阅读理解。
"Everyone makes mistakes in life, but that doesn't mean they have to pay for them for the rest of their life. Sometimes wise people make foolish choices. It doesn't mean they're foolish…it means they're improving!"
Mistakes sometimes mean something that you are trying new things. It's good to try new things, because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never have a try, you never make progress. Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
I remember clearly what life was like back in 2006. I was 17 years old and in a really bad place.
In a chemistry lab, I was doing an experiment. I tried twenty times, but I couldn't succeed. So I decided to stop doing the experiment. I felt a little unhappy.
Mr. Green seemed to understand me. He touched my head with a smile, "Young man, you have done a lot and you've got a lot. You at least know that there are twenty ways you can't use to do this experiment."
After hearing the words, I became excited. I kept doing the experiment and at last I did succeed.
1.What's the purpose of the author in writing the first paragraph?
A．Don't be afraid of making mistakes.
B．Mistakes can give you more time.
C．Mistakes can tell you who is wise.
D．Mistakes can stop you from succeeding.
2.From the second paragraph, we can know that .
A．new things mean mistakes
B．if you never have a try, you will never make progress
C．if you want to improve, you should make mistakes
D．people should make many mistakes before they begin to do things
3.The author felt unhappy in the lab because he .
A．was not allowed to do the experiment
B．lost his chemistry book
C．failed many times in the experiment
D．was laughed by the teacher
4.What did Mr. Green want to do with those words?
A．To show how stupid the author was.
B．To show how strict the teacher was.
C．To encourage the author to go on making mistakes.
D．To encourage the students to go on doing the experiment.
5.What's the best title for this passage?
A．Trying New Things Can Make Mistakes
B．Everyone Should Make Mistakes
C．Wise People Make Fewer Mistakes
D．Mistakes Is Good for Our Success
适当形式填空(短文适当形式)
The smell of gas on the street may make us hold our breath. However, when it comes to 1. (pollute), your own home may be just bad.
"People spend most of their time indoors, and 2.(they) homes can be two to five times as polluted as the air outside," says the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Poor indoor air quality can cause health problems. And a lot of these problems 3.(cause) by something in your house. 4.(make) your home healthy, here are some useful tips:
Is the fan in your bathroom 5.(work) well? Turn it on. Put a sheet of paper against it. If the paper sticks, the fan is strong enough. If not, it needs to be repaired. A good fan 6.(make) sure the air in the bathroom is fresh.
Keep your gutters(水槽) clean and clear so that dirty water doesn't make your kitchen or bathroom 7.(smell) bad.
And 8.(not leave) the litter in bags or bins in your home. The place for it is outside, waiting for collection.
When you are at home, open the windows 9.(let) fresh air in.
Follow these simple steps, and you're sure to live in a 10.(health) environment.
完形填空。
Swimming is enjoyed by people of all ages, from the young to the old. All over the ______ people swim for fun. There are many ______ where people can enjoy swimming. People swim in lakes, oceans, and ______. Some swim in pools. Many schools, apartment buildings and clubs ______ indoor or outdoor pools. Some families have pools in their ______.
Swimming is one of ______ forms of exercise. It can improve heart action. It helps blood circulate (血液循环). Swimming can ______ develop strong muscles(肌肉). It will even strengthen the lungs(肺). People who are ______ and can't enjoy other sports can keep their bodies in better condition by ______.
It is a good idea for ______ to learn to swim at an early age. This will be an activity that the children can enjoy for the rest of ______ lives. There are some basic rules for water safety that you must ______. First of all, know how to swim. Many ______ give lessons to children. Adults can learn to swim at public pools or recreation(娱乐) centers. Another rule to remember is never swim ______. Always swim with a friend and know that person is in the water at all times. It is best to swim only in places ______ there is a lifeguard. If you swim in the ocean or a river, it is good to know about tides(潮水) and currents(水流).
1.A．village B．earth C．world D．street
2.A．gardens B．fields C．floors D．places
3.A．rivers B．hotels C．restaurants D．hospitals
4.A．like B．have C．want D．help
5.A．rooms B．playgrounds C．yards D．kitchens
6.A．the worst B．the tallest C．the best D．the easiest
7.A．too B．also C．either D．never
8.A．clever B．stupid C．healthy D．disabled
9.A．playing B．swimming C．running D．exercising
10.A．boys B．girls C．children D．adults
11.A．her B．his C．our D．their
12.A．know B．swim C．play D．leave
13.A．hospitals B．libraries C．schools D．shops
14.A．together B．alone C．happily D．sadly
15.A．which B．that C．where D．how
阅读与表达(表格式)
China Youth says that more and more girl students have entered colleges to study in the recent few years. As we know, once the number of boys was larger than that of girls and boys did much better than girls in our country for a long time. Now, things have changed a lot.
In recent years, the proportion(比例) of girl students is growing fast. In 1998, about 39.75% of the college students were girls. In 2000, it was 41.07% and in 2001, the proportion was 42.14%.
There are several reasons for this.
First, there is little difference between boys and girls in their intelligence(智力). That is to say, girls are almost as clever as boys. And boys have more interests than girls, so they may not always do well in their study. Second, girls are more careful than boys. They work harder at school and they do better in all exams.
The last one is that with the development of society, people pay more and more attention to girls' education.
根据短文内容，完成表格。
Time | Things in College | Reasons |
Many years ago | The number of boys was 1.. than that of girls and boys did 2.. than girls. | First, boys have 3.. than girls, so they may not always do well in their study. Second, girls are 4.. than boys. The last one is that people pay more and more attention to girls' education. |
In recent years | The proportion of girl students is 5.. . |
阅读理解。
Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer song writer. She was born in Belleville, Ontariok, in 1984, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. She released her first album Complicated(《超复杂》) when she was only 17 years old.
Lavigne was only 15 when she was discovered. At that time she had no idea how to make an album. "A career just came early for me, I was trying to figure out this life," she said. "My friends still don't know if they want to be a teacher or a doctor."
Lavigne prefers to wear loose(宽松的) trousers, old Tshirts and a frown(皱眉). That's not like the tight clothes and sweet smiles of many pop stars. Lavigne knew that she would never be like Britney Spears. In her high school days, "I was only around guys," she said. "I hung out with guys, playing hockey and sometimes getting in fights. My band members were all guys."
It was not until she got older that she started acting more girly. "From then to now, I look really different—but that's called growing up," she said.
So what does Lavigne think about life? "Life is like a roller coaster. Live it, be happy," she said.
1.When did Avril's first album come out?
A．Two years after she was discovered.
B．One year before she became a singer.
C．When she was only 15 years old.
D．When she was 13 years old.
2.What did Avril think of her future job when she was 15?
A．She wanted to be a teacher.
B．She wanted to be a singer.
C．She wanted to be a doctor.
D．She had no idea about it.
3.Paragraph 3 mainly tells us that .
A．some of Avril's likes and dislikes
B．the advantages of loose trousers
C．clothes and smiles of many pop stars
D．different ways of smiling between Avril and other singers
4.What kind of person did Avril belong to when she grew older?
A．She was a girl of few words.
B．She was kind of girly.
C．She was a girl that acted like a boy.
D．She was quiet rather than active.
5.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Avril likes roller coasters very much.
B．Avril is a girl who likes sports.
C．Avril is a girl who loves life very much.
D．Avril doesn't like her life now.
阅读理解。
It is always expected that housework will be done by robots completely in the future. For years, scientists have been working on this dream, but it still remains in science fiction films.
However, people still hope to have a helping hand around the house. A survey showed that 55% of people were going to use robots at home. Easy things like washing and cleaning are becoming the working domain of robots slowly.
Although this dream hasn't been achieved, the idea of finding a helping hand at home for people has been used to improve people's everyday life. In South Korea, the famous company LG is working hard to improve people's everyday life by high technology. Tasks such as answering the telephone, opening the door, and turning on washing machines and air conditioners can be done automatically. At the same time, these services can not only be done inside the home, but also can be done through the Internet, or even by a mobile phone far away.
Do you remember in 1987 when you first saw a man walking down the road with a big phone in his hand? Now mobile phones are small and almost everybody has got one. The future is arriving slowly, even if we didn't notice it.
1.What can we infer according to Paragraph 1?
A．Science fiction films are very popular now.
B．Robots only exist in science fiction films.
C．Scientists have done a lot to improve science fiction films.
D．Robots cannot do all the housework for people at home now.
2.The underlined word "domain" most probably means in English.
A．time B．field
C．prize D．expression
3.How is the company LG working to improve people's everyday life?
A．By high technology.
B．By using solar energy.
C．By encouraging people to live a low carbon life.
D．By making a helping hand around the house.
4.The author uses the example of mobile phones to show that .
A．more and more people are using mobile phones now
B．mobile phones have changed greatly
C．the future can be controlled by humans
D．robots will be used widely one day
