Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Does Failure Really Exist?
If you believe you have failed, then you have. If you believe you don’t have the ability to succeed, then you don’t. 1. The moment you decide to give up or stop working toward your goals, failure is born.
2.
Most people give themselves an out without even realizing it. They are willing to work hard on reaching their goals, but only until the things get too rough or their energy dies down. Don’t do that! Instead, make up your mind to make your goal happen, no matter what!
3.
It’s a good idea to set a general timeline, but remember that something will be beyond your control. You can never say exactly when your goal will be reached. If you lock yourself into a given timeline, you might make yourself feel like a failure! Instead, get a general idea of when you’d like your goal to be completed. Then take it one day at a time and focus on making progress instead of reaching the finish line in as little time as possible.
4.
Difficulties mean only one thing: it’s not time for your goal to be completed yet. That’s it! It doesn’t mean you failed; it doesn’t mean you’re weak; it doesn’t mean you’ll never achieve your goals. It simply means you have not done enough yet. You’ve got to keep moving forward and find a way over, around, or through the difficulties.
If you think that running marathons will help you live a long and healthy life, new research may come as a shock. According to a recent scientific study, people who do a very strenuous workout are as likely to die as people who do no exercise at all.
Scientists in Denmark have been studying over 1,000 joggers and non-joggers for 12 years. The death rates from the sample group indicate that people who jog at a moderate pace two or three times a week for less than two and a half hours in total are least likely to die. The best speed to jog at was found to be about 5 miles per hour. The research suggests that people who jog more than three times a week or at higher speeds of over 7 mph die at the same rate as non-joggers. The scientists think that this is because strenuous exercise causes structural changes to the heart and arteries(动脉). Over time, this can cause serious injuries.
Peter Schnohr, a researcher in Copenhagen, said, “If your goal is to decrease risk of death and improve life expectancy, jogging a few times a week at a moderate pace is a good strategy. Anything more is just unnecessary, and it may be harmful.”
The implications of this are that moderate forms of exercise such as tai chi, yoga and brisk walking may be better for us than “iron man” events, triathlons and long-distance running and cycling. According to Jacob Louis Marott, another researcher involved in the study， “You don't actually have to do that much to have a good impact on your health. And perhaps you shouldn't actually do too much.”
1.The underlined word “strenuous” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “________”．
A. hard B. regular
C. practical D. little
2.The author presents some figures in Paragraph 2 to ________.
A. suggest giving up jogging B. show risks of doing sports
C. provide supportive evidence D. introduce the research process
3.According to the scientists, why is too much exercise harmful?
A. It may injure the heart and arteries. B. It can make the body tired out.
C. It will bring much pressure. D. It consumes too much energy.
4.What can be inferred from the text?
A. Jogging is the best exercise.
B. More exercise means a healthier life.
C. Marathons runners are least likely to die.
D. Proper exercise contributes to good health.
1.What can people do in Story Show?
A. Do role-play games. B. Put on science shows.
C. Hear touching stories. D. Meet authors of the books.
2.If you are interested in ocean engineering, you will probably attend_______________.
A. Story Show B. DIY Underwater Vehicle Design
C. Make Your Own iPhone Case D. Animal Kingdom for Young Ones
3.Animal Kingdom for Young Ones is designed for ____________.
A. adults B. children of all ages
C. kids under 8 years old D. children aged twelve and older
4.What is the subject of the festival?
A. Sports. B. Science.
C. Literature. D. Education.
During my school days, I was one of those shy and distant kids who would just sit in a corner for an entire day. For me, my books were my only world. Even during breaks, I used to just sit in a corner of the __________ and see others play games. It was not as if I wasn’t interested in __________ others or making new friends. But I always felt lacking in __________ when compared with my peers. I always had an opinion that my advances towards new friendships would be limited.
And I just didn’t want to __________ a rejection(拒绝).
Once during my English class, my teacher shared a(n)_________with us. It was about King Bruce and a spider. It revolved around a lost battle and talked about how King Bruce, despite losing the battle, won in the end. He was _________ by a little spider. The little movements of the spider and the way it was taking rejections __________ me a lot. I was so surprised that I myself started __________ the movements of spiders at home. Once, a spider took around an hour to reach the top of a wall and I __________ knocked it down. To my__________, within seconds it started making its __________ up again.
For me, this incident was a game changer. I realized that rejections are never a __________. The world may mistreat me, but I can __________ and start working again. There would be time when people would like and appreciate me. At present, I __________ mixing with people, learning new things and making new friends. I think, there are just no such things as rejections or __________ as everything can change at any moment.
1.A. office B. station C. playground D. street
2.A. beating B. watching C. filming D. joining
3.A. money B. energy C. tense D. knowledge
4.A. avoid B. suffer C. cause D. overlook
5.A. story B. task C. experience D. song
6.A. confused B. killed C. damaged D. inspired
7.A. ensured B. suited C. impressed D. reminded
8.A. adjusting B. observing C. showing D. guiding
9.A. cruelly B. angrily C. normally D. bravely
10.A. delight B. surprise C. amusement D. disappointment
11.A. progress B. way C. web D. mistake
12.A. failure B. trend C. wonder D. adventure
13.A. feel free B. be aware C. stand up D. give up
14.A. enjoy B. refuse C. imagine D. risk
15.A. approaches B. values C. failures D. reasons
假设你是李华，你从市校园网上得知，今年暑假，市一所小学将聘请澳大利亚的一些教师来给学校的学生培训口语，计划招10名助教。请根据以下要点，写封邮件提出申请。
1. 口语能力；
2. 组织能力；
3. 沟通能力。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last October, while tending her garden, Lena Pahlsson pulled out a handful of small carrots and was about to throw it away. At that moment, a shiny object catch her attention. Surprisingly, she saw her long-lost wedding ring beneath the leafy top of one tiny carrot.
One day sixteen years early, Pahlsson removed diamond ring to cook a meal. When she wanted to put the rings back on later, it was gone. She thought that whether one of her three daughters —then ten, eight, and six— had picked it up, but the girls said they hadn’t. Pahlsson and her husband searched the kitchen, check every corner, but for vain. “I gave up hope of finding my ring,” she said. She never replaced it.
Pahlsson and her husband now think the ring probable got swept into a pile of kitchen rubbish and was spread over the garden, which it remained until the carrot’s leafy top accidentally sprouted (生长) through it. For Pahlsson, its return was a wonder.
