1、任务型短文填空专练 用所给词的正确形式填空，每空一词( 一) should 、use 、dangerous、 habit、 spend、 much 、safely 、at、 it althoughOverhead bridges are found in many parts of Lanzhou, especially in places where traffic is heavy and crossing the road is very 1. . The purpose of these overhead bridges is to enable passengers to cross
2、 road 2. . Overhead bridges are used in very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more efficient 3. less convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps. This is inconvenient especially to old people. When passengers are 4. a zebra crossing, traffic is held up.This is why
3、 the government has built many overhead bridges to help passengers and to keep traffic moving 5. the same time The government of Lanzhou has 6. lots of money in building these bridges. For their own safety, passengers 7. it be encouraged to use them instead of risking their lives by running across t
4、he road. Old people, however, may find 8. it is still 9. difficult climbing up and down the steps, safer than walking across the road with all the much dangerous of moving traffic. Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. Passengers, both old and young, should make a 10. to use them. This will
5、prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life.（ 二 ）know, lucky, proud, problem, good, decide, he, work, child, interestMartin Murray is a school boy and he is fifteen years old. He used to be a “problem child”. He used to give his mother many1 .However,after his fathers death , Martins life became
6、much more difficult. His mother couldnt afford to pay for her 2 education .She had to work, and so was often not at home. His mother tried her best to look after him. Unfortunately, Martin still caused trouble. He was not 3 in studying and he often got into trouble with the police. 4 his mother was
7、very patient and didnt give up trying to help him in the end, she made a difficult 5 : to send him to a boys boardingschool. Martin hated it and caused a lot of trouble. One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school .Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time. The head tea
8、cher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother , but to his surprise , this conversation changed his life.“ It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “I 6 how much my mother had given me. She also told me that even though my father was not with us, he was watch
9、ing me and would always take 7 in everything good I do. Thats when I decided to change.” Now Martin has really changed. He 8 hard and gets “As” in all subjects. He is now one of the 9 students in his class. His mother helps him to feel good about 10 ,and as he says,“ Its very important for parents t
10、o be there for their children(三) 回忆 he， truth ，work， meaning ，big， block， believe， sudden， remember find， More， recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. It is one of the 1. t events in American history. Even the date
11、September 11,2001 -has 2. to most Americans This was a day Peter Hunt will never forget. In May 2001,he 3. a job in the World Trade Center. On September 11,2001,he arrived at his building at around 8:30 a.m. He was about to go up when he decided to get a coffee first. He went to his favorite coffee
12、place even though it was two 4. east from his office .As he was waiting in line with other office 5. ,he heard a loud sound. Before he could join the other people outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already hit his office building .They stared in 6. burning building. He felt lucky
13、to be alive. at the black smoke rising above the remembers Kate Smith will never forget the date, too. Now she still 7. working in her office near the two towers. “My friend Mike shouted 8. that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didnt him believe 9. at first. But then I looked out of the wi
14、ndow and realized that it was 1 0. that.” September 11,2001the date alone means something to most people in the US. suddenly .I was scared and I could hardly think clearly after（四）爱与感恩，更珍贵 back ，bad， express ，feel， it ，loud ，luck ，simple， sweet ，thank， two ，warm Once upon a time, a young man came ac
15、ross a spring(泉水) of clear water while crossing the desert. The water was very sweet, and he filled his leather container(皮革 容器) so that he could bring some 1. to his teacher. After a four-day journey, he presented the water to his teacher. The old man took a deep drink, smile. and 2 thanked his stu
16、dent very much for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy heart. After a while, the teacher let a 3. student taste the water. He spat (吐) it out, saying it was terrible. It was clear that the water had become no longer fresh sweet because of the old leather container. Th
17、e student questioned his teacher, “Master, the water tasted strange. Why did you still like it?” The teacher replied, “You 4. tasted the water while I tasted the gift. The water was the container for an act of love and kindness and nothing could be 5. .”After reading the story, we can understand tha
18、t when we receive a chocolate as a gift from a child, we get more than the chocolate 6. . What we should do properly is to express 7. naturally to him or her because we love the idea within the gift. Gratitude (感谢) doesnt always come naturally. 8. ,_most children and many grownups like only the thin
19、g given rather than the 9. shown in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty of feelings and 10. of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.（五）心形手语 say, way, star, long, though, popular, he ,hand ,call ,make, because betweenAre you still
20、 doing the V for victory sign? Its out. The latest popular hand gesture(手势)is putting both of your hands and put them together to make a heartshape. It is 1. “hand heart”. Many young pop 2. in the US have done the move in recent photos.“Thehand heart gesture means something 3. I love you and thank y
21、ou, ”said Taylor Swift,the country singer. “You can send a sweet,simple message without 4. a word.” Swift often does it at her concerts. And she is believed to be the first to 5. it popular. Last month,Justin Bieber and 6. superstar friends did the “ hand heart” and put the photos online.They did it
22、 to help out three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident. “It used to take much 7. for nonverbal(非语言的)culture to move. But now ,it moves faster 8. . because we have smart phones and the In the Republic of Korea, the “hand heart ” has been 9. for a long time, but in a different 10. . Peopl
23、e there put their hands above their heads and make a bigger heart shape with their arms. It means “I love you.” （六）so ,we ,who, teach, bright ,different, he, eye, show, heart ,complete understandFew people today educate the children about the value of empathy (同情；同感)Most people feel so hard 1. their
24、 love and care towards others and to actually understand what they are going through.When I was a child，I 2. to go out of my way to make someone else happy.My mom would tell me to say at least one kind word to someone else every day.I admit that it wasnt very easy to do.But as soon as you see the lo
25、ok of thanks in that persons 3. ，you just want to do as much as you can.I had an experience with a young man 4. people were always making fun of.Every time I saw that happening，I knew in my heart that it was wrong.I decided I would try to be his friend.I started walking with him and introducing him
26、to people around 5 . I was making him happy by just doing that. And I loved the fact that I was really making a 6. .in his life.After a while，I realized that he wasnt the kind of person everybody thought he was.We are still really good friends today. People have almost 7. stopped making fun of him.B
27、ut he is still what he was.What had changed was the attitudes of others towards him.From this experience I 8. that I should be more loving towards other people already.What I did for my friend was so easy，and at the same time I had a lot of fun，9. .I hope that everyone could say a kind word to someo
28、ne else at least once a day.I can promise it will. be the best feeling you can ever get.One kind word could make someones day 10. .Why not do it from now on?（七）experience， useful， even， student， learn ，job ，foreign， agree start ，skillThese days，more and more students in the UK are taking a “gap year
29、”between their graduation from school and their university studies.This means that they take a year off to do something else，before they 1. their studies.For most students，spending time in 2. countries is the favourite activityand Australia is the favourite place to go.Many parents，teachers and busi
30、ness people 3. that traveling can teach important values.“After a year of traveling，I felt Id grown up.I had 4. the importance of relationships with people，on all sorts of levels.”There are many companies around the world that welcome these 5. on their projectshelping people in poorer countries，or 6
31、. in your home country.Although you dont get paid for your work，this kind of work can teach important 7. decisionmaking and finding answers to problems，for examplethat will help a student in a 8. one day.Finally，getting some knowledge and experience in an area you hope to study or work in one day wi
32、ll always be very 9. If several university graduates are asking for the same job，gap year work experience allows you to say，“Ive already had some 10. . of this kind of work.”And that can get you the job!（八）do，advantage，two，work，from，them，when，even，reach，differentIn China, very few children make pock
33、et money. However, in western countries, most kids make pocket money by 1. . They make money in many 2. ways. When kids are very young, their parents help them sell the fruit 3. their own trees to neighbors. Kids may also help parents 4. housework to make money at home. When they 5. sixteen, they ca
34、n make money by sending newspapers or by 6 . .in fast food restaurants，especially during the summer holidays.There are many 7 . of making pocket money by kids themselves. First of all, they learn the value of money by working hard.8 . ,_they learn to manage money by buying things they need or want,
35、such as books, pencils, movies and 9 . clothes they like. Third, they learn to deal with daily life problems by helping their parents or others. Making pocket money is helpful for children 10. they grow up. That is why parents encourage their kids to earn pocket money（九）lifeknowwithmakewatch therefo
36、redobadchoosegoodIn China，many people spend most of their spare time1. TV.It has a huge influence on peoples 2. Is all this television good for us or bad for us?As is 3 to all，television is one of the most important ways of getting information，such as the news all over the world，history，culture and
37、interesting stories.It provides us 4. a more lively way to discover the outside world.Also，we can see great movies，operas and concerts.5. ，television is not only a way we learn about the world，but also a good entertainment. However，many people think television is 6. for us.They say that all the viol
38、ence on TV 7 people become violent.Violence can give children bad ideas.TV can also make people lazy.Instead of 8. outdoor activities，they usually sit in front of the screen for hours enjoying the funny shows and cartoons without a break.In general，the problem is not television，but the programs we choose to watch.We have learned how to choose the 9. in newspapers，books and magazines.Now we have to learn to do with television programs，too.After all，its our 10.
