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考点归纳、真题精练、考前巩固Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatther

eisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．luckilyB．alertsC．establishedD．entrancesE.contactF.habitatG.measuresH.wanderedI.studyingJ.rewardsK.enjoyFifteenwil

dAsianelephantsthatlefttheir____1____inXishuangbannaNationalNatureReserve(保护区)inYunnanprovincehavesofarnotcausedanytroubleinthep

rovincialcapital(省会),Kunming,thankstolocalauthorities’effectivemeasures.ByThursdayafternoon,theherd(兽群)hadmovedtoShuanghecounty,JinningdistrictinK

unming’soutskirts,accordingtotheYunnanForestryandGrasslandAdministration,whichhas____2____aspecialworkteamundert

heguidanceoftheprovincialgovernment.Provincialforestrypolicehavefollowedtheelephants’movementsroundtheclock,usingdrones(无人机)andcamera

s.Expertsfromboththenationalandprovincialforestrydepartmentsareadvisingon____3____tocontroltheelephants.Polic

eandfirefightersinKunmingareworkingtopreventtheelephantsfromcominginto____4____withresidents.Trucks(卡车)anddig

gingequipmenthavebeenputinplaceatthe____5____ofvillagestotrytostopthepachyderms’(厚皮动物)entry.AwomanfromGanhevillage,whe

retheelephants____6____aroundforseveralhoursonThursday,toldlocalmediathattheyhadreceived____7____fromthevillagecommittee.“Allmyfamilymembersmov

edtothesecondfloorofourhouseonWednesday.Wewereverynervouslastnight,but____8____noonewashurt,”shesaid.Althoughit’snotknownwhentheelephantslefttheXi

shuangbannareserve,expertsbelievetheymayhavestartedroaming(徜徉)lastyearandarenowabout500kilometersawayfromther

eserve.TheAsianelephants,whicharelistedasendangered(濒危的)ontheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatu

reRedListofThreatenedSpecies,____9____Class-AprotectionstatusinChina,thesamelevelafforded(给予)thegiantpanda.Yunnan

istheonlyhometowildAsian第14讲：词汇填空（十一选十）elephantsinChinaandhas300oftheanimals.However,morethantwo-thirds

ofthepopulationliveoutsidenaturereserves,saidChenMingyong,alifesciencesprofessoratYunnanUniversitywhohasbeen____10____wildelephantsfo

rdecades.Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmore

thanyouneed.A．contributeB．globalC．bringingD．originallyE.concernedF.seekingG.featuresH.powerI.positionsJ.engineeredK.regularlyWheni

tcomestoinnovativecountries,wealwaysthinkofplacesliketheUS,theUKandGermany.However,Israelisalsoa(n)__

__11____leaderininnovation.AccordingtotheWorldEconomicForum’sglobalCompetitivenessReport2016-2017,Israelisthesecondmostinnovativenationintheworl

d,justafterSwitzerland.Manyofusmaynotbeaware,buttechnologies____12____inIsraelhavechangedourlives.Forexample,antivirussoftwarethatprotectsourcompu

terswas____13____developedinIsraelinthe1970s,accordingtoTheTelegraph.Inaddition,____14____onourmobilephonessuchasvoicemailan

dSMSwerealsodevelopedinIsrael.SoitcomesasnosurprisethatIsraelplanstouseitsinnovativestrengthto____15____thecooperationwithChinaint

heBeltandRoadInitiative.AslongasIsraelisneeded,itwillsparenoeffortto____16____totheproject,saidIsraeliPrimeMiniste

rBenjaminNetanyahuduringhisvisittoChinainMarch,accordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency.ManyIsraelienvironmentaltechnologyc

ompanieshavealreadysetupfacilitiesinShandongprovince,____17____Israelitechniquestomanyareassuchasrecyclingwaterforagri

culturaluse,reportedtheTimesofIsrael.Foundedonverydryland,Israelhadbeen____18____aboutwaterforaverylongtime.However,inrecenty

ears,thequalityandquantityofwaterinIsraelhavebeenimproved,withthehelpoftechniquesthatturnMediterraneanseawaterandwastewater

intousablewater.Infact,suchinnovationshaveledtomoreandmoreChinesestudents____19____qualityhighereduca

tioninIsrael.“WhenChinesestudentswhostudyheregobackhome,theywillbein____20____toinfluenceChina-Israelrelationshipsinthefuture,”EmmaAfter-man,manag

erofIsrael-ChinaAcademicRelationsattheCouncilforHigherEducation,toldtheJerusalemPost.Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosen

fromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．woundB．fundamentallyC．arguesD．virtueE.mirrors

F.universallyG.judgedH.simplyI.adoptedJ.fascinationK.similarlyJennyCarteranNHScoordinatorisan“extremenightowl,”oneofanes

timated8.2%ofthepopulationwhosenaturalinclination(倾向)istofallasleepwellaftermidnight.Lefttoherowndevices,s

he’dprefertogotobedaround3a.m.andwakeupaboutnoon.Whydonightowlsexist?Thereisnosingle___21___acceptedtheory,butevolutionarybiologiststhi

nkthatcommunitieswithmorevariationinchronotypes(睡眠类型)mayhavebeenmorelikelytosurvive.Anothertheoryisthatvariationis___22___h

owgeneticsworks.Rightfrombirth,ourpersonalbiologicalclocksarealready___23___.Geneticsestablishesaperson’schronotype.ColinEspie,profes

sorofsleepmedicineattheUniversityofOxford,saysthis___24___differencesinhaireyeandskincolororheight.Naturalnightowlsare___25___

differentfrominsomniacsorpeoplewhostayupuntiltheearlyhoursbecauseoffamilyorworkcircumstances.Beinganightowl

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t11p.m.“Ican’ttellanyonewhenIwenttosleep,wokeup,showeredorateamealwithoutbeing___26___,”shesays“Istrugglew

ithfeelingsofguiltandshame.”Thismentalityisrootedinouragrarian(耕地的)pastwhenfarmworkhadtobeginatdawn.Ourculturemistakenlyassociatesslee

pinglittleandrisingearlywith___27___.Itisoftenextolled(颂扬)asahabitofsuccessfulpeople:forinstanceinthe__

_28___withMargaretThatcher’sfour-hourrest,orarticlesabout“sleepless-elite”CEOswhostarttheirdayswitha4a.m.jog.Actually,thereisnothin

gwrongwithstayinguplateaslongasyou’regettingagoodamountofsleepeverynight;___29___,earlyrisershavenospecialb

iologicaladvantage.Whatresearchhasnotdisproved,however,isthatmorningpeopletendtogetmoredone.TheproductivityexpertLauraVa

nderkam____30____thatpeopleshouldconsiderswitchingtheirschedulenotbecauseit’snecessarilybetterbutbecauseit’spractical.Wakingupe

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ingtimeforyourself.Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notet

hatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．bodiesB．containersC．cutD．decomposedE.denselyF.engagedG.preventionH.propertyI.removeJ.scarcelyK.un

wantedGetridofmosquitoes,buthow?Almosteveryonewhospendstimeoutdoorshasexperiencedmosquitoes.Thesebloodsuckinginsectsgiveitch

ybitesandcanspreaddisease.Buthowcanyouavoidthemandprotectyourself?JessicaDamianoisagardeningexpert.Inarecentstory,Damianosaidthebestcontr

olis___31___.Andshegavesuggestionsonhowto___32___mosquitopopulations.Itmayseemdifficulttoavoidmosquitoes,asmostoftheareasint

heworldare___33___populatedwiththem.Peoplewholivenear___34___ofwater,suchaslakeside,mayexperiencemore

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fwatertolayeggs.Afemalecanlayhundredsofeggsatatime.So,checkyour___35___toseeifthereisanywherethatcollectswater.Watercaneasilycollect

insmall___36___—achild’stoy,atrashcanlid,oracookingpot.Eveniftheamountofstandingwaterseemssmall,___37___

it.Makeholesinthebottomsofcontainersthatcanhold___38___water.Otherstandingwatersuchasinpondsandbirdbathscanbe___39___withchemicals.The

reareotherthingsyoucandotoprotectyourself.Putscreensinyourdoorsandwindowsorkeepthemclosed.Andcutdownontimespentoutdoorsbetweentheearlyeveningandth

eearlymorning.Mosquitoesaremost___40___duringthattime.Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromtheb

ox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．bendB．fascinatedC．implicationD．invitesE.resemblesF.habitableG.outpacingH.determi

neI.explorationJ.alternativeK.colonizedGoodevening,ladiesandgentlemen:We’reatatippingpointinhumanhistory,betweengainingthestarsandlosingtheplane

twecallhome.Atthesametimeaswe’rediscoveringthistreasureofpotentially____41____worlds,ourownplanetissinki

ng.2014wasthehottestyearonrecord.Glaciersandseaicearenowdisappearinginamatterofdecades.Theseplanetary-scaleenvironmentalchangesarerapid

ly____42____ourabilitytoaltertheircourse.I’mnotaclimatescientist,I’manastronomer.YoucouldsaythatIlook

for____43____alienrealestate.Now,assomebodywhoisdeeply____44____inthesearchforlifeintheuniverse,IcantellyouthatthemoreyoulookforplanetslikeEar

th,themoreyouappreciateourownplanetitself.Eachoneofthesenewworlds____45____acomparisonbetweenthenewlydiscoveredplanetandtheplanetsweknowbest:thos

eofourownSolarSystem.Considerourneighbor,Mars.ThoughtheMartianview____46____thedesertsofourownhomeworld,Marsisapret

tyterribleplacetoliveconsideringtheextenttowhichwehavenot____47____thedesertsofourownplanet.Eveninthedriest,highestplacesonEarth,theairis

sweetandthickwithoxygenexhaled(呼气)fromthousandsofmilesawaybyourrainforests.IworrythatMarsandotherplanetsca

rrieswithitalong,darkshadow:the____48____bysomethatMarswillbetheretosaveusfromthedestructionoftheonlytruly

livableplanetweknowof,theEarth.AsmuchasIloveinterplanetary____49____,Ideeplydisagreewiththisidea.TherearemanyexcellentreasonstogotoMar

s,butforanyonetotellyouthatMarswillbetheretobackuphumanityislikethecaptainoftheTitanictellingyouthattherealpartyishappenin

glateronthelifeboats.Ifwetrulybelieveinourabilityto____50____thehostileenvironmentsofMarsforhumanhabitation,

thenweshouldbeabletosurmountthefareasiertaskofpreservingthehabitabilityoftheEarth.Directions:Fillineachb

lankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．importanceB．convincingC．challengesD．s

cheduledE.privateF.standG.settledH.qualityI.trendJ.anxietyK.publicOnMonday,theMinistryofEducationpublishedthedraft(草案)ofthepr

eschooleducationlawtoinvitepublicopinion.Ofalltheclauses(条款),whatattractsmostattentionistheonethatforbidskindergartensfromteachingkidso

rholdingactivities____51____forolderkids.Thatmighteasethepressureonparentswhofeartheirchildrenmightlose“atthestartingline”.Somekinderga

rtenstrytoforcethechildrentolearnsomethingbeyondtheirage,____52____theirparentsthatthreeyearslatertheirchildrenwillhaveanadvantageoverothersinprimar

yschool.That____53____hasimposed(把……强加在……上)aheavyburdenonthekids.Besides,puttingpressureonkidsaheadoftimewillonlykilltheirpassi

ontolearn.However,manyparentscalledit“impractical”,despitethe____54____ofthedraftlaw.Thatisbecauseteachingaheadoftimeisnotlimitedtokindergartens.Ite

xistsinprimary,middleandhighschools,too.TherehasalwaysbeenpressureinChinathatchildrenhavetostandoutfromacademicco

mpetitiontogetintoabetterhigher-levelinstitute(学府).Topreparestudentsforthe____55____,sometimesevenschoolsteachthemwhattheyneedno

tlearnontheirgradelevel.Notsurprisingly,manyparentssharethesame____56____withschoolsandsomeevenpushschoo

lstogofurther.Besides,someparentsfearthebanmightworkinkindergartens,butnotinextracurricularorganizations.Infact

,somekindergartenteachersthemselvesarereportedtoorganizeextracurricularcoursesforchildrenin____57____.Andmanyparentswillsendtheir

childrenthereincasetheymightmisssomethingimportant.Itistheparents’____58____andspeculation(投机)bybusinessthathavetur

nedtheofferingoftheteachingaheadoftimeandthebanonitintoacat-and-mousegame.Sinceparents’anxietyoriginatesfromthelackof____59___

_educationresourcesandlimitedpromisingcareeropportunities.Iftheseproblemsarenot____60____,anynewlawtoba

ntheteachingoflessonsaheadoftimewillbenothingbutanewyetineffectiverule.根据句意，选择单词并以其适当形式填空。UCLAenvironmentall

awprofessorSeanHechtwaswalkingacrossthecampusrecentlywhenhephotographedfourfood-deliveryrobotsthatcouldn’tfigureoutawayaroundapileofdiscardedel

ectricscooters.“Automatedfooddeliveryrobotswereapparentlyall___61___behindacarelesslyplacedscooter.Ij

ustobservedacoupleofstudentsclearingapathoutofpityfortherobots,”Hechttweeted,“Thisisourfuture,Iguess.”TwitterjumpedonHecht’spostwithenthusiasm:Somesa

idtheywouldhavehelpedtherobots.Otherssaid,noway,nohelp.Somejokedaboutturningtherobotsoverontotheirbacks.It’snoteasybe

ingadeliveryrobot.Theyhavebeenkickedbyangrypedestrians,peedonbydogs,and___62___byheavyglassdoors,amongoth

ermisfortunes.They’vebecomepopular___63___ofonlinefailvideos.Inthesevideostheycanbeseenfallingdownstairs,bumpingintoafirehydra

nt(消防栓)and___64___uparamp(斜坡)muchtooquickly.And,ofcourse,crashing.Therearealsosomepotential___65___toovercomebeforedeliveryrobot

scanbewidelyadopted.Manypeoplestillhaveconcernswiththeirsafety,nottomentionthepossibilityofsidewalkcongestion(拥堵)andjobloss.Plus,theyhaveafairlylowc

arryingcapacity,whichisa/an___66___factortothelimitednumberandtypeofdeliveriesthattheycancomplete.Moreover,therobotsneedtoremainwithinacer

tainradius(半径)ofachargingstation,sotheyarealso___67___intheirpotentialrange.Thiscouldmaketheir___68___slow,especiall

yinthoseareaswhicharelocatedfartherfromthecountry’smajorcitycenters.Itisalsoworthnotingthatevenifthedeliveryrobotsthemselvesarepoweredbyelectricity

,thesourceoftheelectricitymaynotbeenvironmentallyfriendly.Thisisanotherconcernthatwillneedtobe___69___astheirusagegrows

.Society’sgrowing____70____forcontactlessdeliveryserviceshavehelpeddrivenupdemandfordeliverybots.Itseems,however,thatthesemac

hinesstillhavealongwaytogo.选词填空A．genuineB．creativeC．proudD．throughoutE.forwardF.assignmentG.teenagerH.pressureI.reflectJ.ai

mK.relatedDearstudents,Goodmoming,everyone.I’myourheadmaster,Mr.Lee.WelcometoABCHighSchool.Isyourfirstdayasseniorhighs

choolstudents,sothereareafewthingsIwantyoutoknow.FirstIwanttosay—Congratulations!Iknowyoumusthavebeenundergreat____71___

_topreparefortheSeniorHighSchoolEntranceExaminationinordertomakesureyougetaplaceinourschool.Youmusthavebeenlooking____72____tostudyi

nghere.ItturnsoutthatyouhavemadeitandIfeelreally____73____ofyou.Next,Iwantyoutoknowthatthosewho____74____highare

morelikelytosucceed.Soeveryoneofyouwillbegivenawriting____75____towritesomethinginaway____76____toyourdream.Don’tbeafraidt

owritedownwhatyouwanttodo.Youareexpectedtobeasmuch____77____asyoucan.Then,thenewschoolisanewsocietywhereyouwillfind__

__78____friendsandqualifiedstaff.Youareadvisedtomakemoreattemptstofigureoutwhatdifferenceyoucanmaketothissociety.Don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecaus

eafteryou____79____onyourfailures,alotoflessonswillbelearned.Andtheselessonswillalsobebeneficialtoyou_____80____

_youradultlife．Finally,IhopethateveryoneofyouwillbeabletoenjoyyourthreeyearsinABCHighSchool!Direction:Completethefollowing

passagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.TheKingandtheRoyalTreesA．hands

omeB．helplesslyC．asleepD．observedE.removeF.freezinglyG.damageH.contentI.aweJ.pickK.providedTheKinghadafrightfuldream.Hedreamttha

twhileridinghishorsethroughtheRoyalForest,thesouthwindcalled:“Mindthefallingtees!Mindthefallingtrees!”Thou

ghthetreeswerebeautifulandwavedgentlyinthewind,theKingwasin____81____.Heturnedhishorseanddashedoutoftheforest.Thenex

tmorningtheKingorderedhispeopletocutdownallthetreesinthekingdom.“Wedonotwantthetreestofalldownandhurtour

children,”hereasoned.“Wewill____82____theforestandgrowvegetablesinstead.”ThepeoplelikedtheKing’sidea,fornowt

heyhadtheir____83____ofthefinestwoodintheforesttobuildhousesandfurniture.Andtherestofthetreesweresoldat____84____pricestoneighboringkingdoms.Onceallo

fthetreeswerecutdown,theKingfelt____85____—andrelieved.Butthepeopleweregloomy.Theymissedthetrees,whichhad____86_

___workforloggersandcarpenters,andhomesforbirds.Althoughtheysadlymissedtheirwork,theymissedthebirdsmostofall.Soon

afterthetreesweregone,adrysouthwindbegantoblow.Itblewdayafterday.Thevegetablecropsbegantowitheranddie.Peopleh

uddled(蜷缩)____87____intheirhouseswatchingthewinduproottheirgardensandscatterthedeadplantsacrosstheland.TheKingwasworried.Hecalledforhishorse

androdethroughthefieldstoinspectthe____88____Therewerenomoretreestobreakthefuryofthewind.Asthewindblewfaster,

itsweptwitheredplantsandsoilpasttheKing,who____89____dumblyashiskingdomblewnorthward.Lostincloudsofdustanddriftingsand,fatigueovercametheK

ing.Nodding_____90_____inthesaddle(马鞍),heheardthesouthwindcall:“Mindthefallingtrees!Mindthefallingtees!”Direc

tions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce,Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．backedB．

commonlyC．coverD．customsE.specialF.majorG.markH.misfortunesI.performedJ.puzzledK.thoroughlyTellingthebees“LondonBridgeisdown”ishowSir

EdwardYoung,Queen’sprivatesecretary,conveyedtheofficialnewsaboutthedeathofQueenElizabethIIonThursday.Asthenewsspreadthroughthe

world,aheadline____91____manyonsocialmedia:“royalbeekeeperhasinformedtheQueen’sbeesthattheQueenhasdied.”Didbeesneedtobetold

abouthumanaffairs?Wouldtheyhaveanysortofopiniononthematter?Butsomebeekeepers,____92____byhistorians,say“tellingthebees”isa

standardpracticethatgoesbackcenturies,withpotentiallyseriousconsequencesifnotfollowed.“It’saveryoldand____93____tradition,butn

otsomethingthat’sverywell-known,”saidMarkNorman,afolkloristandtheauthorofTellingtheBeesandOther____9

4____:TheFolkloreofRuralCrafts.Thetraditionholdsthatbees,asmembersofthefamily,shouldbeinformedof____95___

_lifeeventsinthefamily,especiallybirthsanddeaths.Beekeeperswouldknockoneachhive,deliverthenewsandpossibly____96____thehivewithablackclothduringamou

rningperiod.Thepracticeismore____97____knowninBritainbutisalsofoundintheUnitedStatesandotherpartsofEu

rope,Mr.Normansaid.Inthe18thand19thcenturies,itwasbelievedthatneglectingtotellthebeescouldleadtovarious____98____,includingthei

rdeathordeparture,orafailuretomakehoney.Nowadays,beekeepersmaybelesslikelytobelievetheyriskbadluck,buttheymayc

ontinuetofollowthetraditionas“a____99____ofrespect,”Mr.Normansaid.StephenFleming,abeekeeperfor25yearsandtheco-editorofBeeCra

ft,amagazineforBritishbeekeepers,saidheonce_____100_____thetraditionafterafrienddied.Hewenttothefriend’sb

ees,gentlyknockedonthehivesandtoldthemthenews,hesaid.“ItwasjustsomethingIthoughtmyfriendwouldhaveenjoyed,”headded.Mr.Flemingsaidmostbeek

eeperswouldmostlikelybeawareofthetradition,butnotasmanywouldpracticeit.“It’sgenerallythoughttobeagoodandnicethingtodo,”hesaid.Direct

ions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.Today’sch

ildrenareexhausted,andnotjustbecauseoneinthreekidsisnotgettingenoughsleep.Sleepdeprivationinkids(whorequireatleastninehours

anight,dependingonage)hasbeenfoundto____101____decreaseacademicachievement,lowerintelligencetestscores,slowphysicalgrowth,and____102____

tomoodinessandirritability.Whiletheargumentforprotectingourchildren’ssleeptimeisconvincing,thereisanotherkindofrestthatis____103____and

beneficialtoourchildren’sacademic,emotional,andcreativelives:daydreaming.Notallmentaldowntime(停工休息期)isalike,ofcourse.Downtim

espentplayingavideogameorwatchingatelevisionshowmayhaveits____104____,butthekindofdowntimeIamtalkingaboutisdifferent.I’mtalkingaboutthekindofm

ind-wanderingthathappenswhenthebrainisfreeofinterruptionandallowedtogetridofthe____105____oftheday.Television,vide

ogames,andotherelectronic____106____preventthiskindofmentalwanderingbecausetheyinterrupttheflowofthoughtsandmemoriesthat____107____thefoundationo

fpositive,productivedaydreaming.Thereis,however,anotherwayoflookingatmindwandering.Fortheindividual,mindwanderingoffersthepossibilityofveryreal,per

sonalreward,someimmediate,somemore____108____.Theserewardsincludeself-awareness,memoryconsolidation,

futureplanning,simulatingthe____109____ofanotherperson,evaluatingtheimplicationsofselfandothers’emotio

nalreactions,moralreasoning.Inotherwords,daydreamingonlyseemslazyfromtheoutside,butviewedfromtheinsideorfromtheperspectiveofapsychologist,suchasKa

ufman,oraneuroscientist,suchasMaryHelen,acomplicatedandextremely____110____neurologicalprocessistakingplace.Viewedf

romtheinside,ourchildrenareexploringtheonlyspacewheretheytrulyhaveautonomy:theirownminds.Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwor

dchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．agreementB．awareC．communicatingD．conside

rE.conflictsF.gapG.recognizeH.reflectionI.sharingJ.thoughtfulK.valueThemeaningofsilencevariesamongculturalgroup.Silencemaybe____111____,or

theymaybeemptywhenapersonhasnothingtosay.Asilenceinaconversationmayalsoshowstubbornness,uneasiness,orworry.Sil

encemaybeviewedbysomeculturalgroupsasextremelyuncomfortable;thereforeattemptsmaybemadetofillevery____112____withconversation.Personsinothercultural

groupsvaluesilenceandviewitasnecessaryforunderstandingaperson’sneeds.ManynativeAmericansvaluesilenceandfe

elitisabasicpartof____113____amongpeople,justassometraditionalChineseandThaipersonsdo.Therefore,whena

personfromoneofthesecultureisspeakingandsuddenlystops,whatmaybeimpliedisthatthepersonwantsthelistenerto____114__

__whathasbeensaidbeforecontinuing.Inthesecultures,silenceisacallfor____115____.Otherculturesmayusesilenceinotherways,partic

ularlywhendealingwith____116____amongpeopleorinrelationshipsofpeoplewithdifferentamountsofpower.Forexam

ple,Russian,French,andSpanishpersonsmayusesilencetoshow____117____betweenpartiesaboutthetopicunderdiscussion.Ho

wever,Mexicansmayusesilencewheninstructionsaregivenbyapersoninauthorityratherthanberudetothatpersonbyarguingwithhimorher.Instill

anotheruse,personsinAsianculturesmayviewsilenceasasignofrespect,particularlytoanelderorapersoninauthority.Nursesandothercare-giversnee

dtobe____118____ofthepossiblemeaningsofsilencewhentheycomeacrossthepersonalanxietytheirpatientsmaybeexperienc

ing.Nursesshould____119____theirownpersonalandculturalconstructionofsilencesothatapatient’ssilenceisnotinterruptedtooearlyorallowedtogoo

nunnecessarily.Anursewhounderstandsthehealing_____120_____ofsilencecanusethisunderstandingtoassistinthecareofpatientsfromtheirownandfromothe

rcultures.Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．improveB

．ignoreC．acceptableD．crowdE.desireF.affectG.secondaryH.assignmentI.reduceJ.achieveK.up-to-dateEveryonewantstobethebestHighScho

olstudent.Unlikely,onlyfewtopit.Wanttobeoneofthem?Followthesetips,knowthesecretonlythetoppersknow!DreambigYouaretheproductofyourthoughts.Dreambigan

dhaveahigherpurposetolive.Dreammakesyou____121____forsomethingnecessaryforyourlife.Itensuresahighlevelofexcitement,andthusyoustayhighlyfocused.There

fore,youshouldbeseriousaboutdreamingbigand____122____thequalityofyourlife.Findthereasonstogetgoodgrades.Makeyourparentshappyandyourco-matesadmi

reyou.Donotbeoneamongthe____123____;trybeingthetoponeabovethecrowd.Dreamingbigmotivatesyouandmakesyou____124____more.DoonetaskatatimeAvoidmultit

asking,likelisteningtosongswhiledoingyourhomeworkorwatchingyourfavoritefootballshowwhiledoinga(n)____125____.Doyouthinkyouaresavingyou

rtime?Butno,youarenot.Multitaskingcan____126____yourproductivityandeffectiveness.Affectingyourworkis____127____,youknowwhat?Multita

skingcan____128____yourmemoryandreduceyourIQby15points.Donotprocrastinate(拖延)Timeandtidewaitfornone.It’sveryeasytoprocrastin

ateanditis____129____occasionally.However,makingahabitoutofitiswherethingsgowrong.Awarenessanddiligencearethekeystobeexcellentstudentsin

highschool.Beingontimeisthevirtue(美德).Itisalwaysadvisabletocompletetaskswellbeforetime,stay_____130_____,havepreparationforexamsbeforeha

nd,andstayontopofyourgame.Thereisnoshortcuttoreachyourdream.Stillgettingsuccessfuldoesnotdemandmoreofhardwork.Litt

lesmartworkcandoeverything.Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.

Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．fitB．practiceC．promisingD．boastE.ingredientsF.disturbedG.evolutionH.excusesI.

passingJ.stuckK.honouringTheOriginofTrick-or-treatOnOctober31,hordesofchildrenarmedwithJack-o’-lantern-shapedbuck

etsandpillowcaseswilltaketothestreetsinsearchofsugar.Trick-or-treatingforcandyisequivalenttoHalloween,butthetraditionhadtogothroughacentu

ries-long____131____toarriveattheplaceitistoday.Sohowdidtheholidaybecomeanopportunityforkidstogetfreesweets?Youcanbla

mepagans(异教徒),Catholics,andcandycompanies.HistoriansagreethataCelticautumnfestivalcalledSamhain(萨温节)wasth

eoriginofmodernHalloween.Samhainwasatimetocelebratethelastharvestoftheyearandtheapproachofthewinterseason.It

wasalsoafestivalfor____132____thedead.OnewayCelticsmayhaveappeasedthespiritstheybelievedstillwalkedtheEarthwasbyleavingtreatsontheirdo

orsteps.WhenCatholicsinvadedIrelandinthe1stcenturyCE,theyrebrandedmanypaganholidaysto____133____their

religion.November1stbecamethe“feastsofAllSaintsandAllSouls,”andthedaybeforeitwasdubbed“All-Hallows’-Eve.”Thenewholida

yslookedalotdifferentfromtheoriginalCelticfestival,butmanytraditions____134____around,includingthepracticeofofferingfoodtothedead.Thefoo

dofchoiceforChristiansbecame“soulcakes,”smallpastriesusuallybakedwithexpensive____135____andspiceslikecurrantsandsaffron.Inst

eadofleavingthemoutsidefor____136____ghosts,soulcakesweredistributedtobeggarswhowentdoor-to-door____137____toprayforsoulsofthede

ceasedinexchangeforsomethingtoeat.Sometimestheyworecostumestohonourthesaints—somethingpagansoriginallydidtoavoidbeing____138__

__byevilspirits.Theritual,knownas“souling”,isbelievedtohaveplantedtheseedsformodern-daytrick-or-treating.Itwasn’tuntilthe1950sthattrick-or-treatga

inedpopularityintheUS.FollowingtheGreatDepressionandWorldWarII,thesuburbswerebooming,andpeoplewerelookingfor____139____tohavefunandge

ttoknowtheirneighbours.Theold_____140_____ofsoulingmadeacomebackandgavekidsachancetodressupincostumesandroamtheirneighbourhoods.Commo

ntrick-or-treatofferingsincludednuts,coins,andhomemadebakedgoods(“treats”thatmostkidswouldturntheirnosesupattoday).Direction

s:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．ignored

B．coincidentallyC．immoralD．inexpensiveE.publishedF.casesG.valuesH.changeI.simplyJ.announcedK.honestMoneyistherootofallevilandn

ewstudyclaimstheremaybesometruthbehindthesaying.ScientistsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,US,____141____onFebruary27thatrichp

eoplearemorelikelytodo____142____things,suchaslieorcheat,thanpoorerpeople.Thescientistsdidaseriesofeig

htexperiments.They____143____theirfindingsonlineintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.Theycarriedoutthefirsttwoexperimentsfromt

hesidewalknearBerkeley.Theynotedthatdriversofnewerandmoreexpensivecarsweremorelikelytocutoffothercarsandpedestrians

atcrosswalks.Nearly45percentofpeopledrivingexpensivecars____144____apedestriancomparedwithonly30percento

fpeopledrivingmore____145____cars.Inanotherexperiment,agroupofcollegestudentswasaskediftheywoulddounethical(不道德的)thingsinvariousevery

daysituationsand____146____includedtakingprinterpaperfromworkandnottellingasalespersonwhenheorshegavebackmore____147____.Studentsfromhigher-classf

amiliesweremorelikelytoactdishonestly.Accordingtothescientists,richpeopleoftenthinkmoneycangetthemoutoft

rouble.Thismakesthemlessafraidtotakerisks.Italsomeanstheycarelessaboutotherpeople’sfeelings.Finally,it____148____makesthemgre

edier.“Higherwealthstatusseemstomakeyouwantevenmore,andthatincreasedwantleadsyoutobendtherulesorbreaktherulestoserveyourself-interest,”saidPaulPiff,

leadscientistofthestudy.Piffpointedoutthatthefindingsdon’tmeanthatallrichpeopleareuntrustworthyorallpoorpeople____149____.Hesaidtheexperimen

tsweretoshowhowpeoplelivingindifferentsocialsituationsexpresstheir____150____andinstinctsindifferentways.Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A

．hikeB．requiresC．hostsD．man-madeE.attractionF.BelongingG.peakH.introduceI.romanticJ.fascinatingK.sun-batheTouring“Treasur

eIsland”ChinesemainlandtouristswillbeabletovisitTaiwanviachartedflightsinJulyaccordingtotwolandmarkagreementssignedonJune13.So,21stCenturyinvitedtwoy

oungTaiwaneseto__151__theirfavoritesiteontheisland.YangmingMountain,northofTaipeiYoungcouplescandefinitely

enjoya__152__eveningonthemountainandabird’seyeviewoftheTaipeicity.Collegestudentsoftenvisitthemountainfora__153__:others

ridemotorbiketothetop.ThemountainandthenearbytownofPei-touhavemanyhotsprings,whichoftenappearinromanticTaiwanTVdra

mas.AliMountain,JiayiCountyAliMountainisthegeneralnamefor18hills.Thehighest__154__ofAliMountainisTowerHill,whichhasaheightof2,663meter

s.AliMountainisfamousforits“fiveraresites”-thesunrise,theAlimountainForestRailway,thefamousAlishanSacredTree,theGrandSeaofCloudsandtheFl

amboyantCherryBlossom.Thebesttimetovisitthe__155__sceneryisduringthecomfortablemidsummer.Taipei101tower,TaipeiThe101-

floorlandmarkisoneoftheworld’stallestcompletedskyscrapers.Besidestheshopsinsideandoutsidethetower,Taipei101__156__splendidfireworkshowsduringfesti

vals.Anew__157__nexttothetowerisunderconstruction.Itwillbea__158__beachonwhichthepublicwillbepermittedto__159__.Dr.SunYat-sen’sMemorialHallandChiang

Kai-shekMemorialHall,TaipeiThesquaresinfrontofthesehallsareopenalldaytothepublic.Theyhavebecomeaparadiseto

collegesstudents,whooftenmeetthereforanactivitythat__160__space.Youwillrunintostudentsdancing,rehearsingskitsorevenpla

yingmusicalinstruments.Directions:Completethefollowingpassagesbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethat

thereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．publicB．inadequateC．loweredD．releasedE.disappointmentF.castingG.possibilityH.objectiveI

.desperatelyJ.balanceK.comparedWhyAren’tWomenHappier?Whyaren’twomenhappierthesedays?That’sthequestionraisedbyathought-provokingstudy,TheParadoxofDec

liningFemaleHappiness,___161___lastmonth.Theresearchshowedthatoverthepast35yearswomen’shappinesshasdeclined,both__

_162___tothepastandrelativetomeneventhoughthelivesofwomenintheUShaveimprovedinrecentdecadesbymost___163___measures.Theresearch,byUniver

sityofPennsylvaniaeconomistsStevensonandWolfers,andmade___164___bytheNationalBureauofEconomicResearch,fou

ndthedeclineinhappinesstobewidespreadamongwomenacrossavarietyofdemographic(人口统计)groups.Theresearchers,forinstance,measuredsimilardeclinesi

nhappinessamongwomenwhoweresingleparentsandmarriedparents,“___165___doubtonthehypothesis(假设)thattrendsinmarriageanddivo

rce,singleparenthoodorwork/family___166___areattherootofthehappinessdeclinesamongwomen,”theywrote.Onetheoryf

orthedeclineinhappinessisthatexpectationsforworkplaceandgeneraladvancementwereraisedtoohighbythewomen’smovementandwomenmightfeel___167___

fornot“havingitall,”asaLosAngelesTimescolumnistrecentlyputit.Theresearchersacknowledgethat’sa___168___:

“Ifthewomen’smovementraisedwomen’sexpectationsfasterthansocietywasabletomeetthem,”thepapersays,“theywouldbe

morelikelytoexperience___169___intheirlives.”Buttheyaddthingscouldchangeforthebetter:“Aswomen’sexpectationsmoveintoadjustmentwiththeirex

periences,thisdeclineinhappinessmayreverse.”Readers,whydoyouthinkwomenareunhappierthaninthepast?Doyouthinkthatifexpectationsfor“

havingitall”were___170___to“moveintoadjustmentwithexperiences,”womenmightbehappier?Directions:Completethefollowingpassagesbyusingt

hewordsinthebox.Eachwordcononlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．virtuallyB．swiftlyC．avoidingD．appea

lE.feasibleF.imposedG.reducingH.releasedI.limitedJ.fuelK.authorityItsoundslikeascience-fictionnightmare.But“killerrobots”havethelikeso

fBritishscientistStephenHawkingandAppleco-founderSteveWozniakwarningthemachinescould____171____ethniccleansings(种族清洗)andanarmsrace.Autonomou

sweapons,whichuseartificialintelligencetoselecttargetswithouthumaninterventionhavebeendescribedas“thethirdrevolutioninwarfare,a

ftergunpowderandnucleararms,”about1,000teachscientistswroteinanopenletteronJuly28,2015.Unlikedrones,whichrequireahu

manhandintheiraction,thiskindofrobotwouldhavesomeautonomousdecision-makingabilitiesandthecapacitytoactonitsown____172____.“Thekeyque

stionforhumanitytodayiswhethertostartaglobalAI(artificialintelligence)armsraceortopreventitfromstarting,”theywrote.“Ifanymajormilitary

powerpushesaheadwithAIweapondevelopment,aglobalarmsraceis____173____inevitable,”saidtheletter____174____attheopeningofthe2015Internatio

nalJointconferenceonArtificialintelligenceinBuenosAires.Theideaofanautomatedkillingmachine,madefamousbyAmoldSchwarzenegger’sTerminator,ismoving____

175____fromsciencefictiontoreality,accordingtothescientists.“Theorganizationofsuchsystemsis—practicallyifnotleg

ally—____176____withinyears,notdecades,”thelettersaid.Thedevelopmentofsuchweapons,whilepotentially____177____theexten

tofbattlefieldinjuries,mightalsolowerthenecessityforgoingtobattle,notedthescientists.Thescientistspaintedaterriblescenarioinwhichautonomousweapon

sfallintothehandsofterrorists,dictatorsorwarlordshopingtocarryoutethniccleansings.Thegroupconcludedwitha(n)____178____fora“banonoffensiveautono

mousweaponsbeyondmeaningfulhumancontrol.”Ina2014BBCinterview,Howkingsaidthedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldspelltheendofthehum

anrace.“Itwouldtakeoffonitsown,andre-designitselfataneverincreasingrate.Humans,whoare____179____byslowbiologicalevolution

,couldn’tcompete,andwouldbereplaced,”hesaid.Authoritiesaregraduallywakinguptotheriskofrobotwars.LastMay,theUSgovernment_

___180____a10-yearhumancontrolrequirementonautomatedweapons.Forthefirsttime,theUnitedNationsbroughtgovernmentsto

gethertobegintalksonso-calledfatalautonomousweaponssystemsthatcanselecttargetsandcarryoutattackswithoutdirecthumanintervention.Direc

tions:Completethefollowingpassagesbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcononlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．sufferin

gB．intensiveC．demandingD．adoptingE.inactiveF.adaptingG.availableH.guaranteeI.distinctiveJ.discouragingK.dis

tinctHealthanddietInrecentcars,manyAsiancountrieshavenoticedaworryingnewproblem:obesity,whichisalsoveryseriousinChina.MorethanathirdofChines

eadultsareoverweight.EvenmoreworryingisthelevelofobesityamongChinesechildren.Itisestimatedthatthenumberof

childreninChina____181____fromobesityisincreasingby10%everyyear.Therearemanyreasonsforthissituation.Thesimplestexplanationisthatfoodisnow____

182____ingreaterquantitiesthaneverbefore.Also,Chinesesocietyischangingandpeopleare____183____newkindsoflif

estyle.TherehasbeenaninfluxofWesternstylefastfoodlikehamburgersandfriedchicken.Thesefoodscontainalotofcalorieandareamajorcauseofobesity.Inaddition,

manychildreninChinaspendtoomuchtimeinfrontofTVsorcomputers.Tomakethingsworse,millionsoffamiliesdrivearoundinsteadofcyclingorwal

king.This____184____lifestyleisanotherreasonforheavierpeople.Increasingobesityisworryingformanyreasons.Theconditioncanleadtoserioushealth

problems,includingincreasedriskofheartdiseaseandevendiabetes.Dealingwiththeirhealthproblemsseemsreallycos

tlyand____185____,thusaffectingpeople’lifenegatively.ThegovernmentinChinaistakingactiontodealwithobesity,however.Inmanyprimaryandmiddl

eschools,youngstudentsarereceivinglowcalorieluncheswithmorevegetablesandlessmeatandfat.Also,parentsare____186____children

fromwatchingTVandplayingcomputergames.Insomebigcities,therearealso“fatcamps”whereseriouslyobesechildrenreceive____187__

__training,aimingatlosingextrafat.Itisnot____188____ifthesemeasureswillbeenoughtoslowdownorstoptheobesitytrendinChina.Itisclear,

though,whatwearedoingnowistoguidepeoplein____189____tohealthierandmoreactivelifestyle.Itisthe____190____oftheriseinth

eindexofpeople’shappiness.选用适当的单词或短语补全短文。A．declinedB．eventuallyC．floodedD．handmadeE.producerF.profitG.remainedH.rulerI.sha

reL.stressfulK.typicallyIntheearly19thcentury,Egyptconnectedtwovastregions:theOttomanEmpire(奥斯曼帝国)andtheAfri

cancontinent.Forcenturies,theOttomanEmpirehadbeenatthecenterofEurasiantrade.Ithadalsobeenamajorcenterofmanufacturingwhich

produced____191____goodsforEuropeandAfrica.However,theindustrializationofEuropemeantthatcheapergoodsmadebymachinessoon____192__

__intotheOttomanEmpire.TheresultofthiscompetitionwasthatAfricawasincreasinglyseenasaplacethatprovided

newmaterialsforEuropeanfactories,ratherthanonethathadfactoriesofitsown.EgyptwasanAfricancountrythatwastechnicallypartoftheOttomanEmpire.

ItwasfirstinvadedbytheFrencharmy.WithBritishhelp,theOttomanforcesdrovetheFrenchoutofEgypt.Followingthis,MuhammadAlisuccessfullybrou

ghtaboutEgyptianindependencefromtheOttomanEmpire.By1831,hewaseffectivelyanindependent____193____ofamoremodernE

gypt.Egyptwasalreadyasmall-scale____194____ofcotton,whichwassoldtoBritain.Aliencouragedevenmorecottonproductionnationwide.

Withthemoneyfromthiscottonproduction,Ali’sgovernmentbegantoaidfactoriessothatthecountrycould____195____fromitsownindustr

ialization.Bythelate1840s,itlookedlikeEgyptwould____196____becomeanindustrialpower.However,Egypt’seconomyslowly____197____.Thefactoriess

toppedproduction,andbythe1880s,ithadtoborrowmoneyfromBritain.ThoughEgypt____198____formallyindependent,itseemedtobemorelikeaBritishcolony(

殖民地).EuropeanskeptinterferinginEgyptpartlybecauseoftheSuezCanal(苏伊士运河).Egypt’snewleaderswerealready____199

____becauseoftheindustrialcollapsethatlefttheircountryunabletorepaythemoneyborrowedfromBritain.Finally,in1875,thekingsoldhis____2

00____intheSuezCanalCompanytotheBritish,givingthemcontrolofthisimportantnationalresource.ThepowerfulBritishtookadvantageofthisinstabil

ityandseizedthecountry.参考答案：1．F2．C3．G4．E5．D6．H7．B8．A9．K10．I11．B12．J13．D14．G15．H16．A17．C18．E19．F20．I21．F22

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I54．A55．C56．F57．E58．J59．H60．G61．C62．A63．G64．B65．H66．K67．J68．D69．F70．I71．H72．E73．C74．J75．F76．K77．B78．A79．I80．D81．I82．E83．J84．A85．H86．K87．F88．G

89．D90．B91．J92．A93．E94．D95．F96．C97．B98．H99．G100．I101．E102．H103．K104．C105．A106．B107．J108．G109．D110．F111．J112．F113．C1

14．D115．H116．E117．A118．B119．G120．K121．E122．A123．D124．J125．H126．I127．G128．F129．C130．K131．G132．K133．A134．J135．E136．I137．C

138．F139．H140．B141．J142．C143．E144．A145．D146．F147．H148．I149．K150．G151．H152．I153．A154．G155．J156．C157．E158．D159．K160．B161．D162．K163．

H164．A165．F166．J167．B168．G169．E170．C171．J172．K173．A174．H175．B176．E177．G178．D179．I180．F181．A182．G183．D184．E185．C186

．J187．B188．K189．F190．H191．D192．C193．H194．E195．F196．B197．A198．G199．L200．I