In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困),and only the rich could manage without great1. Three of those rich men and their servants were2together on a road when they came to a very3village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty,4he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared5out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the6situation, stopped for a short time and gave7all his food and drink, since he8see that money would be of little9to them. He made sure that they each10their fair share and would have enough food to11for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty,12and went straight through the13without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other14the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was15that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they16the third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was17travelling quickly, but his wagons,18the gold and valuables they had been19,were now full of farming tools and bags of20.He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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Today’ s English learner has a wide choice of dictionaries. There are ______36 with AmericanEnglish, with British English, with idioms or slang, and 37 with pictures. One of the most 38______dictionaries I have seen among many students is the 39______ electronic dictionary. All you have to do is to ______40 a word in your language and you can see it and 41______ it in English. That* s great, right? Well, I think it* s great, too…but only sometimes.
Bilingual electronic dictiooaries are fast and ______42 . They can be great 43 you are traveling and need information quickly. 44______ I am against electronic dictionaries and even bilingual 45______dictionaries in many cases. Let me explain.
When you reach an intermediate(中等的)level of English, you know 46 ______of the language to ask the meaning of certain things while using English. Translating between languages in your head ______47 time. You should be translating as little as possible and 48 ______in English as much as possible. I strongly recommend that intermediate and advanced students should 49 ______an English-English dictionary that is made ______50 for your understanding. For example,Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press has good dictionaries for students and 51______ publishing houses do, too.
I also feel that paper dictionaries are better for studying than electronic dictionaries. True, they take longer to use. But, for some reason, the information you______ 52 seems to stay in your head longer. It may be______ 53 you are forced to spell the word in your head and therefore "see it" more clearly in your ______54 .
So what do you do if you have checked an English - English dictionary and still don ’ t understand something? Go to your bilingual dictionary. It is useful sometimes. Just remember to
try to ___55 in English a s much as possible.
A. dictionaries B. books C. magazines D. papers
A. still B. even C. yet D. just
A. interesting B. useful C. expensive D. popular
A. saying B. talking C. speaking D. telling
A. take down B. get across C. type in D. say out
A. observe B. feel C. hear D. say
A. difficult B. vital C. helpful D. easy
A. when B. as C. after D. before
A. So B. And C. But D. While
A. plastic B. paper C. electric D. visual
A. enough B. little C. most D. few
A. spends B. costs C. takes D. invests
A. writing B. typing C. thinking D. reflecting
A. borrow B. buy C. keep D. Use
A. especially B.specially C. generally D. extremely
A.another B.other C. the other D. others
A. refer to B.check in C. look up D. put in
A. why B.because C. when D. where
A. mind B.ears C. eyes D. heart
A. speak B.stay C. save D. remember
Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
In the past, man didn’t have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 36 .
Today things are 37 , and the world has become too 38 . We’re using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 39 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth will not survive.
Everyone 40 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 41 , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 42 to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.
We know that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we’ll die. 43 , in most countries wastes are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 44 laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the 45 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough food . What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less meat there will be more food available for every one. Land that is used to grow crops 46 five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 47 in the future.
A.beautiful B.unlimited C.rare D.valuable
A.common B.the same C.changeable D.different
A.crowded B.small C.dirty D.busy
A.protecting B.saving C.polluting D.fighting
A.wonders B.realizes C.considers D.discovers
A.poles B.boats C.methods D.ideas
A.continue B.have C.ought D.go on
A.Thus B.However C.Generally speaking D.Therefore
A.too many B.a few C.some D.few
A.production B.pollution C.population D.revolution
A.feeds B.increases C.supplies D.helps
A.nature B.sea C.planet D.forest
Nowadays, a hospital always manages to keep its beds full. This is good on the one hand, and it’s bad on 36 hand.
One day, I went to see a sick friend at the hospital. I first went to the 37 desk, where I could get a permit to visit the patient.
38 I could ask which room my friend was in, the lady set down my name, age, filled out a form and 39 a bell. I was just about to tell her what I was coming for when two men arrived with a wheelchair, 40 me in it and pushed me down the hall.
“I’m not 41 ,” I shouted. “I’m just looking for a friend.”
“When he comes,” one man said, “we’ll 42 him up to your room.”
In a minute I 43 myself in a small room. In no time they undressed me and covered some other things 44 me. One man said “If you need anything, press the button.”
“I want to get my 45 back.” I begged.
“Oh, you can 46 us,” a voice said, “Even if the 47 happens, we will see that your wife will get everything.” They left and locked the door 48 them.
I was trying to think of how to escape by the door when Dr. Ward came in with several of his 49 .
“Thank God you finally came,” I said.
“It hurts that badly?” he asked.
“No, on the contrary, I am not ill 50 .”
Dr. Ward looked 51 . “If you don’t feel any pain, that means it’s much more 52 than we expected.” Then he turned to his students, “This is the most difficult kind of patient to deal with because he refuses to 53 that he is ill. __54__ he won’t tell us where it hurts, he will never be well again until we find the hurt out for 55 by doing exploratory surgery (手术探查) .”
A.another B.other C.the other D.others
A.meeting B.office C.information D.medicine
A.Before B.Until C.While
A.beat B.rang C.struck D.took
A.pushed B.placed C.pulled D.invited
A.well B.sick C.good D.healthy
A.command B.carry C.send D.order
A.found B.realized C.felt D.understood
A.on C.up D.to
A.money B.friend C.clothes D.form
A.upset B.expect C.wonder D.believe
A.best B.hardest C.worst D.easiest
A.behind B.before C.beside D.by
A.friends B.students C.relatives D.teachers
A.at al B.in all C.after all D.above all
A.excited B.worried C.satisfied D.surprised
A.interesting B.comfortable C.serious D.pleasant
A.add B.settle C.concern D.recognize
A.Before B.Since C.When D.As soon as
A.himself B.themselves C.yourselves D.ourselves
No one would be willing to pay one-third of the price for the packaging or wrapping of what he or she purchases. But over-packaging has become a disease that leads to an __50__ waste of resources and __51__ environmental pollution.
The wasted packaging materials are __52__ to be worth about 280 billion yuan annually. And such packages and wrappings thrown away by customers __53__ up half of the volume of solid waste in cities. __54__, it is high time that regulations were __55__ to stop enterprises from spending too much on unnecessary packaging and wrapping.
To produce paper packaging or wrapping, many more trees have to be cut down. Over-packaging also limits the interest of consumers when they have to spend quite a high percentage on something that they will have to throw into the dustbin. The simple truth is that the more a producer spends on packaging, the __56__ the products it sells will be.
Product packaging and wrapping used to be very simple 30 years ago. "Shabby" was the word many had used to __57__ the way Chinese products were packaged. And shabby packaging was blamed for making Chinese products __58__ in the international market.
It is __59__ to pay enough attention to packaging or wrapping products in such a manner that they can be __60__ to customers' eyes. But that does not definitely justify that packaging should even outshine what is inside.
In the Chinese proverb, “maidu huanzhu,” the buyer returns the pearl and just keeps the case because the __61__ is too fancy and luxurious. It not only laughs at the poor __62__ of the buyer, but also criticizes the unnecessary __63__ the seller has made in making the case. Another message from the proverb is that over-packaging helps cultivate an __64__ consuming attitude - to buy fancy-looking stuff but not what they really need.
A.enormous B.available C.invisible D.illegal
A.results from B.contributes to C.depends on D.calls for
A.predicted B.required C.acknowledged D.estimated
A.look B.hold C.make D.add
A.However B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Furthermore
A.observed B.broken C.adopted D.forbidden
A.better B.more expensive C.cheaper D.more useful
A.recommend B.praise C.consider D.criticize
A.popular B.impressive C.unattractive D.qualified
A.ridiculous B.incredible C.unnecessary D.reasonable
A.accustomed B.appealing C.similar D.grateful
A.former B.next C.other D.latter
A.judgment B.eyesight C.appetite D.health
A.contributions B.efforts C.progress D.use
A.unfamiliar B.unhealthy C.unnatural D.unavoidable
What is Math Anxiety?
Math anxiety or fear of math is actually quite common. Math anxiety is quite 36 to stage-fright. Why does someone suffer 37 ? Fear of something going wrong in front of a crowd? Fear of 38 the lines? Fear of being judged 39 ? Fear of going completely blank? Math anxiety conjures(使现出) up fear of some type. The fear that one won’t be able to do the 40 or the fear that it’s too hard or the fear of failure which often stems(起因于) from having a lack of 41 . For the most part, math anxiety is the 42 about doing the math right, our minds draw a 43 and we think we’ll fail and of course the more frustrated and anxious our minds become, the 44 the chance for drawing blanks. Added pressure of having time limits on math tests and exams also cause the levels of anxiety to grow for many students.
Where Does Math Anxiety Come From?
Usually math anxiety stems(起源于) from 45 experiences in mathematics. Typically math phobias(恐慌症) have had math presented in such a fashion that it led to limited understanding. Unfortunately, math anxiety is often 46 poor teaching and poor experiences in math which typically leads to math 47 . Many of the students I’ve encountered with math anxiety have demonstrated an over reliance on procedures in math as opposed to actually understanding the math. When one tries to memorize procedures, rules and routines without much 48 , the math is quickly forgotten and 49 soon sets in. Think about your experiences with one concept — the division of fractions(分数). You probably learned about reciprocals(倒数) and inverses. In other words, ‘It’s not yours to reason why, just invert(反转) and multiply(乘)’. Well, you memorized the rule and it 50 . Why does it work? Do you really understand why it works? Did anyone ever use pizzas or math manipulative(巧妙处理的) to show you why it works? If 51 , you simply memorized the procedure and that was that. Think of math as memorizing all the procedures — 52 if you forget a few? Therefore, with this type of strategy, a good 53 will help, but, what if you don’t have a good memory. Understanding the math is critical. Once students 54 they can do the math, the whole notion of math anxiety can be overcome. Teachers and parents have an important 55 to ensure students understand the math being presented to them.
A.different B.similar C.far D.familiar
A.speech B.performance C.threatens D.stage-fright
A.understanding B.memorizing C.forgetting D.reading
A.poorly B.crazily C.well D.publicly
A.Chinese B.math C.English D.physics
A.wish B.conscience C.determination D.confidence
A.fear B.joy C.pleasure D.doubt
A.failure B.choice C.blank D.death
A.further B.greater C.less D.smaller
A.unpleasant B.unfair C.pleasant D.successful
A.because B.thanks to C.resulting in D.due to
A.fear B.anxiety C.failure D.misunderstanding
A.forgetting B.use C.understanding D.knowledge
A.panic B.excitement C.disappointment D.encouragement
A.opens B.works C.starts D.runs
A.so B.possible C.not D.any
A.Where B.Why C.When D.What
A.memory B.method C.brain D.body
A.fill B.realize C.confirm D.recognize
A.task B.aim C.appointment D.role
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(ABCD)中,选出可以填入空白的最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
In order to separate loving parents from their freshman sons, Morehouse College in Atlanta has held a/an ___36_____"Parting Ceremony."
When University of Minnesota freshmen ____37_____ at the end of this month, parental separation will be a little trickier: mothers and fathers will be ___38_____ to a reception elsewhere ___39_____ students can meet their roommates and talk about dorm room space -- _____40_____ adult breaking in.
In the latest wave in which superinvolved parents ____41_____ their children to college, universities are ____42_____activities ____43_____to speed the separation. In the age of MSN and twice-daily texts home, ___44______colleges are urging "sticky parents" to leave sooner so students can ___45____independence.
Grinnell College here, like others, has found it ____46____ to make it clear when parents _____47__ say goodbye. After computer printers and bags had been carried to dorm rooms, everyone gathered in the gymnasium, students on one side, _____48____on the other.
Shortly____49______, mothers and fathers were urged to leave campus.
Moving their students in usually takes a few hours. Moving on? Most deans can tell _____50_____of parents who hang around campus for days. At Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. "We recognize it's a ____51______ day for families," Beverly Low, the dean(学监) of first-year students said.___52___, during various parent meetings on Colgate's move-in day, Ms. Low and other officials plan to tell the parents ____53_____ that "activities for the class of freshmen begin at 4 on time, so parents should leave before 4." she said.
Formal departure ceremonies are unusual __54___ growing in popularity, said Joyce Holl, head of the National Orientation Directors Association. A more common method is for colleges to limit the hour for last hugs.____55_____, the parents of Princeton freshmen learn from the move-in schedule, "the rest events are intended for students only."
A formal B informal C casual D grand
A move out B move in C move around D graduate
A sent B driven C invited D called on
A so B but C still D yet
A with B as C where D without
A rescue B deliver C bring D release
A running out B taking out C carrying out D picking out
A wanted B meant C devoted D prepared
A in which B which C how D where
A form B create C increase D develop
A necessary B unimportant C useless D difficult
A will B need C must D would
A teachers B police C professors D parents
A before B after C later D passed
A news B comments C stories D shadows
A little B huge C long D large
A Still B Therefore C Thus D Whereas
A rudely B directly C conveniently D hardly
A and B but C however D so
A For the time beingB For a long time C For example D For a change
When you read a story in English, do you read it for the storyforthe English? This is a questionis not so (fool) as it mayseem, for I find that many students of English pay far more attention to the story thanto the English. For instance, they care for how the mystery in the story (solve), but do not remember a single sentence in the story and cannot tell what preposition is used before a certain word in the speech of a certain character.
Of course, if you want to know the story only, you need not(bother)about the language. But a student of English is different a student ofstories or is called the general reader. As you may also have learned fromthe above, you ought to read not only very carefully but also aloudyou learn the passage by heart and can recite it as if it(be)your own. Onhand, this will teach you m any useful words and phrases; on the other hand.it will help you to avoid many errors and faults in expression.
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One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you. ”
At grocery store, we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face.
“People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29, some of the apples may not 30 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮)them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place.
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”
He said, “I 34 tell. They all look same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ”
He took 37, and then a huge smile came cross his face. . ”People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
21. A. although B. so C. because D. if
22. A. stop B. start C. turn D. stay
23. A. expressive B. encouraging C. informative D. interesting
24. A. bought B. counted C. saw D. collected
25. A. check B. mention C. answer D. improve
26. A. size B. type C. shape D. class
27. A. worried B. satisfied C. proud D. curious
28. A. ordinary B. normal C. different D. regular
29. A. outside B. whole C. table D. inside
30. A. still B. even C. only D. ever
31. A. examining B. measuring C. drawing D. packing
32. A. keeping B. placing C. pulling D. giving
33. A. on B. toward C. for D. in
34. A. mustn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
35. A. each one B. each other C. the other D. one another
36. A. admit B. consider C. decide D. believe
37. A. big bites B. deep breaths C. a firm hold D. close look
38. A. just B. always C. merely D. seldom
39. A. put away B. get down C. hand out D. take off
40. A. made B. took C. got D. did
People often fall ill because of me. 36 , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 37 .A tired person may get 38 , especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 39 is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.
My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 40 , he still went to the cinema .Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.
I seized this golden chance to 41 him .He reacted ,trying to 42 me , but I was already 43 deep in his throat. He kept sneezing(打喷嚏) and his nose was running. 44 he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept 45 him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but 46 .
The next day he couldn’t go to 47 . He had lost his appetite and was not as 48 as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 49
For two days he was 50 by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the 51 . I knew I had to 52 him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. 53 , it was my turn to feel 54 now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became 55 and finally my time was over.
Do you know what I am?
A.Therefore B.Besides C.However D.Then
A.business B.responsibility C.excuse D.fault
A.punished B.blamed C.caught D.killed
A.temperature B.season C.place D.condition
A.excited B.hurt C.late D.tired
A.injure B.bother C.attack D.destroy
A.get on with B.get rid of C.put up with D.take hold of
A.reproducing B.waiting C.hiding D.disappearing
A.Since B.Once C.Whether D.Although
A.reminding B.upsetting C.comforting D.influencing
A.escaped B.succeeded C.regretted D.failed
A.bed B.work C.school D.hospital
A.peaceful B.afraid C.active D.happy
A.recovery B.development C.study D.affected
A.protected B.nursed C.scolded D.affected
A.loss B.operation C.pressure D.movement
A.leave B.catch C.forget D.beat
A.Uncertainly B.Unsuccessfully C.Unusually D.Unfortunately
A.painful B.disappointed C.nervous D.ashamed
A.bigger B.weaker C.smaller D.stronger
The telephone rang in my ninth-grade high school classroom.“Jill , please come to the counseling office (教导处)!”As I walked down the hall ,I 36 , why would someone want me to come to the counseling office? As I stepped into the counseling office ,I was 37 by a girl who needed to speak to someone about her friend. I was reassured by the school counselor (辅导员) that I was not 38 and that someone needed to talk with me. I was called because I was a member of 39 .
The Breakfast Club is 40 a club where one eats breakfast . It is an organization of 41 started thirteen years ago 42 a young student’ s suicide (自杀). His mother thought that it could have been prevented 43 her son talked to someone about how he was feeling.
The B. C. as we call it 44 ,give us an opportunity to 45 talk to our peers (同辈) about anything on their minds and 46 .Our 47 :We care but we don’t cure. Members from the previous year ,teachers ,and counselors 48 students for the Breakfast Club. The club is a 49 group including ,Asians ,blacks, whites, ,athletes, musicians, and students with all levels of 50 achievement ,The criteria (条件) for 51 the group is to be a good 52 ,be able to brainstorm ideas, and 53 give advice! We barely knew one another in the beginning , but we became 54 after all the training 55 we went through.
36. A. knew B. wondered C. murmured D. shouted
37. A. met B. hit C. greeted D. seated
38. A. in need B. in difficulty C. in trouble D. in time
39. A. the counseling office B. the school C. our class D. the Breakfast Club
40. A. just B. only C. such D. not
41. A. teachers B. students C. blacks and whites D. parents
42. A. as a result of B.against C. because D. regardless of
43. A. if B. for C. had D. did
44. A. at present B. in brief C. for fun D. for short
45. A. privately B. secretly C. frankly D. kindly
46. A. in their family B. in their hearts C. in their school D. from their friends
47. A. belief B. banner C. note D. motto
48. A. select B. permit C. recognize D. thank
49. A. perfect B. international C. diverse D. morning
50. A. working B. various C. different D. academic
51. A. going to B. belonging to C. contacting D. participating
52. A. organizer B. student C. listener D. speaker
53. A. quickly B. then C. not D. yet
54. A. fast friends B. common friends C. strong opponents D. dear relatives
55. A. study B. care C.struggle D. experiences
The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. As a result, all students must 36 sixty hours of service learning, 37 they will not receive a diploma. Service learning is academic learning that also helps the community. 38 of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student. 39 a service experience, students must keep a journal(日志)and then write a 40 about what they have learned.
Supporters claim that there are many 41 of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think 42 their own interests and become 43 of the needs of others. Students are also able to learn real-life skills that 44 responsibility, problem-solving, and working as part of a team. 45 , students can explore possible careers 46 service learning.
For example, if a student wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in an elementary school classroom a few afternoons each month. 47 there are many benefits, opponents (反对者) 48 problems with the new requirement. First, they 49 that the main reason students go to school is to learn core subjects and skills. Because service learning is time-consuming, students spend 50 time studying the core subjects. Second, they believe that forcing students to work without 51 goes against the law. By requiring service, the school takes away an individual's freedom to choose.
In my view, service learning is a great way to 52 to the community, learn new skills, and explore different careers. 53 , I don' t believe you should force people to help others – the 54 to help must come from the heart. I think the best 55 is one that gives students choices: a student should be able to choose sixty hours of independent study or sixty hours of service. Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility, and as young adults, we must learn to handle both wisely.
A.spend B.gain C.complete D.save
A.and B.or C.but D.for
A.Subjects B.ideas C.Procedures D.Examples
A.With B.Before C.During D.After
A.courses B.benefits C.challenges D.features
A.beyond B.about C.over D.in
A.careful B.proud C.tired D.aware
A.possess B.apply C.include D.develop
A.Gradually B.Finally C.Luckily D.Hopefully
A.through B.across C.of D.on
A.So B.Thus C.Since D.While
A.deal with B.look into C.point out D.take down
A.argue B.doubt C.overlook D.admit
A.much B.full C.less D.more
A.cost B.pay C.care. D.praise
A.contribute B.appeal C.attend D.belong
A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.Besides D.However
A.courage B.desire C.emotion D.spirit
A.decision B.purpose C.solution D.result