阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
On keeping a Diary in English
Keeping a diary in English is one of the 1.__ __ (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.
2._____ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 3.____ time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. 4._____ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many 5.__ __（difficult）. In the first place, 6.___ often happens that we have trouble 7._______(find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.
As far as I 8._ __ (concern), my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is 9._____ great use to keep a diary in English for 10._____ development of our writing skills.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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 fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. I ________ the first sock shop that caught my eye, and ________, not more than 17, came forward. "What can I do for you, sir?" "I wish to ________ a pair of socks." ________ glowed. "Did you know that you had come into ________ in the world to buy socks?" I had not been ________ that, as my entrance had been accidental．"Come with me, "said the boy happily．He began to ________ down from the shelves box after box．
"________, boy, I'm going to buy only one pair!" "I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are. Aren't they wonderful?" There was ________ an expression of joy, ________ he were revealing(透露） to me the ________ of his religion．I became far more interested in him than in the socks．"My friend, "said I, "if this is ________ the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up ________, in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States."
My amazement at his pride in ________ will be understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to ________ him．When ________ some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him. ________ possibly that very clerk who is now so ________ began his career with enthusiasm．The freshness ________; He became a mechanical salesman.
I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I've come to the ________ that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically.
1.A．turned intoB．broke intoC．came acrossD．met with
2.A．a female clerkB．a boy clerkC．a girl clerkD．an old man
3.A．buyB．findC．seeD．have
4.A．His faceB．The roomC．His eyesD．The fire
5.A．the worstB．the right placeC．the wrongD．the best place
6.A．curious aboutB．aware ofC．sensitive toD．attached to
7.A．pushB．forceC．lookD．drag
8.A．Hold upB．Just you waitC．Hold onD．Hang up
9.A．on his faceB．to my surprise
C．for some reasonD．to some degree
10.A．whenB．as ifC．even ifD．while
11.A．beliefsB．storiesC．valuesD．mysteries
12.A．hardlyB．onlyC．no more thanD．not merely
13.A．day after dayB．day by day
C．the other dayD．to this day
14.A．passionB．salesmanshipC．enthusiasmD．job
15.A．serve onB．care forC．wait uponD．deal with
16.A．accidentallyB．occasionally
C．finallyD．disrespectfully
17.A．YetB．SoC．ThenD．For
18.A．enthusiasticB．unconcernedC．differentD．responsible
19.A．wore ofB．wore onC．wore overD．wore off
20.A．responseB．realizationC．conclusionD．circumstance
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。
Nowadays, more and more parents are using a new technology, home security systems, to keep an eye on their “home-alone” children. In the early days of home security, the systems were basically designed just to keep the bad guys out. ___1.___ But be sure, when no adult is present, he or she knows how to do so safely.
Every child should memorize his or her own full name and address, and home, work and cellphone numbers of each parent. ___2.___If your child is too young to memorize the information, he or she may be too young to be home alone — for any time.
____3._____If a door or window is slightly open, the child has any reason to suspect someone has been in the house that shouldn’t be, have him or her call you, then wait at the nearby home of a neighbour who’s agreed to act as a safe house...
____4.__Besides, set a rule that he or she must never play outside the house when no one else is at home.
Be sure your child knows how to disarm (解除) and arm your home security system. Program your control panel (控制板) to give you a message when your child enters or leaves the house, and arms or disarms the system. __5.____
If you want to learn more about home security systems that can help parents protect their “home-alone” children, you can visit www.ProtectAmerica.com.
A. Warn your home-alone child never to answer the doorbell or telephone.
B. You and your child should work together to use the home security systems.
C. At present, the systems are only intended for home-alone children.
D. Teach your child to observe things when returning to the house.
E. Also keep this information posted next to the phone at home.
F. Now, many parents are also using them to make their home-alone children safe.
G. If your child forgets to rearm the system, you can call him or her with a personal reminder.
Autumn means different things to different people. “It all depends on your personality，” said British naturalist Richard Mabey. “Personality shapes your view of the season，” he said. “You may see it as a fading-away，a packing-up (结束)，or as a time of packing in another sense—the exciting gathering of resources before a long journey.”
If this is true，perhaps it tells us a little about，for instance，Thomas Hood，the 19th Century English poet. About November，he wrote：
No warmth，no cheerfulness，no healthful ease
No shade，no shine，no butterflies，no bees
November!
On the other hand，another English poet John Keats，already sensing he was seriously ill，was inspired by a late September day to pen one of the most famous poems in the English language—To Autumn. He wrote to a friend afterwards that there was something comforting and healing about it.
According to Richard Mabey，Keats has the biological evidence on his side. Autumn is not a time of slowing down，but a time of new beginnings and great movements of creatures. For example，just at the moment that Keats's “gathering swallows” (in To Autumn)are departing for Africa，millions of creatures are fleeing from the frozen north like Iceland，Greenland and Russia to winter along the east and south coasts of Britain. According to scientists，before falling，the leaves transfer their chlorophyll(叶绿素) and carbohydrates into the woody parts of the tree for safe keeping over winter. What remains is the natural antioxidants (防老剂) in the leaves: the yellow and orange carotenoids (类胡萝卜素)，and another protective chemical specially produced for autumn，the bright-red anthocyanin (花青素)．High colour is not a signal of deterioration (退化) and decline，but of detox (排毒的) ability and good health.
A century after Keats，the American poet Loren Eiseley wrote in his journal: “Suppose we saw ourselves burning-like maples in a golden autumn. And that we could break up like autumn leaves...dropping their substance like chlorophyll. Wouldn't our attitude towards death be different？”
1.From Thomas Hood's poem，we may infer that ________.
A．he suffered a lot from cold November
B．he missed the shining summer days very much
C．he had a negative attitude towards autumn
D．he enjoyed butterflies and bees very much
2.In autumn，leaves turn yellow before falling because ________.
A．they can't bear the freezing
B．they can't get enough water from the wood part
C．chlorophyll and carbohydrates have been lost through leaves
D．chlorophyll and carbohydrates have come back to the wood part
3.From the passage we can learn that ________.
A．autumn has different faces in different people's eyes
B．John Keats was a good biologist as well as a poet
C．all creatures move from the cold north to Britain for winter
D．the three poets were only known for their poems about autumn
4.Which word can best describe Loren Eiseley's attitude towards autumn?
A．Fearful.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Realistic.
Japanese Students Suffer from Pressure
Last April,15-year-old Rei Iwasaki stopped her piano and flute lessons and began to study every day of the week. Her parents paid to send her to a "cram school(灌输式教学模式的学校)." She wanted very much to pass her exams.
In February she did pass an all-day, five-subject examination and entered the high school she hoped to enter.
Thirteen-year-old Akio Yoshiwara wasn't so lucky. Unable to take the pressure of the exams, he hanged himself in February. He left a suicide（自杀） note which said, "I did my best in this dear life, but it's no good."
Suicides are now a common part of life among students in Japan. The cause is the incredible pressure of the "examination hell."
Even a number of teachers are committing suicide each year. When some students broke windows in a school near Tokyo, the principal blamed himself and wrote the following note: "The incidents were due to the lack of appropriate measures by the principal and I apologize. I am very tired. "
The Japanese educational system is much different from the American system. It is perhaps the most regimented(严密组织的) school system in any of the industrialized nations.
Boys and girls wear uniforms and go to school six days a week — 240 days a year compared to 180 in the U.S. Ninety-five percent graduate from high school compared to seventy-five percent in the U.S.
Students don't ask questions in class but only listen respectfully to the teachers. And every few year’s students are tested to see which school they will enter next. There is stiff competition for the "best" schools.
The result is a well-informed, disciplined student, ideal for factory and company work and excellent at learning specialized skills. But there is little fun in education, little creativity and the incredible pressure of "examination hell."
1.It's because ________ that many Japanese students committed suicide.
A. they didn't do their best in their lives
B. they were sent to a "cram school"
C. of the most regimented school
D. they were unable to take the pressure of the exams
2.Why did the principal kill himself?
A. He thought it was his fault that some students broke the windows.
B. He was very tired.
C. He couldn't stand the pressure of the "examination hell".
D. He blamed himself and wrote a note.
3.Which of the following ideas agrees with the title of the passage?
A. The Japanese students love to study under pressure.
B. The Japanese students do well under pressure.
C. The exams give the Japanese students much pressure.
D. The exams make the Japanese students commit suicide each year.
4.Which of the following is Wrong?
A. The American educational system is much different from the Japanese system.
B. To enter a high school, a student must pass an all-day, five-subject examination.
C. The Japanese graduates from high school are much less than the American graduates.
D. In Japanese education, there is little creativity as well as little fun.
If you are a traditional traveller who believes cameras are irreplaceable，here are some things you should pay attention to when looking for the perfect camera.
Sensor size
Along with the megapixel (百万像素) count，the size of the sensor dictates the general image quality as well as the camera's performance in low light. It also determines whether the camera can electronically put the details it captures bigger enough to see—which is what makes the pictures not clear enough to see when you view the photos on a bigger screen.
Portability
“The important thing is that the camera isn't too big or heavy，and that you have a good zoom (变焦距镜头) range for both wide－angle and telephoto shots (远距摄影照片)，”Atherton told CNN.A good choice would be a slim，light pocket camera with a high－qualified built－in optical zoom. “These are very popular for travel as they are light，but built with a telephoto lens that can zoom up to 60 times，” Atherton said.
Zoom and shutter (快门) speed
For action or crowd shots，a fast shutter speed is a key factor. “When dealing with anything that's active—wildlife or people in action on the street—faces change within a tiny part of a second，” said Arnold，“a fast shutter speed is helpful in shooting the several hundred photos you might need to get that single winning shot.”
1. According to Atherton，what isn't a requirement for an ideal camera?
A．Portable shape.
B．Wide－ranged zoom.
C．Good telephoto lens.
D．Reasonable sensor size.
2.What will contribute to a satisfactory photo of a running lion in the wild?
A．The sensor size. B．The zoom range.
C．The shutter speed. D．The megapixel.
3.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A．How to choose ideal travel cameras?
B．How to put a camera into good use?
C．A fashionable camera—up for sale
D．A high－quality camera—a modern life's must
