1.The number of the students _________(be) 2,500 in the school last year.
2.Neither you nor Jim ___________(be ) there before.
3.Wearing red can make it easier ____________(take) action.
4.You will ___________(require) to do it again if you make many mistakes.
5.Our math teacher devotes all his time to ___________(teach) us.
1.Li Ning didn’t pass the exam because of his_________(careless).
2.Obama isn’t afraid of making a _______(speak) in public any more.
3.“____________(silent) is gold”, someone said. But I don’t think so.
4.You’ll find it hard to stay______(wake) the next day if you stay up late.
5.He couldn’t be a good doctor because he was so ___________( patient).
1.As a Young __________(先锋) , we should help the elderly.
2.When the star__________ (出现) on the stage, the fans all screamed excitedly.
3.In ___________(古代) China, people admired the dragon best.
4.Some bad websites have a bad ___________(影响) on teenagers.
5.Thanks a lot for your ______________(宝贵的) suggestions.
George Dennehy was born with no arms. He never dreamed he would become a musician. But that is what he has become. He was born in Romania. And because of his poor condition, his parents sent him to an orphanage (孤儿院), where George was adopted (领养) by a family in America.
Early on, George’s parents saw musical abilities in him. “When I was 8 years old, my mum took me to have cello (大提琴) lessons,” he said. Though he didn’t really enjoy it, he seldom missed any lessons.
His first teacher helped him be able to play with his feet. Soon he was very good at it. At the beginning of high school, when the cello became “not so cool” to play, George began to play the guitar. “It was a lucky thing to learn the cello first,” he said. This made playing the guitar not so hard.
Playing music hasn’t been an easy road. He was shy at first. “I did face different challenges and didn’t know if I was going to make something of myself,” he said. But these doubts didn’t stop him. Every time he got on stage to play music, he could see how the audience (观众) admired his abilities. This gave him confidence and encouraged him to continue his career.
George said that the secret of his success was being able to overcome (克服). “No matter what situation you’re in, anything is possible. It is so easy to give up sometimes, but we shouldn’t do that. We believe there is more that is meaningful for us,” he said.
Early years | George Dennehy was born 1. arms. He was sent to an orphanage. A US family adopted him. |
Learning to play the cello | His musical abilities were2. by his parents and they sent him to learn cello lessons. He seldom missed any lessons, 3. he didn’t really enjoy it. He learnt to play with his4. . |
Learning to play the guitar | George started playing the guitar soon after he entered high school. His experience of learning the cello made learning the guitar 5. . |
The6. road of playing music | He used to be shy and had to face challenges and had many doubts. Being admired by the audience made him 7. in himself and encouraged him. |
His thoughts of being 8.__ | Being able to overcome is the 9. of his success. Nothing is 10. even if one is in bad situation. |
How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new clothes? Do you care much about fashion?
A recent survey among high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that Asian teenagers cared more about their appearance (外表) than teenagers in the US.
The survey was made in 156 high schools in the four countries. South Koreans cared most about their appearance. They were followed by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion.
“The different results show the differences of cultural backgrounds (文化背景),”said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre.
He explained that in the US there are many different standards (标准) of beauty, so teens are more likely to be confident about their appearance. About 85% of American teens are happy with themselves. Besides, most US students agree that people should follow their own interests rather than those of others.
“According to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined (有纪律的). They have a strong desire to make a difference. But Chinese students depend on their parents too much, so they need to be more independent. Besides, they should learn how to relax,” said Sun.
1.Which country isn’t mentioned?
A. China. B. Japan.
C. England. D. America.
2. Most _______ think people should follow their own interests rather than those of others.
A. Chinese students B. American students
C. Japanese students D. Koreans
3.Which of the following is NOT true about Chinese students according to the survey?
A. They are happy and disciplined.
B. They should learn to relax.
C. They ask their parents for too much.
D. They show the least interest in fashion.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The survey came from four countries.
B. Japanese students cared most about their appearance.
C. American students weren’t interested in fashion at all.
D. Cultural backgrounds didn’t influence students’ views about fashion.
According to scientists’ research, the month in which babies are born could affect them in some ways.
Babies born in spring get sick easily. Children born under Aquarius (Jan. 21st—Feb. 19th) may be less clever than those born in other seasons. They may also have shorter lives than those born in autumn. Scientists believe many of the differences can be explained by the mother’s exposure to sunlight in pregnancy (怀孕). Sunlight helps lead to the production of vitamin D in the body. The lack (缺乏) of vitamin D in the first months of life may have a bad effect on health.
Vitamin D is called the “sunshine vitamin”. It has a good effect on health. A study showed that people born from April to June had slightly shorter lives than those born in October, November or December. Similar studies in the US showed that people born in autumn lived about 160 days longer than those born in spring.
Professor Russell Foster said the conclusions were surprising and interesting. He added, “These are small effects but they are very, very clear. I am not giving voice to star signs and they are just for fun. But it is true that we are affected by our season of birth.”
1.A child’s season of birth can affect all the following things EXCEPT______ according to the first two paragraphs.
A. his health B. his height
C. his length of life D. his quality of being clever
2.What does the underlined word “exposure” mean in Chinese?
A. 偏爱 B. 抗拒 C. 过敏 D. 暴露
3.What can we know about vitamin D according to the passage?
A. It comes from sunlight.
B. It helps people live longer.
C. Sunlight prevents its production.
D. It does harm to people’s health.
4.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. People can know the length of life by star sign.
B. Women should choose to give birth to children in spring.
C. A child’s season of birth has an effect on him or her.
D. Vitamin D is very important to people’s health.
