【题目】语法填空

阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号的相应位置。（没给词的填一个词，给了词的，填词个数由所需词形决定）

This passage mainly tells us the __【1】___(valuable) of a person. A collage student in this passage _【2】____ (choose)the wrong major and became more and more frustrated. He thought he couldn’t be successful and achieve __【3】__ dream. _【4】_, he only liked to listen to Yang’ s class and never __【5】(absence). He put a note and showed his value to Yang. One day, Yang told him the __【6】_____(different) between different potatoes. So this student understood the life and became successful.

From this passage, I think, in our lives, we shouldn’t move back when we have trouble with our study or work. __【7】______(contrary), we must try hard to make our lives better and be __【8】__(value) one in these common people. If we do, like this, we will show our value by ourselves and be found by top people. So we may change our destiny and become 【9】__(success)

All in all, I hope every one can show their value lively and __【10】_ (life)a successful life. Please remember：Be a potato, but be the best!

【题目】Home is ________ somebody notices when you are no longer there.
A． that B． when C． how D． where

【题目】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。

It all comes back to attitude!

If you want to be happy you must take responsibility and stop expecting things or people to make you happy.You are the source of your own happiness, so stop looking elsewhere 【1】________Here are a few ways for you to follow:

Be thankful to others. 【2】______ It is too easy to take those around us for granted.Show them the same consideration you would like shown to you.

【3】________ This goes beyond politeness; It is a form of giving.Treat everyone you meet as if they have a big sign on their body saying “Make me feel important.” If you do this you will discover a hidden source of joy.

Perform acts of kindness. Don’t wait to be asked. 【4】_______ It doesn’t need to be a big thing, hold the door for a stranger, or smile at anyone you meet. Look for opportunities to make others feel good.

Make a decision to be happy. This is the most important step on the road to a happy life. 【5】 ________ You are the key to your own happiness, so go ahead and unlock it .

A. Respect other people.

B. Be polite to other people.

C. Instead of looking for happiness,start creating it.

D. You can change your feelings by acting the way you want to feel.

E. If you see an opportunity to do something nice for someone else, do it!

F. Simply make up your mind to be the happiest person you know and you will be.

G. Appreciate the people in your life, and say thank you for any politeness they show you

【题目】“Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move,” said David Belle, the founder of parkour ( also called free running－a kind of extreme sport).

Do you love running? It is a good exercise, yet many people find it boring. But what if making your morning jog a creative one? Like jumping from walls and over gaps, and ground rolls? Just like the James Bond in the movie Casino Royale? Bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill and then runs several blocks over obstacles on the way. It is just because of Bond’s wonderful performances that the sport has become popular worldwide.

Yes, that’s parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as possible, getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body. Parkour is considered an extreme sport. As its participants dash around a city, they may jump over fences, run up walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop.

Parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds, but its participants see parkour much more than that.Overcoming all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy(理念) behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, jump over all the barriers as if in parkour and never fall back from them in your life, to reach the destination successfully. A parkour lover said, “I love parkour because its philosophy has become my life, my way to do everything.”

Another philosophy we’ve learnt from parkour is freedom. It can be done by anyone, at any time, anywhere in the world. It is a kind of expression of trust in yourself that you earn energy and confidence.

【1】Parkour has become popular throughout the world because of .

A. the film, Casino Royale

B. its founder, David Belle

C. its risks and tricks

D. the varieties of participants

【2】The underlined word “obstacles” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to“ ”.

A. streets B. objects C. roofs D. barriers

【3】Which of the following is true of parkour?

A. It challenges human abilities.

B. It is a good but boring sport.

C. It needs special training.

D. It is a team sport.

【4】Which of the following is the philosophy of parkour?

A. Sports and extremes. B. Excitement and popularity.

C. Dreams and success. D. Determination and freedom.

【题目】Indoor Plants

As with any house guests，indoor plants require a certain amount of basic，regular attention if they are going to feel at home. The first consideration when purchasing plants is to make reasonably sure that they are suitable for the condition in which they are going to be housed.

A general rule for most plans being brought indoors for the first time is to ensure that they have reasonable temperature of not less than 60 degrees Fahrenheit，a position out of cold air，safe from pets and not exposed to strong sunlight.

Plants love company. When plants are growing together，they create an atmosphere of damp around themselves which is far more beneficial than hot dry conditions. A group of plants will also present a more pleasing picture and provide an opportunity for a creative arrangement. There is no secret to this. Just rely on your natural feeling for harmony.

Watering and feeding plants are probably the two areas of care that are the least well understood，but，again，if you follow a few simple rules，your plants should do well. Cold Slightly warm water is therefore the answer. It is usually better to pour water on to the soil on the surface of the pot rather than put the water into the pot holder at the bottom. Avoid giving small amount of water at regular intervals- it is much better to wet the soil right through the pot in one go and then to allow it to dry noticeably before giving it a further watering.

The majority of indoor plants will be in active growth from March until October，and during this time，the established ones will benefit from regular feeding. This may mean feeding with a weak liquid fertilizer(肥料) at each watering or at intervals of a week or ten days with fertilizer at a standard strength. It is important，however，to ensure that plants are not fed when growth is inactive，when the soil in the pot is dry，or too soon after the plants has been potted up.

【1】In Paragraph 2，the author mainly tells us to___________.

A． but plants that help clean indoor air

B． create a new environment with plants

C． put plants on the sunny side of the room

D． make sure of suitable conditions for plants

【2】What’s the benefit of plants growing together?

A． It provides owners good company.

B． It helps the air around them slightly wet.

C． It makes it convenient to look after them.

D． It allows owners to draw a pleasant picture.

【3】While watering the plants，what should we remember to do?

A． Use water that is a little warm.

B． Pour the water into the pot holder.

C． Give small amount of water at one time.

D． Consider further watering in dry weather.

【4】What is the best time to feed the plants?

A． When the soil is dry.

B． When their growth is active.

C． When the temperature is high.

D． When they have just been planted.

【题目】As people have accurately observed，smiles are absent from early photographs. In 1852，for instance，a girl sat for her Daguerrotype，her head slightly turned，giving the camera an unsmiling look. She is preserved forever as a very serious girl indeed. Charles Darwin，a loving and playful parent，looks frozen in photographs. Why did our ancestors，from unknown sitters for family portraits(肖像画) to the great and famous，because so sad in front of the camera?

The severity is everywhere in Victorian photographs. However，you don’t have to look very long at these unsmiling old photos to see how incomplete the seemingly obvious answer is-that they are freezing their faces in order to keep still for the long exposure times. In Julia Margaret Cameron’s Portrait of Tennyson，the poet dreams，his face a shadowed mask of genius. This is not simply a technique. It’s an emotional choice.

People in the past did not go around in a continual state of sorrow. In fact，the Victorians had a sense of humor even about the darkest aspects of their society. Laughter was not just common in the past but accepted by society far more than it is today，from medieval carnivals(中世纪狂欢节) to Georgian print shops，where people gathered to look at the latest funnies. Far from preventing festivals and fun，the Victorians，who invented photography，also created Christmas as a celebration as it is today. So the severity of people in the 19th-century photographs cannot be the evidence of generalized sadness. This was not a society in permanent desperation. Instead，the true answer has to do with attitudes to portraiture itself.

People who sat for early photographs understood it as a significant moment. Sitting for the camera was cheaper，quicker and meant that people who never had a chance to be painted could now be photographed; but people seemed to have taken it seriously in the same way they would be a painted portrait. Like a portrait painting，it was intended as a timeless record of a person.

To me those unsmiling people probably had as much fun as we do，if not more. But they felt no need to prove it with pictures. Instead，when whey sat for a photograph，they thought about time，death and memory. Perhaps we should stop smiling sometimes，too.

【1】What do we know about the people in Victorian times?

A． They laid importance on religious events.

B． They were skillful at portrait painting.

C． They valued their family life.

D． They enjoyed themselves.

【2】The author mentions Portrait of Tennyson in Paragraph 2 to__________.

A． prove a theory

B． support his opinion

C． introduce a painting

D． describe a technique

【3】The author thinks early people look frozen in old photos because____．

A． they lived in a traditional society

B． they had to stay still for a long time

C． they regarded photography important

D． they held negative views about painting

【4】What is the author’s attitude towards people not smiling in old photos?

A． Skeptical.

B． Critical.

C． Neutral.

D． Positive.

【题目】语法填空

Many teens in high school want to try out for sports because they think it will make them more popular. But there are lots of other benefits【1】sports that teens may overlook.

With TV, movies, computers, and video games【2】 (become)more and more popular, it has become so much 【3】(easy) for teens to be by themselves rather than going out with friends. Kids used to hang out at the mall or drive around the town; now they just sit at home. Getting teens into a sport gives them 【4】opportunity to go out and socialize. 【5】they may not find a new best friend, they will learn how to interact and work as a team, something they’ll find 【6】(use) later in life.

More and more kids are becoming overweight. If teens see that their physical condition is causing them to perform 【7】 (bad), they may 【8】(motivate) to do other activities to get healthy. By the time your child 【9】(reach) their teenager year, part of good parenting will be providing them with direction and 【10】 (encourage) and continuing to help them develop a healthy style of living.

【题目】The world has lost one of its most respected statesmen (政治家) —Nelson Mandela, ______once said, “I learned that courage was not the _______ of fear, but the triumph over it.”

A. who; absence B. whom; presence

C. that; absence D. whom; present

【题目】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。

Going to college is a new experience full of excitement of the unknown. Socialization is a big thing for college students and it is common to feel a little uncomfortable going into a situation where everyone is a stranger. You may probably miss your friends from highschool. 【1】 College is a great opportunity to make new lifelong friends. The questionis: how?

Get to know your roommate. You may find you have lots of things in common with your roommate, but even if you are completely different from each other, with a little effort and understanding the two of you may become best friends.

【2】

If you leave your door open, this shows that you welcome visitors. As a result people will naturally stop in and say hello. Closed doors are not likely to bring many visitors and those who stay locked up in their rooms may give others the impression of being cold.Other students will be less likely to stop in and build a new friendship.

Join clubs or organizations.

Getting involved in organized societies is a great way to meet new people. 【3】 By staying active in college groups such as clubs and organizations you can meet lots of people with whom you share common interests.

Talk to classmates.

【4】 Starting conversations in class is a great opportunity to meet people who are interested in the same kind of studies as you are. Short friendly discussions can build lifelong friendships.

Try out for a sport.

If you' re athletic, trying out for a sport will do for you the same thing that joining a club will do. 【5】

A. Close the door to keep away from theft.

B. Hang a welcome sign on your dorm room.

C. It also helps you get more familiar with the campus.

D. Your roommate is the first person you will have close contact with.

E. You will instantly meet a large group of people who share your interests in sports.

F. Get to know your classmates as you'll be spending several months with them.

G. Trying actively to find new friends can help ease the feelings of being lonely.

【题目】A rising population is one of the main reasons that there is global warming. Between 1650 and 1850 the population increased by 0.75 billion people going from 0.25 billion to one billion. From 1930 to the end of the century the population rose from two billion to over six billion. In just a third of the time the population rose by more than five times what it did before. It is expected that this trend in the changing population will continue and could even heighten. The growing population requires increasing amounts of energy. These energy demands and other supplies require production, which almost always involves the emission of greenhouse gases. The more the population increases the more greenhouse gases that are produced and the greater the increase in temperature.

The burning of fossil fuels is one of the best-known causes for global warming. The major reason for fossil fuels contributing so much to global warming is the release of carbon that occurs during the burning of fossil fuels. When people burn fossil fuels, they release large amounts of carbon by way of the release of carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide in the air then leads to global warming.

Another source of carbon dioxide comes from deforestation. In forests there is a large amount of carbon that is stored in the trees and other plants. This carbon is out of the atmosphere because the trees consume the carbon from carbon dioxide. When people cut down trees, they are frequently burned. This burning releases the carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that was stored in organic matter. Even when new trees are planted, it can take up to one hundred years to make up for the carbon that was released. It is commonly thought that because trees absorb more carbon dioxide, the atmosphere experiences positive effects.

Sophie Armstrong, the writer of Earth Care put it, “There’s no doubt that the earth is becoming warmer because of human activity rather than a random but natural phenomenon.

【1】Which of the following titles goes with the text?

A. A Rising Population

B. Saving Sources of Energy

C. Global warming: The causes

D. Carbon Dioxide

【2】The underlined word “deforestation” means________ .

A. rising population B. burning of fossil fuels

C. greenhouse gas D. cutting down or burning trees.

【3】To sum up from the passage, it is_________ that has caused global warming.

A. human activity B. sources of energy

C. natural forces D. the polluted atmosphere

【4】Which column of a website might the passage come from?

A. Economy. B. Art C. Environment D. Health