Will ____ matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Recently a test ______ (give) in the United Sates. Those tests included people of different ages from 12 ____ 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got ______ breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see _______ well their bodies worked and when they had eaten _______ certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect ________ if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be _________ (especial) true if a person works ________ his brains. For example, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with ________ (much) attention in class.
Now let me tell you about the work I have been doing with the UN. My job with the UN is not paid but voluntary, and I said before, I visit countries where the UN has programmes to help people. So, do I help by visiting these countries? Well, I visit these countries, the television and press will follow and record my visits. This will increase people’s knowledge of the work of the UN. In addition, my visits will encourage people are working on the projects and draw local people’s attention the situation.
I have visited many countries in Africa. Recently, I was fortunate to travel to South Africa, where I met some women who have organized themselves into a group. They collect approximately 1.35 yuan per day from each member and add to some money contributed by the government. With this, the women have enough money to acquire materials to make baskets. They then sell these at the market for profit. With luck their group will be able to expand and maybe set up a shop. Such programmes can transform people’s lives by giving them the ability to provide for themselevs and their families.
It happened at a weekend in the 1970’s. Mum gave me two tickets for a film, telling me she was too busy to go together with me with the____(end)housework. She told me to keep the money if I could sell the extra ticket. I was very happy. At that time, a ticket cost only 20fen.But to me, a little girl of twelve,20fen seemed quite a lot. I reached the cinema ____(hurry).Holding the ticket in my hand, I began to look for a buyer. Just then a handsome young man,__ __noticed me and the ticket, came towards me with a big smile, “You've got____estra ticket' ""yes," I nodded" That's great .Say how much?""20fen"
"Oh,"he thought for a while and then took out a ten-yuan note____his wallet.
"I'm terribly sorry,__ __I've only got this note." Seeing I was confused ,he added, "Then how about waiting for a while___I have changed it in the cinema’s store?
"Without much thinking, I agreed .Then we went to the cinema together. He walked very fast. I could hardly keep up with____.Soon he disappeared in the Men's .I stood there ____(puzzle).Suddenly I realized the handsome young fellow____(cheat) me.
Before long I found that he'd sold the ticket to a little boy. He earned 20 fen, but lost his honor!
Parks provide people a place to amuse for a while. In recent decades,however,many parks have been designed to provide (entertain).We call them theme parks. The new parks are usually huge places and have a of things to see and do. Theme parks have a certain idea—a certain theme—that the whole parks is based . The (old) theme park in the world is Disneyland. It seemed like a magical world which can make your dream come true. But if you are interested in traditional culture and history,go to Dollywood, you can have fun (learn) all about America‘s historical southeastern culture, you can go to Camelot Park, world of fantasy about ancient England.
As is known, 2009 marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. And many leaders ____ other countries sent their best wishes to the people of China on this important anniversary, all of whom spoke ____(high) of the great achievement we have made and the important role we have been playing in the international affairs.
Since 1949, we ____(achieve) a lot: the success of the Beijing Olympic Games ____ 2008, when the Chinese people realized the dream of a century;____ completely successful launch of the Shenzhou VII, which marked the people of China are climbing the peak of world science and technology; the return of Hong Kong and Macao to the motherland, all of ____ have been written into the history of the Republic.
At the same time, we will never forget the united Chinese people worked together,____(win)one ____(victorious) after another:the great flood in 1998; the SARS in 2003; the rare snow disaster ____ the earthquake in 2008.
We firmly believe that the great rejuvenation (复兴)of the Chinese nation on the journey is bound ____(occur). The rise of the Chinese nation will surely make the world be proud of us!
语法填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
More and more often we heard of people talking ____ Karaoke(卡拉OK). But what on earth ____ is about, still remains a question for many people. Karaoke is a sort of acoustic equipment ____ was invented in Japan around the middle of the 1970's. It ____ (mean) "a band without people" in Japanese. In ____ (事实上), it is just a music tape without words. This equipment first appeared in some public houses and snack bars, and ______(main) for the customers to enjoy themselves. Most of the music in Karaoke was popular music. Therefore, at times, when anyone felt like it, he might sing songs to the accompaniment of the music that came from the equipment. Shortly after its ______(invent), Karaoke was spread to the whole world. It was _____ (introduce) to China and was welcomed by many people. ______ you are not a good singer, or even sometimes you may sing out of tune, you can always enjoy yourself by ______ (sing) Karaoke.
Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. based B. schedule C. individual D. determined E. achieving F. ambitious G. success H. studying I. marvel J. smarter |
The Secret of Success
The secret of success is that there is no secret. Some people succeed because they are just ____ than other people. Some people succeed because they just work harder than other people. And some people succeed because they are just plain lucky.
Ma Donghan is a student at Tsinghua University who is ____ to be successful and she’s not going to leave it to luck. Ma is obviously smart because she’s a student at the best university in China, but her plan for success is ____ on the old fashion value of hard work. You can see that by the weekly schedule she’s set up for herself which was recently posted online.
Every hour of every day is accounted for. There is her classroom ____, of course, but then blocks of time are set aside for ____ each subject and also for a few activities like playing sports. There are no hours set aside for just relaxing and there are only five hours allotted (分配) each night for sleeping. She has set a very ___, almost punishing schedule for herself, but it seems to be working.
Other students ____ at Ma’s diligence and discipline but doubt that they could achieve the same level of success. Perhaps not, but Ma is obviously a unique and special ____. She has set high goals, made a plan to achieve those goals, and worked hard to keep to her plan. This is what other students can learn from Ma.
In school, as in life, ____ is never guaranteed and not everyone will find him or herself at the top of the pyramid. The important thing to remember is that having a plan and working hard to stay with the plan will bring you a level of success that just being smart and lucky cannot.
根据句意从方框中选出合适的动词或短语, 用其适当的形式完成句子 (共8小题;每小题1分, 满分8分)
thanks to; work out; run out of; struggle; mark out; remind…of; take … apart; hesitate; base on; |
You have to work faster, John. We __________ time.
No matter how busy we are, students should and can spare time __________.
Animals use sound to communicate for many reasons, including __________ territory (领地), warning off bigger animals and finding mates.
Nicked named “The destroyer” by his parents, the young inventor loved _______ things ________.
__________ the study, scientists suggested that things could be done to help students worry less and move past their fear of math, which might mean they perform better in tests.
__________ his excellent performance there, Xi Jinping was recommended to go to Tsinghua University, where he studied chemical engineering.
Imagine yourself in a test situation. You are sitting there, _______ between two choices – A or C.
When she graduated from high school, Gwei faced a choice between her dream and reality. She __________ to pick the latter one for her parents and majored in French.
单句语法填空,每空只填一词
The settlement is home to nearly 1, 000 people, many of left their village homes for a better life in the city.
To stay awake, he finished a cup of coffee and ordered .
The church tower which _______ _______ (restore) will be open to tourists soon. The work is almost finished.
My uncle hesitated for a long time _______ he decided to buy a flat, as he was not quite sure whether the price of the house would go up or not.
Different methods to touch the keys will result _______ different display of the color.
July 4th, the Independence Day, is an important holiday of the United States of America. It’s the (nation) holiday to celebrate the anniversary of their declaration of independence from Britain. The first Independence Day celebration took place on July 4, 1777 the thirteen colonies in America gained independence from Britain. In early 1800s the traditions of parades, picnics, and fireworks were established as the way (celebrate) America’s birthday. And although fireworks (ban) in most places because of their danger, most towns and cities usually have big firework displays all to see and enjoy. Today families often celebrate Independence Day by (host) or attending a picnic or barbecue and take the day off and gather with relatives. (decorate) are generally colored red, white, and blue, the colors of the American flag. Parades are often in the morning,
firework displays occur in the evening at such places as parks or town squares. The year of 2010 marked the 234th anniversary of the United States declaring independence from Britain. Hundreds of thousands of visitors took part in the celebrations in the nation’s capital.
仔细阅读下列10句句子,根据所给动词在答题卷的相应位置写出该动词的恰当形式。
People who ______________(share) offices with smokers may become ill as a result of other people’s smoking.
The selfless teacher devoted all his life to ______________ (teach) the poor children in the mountainous areas.
What the chief editor said at the meeting ________________ (set) down and printed.
It is great fun _________________ (walk) through the clouds in the setting sun.
The pilot asked all the passengers to remain _____________ (seat) as the plane was making a landing.
__________(use) your head and you will find a way to solve the problem.
How anxious we were while_________(sit) in the classroom waiting for the results of the entrance examination.
The film ___________ (be) on for 30 minutes when we reached the cinema.
The visitor was badly injured. I insisted that a doctor ___________ (send) for immediately.
You can hardly imagine the silly woman ________________ (fall) in love with an advanced robot.
A few weeks ago, I was on vacation with my family in Malaysia. We visited lots of places. One of the hotels we stayed ___ was near a China Town.
Everything was cheap there ____ we did a lot of shopping. I was looking for a watch for myself and ___ for my girlfriend. There were many shops that were selling __ same watch —— but for different prices.
I finally found the best price, so I bought the watches while my sister and mom were buying other things from the shop. ____ it was time to pay, I realized I was 10 dollars short, so I suggested ____ (return) one of the watches. The ___ ( own) of the shop asked why and I explained I didn’t have enough money with me. She smiled and said, “You can take it, but promise me you’ll pay tomorrow!”
So I asked her what time she ___ (be) there the next day and said, “Okay, I promise.”
Unfortunately we changed our hotel and the new one was much _____ (far) away from China Town, but I still walked all the way to her shop and gave her the money. She smiled and said, “You’re a good person.”
It’s so beautiful when people _____ you don’t know trust you.
根据句意从下表中选出正确的词汇,用正确形式填空。
publish used to roll down technology glue to bear after become accustomed to evacuate before be used to contribute |
At the same time, bamboo is so strong that it ________________ build houses and bridges
The first harry potter novel ____________ in 1997, selling over 250 million copies worldwide.
I _________ spend all day with them observing them and learning about their way of life.
However, it was a long time _______ they accepted me and let me get very close to them
By the end of 2004 Project hope will reported to have received over 2.3 billion yuan ___________from home and abroad
The migrants on board, waved their hands to those who had not yet been evacuated ,tears _________________their cheeks.
We may look at the world around us, but somehow we managed not to see it until whatever it is we_______________________________ suddenly disappears.
What makes it possible is________________ .
I want to return to the days when children played hide-and-seek outside instead of ____________ a television.
_________ in a poor family of Tibetan minority in Sichuan. Rang Ying said she had to drop out of school twice because of poverty.
根据句子结构的语法性,在下面空格处填入—个适当的词或使用括号中词的适当形式填空。
The teachers are strict _______ their pupils.
He got his hair _______( cut) here the day before yesterday.
His car _______(break) down on the way, so he had to walk back.
I heard some _______(excite) news this morning.
______ is very kind of you to give me such a good chance.
Life is limited, ______ there is no limit to learning.
The boy is eager _______( ride) his new bicycle.
He didn't _______( actual) steal the money.
The little boy was absorbed in _______(listen) to the music.
She's the student _______ English is the best in my class.
_______(give) more time, we would be able to do the work better.
Going to Guangzhou by train _______(take) about 12 hours from here.
She is _____ attractive girl, so everyone wants to make friends with her.
Most of the people _______(invite) to the party were our old friends.
He didn’t take good care of my camera last time, so I am _______(willing) to lend it to her this time.
动词填空(每空1分,共10分)
My tooth is aching; I’d better have it ________(pull) out.
My computer was _______(break) so I couldn’t read your two e-mails until toady.
He lay in bed with his eyes closed, __________(listen) to the music over the radio.
In yesterday’s physics exam, John got better marks than _________(expect).
By the end of last week, four large bridges __________(build) over the river.
The question __________(discuss) at the meeting at the moment.
According to the timetable, the next train for Beijing ________(leave) at 8: 13.
If you want the job_________(do) before Friday, you’d better come to help us.
I was about __________(telephone ) him when he entered the room.
________(ride) a bike helps you keep slim and stay healthy.
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