Molai grew up in a tiny village in India．The village lay near some wetlands which became his second （1） ．He learned the value and beauty of （2） there from a very young age．
When he was 16，Molai began to notice something （3） happening around his home．A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the（4） it caused had driven away a number of birds．（5） ，the number of snakes had declined as well． He （6） that it was because there weren't enough trees to protect them from the（7） ．The solution，of course，was to plant trees so the animals could seek（8） during the daytime．He turned to the（9） department for help but was told that nothing would grow there．However，Molai went looking on his own and（10） a nearby island where he began to plant trees．
（11） young plants in the dry season was（12） for a lone boy．Molai built at the （13） of each sapling （幼树） a bamboo platform，where he placed earthen pots with small holes to （14） D rainwater．The water would then drip （滴落）on the plants below．
Molai（15） D to plant trees for the next 37 years．His efforts have resulted in 1，360 acres of naturally﹣grown land that has become home to many plants and animals．
（1）A． dream |
B． job |
C． home |
D． choice |
（2）A． nature |
B． youth |
C． culture |
D． knowledge |
（3）A． precious |
B． interesting |
C． disturbing |
D． awkward |
（4）A． waste |
B． tension |
C． pain |
D． damage |
（5）A． Besides |
B． However |
C． Therefore |
D． Otherwise |
（6）A． agreed |
B． realized |
C． remembered |
D． predicted |
（7）A． noise |
B． heat |
C． disease |
D． dust |
（8）A． directions |
B． partners |
C． help |
D． shelter |
（9）A． labor |
B． police |
C． forest |
D． finance |
（10）A． rebuilt |
B． discovered |
C． left |
D． managed |
（11）A． Decorating |
B． Observing |
C． Watering |
D． Guarding |
（12）A． tough |
B． illegal |
C． fantastic |
D． beneficial |
（13）A． back |
B． top |
C． foot |
D． side |
（14）A． cool down |
B． keep off |
C． purify |
D． collect |
（15）A． returned |
B． learned |
C． failed |
D． continued |
Lily: It is the first time that I _____(come) to the field at this time of year. How promising the ___
__ (crop) are!
David: You mean that you have never been in the countryside before?
Lily: Yes. In fact both my parents were ___ (bear) in the countryside.
David: ___ so, you may know something about planting.
Lily: Yes, because I saw my grandparents plant cabbages ___ other day. It is really a difficult job.
David: There are several things ___(do), such as turning over soil, watering the field, and ___
__(put) some powder in and so on. ___
___, the most important thing is choosing the best seeds.
Lily: Do you make the seeds by yourself or bring them from other places?
David: Usually we make them by ourselves because the soil on our farm is quite different from ____ of the other lands.
Lily: Do you have any program to run your farm ___ your own way?
David: Yes, we plan to make our farm into a lab to make the best cabbage seeds.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about_____ (be) late for school．
There were many people waiting at the bus stop,_______ some of them looked very anxious and
_____(disappoint) ．when the bus finally came, we all hurried on boarD． I got a place next
_______ the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk．A boy on a bike
_______ (catch ) my attention．He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms．I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused _
______(stop) until we reached the next stop．Still, the boy kept
_______(ride)．He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting．Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus．I heard an excited conversation．Then the driver stood up and asked, “_
______ anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It ‘s _
_____ (I )”．She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers
_____(sudden) became friendly to one another．
People will do anything to see a free show, even it is a bad one．When the news got round that a comedy show would _
(give) at our local cinema by the P．and U．Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it．We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began．
_(lucky), the show was one of
(boring) we have ever seen．Those who failed to get in need not have felt _
_(disappoint), as many of the artists who should
(appear) did not come．The only funny thing we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the program．He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone．As soon
he opened his mouth, everyone burst out _
(laugh)．We all know
the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company．Good ladies, evening and
_(gentleman)!"
English has changed and _____(develop) when cultures met ang
_______with each other.From AD 450 to 1150 new
_________(settle) to England enriched the English language ang enlarged its
_________.In 1620,some British settlers moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too,and English was spoken in both countries.By the 19th,American English spelling was given a separate
______ when Noah Webster wrote his dictionary.At
________,more people speak English as their first,second or a
______ language than ever before.People in South Asia such
_____India speak
_______English.China may have the
_______(large) number of English learner.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。
Just as I began a new job in New York, I had to learn another important job: father. I was a businessman. At the office I had three new _(project), and at home I had a young son who was growing fast and
(need ) me. I was puzzled and didn’t know how to deal with the relationship between job and family until one day, during my business trip in Chicago, I came_
an old family friend Dan,
was once a patient of my father. He told me something about my father. _
__ was my father that helped him go through depression. When Dan knew he got depression, he was very upset and wanted
___ ( give ) up, but my father, his doctor, encouraged him to go on
(fight) against depression. My father said to him, “You have ___
__wonderful life and three fine children. Take some time with them. It’s family that we live for---not just ourselves. Think of that
_you will know life’s worth the fight.” His words touched me, and I
_(sudden) realized that family are the most important in the world. I should spend more time staying with them.
粤公网安备 44130202000953号