1、1Chinese paper-cutting has the history of more than 1,500 years at least.It is one of the 1. (old) handicrafts(手工艺品) in China.At first,Paper-cutting was only popular among 2. countryside,and the masters were farm 3. (wife)Today,the art has developed into art forms 4. can fully represent Chinese trad
2、itional folk culture.As the paper-cutting combines many folk art forms such as painting and cutting,it can serve as the window for one who 5. (want) to know the traditional Chinese folk art.As a folk art,paper-cutting has a strong local feature.Many places in China are famous 6. their featured paper
3、-cutting.Chinese people put their hope to the paper-cutting to praise peoples creation to the nature and encourage people 7. (keep) going.There are cuttings for window,door,wall,and those for roof and light as well as for marriage and different festivals.Many of them 8. (use) during the New Year and
4、 marriage to add up the happy atmosphere(气氛)Chinese people, 9. (especial) people in northern China,like to use paper-cutting as a decoration when Chinese New Year is coming.Chinese paper-cutting is not only a decoration, 10. an emotion.2.Traveling is fun and it gets more 1. (interest) when we take a
5、 long trip for the first time,all alone.For my vacation,it was decided that I would visit my grandparents with my parents.But since 2. unexpected job came up for my parents,I chose 3. (travel) alone.From then on I was nervous and excited about 4. the trip would go. 5. the day of the trip,my mom pack
6、ed my bags,prepared food for me and then 6. (give) me a 30-minute lesson on being careful and staying away from 7. (strange)She also told me that I should phone her at every station that I went through.Throughout the journey,I was not 8. (sleep) at all.I kept reading my book and 9. (watch) people,an
7、d didnt say much to anyone asking me questions.I kept phoning my mom at every station. 10. (final),I reached my destination after the three-hour journey.There,my grandparents were waiting to collect me.I was very happy to have completed my first trip alone and loved it.3.Last year,my brother and I w
8、ent to Miami for a vacation.Some of my friends who had been there before said it was a wonderful holiday destination.Before we went,we 1. (plan) for months.When the day came,we were ready.After our plane landed,we went to the hotel.We had made our reservation six months 2. (early),but the man at the
9、 front desk said there had been a mistake.We 3. (tell) that our rooms hadnt been reserved for that week,4. for the week after.I didnt understand 5. this would happen.Whats worse,the hotel had been fully booked.When we 6. (wonder) what to do,the manager came out.She was surprisingly 7. (help)She apol
10、ogized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on 8. top floor.We had never stayed in such an amazing room,and we werent charged extra.The next day,my brother and I went to the beach 9. we watched some people play volleyball.We got a little sunburnt,but the day had been so 10. (relax) that we d
11、idnt mind.4.My friend had a chance to make a trip to Hong Kong 1. August 15,2018. He had dreamed about 2 (visit) it since his boyhood and it was the first time that he 3. (be) there.The following was what he had seen.4 (arrive) there,he was impressed by its beautiful scenery and tall buildings.As we
12、 all know,Hong Kong has the 5. (many) skyscrapers(摩天大厦) in the world.Wherever he went,he saw many smiling faces.People in Hong Kong were kind,generous,easy-going and ready to help 6. .Much to his surprise,he saw that people there always kept order in public places.Though a great number of people 7.
13、(wait) for the next train at the subway station,they were talking in such a low voice as not 8. (disturb) others.Chinese and English are the official languages of Hong Kong.English is 9. (wide) used in governments,markets,service centers and other fields.Staying there for a week was a good experienc
14、e for him, 10. he would never forget.5.Some years ago,SARS broke out in the mainland of China, 1. (cause) some people to be killed or nearly got to death. 2. severe was the situation that there was no time to debate who was 3. (blame)The most important thing for the government to do was find out the
15、 cause of this 4. (dead) disease.They invited all the top experts in this field to have a discussion and quite a few 5. (suggestion) were put forward.Some of the top experts picked out those suggestions and tested them to see whether they were available.Doctor Zhong Nanshan chose one patient 6. was
16、seriously ill and had little hope of picking up and had the new medicine 7. (test) on him.To his great joy,this patient recovered! He made his way to his office and telephoned the top official,telling him the exciting news.For 8. (convenient),he moved to live in his office.His method did make sense.
17、 9. wasnt long before the other hospitals also controlled this terrible disease and kicked it out finally.If no efforts 10. (make),China couldnt have defeated SARS.6.Nelson Mandela was born in 1918 in Mvezo,South Africa. His father was chief of Mvezo, 1. influence on Nelson was huge.Later,Nelson bec
18、ame a civil rights leader in South Africa. Having 2. (contribute) to South Africa,he won the respect from South Africa and the whole world.Nelson Mandela was a great activist. After finishing 3. (learn) law in the college,he joined the Africa National Congress in his 4. (twenty)All his life Nelson f
19、ought 5. apartheid(种族隔离) and helped many Africans,but his contribution 6. (treat) as an act of terrorism then. The African government sent him to prison for 27 years. Once set free from prison,he continued to make efforts 7. (end) apartheid. To Nelson, 8 he wanted was that all people would enjoy hum
20、an rights 9. (equal) in South Africa. Eventually,he won the 10. (elect) and served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.7.Therapy dogs are dogs that are trained to give comfort to people in unfortunate situations.The story of the first therapy dog is very interesting.During World War,a sol
21、dier named William Wynne found an 1. (abandon) dog on the battlefield(战场)He became 2. (friend) with the dog and named it Smoky.When William became very ill and entered a hospital,his friends frequently brought Smoky to visit him,3. made it become so popular with the other sick soldiers in the hospit
22、al that it was allowed to stay.The doctors in the hospital used Smoky to help cheer up the patients.After the war ended,Smoky continued to work 4. a therapy dog in the United States.In the 1970s,Elaine Smith, 5. American nurse,started a program to train therapy dogs.Smith noticed patients in hospita
23、ls seemed to recover(康复) much 6. (fast) when dogs had been around. 7. amazed doctors and nurses was that having animals visit hospitals helped lower stress and blood pressure among patients.In the 1980s and 1990s,other animals also started to help the sick.Today,therapy pets 8. (use) to help many di
24、fferent people with problems.For example,they help children with reading difficulties by 9. (provide) an audience that wont belittle(轻视) them.Some therapy pets can work along with the patient and the doctor in an effort 10. (help) people learn to walk again after a serious injury.8.Formed in 2002,th
25、e China International Search and Rescue Team(CISAR) brings help and hope to those 1 lives are changed by natural disasters.The team went on its first international rescue mission in 2003.It was the first time that a Chinese team 2 (work)outside China,and the team won high praise 3. their bravery and
26、 skill.The list of people to whom help has been given ever since 4. (be) long.The team treated more than 3,000 people who were injured in the 2006 earthquake in Indonesia,and spent several months 5. (give) aid to over 25,000 victims of the 2010 floods in Pakistan.Rescue workers 6. (train) to find pe
27、ople,treat injuries,and hand out food,water,and other supplies.There is 7. (usual) no electricity or water after a disaster and diseases and accidents may appear. 8. (save) lives,rescue workers have to work day and night,and sadly they must also bury 9. dead,which means they have to be strong in bot
28、h body and mind.Rescue workers must have big hearts,too.Of course,theyll have to take 10 (effect) measures in action.The members of the CISAR are always ready to go wherever help is needed.9.I was walking into my first school in America.On the first day,I went to my second period after I had missed
29、my first.With 1. (anxious) and fear,I reached for the door knob(门把手),opening it slowly.Everyones eyes 2. (be) on me as I entered the room.Without 3._(pay) attention to them,I went straight to the teacher and asked if this was the right class.With a soft voice he answered,“Yes.” His voice comforted 4
30、. a little.I chose the seat close to the door.I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the image 5._(produce) by the overhead projector(放映机)Since it was my first day,I was very 6. (confuse) about when I would have lunch.It was noon.I went to my next class and the bell 7. (ring) as I entered.I
31、 went through the regular process of asking the teacher if I was in the right class.She said,“Its still the 8._ (four) period.”“But the bell just rang,” I said.She said,“That is the lunch bell.” I apologized and headed for the cafeteria.Every confusion seemed like an obstacle I had to get through to
32、 reach my goal.At the end of the day,I was 9. my way to the bus station.I spotted my bus and sat down inside 10. (happy)10.One morning,I was waiting at the bus stop,worried about 1. (be) late for school.There were many people waiting at the bus stop, 2. some of them looked very anxious and 3. (disap
33、point)When the bus finally came,we all hurried on board.I got a place next 4. the window,so I had a good view of the sidewalk.A boy on a bike 5._(catch) my attention.He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms.I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver,but he refused 6. (stop) until w
34、e reached the next stop.Still,the boy kept 7 (ride)He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting.8. (final),when we came to the next stop,the boy ran up to the door of the bus.I heard an excited conversation.Then the driver stood up and asked,“Did anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?”
35、 A woman on the bus shouted,“Oh dear! Its mine.”She pushed her way to the driver and 9. (take) the suitcase thankfully.Everyone on the bus began talking about 10. the boy had done,and the crowd of strangers suddenly became friendly to one another.11.A wonderful experience happened to me this Saturda
36、y on my way to a mall.Two teenagers ran towards me 1. bottles in their hands,asking if I wanted to have bottled water.It was so 2. (amaze) that I was unsure whether this was for real.I wondered if they 3. (do) fund-raising.I asked them where 4. (they) parents were and how much a bottle of water was.
37、Then two adult women came to me and explained 5. the children were doing,“We are teaching the children 6. (give) without getting anything in return.” What a great idea!An exchange of ideas opened up between me,the mothers and the children.We were no longer strangers to each other.We spent such a gre
38、at time 7. (chat) and I ended up helping them give away the rest of the bottled water.One young lady was so 8. (thank) that she said it was the best thing 9. happened to her all day since she had a “bad” day at work.A couple accepted the water 10. (happy) and kept on thanking us.After all was done,t
39、he children and I gave each other a high-five.I really had great fun that day.12.I have a very busy friend who had 1._(total) changed after knowing that his wife came down with a serious disease.He cooked by himself for the family and 2. _ (take) a walk with his wife every day.Despite all his effort
40、s,his wife still didnt manage to conquer the 3. _ (ill) and passed away after three months.After that,he said due to his past busy life he had missed a lot of beautiful time with his wife.But now,it is impossible to make up 4. _it.It is no use 5. _ (cry) over spilt milk.We have missed a lot of preci
41、ous things without knowing to cherish them.The reason 6. _we missed those precious things is that we had thought we could still own 7. _ (they) tomorrow.Nevertheless,tomorrow is actually by no means 8. _ (rely)There is a famous Buddhist monk saying that in many peoples lives,they only do two things:
42、waiting and regretting.The result is that they are always too late 9. _ (cherish) what they have before they lose it.We often claim to do something when we grow up,or when we have money,or when we become old,etc.However,when we reach 10. _ point we have expected,we no longer realize our dream,becaus
43、e we have lost it by then.13.It does not mean the end of the world for someone to become disabled.One day when I turned on the radio,I didnt hear anything.But I wasnt born deaf.The doctor said I lost my 1._(hear)I had to go to a special school,2. I won a scholarship to the US.We were taken to differ
44、ent communities,volunteering there and teaching them about my country and culture.The love of volunteering came to me from then.In Africa,deaf people 3. (be) more likely to be from disadvantaged backgrounds.Often,untrained teachers are posted to teach at deaf schools.So theres a lack 4. knowledge an
45、d basic skills.I gathered deaf 5. (youth) to meet every Sunday for volleyball matches.I established a maths club and a dance club that became 6. (fair) popular.I 7. (name) “Deaf Role Model” in 2016 during International Deaf Awareness Week.I wanted to set 8. good example to deaf children.I told them
46、my story.I told them that they could have many talents,like dancing.I told them to close their ears and feel the music.My father inspired me 9. (become) the best teacher.I know he is very proud of me.I want people to know that even though my life has been challenging,I 10. (overcome) it by now.答案1 1 oldest2 the3 wives4 that/which5 wants6 for7 to keep8 are u
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