完形填空。{共 12 分，每小题 1分)
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。
Making the team
Tick-tock. Tick-tock
Andreas watched the clock moving very slowly. This was his last class of the day - biology. Usually, Andreas really liked biology. But today was _ .Today there were tryouts for the basketball team after school
There was only one thing that Andreas liked more. than biology: basketball: Because of the tryouts ，Andreas had been for months.
Tyrell had been Andreas's best friend since kindergarten. He was also trying out for the basketball team that afternoon. Andreas was glad he'd have his best friend by his .
Suddenly the bell rang and cIass was over. Andreas and Tyrell walked down to the gym: When they got there, Andreas's heart sank (下沉). There were at least 60 boys crowded there, but the basketball team only had for 20 people. Andreas and Tyrell looked at each other. What if only one of them made the team? That would be than not making the team at all.
The coach blew a whistle and the tryouts began. Andreas and. Tyrell were separated into different groups. As soon as he his hands on the basketball, Andreas felt better. This was why he loved the game. All the nights of practicing paid off as he took shots from the 3-point line.
When the tryouts were over, the coach said he was posting a list of who made the team the next day before school. Andreas felt his stomach tighten. He knew he had played well , was it goo d enough?
“It’s OK,” said Tyrell. “I’m sure you made it. I just don’t know if I did.”
“ Playing on the basketball team wouldn’t be any without you,” a little upset.
They walked the rest of the way home in .
The next morning Andreas hurried to school and went to see the . Tyrell’s name was at the very top-----he had made it! But Andreas didn’t see his name anywhere.
“Andreas!” He heard Tyrell’s happy voice. “We it!”
“What do you mean?” asked Andreas. “My name’s not on there.”
Tyrell up the first sheet of paper and pointed to Andrea’s name at the very top of the second sheet. They shouted and gave each other a high-five. They were going to be on the basketball team together.
They shouted and gave each other a high-five. They were going to be on the basketball team together.
A．difficult B．different C．interesting D．terrible
A．practicing B．waiting C． hoping D．insisting
A．group B． seat C． side D． class
A．names B． work C． room D． areas
A．weaker B． 'easier C． happier' D． worse
A．spread B． covered C． showed D． felt
A．and B． but C． or D． so
A．success B． trouble C． fun D． stress
A．public B． silence C． person D．sorrow
A．list B． page C． wall D． gym
A．met B． got C． kept D． made
A．lifted B．picked C． put D． Sent
Sophia Wu,25,is a young Chinese woman who lives with her family in Chile. On February 27,2010, shea night that she would never forget.
“I was asleep and was woken up a strong shaking（震动）at around 3:30 in the morning. My whole was shaking and I couldn't stand still（静止）. I wanted to run down the stairs to go outside but suddenly the light in the room went out. I couldn'tat all.
That night an 8.8-magnitude earthquake happened in Chile. Buildings and bridges fell into pieces. Electricity and water seruices were . The Chilean Red Cross reported that about 500,000 homes were and more than 800 people died.
The earthquake has been the fith since 1900. More than 90 aftershocks（余震）followed the earthquake.
say that there are about 500,000 earthquakes in the world each year. Of these, only 100,000 are felt, and 100 of them cause clamage.
Earthquakes happenthe movement of huge rocks that make up the earth. So far, scientists haven't found a way to predict（预测） earthquakes. But you can learn to keep yourself during an earthquake.A.enjoyedB.experiencedC.missed
A.byB.forC.at
A.bedB.roomC.floor
A.bedB.roomC.floor
A.cut offB.turned offC.used up
A.burnedB.destroyedC.built
A.smallestB.worstC.strongest
A.ScientistsB.Workers C.Drivers
A.in stead ofB.because ofC.in order to
A.protectB. helpC. hide
Choose the best answer according to the passage. （10points）
Maybe you are more interested in sports than in history. You probably think you will never be a top student. In ____, anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. If you can use your time well, you may improve your study ____ much work. Here’s how:
Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week time, you should make a ____ of things that you have to do. First write down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide on a good time for studying. Of course, studying shouldn’t take all your time. Don’t forget to leave yourself enough ____ for hobbies.
Find a good place to study. Look around the house ___ a good study place. Keep this space, which may be a desk __just a corner (角落) of your room. No games, radio, or television! When you sit down to work, think only about the subject!
Make good use of your time in class. Listen_____ to what the teacher says. Careful listening in class means less work later. You also need to take notes in class, because it can ___ it easier for you to learn well.
There are only a few ways mentioned here to ___ you with your studying. I believe you will find ____ other ways besides these.A. fact B. additionC. all
A. with B. without C. as
A. plan B. noise C. list
A. time B. space C. room
A. at B. afterC. for
A. and B. but C. or
A. care B. careful C. carefully
A. make B. to make C. making
A. give B. help C. make
A. any B. every C. some
You are unique (独特的) ! There’s n_______ in the world exactly like you. Everybody is d___
____ from everyone else. That’s good because it makes the world an i___
____ place. There are people t__
_ than you, and shorter than you. Maybe your hair is the s__
__ colour as your friend’s, but maybe it is longer t__
_ his. Another d_
____ is that your hair may be straight and hers may be curly(弯曲).
I am sure you have some friends who are m_______ hard-working than you. And you also have some friends who are as g__
____ at sports as you. But there are also people around you who are not good at anything.
Do you have anything in common with your best friend? Do you both like to f_____ your homework in the classroom after school? Are you both outgoing(外向的)? I think in some ways you’re the same, but in many other ways you are different.
All over the world, people have all kinds of friends. Dogs are people’s honest friends. Cats, elephants, camels, horses, cows are people’s helpful and useful friends. But do you think that computers are people’s friends, too？Now let me tell you about it.
We live in the “computer age”. People, like scientists, teachers, writers and even students, use computers to do work. But more than 30 years ago, couldn’t do much work. They were very big and expensive. Very people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and . And they can do a lot of work. Many people like to use them. people have them at home.
Computers become very important because they can work than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put into them. Computers are very and helpful. It is true that they are our good friends. Do you think so?
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．little
A．many of B．all kinds of C．a lot D．very much
A．scientists B．teachers C．students D．computers
A．few B．little C．a few D．a little
A．cheap B．cheaper C．expensive D．more expensive
A．More and more B．Fewer and fewer C．Less and less D．More or less
A．slow B．slower C．fast D．faster
A．help B．make C．use D．stop
A．study B．to study C．studying D．to eat
A．beautiful B．careful C．interesting D．wonderful
I ____ a good friend at school. He is ___English boy. His ___ is Tom . He is____.We study ___ No.8 Middle School. But we are not in ____ class There. I'm in Class Two. His home is behind ___.Tom's father and mother are teachers. Tom's sister __ a student. She is six. She is a nice ___. Look, today she ___ a while hat.
A．am B．can C．have D．find
A．/ B．a C．an D．the
A．teacher B．name C．man D．girl
A．ninth B．tenth C．thirteen’s D．fourteen
A．at B．on C．to D．in
A．a same B．the different C．different D．the same
A．mine B．my C．me D．I
A．not is B．is not C．are not D．not are
A．boy B．girl C．mother D．woman
A．have on B．is on C．put on D．is in