Manyyearsago,whenIworkedasavol-优题课

阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容(1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
History is one long story，or （real)，a lot of stories of competing narratives（叙述），about the people who shaped the world we live in．
Family history can give people a sense of history that is much personal than hearing about far off events about （stranger）．Telling your family history is a great way for the younger members of your family （learn）some history and really understand and connect with it．
For example，it’s much more meaningful to discover. the Great Depression meant that your grandparents didn't taste butter until were in their teens than to hear an abstract fact that the Great Depression meant rationing（定量配给）．You feel much more （connect）to a story about your uncle's experience of living in France than a book about it．
（tell) stories of people that you knew or ancestors stories you know is a powerful way to help young people feel a connection to those who came before them，family and otherwise，linking the stories of the past their own experience of the present and imaginings of the future．

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。（不多于3个单词）填空，并将答案填写在答题卡得相应位置上。
You may like reading novels for fun. But you need to get （organize） if you are reading a novel for school. Here (be) some tips.
First, pay attention to characters. What do they do in the novel? What do they want? Everything— is about a character can help us to understand him, from his （appear） to the kind of food he eats.
Besides, the order of the story and the plot are （equal） important. Make sure that as you read, you make quick note of what happens in each chapter. This will help you bring the things you have noticed about the character, setting, language and so on together. It's also an enormous help for you to retell the story after you have read it.
Next, themes. They are ideas that a novel explores. is a must to get the hang of the theme if you want to fully appreciate the novel. Perhaps love is a major theme, or justice, or （survive）.
Furthermore, novels are made up language. Writers use language in a special way (make) their novels work. They may use metaphors(比喻), invent symbols, or show different characters' personalities through their speech styles.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Internet is playing a more and more important part in people’s daily life. It is an ______ (amaze)information resource．Students，teachers，and researchers use it as _____ investigative too1．Journalists use it to find information for stories．Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the ______ (1ate)medical development．Ordinary people use it __ ____shopping，banking，bill-paying，and communicating with family and friends．People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from _______ countries and cultures．However, while there are many positive developments ________ (associate)with the Internet，there are also certain fears and concerns．One concern relates to a lack of control over __________ appears on the Internet．With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs，and with television there are ___ ___ (restrict)on other aspects，for example，what kinds of programs can ________ (broadcast)and at what time of the day．With the Internet，parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable for their children _______ (see)．

语法填空每小题1.5分共15分
A: Now let’s go back to your first novel, Rag Doll. When did you write ?
B: Rag Doll, yes. I wrote it in 1960, a year after I left school.
A: How old were you then?
B: Um, eighteen? Yes, eighteen, because a year later I went to Indonesia.
A: Mm. And of course it was your (experience) in Indonesia that inspired your first film Eastern Moon.
B: Yes, that’s right, although I didn’t (actual) make Eastern Moon until 1978.
A: And you worked in television for a time too?
B: Yes, I started making documentaries for television in 1973, when I was thirty. That was after I gave up farming.
A: Farming?
B: Yes, that’s right. You see, I (stay) in Indonesia for eight years. I met my wife there in 1965, and we came back and bought a farm the west of England, in 1970. It was really kind of experiment .
A: But you gave up three years later.
B: Well, yes. You see it was very hard work, and I was also very busy (work) on my second novel, the Cold Earth, came out in 1975.
A: Yes, that was a best-seller, it?
B: Yes, it was, and that’s why only two years after that I was able to give televisionwork and fix my attention on films and that sort of thing.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Autumn was coming to an end. All the insects and animals were working hard to store food for winter, except the grasshopper(蚱蜢), who spent his days (jump) from leaf to leaf.
One day, an ant happened to pass by. She (pull) a heavy grain of rice. “Could you give me hand, Mr Grasshopper?” asked the ant. “My anthill is just a few trees away, but this is so heavy.”
“You come and play with me for some time, and then I shall gladly help you. Autumn is so beautiful . You should enjoy it,” the grasshopper replied.
“No, sir. You must also start preparing for the winter you want to have enough to eat,” the ant said (serious).
“Nothing doing. Right now it is time (have) fun,” the silly grasshopper replied.
Hearing this, the ant shook her head and went on.
Winter came. The ant stayed her warm anthill and enjoyed her food, the grasshopper had to suffer from cold and hunger. He went out to hunt for food when it was(warm) than usual, but he could hardly find any food and soon became weak with hunger.
“Oh, why did I waste my (day) playing? I should have listened to the ant,” he thought with regret.