1、My friend showed me round the town, ________ was very kind of him.
A.that B.which C.who D.where
2、________ the doors were closed, and ________ all the lights were off, the boy opened the door to his bedroom.
A.Having checked; that B.Having checked; /
C.Checking; where D.To check; that
3、Some parents are just too protective.They want to ________ their kids from every kind of danger,real or imagined.
A.spot B.dismiss
C.distinguish D.shelter
4、—I’m not looking forward to this. It’s going to be a really hard exam.
—Oh,________I’m sure we’ll all get good marks.
A.I can’t agree more.
B.You’d better get started.
C.You must be kidding me.
D.I won’t worry about it too much.
5、It’s easy to get lost when you drive in a new city, so it’s important to ______ a good map before you set out.
A.study B.display C.deliver D.publish
6、How about a trip to the beach? I will ask Tom to go with us.
A.You have my word! B.Sorry,I'm occupied.
C.Rather! D.Are you kidding?
7、The stranger calling himself a friend of my father's________to be a cheat. I was almost taken in by his trick.
A.turned out B.looked out C.pointed out D.came out
8、______ more about our university courses, write to this address.
A. To find out B. Finding out
C. Found out D. To be found out
9、Running a business, no matter where it is started, _______ plentiful market research, consistent integrity and a great deal of discipline.
A. clarifies B. involves C. undertakes D. digests
10、A great person is always putting others’ interests _________ his own.
A.below B.above C.in D.on
11、—If we work on the project together, I do believe we should be able to complete it ahead of schedule.
— ______! Many hands make light work.
A.You bet
B.Have fun
C.Good job
D.Forget it
12、Don’t forget to send ______ attended the conference a follow-up email.
A. however B. whatever
C. whoever D. wherever
13、If we had phoned the rescue service in time, we ________ on the motorway right now.
A. weren’t trapped
B. wouldn’t be trapped
C. hadn’t been trapped
D. wouldn’t have been trapped
14、It’s good manners to follow the local ________ when travelling home and abroad.
A.plans B.skills C.roads D.rules
15、She asked the young man to be brief and _______ as she had little time to spare.
A.at best
B.in place
C.to the point
D.on the spot
16、When Lisa moved to a new city, she had a hard time ________ to her new surroundings.
A.adding
B.adjusting
C.applying
D.attending
17、All we have is 24 precious hours a day and therefore we shall waste ______
A. nothing
B. none
C. neither
D. no one
18、If you don 't have a guide,you________ lose your way.
A.must
B.dare
C.should
D.could
19、--- What do you think I should do?
----________your teacher’s advice, in my opinion, and everything will be OK.
A.Follow
B.Following
C.to follow
D.Followed
20、 if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand?
A. Would you be surprised B. Were you surprised
C. Had you been surprised D. Would you have been surprised
21、 It is generally believed that people act the way they do because of their personalities and attitudes.They recycle their garbage because they care about the environment.They pay $5 for a caramel brulee latte because they like expensive coffee drinks.
It’s undeniable that behavior comes from our inner character,but in many instances we also draw inferences about who we are,as suggested by the social psychologist Daryl Bern.By observing our own behavior,we can be strangers to ourselves.If we knew our own minds,why would we need to guess what our preferences are from our behavior? If our minds were an open book,we would know exactly how much we care about the environment or like lattes.Actually,we often need to look to our behavior to figure out who we are.
Moreover,we don’t just use our behavior to learn about our particular types of character—we infer characters that weren’t there before.Our behavior is often shaped by little pressures around us,which we fail to recognize.Maybe we recycle because our wives and neighbors would disapprove if we didn’t.Maybe we buy lattes in order to impress the people around us.We should not mistakenly believe that we always behave as a result of some inner character.
Whatever pressures there can be or inferences one can make,people become what they do,though it may not be in compliance with their true desires.Therefore,we should all bear in mind Kurt Vonnegut’s advice:“We are what we pretend to be,so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
【1】According to the text,personalities and attitudes ______.
A.result from one’s habits
B.affect one’s surroundings
C.reflect one’s taste
D.determine one’s behavior
【2】Which of the following would Daryl Bern most probably agree with?
A.The return of a wallet can indicate one’s honesty.
B.A kind person will offer his seat to senior citizens.
C.One recycles plastics to reduce the carbon footprints.
D.One buys latte due to his deep affection for coffee.
【3】Which of the following best explains the underlined word “compliance” in Paragraph 4?
A.Harmony. B.Challenge.
C.Strength. D.Memory.
【4】What does the author mainly discuss in the text?
A.Preferences and habits.
B.Behavior and personalities.
C.Attitudes and preferences.
D.Personalities and attitudes.
22、What will higher education look like in 2050? That was the question addressed Tuesday night by Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University.
“We’re at the end of the fourth wave of change in higher education,” Crow began, arguing that research universities followed the initial establishment of higher education, public colleges, and land-grant schools in the timeline of America.
In less than a half-century, he said, global market competition will be at its fastest rates of change ever, with several multitrillion-dollar economies worldwide. According to a recent projection, the nation’s population could reach 435 million, with a large percentage of those residents economically disadvantaged. In addition, climate change will be “meaningfully uncontrollable” in many parts of the world.
The everyday trends seen today, such as declining performance of students at all levels, particularly in math and science, and declining wages and employment among the less educated, will only continue, Crow maintained, and are, to say the least, not contributing to fulfilling the dream of climbing the social ladder mobility, quality of life, sustainable environment, and longer life spans that most Americans share.
“How is it that we can have these great research universities and have negative-trending outcomes?” Crow said in a talk “I hold the universities accountable. … We are part of the problem.”
Among the “things that we do that make the things that we teach less learnable,” Crow said, are the strict separation of disciplines, academic rigidity, and conservatism, the desire of universities to imitate schools at the top of the social ranks, and the lack of the computer system ability that would allow a large number of students to be educated for a small amount of money.
Since 2002, when Crow started being in charge at Arizona State — which he calls the “new American university” — he has led more than three dozen initiatives that aim to make the school “inclusive, scalable, fast, adaptive, challenge-focused, and willing to take risks.”
Among those initiatives were a restructuring of the engineering and life sciences schools to create more linkages between disciplines; the launch of the School of Earth and Space Exploration and the School of Sustainability; the start of a Teachers College to address K-12 performance and increase the status of the Education Department at the university; and broadened access, increasing the freshman class size by 42 percent and the enrollment of students living below the poverty line by 500 percent.
Universities must start, Crow noted, “by becoming self-reflective architects, figuring out what we have and what we actually need instead of what legend tells us we have to be.” Research universities today have “run their course,” he added. “Now is the time for variety.”
During a discussion afterward, Crow clarified and expanded on some of his points. He discussed, for example, the school’s distance-learning program. “Nearly 40 percent of undergraduates are taking at least one course online,” he said, which helps the school to keep costs down while advancing interactive learning technologies.
He said that Arizona State is working to increase the transfer and completion rates of community-college students, of whom only about 15 percent, historically, complete their later degrees. “We’ve built a system that will allow them to track into universities,” particularly where “culturally complex barriers” beyond finances limit even the most gifted students.
【1】The fourth wave of change in America’s higher education refers to _______.
A. public colleges
B. land-grant schools
C. research universities
D. initial higher education
【2】Which is NOT part of the American dream most people share?
A. People enjoy a quality life.
B. People live longer and longer.
C. The freedom to move around.
D. An environment that is sustainable.
【3】Which is an initiative adopted by Crow at Arizona State University?
A. Restructuring the teachers College.
B. Launching the School of Life Sciences.
C. Ignoring the linkages between disciplines.
D. Enrolling more students from poor families.
【4】Which one is similar to the underlined word “architect” in meaning?
A. The author of the guidebook is an architect by profession.
B. If you want to refurnish the house, consult the architect.
C. Deng Xiaoping is one of the architects of the PRC.
D. Tom is considered one of the best landscape architect here.
【5】With the distance-learning program, Arizona State University is able to ______.
A. enroll 40% of its students online
B. keep costs down without a loss of quality
C. provide an even greater number of courses
D. attract the most gifted students all over the world
23、There are many resorts in the world. Make your Branson, Missouri vacation easy by booking a complete vacation package with general attractions, shows and more. Located in the rolling hills of the Ozarks, Branson also features numerous outdoor activity options for a varied vacation experience.
Two-night Branson Getaway Package
When planning a wonderful holiday to Branson, book the Two-night Branson Getaway Package, which includes two nights of staying, dinner and a show at the Dolly Parton’s Stampede, and admission to the traditional Acrobats (杂技) of Shanghai!
Price: Adult: $156.
Children: Ages 3-19: $81.22, Ages 0-2: Free.
Branson Dolly Parton’s Stampede Getaway
Whether you are planning a weekend holiday in Branson or a short mid-week trip, you will love the Branson Dolly Parton’s Stampede Getaway, which includes two nights of staying and Dolly Parton’s Stampede Dinner and Show!
Price: Adult: $ 156.
Children: Ages 3-19: $73.01, Ages 0-2: Free.
Silver Dollar City Package
Have the ultimate vacation in Branson with the Silver Dollar City Package, which includes two nights of staying, a two-day pass to Silver Dollar City, and dinner and a show aboard the Showboat Branson Belle!
Price: Adult: $315.
Children: Ages 3-19: $74. 00, Ages 0-2: Free.
Branson’s Fun for Kids Vacation
For an exciting vacation in Branson that children will simply love, book Branson’s Fun for Kids Vacation, which includes two nights of staying, admission to the Branson’s Wild World VIP Animal Adventure, Escape Mini Golf & Jungle Arcade, Hamners’ Unbelievable Magic Show, Fritz’s Adventure, a one-day pass to Silver Dollar City and admission to the Dolly Parton’s Stampede!
Price: Adult: $ 474.
Children: Ages 3-19: $68.78, Ages 0-2: Free.
【1】Which vacation package will you choose if you want to watch a Chinese traditional art?
A.Silver Dollar City Package.
B.Branson’s Fun for Kids Vacation.
C.Two-night Branson Getaway Package.
D.Branson Dolly Parton’s Stampede Getaway.
【2】How much should a couple with twins aged four pay for the Silver Dollar City Package?
A.$389.
B.$463.
C.$704.
D.$778.
【3】Which of the following is available in the four vacation packages?
A.Two nights of staying.
B.Silver Dollar City tickets.
C.A show at the Dolly Parton’s Stampede.
D.Admission to the Acrobats of Shanghai.
24、Amazing Scientists
Who Happen to Be Teenagers
We’ve got a list of teen scientists from a variety of fields.
Jack Andraka
Jack Andraka created a biosensor for cancer that he says is 168 times faster, 26,667 times less expensive and 400 times more sensitive than technology nowadays.
He’s the youngest person to have spoken in front of the Royal Society of Medicine.
Taylor Wilson
Taylor Wilson was the youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion(核聚变). He was inspired by The Radioactive Boy Scout, a novel in which a kid tries and fails to build a nuclear reactor.
Taylor thought he could do better.Long story short, he wanted to build a small nuclear reactor. And he did it at the age of fourteen. He received a Thiel Fellowship, which gave him $100,000 to work on his own research.
Sara Volz
Sara Volz performed experiments in which she grew algae(藻类)based on their oil output for the purpose of growing them as biofuel. This research is especially important as the world continues to search for a way to lessen our dependence on non-renewable energy. She won the top prize of $100,000 in the lntel Science Talent Search.
Daniel Burd
Plastic usually takes thousands of years to decompose(降解),but this high school student Daniel Burd managed to do it in three months.
In an experiment,he mixed plastic bags and a special kind of dirt together, and found that they did decompose faster.He then performed tests to find the bacteria(细菌)responsible for decomposing the plastics.
His solution only produces water and small amounts of carbon dioxide.He says it could easily be used elsewhere.
【1】Who designed a medical instrument?
A.Sara Volz.
B.Daniel Burd.
C.Jack Andraka.
D.Taylor Wilson.
【2】What excited Taylor Wilson’s interest in his invention?
A.A novel by a kid.
B.Plastic pollution.
C.Energy shortage.
D.A story book.
【3】What do we know about Daniel Burd’s invention?
A.It won him a $100,000 prize.
B.It does little harm to the environment.
C.It was completed in three months.
D.It is widely used in everyday waste.
25、 I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to spread a little love and kindness today. I had doctor’s_____ in a town that’s about 45 minutes from where I live. After both my appointments were _____, I started walking away from the building and _____an elderly woman standing at the gate anxiously. I ______myself and asked if she was waiting for someone or she needed ______ .
As it turned out, she was having _______walking the distance and had asked for a wheelchair and a staff member to ______her up but no one had come yet. Virginia heat was kind to no one, and I was ______for this dear lady’s health.
I asked her to _______while I went to get her wheelchair myself. I ran to the help desk and asked for a _____to assist a lady outside. The receptionist asked me, “Is the ______?” I was upset at the question and answered, “She’s a bit large, I suppose, but if transporting her is a(n) ______for you, I am willing to do it myself.”
She looked sort of shocked by my ______, but the woman outside needed help, no matter her ______. The help desk woman and I walked to the end of the passage to the now seated lady. Help desk person ______ her hand to help the lady, but she said “No, I’m fine. I want to grab on to her _____help.” She was talking about me. I helped the woman into the wheelchair but first locked the brakes so that she would be ______. After she was seated, she softly ___ me for my help.
When I returned home, what happened to me today kept going through my mind and reminded me how much I ____ the opportunity to help the lady. It gave me a sense of fulfillment and a ______heart.
【1】A. calls B. orders C. examinations D. appointments
【2】A. made B. done C. arranged D. booked
【3】A. recognized B. knocked C. noticed D. greeted
【4】A. excused B. helped C. expressed D. adjusted
【5】A. advice B. reference C. treatment D. assistance
【6】A. pressure B. trouble C. danger D. fear
【7】A. pick B. get C. make D. keep
【8】A. ready B. responsible C. thankful D. concerned
【9】A. help B. move C. wait D. stand
【10】A. wheelchair B. car C. friend D. stranger
【11】A. heavy B. sick C. old D. weak
【12】A. business B. mistake C. issue D. choice
【13】A. wisdom B. comment C. persuasion D. calmness
【14】A. shape B. age C. character D. size
【15】A. gave up B. reached out C. gave out D. stuck to
【16】A. with B. by C. for D. about
【17】A. stronger B. steadier C. slower D. faster
【18】A. called B. begged C. asked D. thanked
【19】A. appreciated B. needed C. expected D. found
【20】A. enjoyable B. familiar C. peaceful D. needy
26、阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When I was in middle school, I thought there were only two options—I could somehow be cool, or I could somehow be invisible. And I have to say,I was doing pretty well at option two. Until third period on the first day, when a teacher had us fill out a questionnaire with “get to know you” questions. I assumed hat she would be reading them privately, so I felt safe to share from the
perspective of a real me.
The teacher collected the sheets,shuffled(搅乱)them,and redistributed them to the class. We went one by one.We‘d read the student's name and then our three favorite answers.
My sheet end up in the hands of a kid who was one of the coolest and meanest.What is “favorite answer”of mine were the three worst ones to be read out loud .The first question was “What's your favorite movie?"The other kids wrote Scream and Universal Soldier. He read my answer,Beauty and the Beast. A laugh erupted from the room,and my cheeks burning because I knew we were just getting started.
The next question he read was"Where would you like to travel?” The others had said “Australia,”“Japan.”I wrote “Wherever a book takes me.” The laughter this time had an explosive quality to it. The kids were high-fiving.
The final question was “What do you like to do on the weekends?” The other kids wrote“Hang out with friends" and “go to the mall.”I wrote “perform with Clowns." Those who weren't laughing at me were sort of staring at me in disgust. I felt about an inch tall.
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But then,something amazing happened.
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I don't remember the teacher or the kids' names, but I remember Michelle Siever's name.
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