根据短文内容和所给中文提示，写出空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
Colors have their own ways of saying things in many everyday American expressions.
Red is a hot color. Americans may say they are red-hot that means they are very 1. (生气的) about something. Fast loud 2. (音乐) is popular with many people. They may say it is red hot.
Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. The expression was 3. (第一次) used in America at the beginning of the 20th century. It probably 4. (来自) from the fact that many babies are 5. (出生) with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health.
Blue is a 6. (凉爽的) color. The color green is natural for 7. (树) and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A 8. (人) who has a sick feeling stomach may say he feels a little green. Sometimes one may be upset 9. (因为) he does not have something as nice as a friend has, he may say he is green with envy. The color black is used often in expressions. People 10. (描写) a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day.
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。
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1.My _________is to be a dancer
2.Yan Liwen was called “China’s _________astronaut” when he returned to Earth.
3.If you read the passage more_________, you can understand the writer better.
4.Mike went to Hangzhou and met some friends _________ his winter holiday.
5.Many people prefer to travel by plane. They think a plane is faster and ______ than a train.
Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began.
What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, disputants (争执者) sit down with peer mediators (同龄调解者). Peer mediators are usually students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators help disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use.
1. Express what you think clearly but don’t say anything to hurt the other. Begin with “I feel” instead of “You always”.
2. Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don’t stop the other person’s words.
3. Keep looking at the other person’s eyes when he or she speaks.
4. Try to see the problems on the other person’s side.
5. Never put anyone down. Saying things like “You are foolish” makes the talk difficult.
6. Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide on the winner. They don’t decide who is right or who is wrong. Instead they help disputants to find their own “win-win” result. A “win-win” result can make everyone feel good.
Peer mediators’ work is often successful just because it gets disputants to talk to each other. And getting disputants to talk to each other is the first step in finding a “win-win” result.
1. Peer mediators’ work is to .
A. teach lessons to disputants
B. find out who starts the quarrel
C. give students some special training
D. help find a way to make both disputants happy
2. What’s the first step in finding a “win-win” result?
A. Getting disputants to talk to each other.
B. Letting disputants be afraid of peer mediators.
C. Letting disputants feel peer mediators are kind.
D. Making disputants feel good by telling funny stories.
3. During the talk, if peer mediators say “You are a fool”, .
A. disputants will realize they are wrong
B. disputants will understand peer mediators better
C. it is easy for peer mediators to decide who is right
D. it is hard for peer mediators to get a “win-win” result
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All schools have peer mediators.
B. Peer mediators are usually students.
C. When disputants are speaking, peer mediators can stop their words at any time.
D. Peer mediators can make disputants get a “win-win” result every time.
Is it a tree? Is it a bear? If you’re looking at a tree in the shape of a bear, it’s a topiary (林木雕塑). A topiary is a tree or bush (灌木) that is trained into a shape. Growing a topiary garden takes both time and skills.
A topiary gardener should make a drawing first. The drawing shows the final shape that the gardener likes. The gardener then chooses a bush for the topiary. It may be one that just planted or one that is already in place.
In June of the plant’s first year, the gardener looks for new leaves. When the leaves grow, it’s time to shape the bottom of the bush. It needs about five years. The top is not trimmed during this time. In the fifth year, the bush grows tall enough for shaping. Then the gardener begins to shape the whole bush.
Once a topiary has been started, it needs care all year. In the summer it must be cut many times to keep its shape. This cutting also helps the bush grow. In the winter the bushes don’t grow. The gardeners have to brush snow off the plants, or snow may hurt some parts of them.
Topiary gardening is a very old art. The Romans did it in the first century. In the sixteenth century, people in Europe liked topiaries too. By the late 1600s, topiaries were also grown in America. Today it’s popular in many parts of the world.
1. The correct order of the following is .
a. The gardener chooses a bush for the topiary.
b. The whole bush grows tall enough for shaping.
c. The gardener begins to shape the bottom of the bush.
d. The gardener draws the shape of a topiary.
A. d--a--b--c B. b--c--a—d
C. a--d--c--b D. d--a--c--b
2. The underlined word “trimmed” in the third paragraph means .
A. shaken B. Cut
C. cleaned D. collected
3. The topiary gardening first began .
A. in Rome B. in Europe
C. in America D. in Africa
4. The writer wants to tell us .
A. what a topiary is like
B. a topiary is a tree in the shape of a bear
C. it’s easy and interesting to grow a topiary
D. growing a topiary garden takes both time and skills
I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.
“What for? ” I asked.
“I’m going to sell some of my stones,” he answered.
Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over. “I’m busy to do
that for you. Go and ask your mum for help.” I said.
A short time later, Nick returned with a sign, reading, “Stones. One Dollar Each”. He took the sign, a small chair and four of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.
After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn’t.
Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn’t hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.
I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted, “I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar — if you believe in yourself, you can do anything.”
1.The writer didn’t help his son because .
A. his wife is better at making a sign
B. he didn’t know what to write
C. he was busy sweeping leaves
D. he didn’t want his son to sell the stones
2.Nick was a boy .
A. who was kind B. who had a strong mind
C. who was honest D. who had many hobbies
3. The best title for this passage is .
A. My son’s first sale B. Let's collect stones
C. How to sell a stone D. My son’s hobby
4. From the story we can know that .
A. the story happened in spring
B. the car was driven by a woman
C. Nick spent half an hour selling one stone
D. the father might be moved by his son
1. If you want to buy apples, you should go to .
A. Marsha’s House B. Country Life Market
C. Wawa Village D. Next Wave Music Store
2.The above four forms are .
A. novels B. notes
C. advertisements D. letters
3.Which of the following is Not Right?
A. Marsha’s House may be a hotel.
B. Arnold Swenson may be a musician.
C. You can take your pet to Wawa Village if you are on a vacation.
D. You can get a present if you get to Next Wave Music Shore before 7:00 a.m.
