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A.iswritingB.waswritingC.wrote
3.HeaskedmeifI______theplay.
A.sawB.hadseenC.haveseen
4._____israiningnow.You'
dbetterstayathome.
A.ItB.WeatherC.This
5.Hewillwritetoyouassoonashe______there.
A.willgetB.togetsC.gets
6.Thebusstop______in1999.
A.wasbuiltB.willbebuiltC.built
7.Theworkmust______intime.
A.bedoneB.didC.isdoing
8.Thepolicemantoldus______inthestreet.
A.don'
tplayB.nottoplayC.tonotplay
9.Tomtoldmethathe_____toEnglandthenextweek.
A.wouldgoB.willgoC.isgoing
10.TheBlacks______inthisfactorysince1996.
A.hasworkedB.hascomeC.havebeen
11.Thereareaboutfive______studentsinourschool.
A.hundredB.hundredsC.hundredof
12.Saturdayisthe______dayoftheweek.
A.firstB.secondC.last
13..Getupearly,______you'
llcatchtheearlybus.
A.soB.andC.butD.or
14.Hurryup,______you'
llbelateforclass.
A.soB.andCor
15..ThePRCwasfounded______October1st,1949.
A.inB.onC.with
16.—Whichsweaterdoyoulikebetter?
—______.
A.GoodideaB.Ican’tdecideC.Yes,it’snice
17.—Howdoyoulikethenewfilm?
A.VerykindB.VerydeliciousC.Verylucky
18.—Couldyoucome,please?
Iwantsomehelp.
A.Yes,IcouldB.You’rewelcomeC.That’sright
19.—Don’tpickflowersintheschoolgardennexttime,Lili.
—______
A.IhavenoideaB.Sorry,Iwon’t.C.Isthatso?
—Sorry,mummy.Ican’ttiemyshoe.
20.—Don’tworry,dear.______.
A.IwanttohelpyouB.I’llhelpyouC.I’dliketohelpyou
II.ReadingConprehension.
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassagescarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words).
1.SkippingReading
Personalityistoalargeextentinherent—atypeparentsusuallybringaboutatypeoffspring.Buttheenvironmentmustalsohaveaprofoundeffect,sinceifcompetitionisimportanttotheparents,itislikelytobecomeamajorfactorinthelivesoftheirchildren.
OneplacewherechildrensoakupAcharacteristicsisschool,whichis,byitsverynature,ahighlycompetitiveinstitution.Toomanyschoolsadoptthewinatallcostsmoralstandardandmeasuretheirsuccessbysportingachievements.Thecurrentpassionformakingchildrencompeteagainsttheirclassmatesoragainsttheclockproducesatwo-layersystem,inwhichcompetitiveAtypesseeminsomewaybetterthantheirBtypefellows.Beingtookeentowincanhavedangerousconsequences:
rememberthatPheidippides,thefirstmarathonrunner,droppeddeadsecondsaftersaying:
“Rejoice,weconquer!
Byfartheworstformofcompetitioninschoolsisthedisproportionateemphasisonexaminations.Itisarareschoolthatallowspupilstoconcentrateonthosethingstheydowell.Themeritsofcompetitionbyexaminationaresomewhatquestionable,butcompetitioninthecertainknowledgeoffailureispositivelyharmful.
Obviously,itisneitherpracticalnordesirablethatallAyoungsterschangeintoB’s.Theworldneedstypes,andschoolshaveanimportantdutytotrytofitachild’spersonalitytohispossiblefutureemployment.Itistopmanagement.
Ifthepreoccupationofschoolswithacademicworkwaslessened,moretimemightbespentteachingchildrensurervalues.Perhapsselectionforthecaringprofessions,especiallymedicine,couldbemadelessbygoodgradesinchemistryandmorebysuchconsiderationsassensitivityandsympathy.ItissurelyamistaketochooseourdoctorsexclusivelyfromAtypestock.B’sareimportantandshouldbeencouraged.
Questions:
1.Besideinherence,personalityisalsodeeplyeffectedby______________________.
2.PersonwhohasAcharacteristicsis______________________________________.
3.Whatwasdisagreedtoinschoolsbytheauthor?
______________________________.
4.Whyistopmanagementofschooltofitachild’spersonality____________________.
5.Accordingtothe5thPara.,B’scharacteristicissuggestedtobe________________.
2.DeeplyReading
Kiteflyingisthesportofsendingupintotheair,bymeansofthewind,alightframecoveredwithpaper,plasticorcloth.Theframecanbeoneofmanydifferentshapesandisattachedtoalongstringheldinthehandorwoundonadrum.Kiteshavealonghistoryofpracticalapplicationandmanydifferenttypesofkitehavebeendebelopedtoservevariouspurposes.
TheancientChineseusedbird-kitestocarryropesacrossriversandvalleys.Thecurrentfoldingkitewhichwilldiveexcitinglyisanimprovedtypeofsuchakite.Withitslongflatbodyandsinglepairofbird-likewings,itlooksjustlikealargebirdintheair.Themodernversionisusuallymadeoftissue-paperratherthanthetraditionalsilk.
Man-liftingkitesweredevelopedinancienttimes,againbytheChinese,forgettinginformationfromwalledcitiesandarmycamps.Infact,asrecentlyasworld2,GermanU-boatsflewkitesfromtheirtowerstoliftpeopleintotheairtowatchtheland.Thesekites,whicharenolongerinexistence,weremadeoflight-weightcloth.TheyweremuchlargerandstrongerthantheChineseones.Theirdesign,however,wassimplythatofthecutterkite.Smallerinsize,thistypeofkiteisstillverypopularasatoyforchildren,beingeasytomakewithadiamond-shapedframe,nowingsandbrown-papercovering.
Box-kitesareanothertypeofkitefoundintoyshopstoday.Thefirstbox-kite,namedforitsbox-likebody,wasdevelopedinthenineteenthcenturytotesttheoriesofflightandthistypeofcotton-coveredkitegreatlyassistedthesuccessofearlyaeroplane.Thesekitesaretheancestorsofaheavierversionofthebox-kite,whichconsistsoftwomainsections,placedsidebyside.Developedforthepeacetimepurposeoffishinginstrongseawind,itistheonlymodernkitedescribedwhichhaspracticalvalue.Along-lastingplasticmaterialhastobeusedforthiskite,whichcarriesfishinglines.
1.TheancientChinesebird-kiteswereusuallymadeoflightframescoveredwith_____.
a.silk
b.paper
c.cloth
d.plastic
2.ThekitesusedbyGermanU-boatsinwouldwar2forthemilitarypurposeweremadeof_____.
a.brownpaper
b.plasticmaterial
c.light-weightcloth
d.traditionalsilk
3.TheancientChineseman-liftingkiteswereused_____.
a.tocarryropesacrossriversandvalleys
b.forthemilitarypurpose
c.astoyforchildren
d.forfishinginstrongseawind
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotture?
a.Theframeofakiteisattachedtolongstringheldinthehandorwoundondrum.
b.Theancestorofthedoublebox-kite.
c.Thecutterkitehasadiamond-shapedbodybutnowings.
d.Thecurrentfoldingkiteisdevelopedtotesttheoriesofflight.
5.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe______.
a.Theancestorsofmodernkites
b.Thehistoryofthechinesekites
c.differenttypesandusesofkites
d.thedifferentbetweenancientandmodernkites.
3.FastReading
WhyIntegrityMatters
WhatisIntegrity?
"
Integrity"
isdefinedas"
adherencetomoralandethicalprinciples;
honesty."
Thekeytointegrityisconsistency--notonlysettinghighpersonalstandardsforoneself(honesty,responsibility,respectforothers,fairness)butalsolivinguptothosestandardseachday.Onewhohasintegrityisboundbyandfollowsmoralandethicalstandardsevenwhenmakinglife'
shardchoices,choiceswhichmaybecloudedbystress,pressuretosucceed,ortemptation.
Whathappensifwelie,cheat,steal,orviolateotherethicalstandards?
Wefeeldisappointedinourselvesandashamed.Butalapseofintegrityalsoaffectsourrelationshipswithothers.Trustisessentialinanyimportantrelationship,whetherpersonalorprofessional.Whocantrustsomeonewhoisdishonestorunfair?
Thus,integritymustbeoneofourmostimportantgoals.
RiskyBusiness
Weareeachresponsibleforourowndecisions,evenifthedecision-makingprocesshasbeenunderminedbystressorpeerpressure.Therealtestofcharacteriswhetherwecanlearnfromourmistake,byunderstandingwhyweactedaswedid,andthenexploringwaystoavoidsimilarproblemsinthefuture.
Makingethicaldecisionsisacriticalpartofavoidingfutureproblems.Wemustlearntorecognizerisks,becauseifwecan'
tseetheriskswe'
retaking,wecan'
tmakeresponsiblechoices.Toidentifyrisks,weneedtoknowtherulesandbeawareofthefacts.Forexample,onewhodoesn'
tknowtherulesaboutplagiarismmayaccidentallyusewordsorideaswithoutgivingpropercredit,oronewhofailstokeepcarefulresearchnotesmayunintentionallyfailtoquoteandcitesourcesasrequired.Butthefactthatsuchaviolationis"
unintentional"
doesnotexcusethemisconduct.Ignoranceisnotadefense.
ButEverybodyDoesIt"
Mostpeoplewhogetintroubledoknowtherulesandfacts,butmanagetofoolthemseWhyIntegrityMatters
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