void是什么意思高三英语每日一练2

2021年1月7日发(作者：奚吴)
英语每日一练（二）

Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She ___1___ John very
much. In her ___2___ he couldn’t do anything ___3___. Every morning she would give him breakfast ___4___
bed and bring him the papers to ___5___. It isn’t really true that he was too ___6___ to work ?in fact he had
tried a few ___7___. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to ___8___ at least
six windows. Then he ___9___ a bus conductor and on his second ___10___ a passenger stole his bag with all
the fares(车费) collected. He ___11___ lost his job as a postman ___12___ he sent off all the letters when he
should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was ___13___ suitable work for him. So he
___14___ to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so ___15___ about this that she told the ___16___ to all her
neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier,” she said, he is going to be the best soldier there ___17___ was, I
can tell you!?
Then the great day came ___18___ he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受检阅的队伍). His
___19___ mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good ___20___ in the crowd.
The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his ___21___ came in sight some of the people
watching ___22___ laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with ___23___, shouted at the top of her voice: 揕ook at ___24___！They’re
all out of ___25___ except my John! Isn’t he the best! ?
1. A. depended on B. waited on C. trusted D. loved
2. A. hope B. eyes C. head D. beliefs
3. A. wrong B. great C. good D. strange
4. A. to B. at C. in D. by
5. A. check B. read C. keep D. sign
6. A. lazy B. young C. weak D. shy
7. A. ones B. years C. tasks D. jobs
8. A. rub B. drop C. break D. clean
9. A. followed B. met C. became D. found
10. A. day B. try C. route D. chance
11. A. thus B. even C. once D. only
12. A. even if B. so that C. because D. though
13. A. some B. such C. less D. no
14. A. began B. promised C. managed D. decided
15. A. excited B. worried C. anxious D. curious
16. A. incident B. change C. news D. matter
17. A. yet B. even C. never D. just
18. A. where B. since C. when D. till
19. A. proud B. kind C. strict D. lucky
20. A. time B. position C. experience D. impression
21. A. neighbours B. army officer C. mother D. fellow soldiers
22. A. couldn’t help B. shouldn’t burst out C. stopped D. kept
23. A. sadness B. happiness C. surprise D. regret
24. A. them B. those C. that D. him
25. A. sight B. order C. mind D. step

For centuries, the only form of written correspondence (通信)was the letters, letters were, and are, sent by
some form of postal service, the history of which goes back a long way .Indeed, the Egyptians began sending
letters from about 2000 BC, as did the Chinese a thousand years later.
Of course, modern postal service now are much more developed and faster, depending as they do on cars
and planes for delivery. Yet they are still too slow for some people to send urgent documents (紧急文件)and
letters.
The invention of the fax (传真) machine increased the speed of delivering documents even more. When you
send a fax，you are sending a copy of a piece of correspondence to someone by telephone service. It was not
until the early 1980s that such a service was developed enough for businesses to be able to fax documents to
each other.
The fax service is still very much in use when copies of documents require to be sent, but, as a way of fast
correspondence, it has been largely taken the place of by email, Email is used to describe messages sent form
one computer user to another.
There are advantages and disadvantages with emails. If you send some one an email , then he will receive it
extremely quickly .Normal postal services are rather slow as far as speed of delivery is concerned.
However, if you write something by email, which you might later regret ,and send it immediately, there is
no chance for second thoughts. At least, if you are posting a letter you have to address and seal(封)the envelope
and take it to the post box. There is plenty of time to change your mind .The message is think before you email!
41. We can learn from the text that__________.
A. email is less popular than the fax service B. the postal service has over the years become faster
C. the postal service has over the years become slower
D. the fax service has a history as long as the postal service does
42. It can be inferred from the text that_________.
A. the fax service had been fully developed by the 1980s
B. letters have been used in China for about 1,000 years
C. the fax machine was invented after the 1980s
D. letters have been used in Egypt for about 2,000 years
43. In the last paragraph, the writer mentions
A. you may regret if you don’t your envelope B. you may regret before you send something by email
C. you’d better not send your email in a hurry D. you need plenty of time to send an email
44. The text mainly deal with_________.
A. the progress in correspondence B. the advantage of fax machines
C .the advantage of emails D. the invention of fax machines

Kids' health: Four steps for fighting stress
Everybody gets stressed time to time. 71.________. Some ways of dealing with stress— like screaming or
hitting someone—don't solve much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving
your problem or at least feeling better.
Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed:
(1) Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to a trusted adult, such
as a parent or other relatives. 72._______. They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test,
or the death of a beloved pet.
(2) Don't take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh,
dear, that's good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Don't take it out on yourself.
73._______.
(3) Try to solve the problem. After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends, it's time to get
down to business. 74. __________. Even if you can't solve it all, you can solve a piece of it.
(4) Be positive. Most stress is temporary(暂时的).Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure
out the problem and start working on solving it.
These steps aren't magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough
time, you'll help yourself feel better even faster.75.___________