语法填空（本题有10题；每小题1分，共计10分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词的适当形式填空。
Every society has its special words, expressions and ways of saying things. One of the popular expressions in the United States is “Hitting the books”. It_____1._____ studying a subject with great effort(努力).
One of the great challenges for students ___2.____(be) taking tests. Students spend long hours______3.__ (prepare) for a test. They read all their books carefully, and then read them a ___4._ time and a third time. They prepare for every possible question. They study every night. They are “hitting the books.”
In the United States, most children go to school ___5._____ they are five years old. Public education is free and most children go to schools near their homes. School in these early years is fun. Children learn to read and write, but they also play games and go on trips. There is no reason ____6._____ such an early age for them to hit the books.
This situation changes as children become older. The subjects become ____7.____ ( difficult). Students must learn ____8.___ world history, algebra(代数) and life sciences. Tests become more common.
Pressure _____9.__ (grow) to hit the books, study hard, and advance(升级). ___10._____, most students only really begin hitting the books for long hours when they reach high school.
Knowledge is a prize that is not easy to gain.
根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，写出短文空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
Xiao Ming felt very unhappy those days, because he failed in the ___1._(最后的、期末的) English exam. He made so many _2.___(错误) that he was ___3.__(害怕) of meeting his English teacher and his parents. As his teacher Ms Wang was very ___4.___(耐心的) and kind, she found Xiao Ming and ___5.____(教) him to be more confident in ____6.____(他自己) . Xiao Ming ___7.__(意识到) his own problems and was no longer ___8._(担心)about learning English. Now he is very thankful to Ms Wang and he ___9.___(将…视为)her as his own mother. He decides to study ___10.___(更努力)than before and get better grades.
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每个单词仅用一次。
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1.The illness ____________ through the village and everyone got sick.
2.You should pay attention to the correct ________________ of every new word.
3.---Where is the car made? -----It’s made in _____________.
4.Some students don’t understand the ____________ of learning English, so they give it up.
5.The ___________ in the zoo are so smart that all the visitors like them very much .
Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction (破坏) of our environment. Brown clouds, polluted water, endangered wild animals.., these problems seem so huge.
So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don't have to drive...
But does it do any good? When I am the only one in line at the market with cloth bags, am I doing any good? Does my walking to stores make any real difference to the world?
I recently learned something about flamingos (火烈鸟) which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time comes for migration (迁徙), a few of them first take off from the lake. But none of the others seem to notice, so the small group returns. However, the next day they try again. This time few more fly along with them, but most of them still pay no attention, so they return again. They try for several times. Every time a few more birds join in but, since the thousands of others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once more stopped.
Then one day something changes. The same small group of birds once again starts flying and a small number more join in just as before, then more. Finally, they all take flight and the migration really begins. What a spectacular sight it must be—thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once!
A few can make a difference. Even if you're the one to take the first step, and continue trying, others will someday take notice and together we will solve even our greatest problems.
1.Where would you most probably read this passage?
A. A guidebook.
B. A movie poster.
C. A personal blog(博客).
D. A geology(地质) magazine.
2.Why does the writer use cloth bags in stores?
A. Because he wants to do some good to the environment.
B. Because he thinks plastic bags are more expensive.
C. Because there are only cloth bags in stores.
D. Because all the people use cloth bags in stores.
3.What does the underlined word "spectacular" in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A. Frustrating. B. Surprising.
C. Terrible. D. Fantastic.
4. What's the writer's purpose of writing this article?
A. To show that the writer loves to see the migration of flamingos.
B. To tell readers to continue trying and it can make a difference.
C. To introduce a special kind of flamingo to readers.
D. To show that there're many problems in the world.
Reading is the key to school success and , like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking. Educators call it “automaticity (自动性)”
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With practice, he stumbles less and less, reading by the phrases(短语). With automaticity, he doesn’t have to think about the meaning of words, so he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.
It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.
According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount(数量) of time that a child spends reading ,not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity . It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.
You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentence, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.
1.The sentence “Reading is the key to school success” means that reading___________.
A. helps school develop faster
B. is the key to a successful school
C. helps students go to a key school
D. can improve students’ learning results
2.Rossman tells that any child who _____________ will probably be an automatic reader.
A. turns off TV one night 4 weeks
B. reads books by the word quickly
C. spends an hour reading every day
D. gets the same grades as others in exams
3.The underlined word “stumbles” in the passage means “_____________” in Chinese.
A. 结结巴巴地读 B.全神贯注地读
C.心不在焉地读 D. 声情并茂地读
4.The best title for the passage should be “ ______________________”.
A. IQ Is the Key to the Automaticity
B. TV Is Bad for Children’s Reading
C. Automaticity Depends on Practice
D. Automatic readers Will Be Successful
Justin Bieber was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy 2011. Both he and his fans were excited to hear the great news!
Born on March 1, 1994, in Canada, Justin entered a singing contest when he was 12 and won the second place. He taught himself to play the piano, drums and guitar. In 2007 Justin posted videos of his singing on the Internet and became famous. In 2008, he became a singer with a record company. Since then, he has become a big name. Justin is so popular that screaming fans show up everywhere for his appearance. Several of his performances had to be cancelled because there were too many fans!
In February, 2011, Justin’s biopic Never Say Never came out. Justin came from a poor family. But he said in his book that not having as many things as his friends made him stronger and built his character. He wants to tell people that you can do anything if you just put your mind to it.
1.When did Justin become a singer with a record company?
A. In 1994. B. In 2007. C. In 2008. D. In 2011.
2.Why did Justin have to cancel some of his performances?
A. Because he was badly ill.
B. Because he thought his performances weren’t good enough.
C. Because he didn’t want to have any performances.
D. Because there were lots of fans.
3.Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A. Justin was born in a rich family on March 1, 1994, in Canada.
B. Justin entered a singing contest when he was 12 and won the first place.
C. Justin is so terrible that he has few fans.
D. Justin said that poor environment made him stronger and built his character.
4.What’s the meaning of the word “biopic” in the last paragraph?
A. 自传 B. 声明 C. 论文 D. 小说
