语法填空
One hot summer day, I bought a small boat when my family spent vacation1.(enjoy) the beaches of beautiful Gulf shores. Both of my daughters played all day in the boat. Later the little one got2.(tire). Therefore, I took her to our spot on the sand as my elder girl continued to play in the boat. But the boat with my elder daughter in it was gradually moving far out from the shore. I called to her to come3.(close) to the shore and she seemed to be frightened. All she could do was to 4.(paddle) hard to one side and the boat was just making small circles.
I stood as far out in the water, shouting5.(instruct) to her. 6.(fortunate), some teenagers on a boat not far from her7.(notice) what was happening and started to head her way immediately.
I'm not a good swimmer8.I determined to have a try. I continued swimming until I no longer knew or could feel that I had legs, but I always kept my eyes on her. Helped by the teenagers, I finally made my way back pulling her and calming her.
I've learned_9.the experience that maybe we think we are not strong enough sometimes, but if we trust 10. enough and take the first attempt, we'll have all the strength we need.
完形填空
As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical _______， but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school _______ I could concentrate more on my studies.
It's one of my biggest ________ to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would _______. However, I didn't keep my promise because I was _______ with my study. _______ I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been _______ that I never returned. I haven't taken lessons since then but to be honest, I _______to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn't help recalling many _______— time of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher _________ me after I played an entire piece of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so _______ that I could hardly say anything. But her _______ helped ease my shame. These memories, ________， good or bad, never caused my _______ to play the piano again.
This thought then led me to think that ________ is like music, and that we all try to play different ________ in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch (音高) is _______ when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own _______ style of music. No matter what style our music is, it is _______ that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn't _______that I've stopped making music.
1.A.instrument B．performance C．room D．stage
2.A.because B．so that C．now that D．for
3.A.successes B．regrets C．decisions D．hobbies
4.A.play B．graduate C．leave D．return
5.A.occupied B．angry C．satisfied D．patient
6.A.Actually B．Constantly C．Suddenly D．Gradually
7.A.astonished B．glad C．disappointed D．amazed
8.A.liked B．needed C．wanted D．decided
9.A.dreams B．expressions C．words D．memories
10.A.instructed B．hurt C．punished D．respected
11.A.frightened B．moved C．embarrassed D．excited
12.A.happiness B．satisfaction C．comfort D．sigh
13.A.instead B．meanwhile C．therefore D．however
14.A.hope B．courage C．feeling D．effort
15.A.life B．learning C．attitude D．enjoyment
16.A.cards B．sports C．roles D．games
17.A.hard B．wonderful C．surprising D．complex
18.A.unique B．boring C．common D．similar
19.A.necessary B．strange C．possible D．important
20.A.matter B．mean C．report D．appear
阅读七选五
Do you struggle with business writing？Are teams and individuals asking for help with their business writing skills? 1. Since 1990, we have been helping employees and managers write better.
Everything written in business reflects the image of the company and the writer. 2. This means organizing ideas well, checking that the language is accurate and that the presentation is professional. Writing successfully is always the result of careful planning.
Before you start writing, you need to decide why you are writing and what you hope to achieve. This will help you decide what to include in your writing and whether to write an email, a letter or perhaps a report.
Meanwhile, think about readers. 3. The structure of what you write can guide readers and help them understand the content of your writing so that they can respond.
While you are writing, you need to think about how you organize your ideas. Writing a report may involve presenting data and linking complex ideas; writing a memo (备忘录) may involve describing a situation and dealing with ways of improving it. You need to understand how to construct paragraphs. 4._
After you have finished writing comes the very important process of revising, checking and correcting.
5.You will find plenty of useful information about effective business writing. In our courses, participants get tools, tips, techniques, job aids, and followup resources to help them write better.
A．Contact us.
B．Assess your skills here.
C．It will help you choose appropriate structures.
D．A range of words can be used to link your ideas.
E．Spelling mistakes should be checked and corrected.
F．So it is very important that writing is done to the highest standards.
G．Here comes the good news.
阅读理解
♦Yuanxiao, Chinese Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15th of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. The festival ends the New Year's celebration. It is a fun festival. People carry lanterns and go into the streets at night to watch lion or dragon dances, play games and light firecrackers. Yuanxiao, a sweet dumpling made of rice flour, is the traditional food eaten during the festival. In Chinese, the festival is named after this food, which is said to represent family unity and happiness because it is sticky, round and sweet.
♦The Dai WaterSplashing Festival
The Dai minority in Yunnan celebrate the WaterSplashing Festival in the middle of April. The festival celebrates the Dai Lunar New Year and lasts for three days. There are dragon races and fireworks displays on the first day and a fair on the second day. At the fair, young lovers throw love pouches to each other. The third day is the actual watersplashing day, people splash water on each other to wash away illnesses and bad luck and bring good luck for the coming year.
♦Losar
Losar is a Tibetan word for New Year.“Lo” means “year” and “sar” means “new”. As the most popular festival among Tibetans, it is celebrated from the first day in the first month to the fifteenth day based on the traditional Tibetan calendar.
On the last day of the year, people clean their houses and prepare for the festival. On the first day of the New Year, Tibetan women usually wake up early at about 5 o'clock, and prepare for a special kind of barley wine for the family which have tsamba, brown sugar, and milk dregs. The whole family have to drink the wine in their beds and then continue to sleep, while the housewives sit in front of their windows, waiting for the sunrise. As soon as they see the sun rays in the east, they go to the well for the first bucket of water in the New Year. It is said that water in the well is the freshest and sweetest at this time and the family who get the lucky water earliest will be the most fortunate.
1.People eat yuanxiao during the Lantern Festival because
________.
A．it is the traditional food and has its symbolic meaning
B．it is delicious and easy to be made
C．it is sticky, round and sweet
D．it is made of rice flour
2.What can we know from Paragraph 2 about the word “fair”？
A．Young people splash water on each other at the fair.
B．It is the time when young people have meetings.
C．Young people find their lovers there.
D．Young people sing and dance there to celebrate the festival.
3.How many days does Tibetan Losar last?
A．2. B．3.
C．15. D．25.
4.The passage is mainly about________.
A．the culture and custom in China
B．the reason why people celebrate festivals
C．several festivals in China
D．the history of three festivals in China
阅读理解。
It was something she had dreamed of since she was five. Finally, after years of training and intensive workouts, Deborah Duffey was going to compete in her first high school basketball game. The goals of becoming an outstanding player and playing college ball were never far from Deborah's mind.
The game was against Mills High School. With 1 minute and 42 seconds left in the game, Deborah's team led by one point. A player of Mills had possession of the ball，and Deborah ran to guard against her. As Deborah was running to block the player, her knee went out and she fell down on the court in burning pain. Just like that, Deborah's season was over.
After suffering the bad injury, Deborah found that, for the first time in her life, she was in a situation beyond her control. Game after game, she could do nothing but sit on the sidelines watching others play the game that she loved so much.
Injuries limited Deborah's time on the court as she hurt her knees three more times in the next five years. She had to spend countless hours in a physical clinic to receive treatment. Her frequent visits there gave her a passion and respect for the profession. And Deborah began to see a new light in her life.
Currently as a senior in college, Deborah focuses on getting a degree in physical treatment. After she graduates, Deborah plans to use her knowledge to educate people how to best take care of their bodies and cope with the feelings of hopelessness that she remembers so well.
1.How did Deborah feel when she first hurt her knee?
A．Calm. B．Confused.
C．Ashamed. D．Disappointed.
2.What is TRUE about Deborah Duffey?
A．She didn't play on the court after the injury.
B．She injured her knee when she was trying to block a player.
C．She knew that she couldn't be a basketball player when she was a child.
D．She refused to seek professional assistance to help her recover from her injuries.
3.What is the best title for this passage?
A．A Painful Mistake
B．A Great Adventure
C．A Lifelong Punishment
D．A New Direction in Life
阅读理解。
You signed up for soccer, and played every game of the season. Sure, you're not the best player on the team, but most days you gave it your all. Do you deserve a trophy (奖杯)?
If the decision is up to Carol Dweck, the answer would likely be no. She's a psychology professor at Stanford University, California. She says a player doesn't have to be the best to get a trophy. But those who receive an award should have to work for it. She suggests trophies go to the most improved player, or the one who contributed most to the team spirit, as well as to those who play the best.
“The trophy has to stand for something，” Dweck told TFK. “If we give a trophy to everyone, then the award has no value.” Dweck argues that giving kids trophies for particular reasons, such as improving in a sport, teaches kids that adults value hard work and trying our best.
Others say that there's no harm in giving awards to all kids who play a sport, regardless of how they played or whether or not they improved.
“I think we should encourage kids' participation in sports，” says Kenneth Barish, a psychology professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, in New York City. “A trophy is one way to encourage kids' efforts.”
Barish argues that when we single_out only the best or even the most improved players with a trophy, we are teaching kids the wrong lesson. We are sending the message that winning is everything. “Winning is only part of the equation (等式)，” Barish told TFK. “Playing sports also teaches kids about teamwork and the importance of exercise.”
There will be plenty of opportunities for kids to learn about competition as they get older, says Barish. They'll soon realize that only one soccer team wins the World Cup and only one football team wins the Super Bowl. For now, he thinks there's nothing wrong with letting all kids who play a sport feel like winners. That means trophies for everyone.
1.According to Carol Dweck, which player should receive a trophy?
A．Tony, the most attractive player of the soccer team.
B．David, a soccer player who is both clever and funny.
C．Peter, who is ready to help his partners to score goals.
D．Jim, a soccer player who tries his best to win the game.
2.Which of the following statements would Kenneth Barish agree with?
A．There is no sense in giving a trophy to everyone.
B．Kids fond of playing sports should be rewarded.
C．Kids should be given trophies for trying their best.
D．It is necessary to encourage kids' participation in sports.
3.The underlined phrase “single out” in Paragraph 6 probably means “________”．
A．honour B．choose
C．value D．stress
4.Which shows the correct structure of the text?
