五.语法填空 (20分)
May Day is coming. Our class have had a __1__about what to do during the holiday. Some are in favour of staying at __2__. They think it’s both convenient and 3 . What’ more, they can save___4___for other purposes. But they will lose the chance of getting to know the outside world.
___5___, others prefer to go out for traveling since it can increase their____6___ and broaden their horizons. But they will spend more money and meet some difficulties while 7 .
In my opinion, it would be much __8__to stay at home , for I can do_9__I like, such as reading books, watching TV, and helping my parents _10__housework.
1. _________ 2. ____________ 3. ______________ 4. ____________ 5. __________
6. _________ 7. ____________ 8. ______________ 9. ____________ 10.__________
A Frenchman went to a small Italian town stayed with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he
(feel) someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly
of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was
(go). He thought that
must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided
(follow) him and get back the watch.
Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. of them understood the other's language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist (拳头) while
(point) at the Italian's watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.
When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife had happened. He was
(great) surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian's.
A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. ____water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder__
__had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man__
__ ( present ) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled_
_ ( warm ), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home_
__a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let___student taste the water. He spit it out, __
__ (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, "Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like_
__?" The teacher replied," You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be__
__ (sweet). "We understand this lesson best__
__we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.
For years, researchers have looked into a possible relationship between heat and violence. There are conflicting results over whether there is an actual connection between rising anger and rising temperature, but the murder rate constantly increases during the months of July and August, according to the FBI's annual crime report.
Many police chiefs say they put more policemen on the streets when the heat rises. “Calls for service always increase from May, June, July to August,” said New Bedford's Captain Richard Spiriet. “The longer period of time you have the heat, the worse it is. It's just the opposite in the winter time.”
Craig Anderson, a professor and specialist in social psychology at Iowa State University, argues the evidence is clear. “As the temperature goes up, people become more uncomfortable. They become easier to get angry,” he said. “That increases the possibility that a small conflict will be interpreted as more major.” Anderson conducted a couple of studies looking at crime rates over the course of several years within the same area to see when most violent crimes occurred. He found that violent crimes were more likely to occur on hot days and hot months—even hot years had higher violent rates than cold years, according to his research.
Other researches show it is not so much the physical climate, but rather the social climate, that causes increased violence. “During the summer months, people stay up later. They talk with their neighbours. They party with their friends,” said Jack Levin, director of the Brudnick Centre on Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University. “It is more likely to be large numbers of people interacting, and they are more likely to argue.”
Perhaps the realization that there is a link will help spur people in an argument step back and say “Let's cool off.”—both literally(字面上地) and figuratively(比喻地).
Title |
Heat and violence |
Theme |
Violence possibly has a |
Facts |
☆July and August witness the ☆More policemen are called in with the heat ☆People get angry more |
the research |
☆Fewer violent crimes occur on ☆The ☆People usually go to ☆It is more likely to be |
Conclusion |
It is not easy to find true friends. Even if you’ve connected with someone, how do you really know he is a true friend? And often you will find that someone who you thought you could trust may have let you down. There are ways you can know if a friendship is true and how you can hold onto that friend.
Generally speaking, a true friend is someone who will be there for you no matter what happens. They will stand by you through bad and good times. They will accept you for who you are without trying to change you, and they will be there to help you grow in new ways.
A true friend will keep you secrets for you trust him. They will be honest and be someone you can depend on. They will listen and be someone you can talk things over with, even if they may not have advice to share with you.
However, friendship is a two-way street. To find true friends and keep them, you must in turn be the same as well. Be there for them in their hard times and share the good times with them. Be someone your friends can depend on as well and offer them the same thing they give to you. A friendship will fall apart fast if only one person is giving and putting all the effort. If you are the only one making an effort, be honest and it works.
Actually, there will be barriers in the road but that is the test of true friendship. If it can survive those barriers, it will be stronger and better than ever. Just as St Thomas Aquinas put it, “There is nothing on this earth more prized than friendship.”
Find a True Friend |
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The writer’s ( on friends |
●True friends( ●Those who you regarded as your friends may make you down. |
Characteristics of true friendship |
●A true friend will( ●A true friend will keep your secrets and be a good( |
( friendship |
●( ●Be someone who your friends can( ●( |
( |
●True friendship can stand up to various( |
My older brother and I are busy (arrange) a trip to Africa. We will leave London on 15 July, and we’ll be flying to Morocco. We are going to travel on camels
the Sahara Desert. After the trip by camel, we’re going to travel down the River Nile. We’ll start at Lake Victoria. A little way down the river from Lake Victoria, the water
(actual) gets quite rough. So, we’ll go white-water rafting,
is quite dangerous, but very exciting! After white-water rafting, we’re going on a trip to see wild animals in Kenya.
we’ll be walking for almost two weeks, I’ll need to buy a large, strong, light backpack
advance to carry my
(supply) of food and water. It is so dangerous that our guides will have guns
(scare) the animals away if they come too near. I really want to see
elephant close up. After that, we’ll be moving on to Tanzania,
we’re going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. The African part of our trip will take about four weeks and we will surely have a happy time.