I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And 1 otherwise assignen（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always 2 to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this 3 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 4 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 5 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 6 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.
Getting up t he courage to go to the tryouts was only the 7 of it! When I first started 8
the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 9 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 10 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 11 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 12 on learning the game, do my best at each prctice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t 13 “just yet”.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 14 and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and moticating. Very soon the competitive 15 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the 16 — friends who respect my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my 17 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “18” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 19
raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent 20 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
A．as B．until C．unless D．though
A．hoped B．agreed C．meant D．chose
A．continued B．changed C．settled D．started
A．idea B．plan C．belief D．saying
A．right B．chance C．ability D．patience
A．going B．looking C．cheering D．applying
A．point B．half C．rest D．basis
A．enjoying B．preparing C．attending D．watching
A．less B．later C．worse D．further
A．committed B．motivated C．embarrassed D．confused
A．Interetingly B．Fortunately C．Obviously D．hopefully
A．focus B．act C．rely D．try
A．want B．do C．support D．know
A．steps B．orders C．rules D．games
A．roles B．part C．mind D．value
A．process B．operation C．movement D．situation
A．expressed B．improved C．preserved D．recognized
A．dreaming B．playing C．relaxing D．hiding
A．by B．for C．with D．to
A．lucky B．happy C．sure D．satisfied
The first film-show was in Paris on December 28, 1895. it lasted 20 minutes and the audience paid one franc per person. Just 20 years later, the cinema had become an industry. Its __1__ was Hollywood. For the next thirty years, millions of people all over the world went to the movies every week. Then, after World War Two, __2__ began to change. First, television became popular. __3__ video appeared. Today, most people only go to the movies two or three times a year. But the cinema isn’t dying－it’s __4__. The audience for new films is changing, too. Now, most movie fans are under 20. That’s why there are so many films for the __5__ market.
The idea of teen movies began in the 50s. That’s __6__ James Dean had enormous success with “Rebel Without A Cause” and “East Of Eden”. Ten years later, __7__ began to appear in films. The Beatles made several in 60s. Everyone’s favorite spy, James Bond, also began his __8__ career in the 60s.
Then in the 70s, two different kinds of movie became popular with young audiences－horror films and martial film (功夫片). __9__, violence or “action” as it’s more commonly __10__, has played an important part in many teen movies. But teenagers don’t just want to watch violence. Comedies are popular with young audiences as well.
A．capital B．factory C．product base D．cinema center
A．taste B．that C．movie D．everything
A．Then B．Second C．Later D．Finally
A．disappearing B．changing C．reducing D．increasing
A．adult B．children C．teenage D．elder
A．what B．why C．how D．when
A．pop star B．movie stars C．sports stars D．TV stars
A．business B．screen C．detective D．political
A．Before that B．Long after C．Ever since D．Never before
A．declared B．named C．used D．called
There are two kinds of reporter－general and specialist. General reporters cover a wide range of new stories, including accidents, conference, crimes, festivals, local politics, strikes and weddings.
Most journalists are __1__ reporters. But some prefer to focus on one subject and only write about that. __2__, the arts, finance, foreign affairs, the law, or sports.
But whether a journalist is “general” or “specialist”, the basic __3__ of reporting is the same.
1.Researching the story
Who? What? Where? Why? When? How? That’s what a reporter has to __4__ first, and that’s why research is so important. Journalists spend a lot of time __5__ files, visiting libraries, checking facts, making telephone calls. Sometimes they do this __6__, sometimes as part of a team. It’s very boring, but it’s necessary.
2.Building the story
After the research stage it’s time to make visits (most journalists travel a lot) and interview the people __7__ in the story. In some case this only takes a few hours, but it can take weeks or even months. It __8__ the size of the story.
3.Writing the story
Journalism always has to complete stories by a specific time __9__ “deadline”. This means that they need to write very __10__. Each story also has to be a specific length. CDBCA；BAAAD
A．entertainment B．special C．general D．vigorous
A．Besides B．That is C．No doubt D．For examples
A．knowledge B．process C．description D．technique
A．determine B．write C．find out D．pick up
A．reading B．correcting C．copying D．editing
A．together B．alone C．lonely D．quietly
A．involved B．included C．happened D．interested
A．depends on B．results in C．relies in D．changes
A．or B．and C．by D．without
A．vividly B．carefully C．accurately D．quickly
For many years, doctors have been studying the way the brain __1__. We all know that the brain has two sides, the left and right. That right side controls the __2__ and the left side controls our logical thinking. We call the left side the “education” side of the brain __3__ generally, in western countries, people have __4__ this side of the brain more than the right side.
Scientists __5__ that our brain will work much more efficiently if both the right and the left side are developed __6__. In many schools today, teachers try to educate children in such a way that both sides of the brain are __7__. This can be done with logical subjects __8__ maths and science as well as with creative subjects such as art. Albert Einstein, the great scientist, did some of his best work when he was very old. He was interested not only in his work, but also in creative and imaginative __9__. It was because of his many different interests in life that he was able to __10__ the full development of both sides of his brain.
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When you go shopping, you may not be aware of all the thought and planning which has been put into the design of products. The only aim of all this thought and planning is to make us __1__ as much of our money as possible.
Packaging is a very important area in product __2__. Some companies even hire psychologists to make __3__ or do experiments on packaging. In one __4__ experiment, some psychologists wanted to find the best __5__ for a new soap powder. They decided to test the colours blue and yellow. Three different boxes were designed. Some boxes were blue, some were yellow and some were a __6__ of blue and yellow. The same powder was out in all three boxes, a group of women was given the new soap powder in order to __7__ it.
The results were very interesting. The powder in the yellow packet was said to be much too __8__. However, the women thought that the powder in the blue box was much too weak. They felt the powder in the __9__ box to be the best powder. So we had better remember never to judge goods by their packaging! We must not allow ourselves to be __10__ into spending more money than we can afford.
A．earn B．save C．spend D．gain
A．assembling B．sell C．manufacture D．design
A．suggestions B．examples C．models D．efforts
A．new B．famous C．physical D．complicated
A．shape B．colour C．material D．box
A．separation B．collection C．result D．mix
A．buy B．promote C．try D．use
A．powerful B．expensive C．tiny D．cheap
A．bright B．big C．traditional D．brand new
A．cheated B．tricked C．persuaded D．dropped
There are many similarities between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. However, the fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor __1__ mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage; for there are very important differences __2__ the teacher’s work and the actor’s work. The actor has to speak words which he has learned __3__; he has to repeat exactly the same work each time he plays a certain part; __4__his movements and the way he uses his voice are usually fixed __5__. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learned words and actions seem natural on the stage.
The good teacher works in __6__ different way. His audience takes an active part in his play, they ask and answer question, they __7__ orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to suit his act __8__ the need of his audience which is his class.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in __9__ but were unable to play a part in a stage-play because their brains would not keep discipline; they could not keep strictly to __10__.
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