题目内容
Although I had left school against the advice of my teacher, I had, without telling anyone, tried to continue my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome walk from one end of the city to another and to sit among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the class, so the friendship I knew at school was absent, I put up with it for a short period. It was too long a walk on cold winter’s nights and it was hard to put my heart into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued reading books and started writing poetry at home.
By chance, I won some prizes and rewards for literature. A young woman from a TV company came to the college one day. She wanted to make a short film about me, to which I said, “No, I couldn’t do that.” Not that I had any real excuse, I was just frightened. In the end she advised me that I should do it the following day.
So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my poems and I became more interested in literature than ever. I wondered what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not imagine myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly（支吾其词地） told my parents that I wanted to return to school. They wanted to know if I was sure, if I knew what it meant and whether I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter on future.
1.Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraphs above this text?
A. The writer’s unhappy childhood.
B. The poor teaching quality of the writer’s school.
C. The writer’s leaving school against his teacher’s advice.
D. Whether it was worth leaving school for job training.
2.The writer did NOT feel comfortable at the evening school because __________.
A. he found it difficult to make friends with his classmates
B. he had to walk a long distance to the evening school
C. he could not put his heart into reading books after he was caught in the rain
D. all of the above
3. After his success, he __________.
A. decided to get a good job
B. decided to continue his studies in literature at the evening school
C. decided to return to the school he once left
D. began to feel very important and proud
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1.Thanks for ___________ me with my homework.
2. ________ scientists ___________ water on any other planets yet?
3.It's ___________ for us to learn a foreign language well in a few days.
4.Ben is an American boy. So far he ___________ Chinese for five years.
5.Is there the ___________ news in today's newspaper?
6.Miss Li isn't in the office. She ___________ to Beijing.
7.He speaks French well, because he comes from ___________.
8.They couldn't wait ___________ their new classmate.
9.Different people have different ___________.
10.We should love nature and keep forests ___________.
任务型阅读
Maybe there is no better time for us to think about the steps our family can take to protect the environment. In fact, in our daily life, there are many kinds of easy ways we can think of to save money and protect the environment.
Make our houses more airtight (密封的). If so, it will stop temperature loss and keep the houses warm in winter.
Buy newer fridges and air conditioners (空调), especially when the old ones are more than five years old. New ones can save twice as much energy as old ones.
Change bulbs. LED light bulbs can give brighter light with less energy and can be used for a longer time.
Clothes can be washed clean in cold water with today’s detergents (洗涤剂). Using hot water takes five times the energy and produces five times the carbon (碳).
If we all take action to save energy and reduce consumption (消耗) in our daily life, it will not only save money but also help protect the environment.
Living tips for better__1.___ | |
It’s_2.___ for us to think about protecting the environment. | |
Ways to__3. money and protecting the environment | To stop temperature loss and keep the houses ___4.___ in winter, it’s better to make our houses more airtight. As old electrical appliances(电器) 5.__ too much energy, it’s a good idea for us to____6.__ them for new ones after they serve us for more than five years. LED light bulbs can give brighter light as well as save___7.___, and they have a ___8.___ lifespan(寿命)。 We should wash clothes with cold water because it takes____9.__ energy and produces lower carbon. |
Conclusion | To protect the environment, we need to take action to save energy and ___10._ consumption. |