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英语试题.单词拼写1the twins are so alike that i am always _(迷惑)by them.2each classroom in our school is_(配备)with a computer，which is helpful to our study.3getting rid of_(饥饿)is very important in african countries，because too many people have starved to death.4the method of_(减少)the teaching cost has been discussed at the meeting.5please repeat.i havent entered your name and_(职业)yet. 6iron will_(膨胀)when heated.7women have gained the_(自由)to decide whether or not to 8tom is preparing for an exam.dont_(打扰)him，please!9the toys produced in our factory are mainly_(出口)to european countries.10though he has the_(国籍) of swiss，as long as he lives in beijing，he must obey the law of china.完成句子1one day_the world of this terrible disease.(rid of)总有一天我们会有办法使这样可怕的疾病在世界上绝迹。2_what i said，my mother agreed that i could go swimming with my classmates.因为对我的话感到满意，我母亲同意我和我的同学们去游泳。3peters jacket looked just the same as jacks but_.(as much of)彼得的夹克看起来和杰克的一样，但价格上却是杰克的夹克的两倍。4our party is_(thanks to)由于不懈的努力，我们的晚会获得了巨大的成功。5over the past decades，sea ice_(一直在减少)in the arctic as a result of global warming.(reduce)在过去的十年里，北极的海冰由于气候变暖一直在减少。.用所给词的正确形式填空，体会形容词与副词的用法(专项训练)1ive been writing this report _(occasion)for the last two weeks, but it has to be handed in tomorrow.2mr.stevenson is great to work for，i really couldnt ask for a _(good) boss.3his teacher took a deep drink，smiled_(warm)，and thanked his student very much for the sweet water.4the teacher replied，“you tasted the water.i tasted the gift.the water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love.nothing could be_(sweet)”5he was very tired after doing this for a whole day，but he felt very happy since the crop did “grow”_(high)6this proverb is saying we have to let things go in their_(nature)course.7we drank together and talked_(merry)till far into the night.8one of the_(bad)gift choices i ever made was for my high school english teacher，ms chen.9games are often _(excite)and dramatic，but they generally arent very intellectual.10seated in a comfortable chair，listening to the peaceful music，youll be brought into a_(relax)state of mind.完形填空体裁：记叙文话题：人生经历词数：311难度：建议用时：15分钟cindy sydney is the founder of c&s paving inc.(铺路公司)in miami，usa.in the following account，she recalls the job that challenged her_1_and skill but left her flying high.when the miami airport was under _2_ in 1979，we were a new company struggling to make it.national car rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved _3_ the cars could be on site_4_ the airport opened，and the official opening was only ten days away！_5_other local paving company wanted to do the job, stating it couldnt be done in such a _6_ time.because we were new and really needed the work，we were_7_to try harder.we gave national car rental our offer and _8_ our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.we also_9_ them that if we failed，they would be no worse off，_10_they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.we got the job and immediately went into_11_.working at night needed lights，so i rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.our_12_ challenge was to keep the rock mixture _13_enough.all the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction，and we certainly couldnt _14_to buy a new one.instead，i got a special _15_to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrant(消防栓)；then i _16_held one of those hoses to_17_ down the rock.those ten days were filled with challenges that_18_one creative idea after another.nine days later，the night before the airport opened，national car rental was the only company that had cars on the parking lot.the key to our success was having the _19_to take on any job and then being_20_ in our approach to getting it done.1a.kindness bpatiencecimagination dexperience2a.construction brepairccontrol ddevelopment3a.after bas cfor dso4a.while bsince cwhere dwhen5a.some bany cno devery6a.short bvacant cinitial dregular7a.able bnervouscafraid dwilling8a.supported bpromisedccontinued dimproved9a.asked bsurprisedcreminded ddemanded10a.though bbut cas dunless11a.discussion bactioncpractice dproduction12a.next bfirst cpast dprevious13a.cold bwet cloose dclean14a.swear bdelay cconsult dafford15a.excuse border cpermit dreason16a.exactly bpersonallycangrily dhardly17a.pull bknock chit dwater18a.required bmixedc followed dformed19a.courage binterestchope dchance20a.shabby befficientccreative durgent. 阅读理解 a体裁：议论文话题：人生百态词数：345难度：建议用时：6分钟it happened to me recently.i was telling someone how much i had enjoyed reading barack obamas dreams from my father and how it had changed my views of our president.a friend i was talking to agreed with me that it was，in his words，“a brilliantly(精彩地) written book”however，he then went on to talk about mr. obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all.i sensed that i was talking to a book liar.and it seems that my friend is not the only one.approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they havent.in the world book days “report on guilty secrets”，dreams from my father is at number 9.the report lists ten books，and various authors，which people have lied about reading，and as im not one to lie too often (id hate to be caught out)，ill admit here and now that i havent read the entire top ten.but i am pleased to say that，unlike 42 percent of people，i have read the book at number one，george orwells 1984.i think its really brilliant.the world book day report also has some other interesting information in it.it says that many people lie about having read jane austen，charles dickens，fyodor dostoevsky (i havent read him，but havent lied about it either) and herman melville.asked why they lied，the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to.this could be tricky if the conversation became more in depth!but when asked which authors they actually enjoy，people named jk.rowling，john grisham，sophie kinsella (ah，the big sellers，in other words)forty two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story (ill come clean：i do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so)1how did the author find his friend a book liar?aby judging his manner of speaking.bby looking into his background.cby mentioning a famous name.dby discussing the book itself.2which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the world book day report?acharles dickens is very low on the top ten list.b42% of people pretended to have read 1984.cthe author admitted having read 9 books.ddreams from my father is hardly read.3by lying about reading，a person hopes to_.acontrol the conversationbappear knowledgeableclearn about the bookdmake more friends4what is the authors attitude to 58% of readers?afavorable. buncaring.cdoubtful. dfriendly.b体裁：说明文话题：场景介绍词数：249难度：建议用时：5分钟the national gallerydescription：the national gallery is the british national art museum built on the north side of trafalgar square in london.it houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of european art ranging from 13th century religious paintings to more modern ones by renoir and van gogh.the older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the east wing are most easily reached from trafalgar square by a ground floor entrance.layout：the modern sainsbury wing on the western side of the building houses 13th to 15th century paintings，and artists include duccio，uccello，van eyck，lippi，mantegna，botticelli and memling.the main west wing houses 16th century paintings，and artists include leonardo da vinci，cranach，michelangelo，raphael，bruegel，bronzino，titian and veronese.the north wing houses 17th century paintings，and artists include caravaggio，rubens，poussin，van dyck，velazquez，claude and vermeer.the east wing houses 18th to early 20th century paintings，and artists include canaletto，goya，turner，constable，renoir and van gogh.opening hours：the gallery is open every day from 10 am to 6 pm(fridays 10 am to 9 pm) and is f