_____ new cure for this disease that medical experts have recently developed proves to be ______ most effective, although it can not completely kill all the viruses.
A. A; a B. The; / C. /; the D. A; the
— What do you think of the novel written by the well-known writer?
— Sorry, no _________!
A. wonder B. doubt C. comment D. way
假如你是李明,你跟你的e-pal Paul聊天,他表示学习压力很大,请你给他发封电子邮件,安慰他并给他提一些建议。
【写作内容】
将自己的问题告诉老师和同学,请求得到他们的帮助。
不要总想着考试成绩,要多想想自己在哪些方面进步了,这样会更自信。
多做运动,运动可以帮助自己缓解压力,并且有助于睡眠。
你对他的祝福。
【写作要求】
用120个字左右表达全部的内容,并组成一篇连贯的短文。(信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入字数。)写作中可能使用的词汇: 缓解压力 relieve stress.
Dear Paul,
I quite understand the great trouble you are suffering from.
____________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
freedom failure overcome convinced |
occupation unfortunately inspire crowded |
equipped observed |
1.We should fight for rights and _________.
2.Please fill in this chart with your name,address,and____________.
3.Classrooms througtout the school are _________with multi-media.
4.________ is the mother of success.
5.__________,he failed in the last math exam.
6.The learners of a second language has many a difficulty to________.
7.We were ___________ of the of the experiment finally.
8.His heroic deeds __________ the rest of us to greater efforts.
9.The policeman ____________the robbery entering the bank.
10.Sweety memories __________ in on her.
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.
1.In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Travelled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper Job. f. Learned to write stories.
A. c. e. b. d. f. a B. e. c. f. b. d. a C. e. b. d. c. a. f. D. c. b. e. d. a f.
2.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because
A. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understand
C. they showed his love for the poor D. they were about New York City
3.O. Henry went to prison because .
A. people thought he had stolen money that was not his
B. he broke the law by not using his own name
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D. people thought he had taken money from the newspaper
4.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious about his work.
C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was very good at learning.
5.Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
A. His life inside the prison. B. The newspaper articles he wrote.
C. The city and people of New York. D. His exciting early life as a boy.
On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”
Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.
When he was 11, he read the book Ma-rco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.
Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.
1.The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be .
A. The Kingdom of Bicycles B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an
C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims
2.The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because
A. he asked to see the manager
B. he entered the hall with a bike
C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests
D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him
3.Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, .
A. China, Pakistan, and India B. Pakistan, China, and India
C. India, China, and Pakistan D. China, India, and Pakistan
4.What made Friedlander want to come to China?
A. The stories about Marco Polo . B. The famous sights in Xi’an .
C. His interest in Chinese silk. D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .
5.Friedlander can be said to be .
A. determined B. friendly C. hardworking D. open-minded