2013单词检测五(p41-50)

单词检测（五）I根据英文解释写出单词或词组1. rely on ____________2. a strong wish or hope n. d______________3. after a long time, or after a lot of things have happened; finally; in the endadv. e___________4. (cause sb to) be slow or late ; put off v. d______________5. great pleasure; joy; give great pleasure to (sb) n.&v. d______________6. completely and in every possible way adv. e______________7. (going) straight; tell or show sb how to get somewhere; adj.&v. d________8. give work to sb, usually for payment; make use of sb/sth v. e____________II根据句子写单词或根据划线单词写中文意思1. struggle to digest that news.2.She turned up the radio to drown the noise of the traffic.rry tends to discount any suggestion I make in the meetings.4. Nothing engages his attention for long.5. He’s been engaged to decorate the house.6. The medicine eased my headache.7. This placed Robert Kennedy in a dilemma.8. A good cyclist can cover distances of over a hundred miles a day.9. Pakistan came into existence as an independent country after the war.10. a narrow escape from death.11. These proposals deserve careful study.12. The boss threatened to dismiss him from his job.13. At 12 o’clock the class was dismissed.14. Due to circumstances beyond our control the lecture was cancelled.15. It was the most educational experience I had ever had.III用下列词的正确形式填空devotion distinguish demand desperate discoverdisappoint embarrass effort expect drown1. The journey was not as nice as we had ______________.2. Do you think the President will give in to the terrorists' _______________?3. He was ___________that the other guests were not coming.4. Somewhere out there was a _____________ man, cold, hungry, hunted. (走投无路的)5. New scientific __________________are being made everyday.6. Speeches _______________human beings from animals.7. He started to study ecology and decided to ________ his life to the science.8. She saved him from ____________, but only at the cost of her own life.9.. They are making every__________ to decrease the production cost.10. I don't like making speeches in public; it's so ________________.IV 选词填空Take delight in devote…to…beyond description a diversity/variety of Make a difference there’s no doubt that drop in at sp./on sb.come into/take effect or else/otherwise be equal to1. Changbaishan is home to ________________ of rare animals.2. The scenery of the West Lake is so amazing that it’s almost __________________.3. Does the rate of exchange growth ___________ ______ to Chinese economy?4. He __________________ proving others wrong.5. The traffic laws don't ___________ until the end of the year.6. _________________ the earth is becoming warmer and that it is human activity that has caused this global warming rather than a random but natural phenomenon.7. We often neglect our mothers' feelings and all that she _____________.8. Though in the green, he may not______________ the task.V 书面表达满分作文请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。

You cannot choose what you are given, but you can choose how you make use of it.注意：①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；②除诗歌外，文体不限；③文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；④词数为120左右。

(满分作文)You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.Take Lance Armstrong for example, he is famous for his courage. Though he was diagnosed with serious cancer that had spread throughout his entire body, he overcame the cancer and won the Tour de France seven times from 1999 to 2005. He becomes one of the best athletes ever.There is no perfect life in the world. But we can change our fate. If we have confidence and work hard, we absolutely will be victorious. I believe that we cannot change our previous situation, but we can change the way we make use of it.(标准范文)Three years ago I failed an important exam in my life and became a student in an ordinary school. Disappointed as I felt at the shabby campus and the poorly-equipped classroom, I found the teachers patient and considerate. Besides, I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere in class. I decided to make the best of it. I worked hard and got along well with my teachers and classmates. Whenever I had difficulties, they were always available. Soon, I became one of the top students in my class, which greatly increased my confidence and got me motivated.My experience tells me that it is not what you are given but how you make use of it that determines who you are.。