任务型阅读
仔细阅读表格中五个段落，根据内容将标号A~E填在61~65小题相应的横线上，完成风筝制作的操作说明。
Make Your Own Kite
Materials You Will Need:
one 20-inch wooden dowel rod; one 24-inch wooden dowel rod; a pencil; a ruler; a craft knife; wood glue; fishing line; a piece of heavyweight paper, at least 26 inches square; scissors; tape; a sewing needle; string
Directions:
A | Place the kite frame(框架) on the piece of paper. Trace the shape of the kite, and then add two inches to the border. Cut out the larger shape. Center the frame over the paper, and then fold the edges over the frame. Tape the folded edges securely. |
B | After the glue has dried, wind some fishing line around the intersection of the two rods to make sure they stay securely joined together. The fishing line should form an X at the intersection of the rods. |
C | Now take the fishing line, which should still be joined to the X in the center of the frame, and thread in through the notch at each end of the dowel rods. Thread it through each notch a second time, and then return the fishing line to the center X. Make a few more loops around the X. Then knot the line and cut off the rest. The kite frame is OK. |
D | Place the smaller dowel rod on top of the larger one. Glue the two rods together at the places where you made a mark. Be sure that the notches at the ends of the rods are horizontal when your kite frame is lying flat on a table. |
E | Use the needle to make a small hole in the paper at the top and bottom of the kite. From the frame side, push a piece of fishing line through each hole and knot it. Take the rest of the fishing line, and tie the loose end of it about one-third of the way down the middle piece. |
语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（每空不多于3个单词）。
Riding airplanes is always fun. Just the thought of 1. (fly) high in the sky is exciting. The flight attendants are very nice and they try 2. (make) your trip as comfortable as possible. If you are on a long distance flight, you even get to watch a movie. Some airlines even have a personal screen for each seat so passengers can 3. (convenient) watch a movie or TV program of their choice. The food may not be that delicious, but most 4. (flight) can offer different kinds of menus to choose from.
Airplanes 5. (be) not always as safe as they are today. In fact, the earliest airplanes were quite simple 6. style and very old-fashioned. They weren’t even that fast. Nowadays, however, airplanes have jet engines that allow them to travel as fast as 900 km7. hour. They also have lots of life-saving equipment and 8. (prepare) well for emergencies. Today, 9. there were many scary news reports of airplanes crashes, 10. (few) people were hurt because of airplane accidents than because of car accidents. Many people still consider airplanes the safest way of travel.
根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
Gap year is the time-off taken after high school or university. Many people think that “gap years” are simply an excuse for rich students to take a(n) 1. (特别) long vacation. But that’s not the case in the UK and other countries. Some students are using their gap year to volunteer or 2. (提高) life skills.
Tegan Morgan, a student at Cardiff University, volunteered in a language project three years ago, where she helped the kids with their English 3. (语法). “This experience has actually made me feel more 4. (确定的) about my life goals now.” she wrote on her blog.
A gap year also helps students understand responsibilities in the 5. (真实的) life world. During the gap year, the students learn to compete basic life skills on their own, 6. (包括) cooking and laundry.
“In fact, volunteers are 7. (欢迎) by many schools, and for would-be teachers, volunteering is a 8. (明智的) choice. Universities like to see proof of commitment to subject and self-discipline,” Jennifer, a 9. (专业的) researcher at the UK’s University of Hull business school told The Guardian.
But the gap years don’t only benefit aspiring teachers. “A year of volunteer work can help graduates develop transferable skills like teamwork, 10. (交流), problem-solving and planning,” said The Guardian.
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词仅用一次，每空一词。
1.It is considered _________ to talk while eating.
2.The couple have been saving up to buy __________ a house.
3.What you said is __________ different from what we saw yesterday.
4.The computer doesn’t work well and I’ll get it __________ tomorrow.
5.We all agree that James is the most __________ person for the project.
6.In winter, I’d like to wear a scarf around my neck for extra __________.
7.I happened to see the old man __________ off his bike when I walked past.
8.Mr. Li has collected several paintings by the artist in the __________ century.
9.Everyone should make more __________ to protect the city against pollution.
10.The teacher showed his love of my article by __________ his head several times.
The earth’s valuable rain forests are in danger. They are getting smaller and the situation is becoming worse. This problem influences the whole world.
Rain forests are the natural habitat for many rare and beautiful animals, birds and insects. There’re various plants as well. For example, the Amazon rain forest in Brazil has a richer plant life than anywhere else on the earth. Some of the plants there are important for medical science. Aspirin, a drug which reduces fever and kills pain, is made from tree bark. Cough medicine can be produced from tree resin. Perhaps they may help us cure disease such as cancer and AIDS one day.
It is a great pity that the rain forests are disappearing. There are two reasons. In many countries the trees have been cut down because the land is needed for animals and crops. In other parts of the world the trees are cut down because their wood is wanted. This wood is used by local people for firewood, or is sold to Japan, Europe and North America. It is used for buildings or made into furniture there.
The soil in the forests is indeed very thin. Without trees and plants, it is easily washed away by the rain or blown away by the wind. Soon nothing can be grown on it and the rain forests then become useless. In addition, the forests cannot produce O2 or absorb CO2. This leads to the greenhouse effect(温室效应), which makes the earth hotter and hotter.
When the forest is destroyed, it is not only the trees that are lost, the homes of millions of animals are destroyed too. Also kinds of animals are in danger—fish, reptile, birds, mammals, insects and shellfish—as well as thousands of plants. If we do not act immediately to save our rain forests, some of them will be gone.
1. The rain forests are in danger because ______.
A. a lot of medicine and furniture factories are built there
B. the greenhouse effect increases the earth’s temperature
C. the trees and the land are often destroyed for some reasons
D. large numbers of animals and plants there are disappearing
2.Which is the best sentence for the blank in Paragraph 3?
A. Why is it a pity?
B. How do they take place?
C. Why is this happening?
D. How are they disappearing?
3.The underlined word “this” refers to the fact that ______.
A. the earth in rain forests is actually poor
B. nothing can be grown in the rain forests
C. the earth is washed away or blown away
D. the forests fail to make O2 or take in CO2
4.The best title for this passage is ______.
A. Save the rain forest
B. Rain forests on the earth
C. Make full use of rain forests
D. Situations in the rain forest
A recent study shows that a third of UK students aged between 16 and 30 are interested in overseas study. Among them, half wish to study at the undergraduate level.
UK students have increasing interest in studying or working in a European country through the EU’s Erasmus Program, an EU student exchange program started in 1987. Recent Erasmus statistics(数据) show that nearly 15,600 UK students spent up to a year in another European country through the program during 2013-2014 school year, up 115 percent since 2007.
The figures reflect that more young people in the UK are realizing the value of receiving international experience. “The UK needs graduates who have the skills and confidence to compete worldwide, and can compete against foreign talent that may speak more languages and have wider international experience,” said Rebecca Hughes, director of education at the British Council.
Most UK students would like to go to the United States, followed by Australia, France, Canada and Germany, the findings show, but 42 percent of those who took the questionnaire were interested in traveling outside of the English-speaking world.
Why do UK students want to go abroad? Among those who are interested in overseas study, nearly 50 percent want to have fun traveling and exploring different cultures, while 30 percent want to work for an international company and live overseas. About 15 percent said they wanted to go to the best university and get the best education offered worldwide. What’s more, the high cost of UK university studies plays a role in over half of students’ interest in overseas study.
Also, the study found the biggest schooling check to studying abroad was a lack of foreign language skills—chosen by over half of those who were not interested or had not made a decision about studying overseas. But the top non-schooling check for students was the great cost.
1.The writer presents UK students’ increasing interests in overseas study by ______.
A. giving examples B. making surveys
C. having interviews D. listing statistics
2.It can be learned that ______ is probably the last choice for UK students to study abroad.
A. Australia B. America C. Germany D. France
3.Which is the greatest reason why UK students are interested in overseas study?
A. Working for an international company.
B. The high cost of UK university studies.
C. Receiving the best education worldwide.
D. Travelling in non-English-speaking countries.
4.Which of the following statements is true?
A. UK students are expected to compete with students around the world.
B. Half UK students are unable to afford the university education in the UK.
C. More UK students choose to study abroad through the EU’s exchange program.
D. Overseas UK students all hope to travel around and experience different cultures
