AnneSpencerMorrowwasbornin1906-优题课

Anne Spencer Morrow was born in 1906 in Englewood, New Jersey. She went to Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She wanted to become a __1_. She won two major prizes from the __2_for her writing.
Anne Morrow was a quiet, shy and small young woman when she __3__Charles Lindbergh in 1927. The 25-year- old man was tall and good-looking. Charles Lindbergh was one of ___4__ people in the world. He had just become the first person___5__ a plane alone across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to Paris. Two years __6_, Anne and Charles Lindbergh were married. Reports about their___7__ were on the front pages of newspapers.
After her marriage to Charles Lindbergh, Anne became a pilot too. She began _8__many long airplane flights with her husband. The Lindberghs explored new ways to fly around the world. They seemed to enjoy the greatest _9__ that any young people could not have.
Then in 1932, something__10__happened.They were in great sorrow (痛苦).The Lindberghs’ _11_baby,twenty-month-old Charles, was kidnapped from their home in New Jersey. The body of the baby was discovered more than ten weeks later.
There were a huge number of reports about the case. Newspapers __12__it "the Crime of the Century”. After the trial（审判）, the Lindberghs found it __13__ to live in the United States. There were threats(威胁) on the life of their second child. And there were too __14__ newspaper stories about them. So Anne and Charles Lindbergh moved to Europe in 1935. Four years later they moved __15___ to the United States.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh never fully recovered from the death of her first child. Yet, she and her husband had five more children. She continued flying. In 1934, she became the first woman to win the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Gold Medal. She was honored for her exploration, research and discovery.

A．singer B．writer C．actor D．driver

A．party B．charity C．college D．country

A．met B．found C．knew D．saw

A．the best B．the most famous C．the most careful D．the most attractive

A．to take B．to fly C．to ride D．to walk

A．after B．ago C．before D．later

A．friendship B．work C．marriage D．life

A．making B．getting C．giving D．catching

A．unluck B．luck C．sadnesss D．excitement

A．happy B．exciting C．interesting D．terrible

A．second B．third C．fourth D．first

A．say B．talk C．speak D．call

A．easy B．difficult C．simple D．hardly

A．much B．few C．many D．little

A．out B．away C．back D．out of

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Some artists are often not famous during their lifetime. Vincent van Gogh（梵高）was such an artist. People did not pay much attention to his （1） . He began to think he was not a very good painter. But he did not give up painting. He was so （2） in what he was painting that he did not want to stop. He would even （3） to eat!

（4） , his paintings were dark. He used pencils or charcoal sticks（炭条）to make them. Then he （5） colour. He used lots of brown and dark green.

Later, Vincent moved to France. He wanted to learn from the artists who （6） there. They were trying new （7） of painting. In France, Vincent began using bright colours. He used oil paints（油画颜料）to create his art. He painted both the countryside and people. He （8） painted self-portraits（自画像）. He created more than 20 portraits of himself!

Vincent completed more than 2,000 paintings in his life. （9） people did not buy his paintings during his lifetime, his paintings sell for a lot of money today. People think his paintings are masterpieces（杰作）. For example, the painting Sunflowers is very （10） all over the world.

（1）

trips

paintings

villages

music

（2）

wrong

lucky

interested

tired

（3）

forget

start

hope

agree

（4）

At last

Once again

At least

At first

（5）

helped

added

missed

guessed

（6）

worked

sang

danced

cooked

（7）

facts

stories

ways

reports

（8）

never

hardly

perhaps

also

（9）

Before

Though

When

（10）

humorous

polite

famous

quiet

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Traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）is magic to me. My interest in it came from my （1） . Years ago，I often had headaches，and my life was seriously influenced. I （2） many different methods. However，none of them （3） . Luckily， I met with a doctor of TCM during my trip in China. He advised me to take some Chinese medicine. So I did. To my surprise，my （4） was gone within a week.

Later， I found that TCM could be of great help to some （5） lasting for a long time， such as sleeping problems or physical pains. The （6） methods in TCM also took my wife’s interest. With her （7），I’m running a website to introduce TCM. I want to help people understand that if they have some （8） problems，they can try TCM.

All these experiences with TCM led me to （9） ancient Chinese philosophy（哲学），for many of TCM ideas，such as yin and yang，and qi，were （10） inspired（启发）by it. Since then，I have stepped onto the road to learning about Chinese culture.

（1）

habit

education

service

experience

（2）

reported

tried

kept

taught

（3）

worked

started

failed

appeared

（4）

wealth

courage

chance

pain

（5）

illnesses

hobbies

projects

abilities

（6）

expensive

helpful

social

blind

（7）

check

worry

support

doubt

（8）

health

food

family

job

（9）

drop

write

study

create

（10）

recently

rapidly

suddenly

directly

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Pets aren’t just a fun member of the family. They are also good for your health and happiness.

People with pets are more likely（可能的）to be （1） . Playing with a cat or taking a dog for daily （2） around the garden gets you moving your body，and out in the fresh air too.

Spending time with your pet helps you get （3） . Talking to your pet about your worries can make you feel comfortable and helps you feel （4） . When you’re with your pet，you can let go of problems （5） you give them your full attention.

Having an animal in the family helps you learn new （6），like how to teach them to understand orders，such as “Sit” or “Lie down”. （7） games to play with them allows you to practice being creative. Learning how to （8） pets，understanding what they want and making sure that they live （9），teaches you to understand others’ feelings. Pets can also help you get to know other dog owners on walks， or help you become （10） with them when you tell funny stories about your pets.

（1）

active

careful

useful

modern

（2）

tests

talks

showers

walks

（3）

tired

touched

relaxed

bored

（4）

prouder

better

wiser

cuter

（5）

even if

as if

unless

（6）

skills

languages

cultures

spirits

（7）

Watching

Attending

Inventing

Winning

（8）

wake up

search for

depend on

look after

（9）

quietly

happily

lazily

busily

（10）

friends

relatives

trainers

members

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Zeng Xiaomeng became blind a few months after she was born because of an illness. Years ago, she talked to her parents about her dream of learning to （1） . So they sent her to a special education school.

It is not （2） for Zeng to learn songs. She needs to use Braille（盲文）to read the words of songs. She also needs to practice the songs repeatedly. （3） it usually takes her at least a month to learn a song, she never gives up.

Zeng has a gift for music and learns faster than others at the school. Her music teacher is （4） her. She posted a video of Zeng’s singing on the Internet. Zeng’s beautiful （5） has amazed and touched many people. They left messages praising her. “Thanks for （6） openness and encouragement. I will sing better and live better,” she replied to the messages.

Music has brought great （7） to Zeng’s life and her personality. She felt much better about herself and got more （8） to communicate with others after learning music. At her teacher’s suggestion, she began to （9） her own singing videos online last year.

With music in her heart, she becomes more （10） and wants to plant her feet in the field of music in the future.

（1）

A．

sing

B．

read

C．

dance

（2）

A．

bad

B．

wise

C．

easy

（3）

A．

Unless

B．

Because

C．

Although

（4）

A．

proud of

B．

strict with

C．

sorry for

（5）

A．

face

B．

picture

C．

voice

（6）

A．

our

B．

your

C．

their

（7）

A．

changes

B．

examples

C．

troubles

（8）

A．

duty

B．

courage

C．

luck

（9）

copy

watch

（10）

active

upset

silent

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One day, our English teacher Mr. White came into the classroom with a book in his hand. He started his lesson with a （1） , “Who can describe what stress is like?” No one answered. Then he raised the book and asked, “How （2） is the book?”

On hearing the question, we began to think and （3） . One student said, “I think it is 100g.” Another student said, “It’s 200g.” Our answers were different. （4） , Mr. White explained, “It doesn’t only depend on the real weight. It also has （5） to do with the time we hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have a （6） in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, I will have to see a doctor. It is the exact same weight, （7） the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. This book （8） stress. If you hold it without putting it down, sooner or later, you will not be able to keep on. No matter how much （9） you have, stop and have a rest for a while if possible. Boys and girls, you should learn to relax yourselves. I am sure you will live a happy school life.”