阅读下面材料，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。
Alice: Mr. Black, this is Alice 1. (speak). I’m calling to ask you if I can take the afternoon off today.
Black: Well, of course. 2. can you tell me what the problem is, Alice?
Alice: OK, Mr. Black. My son is going to take part in a singing competition 3. (hold) in Washington tomorrow. He’s got so many things to take 4. he can’t go there alone.
Black: So you want to take 5. there in your minibus?
Alice: Yes. And as soon as I put him up in the hotel, I 6. (drive) back.
Black: Well, that would be a 7. (tire) journey. It’s nearly 300 kilometers away and it will take you at least six hours 8. (travel) to and from Washington. Why don’t you stay there until you 9. (see) your son perform?
Alice: But I have two 10. tomorrow morning.
Black: Don’t worry. I’ll tell Mary to take your classes instead. She’s always willing to help.
Alice: That’ll be nice. Thank you and give my thanks to Mary.
Black: You,re welcome.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（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。
One Starry Night
I will never forget that night: Sept 26, 1996. I pulled into my driveway after a busy day of school and baby-sitting. I still ________ to write a big chemistry paper. There were many things on my mind. At that time I was having many problems with my family and friends, and ________ I was in a very bad mood. And I was unhappy with ________ and the way that my life was going. A major ________ I was struggling with was drug use. For two years I had been smoking marijuana (大麻) and ________ it, but could not stop. I did not let drugs ________ my grades or personality, but it made a(n) ________ in how I thought about myself. I had always been a good kid and still tried to be, but drugs brought me ________ . I frequently thought about how drugs were not something I wanted as part of my life. I wanted to ________ but I was scared to make the transition (改变).
I looked up at the sky as I got out of my ________ . The moon was covered by the earth’s shadow in a lunar eclipse (月蚀). The outer circle of the moon was exposed and gave off tiny beams of light, gleaming in all directions. The sky was a dark, ink-black color________ with millions of stars. I stood outside in the cool fall air for what seemed a long time of heaven and ________ . The joy that I had not ________ for ages came upon me. I closed my eyes to decide if this dream could be ________ . I slowly opened my eyes and caught a shooting star fly over treetops. Tears fell from my eyes and streamed down my cheeks. I had ________ the true beauty of nature and God. Those few ________ helped me find the________ to change.
It was not easy to make the decision to stop using drugs. It was even harder to ________ stop. Quitting has given me hope and a reason to be ________ myself. It has helped me grow ________ and more mature (成熟).
1.A. wanted B. had C. intended D. meant
2.A. therefore B. however C. then D. yet
3.A. my family B. my job C. my friends D. myself
4.A. problem B. subject C. topic D. challenge
5.A. liked B. got used to C. hated D. needed
6.A. damage B. harm C. lower D. affect
7.A. difference B. part C. sense D. impression
8.A. down B. away C. up D. back
9.A. live B. change C. escape D. behave
10.A. house B. office C. school D. car
11.A. covered B. dotted C. crowded D. surrounded
12.A. sorrow B. sadness C. happiness D. regret
13.A. received B. tasted C. known D. felt
14.A. real B. practical C. useful D. helpful
15.A. caught B. seen C. guessed D. imagined
16.A. minutes B. stars C. thoughts D. nights
17.A. way B. courage C. chance D. solution
18.A. actually B. simply C. gradually D. quickly
19.A. crazy about B. pleased with C. proud of D. critical of
20.A. Wiser B. happier C. healthier D. stronger
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
There is an English saying:“___1._____.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. ____2.___.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. ___3._____. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. ____4.___.
_____5.____. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
A. Laughter can make one’s life longer.
B. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh.
C. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which reduce both stress and pain.
D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet.
E. Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice.
F. Laughter is the best medicine.
G. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health
How I Turned to Be Optimistic(乐观的)
I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt’s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times. ”
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.
1.How did the author get to know America?
A. From her relatives B. From her mother
C. From books and pictures D. From radio programs
2.Upon leaving for America the author felt_______.
A. confused B. excited C. worried D. sad
3.For the first two years in New York, the author_______.
A. often lost her way
B. did not think about her future
C. studied in three different schools
D. got on well with her stepfather
4.The author believes that ________ .
A. her future will be free from troubles
B. it is difficult to learn to become patient
C. there are more good things than bad things
D. good things will happen if one keeps trying
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You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you'll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.
1.The text is meant to ______ .
A. leave a note B. send an invitation
C. present a document D. carry an advertisement
2.What does the underlined part mean?
A. You'll make others' lives more meaningful with this job.
B. You'll arrive home just in time from this job.
C. You'll earn a good salary from this job.
D. You'll succeed in getting this job.
3.Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?
A. The one who can drive a car.
B. The one who has done similar work before.
C. The one who has patience to listen to others.
D. The one who can use English to communicate.
More perhaps than any other European nation, the Swiss have got used to looking after foreign travelers. As early as the 18th century, wealthy French, Germans and Italians were treating the country as an amusement center while, in the 19th century, it became the major holiday playground for the British nobles. Today, it attracts visitors from all over the world.
The Swiss are clear about the importance of tourism to their economy, which contributes about eight percent of Gross National Product, and helps the industry greatly. Managers of hotels from all over the world go to Switzerland to learn how to do the job, and a generally high standard can be expected from the great majority of the country’s hotels, most of which are small and pride themselves on a personalized service. Public transport is the best in Europe. Both the Swiss Federal railways and the private railways are fully electrified, and the total network is made up of about 5000 kilometers of track.
Under the Fly Baggage system passengers can check luggage in at 116 railway stations and have it automatically carried to their flight. The national highway system is equally well planned, and the mountain roads offer views of some of the country’s most breathtaking scenery. Also serving the mountains is an effective system of railways and cable ways, while more than 160 passenger cars cross the lakes and rivers to and fro. Hiking in the mountains is equally popular with Swiss nationals and foreign visitors. For those who want to view the country from a height without having to climb the mountain themselves, it is always possible to take in the view from a balloon.
1.Compared with other European countries, Switzerland _______.
A. places more importance on entertainment
B. thinks more about foreign travelers
C. has more convenient public transport
D. has more five-star hotels
2.According to the passage, Switzerland is now visited by _____.
A. wealthy French people
B. rich Germans and Italians
C. British nobles
D. people from various countries
3.According to the passage we learn that _____.
A. most of the hotels in Switzerland are big
B. all the hotels in Switzerland offer exactly the same service
C. most of the hotels in Switzerland offer first class service
D. the hotels in Switzerland are used to learning from the rest of the world
4.The passage mainly tells us about _____.
A. scenery in Switzerland
B. the life in Switzerland
C. tourism in Switzerland
D. the transportation in Switzerland
