用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。
Catherine was a famous writer of children’s stories. Often she worked at home, in her quiet 1. . Long before her books became popular, she had to teach 2. how to use a computer. And she didn’t like being away 3. she was worried about thieves. She was very careful. Just before 4. , she always put a full cup of coffee on the writing desk, and left the radio playing 5. a thief think someone must be at home. One day she came back after a day out, and found that there was something 6. in her house, There was only a little 7. left in the cup, and the radio was off. But when she looked at the computer, she saw it was on and someone had typed in a new story. She had no idea who had got in, or how, because none of the door and windows was 8. . Then she sat down to read the story. To her surprise, it was a very good one. “I will use it in my 9. book!’ She said 10. .
英语中有许多俚语在日常生活中被广泛使用。请阅读下面的几则俚语和它们的意思，然后选择恰当的俚语完成句子。
1.There are still a few things you can do before you ________. Don’t lose hope.
2.These names ________ but I can’t remember where we met.
3.Mary is often late for work. Yesterday she was late again. Her boss _______ and let her go.
4._________! How did she get 100% on such a difficult exam?
5.When you travel in the country in America, some kind drivers will ________ to the place you want to get to.
A. Holy Cow: It shows a feeling of surprise. You say “Holy Cow” when you are surprised by something.
B. Throw in the towel: Give up on doing something because it is too difficult.
C. Give someone a lift: It means “give someone a ride”. If someone gives you a lift, you’ll get a free ride in his or her car to a place you want to go.
D. Work out: It means “to do exercise”.
E. Hit the ceiling: To suddenly become very angry.
F. Ring a bell: If you say something rings a bell, you mean that you have heard it before or it reminds you of something.
Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here is some advice for you to bridge the generation gap(消除代沟)。
Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.
Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.
Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.
Talk about your values(看法). The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.
A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!
1.The passage tells us ______ have a communication problem.
A．parents and other people
B．school kids and their parents
C．teachers and their students
D．parents and children of all ages
2.Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you ________.
A．don’t get to them often
B．write a letter to them
C．don’t speak to them politely
D．express yourself well
3.The underlined phrase “cool off” in the passage means “__________”
A．to make yourself happy
B．to get you quiet and relaxed
C．to have a good rest
D．to hide yourself quickly
4. If there’s really a generation gap between you and your parents, you’d _______________.
A．have a talk with them often
B．keep away from them
C．agree with them all the time
D．know about their values
5.From the passage we learn that ___________.
A. parents and children should not have a generation gap
B. parents should show love and respect to their children
C. there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap
D. there are so many serious problems in families today.
Many people go to school for an education. They learn languages, history, politics, geography, physics, chemistry and mathematics. Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a living.
School education is very important and useful. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can not teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.
It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some facts or a formula（公式）. It is actually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in math. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem.
Great scientists before us didn’t get everything from school. Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison didn’t even finish primary school. But they were all so successful. They invented so many things for mankind. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. Above all, they knew how to use their brain.
1. People go to school to _________.
A. learn several subjects B. make a living
C. get an education D. learn from teachers
2. According to the passage, the most important thing a teacher should do is _________.
A. to teacher his students everything he knows
B. to teach the students how to think
C. to know everything they want to know
D. to teach the students how to work out a math problem
3.To work out a math problem, you need to know _________.
A. only a certain formula B. a certain fact
C. some facts D. the way to solve it
4.Why were many scientists so successful?
A. They received good education. B. They were very clever.
C. They knew how to learn. D. They learned lots of facts and formulas.
5. How did great scientists study?
A. They read a lot of books and asked many questions while reading.
B. They did thousands of experiments.
C. They always worked hard and never wasted time.
D. All of the above.
On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking back home from a pizza store. We had bought many things. We were dressed , and I was feeling a little as I was carrying our shopping bag, so I decided to throw something away. I was walking towards a dustbin（垃圾箱） I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us. He headed over to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it.
I suddenly felt very because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was too heavy. I walked up to him and handed the and some bread over to him. The man looked up and took what I gave him. A huge smile on his face. I felt I couldn’t be happier with . But then he said, “Wow, this is my son’s lucky day!”
With that, he thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I heard him singing as he rode away. I got a warm inside. I now understand what it by the saying “Giving is getting”.
it was only a little action, I got and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the month. Everyone in the world help. Everyone can give help and everyone can be helped.
The look of that man’s happiness appears in my mind I have the chance to do something nice. This is the power（力量）of .
1.A. poorly B. simply C. warmly D. expensively
2.A. worried B. interestedC. surprisedD. tired
3.A. and B. but C. soD. when
4.A. nervous B. happyC. sorryD. proud
5.A. money B. toysC. drinkD. clothes
6.A. in silence B. in surpriseC. in anger D. in excitement
7.A. turned B. appearedC. wentD. ran
8.A. myself B. ourselvesC. yourselfD. himself
9.A. still B. onceC. evenD. ever
10.A. idea B. welcomeC. wordD. feeling
11.A. aims B. meansC. looksD. offers
12.A. If B. Though C. BecauseD. While
13.A. needs B. givesC. takesD. brings
14.A. whicheverB. howeverC. whateverD. whenever
15.A. kindnessB. friendshipC. knowledge D. feeling
Thank you for your help, Linda. You made ________ possible for us to finish the work in time.
A. this B. it C. them D. that
