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。
It is important to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it under any circumstances, because 1. you believe you can, then you really will. 2. belief keeps you searching for answers, which means soon you will get them.
Confidence is more than an attitude. It comes from knowing 3. (exact) where you are going and how you are going to get there. It comes from a strong sense of purpose. It comes from a strong commitment to take 4. ( responsible), rather than just letting life happen. One way to develop self-confidence is to do the things that you fear and to get a record of 5. (succeed) experiences behind you.
Confidence is not just 6. (believe) you can do it. Confidence is knowing you can do it. Know that you are capable 7. completing anything you want, and live your life with confidence.
Anything can be achieved through 8. (determine) effort and self-confidence. If your life is not what you want it to be, you have the power to change 9. , and you must make the changes step by step. Live with your goals and take action. Act with your own purpose, and you 10. ( have) the life you want.
完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。
It was the first morning of the New Year and the weather was very cold．I have always been an early bird and my morning walks have been the _________ for the last 7 years, so I put on my shoes to __________ for my first walk of the New Year．
There was complete __________ outside．Litter could be seen everywhere．It seemed that everyone had an all-night_ _________ ．It was too cold to_ _________ anyone to be awake to clear all the walkways at 5 in the morning．I was__________ to walk on the dirty walkways and decided to go back home.
I was about to leave__________ I saw Sam cleaning the garden．He is an employee of our society association and is_________ to take care of the walkways and the garden．I walked up to Sam as it was a(an) _ _________ to see him there cleaning at this time．He saw me and politely__________ me, "Happy New Year!"
“How come you are here and doing all this on the very first day of a new year?” I asked. Sam answered_ _________,“It is the first day of the year so they should feel good and special. For me, today is like any other__________ day and my job starts with the _________ .”
It was good to see someone so__________ at heart. Like other staff members, Sam could have taken a day_ _________ , but he woke up early and came for all of us. I suddenly realized life does not _________ when the clock strikes twelve at midnight and a New Year begins. We__________ all night, the surround is dirty．Life goes on and others need to__________up early and clear the garbage．Isn't the very next morning a new day of a New Year for all those who clear our garbage? Why can't we also keep our_ _________ clean so that everyone can have a New Year the very next day? It is true that small things can make a big_________ in our lives．
1.A．manner B．trend C．routine D．procedure
2.A．look B．send C．long D．head
3.A．waste B．freedom C．silence D．absence
4.A．celebration B．tradition C．decoration D．pollution
5.A．order B．expect C．trust D．catch
6.A．tired B．scared C．puzzled D．annoyed
7.A．because B．though C．unless D．when
8.A．advised B．promoted C．supposed D．determined
9.A．pleasure B．success C．surprise D．honour
10.A．suggested B．wished C．asked． D．congratulated
11.A．coldly B．hopefully C．casually D．calmly
12.A．dirty B．narrow C．busy D．cold
13.A．beginning B．same C．special D．new
14.A．devoted B．cautious C．honest D．polite
15.A．over B．out C．up D．off
16.A．change B．improve C．return D．happen
17.A．sleep B．party C．work D．clean
18.A．put B．stay C．wake D．pick
19.A．surroundings B．conditions C．background D．location
20.A．decision' B．difference C．promise D．suggestion
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。
Making Peace with Your Parents
As a teen, you’re going through big changes physically and mentally. Your interests are increasing. 1. . Here is the challenge: Kids need to explore the world in new ways, and parents need to protect them from the dangers that are all out in that world. These conflicts can easily set off fireworks in otherwise calm houses. Sometimes conflicts can’t be avoided. But by paying attention to the building blocks of successful relationships, you can work towards making home a happy and healthy place for you and your parents.
For instance, try to find a time to talk when your parents are not angry, tired, distracted or hungry. A good time to talk is when you’re all relaxed. Timing is everything. If the conversation begins to turn into an argument, you’d better calmly and coolly ask to stop the conversation for now. 2. . Listen to what your parents are saying, and repeat it back to them. This shows them that you’re listening. 3. . Respect is the building block of good communication. People who respect each other and care about each others’ feelings can disagree without getting things ugly. 4. . How do you build trust? Trust comes by actually doing what you say you’re going to do. Some teens find that doing fun activities with their parents can improve their relationships. Sometimes we forget that parents are more than rule-maker—they’re interestingpeople who like to watch movies and go shopping—just like their teenagers!
What do you do if you are trying your best, but your relationship with your parents continues to be rocky? 5. You can find supportive adults, such as a teacher or a coach, who can lend an ear. Remember you can only change your own behavior. Your parents are the only ones who can change theirs.
A. It also gives them a chance to clear things up if you’re not on the same page.
B. You can pick it up again when everyone’s more relaxed.
C. And then you’ll be able to accept what your parents say.
D. Faced with the challenge, children don’t know what to do
E. You are more likely to get along with your parents and have more independence if
your parents believe in you.
F. And your desire to take control of your own life is growing.
G. You may consider seeking outside help.
Mr William Shakespeare and the Internet
Explanation of Contents
This is the fourth edition of these pages. It is hard to believe, but once again they are new and improved. My motive in publishing these pages remains to help and stimulate others in Shakespeare studies, and especially those who might contribute their work to the Internet. The spirit of altruism (利他主义) that originally built the Internet is not quite gone, though, sadly, through the pressure of time and profit has lessened.
A major new addition to the pages is a Shakespeare Timeline, which is an online biography mounted at this site. The problems with searching for Shakespeare resources using the available Search Engines are:
---- It is difficult to focus most searches so that you get a manageable number of relevant hits;
---- It is impossible by simply reading an abstract(摘要) to make any distinction between the output of a Junior High School student and that of a professional researcher.
Another change in these pages over previous editions is the “What’s News” page. If you come away from these pages with the feeling that they are very useful but slightly pedantic (学究的), I will have realized my goal.
An Apology
I am continually apologizing to the many who have written me requesting revisions of the pages. We are all too busy. I simply have not had the time to dedicate to these pages that I wish. But I love the material and so have, at long last, made some time to update them.
A Reminder to Young Students
These pages contain the best links I can find to Shakespeare on the Internet. As a reminder, I would say I very much enjoy hearing from people who view and use these pages. If you want to do Shakespeare research using the web, this page is a great starting point, and I keep it as current as I can. The web is in its infancy（初期in bringing good, scholarly content to students. Don’t forget the best, if not quickest, resources are still in your library.
1.The passage is written to ________.
A. introduce the fourth edition of these pages
B. make an apology to readers
C. show off these pages to readers
D. let Shakespeare researchers buy these pages
2.When searching for Shakespeare resources using Search Engines, you ________.
A. can easily recognize what the abstract means
B. will waste some time in finding what you want
C. will often come into the “What’s News” pages
D. will find something special on your computers
3.Which of the following can best conclude the last paragraph?
A. The writer will often read letters from those who use these pages.
B. The writer of the passage is very selfish.
C. The web was just created four years ago.
D. Shakespeare researchers should first of all refer to these pages.
Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world. In rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertiser, hoping to sell their products.
The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in people’s lives. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors.
It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with case into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no anxiety.
1.What does the author try to argue in Paragraph 1?
A. The exercise of rights is a luxury.
B. The practice of choice is difficult.
C. The right of choice is given but at a price.
D. Choice and right exist at the same time.
2.Why do more choices of goods give rise to anxiety?
A. Professionals find it hard to decide on a suitable product.
B. People are likely to find themselves overcome by business persuasion.
C. Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items.
D. Companies and advertisers are often misleading about the range of choice.
3.By using computers as an example, the author wants to prove that .
A. advanced products meet the needs of people
B. products of the latest design fold the market
C. competitions are fierce in high-tech industry
D. everyday goods need to be replaced often
4.What is this passage mainly about?
A. The variety of choices in modern society.
B. The opinions on people’s right in different countries.
C. The problems about the availability of everyday goods.
D. The helplessness in purchasing decisions.
When early colonial settlers went to America, they took many forms of dance to their new home. Square dancing, one of the oldest forms of American folk dancing, developed from several different Old World group dances, mainly English country dances, and the French quadrille(四对方舞).
In the American version of square dancing, four couples form a square and dance to music. An American addition to square dancing is the caller. What do you think a caller does?
The callers---someone who calls out the dance steps in time to the music--- was a completely American invention. At first dancers memorized all the steps for a particular dance, but eventually the dances became so complicated that it was necessary to have someone call out cues (提示) so that dancers didn’t have to remember so many steps. The caller didn’t just call out “do-se-do your partner”; a good caller also came up with colorful sayings or witty lines that he said in between the cues such as “Don’t be shy and don’t be afraid. Swing on the corner in a waltz promenade (步伐).” A caller might also come up with new dance steps and routines.
Although popular for years, square dancing seemed to be going out of style and fading away until the early 1930s, when Henry Ford helped revive（复苏）interest in it. Ford, the automobile manufacturer, used to vacation at the Wayside Inn in Massachusetts, where he enjoyed the dance programme run by a man named Benjamin Lovett. Ford asked Lovett to come to Detroit and teach dances, but Lovett said he couldn’t because he had a contract with the inn. Ford solved that problem by buying the inn and Lovett’s contract. He took Lovett back to Detroit, where together they established a programme for teaching squares and rounds. Square dancing was updated and groups began forming all over the country.
1.What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Different Steps of Square Dancing
B. The Origin and Development of Square Dancing
C. Who Was the Inventor of Square Dancing?
D. Why Did Square Dancing Go Out of Style?
2.What does the underlined part “their new home” refer to?
A. The United Kingdom. B. France.
C. Africa. D. America.
3.Why did the caller call out the steps for the dancers?
A. Because the dance was invented by the caller.
B. Because the dancers didn’t know the names of the steps.
C. Because the steps were very particular.
D. Because it was hard for the dancers to remember all the steps.
4.What can we learn about Henry Ford in the last paragraph?
A. He was the man who made the first car.
B. He was very fond of dancing.
C. He helped make square dancing popular again.
D. He taught people how to dance.
