十几年前，社会上就流传着这样一句话：未来几年人类必须掌握的三大技能是英语、驾驶、计算机。准备了上学期高一英语学科寒假作业，希望你喜欢。
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.He was ________ to learn his wife was killed in a traffic accident.The news was a terrible ________ to him.(shock)
2.Wood is ________ for building houses，while coal can be ________ to keep warm.(useless)
3.I have the ________ to introduce Mr.Jones，who is from an ________ family.(honour)
4.She is highly intelligent but her work lacks ________.She is not a very ________ woman.(organize)
5.In the crash he was seriously ________.He suffered severe ________ to the head and arms.(injure)
二. 完形填空
Some people who find themselves unable to solve a problem react by just giving up. But it is not good to 1 problems by giving up or by making excuses for 2 . You may be sure that all young people 3 the same difficult process that you are going through: meeting new situations， developing new skills， and testing their abilities.
If you are unhappy about something， face it. Try to 4 the problem in a few words， so that you will know exactly what you are 5 . Then see if you can “put your finger” on the 6 of your unhappiness.
In many cases， we only “think” there is no 7 to a particular problem. But often we can 8 the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct 9 .
For example， a boy wanted to be a debater(辩论家). When he tried for the debating team as a 10 ， the coach thought he was 11. He was shy; he had a high-pitched voice; and his posture(体态) was poor. Although he was given little hope of success， he took 12 of every 13to debate. He studied successful speakers and 14 his own weakness and assets. Then he 15many hours learning all the facts on the topics for the debate， and worked at developing good posture and at speaking clearly. By his junior year， he made the school 16 team， and in his senior year， he was on the winning team in his state. He 17 his goal because he had made a direct attack on his problem.
18direct attack is often the best way to meet problems， we have to be 19 in judging situations and sometimes it is necessary to 20 the goal. So it is important to study the situation and make a wise decision about what to do.
1. A. escape B. notice C. clear up D. dismiss
2. A. success B. failure C. change D. himself
3. A. go through B. experienced C. escape from D. give up
4. A. say B. state C. find D. solve
5. A. dealt with B. up to C. escaping D. up against
6. A. cause B. purpose C. point D. statement
7. A. way B. solution C. method D. hope
8. A. give up B. think of C. consider D. overcome
9. A. attack B. method C. change D. catch
10. A. director B. instructor C. adviser D. freshman（新人）
11. A. hopeful B. great C. hopeless D. grateful
12. A. use B. advantage C. value D. effect
13. A. minute B. opportunity C. effort D. other
14. A. sized up B. thought up C. made up D. gave in
15. A. cost B. found C. spent D. wasted
16. A. speaking B. successful C. debating D. member
17. A. gave up B. escaped C. caught D. achieved
18. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. However
19. A. false B. realistic C. hopeful D. valuable
20. A. give up B. change C. attack D. strike
