阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答卷标号为1—10的相应位置上。
One afternoon many years ago, I sat down on a chair in a park and watched a little boy, around 2 years old, 1. (run) freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance.The boy would fall to the grass, get up, and without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could as if nothing 2. ( happen).
When kids fall down, they don't think of the fall as 3. failure. Instead, they consider 4. as a learning experience.They try and try again 5. they succeed.
I was also touched by the way he ran. With each attempt, he looked so 6. (confidence) and natural.He only wanted to run freely and to do it as well as he could.He was just being a child--- being himself completely at the moment.He never gave up.Each time he fell, he 7. got up again, as if he knew that falling down was 8. (simple) a part of life.
He was not looking for others' smiles, or worrying 9. whether someone was watching or not. 10. he wanted was to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely.I learned a lot from the experience.
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Daily Star, sir” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was . The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.
“You don’t know the of selling papers. You must shout, “Hot news! Bomb bursting!” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “ it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly they have time to see, and you’ll out and get your money,” Chad said.
It was a new to Jason. He thought of his bird with no and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was that he would not tell a lie. Though he was a poor newsboy, he had been some good things.
The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers . Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason money because he would not tell a lie. The boy at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder .”You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new . He lost sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.
1.A. shops B. coins C. people D. papers
2.A. open B. heavy C. pure D. weak
3.A. instead of B.in return for C. regardless of D.in exchange for
4.A. cup B. card C. comb D. cake
5.A. gave in B. broke down C. got away D. showed up
6.A. difficulty B. process C. goal D. secret
7.A. And B. But C. For D. So
8.A. before B. since C. though D. unless
9.A. call B. drop C. sell D. reach
10.A. edition B. idea C. policy D. task
11.A. bread B. insects C. seeds D. water
12.A. concerned B. amazed C. excited D. determined
13.A. still B. already C. just D. also
14.A. taught B. handed C. awarded D. allowed
15.A. at once B. by chance C. as usual D. on purpose
16.A. proud B. gentle C. warm D. polite
17.A. borrowed B. lost C. made D. saved
18.A. laughed B. shouted C. nodded D. stared
19.A. bravely B. gratefully C. fondly D. modestly
20.A. duty B. business C. job D. method
根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的填入空白处。选项中有两项为多余选项。(选 E 涂AB, 选 F 涂CD,选G涂AC)
For many people in the West, March 13 will be scary. It is said that there are millions of people who will be so scared that they will refuse to get out of bed all day! 1.
Being nervous about Friday the 13th is a superstition (迷信). 2. Many buildings don’t have a 13th floor and, in races, no one wants to wear the number 13. According to some, Jesus was crucified (十字架上钉死) on Friday making the combination of “Friday” and “13” particularly unlucky.
3. For example, people think it is unlucky to walk under ladders. 4. This behavior is seen as an insult (侮辱) to the sun and a sign that everyone inside will have bad luck. When a black cat passes in front of you, it is also thought to mean that bad luck is coming.
5. Well, three-leaf clovers (三叶草), horseshoes facing up and even rabbit feet are said to bring good luck. There is a rhyme to help you remember the last lucky item, a “penny”:“Find a penny, pick it up; All the day you’ll have good luck!”
A. What makes this day so terrifying?
B. Why are people in the West so superstitious?
C. So is there anything you can do to bring good luck in the West?
D. It is also believed that you should never open an umbrella indoors.
E. The number 13 is considered unlucky in many western countries.
F. There are some other animals that people think will bring bad luck.
G. In addition to the number 13, there are other superstitions in Western culture.
“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ‘time poor’ than ever before,” says Patsy Rowe, “ Manners have fallen off the radar (雷达).” Due to our strong attachment to electronic equipment it is a wonder that more people don’t wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with a complaint about the noise. Here are some examples of rudeness.
Some people prefer to do almost everything over the Internet. To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary (进化的) step backward. It feels very slow because humans don’t work at 4G speeds. When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so making calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous (匿名的) rude messages by email.
However, rudeness is never acceptable. Don’t assume it is OK to be rude if the person you’re in touch with won’t recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it. Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.
We shouldn’t blame technology for our shortcomings. Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings. People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be better if we’d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.
1.What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?
A. People can tell good behavior from bad behavior.
B. Radar is able to observe human behavior.
C. People care little about their behavior.
D. Radar can be used to predict human behavior.
2. Some people are less willing to deal with humans because _________.
A. they are becoming less patient
B. they are growing too independent
C. they have to handle many important messages
D. they have to follow an evolutionary step backward
3. The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is _________.
A. ridiculous B. disgusting
C. acceptable D. reasonable
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. We should applaud good behavior.
B. Technology can never be blamed.
C. We should keep pointing out mistakes.
D .Technology will take over our lives one day.
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1.What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?
A. the heat of the EP
B. the safety of the EP
C. the appearance of the EP
D. the material of the EP
2.From the passage, we can learn that the EP _________.
A. doesn’t burn up oxygen
B. runs without any noise
C. makes people get sleepy
D. is unsuitable for children and pets
3.The underlined word “evenly” in Paragraph 4 probably means _________.
A. continuously B. separately
C. quickly D. equally
4.The main purpose of the passage is to _________.
A. persuade people to buy the product
B. advise people to save on heating bills
C. report the new development of portable heaters
D. compare the functions of different heater brands
When I was 12, all I wanted was a signet (图章) ring. They were the "in" thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials (姓名首字母) carved into it. I was in heaven.
What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn’t being “replaced”. We’d been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most of the “new” stuff we got was really just to replace what we’d lost. But not my ring. My ring was new.
Then, only one month later, I lost it. I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning. I was sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away.
Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents when Mum told me that she had something for me. It wasn’t my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift-giving occasion. Mum noticed my questioning look. “You'll recognize this one,” she said, smiling.
Then she handed me a small ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside.
The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. As it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. They’d had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother. And it still fits me.
1.The underlined word “in” in the first paragraph probably means “_________”.
A. fashionable B. available
C. practical D. renewable
2.When she got the ring back, the writer was about _________.
A. 13 years old B. 15 years old
C. 26 years old D. 28 years old
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer’s family moved several times.
B. The writer never stopped looking for her ring.
C. The writer’s ring was cleaned up by the new house owner.
D. The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. My New Ring B. Lost and Found
C. Lost and Replaced D. An Expensive Ring