请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中，选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。
You have been thinking about it all week. It kept you awake last night. Now, as you walk to the front of the class, your throat is dry and your stomach feels funny. 81. __________________________ However, by making a few small preparations and rehearsing (预演) carefully, you too can be a public speaking star.
82. __________________________ Being excited about your topic is necessary for all the good speeches, so it's important to choose carefully. If you enjoy your topic, your audience (观众) will, too. Even if you are given a topic, try to find something about it that is exciting or funny.
Next, do some research. Don't just research your topic. 83. _________________________ If you can, study video of a great speaker to see how they move, speak, and pause (停顿). Copying their style will help you to write a great speech.
After researching, it's time to write your speech. During this stage, think of your audience all the time. 84. __________________________ It helps you relax if you know that your audience is enjoying your speech.
Finally, rehearse. You really need to rehearse a lot. Measure your speech with a watch, and practice in front of a mirror (镜子). 85. __________________________ If you have followed all these steps, you should be ready for your audience. Good luck!
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A．You are a very successful speaker． B．Research some great speakers as well． C．Entertaining your audience is important． D．Start by choosing a topic that you are interested in． E．Research is very important for writing a great speech． F．Many students find it difficult to give a public speech． G．You can check your hand movement and facial expression． |
How would we travel without maps? It would be a bit adventurous (冒险的) to set off from Oxford University to go to London Bridge if there wasn't a map of the London Underground at each station. In fact, a lot of the early map-makers were adventurers and explorers, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
So what did people do before there were maps? Well, it was quite easy to use natural signs like mountains and rivers if you were travelling on foot or riding a horse. People took small boats down rivers and followed coastlines. And it was much more logical (合理的) to use time, not distance, to measure (计量) journeys: the next village is a three-hour ride, for example.
In fact, in the earliest maps, people didn't draw landmarks. They drew the stars. It was very easy to see the night sky and use it for navigation (航行). The sky was a lot clearer before the light pollution from cities that we have today. When towns and cities were built, people drew road maps which gave correct distances and directions.
The London Underground was opened in 1863 and it also used a road map style. But a man called Henry Beck realized that travelling by train wasn't the same as driving your car across London. Passengers only needed to know which stations to change at. His new design (设计) for the Underground map wasn't very popular with the train companies at first. But the passengers loved it and in 1933, 700,000 copies were printed.
These days, of course, you can ride a bike, drive a car or go through a forest and know where you are exactly, using a GPS. It's really difficult to get lost!
1.What was drawn in the earliest maps?
A. Stars.
B. Landmarks.
C. Cities and towns,
D. Mountains and rivers.
2.When did road maps come out?
A. Around 15th and 16th centuries.
B. When people began to travel by train.
C. When people began to travel by sea.
D. When cities and towns appeared.
3.Which of the following is true?
A. A GPS helped people to travel long time ago.
B. Ancient people could travel on a horse without maps.
C. The sky was polluted by light before cities were built.
D. Henry Beck's map wasn't popular with the passengers.
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Maps have a long history.
B. We never get lost these days.
C. We can't travel without maps.
D. Henry Beck designed a new map.
We humans are only born with one set of eyes, so it's our job to take care of them for our whole lives. The good news is that if we do a few simple things every day, we can maintain (保持) our eyesight and reduce (减少) the risk of ever hurting our eyes.
Almost all doctors agree that we can improve and maintain good eyesight by eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. It is especially important for us to eat vegetables like carrots and sweet potatoes. Besides, we need to protect our eyes when we spend a long time in bright sunlight. The best way to do. this is by wearing sunglasses that have 100% UV (紫外线) protection. What's more, it is necessary to protect our eyes when we work with dangerous chemicals (化学物质). For this reason we should always wear goggles in chemistry labs at work or at school. Finally, we should not spend too much time in front of the computer or television screen. That is why doctors advise if we have to use a computer for a long time, we should take a short break every fifteen or thirty minutes.
Maintaining good eyesight is important. If we do these few simple things we can protect our eyes and reduce the chances of losing our eyes. As the popular English expression goes, “It's all fun and game, until someone loses an eye.” When people say this, they mean that losing an eye is a very terrible thing.
1.When should we wear goggles?
A. While watching TV.
B. While using a computer.
C. While staying in the sun.
D. While working in a chemistry lab.
2.How many pieces of advice are given in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
3.What does the underlined word ‘that’ refers to?
A. We should eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
B. We should take a short break every fifteen or thirty minutes.
C. We should not spend much time in front of a computer or TV.
D. We should do a few simple things every day to keep our eyesight.
4.Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. Fun and Games with Our Eyes
B. Caring for Our Eyes
C. The Risk of Hurting Our Eyes
D. Born with One Set of Eyes
Like most cultures around the world, the Zulu people of Africa tell stories that have animals as heroes. These stories are meant to entertain, but they are also used to teach important lessons to children. This is one of those stories.
One hot afternoon, Jackal was walking along the rocky road sniffing (嗅) the ground. He was hoping to smell a mouse or a lizard (蜥蜴), or something else that would be good to eat. He was so much lost in sniffing that he wasn’t really paying attention to what was around himself.
Suddenly, Jackal looked up to see his neighbor, Lion, walking straight toward him. He did not have enough time to get away. Jackal had played many tricks (捉弄) on Lion over of something quickly.
“Help! Help!” cried Jackal as he quickly jumped upon a large rock hanging over the road. “The rocks are falling down, and I can’t hold them much longer. We shall both be crushed (压碎) if you do not do your best to hold these rocks back, Lion”
At once, Lion pushed his strong shoulder against the rocks to keep them from moving any further. “I’ll just run over here to get something to stop the rocks,” shouted Jackal as he ran away to safety. Lion stayed leaning against the unmoving rocks for quite a long time before he realized that Jackal had tricked him yet again!
1.Why was Jackal sniffing the ground?
A. To play with Lion. B. To push upon a rock
C. To run after a mouse D. To look for something to eat.
2.What does the underlined word ‘leaning’ mean?
A. supporting B. sleeping C. running D. sitting
3.Why did Jackal cry for help?
A. Because Lion was rushing to him.
B. Because he was caught under a rock.
C. Because he got an idea to get away from Lion.
D. Because he saw a large rock moving toward him.
4.What lesson does the story teach us?
A. Trust your friend, trust yourself.
B. Work hard, and you’ll succeed.
C. Help others when they are in trouble.
D. Try to find a quick way out when in trouble.
1.If Mr. Smith goes to visit Stokesay Castle with his 4-year-old daughter, how much should he pay for the tickets?
A. ￡5.00. B. ￡7.50. C. ￡12.50. D. ￡16.50.
2.On what day can we visit Stokesay Castle in November?
A. Every day. B. From Tuesday to Sunday,
C. From Wednesday to Sunday. D. From Thursday to Sunday.
3.What can we do in Stokesay Castle?
A. Take a walk with a pet dog. B. Do some shopping.
C. Enjoy tea in the tearoom anytime. D. Get free souvenirs.
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中所给的词中选出最恰当的10个，用其适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置。每个词限用一次。
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The best and the worst jobs
There are lots of jobs which we can do. Some are just ordinary (普通的) jobs and 56 are careers (职业), but each person likes something 57 .
My favorite job is that of a (n) 58 . You can make beautiful thing and you don't have to 59 to get to work. Also, you don't have to do what other people tell you. You can 60 what you are going to paint and then you just do it. The only 61 thing is that artists don't make very much money.
The worst job I can think of is a pilot's. You have to work for long hours and it's 62 tiring and boring. If you make a serious mistake, 63 will go wrong. It's too dangerous. The only good thing is that pilots are paid a lot of money, 64 money isn't the most important thing about a job.
In a word, 65 job has both good and bad things about it, but I think that artists have got the best jobs.
