任务型阅读。阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺缺信息，每空一词。

　　I once believed that a friend is a friend ‘all the way’．Now I have changed my ideas about friendships．

　　1．Friends of convenience．They can be the people who live next door or the mothers of our children’s closest friends．Friends of convenience(便利)are convenient indeed．They’ll help us when we need them．They’ll look after our cats when we go on holiday．But we don’t ever get too close or tell too much．We keep our public face and emotiona distance, which means that we’ll talk about being overweight but not about being sad or disappointed．However, people still feel these friendships valuable to them．

　　2．Special-interest friends．These friendships aren’t deeply personal or emotional．Their value lies in some shared interest, so we may have an office friend, a tennis friend, or even a shopping friend．

　　3．Historical friends．We all have a friend who knew us when… maybe we were back in the second grade of primary school, when our family lived in that two-room flat downtown．He or she was the first, the only friend we told our secrets to．

　　The years have gone by, and we have gone different ways．We have little in common now, but we’re still a personal part of each other’s past．We know how we looked before our teeth were straightened, and our getting together reminds us of an earlier part of ourselves, which is important and never lost．

　　4．Cross-generational friends．These are friendships that form across generations(代)．I have in my own life a precious(珍贵的)friend, a woman of 65, who is wise, who listens well, and who represents not only an ideal mother to me but also the person I’d like to be when I grow up．

　　Best friends, I believe, totally love, support and trust each other．

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。

　　If we find a bird nest, we will have a good place of observing(观察)and knowing about birds．

　　Birds sit on eggs and take care of their baby birds from April to June．Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, mothers often leave and come back to the nest during the time to look for food．So it is good to observe birds．When we observe birds, we’d better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it’s better for you to use binoculars(双筒望远镜)．

　　But how to make a bird nest?It’s very easy．If you want to make one, please follow these：

　　Making a nest：A good nest must be very fine, strong, thick and easy．

　　a)Each nest must have six boards．Don’t make the boards too slippery．

　　b)Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a door．The “door” is from 3cm to 5 cm．So the bird can fly in or out easily．

　　c)Make sure the rainwater doesn’t go into the nest．

　　d)One piece of the boards should be easy to open．

　　e)Please don’t forget to color the nest．

阅读下面短文，在表格内的空白处填入合适的答案(每格限填一词)

　　We've come a long way from blackboards and chalk．Modern technology(技术)has provided us with lots of ways we can make learning more interesting．Perhaps most importantly of all, it's also more interactive(互动)．

　　Some kinds of tools(工具)have been developed．They make the 21st century learning experience much more interactive and interesting．Attracting the attention of students is always difficult, but these tools have made a big difference in how pupils learn．

　　For example, an interactive whiteboard is different from a traditional chalkboard．It allows the teachers to show images and provide sound as well．If you imagine a large computer screen with colorful images and sound added in, you can see why so many pupils are drawn in by what they see and hear in a modern classroom．

　　Various audio(声音的)tools also help to make sure that everyone can hear what the teacher has to say．In the past, if a teacher said something that a child missed, perhaps the child was too timid(胆小的)or nervous to ask them to repeat it．Now they are less likely to miss out simply because they're sitting too far away from the teacher to hear them．

　　The 21st century classroom is able to teach pupils more than one thing．For example, imagine a history lesson is given in a modern classroom．How is it different from a classroom setting in the past?The answer is simple．The students will not only learn about history itself, they will also learn how to use the modern equipment(设备)that helps the teacher get their message across．

　　Modern technology can make teaching and learning easier．Student response(应答)system makes everyone able to express their opinions or answers without having to speak up．Since everyone can do it, the teacher can see who needs more help in other ways．

　　It's clear that this kind of classroom technology is making a great difference in modern classrooms．

读短文，将方框里的五个句子还原到短文当中。

Birthdays are strange things．The more you have, the more you try and pretend they don’t matter, and the more 　　1　　．I’m not really sure why they think so．It’s true that you are getting older, but as 　　2　　,“Who isn’t getting older every day?”The problem may be that a birthday reminds people of all the things 　　3　　, but have not．I certainly understand that feeling, though I think 　　4　　 that I most want to do－a kind of personal re-ordering(重新排序)of the to-do list．What makes you depressed(郁闷)on your birthday is that you realize your re-ordered to-do list is exactly the same as it was last year．That makes you feel 　　5　　, and not been anywhere．I have not had that experience this year．I look back at where I was last year and find things have changed since then．

阅读下面短文。把A－D四个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。然后完成第5小题。

　　Toni arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus．The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve．He saw a lot of people waiting in the station．1．________ There was a group of schoolgirls．Their teacher was trying to keep them in line．Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit．

　　He walked into the station café．He looked up at the clock there．It was only twenty to twelve．2．________ Just then, Mike, one of Tom's workmates came in and sat with Tom．

　　“What time is your bus?”asked Mike．

　　“There's plenty of time yet,”answered Tom．

　　3．________

　　They talked while drinking．Then Tom looked at the clock again．“Oh!It's going backward(倒行)!”he cried．“A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven．“

　　4．________ Tom was so sad．The next bus was not to leave for another hour．Since then Tom has never liked mirrors．

5．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Tom arrived in Paris on time

B．The next bus would leave in half an hour

C．After that Tom didn't like mirrors any longer

D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。(每空一词)

　　In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment．There were not many people on earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited．

　　Today, things are different．The world has become too crowded．We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals．If we continue like this, human life on earth will not survive．

　　Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left．Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught．We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land．Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees．

　　We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die．However, in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this．

　　We know, too, that if the population of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough food．

　　What can we do to solve these problems?

　　If we eat more vegetables and less meat, we will easily get more food．Land that is used to grow crops can feed five times more people than land where animals are kept．

　　The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control．

　　Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future．

阅读下面的短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。

　　During the Second World War．John's family didn't have a washing machine．Therefore, 　　1　　(keep)clothes clean became a problem for them．

　　Before long, a family friend decided 　　2　　(join)the army and his wife was going with him．John's family told them that they could take care of their furniture while they were away．To the 　　3　　(family)surprise, the friend suggested they should use his Bendix washing machine．“It would be better for it to 　　4　　(use), rather than sitting 　　5　　(quiet),”he said．

　　Young John helped with the washing, and he developed a deep love of the old, green Bendix．　　6　　(Late), the war ended and the family's friend returned．When he came to take the machine away．John became very sad．His mother saw this and said to 　　7　　(he)．“Son, you must remember that machine didn't belong to us in the 　　8　　(one)place．It was a gift for us to be able to use it for such a long time．So, instead of 　　9　　(be)sad about the loss．Let's be grateful that we 　　10　　(be)able to use it at that time．”

　　We have all experienced loss：loss of people and things．However, if we see the thing we 　　11　　(lose)as a gift that we were given for a time, maybe the sad 　　12　　(memory)will change into 　　13　　(thank)ones．