The village was always very quietly ．The people living 1.______
there were busy about working in their fields during the 2.______
day and went to bed early at night, tiring after a 3.______
long day ’s hard work． All of them had lived in a 4.______
village for all their life and had never left for less than 5.______
one day at a time． On these days how they left, they got 6.______
up early in the morning ．They filled with their cart of 7.______
fruit ,vegetables and sheeps, and went to the 8.______
market in the town beyond their valley ．They come 9.______
back in the evening with some money and perhaps a 10.______
present for their children． That was their life－hard and
simple, but not unhappy
1.To pay for their purchases, people will use smart card, which contain a tiny chip, instead of _______．
2.The form is very important: the number of lines and the number of__________．
3.Poetry aften follows special___________ of rhythm and rhyme．
4.Reading poetry in English also opens the door to finding new ways of ________ yourself in Chinese．
5.It forms the mainland of Great Britain and ______of three countries:Scotland in the north, Wales in the west and England in the south and east．
6.The culture of the people of the Bitish Isles was _________by the culture of the people on the European mainland．
7.The British Isles are a group of islands that lies off the west coast of_______．
8.Only the northern counties, _____up Northern Ireland, are still part of the United Kingdom．
9.There are six spoken languages that are _______to be native to the British Isles as well as two local accents．
10.What life will be like in the future is difficult to_________．
11.Current trends ________ that transpotation is becoming cleaner, faster and safer．
12.Many companies and consumers have already begun _______ the way they they do business．
13.With a better understanding of human body, scientists and physicians will be able to ________ more diseases．
14.If we learn to accept change and appreciate what is new and different, we will be well-prepared for__________ the future may have in store．
15.AIDS is a disease that breaks down the body’s immune _________ and leaves a person defenceless against infections and illnesses．
根据括号所给的中文及语境写出下列单词的正确形式。
1.He was defeated in the tennis match for a __________（缺乏）of confidence．
2.There is no scientific __________ （证据） for the idea that time travel is possible．
3.A kind and friendly____________（气氛） can be felt throughout the conversation
4.A group of educators are helping to _________（改革）the educational system in the country．
5.He hasn’t got enpugh __________（力气） to remove the stone．
6.Li Bai, Du Fu and Bai Juyi are among the most famous _______ （诗人）in China．
7.Many foreigners were ____________（雇佣） in the company．
8.Taking _________（有规律的）exercise is a fairly reliable method of losing weight．
9.His new girlfriend has been a bad _____________ （影响） on him．
10.I’m sorry, those shoes are not （可得到的）in your colour and size．
Every kid wishes to be an adult． But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind． They become "kidults" （kid+adult）． Being a kidult has become a lifestyle-choice among young people across Asia．
Some kidults collect toys they once played with． Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world． It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory．（配件）
Other kidults still enjoy children's stories and fairy tales． For example, Bloomsbury even published the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover． That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a children's book!
"Kidults can be like vitamins to society． Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, child-like emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society," said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at Hankuk University（韩国外国语大学）． He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults and kids． It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together． He may be right．
Tim Greenhalgh,a professor,explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up． They value childhood because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them． Kidults would like to forget their age and openly show their fear of society and adulthood．
1.We can infer from the article that _________．
A． Kidults miss their childhood so much that they can't give up their toys
B． Bloomsbury knows some kidults don't want people to know that they are kidults
C． Kidults like to have vitamins very much
D． Some toys are so interesting that even adults like them very much
2.According to the author, being a kidult is good in some way EXCEPT that _______．
A． it can improve the relationship between parents and their kids
B． it can help kidults feel relaxed
C． it is helpful to solve some social problems
D． it can make people loyal to one's parents
3.According to the writer, _______．
A． being a kidult is nothing wrong B． kidults have mental problems
C． our society is very dull D． some people can never grow up
To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains, But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain, Its first use was as a shade against the sun!
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient
times ． Probably the first to use it were the Chinese in the 11th century B C．
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade． And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor． In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office．
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade． And the umbrella was in commonly used in ancient Greece． But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans．
During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared． Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century． And again it was considered as a symbol of power． By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France and later in England．
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe．
Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight． It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umbrellas began to be made , in a whole variety of colors．
1.According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient_______．
A．China B．Egypt C．Greece D．Rome
2.Which of the following statements is not true about the umbrella?
A．No one exactly knows who the inventor of the umbrella was
B．The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun．
C．The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century
D．In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade．
3.A strange feature of the umbrella’s use is that it was used as__________．
A．protection against rain B．a shade against the sun
C．a symbol of honor and power D．women’s decoration （装饰
4.In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain_______________．
A． during the Middle Ages B． by the 18th C． in Rome D．in Greece
5.This passage talks mainly about_______________．
A．when and how the umbrella was invented
B．why the umbrella was so popular in Europe
C．the development of the umbrella
D．The history and use of the umbrella
No one really knows how and why people change as they get older． Also, no theory sufficiently（足够细心地） explains all the changes of the aging process． Aging is a complex and varied process that varies in how it affects（影响） different people and organs． In fact, even in one person , different organ systems “age “ at a different rate．
At a certain point in our lives, our body systems will begin to weaken ． It may become more difficult for us to see and hear． The slow change of aging causes our bodies to lose some of their ability to bounce back from disease and injury． In order to live longer , we have always tried to slow or stop this change that leads us toward the end of our lives．
Many factors（因素） decide our health ． A good diet plays an important role． The amount and the type of exercise we get are another two factors． Our living condition is yet another． But scientists studying the aging problem want to know: Why do people grow old? They hope that by studying the aging medical science they may be able to make the length of life longer．
There is nothing to be afraid of as the old age comes． Many consider the later part of life to be the best time for living． Physical activity may become less, but often we get better understanding of the world and ourselves．
What we consider the old age now may only be middle-aged some day soon． Who knows ,with so many advances in medical science happening so quickly, life length may one day be measured in centuries ,rather than in years!
1.The underlined phrase “bounce back ”means “__________．”
A． jump backward B． run fast C． prevent D． recover
2.In order to make people live longer, scientists _______according to the text．
A． teach people how to eat properly
B． discover how important the exercise is to one’s health
C． study the ways to slow or stop the process of aging
D． invent new medicine to slow down the process of aging
3.Many consider the later part of life to be the best time of living because they__________．
A． consider their lives have been very successful
B． have come through the battle of life safely
C． know more about themselves and the outside world
D． can have a good rest and enjoy themselves
4.How many factors which decide our health are mentioned in the text?
A． Two B． Four C． Five D． Six
