Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)
1．We have always been warned of the dangers of the forest fires. They cause 1 to a forest. They kill many plants and animals in an eco-system, which is a group of living things and their environment. But have you ever heard of a forest fire that can be 2 for a forest?
2．People start some of the fires with special reasons to actually do well to the eco-system.
3．In fact, fires are a natural part of any eco-system. Without fires, the oldest and largest trees would stop sunlight from reaching the forest floor. Fires can 3 some of these old trees. When the trees die, they provide something good for the earth. New trees can grow strong and healthy in their place.
4．Some trees even need fires to grow. These trees hold their seeds(种子) inside. Heats from a fire allow the coat of the seeds to open up. Then the seeds fall to the ground and have the 4 to grow.
5．Scientists, who know about nature’s needs, start some of these fires, called controlled burns. A fire is started and kept under control. This way, the fire does not spread out of the area or 5 a large space of the forest. Fires can be dangerous for animals. Even when animals continue to live after forest fires, they can go hungry 6 their food has been damaged in the fire. Small, controlled fires mean that animals will not have to move far to find food. After some time, small plants begin to grow. Animals return soon after the plants return. This 7 makes an eco-system.
6．So the next time you hear about a forest fire, think about the good as well as the bad. It may take a new eco-system a while to return, but it will likely come back stronger and healthier than ever.
A．illness B．difficulty C．damage D．flood
A．helpful B．powerful C．harmful D．awful
A．take the place of B．get ready for C．be bad for D．get rid of
A．time B．water C．chance D．skill
A．discover B．cover C．but D．waste
A．because B．although C．but D．so
A．almost B．again C．never D．even
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A goal（目标） for life
Do you have a goal for life? What is it? Do you want to become a great writer, a famous singer or just become a rich person?
A survey（调查） that in modern society（现代社会）, most people choose practical such as “making money to buy a house and a car,” “making one’s life better” or “finding a good job”.
Wang You in a small company（公司）in Nanjing 3 years ago. The job was good and he didn’t need to work on Saturday or Sunday. he felt the work wasn’t exciting at all and the life was . So he gave up his job and went to Beijing in February, 2009. When he in Beijing, he had his new goal as finding a good job.
Now more and more people want to live a life. This shows that the society is making progress and people’s life goals have become more practical. One researcher(调查员) says, “Everybody his or her own life goal. If one man is poor, his life goal will be to make more money. If one man doesn’t a diploma（文凭）, studying hard to get a diploma will become his life goal. And if one man doesn’t have , his life goal will be to look for smiles and kindness. If one man has no life goal, he will waste his lifetime.”
A．saw B．advised C．had D．showed
A．jobs B．causes C．goals D．results
A．worked B．took C．made D．got
A．Because B．But C．Or D．And
A．boring B．important C．famous D．interesting
A．got B．arrived C．reached D．went
A．better B．faster C．longer D．funnier
A．gives B．finds C．comes D．has
A．leave B．get C．find D．give
A．money B．work C．love D．Exercise
One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples. 1. "What's the matter？" "I went to a party last night, so I…" 2. "I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better…" 3."Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…"
You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.
This passage tells us mainly about _________.
A．the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign language B．how to guess what one is going to talk about C．some examples of right guessing D．how important it is to guess all the time
A．didn't have a good time. B．went to bed very late. C．felt unhappy. D．got up very early.
A．have a good rest and take good care of yourself. B．have something to drink. C．get some help from your friends. D．be more careful.
A．famous film stars. B．beautiful women. C．famous speakers. D．talkative women.
A．the only way B．more important in spoken English than in written English C．more important than any other way D．more important in written English than in spoken English
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
These days computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy have changed into computer game houses in order to get more . These places are always crowded with people.
In the computer game houses, people a lot of money matching on the machines, It‘s for one to beat a computer, but one can do well after trying again and again. People want to when they play computer games. The more they_6__, the more they want to win, and at last they even can‘t without it.
The result is that some people don‘ t want to and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are They don‘t want to have . When school is over, they rush to the computer game houses near their .
Some of them can get enough money from their . Some of them are enough to get the money. So they have to steal or rob（抢劫） others‘ and become .
Computer game addiction(上瘾) is a problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.
A．streets B．schools C．towns D．cities
A．boys B．money C．computers D．houses
A．take B．spend C．cost D．pay
A．possible B．easy C．good D．hard
A．read B．learn C．win D．download
A．lose B．try C．waste D．watch
A．come B．eat C．study D．live
A．watch TV B．go out C．stay there D．work
A．better B．exciting C．even worse D．interesting
A．lessons B．games C．families D．sports
A．classes B．rooms C．schools D．shops
A．classmates B．teachers C．sisters D．parents
A．lucky B．unlucky C．careful D．polite
A．good B．bad C．rich D．poor
A．important B．serious C．unusual D．wonderful
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A long time ago, the animals often held sports meetings. If an animal could prove(证明) himself the runner, he would get a prize. The prize was a pair of horns (角).
The race was on the road through a forest. There were many bushes(灌木) along the road. All the animals went to the place of meeting. They chose the as the judge(裁判). The rabbit the deer would try for the prize.
The rabbit was given the first chance. “I want to the prize.” the rabbit said. “but I’d better first look over the road where I will run.” So he went into the . He was gone for so long that the fox was to look for him. The fox found the rabbit the bushes along the road. The fox went back and told the other what the rabbit was doing. When the rabbit came out of the forest, he was ready to the race.
“Oh, no!”, said the bear. “We cannot allow you to the race. You like cleaning the bushes so much. You may keep on cleaning the bushes instead of trying for the prize.” The bear talked to the deer. “It is your to try.” Then the animals the deer to try his best.
The deer as fast as he could along the road. When the deer returned to the place of meeting. The bear said he was the winner of the race. As the bear the prize to the deer, he said, “You shall wear the horns on your head. You are the fastest runner.”
A．bravest B．tallest C．wisest D．fastest
A．treated B．held C．suggested D．laid
A．rabbit B．fox C．bear D．deer
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．fail B．win C．find D．rush
A．grass B．hole C．room D．forest
A．spread B．mailed C．sent D．introduced
A．cleaning B．discovering C．planting D．stealing
A．winners B．guests C．students D．animals
A．return B．begin C．stop D．admire
A．take part in B．pay attention C．take pride in D．look forward to
A．trick B．choice C．turn D．form
A．showed B．dreamt C．learnt D．encouraged
A．jumped B．ran C．walked D．spoke
A．produced B．sold C．gave D．lent
I believe listening is a powerful medicine.
It was Sunday. I had the last to see and I got into her room. She was an old woman, sitting on the bed, trying to her socks. Usually I said something like this: "How are you feeling? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I believe you are seeing him..."
She me with a serious voice, "Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours."
I was surprised and . I sat down and helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her, she had not seen him for five years. She believed her health problems were worse because of her son. After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks, I asked if there was I could do for her. She her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to .
Each story is . Some are clear; others are not. Some are true; others are not, yet all those things do not really . What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard.
Listening to someone's story costs nothing but it is the key to healing (康复) . I often
what the woman taught me, and I myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. I the power of listening.
A．doctor B．nurse C．patient D．student
A．take off B．get off C．clean out D．put on
A．looking forward to B．asking for C．going on D．worrying about
A．impressed B．stopped C．asked D．greeted
A．excited B．mad C．Embarrassed D．angry
A．or B．so C．but D．if
A．missing B．loving C．understanding D．meeting
A．nothing else B．anything else C．something else D．everything else
A．shook B．dropped C．waved D．moved
A．see B．dropped C．listen D．feel
A．terrible B．different C．similar D．true
A．happen B．appear C．matter D．change
A．think of B．dream of C．get over D．laugh at
A．teach B．ask C．remind D．cheer
A．talk about B．show off C．believe in D．run out of