You'd never know that Lisa Davis，a judo（柔道） teacher and club owner，used to be bullied（欺侮） at school and couldn't protect herself at all．In junior high school，children would often laugh at her as she was rather（31） ．One day，four elder children stopped her while she walking down a quiet street．They（32） her schoolbag over a high fence and began pushing her around，saying that they would（33） her up．
"I couldn't make them stop and this wasn't the first time it had happened，"Lisa said．"That day I decided to do（34） about it．I talked to my brother and he said I ought to learn to protect myself．He suggested that I take up judo，so I joined a club．Though I felt（35） at first，it gave me confidence（信心），and I（36） losing weight as I got fitter．I found judo very helpful．When the bullies（37） that I was learning judo，they soon left me alone．
As time went on，Lisa became（38） interested in judo that she opened her own club．Lisa said，"Many young people（39） to protect themselves； it keeps them fit and builds their confidence．I teach them that judo is an excellent way of protecting themselves，but they（40） use their talent to start fights or join in．Judo is a form of self﹣protection，and they must use it only when necessary．
31．A．thin |
B．weak |
C．disabled |
D．overweight |
32．A．threw |
B．took |
C．pulled |
D．handed |
33．A．give |
B．call |
C．beat |
D．cheer |
34．A．nothing |
B．something |
C．anything |
D．everything |
35．A．unfair |
B．unlucky |
C．uncomfortable |
D．unexpected |
36．A．missed |
B．started |
C．regretted |
D．imagined |
37．A．worked out |
B．thought out |
C．looked out |
D．found out |
38．A．so |
B．such |
C．quite |
D．rather |
39．A．what |
B．when |
C．where |
D．how |
40．A．won't |
B．mustn't |
C．mightn't |
D．needn't． |
根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个最恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
Miss Wang recently had a worrying experience.
One morning, just as she arrived at her ___(1)__, Wang noticed some missed calls from her mother. “It must be something very important,” she thought to herself.
Right away, she called her mother __(2)__ quite worriedly. To her surprise, Wang found her mother only wanted her charger (充电器), which Wang took to the office by mistake.
When Wang hurried home from her office, she found her mother’s __(3)__ was still 70% charged. And her mother was worried that it would run out of power as she continued using it.
Now Wang realizes the seriousness of the problem. Her mother ___(4)___ eight hours a day playing games, reading news and watching short videos online. And her mother has problems like poor eyesight, headache and so on.
This story is not special and Wang’s mother is not ___(5)__. She is just one in a growing population of the old who lose themselves in playing with phones. As the old have ___(6)___ chances to join in social activities, a smart phone is the best way to kill time.
But too much time on phone can cause many problems. “Be careful when using your phones, ___(7)__ you will be easily fooled!” Although the old are always warned like this, online frauds (欺骗) still happen to them. Now there are more family problems. Action should be taken.
For the old, they should control their screen time and get enough rest. The young, for their part, should often visit the old, and help them learn more about online safety so that they can ___(8)___ themselves. Also, the young can do more activities with the old like talking, walking and traveling, or encourage them to learn something at the universities for the aged.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Max Woosey is a 12-year-old boy. He has slept outside in storms, snow and heat waves, but now he’s coming indoors.
After two years of ___(1)___ (sleep) in a tent, Max, who has raised over £700,000, is about to remember what a bed ___(2)__ (feel) like. “I’m still going to be in my tent a lot,” said Max. “But now I’ve done two years. If there’s a big, ___(3)___ (danger) storm coming, I may come inside.”
Max began camping out in March 2020. At that time,__(4)__ old neighbor of his, Rick Abbott, who was ____(5)___ (serious) ill, gave Max a tent and told him to take a risk with it. Later Max decided to camp out to raise money ____(6)___ the hospital that cared for Rick. Max didn’t think he would keep going a long time, ____(7)___ it went on and on.
Over the two years, Max has been through around 15 tents and has had camping ____(8)___ (trip) in many places. He even slept on a hotel balcony (阳台). His dad joined ___(9)___ in the tent during last month’s Storm Eunice, with Max joking that he ___(10)___ (wake) up not by the wind but by his dad’s snoring (鼾声)!
用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。
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(1). Remember to ________ the lights before you leave the office.
(2). Everyone was touched by that great erhu ________ performance.
(3). I could hear the sound of the rain beating ________ my window heavily.
(4). Among the three actors, Mr. Black is ________.
(5). I ________ the sentence three times, but he still doesn’t understand it.
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。
In the small villages of Kenya (肯尼亚), Africa, most kids want to read books. But no roads go to their homes, only miles and miles of sand. Cars and trucks are not useful, s___(1)___ library books arrive on the backs of camels. Camels can handle (应付) the sand and the books. Two camels, a camel driver, and a librarian (图书管理员) w___(2)___ to the villages together. One camel carries about 180 kilos of books, and the other carries a tent. At each village, the librarian sets up the tent and shows the b___(3)___ to the kids inside. Two weeks later, the camels c___(4)___ back with new books.
Some people in the mountains of northern Thailand (泰国) get books in a d___(5)___ way. Their “l___(6)___” are carried by elephants. These animals can handle the difficult journey. Because they are large, they can carry many books in metal cases (金属箱). The metal protects the books from the heavy rains that f___(7)___ in the area.
Indonesia (印度尼西亚) has its own difficulties. The country has over 17,000 islands. Most people t___(8)___ by boat and they also carry their books by boat. A library boat holds(容纳) about 500 books in boxes. Boxes of books are left in villages and are traded (交换) for new books a few weeks l___(9)___.
For people who live far and can’t get to a library, a library that comes to them brings more than books. It brings a whole w____(10)___ of information.
完成对话在空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词（含缩写词）。
Bob, an exchange student from the UK, is at Li Ming’s home in Chengdu. They are talking about the photos on the wall.
B-Bob L-Li Ming
B: What are you picking in the photo?
L: Mulberries. Mulberries like these taste delicious.
B: Oh, really? Are mulberries ___(1)___ fruit in Chengdu?
L: Yes, there are a lot every May. You know Sichuan has a long history of silk culture. Silk from Chengdu became famous __(2)___ as early as 2,000 years ago. I mean nearly all the people in the country knew it! And mulberry ___(3)___ are the main food for silkworms.
B: I see. Where did you pick the mulberries?
L: Inside an ecological（生态的）park in Chengdu. ___(4)___ like picking mulberries and feeding silkworms are hot in May.
B: Wow! The ecological park ___(5)___ like a great place. What else can you do in the park?
L: You can rent（租）a piece of land and grow crops or vegetables. Some experts will give you help if necessary. This way, you can learn more about ___(6)___.
B: That’s a good way to ___(7)___ the life on the farm. It may help you forget the pressure in life and feel ___(8)___.
L: That’s true. It has many ___(9)___. It also produces food for the city and makes the city greener.
B: Could you ___(10)___ me there this weekend? I can’t wait to visit the ecological park.
L: No problem.