I'm the type of guy who believes you can achieve anything you set your mind to, if you give it your all and don't give up. , when I decided to write a novel, it didn't matter to me that I had never done anything like that before. What did matter to me was that I had a great story in my head, a story that needed to be .
What I thought would take a couple of months or a couple of years. After five months of writing, I at last the "finish line" - that magical day when you type "THE END". Okay, so I wrote a manuscript(手稿).The first thing I did was to copy it, followed by sending it out to all of my friends who a lot, to get creative criticism(批评).And then it was back to rewriting the story. Next, I hired a professional(专业人员),who gave me great ,which meant more rewriting. I soon learned a lesson in writing - writing is rewriting. There would always be for improvement.
I had rewritten the manuscript time and time again for two years, and in the process, I learned to write. Looking back, I had no idea how long it was going to take or how hard it was going to be. Writing the manuscript was the easy part, while going on the way to write a book was the hard part.
Pursuing(追求)my dreams has made all the difference. Life is a journey. I can't see what ahead, but I know one thing for sure: when I look I see the things that I've achieved and I smile with pride.
A.However B.Therefore C.Anyway D.Otherwise
A.made B.organized C.printed D.born
A.reached B.got C.tried D.ran
A.discussed B.understood C.read D.praised
A.confidence B.energy C.comfort D.advice
A.room B.time C.pleasure D.experience
A.who B.when C.how D.why
A.whole B.successful C.thick D.right
A.lies B.lays C.matches D.follows
A.round B.up C.behind D.forward
The Readers is a popular TV show.It invites different people to read aloud on the stage.The (16) also tells the moving storics behind those people.They can read everything (17) poems,books,and letters.By reading aloud,the words on the paper come to (18) .
Many people are fans of the show.They begin to (19) reading aloud at home.Now,the show gives people a (20) place to read across China.It is a reading pavilion(朗读亭).They are in many cities,including Shanghai,Hangzhou and Xi'an.
The pavilion is very (21) .Only one person can come into it each time.There is a microphone in it and it (22) people's voices.Everyone can read for three minutes in the pavilion.They can read (23) they like.The show will pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV.
People of all (24) read in the pavilion."Reading should be just like singing and talking,"said Dong Qing,the producer of the show."We can express our true (25) by reading aloud."
16.A.show |
B.lesson |
C.research |
D.play |
17.A.in |
B.such as |
C.with |
D.at |
18.A.light |
B.reason |
C.life |
D.purpose |
19.A.mind |
B.keep |
C.finish |
D.enjoy |
20.A.special |
B.strange |
C.beaut iful |
D.wonderful |
21.A.wide |
B.small |
C.tall |
D.big |
22.A.makes |
B.uses |
C.records |
D.improves |
23.A.nothing |
B.everything |
C.someone |
D.everyone |
24.A.comers |
B.others |
C.ages |
D.passers﹣by |
25.A.feelings |
B.points |
C.spirits |
D.aims |
通读下面短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.请将正确答案序号按要求涂在答题卡指定位置.
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu,part of today's Shandong Province.September 28th is his birthday.(41) he was born over 2,000 years ago,people still remember him on this day.
His childhood was sad.His father (42) when he was only 3 and he had to work to help his mother.But young Confucius didn't (43) studying.He visited many famous teachers and learned music,history,poetry and sports.
Later,he became a teacher and started the (44) private school in Chinese history.At that time,only children from rich families could go to school,but Confucius believed (45) should go to school if they wanted to learn.He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.
Today,people still follow his(46) .He told us that each person has something worthy to learn and teach."When I am with three people,one of them must be (47) than me in some areas.I choose their good qualities(品质)and follow them.I take their bad qualities and change them in myself."
He also taught us that thinking is very important in study."All study but no thinking makes people puzzled(迷惑).All thinking but no study makes people(48) ."
Confucius is not only a great teacher but also a famous(49) with wise thoughts about the world and society.His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners."A kind person should care for others.Be strict(50) yourself,but be kind to others."He said.
41.A.Because |
B.After |
C.Although |
D.Since |
42.A.die |
B.died |
C.dead |
D.death |
43.A.give up |
B.pick up |
C.take off |
D.put off |
44.A.one |
B.two |
C.first |
D.second |
45.A.none |
B.someone |
C.no one |
D.everyone |
46.A.thoughts |
B.news |
C.ways |
D.messages |
47.A.good |
B.well |
C.better |
D.best |
48.A.lazily |
B.beautifully |
C.lazy |
D.beautiful |
49.A.scientist |
B.thinker |
C.engineer |
D.explorer |
50.A.at |
B.for |
C.of |
D.with |
It was the final game for my eight﹣year﹣old son's soccer team.Near the end of the match,the score was two to one my son's team being ahead.Parents surrounded the playground,offering(36) .
There were less than ten seconds(37) and the ball stopped in front of my son's teammate,Mickey.With cheering shouts(38) the field,Mickey went back a little and kick the ball with everything he had.All around me the crowd became crazy and(39) .Mickey had(40) .
Then there was a compete(41) .Mickey had scored,but in the wrong gate,the(42) went into the gate of my son's team,ending the game in a draw(平局).You see,Mickey has a serious(43) in his head,which makes his IQ lower that of normal children of the same age.And for him,he didn't understand what a wrong goal was.All goals were(44) by a happy hug from Mickey.He had been known to hug the players whom he was fighting against when they scored.
The silence was(45) broken when Mickey,his face(46) with joy,caught my son,hugged him and shouted,"I scored! I scored.Everybody won! Everybody won! "For a moment I held my breath,not sure how my son would do and say,In fact,I didn't(47) to worried.I watched through tears,When I found my son raised his hand and started call out(48) ,"Well done,Mickey!" Soon,member from both teams got around Mickey,(49) him on his goal.
Later that night,when my daughter asked(50) had won,"Everybody won". I smiled and replied.
36.A.encouragement |
B.instruction |
C.management |
D.competition |
37.A.useful |
B.alive |
C.gone |
D.left |
38.A.between |
B.against |
C.across |
D.past |
39.A.excited |
B.interested |
C.surprised |
D.embarrassed |
40.A.checked |
B.scored |
C.returned |
D.tired |
41.A.Independence |
B.victory |
C.silence |
D.relation |
42.A.ball |
B.guide |
C.player |
D.crowd |
43.A.idea |
B.mistake |
C.illness |
D.sense |
44.A.wasted |
B.celebrated |
C.remembered |
D.reminded |
45.A.partly |
B.seriously |
C.deeply |
D.finally |
46.A.covered |
B.filled |
C.appeared |
D.shared |
47.A.choose |
B.forget |
C.mean |
D.need |
48.A.strongly |
B.softly |
C.wildly |
D.privately |
49.A.pushing |
B.complaining |
C.interviewing |
D.congratulating |
50.A.who |
B.which |
C.when |
D.where. |
Every day cars kill or hurt many people on roads.Sometimes the drivers drive too(41) or do not drive carefully enough.Some of them(42) the traffic rules and cause accidents.
According to some researches,it is usually the pedestrians步行者who cause the (43) .A lot of road users are very careless.They walk or run across the roads(44) the cars.They walk in the roads but not on the walkways.They get into or out of cars in the middle of the road.Some do not take the trouble to(45) green lights and simply cross the roads against the red lights.
Many people think accidents often happen in busy roads in large cities,but this is not(46) true.(47) ,Tokyo is one of the world's largest cities and probably one of the busiest cities however,there are(48) accidents to pedestrians.The reason is that the police there are very strict and the pedestrians are very careful.Pedestrians never cross against a red light and they always follow traffic rules.
Do you know alcohol酒精is another main cause of traffic accidents?It delays people's response.Those who have drunk alcohol are(49) in making decisions.They need a few more(50) to react ( 反应 ).Alcohol drinking is especially dangerous for motor car drivers.It is not only drivers who may have accidents after drinking.Drunken pedestrians may put their lives in danger as well.
41.A.slow |
B.fast |
C.slowly |
D.carefully |
42.A.make |
B.remember |
C.follow |
D.break |
43.A.problems |
B.accidents |
C.games |
D.results |
44.A.at the end of |
B.in the centre of |
C.in front of |
D.on top of |
45.A.wait for |
B.worry about |
C.turn on |
D.point out |
46.A.never |
B.often |
C.always |
D.sometimes |
47.A.In addition |
B.For example |
C.By the way |
D.On the other hand |
48.A.few |
B.many |
C.enough |
D.some |
49.A.slow |
B.active |
C.interested |
D.excited |
50.A.days |
B.hours |
C.minutes |
D.seconds |
You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many centuries.In fact,an English dictionary you(26) today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty(清朝).Three men did most of the important(27) work on dictionaries.They spent nearly all their lives trying to (28) words for their dictionaries.For them,It was a wonderful journey.The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary.The(29) for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857.Twenty﹣two years later,Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.
Murray had never been to(30) .At the age of fourteen,he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank.(31) he became a great teacher.After Oxford give him the job,Murray had a small house (32) in his garden to do the work.Every morning,Mary got out of bed at five o'clock and(33) in the small house several hours before breakfast.Often he would work into the night.Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years.But after five years,he was(34) adding words for the letter "A"! He worked on the dictionary(35) he was very old.
Forty﹣four years later,In 1928,other editors finished the dictionary.
26.A.write |
B.use |
C.copy |
D.miss |
27.A. early |
B.boring |
C.easy |
D.difficult |
28.A. spell |
B.collect |
C.invent |
D.make |
29.A.way |
B.use |
C.idea |
D.prize |
30.A.school |
B.cinema |
C.village |
D.college |
31.A.Ever since |
B.Since then |
C.So far |
D.Later |
32.A.built |
B.sold |
C.broken |
D.drawn |
33.A.read |
B.wrote |
C.worked |
D.thought |
34.A.already |
B.still |
C.usually |
D.always |
35.A.if |
B.because |
C.until |
D.unless |