题目内容
【题目】It ________________ about eight minutes for the light to travel from the sun to the earth.
A.paysB.costsC.spendsD.takes
【答案】D
【解析】
句意：阳光从太阳到达地球大约需要八分钟的时间。
观察句子，it放在开头作为形式主语，其真正的主语是动词不定式，再联系语境，可知应该用 it takes sb.…to do sth. 句型，指花费多少时间做某事。而其他选项的词虽然都与花费有关，但都不能用it作形式主语表花费。又由于此句说的是客观事实，所以应该用一般现在时，主语是it，所以谓语动词应该用take的第三人称单数形式为takes，故选B。
【题目】假设你将代表你校2013届毕业生在学校毕业典礼上发言, 请你用英语写一篇发言稿, 发言稿的内要点如下表所示。
回顾 | 在美丽的学校学习了三年; 将会永远记住它 |
感谢 | 老师和父母的支持和帮助 |
祝愿 | …… |
注意:
发言稿须包括所有的要点, 要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
表格中"祝愿"一栏, 请用自己的2至3句话展开合理想象, 作适当发挥；
词数80个左右, 发言稿的开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数。
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, my dear teachers and fellow graduates.
It is a great honour for me to make a speech on behalf of (代表) the graduating class of 2013. ……
Goodbye, our beautiful school, our dear teachers and our friends.
Thank you for listening.
【题目】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。
The Chinese are very generous with money when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless(不管) of how much this costs. Many also want their children to take after-school activities where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend a great deal of money on education. Even poor parents buy a computer for their son or daughter.
However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents should know their children's different skills. They will usually be good in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today's children lack(缺乏) confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take tests and how to study well. They are not teaching them the most important skills that can be helpful to their growth. These skills can also build their confidence.
Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking needs patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. The result, a well-cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence.
An old machine, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious. If he spends hours looking at it, and trying to mend it, your child might become an engineer when he grows up. It is better to do such than teach a child to read a book. These activities can teach them to think, and to use their minds.
How Chinese parents should their children
Common practice | Being with money when it comes to education. |
Bad results | Children are not |
Suggested ideas | Teaching their children skills, which are the most important. |
results | Making the children hardworking and confident. |