A “Gap Year” is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to un

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A “Gap Year” is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to university. It is often spent travelling or working. It can give young people useful learning experiences and new skills.
Gap years are popular with European and Australian students, but remain less popular in America. However, in recent years, more and more American students are preparing for college by taking a gap year. The advantages of taking a gap year are as follows：
Learn about the World and Yourself
Although you don’t have to go abroad to experience gap years, most gap year students catch the chance to travel abroad. You are able to work out who you are and what you are for. The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons. You can learn more about the world and get to know yourself better.
Face Challenges and Have Fun
A gap year is not only a time to take a vacation_,but also a time to face challenges. Gap year students usually work, volunteer or take service projects. You have to learn how to get along in the real world. This process isn^’t always easy, but it is an important part of growing up. Only in this way can you enjoy life and have fun.
Save Money and Improve Your College Admission Chances
There^’s a common thought that gap years are only for rich students_, but it’ s not true. Actually, taking a gap year can save your money. Gap year students often take a part-time job. Besides, at the end of a gap year, students are much more likely to know what to study in college. Clear learning goals ran keep the students working hard instead of wasting time and money playing.
Imagine an admission officer trying to admit (录取) only one between two students. Both of them are excellent and have high grades. However, one student has much practical experience or has volunteered in his vacation. Who do you think the admission officer will choose?
小题1:A “Gap Year” means in the passage.

A．going abroad in a year for further education

B．travelling around the world in a year

C．taking a break before going to a university

D．doing a part-time job to make money during a vacation

小题2:Besides having fun, gap year students have to face the .

A．money	B．information
C．vacations	D．challenges

小题3:Having a gap year may make you .

A．become very rich	B．remain less popular
C．experience foreign cultures	D．have no chance to break

小题4:The last sentence implies(暗含) that will probably be admitted by the admission officer.

A．either of the two students

B．the student with high grades

C．neither of the two students

D．the .student with a gap year experience

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:D

解析

试题分析：本文叙述了学生度过空档年的好处。“空档年”是学生在上大学之前的一段时期。在这一段时间，学生可以了解世界，也会了解自己。他们不仅玩得开心，也会面对许多挑战。同时，学生可以在这一段时间为上大学积累钱。在空档年的实践经验也有利于学生被大学录取。
小题1:词义猜测题。根据A “Gap Year” is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to university.可知“空档年”是学生在上大学之前的一段时期。故选C。
小题2:细节理解题。根据A gap year is not only a time to take a vacation_,but also a time to face challenges.可知在空档年，学生不仅度假玩得开心，而且还会面对一些挑战。故选D。
小题3:细节理解题。根据The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons.可知在空档年学生可以体验一下外国的不同文化。故选C。
小题4:推理判断题。根据Both of them are excellent and have high grades. However, one student has much practical experience or has volunteered in his vacation可知两个要被录取的学生都是高分的，优秀的，但是其中一个是有实践经验或者在假期做过志愿者，相比之下，在空档年有实践经验的会被录取。故选D。

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Ironing a shirt is easy to learn. Just follow the steps in this short guide (指南), and you’ll learn how to iron your shirt properly with the help of the video. The most important thing is this: don’t try to iron a dry shirt.
● Get ready
You will need an iron, an ironing board and a bottle of water. Place the shirt on the ironing board. You can iron in whatever order you like, but most people like to start at the top — the collar. Have a bottle of water ready. Spray (喷) it onto the shirt to make it easier to iron.
● Do the ironing
First, iron the inside of the collar. Second, turn the collar over and iron the other side. Third, iron the back shoulders of the shirt. Fourth, iron the cuffs. Iron the inside, then the outside of the cuffs. Fifth, iron the sleeves. Sixth, iron the back of the shirt. Finally, iron the front of the shirt. Do one side, and then do the other side.
● Dry the shirt
Check your shirt and iron it again if you need to. Now put your shirt on a hanger and let it dry.

小题1: What’s the most important thing if you want to iron a shirt?

A．Have a bottle of water ready.

B．Don’t try to iron a dry shirt.

C．Wash your shirt carefully.

D．Place the shirt on the ironing board.

小题2:You will need all of the following things EXCEPT ________ before you iron a shirt.

A．a ruler	B．an iron
C．an ironing board	D．a bottle of water

小题3:Most people like to start with ironing ________ of a shirt.

A．the sleeves	B．the back shoulders
C．the cuffs	D．the collar

小题4:How many steps are there to do the ironing, according to this guide?

A．Five.	B．Six.
C．Seven.	D．Eight.

小题5:The writer tells us it’s easy to learn how to iron a shirt by ________.

A．reading a book	B．watching a video
C．listening to the radio	D．reading the newspaper

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When I was a child, my parents often took me to an old house in a thick forest. No other children ever stayed there. I didn’t even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister.
I could never understand what the attraction(吸引) of the house was, even for my parents, who enjoyed nothing better than to sit in silence with a good book. The woman in the house, my father’s distant cousin, was a terrible cook and her food was inedible.
One day, when I was wandering around the garden behind the house, I noticed a wooden house which had clearly been abandoned(被遗弃的). As I walked towards it, I heard a noise, like an animal moving hurriedly away. Then I saw a man with a long beard standing at the door. I was greatly surprised.
“Please don’t tell them you saw me,” he said. “They never use this place, and I have nowhere else to live.” “Don’t worry,” I said. “I won’t tell anyone. But are you all right out here? I mean—do you have enough to eat?” The old man shook his head.
The same evening, I took a small plastic bag into the dining room and, while no one was looking, emptied some of the food into it. Later, I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man, whose name I had discovered was Taff.
I had never seen anything else as lovely as the smile of satisfaction on Taff’s face when he ate the food. From then on, my visits to the old house had a purpose, and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay.
小题1: How did the writer feel about staying in the old house at first?

A．He was happy to be with his parents.

B．He enjoyed reading good books there.

C．He was pleased with the woods.

D．He felt very lonely.

小题2: The underlined word “inedible” is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A．too bad for him to eat	B．nice to look at
C．not enough to eat	D．as delicious as usual

小题3: The writer discovered the old man _______ the old house.

A．near the back door of	B．in the dining room of
C．in the garden behind	D．among the bushes before

小题4:What can we know about the old man from the passage?

A．He was poor and hungry.

B．He helped to repair the old house.

C．He liked to play hide-and-seek with the writer.

D．He raised many animals.

小题5: The story mainly tells us _______.

A．it’s nice to raise wild animals

B．it’s valuable to help others

C．it’s good to live in the forest

D．it’s comfortable to live in the old house

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[1] We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others.
[2] Photographers use cameras, artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.
[3] Spencer Johnson’s story Who Moved My Cheese? shows changes exist in(存在于) our life. Life changes and so we do. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail.
[4] Just look at the cycle(循环) of . Trees bud(发芽) in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn, their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter arrives, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. Since we know there are cycles in nature, we can prepare for them. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.
[5] Since we accept the cycles of nature, we should also accept the changes in our life.
[6] We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible(灵活的). We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life.
小题1: What’s the main idea of this passage? (no more than 10 words)
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小题2: How do writers share their life experiences? (no more than 3 words)
_________________________________________________________________________
小题3:What does Who Moved My Cheese? tell us ? (no more than 5 words)
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小题4:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (no more than 2 words)
_________________________________________________________________________
小题5:Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
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Not only adults but also teenagers have problems in their life. Here is a survey showing the main problems of      .
They feel stressed because they have       homework to do both at school and at home. They have lots of exams      . And parents usually send them       different classes at weekends. As a result, so many of them almost become bookworms(书虫). On holidays, they could hardly have       time to do what they are interested in. Now more and more teenagers     short-sighted. They often read in bed or keep       for a long time without having a rest. Some of them are crazy about playing computer games. Some       too much watching TV.       serious problem among teenagers is that many of them are becoming fat. They eat too much junk food, but they take little exercise.
I think teenagers should think of ways on how to       the problem. They should make a plan for study and hobbies and find time to relax as much as possible.

小题1:

A．adult

B．adults

C．teenager

D．teenagers

小题2:

A．too many

B．too much

C．much too

D．many too

小题3:

A．join

B．to be taken

C．to take

D．to join

小题4:

A．to

B．for

C．of

D．in

小题5:

A．our own

B．their own

C．his own

D．they own

小题6:

A．are getting

B．are getting

C．got

D．are become

小题7:

A．red

B．read

C．to read

D．reading

小题8:

A．pay

B．cost

C．spend

D．take

小题9:

A．Another

B．Other

C．Others

D．Some

小题10:

A．doing with

B．do with

C．dealing with

D．deal with

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Sadness and happiness are often talked about by people in their spare time. Most people want themselves to be happy for ever, but few know how to find happiness. Others say if you own lots of money and success, you will be happy. However, money and success alone do notbring lasting happiness. A famous a Greek thinker, Aristotle, said, “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” That’s to say,we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much timethinking about the future. For example, getting into college or getting a good job, which we fail to enjoy thepresent. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.
Another secret to living a happy life is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping or help out with some things around the house for an elderly person.
If you do above, you will be happy.
小题1:How many suggestions of happiness are mentioned in this passage?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

小题2: If you want to enjoy the simple things in life, you can ________.

A．listen to your favorite music	B．remember some problems
C．think about getting into college	D．read a bad book

小题3:According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Money and success alone do notbring you lasting happiness.

B．If you want to feel happier, you can go shopping for an elderly person.

C．Spending so much time thinking about the future can enjoy the present.

D．Active person may live a happier life than inactive person.

小题4: What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．How to live a happy life.	B．How to depend upon ourselves.
C．How to help the old people.	D．How to get a good job.

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