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Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, and (thousand) of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. About 170 kinds in the US alone
(consider) in danger.
Why should people care? we need animals, and if they are gone, there will never be any more. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature.
(destroy) one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed
rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied (繁殖)
(quick).
Luckily, some people are working (help) save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about
problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few
(country) have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger
(be) growing.
语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分),答案写在答题卡对应的空格中!!
One day, Mr. Robinson had to travel somewhere _______ business by air. He liked sitting by the window when he was flying, so when he got onto the plane, he looked for a window seat. He found all of them ___
___(take) except one. There was a soldier ___
____ (sit) in the seat beside this one. __
___ Mr. Robinson’s surprise, the soldier didn’t take the one by the window; but, anyhow, he at once went towards it.
When he reached it, _______, he saw there was a notice on it. It was written in ink and said, “This seat is preserved(保留)for proper load balance(平衡), thank you.” Mr. Robinson had never seen such an ____
__(usual) notice in a plane before, but he thought that the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in it, so he walked on ___
___(find) an empty seat.
______ the plane took off, two or three people tried to sit in the seat beside the soldier. But they also read the notice and went on. When the plane was nearly full, a very beautiful girl hurried into the plane. The soldier, __
__ was watching the passengers coming in, ___
___(quick) took the notice off the seat beside him and in this way succeeded in having the company(陪伴) of the girl during the whole trip.
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Yesterday was my 18th birthday. As Father and Mother thought it was a big occasion for me,they suggested I (hold) a birthday party at home to celebrate it. For several days they had been busy
(prepare) for this. By 4 o’clock I was pleased to see all my friends had come
a lot of beautiful presents. Mother cooked us a big meal.
We (spend) a wonderful night together, eating and talking
(happy). The most exciting moment was when Mother put a big birthday cake on the table and all my friends began to sing Happy Birthday. Seeing the 18 candles burning, I couldn’t keep back my tears. Without Mother and Father’s love, I
(not lead) such a happy life now. Mother asked me to make a wish
I blew out all the candles. After that,everyone enjoyed the sweet birthday cake and shared my happiness.
I am eighteen years old now, means I’ve become an adult and have more
(responsibility) .I’ll do
(me) best to return my parents’ love and live up to their expectations.
In the distant past, friends relied on each other for their survival. They hunted together and defended each other against ____________(danger) animals and enemies. In those days, if you didn’t have a friend ,you would either starve, be eaten__
__________ killed. Nowadays, friendship isn’t __
___________(exact)a matter of life and death .However. friendship is still of great importance and not having a friend is something to be _
___________(concern ) about. Most people look upon a friend as someone they can depend when they are going _
_____________ times of trouble .In such times, friends provide them with emotional support and sometimes financial help. It is in these troubled times __
__________they find out who their true friends are. As an old saying
_________________(go),in times of prosperity, friends will be plenty: in times of _
______________(suffer), not one in twenty. And there is another saying
____________ says you can hardly make a friend in a year, but you can easily upside one in an hour. So do your best to get along with and be grateful to all those ___
____________ are willing to side with you even when you are in the wrong as they are true friends and they are not easily come by.
Eating habits are different in different countries. The Chinese have a (say) –Eat good things for breakfast, “eat a big meal for lunch, but eat
(little) at dinner. Many Americans agree that one should start the day with a good breakfast,
their ideas about lunch and dinner are
(difference).
Most Americans only give (they) a short time for lunch. So they eat a small lunch. After work they will have more time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family
(talk) about their day is a way to take
good rest after a long hard day of work.
Eating at restaurants (be) also different. In China, people like to talk and laugh while eating. Very often you can hear people talking and laughing _
(loud), and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this. They want a quiet place
they can eat a good meal far away from the noises of the outside world.
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Babara: You look (tire). What’s the matter with you?
Bob: Nothing serious. I want to have a job after graduation. I am under great pressure.
Babara: Do you find that is difficult to find a suitable job this year?
Bob: Yes. Now college graduates (encourage) to start their own business, which sounds really good for us. At the same time, we can get some valuable social
_and we may also know more about ourselves and society.
Babara: Yes, but it is not as easy _you imagine. For college students there are a lot of problems, especially the one of not having enough money. And our education doesn’t provide enough knowledge on how to solve it.
Bob: Maybe you are right. But our government allows college graduates to borrow money from banks maybe some can get money from their parents.
Babara: But you have to pay back the money sooner or . So some college graduates prefer to live a
(peace) life rather than start their own businesses through job-hunting which is competitive.
Bob: Oh, they don’t have dreams. But I have made _my mind to achieve my dream.How about you?
Babara: Well, it always takes time to consider before _(make) a decision.