选词填空：Diligent,preclude,pursuit,prestige,dedication（1）The potential spread of weapons of mass destruction continues to cast a shadow over the ____ of peace.（2）I shall always appreciate your sympathetic and ____ assistance.（3）Nothing can ____ a man of strong will from attaining his clear goal.（4）The admirable ____ of that scientist to this field is well worth carrying forward.（5）Meanwhile,she enjoyed a high ____ in the film industry.

Listen to a short passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for its general idea. When it is read for the second time, fill in the blanks with the exact words you hear. When it is read for the third time, check what you have written.Nothing succeeds like confidence. When you are truly and justifiably confident, it radiates from you like sunlight, and attracts success to you like a magnet. It's so important to 1)_____________ yourself. Believe that you can do anything under any 2)_____________, because if you believe you can, then you really will. That belief just keeps you 3)_____________ success, and then pretty soon you can get it. Confidence is more than an attitude. It comes from knowing exactly where you are going, and how you are going to get there. It comes from 4) _____________ purpose. It comes from a strong commitment to take 5)_____________, rather than just let life happen.One way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you. Confidence does not equal self-importance. Self-importance is born out of fear and 6)_____________, while confidence comes from strength and 7)_____________. Confidence is not just believing you can do it. Confidence is knowing you can do it, and knowing that you are capable of 8)_____________ anything you want.Anything can be achieved through focused, determined effort, commitment and self-confidence. If your life is not what you 9)_____________, you have the power to change it, and you must make such changes on a moment by moment basis. Live with your goals and your plan of action, and live each moment with your 10) _____________ in mind, then you will have the life you want.

Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the languages he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people. In the same way, when children learn to do all the other things, they learn to do without being taught-to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle-compare those performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his own mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not. If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let's end this nonsense of grades, exams, marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know. 1. What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things？A. by copying what other people doB. by making mistakes and having them correctedC. by listening to explanations from skilled peopleD. by asking a great many questions2. According to the writer, teachers in school shouldA. allow children to learn from each otherB. point out children's mistakes whenever foundC. correct children's mistakes as soon as possibleD. give children more book knowledge3. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are _______. A. not really important skills B. more important than other skillsC. basically different from learning adult skills D. basically the same as learning other skills4. Exams, grades, and marks should be abolished because children's progress should only be estimated by ________. A. educated persons B. the children themselves C. teachers D. parents

Rockwatch一The Best Club on Earth If you are a young person and interested in geology(地质学)，then Rockwatch is the club for you. When you join new memberships receive a Rockwatch Rox file each. This has the information and top tips you will need to start enjoying geology. It’s designed to serve as your own field notebook as well. In it you will find your membership card, full colour nuni-map, thumbs up guide and fact cards. Rockwatch Magazine: Our lively magazine is mailed to members three times a year. They can read reports and news from around the world, and articles on everything from diamonds to dinosaurs, earthquakes to erosion. Rockwatch Events: With each magazine you will receive a Rockwatch events calendar. Rocky activities suitable for families are listed and include road shows and guided walks The Rockwatch Rock Artist:are you an artist, or a photographer? This is your chance to become Rockwatch Rock Artist of the year and win amazing prizes in our annual competition. Special Offer: Rockwatch members can have specially discounted Wildlife Watch membership. Watch is the big gest environmental action club for young people, with 100 groups across the country. You can join both clubs together by filling in the boxes in the membership form.【小题1】Rockwatch is a magazine telling about things related to A．geology B．agriculture C．politics D．economics 【小题2】What activities are specially arranged for Rockwatch member interested in photography? A．Guided walks. B．Rocky activities. C．Yearly competitions. D．Academic workshops. 【小题3】When applying for Wildlife Watch membership, a Rockwatch member can enjoy A．free memhership B．a special discount C．a Rock Artist prize D．guided road shows 【小题4】You may join both Rockwatch and Wildlife Watch clubs by A．calling the two clubs B．applying separately C．providing references D．filling in one form

从方框中选择恰当的单词或短语填空。 too much a little enough too many not many 1. The dish was very salty, because he put____salt in it. 2. After school, Sue felt hungry. But she ate just____food. 3. Little Tom ate____eggs today and he didn't feel well. 4. There is not ____milk for my baby. You'd better buy some. 5. There are____swimmers in the pool. It's a little cold today.

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳答案。 B Rockwatch—The Best Club on Earth If you are a young person and interested in geology (地质学) ,then Rockwatch is the club for you. When You Join New memberships receive a Rockwatch Rox file each. This has the information and top tips you will need to start enjoying geology. It’s designed to serve as your own field notebook as well. In it you will find your ·membership card ·full colour mini-map ·thumbs up guide ·fact cards Rockwatch Magazine Our lively magazine is mailed to members three times a year. They can read reports and news from around the world, and articles on everything from diamonds to dinosaurs(恐龙), earthquakes to erosion (水土流失). Rockwatch Events With each magazine you will receive a Rockwatch events calendar. Rocky activities suitable for families are listed and include road shows and guided walks. The Rockwatch Rock Artist Are you an artist, or a photographer? This is your chance to become Rockwatch Rock Artist of the Year and win amazing prizes in our annual competition. Special Offer Rockwatch members can have specially discounted Wildlife Watch membership. Watch is the biggest environmental action club for young people, with 100 groups across the country. You can join both clubs together by filling in the boxes in the membership form. (1) Rockwatch is a magazine telling about things related to________. A. geologyB. agricultureC. politicsD. economics(2) What activities are specially arranged for Rockwatch members interested in photography?A. Guided walks.B. Rocky activities.C. Yearly competitions.D. Academic workshops.(3) When applying for Wildlife Watch membership, a Rockwatch member can enjoy ________.A. free membershipB. a special discountC. a Rock Artist prizeD. guided road shows(4) You may join both Rockwatch and Wildlife Watch clubs by ________.A. calling the two clubsB. providing referencesC. applying separatelyD. filling in one form

Is is the vision (设想) of the Public Transit Police Department to achieve a transit system free from crime and disorder.Transit Police programs are designed to enhance safety,increase riders and preserve the quality of our system’s structure.Transit has its own police force committed to the safety of its customers and drivers,serving seven countries and 85.cities in the region.There are 2.3.full-time officers,1.4.6 part-time officers and five administrative (行政的) staff,devoted to one thing:public safety.You’ve probably seen Transit Police officers patrolling (巡逻) bus routes in cars or on foot.During visits with drivers,Transit Police officer ride along or they step on board to greet drivers and passengers.Sometimes officers patrol out of uniform — one could be on your next bus.The fare inspectors on Hiawatha light-rail trains are Transit Police officers.Every new Public Transit bus has an onboard security camera.Videotapes from these cameras help Transit Police identify and charge criminals.Downtown patrols built up in early 2.002.have improved the quality of life for downtown residents and transit customers.Ten full-time police officers are assigned to the Minneapolis and St.Paul downtown areas,to ensure public security.Downtown arrests have gone from 4.90 in April to September 2.001.to 94.1.during the same period in 2.002..26.The responsibility of the police force of Public Transit is to ______.A.enhance public security B.build a free transit systemC.control the number of riders D.ensure a convenient transit system27.Sometimes patrolling officers on buses are unnoticed because ______.A.they look like fare inspectorsB.they don’t wear uniformC.they are polite to passengersD.they often take a back seat28.The purpose of installing a camera inside the new buses is to ______.A.keep a close watch over the road aheadB.take pictures of the passengers on boardC.increase the efficiency of the transit systemD.help the transit police detect criminals29.Two figures are mentioned in the last paragraph to indicate ______.A.the Public Transit system’s efficiencyB.the success of Transit Police programC.the police’s emphasis on security of downtown areasD.the worsening security condition of the area30.The best title for the passage might be ______.A.Police and Security B.New Security MeasuresC.Transit Police Security Program D.Crime-free Public Transit System

Air pollution is deteriorating in many places around the world. The fact that public parks in cities become crowded as soon as the sun shines proves that people long to breathe in green, open spaces. They do not all know what they are seeking but they flock there, nevertheless. And, in these surroundings, they are generally both peaceful and peaceable. It is rare to see people fighting in a garden. Perhaps struggle unfolds first, not at an economic or social level, but over the appropriation of air, essential to life itself. If human beings can breathe and share air, they don’t need to struggle with one another. Unfortunately, in our western tradition, neither materialist nor idealist theoreticians give enough consideration to this basic condition for life. As for politicians, despite proposing curbs on environmental pollution, they have not yet called for it to be made a crime. Wealthy countries are even allowed to pollute if they pay for it. But is our life worth anything other than money? The plant world shows. us in silence what faithfulness to life consists of. It also helps us to a new beginning, urging us to care for our breath, not only at a vital but also at a spiritual level. The interdependence to which we must pay the closest attention is that which exists between ourselves and the plant world. Often described as " the lungs of the planet" , the woods that cover the earth offer us the gift of breathable air by releasing oxygen. But their capacity to renew the air polluted by industry has long reached its limit. If we lack the air necessary for a healthy life, it is because we have filled it with chemicals and undercut the ability of plants to regenerate it. As we know, rapid deforestation combined with the massive burning of fossil fuels is an explosive recipe for an irreversible disaster. The fight over the appropriation of resources will lead the entire planet to hell unless humans learn to share life, both with each other and with plants. This task is simultaneously ethical and political because it can be discharged only when each takes it upon herself or himself and only when it is accomplished together with others. The lesson taught by plants is that sharing life expands and enhances the sphere of the living, while dividing life into so-called natural or human resources diminishes it. We must come to view the air, the plants and ourselves as the contributors to the preservation of life and growth, rather than a web of quantifiable objects or productive potentialities at our disposal. Perhaps then we would finally begin to live, rather than being concerned with bare survival.1、What does the author assume might be the primary reason that people would struggle with each other?A.To get their share of clean air.B.To pursue a comfortable life.C.To gain a higher social status.D.To seek economic benefits.2、What does the author accuse western politicians of?E.Depriving common people of the right to clean air.F.Giving priority to theory rather than practical action.G.Offering preferential treatment to wealthy countries.H.Failing to pass laws to curb environmental pollution.3、What does the author try to draw our closest attention to?I.The massive burning of fossil fuels.J.Our relationship to the plant world.K.The capacity of plants to renew polluted air.L.Large-scale deforestation across the world.4、How can human beings accomplish the goal of protecting the planet according to the author?M.By showing respect for plants.N.By preserving all forms of life.O.By tapping all natural resources.P.By pooling their efforts together.5、What does the author suggest we do in order not just to survive?Q.Expand the sphere of living.R.Develop nature’s potentials.S.Share life with nature.T.Allocate the resources.

The creators of social networks perhaps did not ___ that their creations would bring these problems. Doing away with social media may not be practical, but some form of regulation should be put into place to ensure that people can really benefit from the technology.