When people talk about air pollution, they are usually thinking about outdoor air____ .But do you know that there is ____ air pollution inside homes , offices, hotels and other buildings ? The air in your home can be 2 to 100 times more polluted than the air outdoors! In fact, some American doctors say that 50% of illnesses have____ to do with polluted indoor air. A lot of pollution comes from indoor activities ___ smoking and cooking. As most people ___ about 80-90% of their time inside buildings, it is important to take indoor air pollution seriously, too. Air pollution influences our health ____ . When the air is polluted, not only young children and old people suffer from it, ____ people with health problems suffer as well. Indoor air pollution can ____ people's eyes, noses and throats. Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, can also lead to lung cancer（肺癌）and heart disease! In the great London fog in 1952, 4,000 people died in a few days ____ the pollution! ____ is said that half a million young children and women die each year in India because of indoor air pollution!
A．pollution B．sadness C．illness D．business
A．too B．none C．also D．neither
A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything
A．as well as B．such as C．instead of D．for example
A．take B．cost C．give D．spend
A．in many ways B．in many things C．in many houses D．by the way
A．and B．but C．or D．until
A．hit B．hurt C．polluted D．destroyed
A．because of B．thanks to C．related to D．or
A．This B．That C．What D．It
Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist（打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of deafness.
“Early on I decided not to allow the 1 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 2 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion（酷爱）for music grew. But I also began to lose my 3 . Doctors told me that the nerve damage(神经损伤) was the 4 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never left me.”
“My 5 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I learned to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 6 the pitch of a note（音调高低）by the vibrations（振动）I feel through my body and through my imagination. My sound world exists by making use of almost every 7 that I have.”
“I decided to be a musician even though I was deaf, and applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 8 this before and some teachers disagreed with me. Because of my performance, I finally entered the academy and went on to 9 with the academy’s highest honors a few years later.”
“I’ve been a soloist for more than ten years. 10 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t mean that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be limited by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”
A．conditions B．opinions C．advantages D．recommendations
A．enjoying B．choosing C．taking D．giving
A．sight B．hearing C．touch D．taste
A．evidence B．result C．excuse D．cause
A．job B．opinion C．promise D．goal
A．tell B．see C．hear D．smell
A．feeling B．effort C．sense D．idea
A．done B．accepted C．advised D．refused
A．study B．offer C．graduate D．educate
A．As B．Although C．Because D．Since
Once there was a grasshopper(蚱蜢), who was the best hopper(跳跃者) in the world. She taught __16__ grasshoppers how to hop. Soon all grasshoppers were hopping well, so she felt very proud.
Then one day an eagle appeared. She immediately decided to teach the eagle how to hop, __17__she was sure that hopping was the key to __18___ . But every time she __19___ the eagle to hop, he just said, “There is no need. You are satisfied with hopping, but I can fly. “
“Stop this silly talking of flying!” screamed the grasshopper. “Flying is__20__ in your imagination. “
The next day, some of the grasshoppers went to talk to the eagle. “How is it that you don’t know how to hop, yet you still talk of flying? It is ___21___our teacher’s orders.”
“Hopping is useful and can make you happy, but when you can fly, it is no longer___22___.” said the eagle.
“Tell us more,” said the grasshoppers.
The eagle began telling them what the world___23___the grass fields was like. It was a world that included mountains, rivers and oceans(海洋).
Then the eagle took one___24___grasshopper in his powerful wings to the sky. The grasshopper could see the mountains, rivers and oceans that the eagle ___25___.
After the eagle landed, he saw a spark (闪光) in the grasshopper’s eyes. The grasshopper told others what he had seen in the sky. Therefore, the grasshoppers dreamt of flying in the sky.
A．another B．other C．others D．the other
A．as B．and C．or D．because of
A．business B．weakness C．happiness D．succeed
A．confused B．told C．advised D．asked
A．just B．even C．hardly D．ever
A．for B．well with C．against D．down
A．helpful B．dangerous C．necessary D．safe
A．on B．through C．across D．beyond
A．strong B．brave C．attractive D．beautiful
A．imagined B．had talked C．told D．had described
My name is Li Ming. I’m a student 21 the No. 1 Middle School. There are many 22 in our school: the English Club, the Art Club, the Music Club 23 more. I’m in the Music Club.
24 have a talent (才艺) show at our school every 25 . The students from those different (不同的) clubs can 26 their talents. They can sing, dance and 27 pictures. They can 28 the guitar (吉他), the piano and the drums (鼓). We all like the 29 very much. This year I 30 to sing an English song at the show. I hope they’ll like my song.
A．with B．of C．for D．to
A．students B．people C．clubs D．teachers
A．but B．or C．and D．so
A．We B．You C．They D．She
A．day B．week C．month D．year
A．speak B．show C．find D．look
A．take B．buy C．draw D．watch
A．make B．play C．have D．cut
A．picture B．football C．school D．show
A．want B．help C．run D．let
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s disappointment,she said she would go. This 16 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 17 his mother and he felt ashamed of her 18 . Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a scar(疤痕)that 19 nearly the right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 20 why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of the scar, but the little boy was still 21 and hid himself from everyone, 22a conversation between his mother and the teacher.
The teacher asked 23 ,“How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother answered,“When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 24 afraid to go in because the fire was 25 ，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless but 26 , a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched（摸着） the 27 side of her face. “This scar will be 28 ,but to this day, I have never regretted what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her mother in his arms and 29a great sense of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the 30 of the day.
A．would B．could C．should D．must
A．noticed B．greeted C．accepted D．met
A．look B．appearance C．clothes D．smile
A．included B．passed C．covered D．decorated
A．talk about B．think about C．care about D．hear about
A．surprised B．sad C．happy D．embarrassed(尴尬)
A．listening to B．looking at C．hearing D．watching
A．carefully B．seriously C．nervously D．anxiously（焦急的）
A．so B．much C．quite D．too
A．out of control B．under control C．in control D．over control
A．surely B．hopefully C．luckily D．unluckily
A．left B．crying C．wiped D．burned
A．ugly B．lasting (持久的) C．serious D．frightening
A．felt B．realized C．enjoyed D．told
A．others B．other C．rest D．following
Never try to work when you are very hungry .If you 36 your homework right after school, you may want to have a snack before getting to work. Always do your homework 37 you get tired.____38____wait until very late in the evening ,or the assignment(功课)will seem much39 than it really is .Break your time into manageable(易处理的) period .If you have more than 40，give yourself a break after an hour .On the other hand ,don't break it up_41 that you can’t get anything done .You should be able to work at least half an hour at a time 42 .Don't put it off 43 the last minute .If you put off doing your homework ,you will always think of it ,and you won’t enjoy your44 so much .If you put it off until the end of the week until right before a test ,you will have too much work to do for the exam .A little bit each night ,enough to keep up with what is happening each day in school ,will take the fear out of tests and keep you on top of it all .Do your hamework__45 every day .This will help you make it a habit .It will make it easier to do ,and it will make free time more enjoyable as well.
A．decided doing B．decide to do C．have done D．did
A．after B．when C．before D．because
A．Not B．Please C．Always D．Don't
A．hard B．harder C．easy D．easier
A．one hour work B．an hour work C．an hour's work D．a work of an hour
A．so much B．so 1ittle C．so often D．so well
A．without stopping B．with stop C．stop D．without stop
A．for B．on C．at D．until
A．lunch B．free time C．meals D．snack
A．at a time B．at the same time C．once D．in the same way