Fill in the blanks.(10)

  Last month, I went on a v__________ to Beijing with my parents. We went to Beijing Wildlife Park. There I saw some rhinos and egrets. They lived together. What an amazing r__________they had. I also saw tigers. I like tigers ________(well) among all the animals. Because they are symbols of strength and c________. They are very b________. If you watch carefully, you can find some black _______(线条) on the tiger’s forehead. They look like the Chinese w_______”WANG”. It m_________“the king of the world” in Chinese.The tigers usually __________(重) about 200 to 300 kg. But they can run very fast. They run at a s________ of 20 metres per second.

One day as I was sitting in a coffee shop, I notice d a girl working on her laptop. Two people (A) passed by and accidentally knocked over her drink. To avoid the embarrassment (困窘), the girl pretended (假装) that (B) ______ had happened and continued working on her computer.

This reminded me that both in China and Britain, when something strange happens around you or when you are in an embarrassing situation, (C) people tend (倾向于) to use this common way to not catch other peopled attention.

A lot of the time, Britons use self—depreciating humor (自嘲式的幽默). This is a well-known British characteristic. For example, imagine walking (D) ______ your friends and you fall over. Your friend may just say (E) “旅途愉快!” Or you may just laugh about how clumsy (笨拙的) you are. For many Britons, making fun of yourself is a way of showing your strength of character.

Also, British are considerate when it comes to embarrassing others. For example, students (F) usually have a birthday party every year. So during the school day, a student will give out invitations to the class. If one person doesn’t get an invitation, but the rest of the class does, he or she will feel embarrassed. To avoid it, it’s com mon for students to even invite people who aren’t (G) their friends.

(2)在文中 (B) 和 (D) 的空白处填入适当的单词: ______ ______

(3)将文中划线部分 (C) 改写为: people tend to use this common way ______ ______ other people won’t notice it.

(4)将文中划线部分 (E) 译成英语: ______

(5)文中划线部分 (G) 指代的是: ______

My name is Brad Li. I’m here today to tell you about my experience as an exchange student in the United States last year.

I must admit that at first America was a big culture shock for me. Many things were strange to me: the language, the food and even the school.

I stayed with a host family in a small town. My host parents, Mr and Mrs Hurst, were very kind. (A)They organized a lot of activities for me in my(B) spare time in order that I wouldn’t miss home or feel lonely.

However, to a certain degree, (C)美国生活很难习惯 . My main problem was with the language. I failed to understand much in the first few weeks because everyone spoke so fast. Though I soon(D) managed to get used to it, I still had problems because they used a lot of idioms. For example, they often say they are “under the weather” when they are(E)____. Their everyday English is very different from what we learn in China.

Another difference was the food. My host family always had bread, potatoes and salad for meals. I really missed the dumplings, rice and delicious dishes from home.

School was a big shock too. (F)They do not require students to wear uniforms, so students can wear almost whatever they like. Some students have strange hairstyles as well. Some students (G) ______ have pink or purple hair!

(2)在文中（E）（G）处填入一个适当的词_________ __________

(3)写出文中划线部分B和D处的同义词或近义词语________ ________

(4)将文中C处译成英语____________________________________________

(5)文中划线部分F处改写为Students ________ _________to wear uniforms

  My father is a music teacher. He gets up early. He often gets up ①_________ five o’clock. After brushing his teeth, he eats breakfast. After that, he often plays the violin. ②他每天早上开车去上班。

    School begins at nine o’clock. He is busy in the morning. He eats lunch with other teachers in the school. He has no classes on Thursday and Friday. He usually goes to the violin club. There he helps kids with the violin. Oh, my father plays the violin very well. Father comes home at 6:00 every day. He often talks with us when we eat dinner.

    ③Do you love to play the violin? Do you want to join the violin club? Please call my father at 6587221 at 7:00 in the evening.

    根据短文内容完成下面的任务：

   Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as when your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?

   “I can fill an empty stomach with tomato and egg soup, but that's all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We don't know what to do, or how to look after ourselves,” said Zheng Chenyu. “And I'd forget something important. I'd probably watch TV and burn the soup.”

   “The moment I leave home, I'll learn to cook. But now parents do almost everything for us. We're very lazy,” he said.

   Most teenagers have only time for their homework. (1)They don't learn any life skills until they go to college.

   However, Sima Yige doesn't think so.

   “I think I'd be all right. I wouldn't just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some simple dishes because my mum showed me,” the 13-year-old boy said. “Many teenagers (2)过多依赖their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like tidying up your room or even dressing yourself properly.”

   For most teenagers it wouldn't be a holiday at all.

根据短文内容．完成下列各题。

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The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. His family lived not far from the River Severn, England.

   Charles's father was a well-known doctor and the son of a still greater doctor and scientist. Charles's father hoped that his son would also become a doctor.

   As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He watched nature, and compared what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things, such as birds, eggs, stones and leaves. His father did not like this, as Charles was not studying very well at school.

   ①为了成为一名医生,达尔文十六岁时就被送到爱丁堡大学(Edinburgh University)学习。But he was interested in the history of nature.

   Then he was sent to study in Cambridge University. There he studied until 1831.

   Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist. His professor advised him to go. He said the trip would be just for Darwin. So when the ship left England in December, 1831, Darwin was on it. The research lasted almost five years. The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South America. It also visited New Zealand, Australia and islands in the Pacific. Darwin saw many new plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants.

   In 1842, Darwin went to live in Kent, where he continued his studies of change in nature.②Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change.

   By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book The Origin of Species.

   It made a great hit in the world of science.

   ③He was opposed (反对) by the church and even by some scientists.But later, more and more scientists agreed with him.

   Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882.

根据短文内容,完成下列各题。

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The church and even some scientists ________________ him.

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Dear Peter,

I’m happy that you are arriving this Sunday. But you just stay here for a week. Let me tell you the way to my house. Take a taxi from the airport. 1. You will pass a bank on your left and then go down Center Street. Go through Six Avenue. When you see a big supermarket, turn left at the _______ (cross). Then go along Bridge Street and turn left at Long Shan Park. 2. 沿着长街走，我家就在你的右侧。

I hope you have a good trip.

Yours,

Mike

任务一：翻译文中划线部分。

任务二：用所给单词的适当形式填空。

Traveling is a relaxing and pleasing activity. Do you want to travel? If you do, you’d better pay attention to these things:

Choose the place you like to go. Before going on a trip, you need to decide where to go. You won’t have fun if you go to a place where you don’t like to go. This is very important if you take a trip.

Learn about the customs(风俗) of the local residents(当地居民). During the traveling, sometimes you need to communicate with the local residents. If you learn about their customs before you go there, you will get on well with them easily.

Choose the girth time to go. Wherever you go,你都有必要了解天气情况。When the weather is too hot on too cold, you’d better not go there. And you should know if it is often rainy, cloudy or sunny.

Pay attention to health had safety. During the traveling, you can enjoy different diets. You should pay attention to the sanitation(卫生). Keeping healthy is very important. Don’t go to some places alone. This is also important.

Traveling is very exciting. Prepare for it carefully, and you will feel the pleasure of traveling.

A.回答问题。

B.将下面两个句子改为同义句。

          very important            keep healthy.

You’d better go there when the weather is              too hot         too cold.