1.Sport is very popular in England,In other words lots of English people like the idea of sport.A lot watch sport on TV.But the number who take part in sport is quite small.On the whole English people prefer to be fat rather than thin. The most popular sport in England is football.Football is played on Saturday afternoon in most towns and the supporters of a certain team will travel from one end of the Country to the other to see their team play.There are four divisions(级别）of the footballleague.Not surprisingly the best teams are in the first division.But the best supportersare often in the fourth division.You have to be a good supporter to watch the fourth division football!Many other sports are also played in England,such as golf,in which you try to knocka ball into a hole;basketball,in which you try to get a ball through a net;tennis,in whichyou try to hit a ball so that your opponent(对手）can not hit it."As you see,if the ball had not been invented,there would have been no sport.Actually,that is not quite true.s Athletics(田径）isn't played with a ball;nor horseracing.Perhaps that is why they are not as popular as football! Why do many English people not take part in sport?（）

2.The manager was very satisfied___his work

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Many people think that Americans1their cars almost more than anything else.When2people are fourteen years old,they want to have their3cars.They don'task for a car from their4.So many of them work in5time during their last yearof high school to buy a car.Learning to6and getting a driver's license may be one ofthe most exciting things in a young person's life.

Some people almost7go to a doctor when they are ill.But they will8their

cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a9,On Saturdays or Sundays some people may10most of their time washing and repairing their cars.10.(单选）

4.Sandy could do nothing but___to his teacher that he was wrong.

5.Online distance learning(网上远程教育)is an instructional system which connects learners witheducational resources.Students work on their own at home, at work, or at school and communicatewith faculty and other students by means of e?mail,electronic meetings, videoconferencing,chatrooms, instant messaging and other forms of computer?based communication.There are bothadvantages and disadvantages to online distance learning.There are many benefits to using online distance learning environments. Online education isavailable all the time,anywhere and to all people.However,there are weaknesses for some learners.The online learner only has the written text and no other face?to?face hints.This may confuse thelearner and cause misunderstanding. While distance learning allows for an openness, it is alsodifficult because it is done by e?mail messages and writing,and therefore may take more time thanface?to?face learning.Sometimes the messages can be overwhelming for many online students.Universities,colleges and schools use online distance learning environments. There are importantfor students who may be unable to attend classes for various reasons like illnesses or busy everydayschedules. Some learners just want to further their studies at home. They enjoy the convenienceof home learning as they take regular programs or enrichment classes.Online courses keep learners very occupied at all hours of the day.There are a great many messagesand other online resources to read and respond to. Most learners have regular jobs or attendregular school classes on ground as well.However,the benefits are clear. Online distance learning isbecoming very popular. Some online classes have become a profitable business as they replaceregular traditional means of learning.Sometimes online distance learning can be a problem because__________.

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7.Who should be responsible __________ the accident?

8.I think you are supposed _______ your assignment last night.

9.The room is in a terrible dirty surroundings; it _____ cleaned.

10.I wonder if there is __________ university in your hometown．

11.During the Christmas shopping rush in London, the interesting story was reported of a tramp(流浪者)who, apparently though no fault of his own,found himself locked in a well?known chain storelate on Christmas Eve. No doubt the store was crowded with last?minute Christmas shoppers andthe staff were dead beat and longing to get home.Probably all the proper security checks weremade before the store was locked and they left to enjoy the three?day holiday untroubled bycustomers desperate to get last?minute Christmas presents.However ridiculous that may be,our tramp found himself alone in the store and decided to makethe best of it. There was food, drink, bedding and camping equipment, of which he made good use.There must also have been television sets and radios.Though it was not reported if he tookadvantage of these facilities, when the shop reopened he was discovered in bed with a largenumber of empty bottles beside him.He seems to have been a man of good humor as indeedtramps very commonly are.Everyone else was enjoying Christmas, so he saw no good reason why he should not do thesame.He yielded himself cheerfully,and was taken by the police. Perhaps he had had a betterChristmas than usual. He was sent to prison for seven days.The judge awarded no compensation(赔偿 )to the chain store for the food and drink our tramp had consumed.They had,in hisopinion,already received valuable free publicity from the story revealed in the newspaper and ontelevision.Perhaps the judge had had a good Christmas,too.When the tramp was arrested, he__________.

12.There are only twelve_____in the hospital.

13.完形填空Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you21do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks(网络) have become a22for many people to shop without23having to leave their home.　　Some shoppers are24of department stores and supermarkets—fighting the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight25of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and watch a friendly announcer describe a product26a model shows it. And they can shop around the clock, buying something27by making a phone call.　　Department stores and even mail order companies are28to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy29their own TV channels(频道) to encourage TV shopping in the future. Customers can ask questions about products and place30, all through their TV sets.　　Will shopping by television31take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so.32many people find shopping at a real store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to33or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s34specialists say that in the future, home shopping will35together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.
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14.根据以下资料，回答78-81题。 　　The first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball. 　　In ancient Egypt, as everywhere, pitching stones was a favorite children's game．But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child．Looking for something less dangerous to throw, the Egyptians made what were probably the first balls. 　　At first, balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines．Later they were made of piece of animal skin sewed together and stuffed with feathers or hay. 　　Even though the Egyptians were warlike, they found time for peaceful games．Before long they had developed a number of ball games, each with its own set of rules．Perhaps they played ball more for instruction than for fun．Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and skill they would need for war.79 This selection says that the Egyptians played __.

15.My parents have always___（courage)me in my choice of career.

16.We won the relay race,And there was a big smile___our teacher's face.

17.The surgeon’s advice was that the patient _____at once.

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Different things usually stand for different feelings.Red,for example,is the coloroffire,heat,blood and life,People say red is an exciting and active color.Theyassociate(体发生联系）red with a strong feeling like1 .Red is used for signs of 2 .suchSTOP signs and fire engines.Orange is the bright.warm color of3 in autumn.Peoplesay orange is a 4 color.They associate orange withhappiness.Yellow is the color of 5.People say it is a cheerful color.They associate yellow too,with happiness.Greenis the cool color of grass in6 .People say it is a refreshing color.In general,people7 two groups of colors:warm colors and cool colors.The warm colors are red,orangeand 8.Where there are warm color and a lot of light.people usually want to be 9.Those who like to be with10 like red.The cool colors are11 and blue.Where there are these colors,people are usually worried.Some scientists say that timeseems to12 more slowly in a room with warm colors.They suggest that a warm coloris a good12 for a living room or a14 .People who are having a rest or are eatingdo not want time to pass quickly.15

colors are better for some offices if the peopleworking there want time to pass quickly.4.

19.Children don't understand initially what they are reciting,but___it will have an impact on their thinking.

20.Well ,it could not have got better for young Kavya Shivashankar , a 13-years-old student fromOlathe , Kansas as she came out very successfully at the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2009(2009全美拼字大赛). On Thursday night she defeated the other 11finalists to win the 82nd ScrippsNational Spelling Bee,taking home more than $40,000 cash money along with other prizes.Kavya Shivashankar, whose parents migrated to the United States from India, and who aims tobecome a doctor, enjoys playing the violin, bieyeling, swimming and learning Indian classical dance .Thing came a bit late in Kavya’s life since she could win the championship with her fourthappearance in the competition . The last three times when she had taken part in the samecompetition she had finished Tench. Eighth and fourth.However ,this time Kavya proved her courage and determination by winning the title she had beencompeting for so long . Her last challenge was to spell out“laodicean”. The word “laodicean” meansone who is indifferent, mostly in religious matters. She spelled it correctly and a big smile appearedon her face. Kavya wrote the word on her palm each time and spelled every word correctly.After winning Kavya exclaimed, “I can’t believe it happened ……It feels kind of unreal.” Her familywas there to support her through the competition . Her father , Mirle Shivashankar said, “Thecompetitiveness is in her….but she doesn’t show that .She still has that smile. That’s herquality .”He went on to say that this was “the moment”they had been waiting for so long. It waslike “a dream come true” for them.m.40.