閱讀下面短文，從文后的A、B、C、D中，選出恰當(dāng)?shù)囊豁?xiàng)還原到文中合適的位置，使文章內(nèi)容完整并符合邏輯。

The world's oldest football is 450 years old．It was made from a pig's bladder,   1  "The Germans have decided that our hall is the oldest football in the world," said the museum's manager Michael McGinnis．

A would-be Japanese bank robber asked workers in the bank how he could carry out the robbery．The man is 58 years old．Newspapers said that the man first asked a bank teller, "Any idea about how I rob a bank?"   2   "He left quietly when asked to．" the police spokesman said．"But he hurt himself in the leg with a knife that he carried．"

  3   It changes its color from blue to white as the food temperature reaches 120°F．Then you may know when food is already hot．It features a stay-cool handle．A set of three spoons costs $ 8．

A husband, his wife and their first child share the same birthday．Evelin Alballat was introduced to Tony Osman several years ago by one of her relatives who learned they were both born on May 21．Their baby's due date was May 20, but it entered the world on May 21．  4  "The chances of three family members sharing a birthday are 0．000751%," a mathematician said．

A．If you are afraid of burning tongues and lips, this spoon could change your life．

B．The teller reminded another member of it, who asked the man to leave．

C．"We didn't plan for it; it just happened," Alballat said．

D．The ball was once owned by Mary Queen of Scots and its current home is Sterling’s Smith Museum.

People often complain they face too many problems. Every day and everywhere there are problems. Many times we find it hard to stay happy. When one problem is solved, another one comes up.
People have money problems, work problems, family problems, health problems..... the list goes on. And we usually think that people who are happy and successful are having fewer problems than us. Look at the successful people we often mention. They have money they need, they have jobs they love, they have good friends, they have obedient(孝順的) kids, they have the successful business, they have loving families etc. Everything goes well with them. That is why they are happy and successful. But in fact, the more successful you are, the more problems you have to face. More success means more challenges they have to face, and more success means more risks they have to take.
Young and old, rich and poor, successful and unsuccessful, educated and uneducated, all have problems. The difference is that their problems are different from each other.  Rich and successful have big problems. Poor and unsuccessful have small problems. Still they all have problems which they can face. Successful people are successful just because they are ready to face challenges larger than ordinary people.
Winning the US elections(選舉) makes Obama very happy. As a new US president, he has to face bigger challenges. He has to be more careful about his work he does, or he will lose his position(位置). Looking at him, we may say he is lucky, happy and successful. But, I think, as the US president, he has more pressure than an ordinary person.
【小題1】You will be a/an ______ person if you are afraid to face more challenges.

A．ordinary

B．successful

C．famous

D．educated

【小題2】From this article we know that President Obama ______.

A．has fewer problems	B．was born in a rich family
C．takes more risks	D．is a successful businessman

【小題3】The main idea of this article is _______.

A．why poor people are always poor

B．how many problems people usually have to face

C．how lucky and happy President Obama is

D．how to deal with problems in life

People often complain they face too many problems. Every day and everywhere there are problems. Many times we find it hard to stay happy. When one problem is solved, another one comes up.

People have money problems, work problems, family problems, health problems..... the list goes on. And we usually think that people who are happy and successful are having fewer problems than us. Look at the successful people we often mention. They have money they need, they have jobs they love, they have good friends, they have obedient(孝順的) kids, they have the successful business, they have loving families etc. Everything goes well with them. That is why they are happy and successful. But in fact, the more successful you are, the more problems you have to face. More success means more challenges they have to face, and more success means more risks they have to take.

Young and old, rich and poor, successful and unsuccessful, educated and uneducated, all have problems. The difference is that their problems are different from each other.  Rich and successful have big problems. Poor and unsuccessful have small problems. Still they all have problems which they can face. Successful people are successful just because they are ready to face challenges larger than ordinary people.

Winning the US elections(選舉) makes Obama very happy. As a new US president, he has to face bigger challenges. He has to be more careful about his work he does, or he will lose his position(位置). Looking at him, we may say he is lucky, happy and successful. But, I think, as the US president, he has more pressure than an ordinary person.

1.You will be a/an ______ person if you are afraid to face more challenges.

A．ordinary          B．successful         C．famous           D．educated

2.From this article we know that President Obama ______.

A．has fewer problems                     B．was born in a rich family

C．takes more risks                        D．is a successful businessman

3.The main idea of this article is _______.

A．why poor people are always poor

B．how many problems people usually have to face

C．how lucky and happy President Obama is

D．how to deal with problems in life

 

任務(wù)性閱讀

先閱讀(A)、(B)兩篇短文，然后根據(jù)題目要求及所給語境完成下列四項(xiàng)任務(wù)。

certain    we    confident    something    communication

     How can we practice our spoken English ? The first and the most important thing is to believe yourself . You should always be full of   1  . You should often encourage yourself. “Come on , don’t be afraid !” You should never lose heart and never give up.

Maybe you are afraid of losing face, but you should think since we are students and we are learning, there is no need to worry about   2  . We must always be active in practice. We should    3   with our classmates as often as possible in English. We must know that the main way to study English is that we should make   4   understood. We should believe that native speakers will not laugh at us, instead they will encourage us. So if we are brave enough, we’ll   5  make much progress in our spoken English. Don’t be shy or afraid! Just have a try.

(B)

People started wearing clothes to protect themselves from the sun, wind, rain and cold. People said that many years ago the first kind of clothes were made of animal skins. Today we use different materials.

But clothes do more than keep us warm. Our clothes can also tell about who we are, our culture, life and hobbies. For example, if we like to wear yellow or pink clothes, we are usually active and easy--going. If we like black and blue, we may be quiet people. As a middle school student, we often wear the school clothes. Someone who works in a bank may wear a suit every day.

1.用方框中所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，使文章通順、連貫、合理。（每空一詞，每詞限用一次）

1.__________2 .__________ 3.__________4.__________5.__________

2.根據(jù)英文釋義及首字母提示，拼寫單詞。

6. c__________ education, area, literature and so on

7. a__________ full of action

3.同義句轉(zhuǎn)換，每空一詞。

People said that many years ago the first kind of clothes were made of animal skins.

It 8._________9._________ that many years ago the first kind of clothes were made of animal skins.

4.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容簡答問題。

10. If someone likes wearing black and blue, what kind of person is he?

______________________.

 

當(dāng)你遇到下面這些問題時(shí)，你會怎么解決呢？請對以下問題和解決辦法給予合理的配對。

Problems:

1.Some boys are swimming in the river without permission.

2.Sometimes you just get so angry about something.

3.You cheat(作弊) at school because you are afraid of failing the exam.

4.Someone in our district often wastes water.

5.You like to play computer games and spend too much time on them.

Solutions:

A．Work harder at your lessons .If you have problems at school, just turn to your teachers

B．Tell them to leave the river quickly. It is dangerous.

C．Make a time table and reduce the time on computer games little by little.

D．Use your pen to tell your feelings. Write down why you are angry or draw it on a paper

E. Put up some posters to ask him or her to save water.