Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：
Have you ever wondered what an American high school and its students are really like? 
A typical (典型的) American high school has several large buildings and enough s 1. for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are e 2. , students would rather borrow than buy them. Students must pay back if they lose any of them.
American students have different types of school t 3. . They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam, they can begin driving t 4. to school.
Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take science, maths, English and social studies. They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: health education, physical education or foreign language studies. Students m 5. to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has their own classroom. There is a short break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.
The r 6. school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students are busy going for after-school activities. These activities include sports―especially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or c 7. , such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government. Students feel relaxed and pleased when they take part in them.
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或短语完成短文):
The word that has changed the world
Apple is one of the most popular fruits in our life, and people eat apples every day. But there are ________ apples that are especially important to the history of our human beings and they have changed the whole world.
Long long ago when the world just started, apple was a forbidden(被禁止的) fruit in the Garden of Eden, however, a girl named Eve stole and ate it. Unfortunately, she was discovered by God, and was driven away from the Garden together with a boy called Adam. After they left the garden, Adam and Eve had their own babies and became the ancestors(祖先) of all of us. This is the ________ of our world.
In the Autumn of 1665, there was a young man sitting under an apple tree in his garden. His name was Newton. While he was thinking of one problem, suddenly, an apple dropped down from the tree and fell on his head. ________ this, Newton discovered gravitation(引力) on that day and his new idea of science made people really surprised and happy, also he changed our opinions about nature and the way we think, then people began to ________ what science was at that time.
And today, Jobs Steve, this crazy old man changed the world by his apple products. For example, iPhones can be found ________ in the street. Young people feel cool when they use this kind of new high-tech(技术) product. Don’t you think that apple products have become a symbol of our time? As Jobs Steve often said he was born to change the world and he made it. ________ he has died, people remember him and miss him. It is because he made our life more colorful and amazing.
1.A. one B. two C. three D. four
2.A. top B. beginning C. disaster D. end
3.A. Because of B. In favour of C. Instead of D. With the help of
4.A. watch B. talk C. share D. know
5.A. somewhere B. nowhere C. everywhere D. anywhere
6.A. However B. Although C. Since D. Unless
Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)：
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1.You have to pay if you buy THE SECRET GARDEN and PETER PAN online.
A. ¥30 B. ¥12 C. ¥50 D. ¥42
2.Mary brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life without the help of .
A. the power of hope B. her uncle
C. the magic of nature D. friendship
3.All of the following books have children as their main characters except .
A. GONE WITH THE WIND B. PETER PAN
C. THE SECRET GARDEN D. A LITTLE PRINCESS
4.A LITTLE PRINCESS is an excellent book to help you .
A. discover the fact B. protect your family
C. fight for new life D. imagine and create
5.We can know from the above information that .
A. there are only three books with tapes
B. we can buy all the above books in bookstores
C. two of the books are written by Frances Hodgson Burnett
D. THE SECRET GARDEN is ¥5 cheaper in bookstores than online
6.The information above is mainly for people to .
A. practise listening B. write a story
C. do online shopping D. choose novels
Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子。1-7题，每空格限填一词)：
1.Our country is thinking of ways to protect the farmland. (改为一般疑问句)
_________ _________ country thinking of ways to protect the farmland?
2.Jane hardly has time for a cup of tea during lunch hours at school. (改为反意疑问句)
Jane hardly has time for a cup of tea during lunch hours at school, _________ _________?
3.Joanna’s flight from Shanghai to New York will take off in an hour. (对划线部分提问)
_________ _________ will Joanna’s flight from Shanghai to New York take off?
4. Be careful, a car’s coming! Get out of the way. (保持句意基本不变)
_________ _________, a car’s coming! Get out of the way.
5.Please tell me where we can buy the tickets for the concert this weekend. (改为简单句)
Please tell me _________ _________ buy the tickets for the concert this weekend.
6.Teachers have given girls the same opportunities as boys in our school. (改为被动语态)
Girls have _________ _________ the same opportunities as boys in our school.
7.to, really, in winter, play with, it’s, wonderful, snow (连词成句)
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Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词)：
1.The firemen rushed into the house to save those women’s ___________. (life)
2.Charles has recently returned from his ___________ trip to Australia. (five)
3.We must try to work out the problem as ___________ as possible. (quick)
4.Mrs. King often provides ___________ people with food and clothes. (home)
5.When I feel ___________, I will look for something interesting to do. (happy)
6.Life in Britain was much more ___________ than I had expected that year. (enjoy)
7.Our new English teacher looks ___________. She always has a smile on her face. (frienD.
8.The doctor examined the patient first and then decided to ___________ at once. (operation)
Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)
A. surprised B. supposed C. better D. myself E. human beings |
Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me such a question. But many times I have asked 1. . I have come up with a whole variety of reasons. The most important reason is that I want to be a better man.
Many things make 2. different from or better than animals.
One of the most important things is education. If I fail to receive higher education, my education will not finish. As I want to be a fully developed man, I must get a well-rounded education. Good colleges and universities are 3. to provide it. I know one can get educated in many ways, but colleges and universities are among the best places to teach me how to educate myself. When I am well-educated, I will be able to 4. fit into society.
