完型填空

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

  For teenagers, everywhere we go and everything we do puts pressure on us.At home, we are under stress(紧张)to   1   in school, sports and other activities.At school, we are pressured to   2   and work hard by teachers.I, as a teenager, feel that   3   should ever be under so much pressure that it hurts.

  Stress   4   diving into a pool and feeling the pressure   5   you hit the water.The surface pushes against you hard   6   you are diving from a high distance.Teens think that to avoid pressure from parents and teachers they have to spend   7   their time working and studying.To avoid pressure from teachers, teens spend too much time exercising   8   their studies.To avoid pressure from other teens, we often do   9   they tell us, no matter how bad it is.If we try to spend all of our time studying, we will drive ourselves crazy! Easing(减轻)the   10   must be done in different ways.   11  , you should feel strong enough to tell your parents that they are putting   12   pressure on you.If you are not comfortable talking to your parents like this, try writing them   13   telling them how you feel.At school, you can talk to your teachers.If you   14   of talking to them, you can try doing something to help yourself.Get a notebook to help you keep a schedule(日程安排)of the things you have to do.This will   15   you putting things off,   16   you won’t need to do everything at the last minute.In social situations, you can take courses to learn   17   to say “No” and stick to your decision.Or, try to avoid places   18   you know there could be trouble.

  Stress is only bad when there is too much of it.   19   being under a little bit of stress will keep you on top of your tasks.This is   20   because it keeps you organized and gives you a push to do what you have to.

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succeed

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play

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get

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interest

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run fast

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make friends

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do well

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talk much

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everybody

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it

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nobody

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children

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looks as

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is like

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regards for

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is made

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that

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and

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or

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as

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but

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if

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unless

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as soon as

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all

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a number of

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a little

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at least

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making progress

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good at

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working hard

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to improve

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no matter what

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whatever

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all what

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every

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exercises

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money

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energy

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pressure

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At home

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At night

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However

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In bed

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much too

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too much

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so many

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so little

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a sentence

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an advertisement

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a notice

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a note

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are shy

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care

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are worrying

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is afraid

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prevent

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keep

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make

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allow

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but

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and

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so

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because

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what

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how

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whether

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why

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which

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if

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where

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though

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Perhaps

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Luckily

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Never

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bad

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disappointing

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good

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little helpful

When I was in high school, I had a recurring(反复的) dream of my teeth falling out. I dreamt about my teeth just about every night for at least three weeks. Sometimes they would fall out one at a time, sometimes all at once. I became terrified that my dreams meant I would actually lose my teeth. Nine years later and about a million trips to the dreams, I still have a full set of teeth, but I’ve learned that when we’re experiencing stress in our lives, it tends to show up in our dreams as well.

Miller says losing teeth indicates burdens that crush your pride. If your teeth are knocked out, you’ll have sudden misfortune. Other explanations for dreams about lost teeth are that the dreamer is feeling powerless in life and may be in a transitional(过度的) period from one situation of life to another. Some experts believe that dreams of losing teeth today show we’re just as insecure and uncertain as we were in childhood.

When I dreamt about my teeth back in high school, I was trying to choose a college— a stressful decision. The dreams resurfaced when college graduation rolled around four years later and I’m sure they’ll start again when I graduate.

A little of stress in our everyday lives is normal. But sometimes it becomes such a regular occurrence in our lives that it influences our dreams and causes us to lose valuable sleep. Understanding our dreams is key to identifying and ending stress in our waking hours and restoring peace to our nighttime hours.

56.We know from the text that those who dreamt about lost his teeth indicates that________.

A.They will have sudden misfortune.

B.They are feeling powerless in life

C.They are as insecure and uncertain as they were in childhood

D.They are experiencing stress in their lives

57.How many different kinds of explanations are mentioned in the text about losing teeth?

A.Two                      B.Three              C.Four             D.Five

58.The underlined expression “rolled around” means_______

A.came about     B.came down      C.came near       D.rolled out

59.We can infer from the text that___________.

A.Our dream can reflect what we go through in our real life.

B.Dreams can damage our valuable sleep.

C.We only dream when we are under great pressure.

D.Our dreams can show us what will happen in the future.

60.The author wrote the passage to tell us that______.

A.He wanted to show us his strange dreams.

B.He tried to explain why we dream.

C.Different people have different dreams

D.It is important for us to understand the meaning of our dreams

阅读下面的短文,并根据短文后的要求答题。(请注意问题后的词数要求)

Slow down, multitaskers

Think you can walk, drive, take phone calls, e – mail and listen to music at the same time? Well, New York′s new law says you can′t. And you′ll be fined $ 100 if you do it on a New York City street.

The law went into force last month, following the conclusion of a recent research that a shocking number of accidents are relevant to people using electronic gadgets (小玩意儿) when crossing the street.

Who′s to blame? Scientists say that our multitasking abilities are limited. “We are under the impression that our brain can do more than it often can,” says Rene Marois, a neuroscientist in Tennessee. “But a core limitation is the inability to concentrate on two things at once.”

The young are often considered the great multitaskers, but a research suggests this perception is open to question. A group of 18 – to 21 – year – olds and a group of 35 – to 39 – year – olds were given 90 seconds to translate images into numbers, using a simple code. The younger group did 10 percent better than the older group           . But when both groups were interrupted by a phone call or an instant message, the older group matched the younger group in speed and accuracy.

It is difficult to measure the productivity lost by multitaskers. But it is probably a lot. Jonathan Spira, chief analyst at Basex, a business – research firm, estimates the cost of interruptions to the American economy at nearly $ 650 billion a year. The estimate is based on surveys with office workers. The surveys concluded that 28 percent of the worker′s time was spent on interruptions and recovery time before they returned to their main tasks.

1.What′s the purpose of writing this passage? (Please answer within 15 words.)

                                                                                

2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

    People take it for granted that young people are good multitaskers, however, the idea needs to be further proved, a research says.

                                                                                 

                                                                                

3.Please fill in the blank in the 4th paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

                                                                                

4.Are you a multitasker? What′s your opinion of New York′s new law? (Please answer within 30 words.)

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 

5.Translate the underlined sentence in the 2nd paragraph into Chinese.

                                                                                 

                                                                                 

                                                                                 

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that is one word more than you need.

A.recovery   B.images     C.instant   D.blame   E.shocking

F.accuracy  G.concentrate  H.awarded  I.fined   J.estimate

Think you can walk, rive, take phone calls, email and listen to music at the same time? Well, New York’s new law says you can’t. and you I’ll be  41  $100 if you do it on a New York City street.

The law went into force last year, following recent research and a (n)  42  number of accidents that involved people using electronic devices when crossing the street.

Who’s to  43  ? scientists say that our multitasking(处理多重任务的)abilities are limited.

“We are under the impression that our brain can do more than it often can ,” says Rene Marois, a scientist in Tennessee. “But a major limitation is the inability to  44  on two things at once.”

The young are often considered the great multitaskers. However, an Oxford University research suggests this idea is open to question. A group of 18-to 21-year-olds and a group of 35-to 39-year-olds were given 90 seconds to translate  45  into numbers, using a simple code. The younger group did 10 percent better when not interrupted. But when both groups were interrupted by a phone cal or a (n)   46  message, the older group matched the younger group in speed and  47  .

It is difficult to measure the productivity lost by multitaskers. But it is probably a lot. It is estimated that the cost o interruptions to the American economy is nearly $650 lillion a year.

The   48  is based on surveys with office workers. The surveys conclude that 28 percent of the workers’ time was spent on interruptions and   49  time before they returned to their main tasks.

完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1. 5分, 满分30分) 

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 

There were once two brothers who lived on the 80th floor.On coming home one day to their __36__,they found that the elevator wasn’t working,and that they would have to climb the stairs to get home.

By the time they reached the 20th floor, they were very __37__,and decided to __38_their bags and come back for them the next day.When they had __39__to the 40th floor, the younger brother started to complain(抱怨).They continued climbing,__40__all the way to the 60th floor.

They then realized that they had only 20 more floors to climb,and decided to __41__ quarrelling and ___42__ climbing in peace.They arrived home at last.Each stood __43__waiting for the other to open the door.

It was then that they realized the __44__ was in their bags which were left at the 20th floor.

This story is a symbol of how we__45__our lives.Many of us live under the expectations of our__46__,teachers,and friends when we are __47__.We seldom can do the thing that we really __48__and we are under a lot of pressure,__49__by the age of 20 we decide to lighten the __50__. Being __51__of the pressure,we work enthusiastically (热情) and have high hopes.

But by the time we’re 40 years old,we begin to feel unsatisfied and __52__complaint and criticism(批评).Reaching 60,we realize that we have __53__ left to complain about and we began to walk the final stage in __54__and calmness.

The bright side is that your dream can come true at any moment! __55__you’re on the20th,40th,or even 60th floor or not,wake up to your dream and live it !

36.A.surprise         B.shame                     C.disappointment                  D.joy

37.A.tired                B.satisfied                   C.curious                                  D.interesting

38.A.bring up         B.give up                     C.pick up                                  D.look up

39.A.risen               B.jumped                    C.run                                         D.struggled

40.A.laughing         B.quarrelling              C.thinking                                D.playing

41.A.forget             B.try                             C.stop                                  D.keep

42.A.stop                  B.prevent                   C.continue                               D.consider

43.A.calmly             B.sadly                        C.curiously                         D.carefully

44.A.book                B.money                     C.key                                         D.gift

45.A.have                B.come                        C.mark                                      D.1ive

46.A.neighbours   B.brothers                    C.sisters                             D.parents

47.A.young             B.drunk              C.lucky                                      D.unique

48.A.remember      B.dislike                      C.like                                         D.regret

49.A.as if                 B.so that                     C.even if                                   D.in case

50.A.comfort          B.energy                     C.mind                                      D.pressure.

51.A.proud               B.careful                     C.fond                                  D.free

52.A.pick out          B.send out                  C.turn off                                 D.cut off

53. A. much              B. little                             C. plenty of                                   D. lots of

54.A.peace             B.trouble                    C.order                                 D.silence

55.A.If                      B.When                       C.Whether                               D.However

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