1. 我很担心在新学校的我的儿子，因为他从来不知道怎么照顾自己。(concern)

2. 比起下大雨的时候出去，我更愿意在家里呆着。(prefer)

3. 他正在试着劝他买这辆车，但是失败了。(persuade)

4. 因为这次严重的地震，整个村庄被彻底摧毁了。(destroy)

5. 当妈妈冲着自己大嚷的时候，这个小婴儿感到很害怕。(frighten)

6. 他放弃了他的工作，并下定决心一生投身于科学当中。(devote)

7. 处于困境时我们不应该失去信心，因为我们的朋友是我们可以寻求帮助的人。(turn to)

8. 这个项目的花费从1990年起开始急剧增长。(increase)

9. 他目前失业了，因此我不知道他怎么买得起新车的。(afford)

10. 我不能为我所做的向你道歉。 (apologize)

请根据下面内容用英语写一篇短文，介绍著名黑人总统纳尔逊·曼德拉（Nelson Mandela）。

【写作内容】

生平：

1、1918年出生于南非特兰斯凯(Transkei)的部落家庭；

2013年12月6日因肺病去世，享年95岁。

2、尽管他被指定为部落的继承人，但是他拒绝了这个

大好机会，而投身于民族解放的事业中。

3、1962年，因反对种族压迫被捕入狱,在那度过了27年。

4、1993年，因他为南非作出的贡献被授予诺贝尔和平奖。

5、1994年，他成为南非历史上首位黑人总统。

评价：

1、一生致力于建立一个新的，平等的以及自由的南非

2、是世界上最伟大的人之一。

【参考词汇】 部落tribe；       继承人successor;          肺病 lung disease;

民族解放national liberation          种族压迫racial oppression

【写作要求】  只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。

【评分标准】  句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Star talks of better half

　　The British film star Hugh Grant can't seem to work out what women want.

　　“There's no girl who only wants bastards (伙计), and no girl who wants a nice guy (伙计). Women want both,” the British star tells the May issue of Talk magazine.

　　“And, really, they'd like to alternate (交替) on a weekly basis. Can any man be both? I like to keep women guessing.”

　　Since Grant's breakup last year with his longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley, the thought of plunging into (投身于) another big relationship doesn't seem like it's in the cards.

　　“How easy do you think it is to find someone you can share 14 years of personal jokes with? Not easy. And I don't know that I will,” he says.

　　Still, the 40 - year- old star admits he can't help thinking that his clock is ticking.

　　“In the end, I want to have kids (children). But in the back of my mind, I never wanted to have kids until I'd done something I'm proud ofwirtten a book, had my name on something really worthwhile,” he says.

　　“I'm so determined not to be in front of the cameras anymore.”

　　With all of these concerns (心思) inside, has Grant ever considered seeing a psychiatrist to sort things out?

　　“I don't think I need therapy (治疗), thank you,” sniffs the star.

　　“I'm frightened of those people. And more than that, I don't want to know what lies beneath.”

1．Judging from what Hugh Grant says, the film star may consider himself ________.

[　　]

A．either a bastard or a nice guy

B．both a bastard and a nice guy at the same time

C．a bastard in one week and a nice guy in the other

D．neither a bastard nor a nice guy

2．Hugh Grant ________.

[　　]

A．is looking for another girlfriend at the present time

B．never feels sure of finding a girlfriend who can take the place of Elizabeth Hurley

C．considers it a shame to look for another girlfriend

D．doesn't value much the relationship he had with Elizabeth Hurley

3．The underlined clause “his clock is ticking” possibly means ________.

[　　]

A．he's having a good time

B．he can't stand being single

C．his life is going to end soon

D．he is getting old

4．Hugh Grant thinks that he is not yet successful enough to be ________.

[　　]

　　Star talks of better half

　　The British film star Hugh Grant can’t seem to work out what women want.

　　“There’s no girl who only wants bastards（坏种），and no girl who wants a nice guy（伙计）．Women want both, ”the British star tells the May issue of Talk magazine.

　　“And, really, they’d like to alternate（交替）on a weekly basis. Can any man be both? I like to keep women guessing. ”

　　Since Grant’s breakup last year with his longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley, the thought of plunging into（投身于）another big relationship doesn’t seem like it’s in the cards.

　　“How easy do you think it is to find someone you can share   14   years of personal jokes with? Not easy. And I don’t know that I will,” he says.

　　Still, the 40-year-old star admits he can’t help thinking that his clock is ticking.

　　“In the end, I want to have kids（children）. But in the back of my mind, I never wanted to have kids until I’d done something I’m proud of—written a book, had my name on something really worthwhile , ”he says.

　　“I’m so determined not to be in front of the cameras anymore.”

　　With all of these concerns（心思）inside, has Grant ever considered seeing a psychiatrist to sort things out?

　　“I don’t think I need therapy（治疗），thank you, ” sniffs the star.

　　“I’m frightened of those people. And more than that, I don’t want to know what lies beneath. ”

　　1．Judging from what Hugh Grant says, the film star may consider himself________.

　　A．either a bastard or a nice guy

　　B．both a bastard and a nice guy at the same time

　　C．a bastard in one week and a nice guy in the other

　　D．neither a bastard nor a nice guy

　　2．Hugh Grant________.

　　A．is looking for another girlfriend at the present time

　　B．never feels sure of finding a girlfriend who can take the place of Elizabeth Hurley

　　C．considers it a shame to look for another girlfriend

　　D．doesn’t value much the relationship he had with Elizabeth Hurley

　　3．The underlined clause “his clock is ticking” possibly means________.

　　A．he’s having a good time

　　B．he can’t stand being single

　　C．his life is going to end soon

　　D．he is getting old

　　4．Hugh Grant thinks that he is not yet successful enough to be________.

　　A．a father

　　B．a film star

　　C．a husband

　　D．a nice guy