The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world. Every four years, a hundred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors of the sport. As many as 6000 people take part in over 20 sports. For the winners, there are gold medals and glory. But there is honor, too, for all who compete, win or lose. That is the spirit of the Olympics — to take part is what matters.
The Olympic Games always start in bright color and action. The teams of all the nations parade in the opening ceremony and march round the track. The custom is for the Greek team to march in first. For it was in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being held — the host country — marches in last.
The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame. A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors. The judges and officials also take an oath. After the sportsmen march out of the stadium, the host country puts on a wonderful display.
The competition begins the next day. There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games. The rule is that there must be at least fifteen. The main events are in track and field, but it is a few days before these sports start. Each day the competitors take part in a different sport — riding, shooting, swimming, and cross-country running. Points are gained for each event. Medals are awarded for the individual winners and for national teams.
More and more women are taking part in the games. They first competed in 1900, in tennis and golf, which are no longer held in the Olympics. Women’s swimming events were introduced in 1912, but it was not until 1928 that there were any track and field events for women. Now, they compete in all but half a dozen of the sports. In horse riding, shooting, and boat racing, they may compete in the same events as the men.
1.The spirit of the Olympics is to _________.
A.win a gold medal B.be equal
C.gain glory D.participate
2.From the passage, we can learn that _________.
A.the first team to march in the opening ceremony is the most important one
B.a sportsman represents all the athletes to take an oath after a wonderful display
C.the track and field events do not start until a few days after the Olympics begin
D.women were allowed to take part in track and field events in 1912
3.Which of the following is NOT the Olympic event nowadays?
A.Tennis. B.Shooting.
C.Riding D.Swimming
4.Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Olympic Spirit.
B.Opening ceremony of the Olympics.
C.Rules for all Olympic events.
D.The birthplace of the Olympic Games.
假定你是李华，你的美国好友Emily想了解中国春节，请给她写一封信并附上两张你在今年春节拍的照片，信的内容包括:
1.照片的内容;
2.选择这些照片的理由。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Emily,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Y ours sincerely,
Li Hua，
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧ )，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
When I was twelve, I went to a soccer field for the first time. I found hard to drag myself away from it. But all I could do were to make a paper one instead, so I didn’t have enough money to buy a football. Every day on my way home, I couldn’t help kick whatever on the road could be kicked.
Several weeks late， I felt I was on top of the world. While I got home，a real black and white ball was waiting for me on my desk, in which was my birthday present from my parents. I was very wild with joy that I didn’t know what to say. I simply rushed out with a ball and playing with other kids until I was completely tired out.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Normally a student must attend a number of courses in order to graduate. In many American universities，the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses，each 1. (last) for one semester. When attending a university, a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester and a diploma 2. (expect) to be obtained after four years’ academic study. It is possible for a student to move between one university and 3. during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.
All this 4. (true) imposes constant pressure and a strain of work, but 5. this many students still find time for great activities in student affairs. 6. (elect) to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The 7. (effect) work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students, 8. advise the academic authorities. With the enormous numbers of students，the operation of the system does 9. (involve) a certain amount of work. It is a commonly 10. (hold) belief that students holding one of these positions of authority are much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career.
Black Friday refers to the day after Thanksgiving. On this particular day, crowds of shoppers flood into stores to________ the season’s biggest holiday bargains. But the real story behind Black Friday is a bit________.
The most commonly repeated story behind the post-Thankgiving shopping-related Black Friday tradition________ it to retailers (零售商). As the story goes，after an entire year of_________ at a loss, stores would earn a profit，________ in black ink， on the day after Thanksgiving，________ holiday shoppers blew so much money on________ products. Though it’s true that retail companies used to record ________ in red and profits in black when doing their________，this version of Black Friday’s origin is not an accurate story behind the________.
The true story behind Black Friday is not as________ as retailers might have you believe. Back in the 1950s， the________in the city of Philadelphia used the term to________the chaos that happened on the day after Thanksgiving，when tens of thousands of suburban shoppers and tourists flooded into the city ________ the big Army-Navy football game held on that Saturday every year. The police would have to take extra-long________ and not be able to take the day off so as to deal with the________ crowds.
The term didn’t ________ to the rest of the country until much later. Sometime in the late 1980s， retailers found a way to turn it into something that reflected ________ on them. The result was the “red to black” concept mentioned earlier. The Black Friday story________ in shopper’s mind， and pretty soon the term’s darker ________ in Philadelphia were largely forgotten.
1.A.take care of B.take part in C.take pride in D.take advantage of
2.A.complicated B.considerable C.complete D.controversial
3.A.contributes B.links C.tells D.leaves
4.A.thinking B.operating C.applying D.falling
5.A.signed B.decorated C.painted D.marked
6.A.because B.unless C.though D.until
7.A.expensive B.fashionable C.discounted D.necessary
8.A.interests B.advantages C.costs D.losses
9.A.accounting B.designing C.selling D.marketing
10.A.habit B.vacation C.tradition D.company
11.A.sunny B.wild C.strange D.well-known
12.A.people B.shoppers C.retailers D.police
13.A.handle B.describe C.produce D.defeat
14.A.in advance of B.at the end of C.in favor of D.by means of
15.A.age B.shifts C.position D.exercise
16.A.possible B.native C.additional D.unexpected
17.A.appeal B.return C.lead D.spread
18.A.positively B.objectively C.creatively D.conservatively
19.A.shined B.whispered C.stuck D.disappeared
20.A.roots B.mistakes C.secrets D.forces
Wanting to be more responsible is admirable. Being responsible can seem hard at first, but if you keep at it, it will become second nature to you!
1. But to show that you can care for yourself and others, you need to do things before you’re asked. That shows you are responsible enough to see what needs to be done and take care of it. When you have a family, friends, or pets, being responsible may mean placing their needs above your own. 2. But it does mean you may need to take care of yourself later if someone you love has a need right now.
Being consistent is of great importance. 3. If you want to be responsible, then you have to find a routine that works for you and stick to it. For instance, don’t just study for ten hours in a row and then give up on studying for three weeks; instead, spend one hour every day looking over the course material.
In daily life, problems come up in any relationship. 4. A responsible person looks for solutions instead of trying to decide whose fault it is. Similarly, don’t attack someone instead of dealing with the issue and you should take time to think your words through. 5. If you find it difficult to control what you’re saying, try counting to ten in your head as you take deep breaths.
A.Don’t let your anger get the better of you.
B.That doesn’t mean you don’t take care of yourself.
C.Doing just the things you are asked to do is responsible.
D.Your responsibility won’t mean much if it is hit or miss.
E.Instead of blaming the other person, try to find a way to solve them.
F.Where you show you’re responsible is when you can say you made a mistake.
G.Staying consistent also means keeping your word you make to yourself and others.
