【题目】My dad was a very busy man. After he retired, every morning hed get up, take a shower, prepare a breakfast, and then draw up his to-do ______ for the day.

In the summer he planted and ______ the garden. In the winter he made sure the pile of logs for the wood-burning stove never got too small. ______ at daylight saving time, hed make sure to ______ every clock in the house, from the digital one to the old clock hed ______ Mom on their 15th anniversary. Dad never let a task slip from his ______. Dad took care of everything around our house. If it was on his schedule, it got ______.

Dad passed away in mid-November, 2006. What would we do then? I ______ the clock. It was an hour ahead. Dad never had the ______ to change the time from then on. Both Mom and I ______ to fix every clock except for one that anniversary clock. It was a ______ the chimes (钟声) needed to______ perfectly with the numbers on the face of the clock. If not, it would ring out the ______ number of chimes on the hour. We were about to begin our attempt ______ we heard a loud pop and all the lights went out.

My God! I thought. This ______ was already falling apart without Dad. It took the electric company about 40 minutes to come and ______ the lights. We were in no ______ to work on thespan> clock. Lets just wait until tomorrow and try again, I said to Mom.

The next morning the power went out again.______, the electric company responded in half the time it had taken them the night before. With the lights back on we started getting ready for the day. A loud, musical sound ______ the silence. The anniversary chime now has been set to just the right time.

Dad may not be here anymore, I thought, but I should make a ______ for every day.

【1】 A.contract B.list C.address D.letter

【2】 A.tended B.defended C.visited D.admired

【3】 A.Moreover B.Yet C.Even D.Still

【4】 A.remove B.paint C.clean D.reset

【5】 A.promised B.bought C.told D.reminded

【6】 A.idea B.decision C.mind D.feeling

【7】 A.done B.known C.hidden D.taken

【8】 A.threwaway B.showedoff C.lookedat D.forgotabout

【9】 A.hope B.ability C.courage D.chance

【10】 A.advised B.hated C.managed D.permitted

【11】 A.chall enge B.try C.lesson D.skill

【12】 A.run B.match C.prepare D.move

【13】 A.right B.same C.wrong D.opposite

【14】 A.because B.though C.so D.when

【15】 A.place B.country C.world D.time

【16】 A.buy B.produce C.repair D.study

【17】 A.doubt B.mood C.money D.sense

【18】 A.Curiously B.Particularly C.Strangely D. Thankfully

【19】 A.opened B.ended C.broke D.mixed

【20】 A.noise B.plan C.bid D.choice

【题目】填空。

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。

As I walked down the hall on the last day of the school year, I watched wide-eyed as my fellow students __ __ their drawers into the dustbins in front of the hall. Paper flew in all directions; broken shelves were __ __ everywhere.

Suddenly, I came up with an idea: my school really needed a __ __ programme. I believed that one person could make a __ __, so I wrote out my recycling ___. As I told the schoolmaster about my __ __, my heart was beating wildly.

With her agreement and encouragement, I would __ __ cardboard boxes in the library, offices and classrooms to __ __ papers, magazines and newspapers.

That night, I designed a dozen __ __ and planned to arrive at school early to stick them up and hand out __ __ to classrooms on Monday. But when I arrived, I was very disappointed-the night-watchman had __ __ down all of the cardboard boxes I had saved. I was so upset. I began searching for other boxes, but I met with ___ success.

A few days later, ___, my English teacher took me into the new computer lab, and before my eyes sat a __ __ of cardboard boxes. I am sure I was the __ __ person in the world when I saw these boxes. These were the boxes that the new computers had arrived in, and they were the __ __ size.

I rolled my recycling rubbish bins to the dining room, stuck up my posters, and __ __ made an announcement ____ the loudspeaker, letting the whole school know they now had a(n) __ __ about what would happen to their unwanted papers, cans and bottles.

Since that day, recycling has become part of everyday life at my school. Students and teachers now take active ____ to save trees and other natural resources.

【1】A. emptied B. opened C. repaired D. pushed

【2】A. shown B. thrown C. sold D. made

【3】A. cleaning B. training C. recycling D. developing

【4】A. difference B. wish C. promise D. mark

【5】A. schedules B. tracks C. traps D. plans

【6】A. problems B. ideas C. changes D. decisions

【7】A. place B. borrow C. return D. examine

【8】A. buy B. read C. print D. collect

【9】A. letters B. newspapers C. posters D. envelopes

【10】A. boxes B. bags C. bottles D. bins

【11】A. cut B. broken C. dropped D. put

【12】A. clear B. certain C. limited D. major

【13】A. however B. therefore C. so D. instead

【14】A. range B. mountain C. pack D. series

【15】A. cleverest B. happiest C. kindest D. richest

【16】A. fluent B. loose C. serious D. perfect

【17】A. nervously B. patiently C. proudly D. calmly

【18】A. beyond B. over C. in D. near

【19】A. conflict B. expression C. choice D. dream

【20】A. treasures B. pleasure C. part D. measures

【题目】A firm handshake could be a sign of a longer life expectancy (预期寿命), according to British researchers. Scientists at the Medical Research Council found that elderly people who could still give a firm handshake and walk at a quick pace were likely to outlive their slower peers.

They found simple measures of physical capability like shaking hands, walking, getting up from a chair and balancing on one leg were related to the life expectancy, even after accounting for age, sex and body size. The study is the first to provide a comprehensive (综合的) view of the existing data from 33 studies. “These measures have been used in population-based research for quite a long time,” said Rachel Cooper of the Medical Research Council’s Unit for Lifelong Health and Aging. “They may be useful indicators for subsequent health.”

Cooper, whose study appears in the British Medical Journal, said more studies are needed to clarify whether the measures would be helpful to doctors as a screening tool. “I wouldn’t suggest that we roll them out into clinical practice tomorrow, but it is possible that they could be used in the future,” she told the media.

The researchers examined 33 studies involving tens of thousands of people, most of whom were aged over 60 but living in the community rather than in hospital or care homes. The researchers found that those with the strongest hand grasps tended to live longer than those with weak grips. The death rate over the period of the studies for people with weak handshakes was 67 percent higher than for people with a firm grip.

The slowest walkers were nearly three times more likely to die during the study period than swifter walkers. The people who were slowest to get up from a chair had about double the death rate compared to the quick risers.

“Those people in the general population who have higher physical capability levels are likely to live longer,” Cooper said.

【1】 Which of the following are measures of physical capability according to the passage?

a. shaking hands

b. balancing

c. getting up

d. weight lifting

e. walking

A. a, b, c, e

B. a, c, d, e

C. b, c, d, e

D. a, b, d, e

【2】 What does Cooper think about the measures of physical capability?

A. They are of little help to doctors.

B. They can’t be used as a screening tool.

C. They can be applied to medical practice.

D. They are potentially beneficial to people.

【3】What can be inferred from the passage?

A. People who walk quickly and shake hands firmly have a lower death rate.

B. People with the strongest hand grasp are more outgoing.

C. Most of the people who received the study live in the community.

D. People who always sit are more likely to die than those who stand.

【4】 In which part of a newspaper would you most probably find this passage?

A. Sports.

B. Health.

C. Economics.

D. Culture.

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