题目内容
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports are 1 people’s health. Many people like to watch 2 play sports games. They buy tickets 3 turn on their TV sets to sit 4 them.
Sports 5 with the season. People play 6 games in different seasons. Sometimes they play inside the room, sometimes they play outside. We can 7 sports here and there. Some sports are rather interesting. 8 people 9 different countries cannot understand each other, but after a game they often become very__10___ to each other.
( ) 1. A. good for B. good at C. good D. good to
( ) 2. A. other B. others C. the other D. the others
( ) 3. A. and B. but C. or D. so
( ) 4. A. in front B. in the front C. in the front of D. in front of
( ) 5. A. change B. are C. play D. start
( ) 6. A. same B. different C. the same D. the different
( ) 7. A. see B. look C. find D. watch
( ) 8. A. Sometimes B. When C. Or D. So
( ) 9. A. from B. to C. outside D. inside
( )10. A. friend B. friendly C. friends D. more friendly
1-5. ABCDA 6-10. BDAAB
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When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own attractive body shapes. But recently a Britain’s Got Talent(英国达人) star Susan Boyle has changed our views completely.
Simon Cowell, one of the organizers of the talent show spoke of his surprise over Ms Boyle’s voice. “This lady came up, and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction(反应) and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through — it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted online and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.
Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hadn’t thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, it’s meaningless.” She added.
Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her musical talents. “ I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and therefore it built my confidence.’’
【小题1】Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because ________.
| A.she was confident of her singing |
| B.she was satisfied with the organizers |
| C.she was pretty and in good shape |
| D.she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables |
| A.It was the musical talents that built Susan's confidence. |
| B.Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school. |
| C.Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance. |
| D.Simon Cowell didn't think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight. |
| A.It’s never too old to learn. |
| B.It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47. |
| C.If you have a dream, keep trying to make it come true! |
| D.If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead. |
Going on holidays is best choice for the Europeans to relax themselves, especially in the UK. However, much has changed during the past decades(几十年).
One of the most traditional British holidays was the “seaside holiday”. Families got on a train or into a car and traveled to seaside towns nearby to sunbathe on the beach, buy ice-creams and eat fish and chips and so on.
In the late 1970s, more and more British people started traveling to other countries in Europe for their summer holidays (July-August) because the weather wasn’t very good, even in summer. The “package holiday” was particularly popular with most families.
In the 1980s and 1990s, young people in the UK became wealthier, so many of them traveled to countries all over the world for their holidays.
These years, especially after the world financial crisis(金融危机), most British people can not afford to spend their holidays abroad. They again begin to choose to stay in their own home and go on a few day trips rather than spending money on hotels. They call this sort of vacation a “staycation”.
任务:请阅读上面短文,根据短文内容完成下面表格中的有关信息。
| Time | Kind of holiday | Reason |
| Before the late 1970s | 【小题1】________ | It was a tradition. |
| In the late 1970s | Package holiday | 【小题2】______ |
| 【小题3】__________ | Overseas holiday | Young people became wealthier. |
| These years | 【小题4】________ | The world financial crisis. |