1 . 原文填空（每空只写一词）

The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a     1     business career and study music. My parents, though     2     and sharing my love of music,     3     of it as a     4    . This was     5     in view of the family background. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years at Springhill College and,     6     much beloved and respected in the     7    , earned     8     enough to provide for his large family.     9     a consequence of this example, my parents     10     upon college instead of a conservatory of music.

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In Britain and the USA, the managing directors or presidents of big companies are often     1     of being “fat cats”, i.e. bosses whose salaries are often twenty-five times more than the company’s     2     worker. When times are hard and workers are     3     off, they     4     very little. Departing directors, on the other hand, get big golden     5    .

The United States is a     6     nation. Sports in America take a variety of forms. Most sports are     7    , so that what is happening in sports     8     upon the time of year. Some sports are called     9     sports, as the number of spectators greatly     10     the number playing in the game.

3 . 下面两段短文节选自课文，请严格按照课文内容填入适当的词语，否则不得分。

It was John’s quick action and knowledge of    1     that saved Ms. Slade’s life. He immediately asked a number of nearby people for bandages, but when nobody could     2    any, his father got some tea towels and tape from their house. John used these to treat the most    3     to Ms. Slade’s hands. He slowed the    4     by applying pressure to the wounds until the police and    5    arrived.

4 . 下面两段短文节选自课文，请严格按照课文内容填入适当的词语，否则不得分。

I still cannot believe that I am     1     this prize that I won last year. I have to remind myself     2    that I am really in AD 3008.     3    the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days. As a result, I     4     “time lag”. This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your    5    time period.

5 . Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to     1    . One afternoon she     2       and was caught in a storm. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water. During that time she     3     Early next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.     4    , the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered.     5    , she found herself in hospital.( 根据句意填空)

6 . “For the families of the seven, we can not bear, as you do,     1    But we feel the loss, and we are thinking about you so very much. You     2     , and they had that special grace, that special spirit that says, “Give me a challenge and     3    ”. They had     4    and discover its truths. They wished to serve, and they did. They served all of us.”（根据句意填空）

7 . 请根据所学课文以及所给的首字母（部分词汇）的提示用完整形式填空。

People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You can    1     this question if you study British history.

First there was England. Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century. Now when people     2     to England you find Wales included as well. Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to “Great Britain”. Happily this was     3     without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well. Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland connected in the same peaceful way. However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government. So only Northern Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom and this was shown to the world in a new flag called the Union Jack.

To their     4     the four countries do work together in some areas (eg, the     5     and international relations), but they still have very different institutions. For example, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland have different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup!

England is the largest of the four countries, and for     6     it is divided roughly into three zones. The zone nearest France is called the South of England, the middle zone is called the Midlands and the one nearest to Scotland is known as the North. You find most of the population settled in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England. Although,     7    , these cities are not as large as those in China, they have world-famous football teams and some of them even have two! It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors. For historical     8     you have to go to older but smaller towns built by the Romans. There you will find out more about British history and culture.

The greatest historical treasure of all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. It is the center of national government and its     9    . It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the first century AD, the oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066. There has been four sets of invaders of England. The first invaders, the Romans, left their towns and roads. The second, the Anglo-Saxons, left their language and their government. The third, the Vikings, influenced the     10     and place-names of the North of England, and the fourth, the Normans, left castles and introduced new words for food.

If you look around the British countryside you will find evidence of all these invaders. You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile.

8 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，根据第一单元及第二单元课文内容，在空格处填入适当的单词或词组（每空不超过3个单词，注意大小等）

Another time five months ago, I happened to be upstairs at dusk    1    the window was open. I didn’t go downstairs until the window had to be shut. The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds    2    in their power, it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face.

So why has English changed over time?    3    all languages change and develop when cultures    4    with each other. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very    5    the English spoken today.

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I believe that human    1    is wrong. If we    2    with nature, we will have to deal with the    3    . Who knows    4    could happen? Human life would just become a crop to be    5    or a project for sale. The human race is    6    up the Earth’s natural wealth. We should be having fewer babies in order to    7    the Earth’s population, not cloning more. I feel sorry for the lady    8    cannot have a baby, but I would like to    9    out that there are many children in the world with no parents who would be    10    to have a mother.

10 . 根据课文内容填空。

Adam, a freshman at senior high school, experienced a     1     (challenge) and     2     (confuse) school life at first. He had to think carefully to choose     3     (suit) courses. With the help of the school adviser, he finally took courses and especially         4     (报名参加) advanced literature based on his strengths and interests. Besides, he had to choose     5    (课外的) activities. He was anxious to join the     6     (学校足球队). Unfortunately, he wasn’t qualified for it. But he wouldn’t quit and would improve on his own to    7    (加入球队) next year, because he wanted to realize his dream. Then he joined a    8    (食品救济站) to help helpless people in the community. What’s more, he had to work harder to be responsible for himself. So he would make a workable     9    (安排表) to balance his studies and after-school activities. For him, much of the school life was waiting     10     (explore)!