阅读下面的短文，根据所给的首字母提示，用合适的单词填空。（10分）
On my first job, I worked a__1.___ a sports editor for a small newspaper. I never got a letter from my readers, so I was s___2.__ that there was an envelope(信封) on my desk one morning. From the envelope, I could see it was from a most popular newspaper.
When I opened it, I found a note and it read, "You did a good job. Go on!"
The note was signed by Mr. John, a famous sports editor. As I was a g__3.__ hand, his words made me excited. After that, I kept the note in my desk drawer. Whenever I d__4.___ whether I had the ability to be a good editor, I would read John's note and become confident again.
Later, when I made friends with Mr. John, the note writer, I learned that he often wrote notes to e__5.___ young people in many fields. "When I make o_ 6._ feel happy," he told me, “I feel happy, too.”
H__7.__, why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my opinion, many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood. Also, writing t_8.___ more time and it is e__9.to pick up the phone. The problem with phone is that they cannot last a long time, but a note is a good way of record and our words can be r__10.___more than once.
So, when you find people around you need help, please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence. Maybe, you are not sure what will happen, but remember Mr. John's words--making others feel happy makes you happy, too.
根据句意和中英文提示写出单词，完成句子。每空一词。（10分）
1.We should depend on __________to win the game. (we)
2.You'd better think __________ before making an important decision. (two)
3.___________ about medical treatment will be discussed in today’s meeting. (decide)
4.___________ in your homework on time, or your teacher will be angry with you. (hand)
5. His father has no ____________ job and lives a hard life. (fix)
6.Be careful when driving! A moment of ___________ (粗心) may cause a terrible accident.
7.A conversation with a wise person is __________ten year's study of books. (价值)
8.What a practical ___________ Sandy gave us! It must be of great help to us. (建议)
9.The ___________ extra work won high praise from the people in the town. She is well worth respecting. (先锋)
10.The railway ____________ Shanghai with Nanjing makes our travel much quicker. (连接)
阅读文章，回答下列问题。（10分）
Gift giving is different from culture to culture and person to person.
When giving gifts, sometimes color is important. For example, for many Chinese people around the world, red is a lucky color, and people often like to wrap gifts in this color. However, did you know that in Korea, red is a color of death? That is why you should not wrap（包装） your gifts in this color if you are giving a gift to a Korean person. What about westernn countries? In western countries, the color of wrapping paper is not really important. But color does matter when giving flowers, especially roses. You should not give red roses to a western person you don't know very well because they are a symbol of love. You could give yellow roses instead as these are a symbol of friendship. You could also send pink roses as gifts to say thank you.
What other things should you remember when giving gifts to someone from a different culture? Well, one thing you should keep in mind is the person's religion(宗教). When choosing a gift for a Muslim (穆斯林) or Jewish friend, you should never get food including pork, or things made from pigskin. Another thing that you should not get for a Muslim person is alcohol (酒).
1.In which country do people think red is the color of death?
2.How can we show our friendship to the western friends?
3.What gift doesn’t a Muslin friend like?
4.How many colors are mentioned(提及) in this passage? What are they?
5.What's the main idea of this passage?
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 made him feel confident of himself 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 his 4. . |
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. . |
The difficult road of playing music | He used to be shy and had to face 6.______ and had many doubts. Being admired by the audience made him 7. of himself and encouraged him. |
His thoughts of being 8. | Being able to overcome is the9. of his success. Nothing is 10. even if one is in bad situation. |
Dear Victor,
I have received your loving letter from school and I am glad to know that you are becoming responsible(有责任的) enough to decide on your career(职业).
You are now in the final year of high school and are going to start further education in college. You know that we belong to different times, and my social life is different from yours. However, all I can say as advice is that you must choose a career wisely. The first consideration is your interest. You can only succeed and feel happy when you do something you enjoy. You must get a job which not only provides you with something useful, but also you are pleased with. Then, you must read a lot in the field(领域) you are aiming at. Also, you should get to know the men and women who work in that field, when mind and heart work together, success is inevitable.
No career is more or less important. I think your interest may be in the field of making TV programmes. Your good communication skills, your taking an active part in school plays and the prizes you have won in speech competitions all lead you to that direction. So a career in Mass Communication and TV film production will bring luck to you. If you succeed in that field, you will become famous and rich.
Think a thousand times before making any final decision about your career. After all, we want you to be a man of success.
We all know that you are old enough to think for yourself.
With all the best wishes !
Your loving father
1. We can infer that Victor wrote a letter to ask for advice on how to_______.
A. get good marks
B. choose a career
C. prepare for a competition
D. communicate with others
2.The underlined word "inevitable" means “_______”
A. dissatisfied to seek B. easy to remember
C. difficult to get D. sure to happen
3.The father mentions "school plays" and "speech competitions" (in Paragraph 3) in order to_______.
A. show that he is proud of his son
B. suggest his son should work harder in this field
C. tell his son he can certainly succeed in this field
D. hint (暗示) that his son should consider (考虑) choosing the career he suggests
4.The father thinks that_______.
A. every career is the same important
B. being famous is more important than being rich
C. his son is too young to make a decision himself
D. there is no real understanding between parents and children
5. The father suggests that his son should_______.
A. be active in school activities
B. never be proud when making progress
C. consider interest first when choosing a career
D. keep good relationships with successful people
“Homestay is a form of study abroad program. It allows the visitor to rent a room from a local (当地的) family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor's language ability，”said a teacher during a school meeting last term. “Students who wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience should join this kind of holiday. I am sure you won't be disappointed (失望的)．”
After this special meeting，I always thought about this kind of holiday. Last month，I had a chance at last to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates and we went to London，a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.
As we were still young，we had a group leader who planned things for us and looked after us. After we got to London，we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family (寄宿家庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them，too.
The holiday was filled with activities every day. After breakfast，a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sightseeing trip to different places of interest like the Big Ben，the London Bridge，and the Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.
The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. Yet，time really flew fast. Three weeks later，we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.
1.In the “homestay” program，a visitor can ________.
A. learn more about holidays
B. understand his culture better
C. improve the language ability
D. take part in foreign meetings
2.The writer had wanted to visit London since ________.
A. last month B. years ago
C. the special meeting D. her stay abroad
3.The group leader should ________.
A. make plans for the family
B. take care of the students
C. stay with different families
D. rent rooms to the students
4.The writer's host family ________.
A. was interested in her activities
B. went sightseeing with her
C. had two white daughters
D. was very kind to her
5.From the passage，we know that the writer ________ in London.
A. spent three weeks in her home
B. had classes in many interesting places
C. wished to stay a little longer
D. helped the teacher take the students in a car
