1、Test 12AChoose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)When I was eleven years old. God gave me a gift of happiness. One day, on my way home from school, a truck ran over me and cut off my legs. As I lay there bleeding, I realized that I might have to live the rest of my li
2、fe without legs. How depressing! But then I realized that depression wont get my legs back. So I decided not to 1 my life feeling depressed. When my parents arrived at the hospital, they were shocked and sad. I told them, Ive already 2 thefact. Now you also have to get used to this.”Ever since then
3、I often see my friends getting 3 about little things: their bus comes late;they get a bad grade on a test. But I just enjoy life.I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to focus on what you have 4 , and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have. Sounds simple, doesnt
4、 it? So why are many people unhappy?People often think happiness is based on what you 5 .”My whole life would improve if Ihad a new car. But when you get the car and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.Happiness is not a happening; its a sta
5、te of 6 . You can have whatever there is in the world and still be uncomfortable. Or you can have relatively little and feel full of joy Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously taking pleasure in what you alreadyhave. 1. A. spare B. devote C. influence D. waste 2. A. b
6、elieved B. accepted C. refused D. received 3. A. worried B. guilt C. excited D. curious 4. A. struggled B. supported C. lost D. completed 5. A. achieve B. promise C. donate D. admire 6. A. pain B. appearance C. anger D. mindBRead the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使
7、其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给):Grace Murray was born on December 9, 1906 in New York City. In 1928 she finished her education in Vassar College in math and physics Since then, she had been teaching at Vassar and c 1 her studies at Yale University, where she achieved a lot in math in 1934.In 1930, Grace Murray
8、 married Vincent Foster Hopper. They were happy togetherfor15 years. She taught at Vassar until 1943, when she j 2 the United States Navy(海军 )to help hercountry during World War II. Then she was given a j 3 at the Bureau of Computation Project at Harvard University, where she worked on the Mark Seri
9、es of computers.In 1945, she began to do research in applied physics at Harvards Computation Laboratory. In 1949 she Joined the Eckert-mauchly Computer Corporation and worked with them. 18 years later she r 4 to the Navy. She retired in 1971 but continued teaching for the computer development.Brewst
10、er Academy, a school in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, the United States, gave their computer lab to her for free in 1985, calling it the Grace Murray Hopper Center for Computer Learning. She had spent her childhood summers at a l 5 family in Wolfeboro. She passed away in her sleep in1922 Since her d 6 .
11、 her workmate Elenor Briggs has been going on with her jobs.Grace Murray was a great woman and a leader in the computer development. Her w 7 helped improve the use of computer languages. She practiced her words Dare and Doin herlifetime.1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._CChoose the words or expressions and
12、 complete the passage(选择最当的单词或词语完成短文)Spain is famous for its tomato festival, called La Tomatina. It happens in a small town namedBunol on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most 1 part is the tomato fight. It takes Place at the en
13、d of a week-long celebration. You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight.There are many stories about how the festival 2 . One of the stories goes that during the 1940,s, some friends started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway everyone in Bunol seems to have a d
14、ifferent story.Before the tomato fight, there are parades, musical bands, street parties and so on.On the day of the fight, shopkeepers 3 their windows and doors in order to keep away from the tomato fight. At the same time, thousands of tourists and local people come to the town square together. Th
15、en large trucks full of tomatoes 4 . From the back of the large trucks, a great town band start to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back, throwing the tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice.Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of 5
16、:You must squash(压扁) the tomatobefore throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then 6 to the river to clean up.Sounds like fun!1.A. surprising B.exciting C.strange D.expensive2. A. began B.stopped C.kept D.tried3. A. fix B.o
17、pen C.paint D.cover4. A. hide B.wait C.arrive D.leave5. A. rules B. steps C.results D.lists6. A. stands B. gets back C. sets off D. hangs outDRead the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)Jim Carrey has become one of the most well-known faces in the w
18、orld. And it is because of his face that he has made s 1 achievements.Jim Carrey was born in a working class family, and life was poor for young Jim. While in his teens, he had to take a job as a doorkeeper when his father lost his job, and finally he dropped outof school. At that me, he developed h
19、is s 2 of humour to help him deal with anger at the world.He was often alone. He said he didnt have any friends because he didnt want a 3 . At 15 he started performing at a comedy club. Later he moved to Los Angeles and there he got the a 4 from a famous comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, and his life st
20、arted to change.Jim Carrey got his big break in 1990, when he played a role on the new comedy show, InLiving Color. He broke into films in 1994. It was the year of Funny Face. First there was PerDetective, a success that showed Carreys comic style. N 5 came The Mask, which was anothersuccess for him
21、.Jim Carrey has come a long way from his unhappy childhood. In fact, he seems to be having a second childhood now. The future looks good for him. He has developed a large c 6 of fans and he also has proved his a 7 to get through a storm and come out on top, which is importantfor any person.1._ 2._ 3
22、._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ERead the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给):Do you like table tennis? If you had travelled to c 1 in the UK like London orBirmingham last summer, you might have seen one of the dozens of free tables that were there as part of a p
23、roject called Ping!What is Ping!?Ping! is a three-year table tennis project. It has been r 2 since 2010 and this year,2012,is the final year. The idea is to put free table tennis tables in eight different towns in the UKfour weeks during the summer. Each table comes with its own bats and b 3 and is
24、free to play.You can find the tables outdoors.What does Ping! hope to achieve?It would be great if ping! helped find a new Olympic table tennis s 4 but what Ping really hopes to achieve is just to get people playing and having fun together. Putting a ping-pongtable on the street gives people a c 5 t
25、o connect with other people, said Meera Sodha,ping!project manager.One of the towns that took part in the project was Hull, a city in England. Forty-five tables were put into the city. Jakob Adamski, an ESOL student learning English, said, I really e 6 playing table tennis in the park. It was also a
26、 good way for me to p 7 my English and meet people.”1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._FRead the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通版。每空格限填一词，首字母已给):Antarctica(南极洲 )is at the southern end of the earth. It is the coldest, driest and windiest place on our planet. What would
27、it be like to live and work there?On Oct. 15, 2019 Chinese researchers took a ship named Xuelong 2 from Shenzhen toAntarctica. Xuelong is the f 1 locally-built icebreaker(破冰船)in China. It build Xuelong 2. It is reported that Xuelong 2 is one of the worlds best research icebreakers.Chinese researcher
28、s have been to Antarctica 35 times. Because of its unusual e 2 , researchers from around the world have been going there to do study for many years. Some studies can only be done in Antarctica. For example, there is little a 3 pollution there. This makes it easier for scientists to study the weather
29、, atmosphere(大气)and stars.The study of Antarcticas geology(地质 )is also important. Rocks in Antarctica can t 4 us what the weather was like long time ago, and help us understand how the earth has c 5 over time. There are also many wild animals, such as penguins, seals and birds. Scientists can learn
30、how animals live in cold places by studying them.Xie Zhouqing is a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China. He was part of Chinas 15th research trip to Antarctica. He said, Life in Antarctica is not easy. It is tiring and sometimes d 6 ,but it is still quite fun. He also said,
31、 I studied how penguins walk, what they eat, and why they move from one place to another. I was excited to see the cute animals laying around. I hope my studies can help p 7 them.”1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ Test 12A 1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.DB 1. continued 2. joined 3. job 4. returned 5. local 6. death 7. workC 1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.A 6.CD 1. such 2. sense 3. any 4. attention 5. Next 6. crowd 7. abilityE 1. cities 2. running 3. balls 4. star 5. chance 6. enjoyed 7. practise/practiceF 1. first 2. environment 3. air 4. tell 5. changed 6. dangerous 7, protect
