河北省保定市高阳中学2015届高三下学期第五次周练 英语试题
Ⅰ.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
MuM：Kathy，have you decided what you're going to do in the vacation?
Kathy：I need to earn some money.I'd try to find a job __1__(look) after children.What do you think，Mum?
MuM：It's not an easy job and you don't have any particular __2__ about childcare.Some children could be noisy __3__ badly behaved.Do you have any other ideas?
Kathy：Not really.I don't think much of the jobs I've seen __4__(advertise) in the newspaper.(A week later)
MuM：Kathy，are you still looking for a childcare job?
Kathy：No，Mum.I meant to tell you __5__(early)．I've been offered a job in the office of the local computer factory and it's well __6__(pay)．I've decided to take it and __7__(start) on Monday.
MuM：Good！Tell me more details about __8__ job.
Kathy：I will work as a __9__，typing letters，answering phone calls and so on.
MuM：Some people may find __10__ busy and boring，and you need to be patient and careful.
Kathy：Thank you，Mum.I'll try my best.
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When I was a young child，my parents often told me that it is time that teaches a man everything.I didn't understand and wondered why __1__had such a big influence__2__a person.I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult.But now，__3__I come to knock at the door of adulthood，I feel__4__to express my own __5__on this saying.I know that I'm just a high school student with very__6__experiences.There are still many things __7__me in the future，yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.
I once read this sentence：To make this world a happy place to live in，you'd better__8__yourself and your heart，instead of the whole world.I was shocked.It made me think about life__9__.There are so many things around us that __10__our will.We can't force life to __11__our wishes.The earth won't stop turning no matter whether we __12__it or not.What we can do is just to make ourselves __13__the world.I think we should learn to accept__14__life gives us，no matter whether it's the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall，and try to be happy.
Deeply moved by the pop song Grandmother(by Jay Chou)，I always try to __15__every pleasant thing in my life，but now I see I don't catch most of the pleasant moments.It is more__16__that they slip by and leave you feeling __17__.I realize that I'm not just living for myself and that there are the others around me I should __18__.They all pay attention to my growing up，even if it's just a little progress.
Everyone has his or her own attitude towards life whether it is positive or__19__ .It doesn't matter，I think.There is one __20__that should be obeyed—and that's to make this world better.
