阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容,在文章后小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词,并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置上。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。
Many
people think that Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents in the
history of the USA. He passed laws against slavery(奴隶制) and kept the United States united.
Lincoln was born in a poor family in 1809. His father was a carpenter(木匠) and farmer. Lincoln often played the piano when he was a child. And he was so interested in reading that he always borrowed books from his neighbours.
In 1830, Lincoln moved to Illinois, one of the states of America. From 1834 to 1840 he was a member of the Illinois government. He had many jobs in Illinois. At the same time, he studied to become a lawyer. And he became one in 1836 and was very successful.
From 1846 to 1849, he was a member of the US government. He spoke against slavery. From 1849 to 1860, he made a great many of his famous speeches.
In 1861, Lincoln became the 16th president of the United States. In 1862, he announced the end of slavery.
In 1865 Lincoln was shot by Wilkes Booth. Booth hated Lincoln because Lincoln had passed laws freeing the slaves.
People remember Lincoln for a great many things. He helped end slavery in the United States. He won the Civil War and kept the United States united. He also gave many speeches and wrote many famous letters. He is also famous because he came from a poor family, but through hard work, became President of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln |
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Childhood |
Born in a 1.______ family Interested in playing the 2._______ and reading. |
Entry into politics |
From 1834 to 1840, he was a member of the Illinois 3. _______. Became a successful 4.______ in 1836. From 1846 to 1849, he worked for the United States government. He spoke5.______slavery. From 1849 to 1860, he made a great many of his famous 6._______. Became President of the US in 7._______. 8._______ slavery the next year. |
Being assassinated(暗杀) and the reason |
He was 9. _______ by Wilkes Booth in 1865. Booth hated Loncoln because he had passed laws setting slaves 10._______. |
根据对话内容,从下面方框中选择适当的单词或词组填空,使对话内容完整正确。
Internet, became homeless, What was worse, hear about, am sorry to |
A: Did you 1. the terrible natural disaster in Japan last month?
B: Yes. My online friend told me about it on March12th—the day after the disaster.
A: I was shocked by the news when I searched the 2. that afternoon. A lot of people lost their lives and many more 3. after the earthquake.
B: 4. , a tsunami came after the earthquake.
A: Many buildings were washed away by the sea water.
B: My friend lost his daughter in the disaster. He was so sad about that. I 5. hear that. What do you think we can do to help people in Japan?
A: Let’s ask more people to donate some food, clothes or money to them.
B: OK. Let’s go.
根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词,使句子意思完整正确。
1.It is said listening to ▲ (音乐) can make people relax.
2.We should ask more people to go to work by ▲ (自行车) to reduce the pollution.
3.Tomorrow is my son’s ▲ (第十五) birthday and I will buy a gift for him.
4.World Expo 2010 Shanghai brings China a bright ▲ (将来).
5.Wang Wei is a ▲ (英雄) and he has been one of the top ten people who moved the Chinese in 2010.
6.Thomas Edison always asked some ▲ (奇怪的) questions in school.
B) 根据句子意思,用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
7.I asked him what his ▲ (choose) was but he said it was a secret.
8. In November 2010, the Asian Games took place in Guangzhou, a ▲ (south) city in China.
9. Neil Armstrong had been interested in ▲ (fly) ever since he took his first flight at six.
10. Vegetables from Japan may be ▲ (harm) to our health, so we will not buy them any more.
11.Dr. Ma used to ▲ (work) in his office, but now he works in a moving hospital.
It
was an exciting moment for Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, a retired married couple from
Harbin, China. It was also a great moment for China because it was the country’s first gold medal in the pairs figure(花样) skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic
Games.
Everyone was very quiet while Shen and Zhao were skating onto the ice. They were expecting something wonderful to happen. As Soon as the music started, Shen and Zhao skated around the field quickly with beautiful style; every move was perfect. When the music stopped, all the people cheered. In the end Shen and Zhao won the Olympic gold medal.
In China, winter sports are not as popular as they are in America and Northern European countries. So China sent only 90 athletes to Vancouver to take part in a few, carefully chosen sports. Such a good decision also led to Wang Meng and Zhou Yang winning gold medals in the little known, but exciting sport of short track (轨道) speed skating.
China did not win a lot of medals at these Winter Games. Most of the events are still very new to China and need to be developed. But Chinese athletes learn very quickly. For example, China’s women’s curling team(冰壶队) only began in 2003, but they were No.1 at the 2009 World Women’s Curling Championship.
This means that with hard work and a bit of luck, China’s winter stars could soon shine on the world stage.
1.Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo won the gold medal in the _____ event at the 2010 Vancouver
Olympic.
A. pairs figure skating B. short track speed skating
C.women’s curling D. long track speed skating
2.People were _____ when shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo started skating at the Games.
A. noisy B. quiet C. cheering D. excited
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Chinese like winter sports best.
B. The short track speed skating isn’t a well known or exciting sport.
C. There were 90 Chinese athletes taking part in the Vancouver Games.
D. Wang Meng and Zhou Yang lost the game at the Vancouver Games.
4.China’s women’s curling team won’t be eight years old until _____.
A. 2003 B. 2009 C. 2010 D. 2011
5.According to the passage, what made China’s winter athletes get such a success?
A. Luck. B. A chance.
C. Hard work and a little luck. D. The country’s support.
Recently, Chinese netizens (网民) enjoy themselves on “growing and stealing crops” on the Internet. This is a game called “Happy Farms”. Now more and more people are joining in the game, and getting addicted. Some of them are even found playing the game at work. Because of this, some players have been fired by their bosses. Lovers have broken up, but none of them can stop Happy Farms from becoming more popular.
Here we interviewed some young netizens and let’s see what their opinions were.
Nongmin: Playing happy Farms at work, that’s terrible! A clerk was fired because she was online playing it at work.
King: I find that all the dreams of having houses and fields, which are very hard to get in real life, are very easy to be realized in the games. I think I know the reason why the game is so popular.
Kaixin: We have to know how to control ourselves. We should keep our minds on study. Games are just games. I prefer to play sports with my classmates when I am free.
Kitty: I like Happy Farms. My high-pressure work makes me feel like I can’t breathe. I wish I could have a real house and farm, but it seems so far away. I have to turn to virtual(虚拟) nature for my own house and farm.
People often get tired from work or study, so they go to their own farms, take care of their crops and pull out weeds. It is really delightful to forget about the pressure. But some players work from morning to night to “grow and steal crops”. They lose themselves in the game and show no interest in anything else. It is really terrible.
1.From this passage, we know that “Happy Farms” is _____.
A. a popular online game B. a kind of sport
C. an interesting online film D. a real farm
2.The word “fire” means _____ in the underlined sentence in the first paragraph.
A. 火 B. 雇佣 C. 解雇 D. 着火
3. From Kaixin’s words, we can guess that he is probably a_____.
A. farmer B. worker C. student D. clerk
4._____ have the similar idea about “Happy Farms”.
A. Nongmin and King B. King and Kitty
C. Kaixin and Kitty D. Nongmin and Kaixin
5. From the passage, the writer thinks _____.
A. “Happy farms” is good for people’s work and study
B. people can play “Happy farms” at night
C. people should never play “Happy farms”
D. “Happy farms” sometimes can help you relax but it may also cause problems
Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile? We hope we can help you understand how we are trying to help children all over the world.
Operation
Smile was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some
volunteers, they went to Philippines to help children who had holes in their
lips or inside their mouths. It was very difficult for them to eat and drink.
These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not carry on
with the work because they were short of money. Then they decided to start a
charity so that they could help these needy children. They called it Operation
Smile.
Operation Smile works in more than twenty developing countries and has cured over 10,000 children who have problems with their mouths. Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called“The World Journey of Hope”. 5,000 children in 18 countries are cured during the event.
On the other hand, Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that they can continue to help children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to America for further treatment.
So show your kindness and generosity to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local banks. Many thanks from the children who can smile now will come to you.
1.Operation Smile is a famous _____, which was started by a doctor and his wife.
A. school B. charity C. building D. person
2.Operation Smile helps the children by _____.
A. curing the children who have problems with their mouths
B. helping poor children go back to school
C. helping blind children to see again
D. offering houses to homeless children
3. Five thousand children from _____ countries are cured during the event “The World Journey of Hope”.
A. ten B sixteen C. eighteen D. twenty
4.Why did they worry that they could not carry on with the work?
Because _____.
A.there were no more volunteers
B.they went to America for further study
C.they didn’t have enough money
D.the doctors were too busy
5.What does the writer ask us to do to show our kindness and generosity to the needy children?
A. To donate money at local banks.
B. To be a volunteer in Philippines.
C. To send cards to the needy children.
D. To be a doctor of Operation Smile.