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阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第53至第57小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卷上。每空不超过3个单词。 One day, in spring, four lawyers were riding their horses along a country road. There had been a storm, and the ground was very soft. Water was dripping(滴) from the trees, and the grass was wet. As they were passing through a grove(树丛) of small trees, they heard a great fluttering(拍翅) over their heads and a weak chirping(唧唧声) in the grass. “What is the matter here?” asked the first lawyer, whose name was Speed. “Oh, it’s only some birds!” said the second lawyer, whose name was Hardin. “The storm has blown two of the little ones out of the nest. They are too young to fly, and the mother bird must be very worried about them.” “What a pity! They’ll die down there in the grass,” said the third lawyer. “Oh, well! They’re noting but birds,” said Hardin. “Why should we bother?” Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they forgot about the birds. However, the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got down from his horse and very gently put the little ones in his big warm hands. They did not seem frightened, but chirped softly, as if they knew they were safe. Then he looked up to find the nest from which they had fallen. It was much higher than he could reach from the ground, so Lincoln climbed up the tree. He put the birds softly one by one into their warm little home. Soon the other three lawyers stopped at a spring(泉) to give their horses water. “Where’s Lincoln?” asked one. All were surprised to find that Lincoln was not with them. In a few minutes Lincoln joined them. His shoes were covered with mud. “Hello, Abraham!” said Hardin. “Where have you been?” “I stopped a minute to give those birds to their mother,” he answered. Then all three of them laughed heartily Then all three of them laughed heartily. They thought it so foolish that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless little birds. “Gentlemen,” said Lincoln, “I would not sleep well tonight if I had left those helpless little birds on their own in the wet grass.” Abraham Lincoln afterwards became very famous as a lawyer and statesman. He was then elected president. Next to Washington, he is regarded as one of the greatest American presidents.
Emma Hart Willard (1787—1870) was an American pioneer educator. In her time, colleges and universities were open only to men, and women were not permitted to attend. Emma received advanced education at home from her father and became a school teacher at twenty. She continued to teach at school for several years after her marriage. Then began offer college lessons in her home to women students. Later she founded a school in New York State, which was the first school that offered higher education in the US for women. Emma Willard also tried to persuade New York State to pass a law to allow women to attend public colleges and universities, though that did not come about until after her death. Some years later people remembered her for her life-long efforts and elected her to the US Hall of Fame (荣誉) in 1905. 1.Emma received advanced education at home because _________.
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
3.What do you suppose the US Hall of Fame is?
4.Why was Emma Willard considered an important person?
When building houses, people used to think about not only the climate of the areas but also the building materials and the fashions for their houses. However, since electricity became more and more expensive, people began to pay much more attention to the energy they could get for their houses and the new ways they could find to protect their houses from both cold and heat. Now, houses of an old yet new type have been widely built. In some parts of the world, people share their houses with their livestock（家畜）.During cold weather, they gather their cows, goats, or other animals and keep them on the first floor of their houses. The reasons are that the animals can be protected from the cold and that they can help to heat the houses as well. The body heat given off by the animals rises to the second floor of the houses, where people live. By sharing their houses with their livestock, people gain a source of heat. People who live in or near cities do not usually keep livestock. However, home builders use the fact that heat rises. This natural law can be used in building houses in these areas. Instead of keeping livestock on the first floor, builders fill it with large rocks. As they are open to the sun’s rays during cold weather, these rocks take in heat. They also give off the heat, and, of course, the warm air rises into the living areas of the houses. So these houses are energy-saving. House-building becomes a great challenge to building designers and energy engineers. They try to meet this challenge by learning from old traditions and by using modern technology. And someday in the future, people will be able to live in more energy-saving houses. 1.What did people begin to consider as electricity was no longer cheap?
2.People in some areas gain a source of heat by _________.
3.The underlined words “natural law” in the third paragraph refer to the fact that ________.
4.From the passage, we can conclude that __________.
Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling（赌博）and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was nearly sent away. After he came out of lock-up(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him. It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly a few policemen opened the door and came in. “I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, Daddy” said the boy “So I went to the crossing and asked some to come.” 1.Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.
2.Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.
3.The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.
4.Which of the following is right? _________.
Lulu is a brave pet in our shelter. As you know, there are a lot of forest fires during the summer season. Many forests are badly damaged by fire each year. Not far from our shelter, a forest caught fire during this hot summer. We were in a heat wave which had been 31 for three days. Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible 32 ．I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come back to the shelter．In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce his 33 in the forest, when suddenly, a fireman burst into my shelter and informed me that my dog Lulu had 34 to save four kittens(小猫) who were trapped by the flames．According to the fireman, Lulu seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a safe place．I immediately accompanied(陪同) the fireman to the forest to 35 the rescued kittens．When we arrived 36 the scene of the incident, we found Lulu was not there. Then we heard the 37 of a dog from the forest barking furiously (猛烈地). I recognized it was my dog Lulu．The fireman followed the tracks of the dog until we found him barking 38 by the side of an injured fireman who was lying on the ground and desperately(绝望地) waiting for rescue．Thanks to Lulu, four kittens and a fireman were saved. That day, I was very proud of Lulu for his two heroic(英雄的) 39 toward the kittens and the fireman．Lulu showed much compassion (同情) for both animals like him and for a human being who was trying to 40 the fire with his colleagues(同事)． This true story of genuine(真的) love and compassion shows us that pets are loving, caring and considerate(考虑周到的)．We should love and protect them．One day they could do us a good turn.
—I wish I _________ the meeting. —But you didn’t .
Is there a hospital around _________ I can get some medicine for my wounded hand?
The happy children _________ the coast, where they would see the sea for the first time in their lives.
Why? I have nothing to confess(坦白). _________ you want me to say?
It was announced that only when the fire was _________ would residnts(居民) be permitted to return to their homes.
Tom was disappointed that most of the guests _________ when he _________ at the party.
I will bring a flashlight with me _________ I will be able to see in the dark.
Isn’t it lovely to think that I _________ myself on the sunny beach tomorrow at this time?
The old man said that the accident _________ careless driving, so a lot of money _________ by the driver.
—I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final. —I think so. He _________ for it for months.
进入高中以来，同学们倍感学习任务重，压力大。许多同学争分夺秒甚至连课间十分钟的休息时间也花在学习上。针对这一现象，请以A Ten-minute Break为题，写一篇词数为100左右的短文，短文的内容必须包括以下几点 1.十分钟的课间休息是必要的 2.要注意休息的方式 3.我通常是怎样利用这十分钟的 As students of Senior Middle school, we have to study from early morning till late evening.
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。文中共有十处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。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。 Most of the Chinese people think the family with one child is more better than the one with more than one child. For a thing, they want to build a successful career but have few time to bring up more than one child; for other thing, raise only one child they can afford better education for him. But others think this is better to have a big family. They think more children they raise, the better their life will be when they grow old. In my opinions, it's enough for a family to have one child, or population expansion will contribute to a series of problem.
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。 Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. __1 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest. You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.__2__ Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process.__3_ The following methods may work best for you. ●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it. ●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts. ● Write your notes in your own words. ● __4__ ● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written. As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time.__5__
E. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes. F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes. G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.
Let children learn to judge their own. A child who learns to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Little by little, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s, in the same way, children learn to do all the other things without being taught—to walk, run, climb, ride a bicycle—compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not. If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time in doing such work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know. 1.According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is ___
2.According to the writer, teachers in school should ___
3.Which of the following does the writer think teachers should not do?
4.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ___.
Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways. When people cheat, it’s not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who were the true winners of a game. Many people like the action of cheating. It makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test. But it doesn’t solve the problem of not knowing the material and it won’t help on the next test --- unless the person cheats again. Some people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they are not really earning that good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in trouble at school, and maybe at home, too. Some kids cheat because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like they can’t pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isn’t a good idea. If you were sick or upset about something the night before and couldn’t study, it would be better to talk with the teacher about this. And if you don’t have enough time to study for a test because of swim practice, you need to talk with your parents about how to balance swimming and school. A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some solutions(解决办法) together. Talking about these problems and working them out will feel better than cheating. 1.The author thinks that when kids cheat in class, _______.
2.Some students like cheating mainly because_________.
3.We can learn from the passage______.
4.In the passage those cheaters are advised to_______.
Early in the 16th century men were trying to reach Asia by traveling west from Europe. In order to find Asia they had to find a way past South America. The man who finally found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan. Magellan sailed from Seville in August, 1519 with five ships and about 280 men. Fourteen months later, after spending the cold winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel which is now called Magellan Strait(海峡). In November, 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships entered the ocean on the other side of South America. They then continued, hoping to reach Asia. But they did not see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia. Before they arrived at these islands, later known as the Philippines, men were dying of starvation. While they were staying in the Philippines, Magellan was killed in a battle. The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail round Africa. After many difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellan’s expedition. However, their achievement was great. They were the first men to sail round the world. 1.The purpose of Magellan’s expedition was to ________.
2.The number of the ships lost on the whole expedition was ________.
3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage concerning the expedition?
4.The best title for this passage is ________.
When newspapers and radio describe the damage caused by a hurricane（飓风） named Hazel, girls named Hazel are probably teased（取笑） by their friends. To keep out of trouble, the Weather Bureau says,“Any resemblance between hurricane names and the names of particular girls is purely accidental.” Some women became angry because hurricanes are given their names, but many other women are proud to see their names make headlines. They don’t even care that they are the names of destructive storms. Because more women seem to like it than dislike it, the Weather Bureau has decided to continue using girl’s names for hurricanes. In some ways a hurricane is like a person. After it is born, it grows and develops, then becomes old and dies. Each hurricane has a character of its own. Each follows its own path through the world, and people remember it long after it gone. So it is natural to give hurricanes’ names, and to talk about them almost if they were alive. 1.What happens to girls named Hazel according to the passage?
2.The underlined word“resemblance”probably means ______.
3.Public opinions make the Weather Bureau ______.
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural 36 seemed to be unlimited. Today things are 37 . The world has become too 38 . We are 39 our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 40 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we 41 to do this, human life on earth will not 42 . People realize today that if too many 43 are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 44 , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, 45 will disappear and nothing will 46 on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to 47 more and more trees. We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. 48 , in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to 49 this. We also know that if the 50 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there won't be enough food. What can we do to solve the 51 ? If we eat more vegetables and less 52 , there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops feeds five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will 53 longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not 54 so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control. Finally, if we 55 people to think about the problems we shall have a better and cleaner planet in the future.
----Will ______be _______to pick me up at 8:00am. at the airport on Sunday? -----No problem. You can call me at any time.
The message is very important, so it is supposed _______as soon as possible.
He was _____ by his grandparents, so his parents seemed to be strangers to him.
Mr. Smith was thinking about how to explain to the manager why he was late for work, when a good idea ______ to him.
___________ he has limited technical knowledge, the old worker has a lot of experience.
Your hand is dirty. It needs ____________.
I couldn’t do my homework with all that noise .
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