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【题目】A “clean slate” in English means having new start. It means we can forget the past and begin again. The beginning of the second term gives us a chance to have a clean slate. Some of us may have failed a subject in the first term. We may have spent Spring Festival feeling sad and (1) about the second term. But my advice is to forget about the past and think about the future. Many people have had trouble in school. Many people have failed exams. Chris, a second-year high school student remembers that clearly. In her first term she failed math. She says, “At first, I was very sad but then I studied hard and got good marks.” Penny, a high school teacher, also remembers failing math in middle school. But she improved by doing more exercises, and by asking her teacher and her classmates for (2) . After studying hard, she says, “I got almost full marks in the college entrance exams.”

Failing an exam isn’t the end of the world, we all fail sometimes. Whatever we face, it is important that we make an effort to do our best. Failing a test does not mean that we can’t go to university. It does not mean that we are stupid. It just means that we have to work harder and that we should ask for extra help from our teacher and our friends.

The first term is over, it’s history. Today，we have a clean slate，so be happy, be positive and be successful.

【1】在空白处（1）和（2）处各填入一适当的词(每空一词)

（1）___________ (2) ___________

【2】从短文中找出恰当的单词或短语补全句子。（不超过两个词）

(A) If you listen to some light music, your ___________ will be soon over.

(B) I can’t hear you __________, please make yourself heard!

【3】请把上文中划线句子翻译成汉语。

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【4】In the writer’s opinion, what are you supposed to do when you fail exams in the first term?

___________________________________________

【5】What does “failing an exam” mean according to the passage?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】worryinghelp

【2】troubleclearly

【3】无论我们面对什么，重要的是我们要尽全力做到最好。

【4】We are supposed to forget about the past and think about the future

【5】It means we have to work harder and we should ask for extra help from our teacher and our friends.

【解析】

本文讲述的是关于考试和心态的问题。作为一个学生，没有百分之百绝对聪明的，任何人都会有考试失败的时候，这并没有关系。一次的考试失败并不会证明什么，既不能表明你上不了大学，又不能说明你本来就很蠢，只是想告诉你，你需要更加努力才行，因为只有这样才能获得良好的成绩，只有这样才能上好的大学，也只有这样父母才会为我们感到骄傲。

【1】（1）句意：我们或许度过了一个对第二个学期感到悲伤和担心的春节。worry about为……而担心。此处考查的是“spend…doing sth.”的用法。所要填写的动词形式与feeling完全一致，故(1)填写worrying。（2）句意：但她通过做更多的练习，并通过向老师和同学寻求帮助来提高。ask sb. for help向某人寻求帮助。故(2)填写help。

【2】(A)句意：如果你听一些轻音乐，你的麻烦(烦恼)很快就会消失。根据短文中的句子“Many people have had trouble in school.”许多人在学校遇到了麻烦(烦恼)。trouble用于此句正适合。

(B)句意：我听不清你的话，请让大家听清楚！根据文中句子“Chris, a second-year high school student remembers that clearly.”二年级的学生克里斯清楚地记得那件事。本句也缺少副词来修饰动词hear，根据后面的句子“please make yourself heard!”可知，没有听清对方的话。故答案为clearly。

【3】Whatever=No matter what无论什么，face动词，“面对”的意思；make an effort to do sth. 努力做某事；do our best尽力而为，做到最好。此句的it只是形式主语，后面的that从句是真正的主语，故答案为：无论我们面对什么，重要的是我们要尽全力做到最好。

【4】作者认为，在第一学期考试不及格时，你应该做什么？根据文中句子“But my advice is to forget about the past and think about the future.”可知，作者的建议是忘掉过去，思考未来。回答需要用第一人称we来回答。故答案为We are supposed to forget about the past and think about the future

【5】本文中的“考试不及格”是什么意思？根据倒数第二段中的句子“Failing a test does not mean that we can’t go to university. It does not mean that we are stupid. It just means that we have to work harder and that we should ask for extra help from our teacher and our friends.”可知，“考试不及格”意味着我们必须更加努力，我们应该向老师和朋友寻求额外的帮助。故答案为It means we have to work harder and we should ask for extra help from our teacher and our friends.