It was my first day in Hangzhou, the Chinese city famous for its natural beauty and history and I didn't have much time to spare. I wanted to see much of the city as possible in the two days I was to return to Guangzhou. My first task was to decide where to go and to get there. I took out my guide book in which there was a lot of information about the city's well-known tourist (attract) and started to read. At that moment an attractive young lady noticed my book came up to me and introduced . She said her name was Miss Bai and she kindly offered to show me the city. I was delighted and was about to accept her proposal when she suggested we first (go) to the West Lake and walk along the Broken Bridge. I quite liked the idea of visiting the West Lake but wasn't so sure about crossing the Broken Bridge. it was broken, did she expect me to jump across? And I couldn't swim, so if I fell in then I would drown. That was definitely not an attractive idea so I politely declined her invitation, (close) my book and walked away.
Alice:Hi, Peter! I saw you on the 7 o'clock news last night.
Peter:Oh, yeah.
Alice:So tell us what happened?
Peter:I ___(walk) alone on the beach when I heard someone ___(call) out for help. I looked up and there on the headland was a little kid. He had climbed up the cliff(悬崖) and was stuck.
Alice:What did you do then?
Peter:My first thought was to run and get help, but the boy was crying. He looked as though he would fall at ___ moment. So I climbed up to get him down. The rocks were very loose, and I almost ___(slip) a couple of times. I was beginning to think ___ wasn't a good idea to climb up there alone and that I ____(get) help first. Then I reached the boy. __, I couldn't get him down. We were both stuck!
Alice:And then what did you do?
Peter:I shouted for help. Pretty soon there came ____ small crowd on the beach. One of them called the Coast Rescue Service. About five minutes ____ there appeared a helicopter overhead, and we ___(rescue).
Alice was a stubborn girl _
___ always wanted to be a singer. Music was the
_____ important thing in her life. She took lessons for years and
______ (practice) hard, but in spite of all the efforts she made, her voice didn't improve. In fact, it didn't get better, it just got
_______ (loud).
Her teacher ______ (final) gave up and stopped the lessons,
_____ Alice refused to give in, and one day she decided to give a concert and invited her teacher
______ (attend).The teacher was very worried about
_____ to say after the concert. She knew it would be terrible and it was. She didn't want to tell a lie, but she didn't want to hurt Alice's feelings, either. Then she got an idea and went backstage (后台)to greet her pupil.
"Well," said Alice, "What do you think of _____ singing?"
"My dear," said the teacher, "you'll never be better _____ you were tonight."
England, Wales and Scotland make up the island of Great Britain,
takes up most of the Britain Isles. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are
(mountain). The
(high)mountain is Ben Nevis in Scotland. Plains and valleys cover much of England. The British climate is mild.
About 58 million people live in the United Kingdom. Few other countries are so (crowd). Four
five people live in cities such as Belfast, Glasgow, and London. London is the capital.
Great Britain grows half of the food it needs, its
(industry) help to pay for the food that is bought
abroad. The United Kingdom manufactures (批量生产)
wide range of goods. Service industries, such as tourism,
(increase), while traditional industries, such as coal mining , are declining.
语法填空(共10小题; 每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。
Few people would even think of beginning a new job at the age of 76, one of America’s most famous artists did just that. Anna Mary Robertson, better known as “Grandma Moses”, turned to painting she was too old to work on her farm.
Grandma Moses was crazy about (paint) soon after she picked it up and worked hard at it. She painted (care) and her works were nice. She first painted only to please , and then began to sell her works for a little money. In 1993, a collector, Louis Caldor happened to see several of Grandma Moses’ best works were hanging in a shop. He liked them, (buy) them at once, and set out to look for more. Caldor held show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses other artists. Grandma Moses, was world-famous, died on December 13, 1961, at the age of 101.
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The past five years have s great changes in my school. On May 12, 2008, the earthquake in Wen Chuan was so terrible that it (破坏) almost everything in the school. It is now, however, taking on a new look. Tall buildings have been put , including classrooms and laboratory buildings, and a library. There is a a newly-built standard playground. In the new environment, teachers and students are living h and working hard. It is really exciting that the very place was once ruined has now been turned into a beautiful school, of life.
a matter of fact, the whole society has always been (关心的)about the rebuilding of my school. It is their love and selfless help that have brought about the great changes. We can work wonders if we unite as a family, care for each other and help those need.
There is no doubt that computers are very useful in technology and business.With the h_______ of computers, doctors can find diseases easily and solve other problems. In factories, robots _________(控制) by computers can do work that is dangerous to humans. In business, computers are used to place and cancel orders. They are also making the workplace ________(安全) and better.
Since the Internetc_________ into being, people’s lives at home have changed, too. More and more people have personal computers, a_________they use them to play games and watch movies. Instead of writing letters on paper, people communicate by sending e-mails and c______ online. The whole world is connected. The Internet is making the world smaller, l_________ a village.
Computers have improved our lives. They have brought us _________(方便), but they have brought problems, too. For example, if we e_______ ourselves to computers too long, we may get headaches or sore eyes. Besides, not everything we read on the Internet is true or good for us. Computers help us at work and at home, but they must be usedp________.
A month ago my oldest daughter, Rachel, asked me to make friends. She was 7 years old and a little shy. I told her the best way ( make ) friends was to introduce (her) when she met someone new. The question didn’t come up again, and I didn’t give it another ( think).
Last weekend I (take) my two daughters to the lake a couple of blocks from our house. There are two parks (locate) around the lake, and since it was a nice day, we visited them both. There were lots of children around for my daughter to play .
I was helping my youngest daughter, Sydney, down the slide (滑梯) something caught my attention. I got the warmest feeling as I heard Rachel tell all the kids, “My name is Rachel, and I’m 7, what’s your name?” It worked (well) than I had ever imagined, and before long she knew every kid’s name, and they were all playing tag---a kind of game!
The little things in life can make a (different)!
There was a woman who went to the airport (hurry).She was so absorbed her own thoughts that she was not aware they were going on a different route.Suddenly,a man went inside the cab and took her handbag she placed her visa,passport,and all her money for the trip.She kept on thinking how unlucky she was to be in that situation.That very same night,she heard a piece of (shock) news.Flight 230 crashed!It was the plane that she was supposed to board into. she had not lost her precious belongings,she could have lost something far important--her life!
Sometimes bad things really happen.We fail in our exams,or get rejected by others.There are times when nothing seems to go our way.So what do we do about it?We must take all these (frustrate)out of our chest and start all over again with the consistent faith that we (get)what are deserved(应得的).
If you failed in the exams,maybe you'd be more successful and much happier in field. If you were rejected by your friend,there are plenty of others out there who are much more deserving of(值得的) your love and affection.Don't waste your time and energy things that can't be changed.
In North America people are always in hurry. Children have special lessons or sports activities after school. Parents often work late and (get) home until 7 or 8 o’clock at night. Most North American families don’t have time to prepare a meal. That is fast food is so popular in North America. People spend about 40% of their dollars on fast food.
People usually buy fast food from restaurant chains as Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, or KFC, they can enjoy pizza, sandwiches, (fry) chicken, and so on. Fast food saves work and time, but it is not nutritious.
Fast food is popular in many countries. American fast-food companies now have restaurants all over the world. But not is happy about the spread (扩展) of North American fast food, A group of people in Italy want to fight the spread of American fast food. They don’t like the idea of (many) fast food chains (open) restaurants in their country.
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Scientists have found that pesticides (农药) harm the ability of bees to find food. Bees must learn which flowers contain their food from the smells of the flowers. the bees do not learn which smells mean food, they will starve. Researchers in Britain found that pesticides (use) by farmers and gardeners can switch off the part of a bee’s brain that is responsible associating smells with food. Lead researcher Dr. Geraldine Wright said pesticides could seriously impact the (survive) of honeybee colonies. She said, “Bees that cannot learn will not be able to find food.” This also (mean) bees will not pollinate (给……授粉) crops and wild plants.
Bee populations around the world have been declining. Scientists have searched for a long time for a reason so many bees are disappearing. This new research may be important clue. However, the British government does not want to stop the use of the pesticides that may prevent bees from learning. wants to carry out more tests to make sure pesticides are the real reason for the decrease in the number of bees. A spokeswoman from the Friends Of The Earth charity said the government must act (soon) rather than later. “Bee health is far too urgent to wait more research has been completed. Controls should be placed on these pesticides until bee safety can be guaranteed,” she said.
Valentine’s Day is my new least favorite day of the year. Just recently, the marriage I’d dreamed of girlhood had broken up, and with it my faith in the power of love.
I started sorting my mail I noticed a pale pink envelop. I opened it to find a red heart-shaped card with beautiful white lace. (obvious) it was not a guy card. I looked for a signature. It was from Kris, a former colleague I’d done favor to ages ago.
“Not only do I celebrate my anniversary each Valentine’s Day,” Kris wrote, “but also I remember kindness by doing something nice for someone else to perpetuate (使永恒) the love you once showed me.”
I smiled. I (speak) to Kris in years. She had no way of knowing about my divorce. Was this one of those little reminders?
Lunch came. I went to the garden center and bought potted tulips (郁金香) for a woman in another department mother had recently died.
“For Valentine’s Day,” I said quietly when I handed to her. “I thought you might need them today.”
She looked at me with surprise. Her eyes watered. She took the flowers, (touch) them softly with her hand. “Thank you!” she said.
Back at my desk I placed Kris’s card right I could see it the rest of the day – a little reminder of the power of love.
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Amy: You don’t look happy this morning.
Jim: I had never expected this would have happened to me. We had a power (fail) at home last night.
Amy: come? Did anyone in the family do anything wrong?
Jim: You have guessed . It was all my father’s fault.
Amy: What did he do?
Jim: I was just watching a wonderful football match on TV the lights suddenly went out.
Amy: Why was that?
Jim: You see, we’d just had our dinner. My mother (wash) my jeans with the washing machine then, and the air conditioners were in both rooms. I was in my room (watch) TV.
Amy: What was your father doing then?
Jim: He wanted to warm his tea in the microwave oven. He plugged it and the fuse (保险丝)blew. And everything stopped of a sudden.
Amy: Your next door is an electrician, isn’t he?
Jim: Yes, (fortune), he happened to be at home. He came and fixed it. But it was half an hour later. I had already missed a lot.
Amy: It was an annoying experience for football fan like you. But don’t miss the basketball final this evening. Make sure there is no such accident tonight.
A motto is a sentence or a phrase can inspire us especially when we are (face) with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoes, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those who help .” Sometimes I am lazy and don’t want to make efforts (work) hard, the moment I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myself what I am doing. I write my
motto I can see it easily. Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much (confident). My motto also makes me become independent person. That is to say, I won’t rely on others easily.
My friends, what is your motto? If you still haven’t got a motto, please choose because a motto can have a great effect on you.
The former US president Gorge W. Bush has taken the ice bucket for challenge to help raise money __ Lou Gehrig’s disease. The _____ (influence) president, _____ wore a blue crewneck while sitting at a table, said he was challenged by his daughter Jenna Bush.
“To you all that challenged me, I don’t think it is presidential for me to be splashed with ice water, _____ do I like this feeling, so I am simply going to write you a check.”
The on-line campaign challenges people to either dump ___ bucket of ice water over their heads ___ donate to help Lou Gehrig disease. ___ a person accepts the challenge, he or she must challenge another person to participate in it. The campaign is popular throughout social ____ (medium) and ____ (draw) a growing number of celebrities since several months ago, Bill Gates and Lady Gaga ___ (include).
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