语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
My Italian Grandmother was a wonderful woman. I always felt blessed growing up in her home 1. a boy. She worked hard, laughed loud, and was never afraid of 2. life threw at her.
When she fell and broke her hip in her eighties, my Dad 3. (force) to admit that he could no longer take care of her at home. It was with a heavy heart 4. Dad moved Grandmother into a nursing home.
Our whole family gathered together for her 90th birthday in the nursing home dining room. It was a wonderful celebration of her life and the love we all had 5. her.
Shortly after that birthday, however, life gave her the 6. (tough) challenge of all as age and illness started to take her mind from her too. The Dementia(痴呆) grew worse and worse. At times when I visited her she didn’t know 7. I was. During one of these visits I was holding her hand while she slept. When she awoke, her eyes stared at me and I could tell she didn’t recognize 8. . She looked down at my hand 9. (hold) hers and instead of pulling hers away, she smiled at me. Then she closed her eyes and went 10. (peace) back to sleep. I could see then that even though her mind didn’t remember me, her spirit still remembered love.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B, C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. These things have come to represent, in fact, what I call and love.
I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming pool. But he did the water. Any kind of ride seemed to give him pleasure. he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.
But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being the water, moving through it, it all around me. I was not a strong , or one who learned to swim early, for I had my . But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my fathers’ office and those summer days with my father, who come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the person not in swimsuit.
After swimming, I would go his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his . But my father always and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s .” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get an ice cream...
A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood; the rest is .”And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but , in that childhood, looks at us.
1.A. desire B. joy C. anger D. worry
2.A. avoid B. refuse C. praise D. love
3.A. boat B. bus C. train D. bike
4.A. But B. Then C. And D. Still
5.A. on B. off C. by D. in
6.A. having B. leaving C. making D. getting
7.A. swimmer B. rider C. walker D. runner
8.A. hopes B. faiths C. rights D. fears
9.A. spending B. saving C. wasting D. ruining
10.A. should B. would C. had to D. ought to
11.A. next B. only C. other D. last
12.A. away from B. out of C. by D. inside
13.A. put up B. break down C. play with D. work out
14.A. the moment B. the first time C. while D. before
15.A. fishing net B. office things C. wooden chair D. lab equipment
16.A. stood up B. set out C. showed up D. turned out
17.A. fine B. strange C. terrible D. funny
18.A. the student B. the assistant C. myself D. himself
19.A. memory B. wealth C. experience D. practice
20.A. which B. who C. what D. whose
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Where would you most like to go on vacation? Paris? London? The Amazon Rainforest? Each of these destinations is attractive. 1.
As a new word, staycation refers to people staying at home during their vacation time, and going sightseeing around their hometown.
Staycations have become really popular recently, as a way of having an enjoyable vacation, without spending too much money. There are shortcomings to every positive thing, however.
2. You also might prevent yourself from enjoying things to the fullest, as the atmosphere
might be the same as any other time.
3. It means you won't be available for work or other activities.
What can you do to make your staycation fun?
1.Go to a nearby town, or to a fancy hotel in your hometown and stay over night. Treat yourself to room service and any other fun things the hotel has to offer.
2. 4. You would have done it on a vacation, right? Treat yourself to this, at least for one day!
3.Throw a small party. Think about the money you are saving by not going away. You will still save money, but have more fun, and you will help other people to have fun too!
4.Go shopping! Window shopping, or the super fun type, where you buy things! You would have bought souvenirs if you had gone on a vacation, so treat yourself during your staycation!
The most important thing to remember is to do things that make you and your family excited! 5.
A. Eat out for every meal!
B. Go on a day trip to a nearby town, or to a beach.
C. But why not remain at home and enjoy a staycation?
E. Most of the time it involves dining out more frequently than usual.
D. If you are on a staycation, you might get calls from work.
F. Make sure you all have fun, and when it is over, you feel refreshed.
G. The trick is to make sure your friends and coworkers know you are on a staycation.
Man still has a lot to learn about the most powerful and complex part of his body — the brain.
It may be surprising to learn that it isn’t age that makes you lose your memory. The reason could be that you have a "lazy" memory, not an old one. Like your body your memory improves with exercise. Once given plenty of exercise, the brain keeps its power. Before discussing how to improve the memory, let’s look at how the brain works. There are two sides to the brain, the left and the right. The right side deals with the senses (what we see, hear, feel and smell). It's the creative and imaginative side. The left side is concerned with logic. It analyzes information and puts it in order.
Some recent research suggests that we remember everything that happens to us. The problem most of us has is recalling events. Most forgetting takes place immediately after learning. An hour after learning something new, more than 50% has been forgotten. After a month, 80% has been forgotten, and so on.
This shows revision is very important. If you revise new material you have learnt, you remember much more. So it's of vital importance to revise newly learned material often, and have frequent breaks. We best remember what we learn at the beginning of a learning period and at the point where we stop. After the break, revise what was learned before the break and then continue learning the new material. These breaks should happen every 20 or 45 minutes.
Other experiments have shown the brain needs time to "digest" what has been learned. The time necessary for this is 5 to 10 minutes. After the break, the memory will have absorbed what it has just learned, and more will be remembered. During this period it is important to exercise the right side of the brain, because the left side is used during the learning period. Therefore you should relax. Listening to music, breathing in fresh air, and looking at a picture are all ways of using the other side of the brain. So when you are studying alone, make a plan which shows when to have breaks and to revise newly learned material immediately before you begin studying again. If you do in this way, your memory will improve.
1.According to the text, you lose your memory by ________.
A. getting too old B. hardly using your brain
C. working too hard D. using your brain too much
2.To fight forgetting effectively, we're advised to ________.
A. go back to what was learned regularly
B. break down materials into small pieces
C. focus on both ends of a learning period
D. take breaks to give the brain a good rest
3. During the learning process the brain need breaks to ________.
A. use the right side of the brain
B. revise newly learnt materials
C. take in what has been learnt
D. relax the left side of the brain
4.Where is this text most probably taken from?
A. Science fictions. B. Students’ literature.
C. An advertisement. D. A science report.
Welcome to Arundel Castle which is situated in West Sussex, England. The castle has a history of nearly 1000 years and has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world. Arundel Castle also plays a starring role in many films.
The Gardens
The White Garden is planted with soft white Iceberg Roses, and Snow White Lilies.
The Rose Garden is newly planted with lovely old-fashioned English roses that are at their very best in June and July.
The Organic Kitchen Garden produces a wide range of seasonal fruit and vegetables, pears, cherries and apples.
The Castle Shop
In the Castle Shop, you will discover a wide and interesting range of gift ideas for everyone. It offers gifts and souvenirs designed to appeal to all tastes and pockets. Foods, china, books, and stationery (文具)are all available. Many are sold in this Castle Shop only.
At Arundel Castle we pride ourselves on supporting local suppliers and actively encourage environmentally friendly products.
The Arundel Festival 2014
Saturday 16th to Monday 25th August
The annual Arundel Festival gets bigger and better every year. It is one of the most amazing, diverse and easily accessible arts festivals in the UK, offering a mix of visual arts, music, theatre and street entertainment.
Parking
Coaches and mini-buses can drop off at the main Castle entrance in Mill Road and park in the main town car park that is opposite the Castle entrance. Please inform us when making your booking of how many parking permits are required.
1.When visiting the castle, you can________.
A. get old-fashioned English roses as gifts
B. buy eco-friendly products in the Castle Shop
C. get seasonal fruit and vegetables for free
D. see how the local gifts are being made
2.How long does the Arundel Festival last this year?
A. 10 days B. One week C. 16 days D. One month
3.Where can you park the coach?
A. In Mill Road
B. Inside the Castle
C. In the main town car park
D. At the main Castle entrance
A recent survey in the United States showed that the average family spent more money on its pets than on its children. Although rather shocking, it should not surprise anyone who has seen the doggy parlors(客厅) where loved pets rest. Are Americans unique in treating their little friends in this way? No, the English, too, pay more attention to their pets.
This can clearly be seen when we look at pet foods, which often contain more vitamins than human food. They certainly cost much. Last year the British public spent two hundred million pounds on pet food alone, to say nothing of veterinary bills or animal furniture. It is difficult not to feel angry about this when considering what the same amount could do for victims of starvation and poverty, so it is not unusual for me to get hot under collar when I read an old man left all his money to his dog instead of his children.
There are a variety of reasons why I find pets-raising alarming. They cause physical problems. An example of this is New York where they have great difficulty getting rid of the mess that dogs leave on the streets. Many people find this funny, but in a number of large cities it is a major problem. Animals can cause disease, too. It is the threat of rabies — a disease with no known cure.
Another problem is the carelessness of pet owners. Most little children want a dog or a cat, and they continually push their mothers and fathers until they get one. It is only when the "sweet little thing" has been brought home that the parents realize how much time and money must be spent on "Rover" or "Bonzo". Then they just abandon it. As a result, they are allowed to run free. English farmers lose hundreds of sheep a year, killed by someone's pet and you must have read of children being hurt by some pets of their own.
Lastly, I would only suggest that we have got our priorities wrong and that something should be done about it. In my view, it's time we stopped being sentimental about pets. I can see no reason why we should get upset when animals are cut up for medical experiments. This will lead us to discovering cures for serious human diseases, then I say, “keep cutting!”
1.The doggy parlors are mentioned in the 1st paragraph to show ________.
A. where Americans keep their pets
B. what costly lives the pets are living
C. why children love their pets so much
D. how much pets depend on their masters
2.In the second paragraph "to get hot under the collar" probably means ________.
A. getting quite hot B. feeling overwhelmingly angry
C. becoming excited D. receiving a fashionable shirt
3.According to the author, in which field can animals be most useful?
A. Pet. B. Food. C. Medicine. D. Sports.
4.What is author’s attitude towards pets-raising?
A. Pitiful. B. Neutral. C. Opposed. D. Supportive.
