Exercise I
( A )
Last August Susan and forty-two other students got wet and dirty while removing six tons of garbage (25)_____ the river running across their city. (26)___ __ cleaned up the river as part of a weeklong environmental camp. Like one in three American rivers, this river is so polluted that it’s unsafe for swimming or fishing. Still, Susan, (27)_____ has just completed her third summer camp on the river cleanup, sees a change in this river. “Since we started three years ago, the river is getting a lot (28)_____ (clean),” she says. Environmental scientists praise the teenagers for removing garbage (29)____ _ can harm wildlife. Water birds, for example, can die of plastic bottle rings and get cut by tiny metals. Three years ago, when the cleanup started, garbage was everywhere. But this year the teenagers can row their boats fast. By the end of the six-hour cleanup, they (30)___ __(remove) enough garbage to fill more than two large trucks. “(31)_ __ __(see) all that garbage in the river makes people begin to care about environmental issues,” Susan says. She hopes that when others read that, she and her peers care enough (32)___ __(clean) it up, maybe they would think twice before they throw garbage into the river.
( B )
Dave Fuss lost his job of (33)__ ___(drive) a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift---$7,000，a legacy (遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in (34)__ ___ accident. “It really made a difference (35)__ ___ we were going under financially.” says Dave.
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families (36)__ __(touch) by the Hatches’ generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than $100,000.
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $ 3million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on (37)__ ___ was left of the family farm.
(38)___ ___ the financial crisis, Ish and Arlene developed the habit of saving. They were fond of comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, (39)_ ____(check) prices before making a new purchase.
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents (40)__ ___ not afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked whether you needed anything,” says their friend Sand Van Weelden, “They could see the things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”
Exercise II
( A )
One day I heard two girls talking about making net friends in a café. One said that she (25) _ ___ __ (meet) one of her net friends and the other told her not to because most people found their net friends (26) _____ _ (disappoint) in real life.
We all know it is quite common now that many teenagers, especially (27) _ _____ from one-child families, like to make net friends and spend lots of time chatting with them because they need someone to talk with and share their sorrow and happiness. However, is it wise for them to do so?
In my opinion, it is possible for you to find some real good friends with the help of new technology but you (28) ______ ______ take care. When you talk with someone unknown on the Internet, you have no idea at all what kind of person he is and (29) ___ ___ he is telling you the truth. Besides we can’t deny that some bad guys mask themselves very well so that they can get many nice people (30) ______ (trap). So, you’re taking the risk of meeting your net friends (31) _____ _ you get any idea about him. In a word, you can never be too careful when meeting your net friends.
( B )
Perhaps one aspect of modern life which is most often considered ‘annoying’ is noise. According to some estimates, the amount of urban noise (32) _ _____ (double) in the past ten years, and with the increase in road and air traffic, noise is likely to increase too.
Noise quite clearly affects the health of modern man. It is a health threat. Loud noise (33) ______ (say) to be a leading cause of deafness among many people over 65. It is also a major (34) ______ (contribute) factor in causing stress, (35) ___ ___ itself causes a variety of illnesses.
Noise is sometimes associated with lack of communication in the modern world. In many busy shops, factories and nightclubs, (36) __ ____ level and constancy of noise make conversation at a natural level difficult or impossible.
Certain people in society, such as motorcyclists, seem to believe they have a right (37) _ _____ (make) as much noise as they like without being fined. Do they?
We are so trained to noise in this modern world (38) _____ _ people growing up with little (39) ____ __ no experience of genuine peace and quiet have begun to associate silence with boredom. Isn’t it time for us to start teaching young people that silence is golden and that you can do a lot of interesting things (40) ___ ___ the accompaniment of noise?
Exercise III
( A )
The problem with much mobile technology is that it’s not really designed to be used while you’re actually mobile. The human brain can only pay attention to about three things at a time – and concentrate effectively on just one of them. Even though the consequences of smartphone distraction（注意力分散）are sometimes (25) __ ___ (amuse), they can also be serious.
The number of children (26) ___ __ (admit) to hospitals after accidents in public playgrounds (27) ____ _ (climb) by about a third in five years, according to NHS data. Experts in both Britain and the US, (28) ___ __ a similar rise has occurred suggest some of the increase may be a result of parents being too distracted by their phones (29) __ ___ (take) care of their children properly.
And now comes evidence showing that 11-year-old children are three times more likely to be hurt or seriously injured on the way to and from school than 10-year-olds, since 11 is the average age at which children receive their first mobile phone, six times more likely (30) ___ __ (send) a text when it happens.
(31) _ ____ quarter of children surveyed admitted that they had been distracted by personal technology while crossing the road. “There is,” the report concluded, “a clear connection (32) ____ _ the use of technology and the time of serious accidents with children.”
( B )
Self care is necessary for our physical and mental health, yet often it’s the first thing we drop when we find ourselves (33) ____ _ (stretch) for time. While we’re on the subject of time, let’s talk about priorities. When we feel like we don’t have time to do something important, it is (34) _____ because we’re not making time or because our priorities are not what we actually need. Everything we do with our time is a choice. It (35) ___ __ feel like we “have to” do certain things, but, in reality, we have complete control over (36) __ ___ we spend our time.
(37) __ ___ _____ __ ___ busy you are, you can fit self care into your schedule. Whether this means making it the first thing you do each morning, giving up TV or Facebook time, saying “no” to certain commitments, or potentially displeasing (38) ___ __, you can fit self care into your weekly routine (39) __ ___ _ ____ ___ __ you prioritize（优先考虑）.
Self care doesn’t have to involve a lot of money, nor does it require a lot of time. If you (40)_____ (struggle) to fit self care into your routine, start small, prioritize, and listen to your heart.
Exercise IV
( A )
Alan and Linda always dreamed of living “the good life”. Both from poor working-class families, they married young and set out to fulfil their mutual goal of becoming wealthy. They both worked very hard for years. ____ ____ (earn) enough money, they finally could move from their two-bedroom home to a seven-bedroom home in a rich neighbourhood. They focused their energies on trying to have ___ __ they considered important for a good life: membership in the local country club, luxury cars, designer clothing, and high-class society friends. ____ much they earned, it never seemed to be enough. They were unable to remove the financial insecurity that ___ __ (acquire) in childhood. Then the stock market crashed in 1987, and Alan and Linda lost a considerable amount of money. Alan also suffered from heart attack, ___ __ cost the family much. One thing led to ___ ____, and they found themselves in a financial disaster. Their house needed to be sold, and eventually they lost the country club membership and the cars. It was several years ___ ___ Alan and Linda managed to land on their feet, and though they now live a life far from wealthy, they have learned a valuable lesson from their lives and felt quite blessed. Only now, as they think of what ___ ____ (remain) — a solid, loving marriage, a dependable income, and good friends — do they realize that true abundance comes not from gathering fortunes, but rather from appreciating.
( B )
We all hope to enjoy harmonious relationships with our parents. In real life, however, this is not always possible. The poem “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden expresses the speaker’s regret over the way the speaker, when he was young, _ ____ (treat) his father. It is only when he looks back on how he has grown up ___ ____ he begins to understand his father’s unselfish love.
In remembering the small things his father did ____ ____ him and his family, such as lighting a fire in the morning and polishing his shoes, the speaker begins to understand an aspect of parental love that escaped ____ ____ notice in the past.
As he recalls how his father warmed the house, the speaker’s coldness toward his father starts to melt away. In its place is love and gratitude. It dawns on him that love is not just hugging and kissing, or always warm and affectionate, but ___ ___ well be cold and stern in appearance. In fact, mature love often requires self-discipline and self-sacrifice.
During our stressful teen years, we may find that our parents, especially our fathers, have difficulty___ ____ (show) their love for us verbally — sometimes when we need it most. This is certainly very discouraging. However, if we remember ___ ____ (be) grateful or not so self-centered, we will see that their love has always been there, only ____ ___ (express) in ways different from what we may have expected.
本文来源：https://www.2haoxitong.net/k/doc/01760b568bd63186bdebbc43.html
文档为doc格式