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篇一：语法填空2
语法填空训练（二）
（一）
wanted to do something for the people of his town. In the centre of the main road into the town, he large stone. Then he cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove himself: “T(be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.” Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and the stone, he found a bag of money.
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The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs, and with television there (restrict) on what kinds of programs can 三
Crying marriage? (surprise), isn’t it? Factually, the custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in many areas of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and (remain) in fashion end of the Qing Dynasty. Though not so popular as before, the custom is still observed by people in many places, especially Tujia people, who view it as to marriage procedure.It is very same in different places of the province. According to elderly people, every bride had to as a poorly cultivated girl and she would become the laughingstock of the village. In fact, which the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.In a word, crying at wedding is by custom to set off the
happiness of the wedding through falsely sorrowful words. However, in (arrange) marriages of the old days of China, there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried over their unsatisfactory marriage and even their miserable life.
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In my free time, I really like surfing the Internet. When I get home from work, I turn on scan the local news headlines at favorite news Website and read up on the latest local and international news. This Website often provides video news you can view online. I sometimes order products or service online to (order)a digital camera online the other day and saved about $50. Whatever I do, I realize that there are using the Internet including scams, identify theft, and viruses, so I'm very careful not to give out my 五
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are neccessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. ,we must be able to read the language , and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.There is no easy way to success language learning. good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only rules from a grammar It is not much use rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the languang. “Learn through use” is a good piece of for those studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and the language whenever we can.
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At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, I drove up to the light, it turned red, and I braked to a halt. I look left, right, and behind me. Nothing. a car, no suggestion of headlights, but there I sat, (wait) the light to change, the only human being for at least a mile in any direction.I started wondering was not afraid (catch) by the police, because there was obviously no cop certainly would have been no danger in going
Much later that night, the question of why I’ to me. I think I stopped because it’s part of a contract (合同) we all have with each other. It’s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor : we don’t go through red lights. Like most of us, I’m more ready to be stopped from doing something bad by the social agreement that disapproves of it than by any law against it.
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Nowadays, lonely singles are now going online World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world’s most popular matchmaker(媒人).
Singles are flocking(涌向) to the (main) because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites(约会网址) is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene 34 (just lead) them from one bad experience are ready to try something else. you are not interested
Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always those who they declare to be in their online(like) to find a criminal online as you are Mr. Or Miss Right.
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much of the year, conditions. But nothing has only home they know. The polar bears’ world is melting. Studies show that the polar ice bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for “The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over,” says Andrew scientist who studies North American polar bear populations. it, they can’t exist.”Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural.warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. Normally, they
have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later, the bears are not actively hunting.
九
is possible that we simply do not stay in one place for a true friendship to To most of us, friendships are but need to have
the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are quite enough—and that’s all right .But at some point we need to make sure that our expectations are the same as (friend)expectations. If one wants more from the friendship than the 十
Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student. 31_____ a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with 32_____ (inform) in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination. The ideal student is considered to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of learning, not the one interested only in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned 33_____ brief written comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is 34_________(responsibility) for learning the material assigned. When research 35______( assign), the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with minimum guidance. It is the student's responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain 36_____ a university library works; they expect students, 37______(special) graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference origins in the library. Professors will help students who need it, but prefer that their students should not be too dependent on them. In the United States, professors have many other duties 38 ______ teaching, such as administrative or research work. Therefore, the time 39______ a professor can spend with a student outside of class 40______( limit). If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either approach a professor during office hours or make an appointment.
十一
This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his three-year-old son (happy) hammering dents(凹痕) into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp(果浆汁(punish). When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital. doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to cut the fingers from both the (wake) up from the operation and saw his bandaged
stubs, he innocently said, “Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck.” Then he asked, when are my fingers going to grow back?”
your patience with someone you love. Trucks can (repair). Broken bones and hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person (great) than revenge.
People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will impress us forever.
十二
As I think back I realize how hard it is to view the world the eyes of my childhood. ____ child’s mind is still filled with the idea that anything and everything is possible. They haven’t begun building the mental walls yet. Watch a child __ they instinctively know that eventually they’ll be able to walk. They don’t have to worry what ___front(讲面子). They are who they are. they fail. Learning is now something you have to do that is very boring and unpleasant. bring back that sense of joy and wonder. When you’re setting your goals for the New
十三 together in the shared space. in the United States, this idea may still be considered odd.But this type of housing, co-housing, is gaining (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is a relief to the busy modern There is often a “common house” with a kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities A co-housing complex is a place residents shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have of living in a “ village”. Residents also say that they can live in comoney than they would pay for nearby apartments.
十四
I now had the key to all languages, I was eager to learn to use it. Children
篇二：模2
1. carry on doing sth 继续做某事 He carried on peeling the potatoes.
carry sth out 履行，实施执行，落实 carry out a plan/an order /a survey/an investigation/a research 2. run into/run across/come across 偶遇 run out(of) 用完/用尽run after 追
3. interest n.不可数 “兴趣” have/show/express/feel (an) interest in sth 还有，“利息”的意思 interesting adj. interested adj. 词组be interested in interest vt.
4. get/ be ready for sth get/be ready to do sth return vi.回，返回 return+to+地点但return home 回家；vt. 归还 return sth to sb
5. 英语中，感官感觉动词，5看2听1感觉，see/watch/observe/look at/notice hear/listen to feel+宾语（经常是sb）+宾补(do/doing), 如果是不带to 的动词不定式do ,表示动作的全过程；如果是doing,则表示是瞬间动作，比较 see Justin walking towards his house at 10.45p.m 和 hear Justin shout
6. at first /first of all 7. wake (sb) up 醒来/唤醒/弄醒 What time do you usually wake up in the moring? wake up my mother 8. do/make research on…对…做研究
9. while 的用法 作名词，“一会儿” for a while ; 作从属连词，“在…过程中”，引导时间状从，“虽然，但是”,引导让步状从，“只要”，引导条件状从。While she was listening to the radio, she fell asleep. While he loves his students, he is very strict with them. You don’t have to worry while we are here. 作并列连词，“而”，表示对比， I love red while my mum like white. Some people waste food while others haven’t enough.
10. put on 穿上(强调动作)/播放音乐 put on his CD 11. get frightened/ worried/married /drunk/changed/hurt/lost/killed/paid/burnt/separated 12. as well “也’’ 常位于句末
13. 英语中3个形容词“可能”的区别: probable(可能性大) 常用句型It’s probable that …. possible (可能性小)It’s possible that…. 和It’s possible (for sb) to do sth likely（可能性大） It’s likely that… 和sb/sth is likely to do It is possible for her to win the first prize.= she is likely to win the first prize.
Possibility不可数名词，“可能性”，possibility of …/possibility +that同位语从句 the possibility of success/rain Is there any possibility that he will be elected chairman?
14.take的相关短语 take away 拿走take down 拆除、拆毁；记下，写下take in 欺骗；吸入，吞入take off脱下；飞机起飞；成功； take on 呈现，具有；承担，从事；雇用，聘用take up 使用，占用（时间、空间）；开始爱好（某种活动）take back 退回(某物)；收回（所说的话）take over 夺取、接管
15. believe in 信任，信赖（人的能力、品质或某种理论的信仰）believe sb相信某人说的话 believe it or not 信不信由你 It is believed that….= sb/sth be believed todo/to have done….据信…….Seeing is believing. = To see is to believe. 眼见为实。
16. make a speech =give sb a talk 作演讲 so far 到目前为止，用于现在完成时
17. set的相关短语 set a good example 树立一个好榜样Could you set a table for dinner?你把餐具摆好，准备开饭，好吗？ set about sth/doing sth 开始做、着手做 set (sth) aside 省出或留出（钱、时间） set sth down 写下，记下 set off vi 出发、动身、启程 set out vi 出发、动身、启程 set up 建立
18. travel in space/ walk in space /take a walk in space（零冠词） on the Moon
19. as soon as 连接时间状从 20. 习惯表达 I am glad to be here to tell you …
21. dream of doing sth 22. fall into the sea 掉进海里 become an astronaut
24. separate A from B 把不同类的分开 divide …into… 强调把一个整体分成若干部分 Please separate the white shirts from the coloured ones. The apple is divided into two parts. get/be separated from …分开，单独
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1． if 引导的条件状语从句，如果用虚礼语气，它的公式是：
从句谓语动词 主句谓语动词
与现在事实相反 did(were) would/could/should/might+do
与过去事实相反 had done would/could/should/might+have done 与将来事实相反 did(were) would/could/should/might+do
were to do
should do
If I were a doctor, I could help him.
If you had worked hard, you would have passed the exam.
If it should rain tomorrow, I would stay at home.
2. break 的相关短语
break away from 挣脱/脱离/逃脱 The prisoner broken away from his guards.
break down 出故障，坏掉 The telephone system has broken down. 身体垮掉
His health broken down under the pressure of work. broke in 强行进入，破门而入 Burglars had broken in while were away. break into 强行闯入；突然开始（大笑，唱）等 break into tears/laughter break through 突破 break up 结束 Their marriage has broken up. break out 爆发（战争，灾难等）
3. pick up 的意思 拿起/举起/提起 He picked up the phone and dialled the number. 接某
人 I will pick you up at five. 改善/好转/增强 The wind is picking up now. Trade usually picks up in the spring. 接受（信号/图像等）We were able to pick up the BBC World Service. 学会 She picked up Spanish when she was living in Mexico. (碰巧或廉价地)买到 We managed to pick up a few bargains at the auction (拍卖场)。
4. close/closely 的用法 close vt. 关 close the door adj. 接近的Our new house is close to
the school. 亲密的，亲近的 Joe is a close friend. close adv. 接近，靠近 get/come close to come closer closely adv. 密切地，紧紧地 He walked into the room, closely followed by the rest of the family.
5. in advance= ahead of time 提前 be amitted to 被录取；接受入院，收治
6. apologize to sb for sth /doing sth = make an apology to sb for sth /doing sth 因为…..向某人
道歉 I apologize to you for not letting you know how serious the situation was.
7“一?就” on/upon doing sth as soon as /the moment /
8. view/sight/scene/scenery的区别
view多指在远处或高处展现在眼前的自然界的山水风景 You will get a fine view of the town from the top of the hill. come into view 进入视野in view 可以看得到out of view看不见了 in one’s view依某人之见 point of view /view point 观点
sight指风景时由指值得观赏的风景名胜；还有，“视力”的意思He lost his sight in an accident. bad sight 视力不好Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦。 in sight看见了（在视线内） scene 指具体地、某种周围一时的景色，以天然的景色为主；（戏剧或电影中）片段、场面；（舞台上的）场景、布景；（实际或想象中的）事发地点 Our reporter was the first person on the scene. the crime scene犯罪现场
scenery 一地区内的自然景色，风景 We passed through some beautiful scenery on our journey through the Lake District.
9.spend/cost/take/pay的用法区别 spend 它的主语是人，句型spend time/money on sth /(in) doing sth I spend 5 dollars on his book. He often spends his spare time in learning Japanese.
pay 它的主语是人， (转载于:www.smhaida.com 海 达 范 文网:hairybears2)pay money for sth /pay sb money I paid 5 dollars for this book. I paid my
1.puzzle vt. puzzling adj. puzzled adj.
2.explain vt. explanation n. unexplained adj.
3.appear vi. appearance n. disappear vi. disappearance n.
4.amaze vt. amazing adj. amazed adj.
5.humour n. humorous adj.
6.organization n. organize vt.
7.hair n. hairy adj.
8.survive vi.vt. survival n.
9.village n. villager n.
10.dozens of.......许多
11. around the world = all over the world= all around the world look for treasure 寻找宝藏
12. 英语中， 用do/does/did 强调动词，He believes they do exist.
13. take photos of...............拍照 a comic strip 漫画
14. Take care!= Be careful!= Watch out(for sth)!= Look out (for sth)!
15.get sb to do sth(宾语和宾补是主谓关系) He got his sister to help him with his homework get sth done (宾语和宾补是动宾关系) I must get my hair cut.
有时也表示经历，遭受 They got their roof blown off in the storm last night.
get+宾语+adj. I can’t get my feet warm.
Get + 宾语+doing Can you get the car going? 你能使车发动起来吗？
“get + done ”的系表结构，比如, get married, get burnt, get hurt , get changed , get charged
get lost, get killed ,
get当系动词，也可以后面加表语形容词，比如get wet, get dark
16. in return for ......作为.....对...... 的回报 in turn 转而，反过来；依次，轮流 In return for your help, I invite you to spend the weekend with my family.
He was glad in the peaceful countryside and this in turn did good to his health.
17. It is said that...........=sb /sth is said to do /to have done sth
18. call sb sth 称....为..... be similar to ......... be familiar with.......
be linked to..........
19. dozens of/ scores of...“许多”+可数名词 dozen 十二 score 二十
20. with amazing speed at the speed of....
21. be known as/be famous as............. be known /famous for........ be known to sb......
22. 代词that /it/one/ones/those 的区别：
it代替前面出现过的同一个事物，特指。
one 代替前面出现的单数可数名词，表示同类但不同个，“代替同名异物单数可数名词”，泛指，可以加the /this/that,就变成特指了。
ones 代替前面出现的可数名词复数，同类但不同个， 泛指，但加了the 就变成特指了。 that ,代替前面出现的但数可数名词或不可数名词， 表示同种类的事物，“代替同名异物不可数名词（最常考）泛指， 但常跟of/in 短语作后置定语。
those 代替可数名词复数，表示同种类的人或物，后常跟of/in短语作后置定语。
There are seven colors. Which one do you prefer? The one on the left.
There are so many students on the ground .Those are playing tennis .The ones in green are twins.
The climate in BeiJing is drier than that in Hainan.
1．survive vi./vt. 生存，存活，继续存在 survive (from sth) Of the six people injured in the crash, only two survived. 幸免，幸免于难，挺过，艰难度过 Many birds didn’t survive the severe winter. The company managed to survive the crisis.
3. protection n. 保护 protect…from(不能省略) 保护…..免于 Wear the sunglasses to protect our eyes from being hurt. 2. adventure n. 冒险，冒险经历 adventurous adj.
4. supply n./vt. 供应 supply sb with sth /supply sth to sb provide vt. 提供，供应 supplies n. food supplies /medical supplies /in short supply 供应不足provide sb with sth /provide sth for sb We are here to provide the public with a service./We are here to provide a service for the public. offer sb sth = offer sth to sb 给某人提供某物
5. scare vt. 惊吓，使恐惧，使害怕 You scared me. scare…away/off 把….吓跑 They managed to scare the bears away/off. scared adj. 害怕，恐惧，担心畏惧 be scared of sth/doing sth；be scared to do sth; be scared that 从句 She is scared of heights. /She is scared of going out alone. /People are scared to use the buses late at night. /I am scared that I am going to fall. scary adj. 恐怖的，吓人的 It was a really scary moment. 6. in advance = ahead of time
7.hope to do sth/hope for sth /hope +宾从（常用陈述语气）I hope you will be better soon. wish + n./to do/ sb to do sth/（that）宾从
wish+(that) 宾从-------从句谓语用-----{did(were)…..与现在事实相反
had done 与过去事实相反
would/could/might +do 与将来事实相反
wish you success/a good journey./ She wishes to go to Beijing with us next week. /I wish you to do the job. / I wish I were you. /I wish I were taller. /I wish I had taken your advice. / I wish you would’t leave your clothes all over the floor.
8. since（自从）+明显的过去时间状语/从句（谓语用过去时），大部分情况前面用现在完成时，有时也会出现用现在完成进行时，此时强调“一直在做”。We have lived here since 1994. I haven’t eaten since breakfast. Cath hasn’t phoned sinced she went to Berlin .
The manager has been telling his workers how to improve the program since 9 a.m.(2011全国卷)
9. trip/journey/travel/tour/voyage的区别
trip短距离的旅行 journey 时间和距离较长的陆路旅行 抽象名词，泛指“旅行，旅游”，指具体旅行时常指复数，但前面不用many/数词 travel service 旅行社 I made a few foreign friends during my travels. tour 周游，巡回旅行，常是访问一系列地方后又回到原出发地 voyage 水上或空中旅行，不知距离长短
10. have been to 去过某地 have gone to 去了（还没回来）
11. go shopping/fishing /jogging/white-water rafting be busy doing sth= be busy with sth
12. take a flight ride camels /by camel /on a camel in the dark fall into the water
down/along 介词 沿着 down the river/road go on a trip as close as possible
take photographs/photos of 拍照 worry about …=be worried about … up close
move on(副词，“继续”) to … get thinner get wet get dark get burnt
13. across 表面穿过 through 内部穿过 over 上方越过 past 旁边经过walk past him across the road / through the window / She climbed over the wall. a bridge over the river
13. as 的用法 用作连词，“当什么时候”，连接时间状从，As she sang, the tears ran down her cheeks. “因为，由于”，连接原因状从，She may need some help as she’s new. “如，像”，连接方式状从或比较状从，You should do as the teacher tells you to do. Do as I say.
“虽然，尽管”，连接让步状从，用到装，Young as she is ,she knows a lot.=Though she is young, she knows a lot. 用作关系代词，引导非限制性定语从句，指代一句话。As we all know, the
earthisround.引导限制性定语从句，一般用such…as,thesame…as的结构。
用作介词，“如，像”Theywerealldressedasclowns.“充当，作为”beknownas..用作副词，修饰adj和adv.，说明程度，表示“一般，一样”，用于as…as,so…asIamastallashim.Heworksashardashiefather.
14.（1）whatever/whoever/whichever引导名词性从句时，
whatever=anythingthat；whoever=anyonewho;whichever=which（名词）that
Youcaneatwhateveryoulike.=Youcaneatanything(thatyoulike.定从)
Whateveryouhaveismine.=Anything(thatyouhave定从)ismine.
Whoeverdidthatisfoolish.=Anyone(whoyouwant.定从)isfoolish.
Youcaninvitewhoeveryouwant.=Youcaninviteanyone(thatyouwant.定从)
Whoevergetshomefirstwillcookthedinner.=Anyone(whogetshomefirst定从)willcookthedinner.
Customerswillchoosewhicheverproductischeaper.=Customerswillchoosewhichproduct(thatischeaper.定从)
Takewhicheverhatsuitsyoubest.=Takewhichhat(thatsuitsyoubest.定从)
（2）Whatever/whoever/whichever引导让步状语从句时，
whatever=nomatterwhat;whoever=nomatterwho;whichever=nomatterwhich(名词)Keepcalm,whateverhappens.=Keepcalm,nomatterwhathappens.
Whoeveriscoming,Idon’tcare.=Nomatterwhoiscoming,Idon’tcare.
Ittakesthreehours,whicheverrouteyoutake.=Ittakesthreehours,nomatterwhichrouteyoutake.
（3）whenever/wherever/however只能引导让步状语从句，whenever=nomatterwhen;wherever=nomatterwhere;howecer+adj./adv.=nomatterhow+adj./adv.
WheneverIhearthatsong,Ithinkofyou.=NomatterwhenIhearthatsong,Ithinkofyou.WheneverIsmiled,hesmiledback.=NomatterwhenIsmiled,hesilmedback.
Wherevershewent,shetookherdog.=Nomatterwhereshewent,shetookherdog.
Youcansitwhereveryoulike.=Youcasitnomatterwhereyoulike.
Howeverhotitis,westillgotoschool.=Nomatterhowhotitis,westillgotoschool.
Howeverhardhetried,hecould’tcontrolhisfeelings.=Nomatterhowhardhetried,hecould’tcontrolhisfeelings.
Howevermuchtheyearn,theywillneverbesatisfied.=Nomatterhowmuchheearn,theywillneverbesatisfied.
15.can’twaittodosthofone’sown属于某人自己的onone’sown=byoneself
16.It/ThisisthefirsttimethatIhavelostmymobilephone.
It/ThiswasthefirsttimethatIhadlostmymobilephone.这是某人第几次做某事
17.lookforwardto.......18.Sthbe(well)worthdoingsth
19.keepwarm/keepmesafeandcomfortable
20.remindsbofsth/remindsbthat从句
Pleaseremindhimofallthethingsthatheshouldtaketomakehistripmoreenjoyable.Passengersareremindedthatnosmokingisallowedonthistrain.
21.walkalotinthedesertmakeafireloseone’swayintheopenairbecomeill
22.takeafirst-aidkitonhistripsomeplacesofinterestreturntoBeijing
earlierthanusualturnofftheradiogetintooursleepingbagsinthesky
beupsetatthenews23.wake(sb)upgetupintotalsilencemakehistripmoreenjoyable
篇三：大考卷2
高三英语模拟试题（二）
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第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Discover Nature Schools Programs
Becoming Bears(Kindergarten－2 grade)
A.Winged Wonders B.Exploring Your Watershed C.Becoming Bears D.Whose Clues?
3.According to the passage，all the four programs . A.have the same teaching hours B.have outdoor activities
C.are offered during summer holidays D.are designed for primary school students
B
By becoming baby bears，children learn from their “parent” to survive the seasons.Kids will find safety in the Tom arrived at the New York airport two hours before the flight to Paris.He was wearing three shirts，a jacket，spring and learn kinds of food bears eat during the summer，and then create a cave for winter hibernation(冬眠).After two pairs of socks，a pair of shorts，and two pairs of jeans.He was carrying one small backpack，which was very full，learning the skills needed to survive，students will go out of the cave as an independent black bear able to care for but he didn’t have any other luggage.Tom needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight.He themselves.(1.5－2 hours)
found Tony near the Air France counter.Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and a small package.
Whose Clues？(3－5 grade)
“Give this package to Jean-Paul at the airport in Paris.He will have a sign with your name on it.I think you can Kids will discover how plants and animals use their special structures to survive.Through outdoor study of plants find him easily，” Tony said，“You don’t have any luggage，right？”
and animals，kids will recognize their special structures and learn how they enable species to eat，avoid their enemies “Only this backpack，” Tom answered，“You said I could bring one carry-on bag.” and survive.Using what they have learned，kids will choose one species and tell how they survive in their living “That’s right.One carry-on bag is fine.Have a good trip.” places.(3－4 hours)
“Thanks.”
Winged Wonders(3－5 grade)
Is Tom a criminal(罪犯)？Not at all.He is an air-courier(空中信使).And he paid only 110 for the round-trip Birds add color and sound to our world and play an important ecological(生态的) role.Students will learn the ticket to Paris.Air couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign basics of birds，
understand the role birds play in food chains and go bird watching using field guides and countries.Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day.Often，telescopes.Students will do hands-on activities.Students will use tools to build bird feeders，allowing them to attract the only way they can do this is to use an air-courier company.It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an birds at home.(3－4 hours)
air courier，but it is quick.
Exploring Your Watershed(6－8 grade)
Every year about 80,000 people worldwide travel as aircouriers.The number of tickets for courier travel is We all depend on clean water.Examining how our actions shape the waterways around us.Go on a hike to see growing by about 10 percent a year.However，air-courier travel isn’t for everyone.But if you have very little money，first-hand some of the challenging water quality problems in a city.Students will test the water quality to determine can be flexible(灵活的) about your travel plans，and don’t mind wearing the same clothes for a week，it can be a the health of an ecosystem.
great way to take a vacation!
?Each program is taught for a class with at least 10 students.
4.Why was Tom wearing so many clothes for his travel? ?All programs include plenty of time outdoors.So please prepare proper clothing，sunscreen and insect killers for A.Because they were the uniforms for air couriers. children.
B.Because that made him easier to be recognized. ?To take part in a program，please email dcprograms@mdc.mo. gov. C.Because his backpack had no room for his clothes. 1.What can kids do at Becoming Bears? D.Because he did not have any luggage with him. A.Watch bears’ performances. 5.An air courier is a person who B.Take care of bears.
A.manages a business company in foreign countries C.Dress up as baby bears to learn about bears. B.organizes international flights for tourists D.Learn how to survive a bear attack.
C.travels around the world with cheap tickets 2.Kids who are interested in plants will choose .
D.delivers papers and packages to foreign countries
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6.One of the disadvantages of traveling as an air courier is that he . A.cannot decide when and where to travel B.cannot take any luggage with him C.has to wear two pairs of shoes D.saves little money from the travel 7.The author of the text mainly . A.describes the activities of a law-breaker B.suggests an ideal way to everyone for traveling C.argues against the air-courier travel B.enjoys splashing people C.plays tricks on others D.is the aim of splashing water
11.After the fun activities，people living close to oceans or rivers often take a bath because A.they have got dirty with dry colors and colored water B.going home with colored water means bad luck C.they believe clean water will bring good luck D.taking a bath shows their true love for Lord Vishnu
D
D.tells us about a developing business
My late(已故的) father was a great believer in reading newspapers the first thing in the morning，a habit he C
passed down to me.
India has many festivals，with some celebrations that last for weeks.However，none of them come even close to Every day，I need news，features and comics，along with the smell of printing ink，with breakfast，even if I have Holi，India’s most colorful and fun festival.Celebrated on the day following the full moon.
searched the Internet earlier in the morning.When I sit down to eat my bread，the newspaper has to be there.When it is As with most Indian festivals，this one also has many different folk stories.Most of them center around the late，my wife says I look lost.
success of good over evil.The most popular one is about a king，who hates his son Prahlada for loving the creator of Some need coffee in the morning.I need the newspaper，except when I’m on vacation.Then，the Universe—Lord Vishnu.When every attempt to stop him fails，his sister，Holika believed to be immune(免疫的) for coffee，unless the hotel hangs a newspaper on my door.
to fire，joins in the effort by inviting the young boy to sit with her inside a huge fire.Helped by the power of Lord However，the sword of Damocles(达摩克利斯之剑) hangs over my routine—a day may come when there Vishnu，Prahlada escapes safely，while the evil Holika is burned to death.To remember this event，huge outdoor fires won’t even be a newspaper.My younger friends insist this is the way newspapers will go.Maybe not in five or ten are lit in the night before Holi in order to clean the air of evil spirits and to celebrate the death of the evil.
years，maybe it will take 20 years but the future of newspapers is unsure.
So what’s so great about this day？While there are some fun parades(游行) and folk songs and dance My younger friends rarely read the print media these days.They want their news either on-screen or in a cool，performances，the most fun of all is walking to the streets and splashing(泼洒) people with water guns and dry colors small package they can take anywhere and read at any time.The iPad and other similar gadgets(小玩意儿) will and even covering them with entire buckets of colored water.On this day，no matter how old change our lives，I’m told.Even e-book readers，after a bad start，appear to be back on track because of the iPad.
or how young.
At about midday，the splashing comes to an end and people living close to oceans or rivers usually take a bath in They insist we’re now in the twilight(衰退期) of the newspaper business and the iPad may help to end it.Such the water to clean themselves before going home to a delicious home-made big dinner and a well-deserved short a future is not something I like.Sure，there’s the Internet but it’s just not the same.
sleep，following this full day of fun and activities. So here’s a little exercise for those who don’t want to read the newspapers any more.Buy one，find a quiet 8.Why does the king dislike his son Prahlada? corner at home and spare an hour without distractions.Turn off your mobile phone，TV and PC，and lock up your A.Because Prahlada doesn’t love him. wife，kids and pets.Start reading，from the first page to the last，and all the different sections and advertisements.When B.Because Prahlada is rude to Holika. you reach the last page，you would have an experience that modern gadgets cannot offer. C.Because Prahlada loves Lord Vishnu.
12.According to the text，the author looks lost when D.Because Prahlada concentrates on his own success. A.he smells printing ink and breakfast 9.Prahlada gets out of danger . B.his father asked him to read newspapers A.with the help of Lord Vishnu C.he hasn’t searched the Internet in the morning B.because of his good luck D.the newspaper doesn’t come on time
C.by beating his aunt Holika 13.The underlined part “the routine” in Paragraph 3 refers to “”. D.using his amazing talent
A.reading the newspaper 10.The underlined phrase “fair game” in Paragraph 3 refers to a person who B.surfing the Internet A.fights against others fairly
C.eating bread for breakfast
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D.hanging a newspaper on the door
14.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph? A.It is unnecessary to read every part of a newspaper. B.Reading newspapers is a good way to kill time. C.Reading newspapers is a great experience. D.A quiet place is important for reading newspapers. 15.Which of the following is TRUE about the author? A.He used to read newspapers in the morning.
B.He never searches the Internet in the morning before breakfast.
Last spring，Michelle fell in love with kite-boarding，an adventure sport that combines surfing and sailing.So she got a kite-board，took some and a few months later drove out to the Banana River.There she met John，who offered to help her her skills.
One day，John Michelle while his wife，Nancy，stayed behind on a Jet Ski(摩托艇).In that way，there would be to bring back Michelle if she got into trouble.After John gave her a few he took off.He’d sailed about three quarters of a mile down the river when he felt the wind knew that the stronger the wind grew，the more ，he turned and started sailing back toward the two women.
C.He was influenced by his father to form the habit of reading the newspaper.
Michelle had decided to head for shore.The wind was too strong for her to handle the kite.She prepared D.He thinks the Internet is the same as print media because both can give him information. to land her by releasing one of the four lines that kept the sail in the she didn’t have a 第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
chance.She was thrown over the water，still to the kite.Seconds later，a huge wind sent the kite upward.Even 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
more dangerous，the sail’s lines started to twist together，round and round.Michelle to free from the Our mood may change suddenly like a storm with lightning and thunderbolts that comes without notice.Also bad kite.But she failed.
moods can leave as suddenly as they have come.Exceptions(例外) to this rule of course are cases where there are Nancy was several hundred feet away on the Jet Ski and couldn’t get to her enough to help.By then，other problems such as depression or any other mental destruction.
John had closed in and Michelle felt John her out of the water.As she held his arm，he tried to pull the handle How to improve your mood
but couldn’t it.Then suddenly，John let go.At that point，Michelle was sure she would die without him When you understand that you are not feeling happy but you are in depression or disappointment，then holding her.But John had seen Nancy approaching and that he’d have a better chance of helping you can use these simple techniques that will be able to change the negative situation and improve your mood.
Michelle.He jumped onto the Jet Ski.As the kite dived down，with all his ，he jumped from the Jet Ski onto ? 17 Exercise，gymnastics and sports help a lot to achieve a better emotional balance. the kite and dragged it to the water.Finally Michelle was saved.
?If you feel that you are in a bad mood，take a hot bath or sauna. 18 This experience hasn’t kept Michelle from loving kite-boarding.“Life is fragile(脆弱的)，but it’s meant to be ?Watch a movie，read a book or talk to a friend.
” she says. ? 19 When you leave work or home，go to places that make you happy and calm.This helps to improve your 21.A.lectures B.lessons mood.
C.skills D.measures ?Make relations with happy，optimistic and pleasant people. 20 Positive and optimistic feelings that create 22.A.show B.teach positive thinking for the future will help you overcome your bad feelings and defeat your bad mood.
C.require D.improve When the problem of bad moods，frustration and negative emotions beyond normal situations exists for a long 23.A.expected B.controlled time，it is important to turn to a specialist for help. C.instructed D.saved A.The relaxation of the muscles will help. 24.A.anyone B.everyone B.Change your environment.
C.none D.someone C.Use physical activity to fight against feelings of depression. 25.A.sails B.chances D.This can help you improve your mood significantly.
C.tips D.handles E.First you have to learn to recognize when you are in a bad mood. 26.A.get up B.slow down F.There are ways to improve your mood.
C.die down D.pick up G.Changes in feelings and mood can happen for various reasons. 27.A.challenging B.exciting 第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
C.interesting D.frightening 28.A.Amazed B.Worried 第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
C.Frustrated D.Surprised 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
29.A.always
B.still
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C.already 30.A.board C.boat 31.A.So C.Or 32.A.attached C.applied 33.A.managed C.demanded D.even B.line D.kite B.And D.But B.appealed D.added B.attempted D.advised 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I love camping.It’s my favorite way to spent the summer vacation.Last year，my family and I went camping in 34.A.bravely B.nearly the countryside.It was one of the most excited experiences I had never had.We slept in a tent and went for a long walk C.slowly D.quickly every day.We cook over a fire and the food always tasted wonderfully.For a whole week，I saw lovely mountain views 35.A.fetch B.bring or breathed fresh air.At the night，I heard the gentle wind blowing in the tree，and I felt so peaceful.It doesn’t cost C.lift D.put many to camp，and I believe it’s the best way to get close nature and enjoy its beauty. 36.A.reach B.sense C.remember D.feel 第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
37.A.down B.onto 中国人不善于向家人表达“爱”，但你认为告诉家人你爱他们很重要。请以“Ways to Express Love to My Family”C.back D.out 为题，写出如何向家人表达“爱”。
38.A.doubted B.insisted 提示：1.如果父母生日，当面向他们说“我爱你们”； C.figured D.pretended 2.经常帮助家人做家务； 39.A.heart B.strength 3.经常拥抱父母； C.care D.consideration 4.你自己的看法。 40.A.enjoyed B.pleased 注意：1.词数100左右；
C.pushed
D.spent
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2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
One of my father’(say) as I was growing up was“Try it！” I couldn’t say I didn’t like it might be，until after I tried it.Over the years，I’ve come to realize how much of my success I (accept) of those words as one of my values.My first job was just one I decided to try for a couple (actual) I believed I would work for a few years， (marry)，stay home and raise a family，so I didn’t think the job I took mattered that much.I couldn’t 46. move up through the company into (differ) positions.I accepted each new opportunity with the thought， “Well，I’ll try it；49. I don’t like it I can always go back to my 50. (early) position.” But I was with the
same company for the past 28 years. 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
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篇四：第二部分 完型填空
第二部分 完型填空
动物篇
1
A thirsty bee went to a river to drink. As it was drinking, the bee was carried away
by the running water.
A kind bird saw that the bee was in danger. It picked l off a tree and threw it into the water in front of the bee. The bee climbed onto the leaf, and it was brought
2 to the land. The bee thanked the bird alot and then 3 .
Not 4 that, the bird was sitting . 5 . the branch of a tree. It did not know that a man was shooting at it. But the bee saw 6 the man was doing. So it flew into the man's _ 7 and stung(刺蜇) him. The pain in the man's eye was so great that he was not able t0 8 the bird, and the bird flew away.
9-, the bee, 10 life had been saved by the bird, was able to save the life ofthe bird.
( ) 1. A. aleaf B leaves C. leaf D. theleaf
( ) 2. A. safety B. safe C. saved D. safely
( ) 3. A. climbed away B. ran away C. flew away D. got away
( ) 4. A. long before B. before long C. after long D. long after
( ) 5. A. in B. on C. at D. by
( ) 6. A. that B. what C. which D. when
( ) 7. A. eye B. nose C. mouth D. ear
( ) 8. A. shoot B. shoot at C. shoot to D. shoot on
( ) 9. A. In the way B. On the way C. In a way D. In this way
( )10. A her B. the C. whose D. its
2
Crocodiles (鳄鱼) . 1 their eggs and leave them under leaves or sand. Baby
crocodiles use their teeth _ 2 their way out of the shells（壳）.
Crocodiles only live _ 3 it is hot. They are found in Australia and America. They spend most of 4 time lying around in the rivers. The crocodile's long tail is used
-
when the animal is swimming. It is an excellent weapon(武器). It 5 be used to strike(打击) the enemy. One blow will knock 6 a man or even a big animal at
7 . The crocodile has a hard neck. It cannot turn its 8 from side to side and so it
can only see in front of itself. The crocodile has its teeth 9 by the crocodile bird. For its food this bird takes the bits in the crocodile's mouth. This helps the crocodile a
lot 10 ' it cannot move its tongue up and down With its terrible teeth it catches its
food. The food may be a fish, an animal, or even a careless man
( ) 1. A. lay B. lie C. lain D. lying
( ) 2. A. to feel B. to turn C. to break D. to rush
( ) 3. A. when B. while C. where D. if
( ) 4. A. its B. hot C. their D. cold
( ) 5. A. should B. can C. need D. must
( ) 6. A. soon B. far C. up D. down
( ) 7. A. most B. best C. once D. worst
( ) 8. A. tail B. head C. eyes D. body
( ) 9. A. pulled B. cleaned C. taken D. brushed
( )10. A. because B. so C. if D. whether
3
Washoe is a young chimpanzee(黑猩猩). She is not an ordinary chimpanzee,
though. Scientists are doing research(研究) 1 her. They want to see how civilized (驯化) she can become. Already she can do many things as human being does.
For example, she has been learning how to exchange 2 with people. The
scientists are teaching her sign language. When she wants to be picked 3 , Washoe points up with one finger. She rubs her teeth with her finger 4 she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.
Washoe has also been trained to find answers to problems. Once she was put in a room with food hanging from the top. It was too high t0 5 . After she thought
about the problem, she got a tall box to stand 6 . The food was still too high to be reached. Washoe found a long stick. Then she climbed onto the box, caught the stick
and knocked down the food with the stick.
Washoe 7 like a human, too. The scientists keep her in a fully furnished(布置 好家具的) house. After a hard 8 in the lab, she goes home. There she plays with her toys. She 9 watches television before going to bed.
Scientists hope t0 10 more about people by studying our closest relative-the chimpanzee.
( ) 1. A. for B. on . C. to D. by
( ) 2. A. actions B. ideas C. messages D. feelings
( ) 3. A. out B. at . C. on . D. up
( ) 4. A. when B. until C. since D. while
( ) 5. A. pull B. see C. eat D. reach
( ) 6. A. by B. on C. up D. with
( ) 7. A. lives B. works C. thinks D. plays
( ) 8. A. task B. lesson C. journey D. day
( ) 9. A. quite R already C. even D. still
( )10. A. see . B. answer C. learn D. copy
4
People can find bears in many places in the world. They have large bodies and thick legs but l tails. Bears are not realmeat-eaters because they almost eat 2 . Bears are not.so dangerous 3 people think them to be. Bears are very brave. Many 4 were killed by bears when they wanted to kill bears.
Bears have very good smell but very poor -5 . So they usually find something
with their noses, not with their eyes. They live mainly on root(根), fish and small
insects. Sometimes they kill deer and 6 animals. In fact, they like ~ 7 animals better like rabbits. Adult bears are 8 than most other animals because they can
think of something. Have you seen how 9 they beg for(讨要)sweets and food in the zoo? They are our friends . 10 we should try our best to protect them
( ) 1. A. short B. long C. big D. beautiful
( ) 2. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. some things
( ) 3. A. so B. as C. than D. for
( ) 4. A. children B. students C. pupils D. hunters
( ) 5. A. hearing B. eyesight C. eyes D. ears
( ) 6. A. another B. the other. C. other D. others
( ) 7. A. small B. big C. fat D. large
( ) 8. A. more friendly B. prettier C. cleverer D. not cleverer
( ) 9. A. clever B. sad C. cleverly D. sadly
( )10. A. because B. but C. or D. so
5
Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was l to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou(北美驯鹿)? Do they kill people?
They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to _ 2 . The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or
people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.
People say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley was _3 . He had his gun with him 4 .
Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There-was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.
Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very -5二 mother. She gave milk to her babies. They learned how t0 6 food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf 7 the baby wolves. They were a nice, happy family!
Farley did not need his 8 any more. In a short time, he got on well with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves
were 9 . Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.
Later, Farley wrote a about about wolves. He wanted people t0 10 them and not to kill them.
( . ) 1. A. seen B. told C. hear D. found
. ( ) 2. A. a small town B. a small city
C. a far place D. a lonely village
( ) 3. A. afraid B happy C. angry D. tired .
( . ) 4. A. at times B. all the time
C. twice a week . D. every afternoon
( ) 5. A. bad B. good C. hungry D. thirsty
( ) 6. A. cook B. make C. get D. pick
( ) 7. A shouted at B. looked at
C. laughed at D. played with
( ) 8. A. food B. clothes C. gun D. plane
( ) 9. A. not good B. not true C. not easy D. not clear
( )10. A. grow B. have C. teach . . D. understand
6
The hippopotamus(河马) , or hippo, lives in the hot part of Africa. 1 humans9 dogs, and whales, it is a mammal(哺乳动物). That is to say, its babies are 2 alive,
and they drink milk from the mother's body.
The hippopotamus is a large grey animal with a big head and mouth. It 3 four tons, or about 4,000 kilograms. Its stomach is seven meters long, and it eats only
plants. It is a mammal, but it 4 a lot of time in the water.
During the 5 , it sleeps beside a river or a lake. Sometimes it wakes up. Then it
goes under the water to get some 6 for food and never catches fish or hunts other
animals. It can close its nose and stay _7 water for ten minutes. Its ears, eyes9 and
nose are high up on its head. It can stay with its body under the water and only its-ears, eyes, and nose 8 the water. Then it can breathe the air.
At night, the hippo walks on the nearby land and looks for food. It never goes very 9 the water.
A baby hippo often stands on its mother's -10 -the part of the body between
the neck and legs. The mother looks for food underwater. The baby rides with a sure
footing on her mother above the water.
( ) 1. A. With B. Unlike C. Such D. Like
( ) 2. A. lives B. stayed C. leave D. born
( ) 3. A. reaches B. weighs C. owns . . D. runs
( ) 4. A. spends B. takes C. costs D. pays
( ) 5. A. day B. week C. month D. season
( ) 6. A. vegetables B. fishes C. plants . D. insects
( ) 7. A. above B. on C. under D. beside
( ) 8. A. under B. beside C. above D. on
( ) 9. A. far from B. long enough C. close to D. near by
( )10. A. stomach B. back C. mouth D. head
篇五：Reading 2-1 original
A Hairy Issue for Today?s Executive*
von Rhymer Rigby
Jim French, the bearded chief executive of UK budget airline Flybe, recently went to an awards dinner for entrepreneurs. In an audience of around a hundred, he says, there was only one other beard in the room.
“I have had it my entire adult life, so I don?t really think about it much,” he says. “But when you start to look around they are pretty rare — you don?t meet many people with proper beards in business.”
Why is this? Is the beard a bar to career advancement? Do managers unconsciously discriminate against those with facial hair?
Although rare, there are several notable beards in British boardrooms. Sir Richard Branson says his has never caused him any problems. “In some ways [British business] has a rather dated view of the beard. Thousands of people try to become Sir Alan Sugar?s apprentice every year. Larry Ellison has done pretty well sporting a beard and many of the new generation of dotcom millionaires have heavy stubble.”
He adds that his beard has been with him throughout his career: “I have never shaved and have had a beard since I was sixteen and it?s done me no harm. In some ways it has helped me stand out from the crowd.”
Indeed, the best known business beards — Branson, Sir Alan Sugar, Larry Ellison and Felix Dennis all belong in the category of mavericks. Their unconventional facial hair fits with their unconventional personalities and ways of doing business. Perhaps, then, if you have the confidence to wear facial hair in the first place, it will not be a bushy bar to success.
Beards were not always as sparse as they are now. In the 19th and early 20th centuries facial hair was the norm. John D Rockefeller sported variously a moustache and an impressive pair of mutton chops; Andrew Carnegie① was bearded; Alexander Graham. Bell② luxuriantly so. So too in politics: no less than five US presidents have sported full beards, but the last was in 1893; in Britain the vogue for executive facial hair lingered on, although for some reason prime ministers have tended to favour the moustache.
But that was then. “Beards were much more common in the 1960s and 1970s and then almost totally disappeared in the 1980s,” says Cary Cooper, professor of organisational psychology (and beard wearer) at Lancaster University. Indeed, the lines of most modern executives are Gillette-smooth③, sleek and untroubled by whiskers.
Clean-shaven style guru Peter York says that the beard?s rarity in business mirrors its rarity in society as a whole. “There aren?t many beards these days — and goatees don?t really count.” Proper beards, he explains, are seen as for the middle-aged, with connotations of the Woodstock generation④.
“They say anti-capitalist or academic. If you ask a recruitment consultant, one of the first things they will say is ?Ditch the beard?.” In certain areas — the public sector, academia and information technology — the beard may have a little more currency, he adds — but not in the City or on Wall Street.
Many armed forces throughout the world have “no beard” policies although these tend to make exceptions for religious and practical sensibilities — for instance, a member of the special forces might grow a beard to blend in to a particular environment.
As with the armed forces, so with the police. The New York Police Department recently told its officers to shave their beards, although apparently moustaches are permitted and undercover cops can do as they see fit. In Houston, Texas, four policemen are suing the city and its police department over a beard ban for officers, claiming their pay and status have been reduced and that the ban unfairly singles out those with skin conditions.
Our attitudes to facial hair are greatly shaped by culture. In the Middle East, India, South America and Asia beards are far more common and may appear almost as soon as their owners can grow one. And even in the West, Latin and Germanic countries are more pro-beard than the smooth-cheeked Anglosphere.
It is certainly advisable for ambitious business wearers to keep a neat beard. “If I see a scruffy beard, I think scruffy bugger,” says Mr. French. “A long beard just says ZZ Top⑤— it becomes comical,” concurs Mr. York. So will the full-strength beard — as opposed to the watered-down goatee — ever make a comeback in the workplace?
Mr. York doubts it. “The modern world is all about ultra-grooming, which gives an impression of wealth and efficiency. And a beard is a serious commitment — you can?t just change it like a tie.”
As for Britain?s best-known business beardie, Sir Richard Branson says the future of his facial hair is by no means certain, if his latest venture bears fruit: “I am a little concerned that my beard could be at risk in space. One of our early customers for Virgin Galactic is determined to shave my beard off whilst weightless.”
Notes to the Text
1 Andrew Carnegie: (1835-1919) A Scottish-American businessman and major philanthropist and the founder of ○
the Camegie Steel Company which later became US Stell. He gave away most of his riches to fund many libraries, scholls and universities worldwide.
2 Alexander Graham Bell: (1847-1922) Most well known for inventing the telephone. His experiment with ○
hearing devices eventually culminated in Bell being awarded the first US patent for the invention of the telephone in 1876.
3Gillette: The first company to invent safety razor, acquired by Procter & Gambel in 2005. ○
4Wodstock: A music festival held at a dairy farm in the rural town shouthwest of the village of Woodstick, New ○
York. The frestival exemplified the counterculture of the late 1960s – early 1970s and the “hippie era”. 5ZZ Top: An American southern rock band formed in late 1969 in Houston, Texas. Nearly as well-known as their ○
music is their trademark chest-length beards.
1Activation ○
1. For each verb on the left, please find an appropriate preposition in the middle column and an object on
2. Have you heard of the following people?
What do they have in common? What do they have in common?
3. Read and think:
Have you ever seen a bearded person? What is your first impression of him;? Sohpisticated, untidy, middle-aged, authoritative, or even scary?
4. Discussion
1. What is the significance of beards for man?
2. How do you comment on the hospital?s ban on beards? Is it reasonable, or is it a kind of discrimination?
5. More points for consideration
1. Try to think of more institutions that have special policies on people?s appearance, like length of hair, height,
weight, and so on. Why do these policies exist and should they all be abandoned?
2. In your daily life, do you prefer to always stand out from the crowd by being different, or to act like others
in order to blend in? This being part of your personality, ;how does it influence your way of living?
2Comprehension Check ○
1. Reading for general ideas
Answer the following questions.
1. When were beards common among business men in Britain and the US, and when did the bearded style
almost disappear?
2. What are the reasons given by the text why beards are no longer popular now?
3. What?s the author?s opinion on beards? Is the beard a bar to career advancement?
2. Reading for specific information
Read the text again more carefully and decide whether the following statements are true or false.
1. Pople with a beard are pretty rare nowadays in business.
2. Mavericks are freer with their facial hair because unconventional facial hair fits with their unconventional
personalities.
3. In Britain both business executives and political leaders tended to favor the moustacke.
4. Beards are more tolerated on Wall Street than in IT business.
5. Because armed forces might need to grow a beard to blend in to a particular environment, they cannot have
a no beard policy.
6. Beards are more common in the Middle East, India, South America and Asia because of cultural influence.
3. Further understanding
Discuss the followng questions with your partner. Try to explore different ideas.
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages for a man to have a beard or long hair in a business
environment?
2. Do you support the policemen in the case where they sued the Houston city and its police department over
a beard ban? Give your reason.
3. While armed forces have a beard ban, other institutions, like hospitals or schools, may also have
restrictions on length of hair, makeup use, or so on. Think of some examples, then analyze whether these restrictions should be followed or abandoned.
4. According to the quthor beards are far more common in Asia. Does China have the tradition for men to
grow a beard and is this tradition still working today?
5. Some people say men have much less freedom in choosing their hairstyle and outfit compared to women.
Do you agree with this opinion? Why?
4. Reading and making interpretations
Read the text again more carefully. Paraphrase the following sentences from the text, paying particular attention to the italicized words.
1. If you have the confidence to wear facial hair in the first place, it will not be a bushy bar to sccess.
2. In Britain the vogue for executive facial hair lingered on, although for some reason prime ministers have
tended to favour the moustache.
3. Many armed forces throughout the world have “no beard” policies although these tend to make exceptions
for religious and practical sensibilities – for instance, a member of the special forces might grow a beard to lend in to a particular environmnet.
4. The New York Police Department recently told its officers to shave their beards, although apparently
moustaches are permitted and undercover cops can do as they see fit.
5. It is certainly advisable for ambitious business wearers to keep a neat beard.
6. The modern world is all about ultra-grooming, which gives an impression of wealth and efficiency.
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