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阅读下面的短文，根据所给的首字母提示，用合适的单词填空。（每空一词)
A tobacconist (烟草商) left the snowy streets of Chicago for a holiday in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and wanted to m 1. him there the next day. When he reached his hotel and checked in the room that he booked three days a2., he decided to send his wife a quick e-mail. But he forgot to keep her e-mail a 3. in his computer. He looked at the keyboard and tried his best to type it in from m4.. Unluckily, he m5. one letter and his e-mail was sent instead to an elderly farmer's wife. Her h6.had passed away only the day before. When the sad wife t7. on the computer to check her e-mail, she took one look at the screen, let out a scream, felt so a8. and fell to the floor in a dead faint (不省人事). At the sound, her family rushed into the room immediately and s9. this note on the screen: Dearest wife, I’ve just got checked in. E10.is prepared for your arrival tomorrow. I'm looking forward to seeing you down here.
任务型阅读。阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词)
I have lived in France for nine years. but I cannot walk down the street without being recognized(认出) as an Englishman from 50 metres away, before I open my mouth. Why?
In France, the quickest way to recognize an Englishman is that he'll be the one with the belly(肚子) and the shirt hanging out. Englishmen often wear shapeless black T-shirts, either too big or too small. However. Frenchmen are more formal(正式的）in dressing. Their T-shirts have collars(领子). Shorts have buttons and zips rather than drawstrings(拉绳). Shoes look expensive.
Englishmen think of lunchtime as I pm. but for Frenchmen it is 12 o'clock, one hour earlier. This may explain the sad looks if an Englishman arrives at a local restaurant at 1:30 pm. At that time most restaurants don't have waiters. All the cooking and serving may be done by the boss and his wife. When you arc shown to your table, just sit there and wait. Don't wave your hands to the waiters. Englishmen think guests should do something to make the waiters pay attention to them. But in France some bread and water will come first, then the waiters will take your order according to the rhythm(节奏) of the restaurant. Have enough patience(耐心)!
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
Some 1.between Englishmen and Frenchmen | ||
| Frenchmen | 2. |
Dress | ● wear T-shirts 3.collars ● wear4.with buttons and zips ● wear shoes which5. much | ● wear T-shirts which are shapeless ● wear shorts mostly with drawstrings ● wear shoes which may be cheap |
Lunch | ● have lunch 6.noon ● follow the rhythm of the ___7. | ● have lunch at or after 1 pm ● do something to attract the8. attention |
Conclusion | ● Englishmen wear9.formal clothes than Frenchmen. ● Englishmen can’t be 10.enough for meals while Frenchmen can. | |
词汇运用。根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)
1.The more effort you put into your studies, the greater ___________(进步) you will make.
2.The Indian girl Malala’s great ________________(成就) makes the whole world shocked.
3.Some teenagers ______(处理)with their personal problems during their trip to Nanjing last summer.
4.It is believed that our moods are sometimes _________(影响)by colours.
5.After ______(幸存)the war with his family, he wrote down his feelings in the war.
6.At last, he ________(success)in solving the problem.
7.About 100 people were burned to______(die) in that big fire.
8.You ________(simple)can’t imagine how terrible the earthquake was.
9.The blue and white porcelain(青花瓷) made in the Song Dynasty is the most _____(value) in the museum .
10.When I got to the war and saw the_______(Germany) , I changed my mind.
“Did you go skating a lot last year?” I asked. Jen shook her head and looked at me. Finally she said, “On Thanksgiving, Mom and I always went to visit some friends who lived on a farm. I especially loved seeing their big turkeys.”
Until then, I didn’t think about how Jen felt. She had a new stepfather (继父) and stepbrother, and had a new town and home, too. Jen and her mom used to live near a lake where Dad and I went every summer, and she had to move up north with us. She had more changes than me.
Jen seemed sad, so I was busy thinking of some ways to cheer her up on Thanksgiving. I told her my plan and she was excited. First we made a huge snowball, and then a small snowball. Then we built a wall behind the big snowball as a tail. Jen mixed some food coloring with water, saying, “We can spray (喷) colors on the tail.” Our snow turkey had a red, blue, green, and yellow tail. We were so busy that we didn’t notice our parents come outside. Dad found a hat for the snow turkey, and Mom wrapped her scarf around its neck.
“Thanks for cheering Jen up,” Mom said. “You’re a good brother, and you always come up with great ideas.’’ A happy feeling spread through me. I began to understand how much she cared about everyone in our new family.
1.What did Jen do on Thanksgiving in the past?
A. She went skating with her friends.
B. She went to the farm with her mother.
C. She stayed at home with her mother
D. She made snow turkeys with her mother.
2.What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A. Jen lived near a lake in the past.
B. The writer was Jen’s stepfather.
C. Jen moved up north for studying.
D. The writer just moved out of his old house.
3.Which of the following is the right order?
①made a small snowball ②found a hat
③made a huge snowball ④sprayed colors on the tail
⑤wrapped a scarf around the neck
⑥built a wall behind the big snowball
A. ①③⑥④②⑤ B. ①②③④⑤⑥
C. ③①⑥④②⑤ D. ③①⑥②④⑤
4.What can we infer (推断) from the underlined sentence?
A. Jen’s stepmother was not friendly to the writer.
B. Jen didn’t feel happy after moving here
C. Jen’s mother did a lot to make Jen happy.
D. The writer felt happy because his stepmother liked him.
My father and I started our morning by moving quickly into the local store. I waited in the line at the Starbucks counter while he shopped around to pick up a few things.
As I was starting there I become aware of an elderly women, with untidy hair, wearing layers upon layers of old clothing, hunchbacked (弯背的) behind me in line. She had a few things for washing and seemed to want the Starbucks cashier to ring up since that queue was shorter than the queues in the store.
At some point I became aware of her edging (慢慢挪动) closer behind me — closer than I was comfortable with! I instinctively (本能地) placed a hand over my purse and drew it close to me. My fear and imagination raced creating wild stories about this homeless woman who might try to steal from me.
Then it was my turn to order. As the cashier rang up my total, I discovered I was 67 cents short. I called my father but he was hard of hearing. He asked me to repeat what I said but he still couldn’t make me out. At that point, a long, grey arm, with holes in its sleeves, reached over from behind me. She laid 67 cents out on the counter, saying, “Here, we all need some help sometimes.”
I was stunned! Here was a woman who clearly had very little to give and was in great need herself. I had judged her wrongly and she had offered to reach out to help me!
What an amazing gift and lesson this woman gave me about judging others! Thank you, God!
1. From the passage, we can learn that the elderly women .
A. probably lived a poor life
B. tried to steal money from the writer
C. always followed close behind the writer
D. often went to the store to buy a few things.
2.The elderly woman decided to help the writer .
A. the moment she saw the writer
B. when she noticed the writer watching her
C. after the writer failed to get help from her father
D. when the writer discovered she was 67 cents short
3.The underline word “stunned” in paragraph 5 probably means “ ”.
A. happy B. surprised C. angry D. disappointed
4.What lesson does the writer learn from the story?
A. We should look at things from two sides.
B. It’s wise to give help to those in need.
C. The world is full of love and surprises.
D. Never judge a person from his appearance.
If we are driving a car or crossing a street, we will stop when the traffic lights turn red. Why do we use red rather than other colors?
As we know, scattering (散射) happens when light goes through the air. For the same media, if the wavelength (波长) is long, the scattering will be short. If the wavelength is short, then the scattering will be long.
Of all light we can see red has the longest wavelength, so the scattering is the weakest. That means the red light travels far. In fact, it travels farther on rainy days.
Using the red light can help drivers in farther areas see the lights. It helps drivers slow down or stop in time. If drivers don’t see the red light until they are close, they may not be able to stop the car in time. An accident may happen. Red can also excite people. We can act more quickly when we see the color red.
In a word, red light helps drivers stop in time and help prevent accidents.
1.______ has the longest wavelength of all light we can see.
A. Red B. Green
C. Yellow D. Black
2.Red light travels farther on ______ days.
A. windy B. sunny
C. rainy D. cloudy
3.Red can make people act more quickly because ____________.
A. red can make people happier
B. the scattering of red is very short
C. the scattering of red is very long
D. red can make people more excited
4.The passage mainly tells us ____________.
A. why accidents happen
B. how the red light travels
C. why we use red traffic lights
D. how to stop in time at traffic lights
