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）
The program “China Year in Russia” has ended, but the cultural r between the two countries grow stronger. “Chinese fever (中国热)” continues in Russia.
Fifty-year-old Wei Dehan has studied Chinese culture for thirty years. He was a the first Russians to open a Chinese teahouse in Moscow. That was in 1995. He also teaches Chinese language and Tai Chi (太极). During “China Year in Russia,” he set up a m
introducing Chinese culture. It’s popular with local r
.
In Russia, young people who can speak Chinese are n by every industry (产业). Young people who are able to speak Chinese language find jobs e
. Some 15,000 people a
Chinese language classes in Russia. The Confucius Institute (孔子学院), the worldwide Chinese language and culture education center, has been set up in thirteen of Russia’s u
and colleges.
Besides the language, Chinese w of life is becoming a common factor (因素) in the daily lives of Russian people. Green tea, Chinese food and Tai Chi are becoming more and more popular.
Russian newspapers and magazines praised “China Year in Russia” as a timely event. They said that the program deepened (加深) understanding between the people of the two countries. It also opens the way for f culture exchanges.
Club activities after class hours are an important part of our school life. There are a number of sports and cultural study clubs that students may__.Students are free to choose the clubs they are
in．Nobody forces you to choose this club or that one. Some students join two or more while only a very few
join any clubs at all. The students organize (安排) all the clubs by
without the help of teachers.
The clubs meet two to four times a week after school. Many students feel that club activities are the most enjoyable part of Senior High School life. When we asked them the: "What interests you most in daily life?" There were their answers:
Classes: 28%; Teachers: 24%; Club activities: 38% and others 10%, Young people spend a lot of time in club activitiesand they often become true friends. In China, people believe that true friends are people who have had similar life experiences. These friendships often
a long time after graduation. Many graduates say their best memories of Senior High School life are the days they spent together. Some students become lifelong friends because
this.
Dear Sir/Madam，
I am writing to tell you about our experience on Train 2315 the other day. It is a train_____ goes from Winston to Stenberg.
This train was never late before， but last Thursday it did not get to the station____time and my friends and I had to wait for nearly fifty minutes. The train was supposed to____
_the station at 9：10 am but it was 10：30 am when it set off（出发） in the end. Officials at the station neither said sorry to us___
__gave us any reason for the delay(延误). On our way to Stenberg it stopped for ___
___ thirty minutes and still nobody told us why.
What’s more， the service on the train was also very poor. The trip more than five hours. However， we could buy__
___but some soft drinks on the train. Worst of all， something was wrong with the air conditioning(空调) and the temperature reached 38℃ before we arrived in Stenberg.
All the passengers on the train were so angry that they asked me to write this letter to your company. We hope you can give us some explanations and improve your work later.
We are looking forward to___from you.
Yours，
John Armstrong
The earth moves round the s . When our part of the earth turns to the sun, it is d
.When our part of the earth turns a
from the sun, it is night. The sun is much bigger than the moon. But sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because it is much n
to the earth. The sun is very bright. It gives very strong l
. The moon looks quite bright, but it d
give any light at all. The light from the moon comes f
the sun. The moon looks much bigger and brighter t
the stars. But in fact the stars are a lot bigger and brighter than the m
. They look smaller than the moon because they are f
away from the earth.
Since her husband died , Mrs. Jackson （live）alone in her big old house . The house was bought by her husband almost fifty years ago. For the sake of safety , her daughter has tried hard to ask her to sell the house
buy a new and small one in the town . But Mrs. Jackson doesn’t like the idea . She says that she has to look after her
(husband) old house . But these days , she often hears of stories about unknown people
steal things around here.
That was cold day before Christmas Eve . Around four o’clock in the afternoon , Mrs. Jackson was enjoying the Christmas music
someone knocked at the door . She heard the sound but didn’t move . Another knock . Who could it be ? Mrs. Jackson was a bit afraid . She decided not to answer the door but kept
(wait) .
One minute another minute and yet another minute , (something) happened and no more knocks . She walked quietly to the door , and listened . She heard nothing but the wind outside . She
(slow) unfastened (打开) the door and watched through the crack (缝隙) . She then gave a surprised cry and threw the door wide open ! At the door , she saw a tall , beautiful Christmas! Under the tree was a Christmas card with these
(word) :
Merry Christmas !
Your new neighbour
A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper to look for a boy to work in his office . From nearly（五十）people , he chose one and refused the
（其他）.
“I should like to know ,” said one of his （朋友）, “ Why do you
（更喜欢）that boy ? He didn’t have a letter or a recommendation .”
“You’re wrong,” said the gentleman . “ He had a great many . He closed the door（在……后面）him . That showed that he was careful . He gave his seat at once to that old man . I found that he was kind and thoughtful . He took off his cap when he came in and answered my question at once. That showed he was
（礼貌的）and friendly .”
“I threw some books on the floor by myself and some people went over them , but that boy picked them up and put them on the table . He waited quietly for his turn （代替）of pushing. When I talked to him，I found his
（衣服）were tidy , his hair was
（刷，梳）clearly and his finger nails were clean . I think these are more important
（比）a letter and a recommendation.”
