培优练习Sep21ST

1、培优练习2 Sep 2oth 完型填空： Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant _1_, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.” Thomas Edison replied very _2_, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have _3_ a lot. We now know that

2、 there are two thousand materials which we cannot use to make a good light bulb.” If you learn from your mistakes, then you are _4_. If you learn from someone elses mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines _5_ daily and failure is nothing more than a few

3、 small _6_ repeated daily. How _7_ the above lines are! Success takes time. Well make mistakes if we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we dont build enough confidence to _8_ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence

4、_9_ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional qualities, but only a few really _10_ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) _11_ life. Do you want to be exceptional? Success is a fruit which everyone wants to

5、 eat, but it is not found everywhere and no one can _12_ it without serious efforts.Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who dont will find a(n) _13_!Success depends on previous _14_, and without it we will end in failure.When you are _15_, please enjoy it and give your hand to others wh

6、o want to accomplish something. 1. A. celebrated B. complained C. explainedD. answered2. A. confidentlyB. madlyC. carelessly D. angrily3. A. rememberedB. refused C. learnedD. ordered4. A. healthyB. enthusiasticC. intelligentD. generous5. A. shownB. preventedC. recordedD. practiced6. A. errors B. mac

7、hinesC. jobsD. steps7. A. common B. strange C. familiarD. true8. A. keep B. attemptC. giveD. see9. A. depends onB. sets asideC. turns downD. sets up10. A. own B. realizeC. provide D. research11. A. activeB. hardC. richD. average12. A. achieveB. watchC. offerD. recognize13. A. storyB. excuseC. keyD.

8、plan14. A. preparationB. influenceC. lifeD. generation15. A. powerful B. wonderfulC. successfulD. hopeful语法填空： Once upon a time，there was an island. All the feelings lived in the island：Happiness，Sadness，Richness，Knowledge, and all of the others,16_ (include) Love. One day it was announced to the fe

9、elings that the island would sink，so they constructed boats 17_ left，except for Love.Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out 18_ the last possible moment. When the island had almost sunk，Love decided to ask for help.Richness was passing 19_ Love in a grand boat.Love said，“Richness，

10、can you take me with you？”Richness answered，“No，I cant. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat 20_ I have to carry. There is no place here for you.”Suddenly，there was a voice，“Come，Love，I will take you.”It was an elder.So blessed and overjoyed，Love even forgot 21_ (ask) the elder where they we

11、re going. 22_ they arrived at dry land，the elder went her own way. 23_ (realize) how much she owed the elder，Love asked Knowledge, another elder，“Who helped me？”“24_was Time，”Knowledge answered.“Time？”asked Love.“But why did Time help me？”Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered，“Because only

12、Time is capable of understanding how 25_(value) Love is.”阅读理解：When I was 12, all I wanted was a signet (图章) ring. They were the "in" thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials (姓名首字母) carved into it. I was in heaven.

13、What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasnt being “replaced”. Wed been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everythingso most of the “new” stuff (东西) we got was really just to replace what wed lost. But not my ring. My ring

14、was new.Then, only one month later, I lost it. I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning. I was sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away.Years passed

15、, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents when Mum told me that she had something for me. It wasnt my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift-giving occasion. Mum noticed my questioning look. “You'll recognize this one,” she said, smiling.Then she handed me a sm

16、all ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside.The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. As i

17、t had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. Theyd had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother. And it still fits me.26.The underlined word “in” in the first paragraph probably means “_”.A. fashionable B. availableC. practicalD. renewable27.Whe

18、n she got the ring back, the writer was about _.A. 13 years old B. 15 years old C. 26 years old D. 28 years old28. Who found the missing ring first?A. the authors mother B. the author C. the house present owner D. unknown29.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The writers family moved several times.B. The writer never st