1阅读短文，然后根据短文内容完成任务。

There is a popular club in many US middle schools. It’s homework club. More and more students spend (度过) their afternoons at these clubs.

The US middle school students need a quiet place to study. But games, computers and TV are all around kids at home. So the homework club is just for them to do their homework. The club is quiet and it’s (A)________ for students to study. Some teachers are there, too. They can answer students’ questions and help with their work.

Finish (完成) their homework and then they play games or watch TV happily.

任务一：从方框中选择适当的词填入文中的A处。 good, well

1._____________

任务二：将划线句子翻译成汉语：

2.________________________________________

任务三：根据短文内容完成句子。

3.There are ____________, ______________ and TV at kids’ homes.

任务四：根据短文内容回答题。

4.What club is a popular one in many US middle schools?

                                                        

5.What can students do after they finish their homework?

                                                         

 

There is no way that you cannot have any embarrassing (令人尴尬的) moments. You can’t control everything that happens, so you’re going to be in an embarrassing situation one day. So how can you solve this problem? The answer is to control your actions and try not to get upset.

         ◆Remember that you'll probably laugh about it in a few days, so try to see the funny side of it right away.

         ◆If it is something so embarrassing that you feel you will never laugh about it, please remember that the (1) ______ will be over after some time.

         ◆Ask your friends to give you a break and not to make fun of you. If you’ve done the same for them, they’re more likely to agree to give you a break.

         Always remember that you are not alone. Everyone has embarrassing moments. While you are sure that everyone is going to remember this moment forever, that fact is that they’ll probably forget it very soon. Most of us remember the moments in which we feel embarrassed, but very few of us remember other people’s embarrassing moments.

         Most people have short memories. So while you may never forget the moment when your skirt was torn (撕裂) in gym class, most of the other people probably forget it at once. Although a short memory may not be a(n) (2) ______ thing when you are trying to remember facts in a history test, it is useful when you are trying to forget life’s most embarrassing moments.

任务一：根据短文内容，分别写出（1）和（2）两处所缺单词。（每空限填一词）（2分）

1. (1) ________________                (2) _________________

任务二：根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（1分）

2. We know from the passage that ______ when you fall down after making a speech.

A. everyone will remember the moment forever               B. you may never forget the moment

C. other people will feel embarrassed                                   D. you will not remember the moment

任务三：把画线部分try to see the funny side of it译成汉语。（2分）

3. _____________________________________________.

任务四：根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（2分）

4. Why does the writer say “you are not alone”?

_____________________________________________.

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

It’s mainly about how to _______________________ when you are embarrassed.

 

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根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
【小题1】What do you need if you want to kill ants?

A．Microbial insecticide.	B．Moonlight Company.
C．Canvas Bag.	D．Dr Clean.

【小题2】You're going to love the natural soap, because ____  .

A．it is clean	B．ii smells sweet
C．there are no chemicals	D．it is powerful

【小题3】How much will you pay if you want three shampoos and two canvas bag mailed to you?

A．$12.25.

B．$ 20.50.

C．$13.50.

D．$17.

【小题4】What does the underlined word "it' most probably refer to?

A．Canvas bag.

B．Chemical.

C．The house.

D．Dr Clean.

【小题5】How many products are mentioned in the ads ?

A．3

B．4

C．4

D．5

、阅读与表达 (共10分，每小题2分)
阅读短文, 根据其内容回答问题。
A type of bird that is now extinct (消失) is the passenger pigeon. The passenger pigeon lived in the eastern part of North America. Scientists believe that in the year 1500 there were as many as five billion of these birds living from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. They flew at great speeds and would travel to many places to look for food. Passenger pigeons grew to be about 16 inches long.
Settlers who came to North America killed the passenger pigeon for food and for its feathers. The forests where they lived were cut down to clear the land for farming. Because the passenger pigeon laid only one egg at a time, their population did not grow quickly. The last passenger pigeon died at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens in 1914.
Another type of bird that has become extint is the dodo. The dodo lived on an island called Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It had short, stubby legs and wings and a large curved beak. The dodo was about the size of a large turkey. It was acturally related to the pigeon, but it could not fly. Like the passenger pigeon it laid only one egg at a time. Dodos became extinct because they were eaten by sailors and animals, such as pigs and monkeys, that the sailors brought to the island. The dodo is believed to have died out in 1680.
Another flightless bird that has become extinct is the moa. The moa lived on the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Like the dodo, the moa’s legs were shorter, but some of these birds grew to be more than ten feet tall. And the causes of its extinction is the same as the dodo’s.   The moa is believed to have died out sometime during the 1700s.
【小题1】 Were there many passenger pigeon in the year 1500?
【小题2】 When did the last passenger pigeon die at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens ?
【小题3】 Where did the dodo live before it died out?
【小题4】 How many kinds of birds have died out in the passage?
【小题5】Why have these birds died out?