一、單句填空

　　1.You should have a good night’s sleep　　　much work you have to do.

　　2.When the headmaster spoke out his plan,the　　　(major) of the students were against it.

　　3.　　　(adjust) to the tropical heat was more difficult than we had expected.

　　4.Their parents　　　(kill) in the war,many children have become orphans.

　　5.　　　(offer)an important role in a new movie,Peter has a chance to become a famous actor.

　　6.(2014浙江杭州外國語學(xué)校期中,4)Nowadays,more and more parents wish to bring　　　changes in educating their children due to dissatisfaction with the educational system.

　　7.(2014福建東山二中期中,31)It took what seemed to be years　　　the actress finally turned up,which made the journalists as well as audiences disappointed and angry.

　　8.(2014浙江瑞安中學(xué)期中,5)—　　　(hope),I can make it home by 8:30 when the football game will be on TV.

　　—Well,it depends on how efficiently you work.

　　9.My father insisted that every minute　　　(be)made full use of　　　(do)the work well.

　　10.The boy knocked down by the car stood up all by himself,　　　(apparent)unhurt.

　　二、語法填空

　　“For many children,Christmas holidays will often include lots of homework.But if schools are teaching correctly,the　1　(major)of homework is unimportant,”says John Walmsley.

　　Personally,my view is that homework is totally　2　(necessary)for primary school pupils and those in the first three years of secondary school education.However,I will admit that　3　is necessary to do some homework when students reach their important exam years.

　　At that stage—from the age of 10 and　4　(high)—homework assignments serve a purpose;they provide opportunities for students to develop valuable skills in　5　(depend)research and the fundamental principles of academic honesty.

　　Ultimately,each school,teacher and parent will draw their own line in the sand when　6　(determine)the correct age for pupils to be given homework,but discussions over homework should not stop there.

　　For parents,　7　it comes to homework,there is a fine line between helping your children and doing the homework for them.Just as teachers should avoid　8　(place)pressure on their students,parents should appreciate that　9　doing the homework for them,they are in fact hindering their children’s　10　(able)to think independently.

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　　三、完形填空

　　When I was a little girl,I used to walk with my grandmother up a quiet road.Grandma and I would chat about this and that,or we’d just walk in　1　,enjoying the outdoors and each other’s　2　.Yet,for me,these times were not just a(n)　3　to be with my grandmother.These walks were treasure hunts.

　　More often than not,money would be　4　with the gravel (沙粒)and dust at the road’s edge.Not lots of it—a penny here.Sometimes,on really　5　days,I’d find more than a quarter.

　　Some days,I wouldn’t find anything.Other days,I’d come back with more than twenty-five cents.　6　back now,it was not　7　the money that was such a big deal;it was the joy of　8　.It made me feel so　9　.

　　Yet,it wasn’t until years later that that simple　10　came to mean so much more to me than simply a child’s happiness.My mother told me a truth that I had never　11　.

　　“Remember when you used to walk with Grandma up Cummings Road?” she started the conversation.All those years,she　12　,my grandfather used to drive up and down the walking route,　13　change for me to find.I was　14　.He never told me himself.I remembered how he’d smile when I dug my find out of my pocket to show him.I’d never imagined that he was the one　15　for it.

　　My grandfather wasn’t a man who　16　me often as a child,but I had　17　doubted his love for me.Now,I knew,he had given me joy in ways I hadn’t even　18　to him.

　　Now,every once in a while,when I take a walk down the street,I drop a penny or two.I　19　some small child finding it,delighted at the discovery.They’ll never know someone put it there　20　for them to find.But that’s part of the joy.Thanks Grandpa.

　　1.A.excitement B.silence

　　C.secret D.relief

　　2.A.care B.experience C.life D.company

　　3.A.chance B.adventure

　　C.honor D.favor

　　4.A.faced B.mixed C.crowded D.armed

　　5.A.sunny B.rainy

　　C.lucky D.peaceful

　　6.A.Dating B.Holding C.Coming D.Looking

　　7.A.even B.rather

　　C.almost D.ever

　　8.A.nature B.travel C.discovery D.work

　　9.A.casual B.special C.creative D.practical

　　10.A.memory B.action C.kindness D.story

　　11.A.believed B.missed

　　C.supposed D.suspected

　　12.A.whispered B.admitted

　　C.signed D.agreed

　　13.A.dropping B.making

　　C.sending D.passing

　　14.A.annoyed B.disappointed

　　C.amazed D.pleased

　　15.A.ready B.responsible C.fit D.famous

　　16.A.beat B.respected C.hugged D.scolded

　　17.A.always B.often C.sometimes D.never

　　18.A.devoted B.replied C.connected D.turned

　　19.A.imagine B.notice C.keep D.have

　　20.A.by accident B.by mistake

　　C.on time D.on purpose