Failure is what often happens. It is everywhere in our life. Students may fail in exams, scientists may fail in their research work, and players may fail in competitions. (A) Although failure happens to everyone, but different people’s attitudes(态度) towards failure are different.

Some people don’t think that their failure is an important thing at all. So they pay no attention to it. As a result, they will have the (B)      failure later. Some people think they themselves are fools and lose their hearts in everything after they get a failure. Then they(C)      

their time and energy on useless things. At last, they may really be fools as they have thought.

（D）Other people are quite different from these two kinds of people mentioned above. Instead of being hopeless and lost, they draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced. (E) they, after, will ,hard, in, work, be , the, successful , end. So we should draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced.

任务一: 1. (A)处句中有一处错误，请找出并改正。（可用文字叙述）

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任务二: 2. 在( B )、(C )处的横线上分别填上一个单词（B）        （C）           

任务三：3.将(D)处句子译成汉语：                                              。

任务四: 4.将(E)处的单词连成句子：                                           

                                                                           

任务五: 5.请从下面的选项中给短文选个标题，将答案标号填在此横线上：             

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A．Draw a lesson from every failure

B．The attitudes towards failure ?

C．Failure is everywhere in our life

D．Failure is very important

 

Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The programme works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.
The eye-recognition（识别）programme is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon, this technology will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are.
However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger.
Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the programme can be up to 94％ correct, depending on how good the technology is. Some programmes may only be right  51％ of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91％ of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition. In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile!
【小题1】How does the eye-recognition programme work?

A．You write your number.

B．You show your ID card.

C．You look at the machine.

D．You say your name.

【小题2】Why can the programme be up to 94％ correct?

A．Because eyes never change.

B．Because hands or fingers can get dirty.

C．Because people like the idea of the programme.

D．Because the programme is widely used around the world.

【小题3】Which of the following is true?

A．The programme is being tested in Japan.

B．Machines with other systems can also tell who you are.

C．91％ of people like the idea of the programme.

D．Computers can remember you by looking at your clothes.

【小题4】What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．Introduction to some kinds of programmes.

B．Introduction to the eye-recognition programme.

C．The way how the eye-recognition programme works.

D．The places where the eye-recognition programme is tested.

Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost mention recycling, which is the process (过程) of treating used things, such as paper or steel so that they can be used again. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more things than we need. We are now dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the possible greenest way, but it would be far better if we did not bring so many things home in the first place.

Here is an example. In the UK, the total of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a household’s waste. In many supermarkets, foods are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.

Too much packaging causes serious environmental problems. The UK is running out of different kinds of ways for dealing with this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect (效果). Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The best way of avoiding this problem is to stop producing such unnecessary things in the first place. Food waste is another serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers (消费者) to buy more than they need. They seldom encourage customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue.

But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to connect packaging with quality (质量). We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. Is it true for all the products? In fact, more and more companies realized the importance of protecting the environment. They try to package what really should be packaged, including products in good quality.

As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize how many unnecessary things are being collected. We need to face the waste of our daily life. Although many people have taken action to recycle, we have a high mountain to climb.

1.What does the underlined word “over-consumption” mean?

A．Making the environment green.

B．Recycling as much as possible.

C．Making more products than necessary.

D．Having more things than being needed.

2.What is the main purpose of the second paragraph?

A．To show the facts of over-used packaging.

B．To talk about the possible greenest ways.

C．To teach people how to do recycling at home.

D．To express worries about environmental problems.

3.What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?

A．Unpackaged products are of bad quality.

B．Other products are better packaged than food.

C．We can’t always connect quality with packaging.

D．Supermarkets should care more about packaging.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Supermarkets should recycle first.

B．Packaging causes serious problems.

C．Needless things are mostly recycled.

D．Recycling should be done in the first place.

 

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Many middle school students like   1  very much．But  2  Friday they must  go to school．So on saturday they  3  at home and watch TV from morning to night．They don't know it's bad for their  eyes．Usually children like to eat fish．meat and chicken，don't 1ike vegetables  4  fruit．They don't know that  5  more  vegetables and fruits i s  6   than eating meat．

At school the children only do a few minutes of sport or  7 do any sport．The students must know it  isn't  good for   8   health，too．

We already think of ways to keep  9  ．We must eat  10  vegetables and fruit，do enough(足够)sport every day．And we should watch TV and read in right wavs．

1.                A．watch TV        B．watch the TV     C．watching TV   D．watching the TV

 

2.                A．on Monday and  B．on Monday and on C．from Monday and   D．from Monday to

 

3.                A．stay           B．1ive           C．sit   D．1eave

 

4.                A．and            B．with           C．or   D．but

 

5.                A．buying         B．eating          C．getting   D．keeping

 

6.                A．good           B．better          C．bad  D．worse

 

7.                A．often          B．sometimes      C．usually   D．never

 

8.                A．them          B．they           C．their D．theirs

 

9.                A．health          B．healthy         C．busy D．free

 

10.               A．more          B．much          C．a lot of    D．1ittle

 

 

Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.
The eye-recognition(眼睛识别) program is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain and France. Soon, this technology(技术) will change all other ways of finding out who people are.
However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hands or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your fingers.
Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the program can be up to 94％ correct, depending on(依靠) how good the technology is. Some programs may only be right 51％ of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91％ of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.
In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile!
【小题1】What is the advantage of using the eye-recognition program?

A．You needn’t use a machine.

B．You needn’t remember a number.

C．You needn’t look at the machine.

D．You needn’t take some money with you.

【小题2】How does the eye-recognition program work?

A．You type in your number.	B．You show your ID card.
C．You look at the machine.	D．You say your name.

【小题3】Why can the eye-recognition program be up to 94％ correct?

A．Because eyes hardly change.

B．Because hands or fingers can get dirty.

C．Because people like the idea of the program.

D．Because the program is widely used around the world.

【小题4】Which recognition program has been already in use?

A．Remembering eyes.

B．Remembering smells.

C．Remembering fingerprints.

D．Remembering the shape of faces.