作为高二学生，你即将度过中学阶段的最后一个暑假，请写一篇140左右的短文，为自己安排一个充实而有意义的暑假。短文必须包括以下内容，可适当增加。
1、 完成暑假作业、复习功课，为高三做准备。相信自己的努力一定能得到回报，也只有通过努力才有望录取入名校；
2、 适当放松，如：看戏、旅游、欣赏美景、了解历史文化等；
友情提示： 1、字迹工整，卷面整洁
2、正确使用人称和时态
3、条理要清楚：分段并恰当地使用衔接词语
4、使用符合英语习惯的表达法：尽量使用本模块的词语、词组、句型；使用高级的结构等，如：非谓语动词、with的复合结构、从句、倒装句、强调句型、被动语态等。
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Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Ohio, a state in the
US with a l______________ population. He didn’t have much school education
1.____________
because the m______________ of his teachers thought he was not clever enough,
2. ____________
and his o_____________ of success is merely a dream. However, he became one
3.____________
of the greatest ________________ (发明家) with a list of 1,093 U.S. patents. In
4. ____________
fact, there was evidence indicating that Edison was to distinguish ____________
5. ____________
later in life. The boy had a great d____________ for knowledge and was curious
6. ____________
about things. He did a lot of reading in the library while ___________ a living by
7. ____________
selling newspapers on trains. He often __________ (实验)with different things. All
8. ____________
these made him so extraordinarily ________________ (成功). Many people think
9. ____________
that we owe our way of life _________ his ideas and efforts.
10.____________
根据汉语意思填入短语（每空1分，共13分）
1) 中央电视台与中国第二大移动运营商中国联通合作，将开发一个搜索引擎。
CCTV has ______________________ China Unicom, the country's second-largest mobile
operator, to develop a search engine.
2) 我突然想到我们可以用淡颜色来刷墙，这样可使房间看上去大些。
_________________that we could paint the walls a lighter colour to make the room look bigger.
3) 我们想向这个俱乐部申请会员资格。
We want to __________________________ membership.
4) 这部电影唤起了我童年的回忆。
The movie __________________ memories of my childhood.
5) 这座城市的历史可追溯到260年前。
The history of the city _____________________ 260 years ago.
6) 大多数上网的人都受够了广告。
Most Internet users ________________ advertisements.
7) 他不顾家人的反对，辞掉了工作。
_________________ the objection from his family, he quitted his job.
8) 西班牙被认为是最需要改革劳动力市场的国家。
Spain is often considered as the country most __________________ labour-market reform.
9) 在德克萨斯州和东南部，夏天和秋天时常会有暴风雨。
In Texas and the southeast, there are storms ____________________ in summer and fall.
10) 遇到困难时，不要犹豫，找我帮忙。
When you meet with difficulties, __________________________ turn to me for help.
11) 通过微博，你可以让你的想法被更多的人知道。
You can make your ideas known to more people ________________ micro blog.
12) 我昨天给你打了几次电话，但都没打通。
I called you several times yesterday, but I couldn't _____________.
13) 除非供应显著增加，否则价格一定会响应上涨。
Unless there is a significant increase in supply, prices _________________ rise accordingly.
用下列方框中所给动词(组)的适当形式填空: (每小题1分，共7分) 
1.Meat should ____________________ to make dumplings.
2.The man ___________ president of USA is named Barack Obama.
3._____________ the chance, and you will get out of the difficult situation.
4.___________ to 2016, we are full of confidence, and believe that the future of the company will be brighter with our joining.
5.The difference in thickness and weight from the earlier version makes the iPad2 more comfortable ___________.
6.We’d better have the road signs __________________ clearly so that the tourists know in which direction to go.
7.The workers shall protect the underground and underwater cables when _________ construction.
New archaeological discoveries suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began in some form many centuries earlier than once thought. The findings, coupled with a widening range of scientific and historical research could add a fascinating new page to the epic (史诗) of the Silk Road.
The most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy from about 1000 BC, long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt. Other research may extend human activity along this route back even further, perhaps a million years to the migration of human ancestors into eastern Asia.
The official origin of East-West trade along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret mission（使命）across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, travelled as far as Afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia, Syria and a place known as Lijien, perhaps Rome. Historians have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient world’s two superpowers, China and Rome. Chinese silk, first traded to central Asian tribes for war horses and to the Parthian for acrobats and ostrich eggs, was soon finding its way through a network of merchants to the luxury (奢侈品) markets in Rome.
But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk was apparently present in the West long before the Han emperor started organized trade over the Silk Road. The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when Europe and the Mediterranean lands first became aware of the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.
1.The word “coupled” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by .
A. combined B. contributed C. doubled D. produced
2.The silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy suggests that .
A. Egyptians had probably travelled to China to buy silk
B. new light can now be thrown on ancient trading practices
C. historical research often achieves fascinating results
D. trade along the Silk Road began earlier than once thought
3.Until recently historians mostly believed that trade along the Silk Road .
A. began a million years ago
B. primarily benefited the Egyptians
C. originated in the 2nd century BC
D. extended human migration into eastern Asia
4.Historians have always considered Zhang Qian’s mission important because they believe .
A. he discovered the Silk Road
B. he helped establish East-West trade
C. he travelled as far as Afghanistan
D. he brought back knowledge of Rome to the emperor
Have you seen Jurassic Park? In this film, scientists use DNA kept for tens of millions of years to clone dinosaurs. They find trouble, however, when they realize that the cloned creatures are smarter and more dangerous than expected. That’s nothing more than a fiction.
But could we really clone endangered animals?
To date, the most successful attempt to do so was the cloning of a gaur, a rare ox-like animal from southeast Asia. Scientists used a cow to bring the cloned baby gaur, named Noah. Two days after birth, however, Noah died from a common bacterial infection. Other endangered species that may be cloned include the African bongo antelope (羚羊), the Sumatran tiger, the cheetah (猎豹), and the giant panda.
Next, could we really clone extinct animals?
In theory? Yes. To do this, you need a well-kept source of DNA from the extinct animals such as wool mammoth (毛象), Tasmanian tiger, or even dinosaur, and a closely related species, still living, which could serve as a surrogate mother.
In reality? Probably not. On the one hand, it’s not likely that extinct animals’ DNA could survive undamaged for such a long time. Cloning such extinct animals as wool mammoth, Tasmanian tiger, or dinosaur is much more difficult due to the lack of properly well-preserved DNA. On the other hand, for example, a gaur can have a cow as a surrogate mother, definitely not a monkey. But what about an extinct animal as unique as the panda? What species could possibly serve as a surrogate mother?
Cloning presents many exciting possibilities. However, even if extinct animals were brought back, they could not survive in today’s world. Not only do most extinct animals have no habitat to love in, but the other plants and animals they depended on for food may also be gone as well.
1. It can be learned from the text that ________.
A. the gaur is an extinct species
B. the gaur lives in Asia and is endangered
C. scientists have cloned the African bongo antelope
D. both the cheetah and the giant panda live in Asia
2.The underlined words “a surrogate mother” probably refer to a female who ______.
A. gives birth to a baby of its own B. cannot give birth to a baby
C. gives birth to a baby for another female D. provides DNA
3.The difficulty in cloning an extinct species is the lack of ______.
A. both the well-preserved DNA and a surrogate mother
B. both the habitat to live in and the well-preserved DNA
C. both the well-preserved DNA and plants to live on
D. both the habitat to live in and plants to live on
4.In the author’s opinion, it is possible that ______.
A. all the extinct species may be cloned
B. extinct species may be cloned and easily survive
C. a gaur can have a monkey as a surrogate mother
D. some extinct species may be cloned, but not survive
