【题目】A “clean slate” in English means having new start. It means we can forget the past and begin again. The beginning of the second term gives us a chance to have a clean slate. Some of us may have failed a subject in the first term. We may have spent Spring Festival feeling sad and (1) about the second term. But my advice is to forget about the past and think about the future. Many people have had trouble in school. Many people have failed exams. Chris, a second-year high school student remembers that clearly. In her first term she failed math. She says, “At first, I was very sad but then I studied hard and got good marks.” Penny, a high school teacher, also remembers failing math in middle school. But she improved by doing more exercises, and by asking her teacher and her classmates for (2) . After studying hard, she says, “I got almost full marks in the college entrance exams.”

Failing an exam isn’t the end of the world, we all fail sometimes. Whatever we face, it is important that we make an effort to do our best. Failing a test does not mean that we can’t go to university. It does not mean that we are stupid. It just means that we have to work harder and that we should ask for extra help from our teacher and our friends.

The first term is over, it’s history. Today,we have a clean slate,so be happy, be positive and be successful.

1在空白处(1)和(2)处各填入一适当的词(每空一词)

(1)___________ (2) ___________

2从短文中找出恰当的单词或短语补全句子。(不超过两个词)

(A) If you listen to some light music, your ___________ will be soon over.

(B) I can’t hear you __________, please make yourself heard!

3请把上文中划线句子翻译成汉语。

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4In the writer’s opinion, what are you supposed to do when you fail exams in the first term?

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5What does “failing an exam” mean according to the passage?

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【题目】Except for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers. There's no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe (贿赂) him. Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don't see the need for presents.

Even friends may never exchange presents. When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for close friends, but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn't. I don't often remember a friend's birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine. If someone gave me presents too often, I'd get unpleasant. But a present from a foreigner - that kind from his or her homeland — won't go wrong, except to government employees (政府职员) who can't be given presents.

You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents. You should only say, "It's so nice. Thanks…" when you get Christmas or birthday presents.

You may want to bring a bottle of wine (葡萄酒) or flowers to a dinner party, but you're never asked to. Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening.

At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends. We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year- doormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper senders— anyone who has often helped us.

1What does "close friends" mean in the passage?

A. The friends who are very kind.

B. The friends who live close to each other.

C. The friends who were once classmates.

D. The friends who you like most.

2What kind of presents don't Americans usually open in front of the givers?

A. The small presents.

B. Christmas or birthday presents.

C. The expensive presents.

D. The presents for dinner party.

3Why do Americans also give presents to housecleaners at Christmas?

A. To pay them.

B. To help them.

C. To thank them.

D. To make them work harder.

4Which of the following do you think is right?

A. American business people don’t want presents because they are rich enough.

B. The writer of this passage must be an American.

C. Everyone must give presents to one’s family and friends at Christmas.

D. Government employees can get little presents from a foreigner.

5What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Present-giving in the United States.

B. Customes in the United States.

C. American people and present-giving.

D. When and how to give presents.

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