep the student in the activity.
72. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “excluded”?
A. protected   B. approved C.  blamed   D. banned
73. What’s the author’s attitude to the policy that prevents students with bad grades from participating in extracurricular activities?
A. supportive   B. critical     C. neutral   D. indifferent
74. In the second paragraph “a 2009 study…”is used by the critics to        .
A. To indicate the author is against the policy.
B. To emphasize there is no need to ban the students with bad grades to take part in extracurricular activities.
C. To suggest girls can benefit from extracurricular activities.
D. To prove grades have nothing to do with extracurricular activities.
75. Some don’t think the policy is reasonable for the following reasons EXCEPT        .
A. Every kid is unique.
B. Extracurricular activities will benefit students mentally and physically.
C. . Grades will help students get a job.
D. One can learn more that can’t be learned in class.

It’s interesting that the arrival of snow has a different effect on people in different countries. For some countries it is an important happening to celebrate each year, while for others it is a catastrophe (灾难).

There are countries between these two extremes that normally expect snow some time over the winter months, but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities every year. Britain is one such country, for which the arrival of snow quite simply creates problems. Within hours of the first snowfall, however light, roads are blocked, trains and buses stop in the middle of traffic. Normal communications are affected as well, telephone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual. Almost within hours, there are also shortages(缺乏) –bread, vegetables and other things – not because all these things can no longer be produced or sent to shops, but mainly because people are frightened, and go out to store up these commodities, “just for fear that something bad should happen.”

Why then does snow have this effect? After all, the Swiss, Austrians and Canadians don’t have such problems. It is simply because there is not enough plan and preparation. We need money to buy equipment to deal with snow and ice. To keep the roads clear, for example, requires snow ploughs and machines to spread salt. The reason why a country like Britain does not buy some ploughs is that they are only used for a few days in any one year, and the money could be more useful in other things such as hospital education or helping the old.

1.According to the writer, Britain is a country____.

2.The arrival of snow in Britain affects all of the following except____

3.After a few hours’ snowing there are often shortages of food because______

4.The first reason why the British don’t buy snow ploughs is that______

It’s interesting that the arrival of snow has a different effect on people in different countries. For some countries it is an important happening to celebrate each year, while for others it is a catastrophe (灾难).
There are countries between these two extremes that normally expect snow some time over the winter months, but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities every year. Britain is one such country, for which the arrival of snow quite simply creates problems. Within hours of the first snowfall, however light, roads are blocked, trains and buses stop in the middle of traffic. Normal communications are affected as well, telephone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual. Almost within hours, there are also shortages(缺乏) –bread, vegetables and other things – not because all these things can no longer be produced or sent to shops, but mainly because people are frightened, and go out to store up these commodities, “just for fear that something bad should happen.”
Why then does snow have this effect? After all, the Swiss, Austrians and Canadians don’t have such problems. It is simply because there is not enough plan and preparation. We need money to buy equipment to deal with snow and ice. To keep the roads clear, for example, requires snow ploughs and machines to spread salt. The reason why a country like Britain does not buy some ploughs is that they are only used for a few days in any one year, and the money could be more useful in other things such as hospital education or helping the old.
【小题1】According to the writer, Britain is a country____.

根据所给汉语或首字母写出单词或短语，每空一词 ( 每小题1分，共10分 )
【小题1】Work hard, and you will realize your ____________(志向).
【小题2】When the old man fell down on the road, several ______(过路人) immediately called 120.
【小题3】He stood there _________(呼吸) deeply.
【小题4】It's ____________(难以置信的) that he survived the earthquake.
【小题5】Hard work is f_____________(重要的) to success.
【小题6】I’m sorry you are ______ _______ ______ _______(不明白) what I’m saying.
【小题7】When a robbery happens, you should _____ ______ _____ (与……取得联系) the police.
【小题8】After retirement, my father became involved in ______(自愿的) service in the local community.  
【小题9】If you ______ (对比) one thing _____another, you point out the differences between those things.
【小题10】The plane _______ _______ ______ _______(失控)  and crashed into the sea.