__1__ to send messages easily, quickly and as often as you like. No __2__ is it necessary to find a pen
or paper, not to __3__ an envelope or stamp.
Are we missing anything by not writing paper letters to people? Must you take the __4__ of writing
them if you want to receive such letters? Most people would probably answer, "No, it is a waste of paper
__5__ , and this is a much better system." It is hard to be against such a viewpoint. However, I would like
to try.
I believe that the kinds of letters people __6__ to write were probably more __7__ than billions of
emails sent today. Of course, when it __8__ to sending quick messages, email is the best. If __9__ is
important, email is particularly useful. __10__, if you want really to touch someone, a letter is more
personal.
__11__ letters are the most personal. If you can type fast, you can put a lot into a letter, but it lacks (缺
少) the special sense that comes from seeing the handwriting. As long as it is understandable, it doesn"t
matter how tidy it is. When someone sits down and just writes to you, you will __12__ that when you are
reading it.
Though I"m a teenager, I admit that I too feel __13__ to receive a letter in the mail. I love seeing my
name written by hand on __14__ . You make yourself a cup of coffee, sit down in a comfortable place,
open your letter , and enjoy everything that the person puts into those words just for you. What a gift!
( ) 2. A. longer
( ) 3. A. say
( ) 4. A. question
( ) 5. A. anyway
( ) 6. A. needed
( ) 7. A. important
( ) 8. A. runs
( ) 9. A. money
( ) 10. A. However
( ) 11. A. Long
( ) 12. A. feel
( ) 13. A. excited
( ) 14. A. a letter
B. much
B. speak
B. trouble
B. too
B. used
B. useful
B. leads
B. meaning
B. So
B. Typed
B. love
B. disappointed
B. a list
C. less
C. talk
C. pleasure
C. simply
C. got
C. helpful
C. comes
C. feeling
C. Therefore
C. Handwritten
C. want
C. puzzled
C. a paper
D. important
D. mention
D. problem
D. just
D. agreed
D. meaningful
D. arrives
D. time
D. But
D. Short
D. like
D. surprised
D. an envelope
write month for take stay | |||
阅读理解。 | |||
Most animals only have animals of a different kind for food. But sometimes two kinds of animals come | |||
1. Is the partnership between two animals good or bad for both sides? _____________________________ | |||
2. Can sheep stop the parasites from troubling them by themselves? _____________________________ | |||
3. Why do any birds like to sit on a sheep? _____________________________ | |||
4. What role(角色)do the small plants inside corals play? _____________________________ | |||
5. How do the small plants help corals? _____________________________ | |||
根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。 | |||
Breakfast is of great importance. It"s one of the most important meal of the day. To build a strong body and keep well, everyone should always have a good breakfast. Eating the right food is necessary (必需) for good health. We may have eggs, bread, milk for our breakfast. Many fathers and mothers don"t get their children to have breakfast because they don"t have breakfast themselves. It"s bad for their health. Without breakfast children may not grow as fast as they should and may not study and play as well in school in the morning as they should. They can be often ill, and when they"re ill, it may take them longer to be in good health again than it takes children with good healthy habits (习惯). | |||
( )1. Breakfast is more important than any other meal. ( )2. A good breakfast means a lot of food. ( )3. Many parents should set a good example for their children, for eating breakfast. ( )4. To build a strong body, people should have agood eating habits. ( )5. In this passage the writer wants to tell us the importance of breakfast. | |||
完形填空。 | |||
We can use many kinds of energy. Most energy in the l today comes from 2 coal and oil. But this will not be so in the year 2050. We will get much of our energy _ 3 water, the sun and the 4 .We will produce atomic(原子) energy, much more coal and 5 as raw material(原始材料)for cloth, plastics and other things. Some 6 of the world are very dry. Very __7_ people live there, 8 there is a lot of sunshine and wind. With 9 atomic energy and energy from the sun and wind, we will be able to bring fresh water from far away or change sea water 10 fresh water. | |||
( )1. A. moon ( )2. A. burning ( )3. A. in ( )4. A. moon ( )5. A. water ( )6. A. parts ( )7. A. few ( )8. A. and ( )9. A. cheap ( )10. A. to | B. sun B. to burn B. from B. cloud B. paper B. places B. little B. but B. expensive B. into | C. world C. boil C. on C. wind C. glass C. hills C. a few C. then C. a little C. from | D. space D. boiling D. to D. snow D. oil D. ground D. a little D. so D. good D. for |
阅读理解。 | |||
We are learning English, but how can we learn English well. A student can know a lot about English, but maybe he can"t speak English. If you want to know how to swim, you must get into the river. And if you want to be a football player, you must play football. So, you see. You can learn English only by using it. You must listen to your teacher in class. You must read your lessons every day. You must speak English to your classmates and you must write something sometimes. Then one day, you may find your English very good. | |||
1.You know a lot about English but maybe . | |||
A.you can speak B.you can study it C.you can"t study it D.you can"t use it | |||
2.You must get into the river . | |||
A.to catch a fish B.to learn how to swim C.to go boating D.to play with water | |||
3.If you want to be a football player, please . | |||
A.buy a good football B.play football C.watch others play football D.put your football away | |||
4.If you want to study English well, you must often . | |||
A.speak English B.write in English C.listen to English D.do all of A.B.C | |||
5.From the passage we know " ". | |||
A.You know an apple good or not if you eat it B.You can"t do anything if you don"t know how to do it C.You must speak English before you know how to use it D.Swimming is a good example for you to learn English well |