阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑．选项中有一项为多余项．
What is life's greatest gift？It is choice．Choice is the ability to choose some actions from a set of things to achieve a goal． （56） The reason is that it turns us from dumb animals into artists．Choice
becomes the tool we use to sculpt （ 雕刻）our life．The tool doesn't come free，however，for the price of choice is responsibility． （57） it is enjoyment．
Choice is power．Choice is at the heart of life．It's the creative power of life．Life is always changing and we have to make lots of choices． （58） We often need to check where we are on our journey．We need to ask questions：Am I moving closer to my goals？If not，what action will I take now to make myself realize my goals？
（59） And our life becomes more convenient or comfortable because of them．For example，you decide which stores to shop at and which bus station to go on．But the decisions that we make to sculpt our lives are much more important than deciding where to shop．The more we understand the difference between small and big decisions，the more pleasure we will get．
Life is like a chess game． （60） All chess lovers realize that it isn't necessary to win to enjoy the game．Make the best moves you can under the conditions．Then you can enjoy your life．
A．Why is choice so great？ |
B．The pleasure is in the playing． |
C．In fact，we have to make choices every day． |
D．But when we accept and carry it out，we get a great return． |
E．Because making right choices is more important than working hard． |
F．Every choice we make leads us closer to or farther from our goals． |
 SMILE’s is having a big weekend electronics sale! All CDs, TVs, radios and electronic toys Open from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in Fort Street Mall. |
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 Jackson’s Annual Sale This week only! Men’s and women’s clothing: shoes, coats and sweaters, swimwear, jeans Jewelry: watches, Rings Earrings(耳环) and necklaces Furniture:  Leather sofas, diningtable and chairs, and bookcases Jackson’s on the corner of Main and East Streets. Open from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm |
 Come and see what we have on sale For your office! 30% off (折扣) All office furniture: Desks and bookcases 20% off Office equipment(设备): Typewriters and telephones 10% off Office supplies: Pens, paper and calculators(计算器) Open 10:00 am-5:00 pm Daily ON FIRST STREET |
Jackson’s is a _______________.
| A．cloth store | B．restaurant |
| C．department store | D．used goods market |
If a telephone is ￥150, you can spend ___________ on it at Apple.
| A．￥130 | B．￥100 | C．￥120 | D．￥90 |
Smile’s sale is for ____________ only.
| A．two days | B．seven days | C．five days | D．two weeks |
根据短文内容，问答下列问题。
| NOTICE February 20th,2013 A heavy snowstorm destroyed a village last month. Many people are now sick because they don’t have warm houses to live in, not enough food to eat, and not thick clothes to wear. Also, the hospital was destroyed so they have to travel to other cities for medical help. However, the journey is very difficult and usually takes five or six hours. Next Saturday, students of No. 10 Middle School are going to give a performance. They will sing, dance and play music. The performance will start at 4 p.m. Each ticket will cost 20 Yuan and all the money will go to the people in the snowstorm-hit village. They will use the money to repair the hospital and their houses, and get them some food and clothes. Please join us! CA Charity |
What happened last month?
__________________________________________________________________________What time will the performance begin?
__________________________________________________________________________Will all the money go to the snowstorm-hit village?
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One of the most famous scientists to study adaptations(适应能力) was Charles Darwin(达尔文). He was born in England in 1809. He wasn’t the best student in his school, but when he was 16, his father sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing(观察) nature more than having medical classes. He dropped out without graduating.
Next, Charles’ father sent him to school to become a minister(牧师). This time he made it to graduation, but he didn’t want to do the work of a minister. His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science.
Luckily, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist after graduation. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then around the world. Their task was to make maps of the places they visited.
On December 27th, 1831. Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip was planned to last two years. In fact, it lasted five. During this time, he saw many amazing things. He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to begin his scientific study.
Twenty-three years later, Darwin published a scientific paper with another man named Wallace. Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. They are passed on to offspring(后代). Darwin’s ideas about adaptations are still very important to the study of living things.Darwin was very interested in ____________.
| A．having medical classes | B．the work of a minister |
| C．sailing around the world | D．science and nature |
The trip on the Beagle lasted ____________ years.
| A．five | B．four |
| C．three | D．two |
When Darwin published the scientific paper, he was ____________ years old.
| A．twenty | B．twenty-three |
| C．forty-five | D．fifty |
The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ____________.
| A．adaptations | B．Darwin and Wallace |
| C．animals | D．Darwin’s ideas |
| Articles Wanted School Life Articles should be typewritten (打印的), using only one side of the page. Your name, year of birth, school name (and English teacher), home address and e-mail address must be included. For photos, write the information on the back of each envelope: PLEASE DON’T Fold. Please keep copies of your text, pictures or photos for yourself. The sentence MUST BE WRITTEN with your name on each work, “I promise the above work is completely original (原创的).” If your article is chosen, you will receive a copy of School Life and a special gift. SEND IT ALL SUMMER! For name information, please contact (联系) us! Tel：(02) 92136116 (02) 92674363 E-mail：school life@acpmagazines.com.au Mail：School Life. Box 5252, Sydney, NSW 200 |
All the information about the writer must be included except his/her ____________.
| A．school name | B．e-mail address |
| C．year of birth | D．telephone number |
What is required for the articles wanted according to the passage?
| A．They must be fully created by the writers themselves. |
| B．They must be typed on both sides. |
| C．They must be provided with photos on the back of the envelope |
| D．They must be sent with the copies of texts and pictures. |
According to the passage, you can send your articles ____________.
| A．within 3 weeks | B．all summer |
| C．all the year round | D．during the whole term |
How many ways can you find in the passage to contact School Life?
| A．1. | B．2 | C．3 | D．4. |
Both the young and the old may feel lonely. A three-year-old child will feel lonely when it is left alone, and an old man over eighty years old is often afraid to live alone, too.
Some people feel lonely because they may not have enough time to make friends. Not only the quiet, shy people may feel lonely. Some people are active and outgoing, but they are sometimes afraid to talk and make friends with others. They always try to hold other people away from them. They may seem to have lots of friends, but inside they are hurting.
Are you lonely? If your answer is “yes”, you may need to work hard enough! Here are some tips to think about:
To be wanted and needed is a big answer to loneliness. Is there any way you can help other people? Try to do something helpful for others even if you are very busy. By helping other people, we find friends and lose loneliness.
Do you have an interest or hobby? Find a group of people with this interest and join them.
Live in the real world! The world on the Internet is not a real world and it is very different from the real life. The students asleep in class are mostly those who often surf the net through the night. As a result, they’ll get lost in the real world.
Don’t wait for someone to phone, or write, or email you, you call them. And if they seem too busy, it doesn’t mean you are not welcome. Try another time!
When you’ve done anything wrong to other people, don’t be too proud to say sorry. You must do that even if you find it hard to open your mouth.The main topic of this passage is about ____________.
| A．happiness | B．friends |
| C．loneliness | D．sickness |
According to the passage, some people feel lonely because ___________.
| A．they stay at home all day |
| B．they have too many friends |
| C．they have too much time to meet friends |
| D．they don’t have enough time to make friends |
If you have done something wrong, you should ___________.
| A．say sorry to others | B．do it again |
| C．open your mouth | D．leave at once |
If you don’t want to be lonely, you should __________.
| A．never help others |
| B．find some people with the same interest and join them |
| C．surf the net all the time |
| D．wait for someone to call you |