第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题l5分．满分l5分)阅读下-优题课

The air we breathe is freely available, without we could not survive more than a few minutes. For the most part, air is available to everyone, and everyone needs it. Some people use the air to sustain them while (sit) around and feel sorry for themselves. breathe in the air and use the energy it provides to make magnificent life. Opportunity is the same way; it is everywhere. It is so freely available that we take it for granted. Yet opportunity alone is not enough to create success; it must (seize) and acted upon in order to have value. many people are so anxious to “get in” on a “ground floor opportunity”, as if the opportunity will do all the work that’s (possible). Just as you need air to breathe, you need opportunity to succeed. However, it takes more than just breathing in the fresh air of opportunity. You must make use of it. That’s not up to the opportunity; that’s up to you. doesn’t matter what “floor” the opportunity is on, but matters is what you do with it.

Do’s and Don’ts in Whale(鲸) Watching
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has developed guidelines for whale watching in Johnstone Strait, where killer whales are found on a daily basis each summer．It is strongly recommended that vessel(船只) operators follow these guidelines for all kinds of whales．
Approach whales from the side, not from the front or the back．
Approach no closer than 100 meters, then stop the boat but keep the engine on．
Keep noise levels down—no horns, whistles or racing of engines．
Start your boat only after the whales are more than 100 meters from your vessel．
Leave the area slowly, gradually moving faster when you are more than 300 meters from the whales．
Approach and leave slowly, avoiding sudden changes in speed or direction．
Avoid disturbing groups of resting whales．
Keep at low speeds and remain in the same direction if travelling side by side with whales．
When whales are travelling close to shore, avoid crowding them near the shore or coming between the whales and the shore．
Limit the time spent with any group of whales to less than 30 minutes at a time when within 100 to 200 meters of whales．
If there is more than one vessel at the same observation spot, be sure to avoid any boat position that would result in surrounding the whales．
Work together by communicating with other vessels, and make sure that all operators are aware of the whale watching guidelines．
For whom is this text written?

A．Tour guides．	B．Whale watchers．
C．Vessel operators．	D．Government officials．

When leaving the observation areas, the vessel should _____．

A．move close to the beach

B．increase speed gradually

C．keep its engine running slowly

D．remain at the back of the whales

When going side by side with whales, the vessel should ．

A．keep moving in the same direction

B．surround the whales with other boats

C．travel closer and closer to the shore

D．take a good viewing position

What is the shortest safe distance from the whales?

A．400 meters．

B．300 meters．

C．200 meters．

D．100 meters．

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I was feeling sad because my mother was out of job. It left me wonderingwas going to happen to us.
I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. Then I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked much(slow) so I could find out where it was coming. Through the crowd I sawyoung lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her. She was singing songs with love and keeping on trying. The way she was singing comforted me a bit. I stood there(watch) her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking thatmust take courage to performher own in the middle of a crowd.
She must have felt my presence because she would often look in my direction. By now I was telling myself that if she could perform in front of hundreds of peopleshe didn’t know, I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked over, put some money in her carriage and(say), “Thank you. I have been going through a hard time(late), but you’ve made me hopeful again.”

根据课文内容填空（每小题0.5分, 满分8分）
The amber which was ________ had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey. The ________ of the room was in the ________ style popular in those days. It was also a treasure ________ with gold and jewels, which took the country's best artists about ten years to make.
As a ________ of fact, every country wants the opportunity. It’s a great responsibility but also a great ________to be chosen. There’s as much competition among countries to _______the Olympics as to win Olympic medals.
Anyhow, my ________ is to provide humans with a life of high ________. I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a ________friend and helper of the human race!
Wild plants and animals have to look after themselves. They need food, a good ________and________. If their habitat is threatened or they cannot find enough food, their numbers may __________.
However, after a year or so, in which they became more __________about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. Then they ________their own records and started __________and playing their own music.

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Have you ever listened to young children talking on the playground? They are always boasting（自夸）. They say things like, “My dad’s car is bigger _____ your dad’s,” and “My mom is smarter than yours.”
There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, _____were always boasting. Gavin was the worst. Everything about his family was always the best. ______ the others said, he could always go on better. One day _____ they were walking to school, Harry said, “My father had a bath twice _____ week,” Ted spoke next. “That’s nothing,” he said. “That is dirty. My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice.” Ted looked at Gavin. Now it was _____ turn. But this time Ted thought, “I’m going to win.” Gavin didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t say that his father had a bath three times a day. That was silly. He walked on ______ silence. Both Ted ____ Harry smiled. They were sure that for once they______ (beat) Gavin. They reached the school gates. Still Gavin said nothing. “We’ve won,” Ted said to Harry, but he spoke too soon. On the way home, Gavin said, “My Dad is _____ clean that he doesn’t have to bathe at all.”