His grandfather was among the first to settle in ______ is now a famous holiday center.

A. where                      B. which               C. what                        D. that

Give me an undisturbed hour and I’ll see to the work Tom ______ unfinished.

       A. has left           B. is leaving      C. will leave               D. had left

― Sorry, Ann. I’m afraid that I can’t go to the magic show by David Copperfield with you.

― ______. No one knows when he will be back here again.

A. It doesn’t matter                                        B. Don’t say so

C. What a great pity!                                        D. Take it easy

 We went to Qianmen Street yesterday,       , not surprisingly, was crowded with visitors from all over the world.

       A. where                      B. which               C. that                          D. when

 ______ others to notice you at a party, you should do something like singing a song.

A. Get                          B. Got                   C. To get                 D. Getting

His ability has never been in doubt --- the question is______ he is prepared to work hard.

       A. that                        B. what                   C. since                      D. whether

Teaching ______ child to cook will improve many of the skills that he or she will need later in ______ life.

       A.不填; the                 B. a; 不填        C. a; the                      D. the; a

面对繁重的高中学习任务，高中生对参加学校活动有着不同的看法，请以Taking Part in

School Activities 为题，用英文写一篇150词左右的短文，着重介绍两种不同的观点和态度，最后谈你个人看法。不得署名。

       △很多学生持拥护态度，认为既可以学到实践知识，又可以得到放松；

       △不少学生不关心，认为学习就应该学习，学校活动与学习无关。嘲讽积极参加学校活

    动的学生。

       标题和开头已给，不计入总词数。少于或多于150词20个以上扣2分。

Taking Part in School Activities

       As for school activities, students mainly hold two views.

       请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格的空格处里填入最恰当的单词。

       注意：每个空格填1个单词。

       Some people believe that greed and selfishness has become the basis of modern society, and we should return to the old traditions of family and community then we will have a better life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above opinion?

       In this fast-paced world, many values are undergoing major changes. While people

traditionally prioritize caring, sharing and generosity in life and work, modern people seem to be more self-absorbed and self-concerned.

       Modern people act selfishly to survive the harsh competition of life. They say that it is a jungle out there. To survive, you have to fight with whatever means that come handy. Obviously greedy and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas. In a company, employees do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleagues. We are in any way advocating any selfish conduct. It is just that people are pressured to act in a certain way due to outside influences.

       In spite of common practice, it is hard to conclude that modern society is built on greed and selfishness, both of which are not newly invented vocabulary. In ancient times people also did greedy and selfish things though such behaviors were more condemned then. But we can not ignore the fact that people in the past lived a relatively more isolated life and faced less pressure compared with their modern counterparts.

       Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them? There is no fixed answer either. Some people take great pleasure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doing the opposite. But I personally think that people should not be too selfish. Caring for others can actually encourage the development of a mutually beneficial relationship

       In conclusion, modern people appear to be more self-centered than those in the past due to strong outside pressure. However, we should encourage people to know the importance of being caring and generous and build a mutually beneficial relationship with others.

Are Modern People Becoming More Selfish?

       If you take a look at the best-selling books in the UK these days, it is almost certain that there will be a lot of autobiographies in that list. Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela and actor Michael J Fox have all written them.

       An autobiography is the story of a person’s life, written by that person. It is usually a very famous person who might tell us all about their childhood, how they became famous and any other interesting things that have happened in their lives.

      Traditionally, someone would write an autobiography when they were older because they had had a long, successful life. However, these days there are many magazines with stories and photos of the stars which sell very well. Reality TV shows are extremely popular and lots of people become famous very easily just from being on the TV rather than being able to sing or act well. As a result, people become famous very quickly and as soon as they are famous, a lot of money can be made from writing an autobiography, even if they are very young.

       So now you can find an autobiography from almost everyone who is in the public eye. Even though we can follow the lives of the stars very closely on TV or in magazines nowadays, we maybe don’t know how they live their lives from day to day. Autobiographies often give the information we never knew about the stars. The British public are very curious to find out more so they are very eager to read autobiographies.

       Not every star wants to write though. Sometimes stars employ writers to write their life stories for them. The writer will interview the star, listen to everything they want to say, record interviews and then write the book based on their words. David Beckham did this with his book My Side.

       Not everyone likes to read books regularly but they might like to read about the lives of stars. Autobiographies are helping to get more British people reading books. About 100 million autobiographies are sold in Britain every year. More stars depend on them for extra income and as more of these books appear in the shops, more people are sure to keep buying them.

68．An autobiography is         .

       A．always a best-seller in the UK

       B．someone’s life story normally written by themselves

       C．a magazine with stories and photos of a star

       D．a program that tells us the lives of the stars nowadays

69．Traditionally, someone would write his autobiography when             .

       A．they became famous

       B．they wanted to make money

       C．they were older and had achieved a lot

       D．they wanted to share their childhood with the readers

70．The writer probably would agree that autobiographies are good in that            .

       A．they tell us a lot about the everyday life of famous people

       B．famous people earn a lot of money by selling them

       C．they encourage people to read

       D．we can learn a lot from them