1、【 精品教育资源文库】学校生活类单词识记：pressure educate graduate crazyapply music present professorpublic science subject attentionvacation discuss effort experimentexplain fail curious improve短语扫描：take a course in English 修英语课graduate from 毕业于major in 主修at present目前in public 当众，公开地apply for申请apply oneself to 致力于to
2、some degree在某种程度上have a talent/gift for有的天赋look forward to期待，盼望跟踪训练.语境填词1.The (press) of the crowd made it impossible for me to stand still.2.The teacher (解释) the difficult point of grammar to me.3.Nowadays a lot of adults go to evening schools for further (educate).4.The (science) is an internation
3、al leader in the field of mathematics.5.Many young students are (疯狂的) about computer games.单项填空6.Our relationships give our lives meaning，but we can sometimes get lost in technology and forget to be with the people in our lives.A.rigid B.honest C.present D.patient7.If we leave right away， well arriv
4、e on time.【 精品教育资源文库】A.hopefully B.curiouslyC.occasionally D.gradually8.Weve just moved into a bigger house and theres a lot to do.Lets it.A.keep up with B.do away withC.get down to D.look forward to9.The position you are applying requires good computer skills and fluency in English.A.in which B.wi
5、th whichC.for which D.to which10.Whoever spit in pubic will be fined 50 yuan in effort to improve citizens behavior ahead of historic sporting event to be held next year.A.the；the B.the；/ C./；the D.an；the.完形填空When I was young at school，I loved to talk，a characteristic not always appreciated by Miss
6、Jordan，my tenthgrade English teacher.She was a teacher no one wanted because she was so 1 .She stood about fivefootfive，was very thin and wore her hair pulled back in a way that gave her a horsy 2 .She wore those halfcircular reading glasses.Whenever she got upset，she would lower her head and look a
7、t you over the top of her glasses.One day in her class I was busy talking.I didnt 3 she had stopped teaching and was 4 straight at me.“Young lady，I would like to see you after school.” Later Miss Jordan 5 in a low，but very firm voice that showed she expected me to listen when she was talking.For 6 s
8、he told me to write a thousand words essay on education and its effect on the economy(经济).She wanted it in by the following Wednesday.Well，I met my deadline.I was 7 .It was a good paper.And I expected a sign of 8 from her.The next day in class， 9 ，she was looking at me over her glasses.She called me
9、 forward and 10 my paper.“Go back and rewrite， ” she said.“Remember，each paragraph is supposed to begin with a topic sentence.” When she gave my paper back a second time，she 11 the grammer.The third 【 精品教育资源文库】time，the spelling.The fourth time，it was punctuation.The fifth，it wasnt neat enough.I was
10、 12 ！The sixth time，I rewrote the whole paper 13 ，in ink，leaving generous space.When she saw it，she removed her glasses and smiled.She finally 14 the paper.After that，I put the whole thing out of my 15 .Two or three months passed.One day Miss Jordan came into the class and said to us， “Class，do you
11、still 16 an essay contest held citywide？Theyve announced the 17 .I am happy to inform you that Mary has won the third prize in the essay contestOn the Impact of Education on the Economy.”I was amazed and 18 .It was the first time I had ever won a prize.Years later，I told a reporter that story，and my
12、 commentsincluding my unfriendly 19 of Miss Jordans appearance.Miss Jordan wrote me，and said that her appearance wasnt what was important.What was important was the 20 I had learnt.When I wrote and rewrote that paper for her，I began to learn how to discipline myself.1.A.openminded B.strictC.careful
13、D.coldhearted2.A.look B.shapeC.style D.character3.A.guess B.believeC.imagine D.realize4.A.waving B.laughingC.staring D.running5.A.complained B.whisperedC.explained D.apologized6.A.objection B.motivationC.punishment D.encouragement7.A.confident B.concernedC.nervous D.helpful8.A.suggestion B.approvalC
14、.comment D.respect9.A.otherwise B.moreoverC.however D.therefore【 精品教育资源文库】10.A.changed B.tore C.opened D.returned11.A.mastered B.correctedC.taught D.identified12.A.relieved B.gratefulC.relaxed D.sick13.A.carelessly B.eagerlyC.vaguely D.slowly14.A.published B.acceptedC.finished D.studied15.A.mind B.
15、list C.question D.sight16.A.remember B.enterC.expect D.organize17.A.plans B.winnersC.participants D.names18.A.curious B.anxiousC.thrilled D.enthusiastic19.A.conclusion B.reactionC.recommendation D.description20.A.lesson B.meaning C.skill D.result.阅读理解Humans have sewn by hand for thousands of years.I
16、t was said that the first thread was made from animal muscle and sinew(肌腱).And the earliest needles were made from bones.Since those early days，many people have been involved in the process of developing a machine that could do the same thing more quickly and with greater efficiency.Charles Wiesenth
17、al，who was born in Germany，designed and received a patent on a doublepointed needle that eliminated the need to turn the needle around with each stitch(缝合) in England in 1755.Other inventors of that time tried to develop a functional sewing machine，but each design had at least one serious imperfecti
18、on.Frenchman Barthelemy Thimonnier finally engineered a machine that really worked.However，he was nearly killed by a group of angry tailors when they burned down his garment factory.They feared that they would lose their jobs to 【 精品教育资源文库】the machine.American inventor Elias Howe，born on July 9,181
19、9，was awarded a patent for a method of sewing that used thread from two different sources.Howes machine had a needle with an eye at the point，and it used the two threads to make a special stitch called a lockstitch.However，Howe faced difficulty in finding buyers for his machines in America.In frustr
20、ation，he travelled to England to try to sell his invention there.When he finally returned home，he found that dozens of manufacturers were adapting his discovery for use in their own sewing machines.Isaac Singer，another American inventor，was also a manufacturer who made improvements to the design of
21、sewing machines.He invented an upanddownmotion mechanism that replaced the sidetoside machines.He also developed a foot treadle(脚踏板) to power his machine.This improvement left the sewers hands free.Undoubtedly，it was a huge improvement of the handcranked machine of the past.Soon the Singer sewing ma
22、chine achieved more fame than the others for it was more practical，it could be adapted to home use and it could be bought on hirepurchase.The Singer sewing machine became the first home appliance，and the Singer company became one of the first American multinationals.However，Singer used the same meth
23、od to create a lockstitch that Howe had already patented.As a result，Howe accused him of patent infringement(侵犯).Of course，Elias Howe won the court case，and Singer was ordered to pay Howe royalties(版税).In the end，Howe became a millionaire，not by manufacturing the sewing machine，but by receiving roya
24、lty payments for his invention.21.Barthelemy Thimonniers garment factory was burned down because .A.people did not know how to put out the fireB.Elias Howe thought Thimonnier had stolen his inventionC.workers who feared the loss of their jobs to a machine set fireD.the sewing machines couldnt work finally22.Why did the court force Isaac Singer to pay Elias Howe a lifetime of royalties?A.Because the judge was against Singer for his surly attit
