An old carpenter(木匠）about to retire was telling his boss about his plans to stop working with building and enjoy life with his wife and kids. He was so ____ about retiring that he wasn't even looking forward to the ____ of that month. All he wanted was to ______ .
The boss was upset about losing a _____ worker and as a personal favor asked the man to work _____ the construction(建筑）of one last house. The old carpenter didn't want to ____ it but he couldn't refuse his boss the last favor（帮助，善意的行为）. So he took the job, but it was clear that his ____ wasn't in it. He just wanted to get it finished and get ____. As a result, he was careless and ____ bad quality material in the ____ of the house. It was a sad way to finish ____ an excellent career(事业，生涯）with so many years of ____.
When the house was done， his boss ____ it. He gave the ____ to the house to the old carpenter and said "This is your house. It's a gift for you after so many years of hard work."
The carpenter was ____. "What a shame!" he thought. If he had known that it was his house he would have done things _____
Remember that you are the ____ of your own life. You construct（建设） your ____ a little bit every day. You hit a nail here, build a wall there and so on. Life is a do-it-yourself _____ Your acts and ____ now will build the house you will live in later on. So do it right.
1.A. disappointed B. upset C. excited D. confident
2.A. payment B. party C. holiday D. prize
3.A. retire B. change C. quit D. relax
4.A. caring B. nice C. pretty D. lazy
5.A. off B. on C. in D. with
6.A. complete B. accept C. buy D. handle
7.A. heart B. future C. state D. family
8.A. away B. up C. down D. on
9.A. brought B. got C. set D. used
10.A. course B. wall C. building D. roof
11.A. such B. so C. thus D. this
12.A. laziness B. forgetfulness C. hard work D. housework
13.A. receive B. test C. came to see D. repair
14.A. house B. drawing C. key D. document
15.A. overjoyed B. shocked C. angry D. moved
16.A. perfectly B. thoughtfully C. badly D. differently
17.A. boss B. carpenter C. designer D. inspector
18.A. honor B. family C. life D. way
19.A. project B. drama C. goal D. lesson
20.A. words B. behaviors C. choices D. feelings
Once upon a time, there was a selfish9（自私的）man. 1. He could not share his things with anyone, not even his friends or the poor. One day, the man lost thirty gold coins. He went to his friend’s house and told him how he lost his gold coins. His friend was a kind man.
As his friend’s daughter was coming from shopping, she found thirty gold coins. 2. The girl’s father told her that the gold coins belonged to his friend and he sent for (派人去叫)him.
When the selfish man arrived, his friend handed the coins to him. After counting the gold coins, the man said that ten of them were missing. He said that he would recover the remaining（其余的）coins from the kind man. 3.
The selfish man left the gold coins and went to the court（法庭）. The judge（法官） then sent for the girl and her father. When they arrived, he asked the girl how many gold coins she found.4. The judge then asked the selfish man how many gold coins he lost and he answered forty gold coins.
The judge then told the girl to keep the gold coins and that if anybody was looking for them, he would send for the girl. The judge told the selfish man that if anybody reported that they found forty gold coins, he would send for him.5. But it was too late. The judge did not listen to him.
A. But the girl’s father refused.
B. He liked everything to be his own.
C. She replied thirty gold coins.
D. As a kind man, he was always ready to help others.
E. When she arrived home, she told her father what she found.
F. It was then that the man said that he had lost thirty gold coins.
G. Now he had no choice but to return the ten missing coins to the man.
About ten men in every hundred suffer from colour blindness in some way; women are luckier only about one in two hundred is affected in this manner. There are different forms of color blindness. A man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green---a strange world indeed.?
In certain occupations, colour blindness can be dangerous and candidates are tested most carefully. Colour blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help to see in a bright light and to tell the difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods” but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but not colour. Wait until it is dark tonight, and then go outside. Look round you and try to see what colors you can recognize.?
Birds and animals which hunt at night have eyes which contain few or no cones at all, so they cannot see colors. As far as we know, bats and adult owls cannot see colors at all only light and dark shapes. Similarly cats and dogs cannot see colors as well as we can.?
Insects can see ultraviolet rays which are invisible to us, and some of them can even see X-rays. The wings of a moth may seem gray and dull to us, but to insects they may appear beautiful, showing colors which we cannot see. Scientists know that there are other colors around us which insects can see but which we cannot see. Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes like blue, but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects but a blue lamp will.
1.Which of the following is true about the people who suffer from colour blindness?
A. Very few of them may think that everything in the world is in green.
B. Some of them may see everything in shades of green.
C. Few of them may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green.
D. Few of them can tell the difference between blue and green.
2.When millions of rods in our eyes are at work in darkness we can see __________.
A. shapes only B. darkness only
C. colors only D. both A and C
3.According to the passage, bats and adult owls cannot see colors because __________.
A. they hunt at night B. they cannot see light
C. they have no cones D. they have no rods
4.According to the passage, dogs and cats __________.
A. as well as human beings can not see some colors
B. have less rods than human beings
C. can see colors as well as human beings
D. have fewer cones than human beings
5.Which of the following is NOT true about insects?
A. All insects have their favorite colors.
B. Insects can see ultraviolet rays which are invisible to men
C. The world is more colorful to insects than to human beings
D. Insects can see more colors than human beings.
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist .So he invented a very simple camera (照相机).He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguere, another Frenchman ,took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly ,even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed .Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them ,for example, some in the United States worked so hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographers. He took many picture of great people .The picture were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的)
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century .Some photos were nor just copies of the real world .They showed feelings,like other kinds of art.
1.The Daguerreotype was____________.
A. a Frenchman B. a kind of picture
C. a kind of camera D. a photographer
2.If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to__________.
A. watch lots of films B. buy an expensive camera
C. stop in most cities D. take many films and something else with him.
3.Mathew Brady______________.
A. was very lifelike B. was famous for his unusual pictures
C. was quite strong D. took many pictures of moving people
4.This passage tells us_____________.
A. how photography was developed B. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures
C. how to take pictures in the world D. how to use different cameras
5.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ____________
A. his business B. his house
C. his garden D. his window
In the world ,soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.
To remember 2014 FIFA World Cup ,children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called “Dream(梦幻) World Cups ”in Japan .The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗帜)of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea.The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will have games there.
Are you a football fan(迷)？The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football Teenagers(青少年)like playing and watching football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.
1.If a country wants to take part in the World Cup ,she must have______.
A. Many football fans B. many football player
C. a very good team D. a big playground
2.According to the text, the next World Cup will be held in_______.
A. 2016 B. 2017
C. 2015 D. 2018
3.From the passage ,in the picture children drew many things except_________.
A. people playing football B. pictures of some football stars
C. a sunny sky D. flowers
4.In “Dream World Cup”,the children drew the flags of some countries______.
A. to show their good wishes for the football teams
B. to tell the people their stories
C. to show their love for their owe country
D. to show their new ideas about football
5.Many teenagers own the pictures of some football stars because______.
A. they are interested in football B. they are football fans
C. they think their favourite players are great D. all of A,B and C
假如你是高二学生李华，得知你的美国笔友Peter被Harvard(哈佛大学)录取，请你给他写一封电子邮件。要点如下：
1.表示祝贺且备受鼓舞；
2.介绍自己目前的学习情况；
3.请教学习方法。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总数；
3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter，
I have received your e-mail.
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