短文填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。（本大题共5分，每格0.5分）
T of years ago, the ancient people of Babylon and Egypt studied the stars in the sky and created the zodiac(黄道带). At first, it was u
to count time. L
, many used the stars to describe a person’s character and to say what will happen in the f
.
A person’s zodiac is connected to his or her birth d . Some believe this sign can t
us about a person’s character. For example, some think that a person b
under the sign of Aries（白羊座） (between March 21and April 20) is adventurous(爱冒险的，大胆的). A person born under Cancer（巨蟹座） (between June 22 and July 23) is k
and home-loving.
Not everyone b that your birth describes your character, but reading your horoscope（星象） can still be a lot of f
.
根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。Mr. Wu had no (choose) but to work extra hours in order to finish it on time.
To break the (silent), the teacher told a joke and the students all laughed right away.
My father is much_______ (strict) with us than usual because of the important exam.
We hope that we live in a (peace) world and say goodbye to wars forever.
根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。When Johnson faces difficulty, he always has__________(勇气) to solve it.
I'm strongly _________ (反对) smoking because it may cause cancer.
Most people believe that colours (无疑地) influence our everyday life in many ways.
My classmate Kitty has been (缺席) from school for a week because of her illness.
根据中文及首字母提示，完成句子。As a m_____ of fact, she didn’t know the thing at all.
China has developed a lot because of our country’s one-child p_____.
As we know, _____ (无一人) of us likes pollution.
Look! The factory is pouring (废弃的) water into the river.
Loud noises can cause high _____ (血) pressure as well.
语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
A poor young man went to Paris, (expect) that his father’s friend could help him find a business for living.
“Are you (well ) at maths?” his father’s friend asked him.
The young man shook his head.
“How is your history?” “What your law(法律)?”
The young man lowered his head (sad).
his father’s friend asked again and again, the young man could shake his head. He
(him) couldn’t find out any advantages.
“Then write down your address first.”
The young man wrote his address and turned to leave, but he was stopped by his father’s friend. “Your name is (write) very beautifully, which is your advantage. You shouldn’t satisfy yourself with finding a job for living.”
Many(year) later, the young man wrote the classical works that were well-known in the world. He was Alexandra Dumas(大仲马), a famous French writer in the 18th century.
In the world, there are many ordinary persons all have many small advantages, but they can’t find them. In fact, there is
gold mine(矿井) in every ordinary life. If you are willing to dig, you will dig out treasures that surprise yourself.
综合填空
David is a school student. He is thirteen y _______ old this year. He
l _____music and sports. He is very busy at
w _______. On Saturday, h e and his parents
p _____ basketball in the morning. After lunch, they
g_______ to the movies together. They have a big
d______at home in the evening. On
S_______ , David has to wash the dog and feed the fish in the
m_______ . He
p______the piano in the afternoon. In the evening, he
d ______ his homework.