—Simon will listen to music every time he comes across a maths problem.
—You know, music is the source of ______ in life.
A. inspiration B. identification
C. reaction D. recreation
Ever since the new park was opened to the public last month, I ______ a walk in it every morning.
A. am taking B. take
C. have taken D. have been taking
Faced with economic slowdown, some companies are planning to use robots to ______ human workers to reduce their labor costs.
A. compensate B. substitute
C. symbolize D. discriminate
单词拼写
1.In North China, the weather in __________ (十一月) could be very cold.
2.The group is made up of local __________ (音乐家) who have been performing for several years.
3.When he __________ (进入) the classroom, the students began to study carefully.
4.____________ (幸运地), I passed my driving test yesterday.
5.Without money to buy food, he was forced to beg for a meal, driven by _________ (饥饿).
6.The ___________ (总统) is paying a private visit to his neighboring country.
7.He left a ____________ (留言) on the table before he went to explore the cave.
8.Old Joe kicked the bucket just two days before his ___________ (九十) birthday.
9.Europe is a continent full of attractions, among which ________ (德国的) capital is a must to visit.
10.Livelihood has been greatly ___________ (改善) since reform and opening.
语法填空
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he 1. (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it; neither too much 2. too little.”
His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, 3. not save a bit of money?”
“That would be a very 4. (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours.”Nick said.
Nick’s guests, 5. had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy sale more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell salt 6. a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect 7. the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”
“But such a small thing couldn’t 8. (possible) destroy a village.”
“In the beginning, there was only 9. very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always 10. (think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”
完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a special morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson. ________ an inexperienced teacher, I tried every possible means to get them to be ________ , but in vain. My ________ was rising and I could feel my heart ________ wildly. I began to wonder whether this was the ________ of my job as a music teacher. I thought ----teaching was not for me. Then an idea occurred to me. Hoping that no one would notice that I was ________ at that time, I threw my voice as ________ as it would reach: "Put your heads on the desks and close your ________ ! We are going on a journey."
________ , the children fell silent. "Now what should I do?" I thought to myself. Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I blindly ________ , put it in the ________ and played it.
Obediently (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desk, closed their eyes and ________ . When the music started, the room was ________ with the most beautiful tones and musical colors I could have ever imagined. All the children were ________ . When the music finished, I asked them all to raise their ________ slowly so that we could ________ our musical journey.
At this point, ________ all the children were willing to share their experiences, I began to learn how to ________ . The music allowed me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and the _________ and most of all, an understanding of each other. This was the power that ________ in the classroom could have.
1.A．For B．With C．As D．Without
2.A．safe B．quiet C．kind D．glad
3.A．panic B．shame C．joy D．delight
4.A．hitting B．slapping C．jumping D．beating
5.A．aim B．end C．plan D．rule
6.A．hopeful B．confident C．nervous D．happy
7.A．near B．far C．nearer D．farther
8.A．mouths B．eyes C．books D．doors
9.A．Importantly B．Amazingly C．Obviously D．Frequently
10.A．passed one on B．gave one back C．turned one in D．took one out
11.A．CD player B．tape recorder C．television set D．notebook computer
12.A．slept B．nodded C．waited D．clapped
13.A．full B．filled C．satisfied D．greeted
14.A．talking B．dancing C．listening D．discussing
15.A．legs B．arms C．shoulders D．heads
16.A．share B．scream C．whisper D．yell
17.A．although B．when C．but D．where
18.A．understand B．imagine C．play D．teach
19.A．unspoken B．unknown C．unprepared D．unforgotten
20.A．games B．music C．tears D．Knowledge
