英语强化练习十
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Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone's life? If yes. don't care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you'll make it!
Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant
(No Pay with Free Meals)
Place: Manchester
Hours: Part Time We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don't miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!
Role: You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.
Skills and Experience Required: You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you'll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.
28. The text is meant to ______ .
A. leave a note
B. send an invitation
C. present a document
D. carry an advertisement
29. What docs the underlined part mean?
A. You'll make others' lives more meaningful with this job.
B. You'll arrive home just in time from this job.
C. You'll earn a good salary from this job.
D. You'll succeed in getting this job.
30. The volunteers' primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities ______ .
A. to get some financial support
B. to properly protect themselves
C. to learn some new living skills
D. to realize their own importance
31. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?
A. The one who can drive a car.
B. The one who has done similar work before.
C. The one who has patience to listen to others.
D. The one who can use English to communicate.
B
People are being lured onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service wi thout realizing they’re paying for it by giving up large amounts of personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.
Most Facebook users don’t realize this is happening. Ev en if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Facebook because people don’t really know what their personal data is worth.
The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules. Early on, you keep everything private. That was the great thing about Facebook —you could create your own little private network. Last year, the company changed its
privacy rules so that many things — your city, your photo, your friends' names—were set, by default (默认) to be shared with everyone on the Internet.
According to Facebook’s vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don’t share information, they have a “less satisfying experience”.
Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. Its original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page, totally failed. Who wants to look at ads when they’re online connecting with their friends?
The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April, Senator(议员) Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites. “I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,” Schrage admits.
I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy is only the be ginning, which is why I’m considering deactivating(撤销) my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I’m upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don’t know. That’s too high a price to pay.
32. What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph?
A. It is a website that sends messages to targeted users.
B. It makes money by putting on advertisements.
C. It provides loads of information to its users.
D. It profits by selling its users’ personal data.
33. Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?
A. To provide better service to its users.
B. To follow the Federal guidelines.
C. To improve its users’ connectivity.
D. To expand its scope of business.
34. What does Senator Charles Schumer advocate?
A. Setting guidelines for advertising on websites.
B. Banning the sharing of users’ personal information.
C. Removing ads from all social-networking sites.
D. Formulating(制订) regulations for social-networking sites..
35. Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?
A. He is dissatisfied with its current service
B. He doesn’t want his personal data abused.
C. He finds many users untrustworthy.
D. He is upset by its frequent rule changes. 根据短文内容,从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。
What is the secret of writing a good letter? Here are two main ones. Don’t try to be fancy. Don’t try to impress your reader. You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs.
Clear. Use short, direct sentences 1 Talk as if the reader were right there with you .Above all, and don’t use an introduction.
Correct, 2 Don’t guess, even for spelling. Refer to your dictionary. If you need to , check a reference book too. Use them as much as you need to.
Complete. Don’t scatter our points. 3 This is good organization too.
Courteous. Be friendly rather than overly casual. Present your information nicely even if you are complaining about something . In all letters, treat others as you want them to treat you.
Concise. Make each point as clearly and briefly as you can.
Conversational. This is really the secret of good writing, 4 . Such a letter has a natural, friendly tone. Let your personality come through naturally.
Considerate. 5 Write about what you believe the reader needs or wants to know。Try to be helpful. This will build good feeling toward you.
The seven Cs are about writing letters. But how about school papers? Use the seven Cs. Write as if you are talking to your teacher or professor. You’ll be surprised. You’ll almost instantly become a good writer. And you might even enjoy writing from now on.
A. Just “talk “to the person
B. Think of the readers ‘point of view as you write.
C. Make them easy to understand
D. Include long sentences in your letter
E. Make sure what you say is correct
F. Writing should not be taken too seriously
G. Finish one point completely before going on to the next.
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Things have been kind of tough lately for Shannon Baker and her little family. They have each other’s parents and young daughter and for that they are 41 . But she and her husband are both 42 currently. And their car is in great need of 43 . And then there is the matter of their second child, who is 44 soon. So things are a little tense for the Baker family these days.
When Shannon and her daughter were walking through a store 45 lot recently, Shannon picked up an envelope from the ground that 46 $4,000 in cash. There were a 47 of different interpretations（解释）that could be considered. Was this a kind of good 48 ? Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Shannon didn’t know. The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope 49 to someone else.
Oh, and one other thing she knew: Her young daughter was 50 . “My kid was standing right there 51 I found it,” Shannon told WLS-TV in Chicago. “So basically I wanted to teach my daughter how to be 52 . And for me that was enough.”
Never mind the bills that were 53 , or the car that needed to be fixed, or the baby that would come soon. And forget that when she 54 the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she 55 it.
The police were able to return the money to the person who 56 it: an old woman. And one can imagine the 57 and relief she felt when the police handed the lost envelope back to her. “She came to my house and she was almost in tears, 58 me,” Shannon said. “She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small 59 in it. But the amount, la rge or small, didn’t 60 . What was important was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty.”
41. A. grateful B. upset C. sensitive D. controlled
42. A. removed B. appreciated C. disappointed D. unemployed
43. A. protection B. repair C. cash D. sale
44. A. sick B. serious C. dull D. due
45. A. gathering B. begging C. parking D. cleaning
46. A. included B. contained C. charged D. paid
47. A. number B. deal C. plenty D. lots
48. A. expense B. hope C. fortune D. prize
49. A. pointed B. belonged C. owned D. possessed
50. A. demanding B. affecting C. laughing D. watching
51. A. when B. though C. because D. before
52. A. humorous B. loyal C. ripe D. honest
53. A. giving away B. piling up C. showing off D. passing by
54. A. watched B. turned C. got D. collected
55. A. checked B. kept C. made D. promoted
56. A. sent B. disliked C. confirmed D. lost
57. A. respect B. regret C. tension D. delight
58. A. comforting B. congratulating C. thanking D. offending
59. A. amount B. present C. account D. choice
60. A. decline B. matter C. cater D. conflict
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。The local elementary school had just let out and I found myself behind a school bus as I was driving home. The bus stopped by a house (stand) on top of a hill.
A little girl no more than seven years old jumped down the bus steps and (start) running up the driveway toward the house.
I looked up the hill to see she was going and saw her Dad waiting for her. As she got closer and closer her Dad smiled and bent down to greet her. When she got to him, he folded her in powerful arms and gave her a huge hug.
My eyes watered a bit as I watched this scene and remembered all the times my own children had ran into my arms with (smile) faces. Every single hug from them (be) a fountain of youth and a treasure of joy.
My lovely trip down memory lane was interrupted when I heard the car behind me sound its horn (喇叭). I saw school bus quickly pulling away. I started to follow it again with a (light) spirit than I had before. I took that beautiful moment and stored it (safe) in my soul where I knew it would remain forever. 短文改错
Last week we held a discussion on which we should do for our school before we graduate．The students in our class have different suggestion．Some students thought that we can collect money to buy some books for the school library or everything else for the school．Others students think that it’s not necessary to spend money．we can study hard and make our school feeling proud of us．
In my opinion，we don’t have to spend money．we can do something meaningfully without money. For an example，we can do some voluntary work to beautify the school and try to get better results in the coming exams so that our school will proud of us．
2018年镇平一高高二暑假强化训练 英语试题 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A 8.30 P. M. Outlook Outlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you up date with all that's new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to screen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment the stars of the future and the stars of the past. The director with his new film, the designer with the latest fashion, and the musician with the popular song are part of the new Outlook. The program is introduced by Fran Levine. 9:00 P. M. Discovery When a 10-year-old boy gets a first class degree in mathematics or an 8-year-old boy/girl plays chess like a future grade master, they are considered as geniuses. Where does the quality of genius come from? ts it all in the gene or can any child be turned into a genius? And if parents do have a child who might become a genius in the future, what should they do? In this 30-minute film, Barry Johnson, the professor at School of Medicine, New York University will help you discover the answers. 10~00 P. M. Science~Health Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is yes, according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins and three other medical centers. After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure, they found that after 6 months, those devoted to weight loss exercise and eating a low-salt, low-fat food lost about 13 pounds and became fitter. Plus, 35% of them dropped into the "normal" category. This week, Dr. Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to level similar to what's achieved with Hypertension drugs. 21. If one boy wants to watch his favorite movie star's latest news, which program need he watch? A. Outlook. B. Discovery. C. Science Health. D. None of the above. 22. What subject won't be probably talked about in Barry Johnson's explanations? A. The root of the quality of genius.
英语每日一练（一） Whenever we hear about “the homeless,”, most of us think of the Developing world. But the 36 is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a 37 country like Germany? Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making 38 for the homeless of Berlin, Germany’s capital. They first 39 one long hot summer when most Germans were 40 on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, 41 a table in the street and gave food to the homeless. The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t 42 . “What these people also need is warmth and 43 ,” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t 44 to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita 45 there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always 46 to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street. The couple were soon 47 all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to 48 donations. Today, over thirty companies 49 donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to 50 them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer 51 new shoes. Kurt and Rita receive no 52 for their hard work. “We feel like parents,”says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t 53 money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets 54 . She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a 55 in the world. 36. A. result B. truth C. reason D. idea 37. A. traditional B. developing C. typical D. wealthy 38. A. preparations B. houses C. meals D. suggestions 39. A. began B. met C. called D. left 40. A. asleep B. alone C. across D. away 41. A. brought up B. set up C. put aside D. gave away 42. A. enough B. necessary C. helpful D. expensive 43. A. fame B. freedom C. courage D. caring 44. A. hesitate B. agree C. pretend D. intend 45. A. make sense B. found out C. make sure D. worked out 46. A. open B. crowded C. noisy D. near 47. A. costing B. wasting C. taking D. spending 48. A. pay for B. ask for C. look into D. carry out 49. A. completely B. calmly C. regularly D. roughly 50. A. advertise B. sell C. deliver D. lend 51. A. donates B. produces C. designs D. collects 52. A. permission B. payment C. direction D. support 53. A. borrow B. raise C. save D. expect 54. A. surprised B. excited C. tired D. amused 55. A. profit B. difference C. decision D. rule It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone. The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to
As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their games. I ___1___ as hard for victory as they did. A dramatic incident, however, following a game in which I officiated as a referee, ___2___ my perspective on victories and defeats. I was refereeing a league championship basketball game in New Rochelle, New York, between New Rochelle and Yonkers High. New Rochelle was coached by Dan O'Brien, Yonkers by Les Beck. The gym was crowded to capacity, and the volume of noise made it impossible to hear. The game was well played and closely contested. Yonkers was leading by one point as I glanced at the clock and ___3___ there were but 30 seconds left to play. Yonkers, in possession of the ball, passed off —shot —missed. New Rochelle recovered —pushed the ball up court —shot. The ball rolled tantalizingly around the rim and off. The fans shrieked. New Rochelle, the home team, ___4___ the ball, and tapped it in for what looked like victory. The tumult was deafening. I glanced at the clock and saw that the game was over. I hadn't heard the final buzzer because of the noise. I ___5___ with the other official, but he could not help me. Still seeking help in this bedlam, I ___6___ the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so. He said, "Mr. Covino, the buzzer went off as the ball rolled off the rim, before the final tap-in was made." I was in the unenviable position of having to tell Coach O'Brien the sad news. "Dan," I said, "time ran out before the final basket was ___7___ in. Yonkers won the game." His face clouded over. The young timekeeper came up. He said, "I'm sorry, Dad. The time ran out before the final basket." Suddenly, like the sun coming out from ___8___ a cloud, Coach O'Brien's face lit up. He said, "That's okay, Joe. You did what you had to do. I'm proud of you." Turning to me, he said, "Al, I want you to meet my son, Joe." The two of them then walked off the court together, the coach's arm ___9___ his son's shoulder. B In Britain, the old Road Traffic Act restricted speeds to 2 m.p.h. (miles per hour) in towns and 4 m.p.h. in the country. Later Parliament increased the speed limit to 14 m.p.h. But by 1903 the development of the car industry had made it necessary to raise the limit to 20 m.p.h. By 1930, however, the law was so widely ignored that speeding restrictions were done away with altogether. For five years motorists were free to drive at whatever speeds they likes. Then in 1935 the Road Traffic Act imposed a 30 m.p.h. speed limit in built-up areas, along with the introduction of driving tests and pedestrian crossing. Speeding is now the most common motoring offence in Britain. Offences for speeding fall into three classes: exceeding the limit on a restricted road, exceeding on any road the limit for the vehicle you are driving, and exceeding the 70 m.p.h. limit on any road. A restricted road is one where the street lamps are 200 yards apart, or more. The main controversy (争论) surrounding speeding laws is the extent of their safety value. The Ministry of Transport maintains that speed limits reduce accidents. It claims that when the 30 m.p.h. limit was introduced in 1935 there was a fall of 15 percent in fatal accidents. Likewise, when the 40 m.p.h. speed limit was imposed on a number of roads in London in the late fifties, there was a 28 percent reduction in serious accidents. There were also fewer casualties (伤亡) in the year after the 70 m.p.h. motorway limit was imposed in 1966. In America, however, it is thought that the reduced accident figures are due rather to the increase in traffic density. This is why it has even been suggested that the present speed limits should be done away with completely, or that a guide should be given to inexperienced drivers and the speed limits made advisory, as is done in parts of the USA. ( no more than ten words) 1. What measures were adopted in 1935 in addition to the speeding restrictions? Driving tests and pedestrian crossings 2. Speeding is a motoring offence a driver commits when he _drive too fast/exceeds the speed limits____. 3. What is the opinion of British authorities concerning speeding laws? Speed limits reduce accidents. 4. What reason do Americans give for the reduction in traffic accidents? The increase in traffic density.
初中英语强化训练（18） 第三部分有关较长对话的专项训练 第三节有关事件发生原因的较长对话 英语听力: asf听力文件无病毒，请放心打开 听力理解 听下面10。根据所听录音回答问题。每段对话读两遍。 听第1段材料，回答第1至第3题。 （）1. Why can’t the man get to sleep? A. He has got sleepless. B. He doesn’t feel well. C. He has to work till late in the evening. D. He has got a headache. （）2. What is the doctor’s advice? A. He needs to take some medicine. B. He needs to take enough exercise. C. He needs to work hard. D. He needs to change his timetable. （）3. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man doesn’t like to take any exercise. B. The man has lost his job. C. The job is more important than health to the man. D. The man has to start work very early in the morning. 听第2段材料，回答第4至第6题。 （）4. What was the cause of the accident? A. The truck went through the traffic lights when they were still red. B. The truck moved so fast. C. The car driver had no time to stop when he saw the truck crossing the street. D. The car drove too fast. （）5. What about the speed did the truck move? A. About 80 miles per hour. B. About 40 miles per hour. C. About 20 miles per hour. D. About 10 miles per hour. （）6. What color was the car? A. Red. B. Blue. C. Yellow. D. Black. 听第3段材料，回答第7和第8题。 （）7. Why DOESN’T Helen look well? A. She was ill. B. She failed in her exam.
浙江省衢州市中考英语试卷 一听力 第一节：听小对话，从A.、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，回答问题．对话仅读一遍．. 1．Where was Mary last night？ A． At a library.B． At a concert.C． At home. 2．Which club is the man looking for？ A．The Music Club.B． The Sports Club.C． The English Club. 3．When will the woman need the project？ A． On Monday.B． On Tuesday.C． On Wednesday. 4．What is Gina going to do？ A． Play tennis.B． Eat ice cream.C． Study for a test. 5．What are the two speakers talking about？ A． Cathy's friend.B． Cathy's bag.C． Cathy's store. 第二节：听长对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，回答问题．对话读两遍． 听下面一段对话，回答下列小题． 6.How does the man feel now？ A． Surprised.B． Excited.C． Bored. 7.Why does Lucy think the man should have the car？ A． Because he works outside town. B． Because he has got a rich father. C． Because he has studied really hard. 听下面一段对话，回答下列小题． 8.How long will Jenny stay in Mexico？ A． For two weeks.B． For six weeks.C． For eight weeks. 9.What will Jenny do in Mexico？ A． Learn art.B． Take the exams.C． Work at a hospital. 10.Whom will Steve go on holiday with？ A． His friend.B． His teacher.C． His family. 第三节：听独白，从题中所给的A. B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，回答问题．独白读两遍．11.What is Linda？
每日一练 一、晨读记忆 be good to 对….友好 add up 合计 another time 改时间 get sth done 使…被做 calm down 镇定下来 have got to 不得不 walk the dog 遛狗 make a list of 列出 hide away 躲藏；隐藏 be concerned about 关心；挂念 share sth with sb 和某人分享某物 go through 经历；仔细检查 set down 放下；记下 a series of 一系列；一套 be crazy about 对…着迷 on purpose 故意 in order to/ so as to 为了 face to face 面对面地 get along with 与…相处 pack up 收拾，打理行装 according to 按照；根据…所说 have trouble with sb/sth 同某人闹意见；做…有困难communicate with sb 和…交际 throw away the friendship 放弃/终止友谊 try out 试验；试用 join in 参加（活动） far and wide 到处 look to sth 注意，留心某事 fall in love 相爱 ignorant of 无知的 cheat sb (out) of sth 骗取某人某物have the/a habit of doing sth 有做…的习惯 二、交际用语训练 1.—Reading is the best way to pass time on the train.（2014安徽卷） —_______, I never go traveling without a book. A．You are joking B．That's true C．I don't think so D．It sounds like fun 【解析】本题主要考察交际用语。A你在开玩笑吧！B那是真的；C我不这么认为；D听起来很有趣。句义：—看书是在火车上消磨时间的最好的方法。—这是真的，我从来都没有不带书就去旅游。根据句义可知后者同意前者的观点。故B正确。 举一反三： –What’s the noise ? It sounds as if it comes from upstairs. --______ . It must be the window-cleaner working, next door. A.I’m not sure B. I hope not C. I’d rather not D. I don’t think so — I get at least half an hour of exercise almost every day. — Oh great! . A. Good luck B. Cheer up C. Same to you D. Keep it up 2. --- I’m sorry for breaking the cup. --- Oh, ____ --I’ve got plenty. A. forget it B. my pleasure C. help yourself D. pardon me 【解析】本题的四个选项都是交际用语中常考的内容。A没关系（回答对方的道歉）！得了吧（否定对方的提议）！B我的荣幸（帮助对方做完某件事情后面回答对方的感谢）。C请自
完形填空训练（一） I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once 1 and did not know the 2 very well. I was on the 3 after I had made some inquiries (询问). At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to 4 several hills and was dangerous ,I hesitated (犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be 5 . Something strange happened after I drove a long 6 and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to 7, but the hilly road I decided to avoid .I realized that it was at the 8 that I had made the 9 mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself .If I went back to take that road agai n, it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thin it 10 , I decided to go on. “If 11 people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I 12 myself The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that 13 .In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road, 14 up and down two low 15 .There was 16 traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and 17 with cows and horses. My fear was 18 with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and 19 the scenery which was so quiet and so natural .Even my used car forgot to give me 20 .It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure. 1. A. before B. ago C. already D. still 2. A. town B. country C. friends D. way 3. A. train B. car C. highway D .phone 4. A. have B. go C. ride D. cross 5. A. safe B. dangerous C. fast D. slow 6. A. moment B. way C. road D. day 7. A. come B. leave C. take D. drive 8. A. crossroad B. corner C. station D. beginning 9. A. direction B. road C. disappointed D. interesting 10. A. about B. over C. of D. up 11. A. another B. the other C. other D. others 12. A. asked B. forced C. encouraged D. told 13. A. far B. safe C. dangerous D. dirty 14. A. going B. coming C. driving D. walking 15. A. lands B. cars C. farms D. hills 16. A. heavy B. little C. few D. light 17. A. farms B. trucks C. houses D. villages 18. A. together B. gone C. covered D. coming 19. A. looked B. liked C. enjoyed D. found 20. A. happiness B. scenery C. joys D. problems 完形填空训练（四） The worst thing is the headlines. I use the underground almost every day and watch the people travel, their heads 1 in the{r newspapers. The headlines today 2 suicide (自杀) bombers and of horrific attacks that they say 3 by members of our community. Something on the journey is 4 . I am not 5 anything that would indicate I am a Muslim. I normally do not 6 it is Friday and I am on my way to prayers. 7 I sense an uneasiness in the carriage. People are 8 . No one is speaking and it must be said that no one is being 9 unfriendly towards me. But I think the 10 I get are different. I am being checked out, sized up. It is all a bit uncomfortable. People are looking around for things and people 11 look suspicious (可疑的). I am doing it a bit 12 and in the coming days, as more claims are made about the people who did this and their aims, that feeling is likely to get 13 . As you look around the 14 , it is difficult to know what people are thinking. Some are 15 thinking “those Muslims come here and look
短文强化训练5 一、完形填空 One evening a young woman walked on the beach. She turned to see the ___1___ she had left in the sand, but they had already been ___2___ by the water. When she turned to continue her walk, she was surprised to see an old woman ___3___ by a fire. She walked up to the old ___4___ and asked, “Where did you come from? I didn’t see you here a minute ago.” ___5___ answering her question, the old woman said, “Sit with me, my child. I have something to show you.” As the young woman sat down beside the fire, the old woman handed her a ___6___. She turned the pages of the book one by one and was ___7___ to discover they told the story of her whole life, from the early days of childhood to the present. But when she turned to the next page, she found it ___8___. And the rest of the pages in the book were all empty. “Does this mean my life ends tonight?” she asked. “No, my child. It means tonight your life ___9___.” At that time the old woman took the book into her hands ___10___ began to tear (撕掉)each of the pages that had words out of the book. She then threw ___11___ into the fire until all left were empty pages. She handed the book of empty pages to the young woman. “You see,” she said, “just as the water washed away your footsteps i n the sand, your past is forever gone. What you ___12___ have is here arid now. Each moment is the beginning of the ___13___ of your life and you should live it to the fullest, because you won’t live that moment a(n) ___14___ time. For your future, you are free to shape it as you wish, ___15___ it has not yet been written.” (B )1. A. rubbish B. footsteps C. water D. shells (D )2. A. picked up B. taken back C. put out D. washed away (A )3. A. sitting B. dying C. sleeping D. cooking (D )4. A. house B. tree