Ben’s composition is almost perfect ______ several spelling mistakes.
A. besides B. beside
C. except D. except for
The ring looks very nice. It was made ______ silver.
A. by B. in C. of D. for
Weifang is ______ city in Shandong. It’s famous for kites.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
书面表达
某英语报开展“How to Deal with the Exam Stress”征文比赛，请你根据图片和表格中提示的内容，简要描述并适当发表自己的观点，写一篇英语短文。
注意：（1）词数90左右，短文首句已给出，不计入总词数
适当的压力 (proper stress) | 积极思考，认真学习 及时复习，防止遗忘 |
过重的压力 (too much stress)
| 无法入睡，非常疲倦 害怕考试，导致失败 |
应对的措施 | 合理计划，准备充分 …… (至少2条) |
（2）文中不得提及考生所在学校及自己的姓名
How to Deal with the Exam Stress
Everyone may have the exam stress. A little bit of stress can be a good thing to us.
阅读表达
In a classroom in any countries, the teachers teaches more than art or history or language. He or she teaches something behind---the culture of the country.
In a country such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and the pay much attention to personal ideas. Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to remember a lot of information, instead, they work and find answers by themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom..
At an early age students learn to have their own ideas. Their education encourages personal thought。83The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer and not only to get the correct answer.
In most Asian countries, people have the same language, history and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the education there pays more attention to group goals than personl ideas. Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on homework. In the classroom, the ways of teaching are often very traditional. The teachers says, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students repeat rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind.
In many ways these differences come from different educational ideas. In western countries teachers are taught to help students to learn. They make it easier for the students to learn by themselves. 84In some Asian countries, however, teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students.
A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1.What does the education in the United States encourage?
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2.Which does the education in some Asian countries pay more attention to, group goals or personal ideas?
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B. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
3._________________________________________________________________
4._________________________________________________________________
C. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
5._________________________________________________________________
综合填空,阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
Have you ever tried the “Magic Cube”(魔方) ? Pick up one of these cubes and you probably won’t be able to p__1. it down. How hard can it be to rearrange(重新安排) the nine little squares on each s_2.___ of the cube? In fact, there are millions of possibilities! It has been over 30 years s__3._ the cube first hit the market(上市). However, not many people know that it was used just a_4._ a simple classroom model at the beginning.
In 1974, Mr. Erno Rubik i__5.__ the “Magic Cube” as he called it. He did this to help his students to u__6.__difficult 3D concepts(概念). This classroom example was quickly turned into a p 7. toy. In 1979, Ideal Toys started to sell it as “Rubik’s Cube”. The invention quickly became a 1980s cultural icon.(文化偶像）
As time went by, the cube once lost i_8.__ attractive qualities. However, it made a comeback with the internet. Now anyone can go online and find many videos that show w_9.___to solve the cube. Erik Akkersdijk of the Netherlands holds the world r_10.___ now. He finished in just 7.08 seconds!
