Around four years ago, I received a call from the principal of our school as to the “Parents View” talk the next morning. He asked me to speak to the group. After the call, my whole body became feverish and panicky. The time from his call to the next morning seemed like years. The whole night, I could not sleep with many ominous apprehensions in mind. One of them was to call the principal with regret and tell him that I could not come. Finally, I gathered some courage. I thought, “If I miss this opportunity, surely the school will never invite me again to any of their programs.”
I reached the school in time. Before my turn came, my whole body was trembling. When my turn came and I started speaking, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasn’t even able to read the written speech properly. I was not aware of where I was standing and what I was reading. That was the day when I realized my biggest weakness, Public Speaking.
After my speech, I met with the principal and explained what happened to me. He told me that this happens to everyone. Even great speaker, faced the same things when they started. He suggested that I come again next time.
Around one month later, I was invited to refer to a topic on Motivation. This time I was feeling comfortable. My speech was not only appreciated by the principal as well as the teachers, because I was able to get my idea across to them. They encouraged and praised my efforts.
After delivering is successfully, I became more confident .l said to myself, “If I can speak in front of such a learned audience, like the principal who educates others, I can now speak in front of others too.”
I started delivering lectures in my plant, on various topics like Self Motivation, Personality Development, Personal Excellence, Spoken English and Presentation Skills. This has become a passion for me. I learned that everything is possible if we have the courage to take the first step.
1.Which of the following is the best title for the passage？
A. Practice Makes a Man a Better Speechmaker
B. Public Speaking Makes a Man Embarrassed.
C. Principal Provides the Best Chances.
D. Spoken English Develops in Malting Speeches.
2.The author had bad feelings before the speech because______.
A. he disliked the idea of giving a lecture
B. he had got a high fever before that
C. he regretted accepting the invitation
D. he feared he couldn't perform it properly
3.What does the underlined part “ominous apprehensions” in the first paragraph mean？
A. Unlucky opportunities. B. Negative ideas.
C. Curious views. D. Happy comments.
4.What can we conclude from the passage？
A. Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.
B. Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.
C. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
D. Necessity is the mother of invention.
It is generally believed that we are getting cleaned when we step under a shower. We are, but we’re also giving a home to lots of tiny little creatures we didn’t even know about. A shower head carries thousands of bacteria called Mycobacterium. These can cause problems like coughs and tiredness, and a general feeling of being sick. When you turn on the water, the bacteria go from the shower head onto and into your body.
This is a finding of Norman R. Pace and his team at the University of Colorado, in the US. Pace's team looked at 45 shower heads in nine American cities. They discovered that 30 percent of them had large amounts of flying Mycobacterium.
But Pace said that they pose few threats to the health. Only those with a weak immune system might need to worry．He told the New York Times that the bacteria are not as unpleasant as might be thought. He said that having a shower is no more dangerous than anything else we do in the morning.
But for those who feel sick about the idea of all those microorganisms (微生物), he had some advice. Let the water run for 30 seconds before getting into the shower. Why? The number of bacteria is smaller than that when the water is just turned on. If that seems like a waste of water, he added that you could also change your shower head every few months.
However, Pace had good news too. He has also been testing the air in US subways. Apart from iron particles (粒子), which are ground off the track by the wheels of trains, subway air is fresh. The reason is that a train’s movement pumps fresh outdoor air into the tunnels.
1.From the finding of Norman R. Pace, after taking a shower, we might cough or feel tired because ________.
A. it’s easy to get a cold when taking a bath
B. the shower head carries many bacteria causing illness
C. we don’t get cleaned while showering
D. we don’t get a weak immune system
2.We can learn from the third paragraph that ________.
A. the bacteria always threat people’s health
B. there is no need to fear microorganisms for people with strong immune system.
C. the bacteria always threat people’s health when people have a shower
D. it is better to do some exercise in the morning than have a shower.
3.What contributes to fresh air in US subways?
A. The train’s movement. B. Iron particles.
C. Train wheels. D. Air conditioners on the trains.
假设你叫李华，今年18岁，想利用暑期打工，你在英文报纸上看到了咖啡厅的招聘广告。请根据下面的广告写一封求职信。
TEMPORARY JOB OFFER
Age 18-24
To work in busy center café.
Must enjoy working with people.
Previous experience necessary.
Good pay.
Tel. 01 222 643
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1. 词数100左右；
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Dear Sir,
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Yours sincerely,
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Last week, I take part in the Cultural Exchange Week. I enjoyed myself in England. I visited the city museum and several place of interest, which made me have better understanding of the English society, culture and history.
What’s more, I was luckily enough to meet my pen friend Tom there. I stayed at his home. And I’ll never forget the days when we spent together. When I left England, he offered to me a dictionary for a gift. It’s of great help for me to learn English. I will make full use of them and learn English good.
I hope Tom will come to China when it’s convenience for him!
Linda Evans was my best friend. When I was 13, my family moved away. We kept in touch through 1. (letter) and saw each other on special time — like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and 2.(move) to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent 3.(come) back, stamped—Address Unknown. We lost touch with each other.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I was eager4.(share) happiness and sadness. There was 5. empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day, I 6. (read) a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman—Linda’s 7.(marry) name. There must be thousands of Wagmans, I thought, 8. I still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter. Mrs, Tobin, she said 9.(excite), —Linda Evans Wagman is my mother.
Minutes later, I heard a voice that I knew very much, even 10. 40 years. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: we won’t lose each other again!
Love Is Blind: The Magic of Tabby
In October, 2003 I started my work at my local animal shelter’s Adoption Department. Over the years, more than 50,000 animals have ______ the doors of the shelter. Most of them, I do not remember. But occasionally there are ______ animals, who touch me so deeply that I could never possibly ______ them. Tabby was one such animal. Tabby was an ancient Cocker Spaniel, probably 14 years old. What’s more, she was blind and deaf. Tabby’s chances at adoption seemed ______ at best. After all, we didn’t have many adopters coming in ______, “Can you show me all of your really old dogs who are also ______ ?” We had all thought that Tabby would live out the rest of her life at the ______.
One day a woman named Loretta came to the shelter. Her son, Gary, had ______ Tabby’s picture and stories on the shelter’s website at home. They were interested in meeting her! It was the only ______ we ever received about Tabby. What could a young child possibly see in a 14-year-old dog who was both blind and deaf? Most boys would want a dog who could grow with them and ______ through grassy fields on summer days. Tabby would ______ be able to do that. But after meeting her, Loretta and Gary decided that she was the right dog for their family. They adopted Tabby! If Tabby’s story had simply ended with her ______ adoption, it would still have been something very special indeed. ______, it was what happened after her adoption that people might regard as “magic”. Gary _____ from seizures(癫痫). Since Gary and Tabby met they became ______. They did everything together. They became so “in tune” with one another that Tabby began to telegraph Gary’s seizures ______ they occurred, giving his family ______ that one was about to strike. What’s more, Gary seemed to be having fewer and fewer seizures since Tabby’s ______.
How could it be? Nobody could explain _____ Tabby did it. But those of us who were fortunate enough to know her and her family had ______ the magic, the kind that has its roots in love.
1.A. broken B. passed C. painted D. locked
2.A. strange B. active C. wild D. special
3.A. recall B. leave C. forget D. abandon
4.A. remote B. great C. fair D. potential
5.A. wondering B. stating C. seeking D. asking
6.A. stubborn B. active C. disabled D. patient
7.A. hospital B. shelter C. farm D. roadside
8.A. posted B. taken C. seen D. drawn
9.A. letter B. donation C. call D. enquiry
10.A. get B. run C. look D. break
11.A. often B. possibly C. never D. generally
12.A. successful B. normal C. temporary D. early
13.A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Otherwise
14.A. learnt B. suffered C. heard D. differed
15.A. indifferent B. uncomfortable C. unfortunate D. inseparable
16.A. since B. unless C. before D. though
17.A. explanation B. notice C. suggestion D. warning
18.A. arrival B. birth . C. return D. recovery
19.A. where B. how C. when D. whether
20.A. witnessed B. created C. achieved D. performed
