In 1914, Thomas Edison, at the age of 67, lost his factory. _ _He got almost no pay for what was burnt. Edison watched his lifetime effort（努力）go up in smoke and said, ''All our mistakes are burnt up. I can have a new star
"Just three weeks later after that, he invented the phonograph(留声机).What a man! He surprised the whole world !
Thomas Edison failed almost 10,000 times while he was working on the light bulb(灯泡).
Henry Ford was as poor as he was young when he reached the age of 40.
Young Beethoven was told that he had no ear for music, _A setback can make you stand again and also teach you how to face the difficulty. Find a way to encourage yourself while you are sad, and also have confidence in overcoming(战胜)the setback.
情景交际。
根据对话的情景，从方框中选择适当的句子填在画线处，使对话完整通顺。
Jane: Tomorrow is Saturday.What do you often do on weekends？
Bill: What about you?
Jane: I often go to the movies.
Bill: How often do you go to the movies?
Jane:
Bill: What’s your favorite movie？
Jane:
Bill: Who do you often go with？
Jane:
Bill: Are you going there this weekend？
Jane: Yes, do you want to go with us?
Bill: Sorry, I have a lot of work to do.
| A.Three times a month. B.I like movies, too. C.I usually do my homework. D.My good friend, Kate. E.Harry Potter. |
根据短文内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子填入文中空白处，使短文完整、通顺。
Sydney（悉尼）is in the east of Australia. _______ It’s famous for its Opera House and the Sydney Harbor Bridge. The weather is warm. The temperature is about 12 degrees in winter. And it is about 35 degrees in summer. It has beautiful beaches and many parks.
____ You can see many visitors in the park from different countries. It’s quite a popular park. The only way to see this park is by going “bush（荒野小路）”. Then you could find some nice gravel（砂砾）roads.
_____ Of course you will need to travel with food and water. To see a small part of the mountains, you need some days, because there are many roads to get to the Blue Mountains.
Sydney has many beautiful beaches. _____ They are Bondi and Manly. Bondi has a nice street with many shops and restaurants. Parking is not hard in the place. Manly is a great beach to go to. If you want to go there, you can take a boat. It’s a cheap and great way to see the Sydney harbor.
____If you are going to visit Sydney, I hope you will enjoy it.
| A. The roads can take you to the Blue Mountains. B. It is a lively city. C. Two of them are quite famous. D. It will take you about 30 minutes. E. In the west of Sydney, there is a big park called the Blue Mountains. |
根据对话内容，从方框中的七个选项中选出五项能填入空白处的最佳选项。
| A.But your report may not be the best. B.How great your idea is! C.It is a good topic. D.It’s said some factories pour waste water into the river near our city. E.Would you love to do it with me? F.What a pity! G.Well, our environment needs everyone’s effort. |
Anna: What is the topic of your project?
Alice: About pollution in our city.
Anna:
Alice: The pollution is rather serious.
Anna: It may pollute our water.
Alice: We should do a survey near the river and take action.
Anna:
Alice: I'll write my report and do something for it.
Anna: Sure! Let's work together.
Alice: The city is our home.It is our duty to make it clean and beautiful.
Anna:
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，然后完成下题。
In the new century, "smart clothes” are used not only for covering your body, but for many other kinds of uses. A German clothing maker has invented the “MP3 blue jacket”.This kind of jacket can be used as both an MP3 player and mobile phone.An English company has developed a cloth keyboard that can be put onto your pants.
If it gets dirty, the keyboard can be washed.As the technology improves, smart clothes will get much smarter.Researchers are developing clothes that can show your body temperature and heat you up before you feel cold.
They can tell the doctor when you are in danger.This technology can also provide important information about your environment.
Jackets with GPS can keep you from getting lost.Probably smart clothes will one day be common in your own home.
| A.Shirts can warn you of high pollution levels. B.Some kinds of smart clothes have come into the market. C.You can control your computer with it easily anywhere. D.Other smart clothes are special medical ones. |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A．Smart Clothes in the Market |
| B．Smart Clothes in New Century |
| C．Smart Clothes on your Streets |
| D．Smart Clothes with Keyboard |
补全对话（共两节．10小题，计10分）
根据对话内容，从方框中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。（其中两个选项为多余选项）（每小题1分，共5分）
A: Could you tell me how you can speak English so well?
B: Well, I think listening more is very important.
A: Some people say watching English movies is good for English learners.
B. I have watched about 30 English movies since 2012, and that really helps a lot.
A: _____________
B: Um, I think vocabulary is the most important.You can express yourself freely when you have a larger vocabulary.
A: ________________
B: Reading.I have read many English books.That really helps with my English vocabulary.
A: ____________
B: Never be afraid of making mistakes.The more you speak the language, the more freely you can express yourself.Enjoy losing face, then you can learn English well.
| A.Certainly. B.What’s the most important part of speaking English? C.I always write down the new words on the notebook. D.I listen to some English news, songs and other materials while I am on the way home. E.What else do you think can help improve spoken English? F.“Crazy English” might be helpful. G.But how can I enlarge my vocabulary? |
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