二.完形填空。

　　閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

　　Japanesestudents work very 1 , but many are unhappy.They feel heavy 2 fromtheir parents to do well in school. Most students are always being told bytheir parents to study harder so that they can have a 3 life.Though this may be a good idea for thosevery bright students, it can have terrible results for many students becausethey are not talented enough.

　　Asit is reported, a number of students killed themselves.Others try to get thefeelings of taking drugs(吸毒).Some join the groups of troublemakers and turn to crime(犯罪). Manyof them have tried very hard at school but have 4 inthe exams and have their parents lose hopes.Such students felt that they arehated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school anylonger.They 5 drop-outs(棄學(xué)者).

　　Itis surprising that though most Japanese parents are 6 about their children, they do not help them inany 7 . Many parents feel that they are notable to help their children and it is the teachers’ work to help theirchildren.To make matter 8 , a lot of parents send their children tothose schools opening in the evenings and on weekends— they only help studentsto pass exams and never teach students any real sense of the world. It is agreat surprise that almost three quarters of middle school students have beento such kind of schools.Many Japanese schools usually have rules abouteverything from the students’ hair to their clothes and the things in theirbags.Child psychologists now 9 that such strict rules are harmful tothe feelings of the students.Almost 40% of the students said that no one had 10 them how to get on with others, how to tellright from wrong, how to show love for others, even for their parents.

　　( )1.A.early B.late C.hard D.fast

　　( )2.A.homework B.housework C. pressure D. pressures

　　( )3.A.wonderful B.rich C.poor D.sad

　　( )4.A.passed B.failed C.finished D.lost

　　( )5.A.change B.make C.turn D.become

　　( )6.A.worried B.interested C.thought D.talked

　　( )7.A.idea B.opinion C.way D.tool

　　( )8.A.good B.better C.bad D.worse

　　( )9.A.think B.say C.write D.report

　　( )10.A.studied B.taught C.asked D.answered

　　三.用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。

　　1.Tomorrow is Sunday.My mother is________( leave )for Shanghai.

　　2.I think I’ll have a difficult time ________( know )whois who.

　　3.She fell off her bike. ________( lucky ),she didn’t hurt herself.

　　4.We are ________( suppose )to go to school on time.

　　5.They said they ________( have )an English party at 8:00 tomorrow.

　　6.Don’t be stressed out. You shouldtry ________( be ) relaxed.

　　7.The children enjoyed ________( they )in the zoo last weekend.

　　8.Most people like easy jobs anddon’t like to do the________( pleasant ) work.

　　9.The weather these days has beenvery bad,but today is the______( bad ).

　　10.Next Sunday Jim’s going to fishwith his friend if it_______( not rain ).

　　11.He _______(make) a decision thathe would go to college in a few years.

　　12.At first the thin air madeher_______(feel)sick.

　　13.When her year was over,she said that shewould return to the area

　　after_______(finish) her studies..

　　14.My Spanish teacher saidmy______(listen)was good.

　　15.It_______(snow)when the planelanded at Beijing International Airport.

　　16.Our city ________(become)more andmore beautiful in five years.

　　17.I saw the accident_________(happen)when I passed by .

　　18.He said he _______(play)the guitarat 8:00 yesterday evening.

　　19.You don’t need ______(cook)foryourself,as we have a nice cook here.

　　20.She said she_______(forget)to do hers

　　四、短文填空：

　　country they like family special charity

　　make away of good

　　Everyone _1_ gifts. Some little kids thinkthey don’t get enough gifts. Some old people think they get too many gifts.Different people like different kinds_2_ gifts. Gift giving is different indifferent_3_. In Japan, people sometimes give_4_ gifts. But they are notopened. Later, the same gift may be given_5_ to someone else. Many people haveenough things and don’t want too many gifts_6_. In theUSA, some people ask their _7_ and friends to give money to _8_rather than buythem gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the _9_ gift. People don’t need to spend too much money. Instead,_ 10_ a meal is enough.

　　1._______ 2._______3._______4._______5.________

　　6._______7._______8.______9._______10._______