Good afternoon, principal, teachers and all students．It is my 　　1　　(honorable)to be here to give a talk to all of you．I have studied in this school for five years．In these five years, I learned one precious thing important not only to me 　　2　　 to all of you here, and it is “reading”．I can always gain knowledge from reading．Reading doesn't not 　　3　　 up a lot of time but I gain a lot．Now I would like to share my reading experiences with you．

　　I once read a book Rare Air: Michael on Michael 　　4　　(write)by the greatest basketball player in the history, Michael Jordan．While we envy his great achievement in the basketball and business aspects, few of us focus on his spirit of persistence．In the book, he talks about his experience of how he walks on the 　　5　　 of success．In order to join the NBA, he put in every effort to strengthen his muscle, to improve his skills 　　6　　 training hard．Because of his efforts, he successfully entered NBA．

　　However, he did not stop his training．　　7　　, the training was even stricter, 　　8　　 prepared him to deny the statement released by the public, ‘Michael is a weak guy!' While the criticism against him diminished, he worked even harder to achieve his next goal--the championship of NBA．Finally, he succeeded．

　　People honor Michael as ‘God of basketball' not only for his great basketball skills, but mainly for his spirit of persistence．While we admire his spirit, we can follow his spirit as well．Michael should be our example; we ought to learn from him．As long as we work hard, 　　9　　 is impossible．Bear in mind that all of you have the same quality．Nobody is born wise．Putting in effort is the only but effective way to advancement．My fellow schoolmates, before I go, I would like to encourage all of you that we should work as hard as we 　　10　　．When you grow up, you may be the one who is admired by the community．Let's work hard together!Work for our future!Thank you

1．________ People with intellectual disability form one of the largest single disability groups in a community．Intellectual disability refers to a general slowness to learn and function within society, and the identification of intellectual disability is usually based on an assessment of a person's performance in a variety of tests．An individual's level of performance, as assessed, can change with time and circumstances．With skilled training and opportunity for development, people with intellectual disability have much greater potential for acquiring skills and for participation in community life than previously had been thought possible．

2．________ In many western societies, five categories of intellectual disability have traditionally been used in order to indicate the perceived degree of difficulty an individual has with learning．All five may occur in either children, adolescent or adult, and show as mild, moderate, severe, profound or multiple intellectual disability．

3．________ For the majority of intellectual disabilities, there is no identifiable cause but there are some causes that are well documented．They include: brain damage at birth due to lack of oxygen－ prolonged labor during childbirth; brain damage before birth due to factors such as rubella, drug or diet-related problems; damage after birth due to illnesses such as encephalitis or accident; hereditary defects in the genes; abnormal chromosome count resulting in, for example, Down Syndrome．

4．________ Like everyone else, people with an intellectual disability need a rewarding job, a satisfying place to live and a good social life．But they may need extra support to achieve these things．Good support services are based on the principle of normalization－which means enabling people to be part of the community like everyone else．

5．________ With the introduction of the intellectually disabled into communities, there is a need to promote awareness of communication．Although many people may have little experience in talking with an intellectually disabled person, there are common guidelines that can simplify the interaction．Firstly, it is useful to remember that people with disabilities have feelings ．Speaking in the same friendly manner as you would to anyone else is also recommended．Being prepared to wait a little longer for replies during a conversation with an intellectually disabled person would undoubtedly benefit the exchange．

A．What do people with an intellectual disability need?

B．What is intellectual disability?

C．How do people with an intellectual disability talk?

D．What are the forms of intellectual disability?

E．What causes intellectual disability?

F．How do you talk to a person with an intellectual disability?

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

　　Waste-to-energy plants generate(产生)enough electricity to supply 2.4 million households in the US．But, providing electricity is not the major advantage of waste-to-energy plants．In fact, it costs more to generate electricity at a waste-to-energy plant than it does at a coal, nuclear, or hydropower plant．

　　The major advantage of burning waste is that it considerably reduces the amount of trash going to landfills．The average American produces more than 1,600 pounds of waste a year．If all this waste were landfilled, it would take more than two cubic yards of landfill space．That's the volume of a box three feet long, three feet wide, and six feet high．If that waste were burned, the ashes would fit into a box three feet long, three feet wide, but only nine inches high!

　　Some communities in the Northeast may be running out of land for new landfills．And, since most people don't want landfills in their backyards, it has become more difficult to obtain permits to build new landfills．Taking the country as a whole, the United States has plenty of open space, of course, but it is expensive to transport garbage a long distance to put it into a landfill．

　　TO BURN OR NOT TO BURN?

　　Some people are concerned that burning garbage may harm the environment．Like coal plants, waste-to-energy plants produce air pollution when the fuel is burned to produce steam or electricity．Burning garbage releases the chemicals and substances found in the waste．Some chemicals can be a threat to people, the environment, or both, if they are not properly controlled．

　　Some critics of waste-to-energy plants are afraid that burning waste will hamper(妨碍，阻碍)recycling programs．If everyone sends their trash to a waste-to-energy plant, they say, there will be little motive to recycle．Several states have considered or are considering banning waste-to-energy plants unless recycling programs are in place．Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York City have delayed new waste-to-energy plants, hoping to increase the level of recycling first．

　　So, what's the real story?Can recycling and burning waste coexist?At first glance, recycling and waste-to-energy seem to be at odds(不一致), but they can actually complement(弥补)each other．That's because it makes good sense to recycle some materials, and better sense to burn others．

　　Let's look at aluminum, for example．Aluminum mineral is so expensive to mine that recycling aluminum more than pays for itself．Burning it produces no energy．So clearly, aluminum is valuable to recycle and not useful to burn．

　　Paper, on the other hand, can either be burned or recycled－it all depends on the price the used paper will bring．

　　Plastics are another matter．Because plastics are made from petroleum and natural gas, they are excellent sources of energy for waste-to-energy plants．This is especially true since plastics are not as easy to recycle as steel, aluminum, or paper．Plastics almost always have to be hand sorted and making a product from recycled plastics may cost more than making it from new materials．

　　To burn or not to burn is not really the question．We should use both recycling and waste-to-energy as alternatives to landfilling．

　　Waste to Energy－JUST BURN IT!

Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note that there is one word more than you need．

How we look and how we appear to others probably worry us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life．Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to 　　1　　 the trends of fashion．

Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner．If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation without 　　2　　．Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress．A barber today does not cut a boy's hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did．The advertisers show us the latest 　　3　　 styles and we are 　　4　　 under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull．

What causes fashions to change?Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can 　　5　　 a fashion．Take hats, for example．In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside．In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a(n)　　6　　 in the American hat industry by not wearing hats：more American men followed his example．

Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be．It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else．Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion．The 　　7　　 of jeans and the "untidy" look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashions of the top fashion houses．

At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes 　　8　　．It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater; and it would be 　　9　　 to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club．However, you need never feel depressed if you don't look like the latest fashion photo．Look around you and you'll see that no one else does either!

　　Parents are busy people．If they are working, they are usually not at home 　　1　　 their children return from school．Sometimes it is necessary for a parent to write 　　2　　 after-school note for their children．They sometimes put the note on the kitchen table, the refrigerator, 　　3　　 another place where their children are sure to find it．A note is often a 　　4　　 way to "talk" with a child than using the telephone．For one thing, parents have time to think about 　　5　　 they want to say before they write．　　6　　 another, the note lists all the information in one place．It is easy to read again and again People often forget all the details that 　　7　　 hear in a telephone call．Finally, cell phones can be turned 　　8　　 or telephone calls not answered．For these reasons, after-school notes are very popular with parents．

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：(1)汉语提示，(2)首字母提示，(3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

　　Dear editor,

　　I am Evan from Canda．Being the eldest child in the family has its disadvantages．First of all, I have to share all my ________(玩具)with my younger sisters．Of course, they don't n________ to return the favor because I'm totally uninterested in their things．________(除……之外)that, they are always hanging around me．I just can't get a moment; s p________．

　　At meals, I have to eat whatever is ________ the plate regardless of the taste．My sisters only try one bite if it's not ________ favorite food．In addition, w________ it comes to practicing our musical instruments,．I have to paractice ________ than double the time．Worst of all, I get a larger quantity of homework, ________(对比)to them．

　　I'm feeling rather annoyed．Can you please g________ me some advice?

Yours truly

Evan Smith

1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________

5．________　6．________　7．________　8．________

9．________　10．________

阅读下面小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1．Last night's 9 TV news said that by then the death of the missing people________(未证实)yet．(prove)

2．It's said that they have swum to the island from the continent，but they________(不可能做到)because the ocean in between is too wide．(do)

3．________(正如我们强调的那样)many times，“serve the people”is our first policy．(stress)

阅读下面小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1．Mr Johnson insisted that the problem worthy of attention________(讨论)at the meeting．(discuss)

2，My mother was so proud of all________(我所做的)that she rewarded me with a trip to Beijing．(do)