Mr Green often says “what is learnt in the ______ lasts to the grave”, intending to impress on us the significance of reading more books while we’re young.
A. brochure B. association C. encyclopedia D. cradle
The _____ in temperature is broadcast twice a day in the channel.
A. diversion B. variety C. variation D. diversity
请根据以下提示并结合一个事例，就“潜能无限”这一话题，用英语写一篇短文。
As we all know, one’s potential is limitless. Especially in times of crisis, you can never imagine how powerful one’s potential will be. Therefore, it’s unwise to set limits to your potential.
注意：
不得照抄英语提示语；除诗歌外，文体不限；
文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；词数120以上。
阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
1.With the fog-haze weather appearing frequently, nowadays many a citizen _____________________ live where the air is fresher. (long)
由于雾霾天气频繁出现，现在很多市民正渴望能生活在空气更清新的地方。
2.Hardly ____________________ amazed when he received the admission notice from Beijing University because he thought it was the result of his efforts. ( feel)
当他收到北京大学的录取通知书时，他并没感觉意外，因为他认为那是他努力所得。
3.But for the fact that I ___________________ in that accident, without doubt, I wouldn’t be alive today. (fasten)
在那次事故中，要不是我系了安全带的话，毫无疑问我是活不到现在的。
4.The sports meet, originally _________________last Friday, was finally delayed because of the bad weather. (due)
原本定于上周五举行的运动会最终由于恶劣的天气而推迟。
5.At first, the way, ______________________ pictures, was laughed at by others, but it didn’t discourage him. (draw)
起初，他绘画的方式遭到他人嘲笑，但那并没有使他气馁。
6.At the foot of the mountain _____________, where people lived a peaceful life. (lie)
在那个山脚下有个村庄，那里的人们过着宁静的生活。
7.Several deaths from drowning _________________ in the past few days, swimming in that river is said to have been banned. （happen）
近几天发生了几起溺水身亡的事件，据说在那条河里游泳已被禁止了。
8.It never occurred to me ____________________________a new life in a strange city. ( tough)
我完全没想到在一个陌生的城市开始一种新的生活有多么的难。
9.Because the wireless network is widely applied , the users surfing the Internet by cellphones is about ______________________________ those by computers. (as)
由于无线网络的广泛应用，现在使用手机上网的用户大约是使用电脑上网的用户的两倍一样多。
10.I am afraid that I didn’t see the speed limit just now, officer. I _________________(dream )
警官，恐怕我刚才没看到时速标志，我肯定是正在开小差。
If you live in America in the 21st century you'll probably have to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are. It's become the default response when you ask anyone how they are doing: “Busy!” “Crazy busy!”. It is, pretty obviously, a boast disguised as a complaint. And the common response is a kind of congratulation:“ That's a good problem to have, ”or“ Better than the opposite.”
Notice it isn't generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU or commuting by bus to three minimum-wage jobs who tell you how busy they are. What those people are is not busy but tired. Exhausted! Dead on their feet. It's almost always people whose busyness is purely self-imposed work and obligations they've taken on voluntarily, classes and activities they've “encouraged” their kids to participate in. They're busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety, because they're addicted to busyness and dread that they might have to face in its absence.
Almost everyone I know is busy. They feel anxious and guilty when they aren't either working or doing something to promote their work. It's something they have chosen. Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance(令人安心的保证），a measure against emptiness, obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or tiny or meaningless if you are so busy, completely booked, in demand every hour of the day.
Idleness is not just a vacation. It is as necessary to the brain as vitamin D is to the body, and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as ugly as rickets. The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole, for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration.” Idle dreaming is often the essence of what we do”, wrote Thomas Pynchon. Archimedes' “Eureka” in the bath, Newton's apple :history is full of stories of inspirations that come in idle moments.
1.When many Americans say “Crazy busy”, they mean______.
A. they are really tired of their present situation
B. they are really proud of their present life
C. they are complaining about their current work
D. their life are full of all kinds of problems
2.The writer mentions Archimedes'“Eureka” and Newton's apple to show that________.
A. history is full of interesting stories
B. Archimedes and Newton were very busy, so they made great discoveries
C. people may get inspiration when they are idle
D. inspirations come from hard work
3.The word “its” in the second paragraph refers to_________________.
ambition B. anxiety C. busyness D. dread
4.From the article, we can infer that ___________________.
A. generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU tell you they are busy
B. “Dead on their feet” means “being tired out”
C. all the kids are self-imposed due to the drive and motivation
D. The author seems to agree that idleness is better than busyness
Today, in many high schools, teaching is now a technical miracle of computer labs, digital cameras, DVD players and laptops. Teachers can e-mail parents, post messages for students on online bulletin(公告，告示) boards, and take attendance with a quick movement of a mouse.
Even though we are now living in the digital age, the basic and most important element of education has not changed. Most students still need that one-on-one, teacher-student relationship to learn and to succeed. Teenagers need instruction in English, math or history, but they also want personal advice and encouragement. Kids talk with me about their families, their weekend plans, their favorite TV shows and their relationship problems. In my English and journalism classes, we talk about Shakespeare and persuasive(富有哲理的) essays, but we also discuss college basketball, the war in Iraq and career choices. Students show me pictures of their rebuilt cars, their family vacations, and their newborn baby brothers. This personal connection is the necessary link between teachers and students that no amount of technology can improve upon or replace.
A few years ago I had a student in sophomore English who was struggling with my class and with school in general. Although he was a humorous young man who liked to joke around, I knew his family life was far from ideal. Whenever I approached him about missing homework or low test grades, he always had the same reply, “It doesn't matter because I'm quitting school anyway.” Even though he always said this in a half-teasing way, I knew he needed to hear my different opinion and my “value of a high school education” lecture. He needed to hear this speech from me. After he left my class, he struggled through the next two years of school. But, he did finally graduate because we kept telling him to hang in there. We’d cared about him finishing school.
Recently, I saw this former student working at a local Italian restaurant. I told him again how proud I was of him. He said that he was hoping to go back to school to become a certified electrician. I encouraged him to get that training.
Students rely on compassionate teachers to guide, to tutor, to listen, to laugh and to cry with them. Teachers provide the most important link in the educational process—the human one.
1.The first paragraph mainly talks about _____________.
A. the variety of modern teaching methods.
B. the wide use of modern technology in education
C. the importance of teacher-parent relationship.
D. the importance of using modern technology.
2.The underlined word “ compassionate” in Para 5 means ____________.
A. ambitious B. knowledgeable C. sympathetic D. generous
3.According to the text, the most important element in education is _________.
A. teachers’ good instruction B. advanced technology
C. teachers’ encouragement D. personal connection
4.The author states his view of education by __________.
A. example B. description C. figure D. Comparison
