1、演练III想一想Be sure that you have never had any regrets in your life which only lasts for a few decades. Laugh or cry as you like, and it is meaningless to oppress yourself.人生短短几十年，不要给自己留下了什么遗憾，想笑就笑，想哭就哭，该爱的时候就去爱，无谓压抑自己。做一做单选：1. We thought of selling this old furniture, but weve decided to _ it. It migh
2、t be valuable. A. hold on to B. keep up with C. turn to D. look after2. The hotel will be the highest building in the city when _.A. being completed B. it will be completed C. to completed D. completed 3. - Did you remember to give Mary the money you owed her? - Yes. I gave it to her _ I saw her.A.
3、while B. the moment C. suddenly D. once4. Of all _ reasons for decision to become a university professor, my fathers advice was _ most important one. A. the; a B. /; a C. /; the D. the; the5. The computer system _ suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet. A. broke down B. brok
4、e out C. broke up D. broke in6. I hear _ boys in your school like playing football in their spare time, though others prefer basketball. A. quite a lot B. quite a few C. quite a bit D. quite a little7. He was about halfway through his meal _ a familiar voice came to his ears.A. why B. where C. when
5、D. while 8. I was told that there were about 50 foreign students _ Chinese in the school, most _ were from Germany. A. study; of whom B. study; of them C. studying; of them D. studying; of whom9. - These books are too heavy for me to carry. - _.A. You may ask for help B. I will give you a handC. Ill
6、 do you a favor D. Id come to help10. The father as well as his three children _ skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter. A. is going B. go C. goes D. are going完形In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking alon
7、g the bank of a lake, the girl 11 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 12 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 13 to take them home. There she carefully 14 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days later,the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 15 .Geese
8、 are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 16 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother. As they grew, the girl was able to 17 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 18 . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 19 and in
9、 her dreams. Later, she had an idea: She would pilot a plane to guide them in 20 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her. Caring about her safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 21 or follow him, and 22 slept in the g
10、rass. One day, the girl 23 into the plane, started it and soon left the ground. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 24 flapped（拍打）their wings and 25 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following. 11AmanagedBattemptedChappenedDsupposed12ArealizedBexpectedCimaginedDadmit
11、ted13AhelpedBdecidedCaffordedDmeant14AplacedBprotectedCtreatedDexamined15AfamilyBlakeChomeDworld16AButBAlsoCThusDStill17AaskBleadCwantDallow18AflyBraceCswimDsing19AasleepBawayCaroundDawake20AskyBheavenCflightDplane21ArespectBrememberCrecognizeDreceive22AsoBinsteadChardlyDtoo23AclimbedBlookedCreached
12、Dfell24AsecretlyBdisappointedlyCpatientlyDeagerly25Alooked awayBset outCwent byDturned back阅读理解One-hundred-and-eleven-year-old Japanese engineer Tomoji Tanabe was awarded official recognition Monday as the worlds newest oldest man by the Guinness Book of World Records(GBWR).A 111-year-old Japanese e
13、ngineer born at the end of the century before last was awarded official recognition Monday as the worlds newest oldest man, and joked he was sorry for still being alive.Tomoji Tanabe, a teetotaller who has repeatedly said that avoiding alcohol was a secret of his longevity, was given a certificate f
14、rom the Guinness Book of World Records by the mayor of his local municipality.Tanabe, from Miyazaki prefecture on the southern island of Kyushu, was born on September 18, 1895 - before Japan became a world player, Australia became independent or the Wright Brothers created the first plane.It is noth
15、ing special, he said, adding tongue-in-cheek, I have lived too long. I am sorry.With the recognition, Japan boasts having both the worlds oldest man and the oldest woman - Yone Minagawa, 114, who also lives in Kyushu.To look after himself, Tanabe mainly eats vegetables and few greasy dishes, a Miyak
16、onojo city official said.He became the oldest male after his predecessor, Emiliano Mercado del Toro of Puerto Rico, died at the age of 115 on January 24.Since then, the Guinness Book of World Records has investigated who should take the title as the oldest man on Earth and contacted Miyakonojo autho
17、rities earlier this month to verify Tanabes birthdate.More than 28,000 Japanese are at least 100 years old, most of them women, according to the government.The Japanese peoples renowned longevity is often attributed to eating the countrys traditional healthy food, despite the hectic lifestyle many l
18、ead in the big cities.But the longevity is also presenting a headache as the country has very low birthrate, spelling a future demographic crisis as a smaller pool of workers supports a mass of elderly.True or False1.The Japanese man is the oldest man on earth. ( )2. Avoiding alcohol is the secret o
19、f his longevity. ( )3. The worlds oldest man and woman are both in Japan now. ( )4. In Japan ,there are more women living longer than men. ( )5. The Japanese government is happy to this fact that more and more peole live longer.( )读一读： I have a dream节选Martin Luther King, Jr. 简介：马丁路德金(公元19291968年)，美国
20、黑人律师，著名黑人民权运动领袖。一生曾三次被捕，三次被行刺，1964年获诺贝尔和平奖。1968年4月4日他在田纳西州被暗杀。他被誉为近百年来八大最具有说服力的演说家之一。1963年他领导25万人向华盛顿进军“大游行”，为黑人争取自由平等和就业。他率领一支庞大的游行队伍向首都华盛顿进军，为全美国的黑人争取人权。他在林肯纪念堂前向25万人发表了这个著名的演说我有一个梦想，为反对种族歧视、争取平等发出呼号。 I say to you today, my friends so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I s
21、till have a dream. It is a dream deeply rotted in the American dream.I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the so
22、ns of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owner will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis
23、of freedom and justice.I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character; I have a dream today.I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its govern
24、or having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and mollification , one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers; I have a dream today.I have a dream that one day every valley sh
25、all be exalted , every hill and mountain shall be made low, and rough places will be made plane and crooked place will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this fa
26、ith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jai
27、l together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.This will be the day. This will be the day when all of Gods children will be able sing with new meaning: My country is of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims p
28、ride, from every mountain side, let freedom ring,” and if American is to be a great nation-this must become true.Help：1、self-evident adj.无需证明的，不言而喻的。 2、swelter v.(使)中暑，(使)热得发昏，(使)热得没力气 3、interposition n.插入，干涉，调停，提出异议。 4、mollification n.平息，缓和，安慰。 5、exalt v.升起，高举。此处引申为山谷因升高而合并。 6、flesh n.众生，一切生物。 7、jangle v.铃等发出刺耳的声音，(古语)吵架，争论。 猜一猜：注意，所有空格均为同一个单词：_ is greater than God._ is more evil than the Devil.The poor have _.The rich need _.If you eat _, you will die. 演练3单选：15 ADBDA 610 BCDBC完形：11-15 CABAD 1620 CBADC 2125 CBADB阅读：1.F 2.T 3.T 4.T 5.F猜一猜： nothing7 / 7
