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阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When Dad told me I was going to take a scuba diver training course, I was really excited. I thought I’d be like those people on TV, 1. (play) with fish.

In the pool, Rob, my instructor, demanded we do what he did. One of the drills 2. (be) to take our masks off at the bottom of the deep end, replace them, 3. clear them of water. I wasn’t doing that because I couldn’t open my eyes underwater or keep water out of my nose. I 4. (terrify) and made excuse after excuse about 5. I couldn’t do it. Rob walked over and said, “Alaya, you don’t have to do this if you don’t want to. Nobody is forcing you.” Though I said I wasn’t going to do it, my 6.(foot) carried me toward the pool.

With my eyes tightly 7. (close), I dived in and made my way to 8. other end. The water felt unnatural against my face. I 9. (quick) threw on my mask and started clearing it of water. Rob gave me thumbs up. I learned a big lesson: there is nothing to fear but fear 10.(it).

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My husband and I are saving thousands of dollars every year by growing our own vegetables in our backyard. We learn something new every year and this website has been made to share tips with other people that would like to grow some of their own food.

It’s true that if you are starting from fresh, it will cost a little bit of money to get started. However, once everything is set up, the cost is very small and the rewards are huge. The size of your family and how many vegetables you eat determine exactly how much money you can save every year. We do a lot of juicing, so we are saving thousands of dollars by growing some carefully selected greens.

There is an amazing sense of accomplishment when you grow your own vegetables. Vegetables out of your vegetable garden don’t get any fresher, tastier or more satisfying. The whole family can get involved in this hobby and kids will learn where food comes from and appreciate nature even more.

Our approach to vegetable gardening is completely different from the normal one. We are doing it in the lazy way with zero digging and fertilizing(施肥). The way we grow our vegetables is to emulate natural ecosystems. No rows of carrots can be found in our garden beds. Rain forests seem to do just fine without human interference(干预) or having plants sown in rows, so we have applied the same principle to our vegetable garden and we care producing more vegetables than ever.

By copying nature we spend little time working in the vegetable garden but get a much better crop than previous years when we followed the rules. What can I say? We’re such rebels.(叛逆者)

1.What does the author think about people growing their own vegetables?

A. It is a rewarding activity. B. It is costly in the beginning.

C. People should devote many efforts. D. People should share their tips.

2.What does the underlined word “emulate” in paragraph 4 mean?

A. Create. B. Imitate(模仿).

C. Protect D. Improve.

3.Why does the author call her and her husband “rebels”?

A. They use unconventional ways to grow vegetables.

B. They don’t buy vegetables from the market.

C. They even try to grow vegetables in the rain forests.

D. They don’t grow ordinary vegetables.

4.Which of the following shows the structure of the text? (P: Paragraph)

A. B.

C. D.

Many managers believe that overworking is an evidence of devotion from their employees’ side. Still few others regard this custom as a threat to the worked work-life balance, which may negatively influence the level of productivity and efficiency.

Employees at Amsterdam design studio Heldergroen won’t be putting in much overtime. Not in the office, at any rate, because every day at 6:00 pm, their desks, tables and other work surfaces, with their computers attached, are lifted to the ceiling by steel cables (绳索) normally used to move heavy props (道具) in theatrical productions. If you leave a half-eaten sandwich on your desk, you’ve out of luck.

“Once the chairs and other workplace paraphernalia are cleared away, the space is free for evening and weekend use as a dance floor, yoga studio... or anything else you can think of—the floor is actually yours,” director Sander Veenendaal said.

In a way, the office space itself is working overtime for Heldergroen, bringing about lots of publicity and carrying an enlightened (有启发的) message of career-life balance far and wide. “We think that doing activities like this makes it easier for people to work here,” says Veenendaal. “You know when it is time to relax or do something else that inspires you.”

That sounds awesome. There’s just one catch. In the morning, the desks reappear and everybody has to go back to work.

1.What can we learn about the employees at Heldergroen?

A. They are unwilling to work late.

B. They are persuaded to leave the office earlier.

C. They believe overworking is an evidence of devotion.

D. They are to put away their computers after work.

2.What does the underlined word “paraphernalia” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Props. B. Food.

C. Equipment. D. Cables.

3.What does the author think of the Heldergroen’s office design?

A. Creative. B. Inconvenient.

C. Ordinary. D. Strange.

The earth is the only planet that scientists think has life. Why does the earth have life while the other planets don’t? For one thing, the earth is just the right temperature. As the third planet from the sun, the earth seems to be just the right distance away. The planets which are closer to the sun are so hot. The farthest planets are cold balls.

When the earth developed—which scientists believe may have happened about 4 billion years ago—many gases covered the earth. The gases caused the earth to be hot. But something wonderful happened. The temperature was just right for thick clouds to form. It rained very hard for a very long time. This gave the earth its oceans. Water made it possible for plants to grow. The plants created oxygen in the atmosphere. Oxygen is the gas that humans and animals breathe.

Only one other planet in the solar system seems to be something like the earth. That planet is Mars(火星). Mars is smaller than the earth, and it is quite a bit cooler. But it is not too cold for humans. On some days, the temperatures are as low as a winter day in the northern United States. If you wore a special spacesuit, you could walk around on Mars. The most difficulty is that you have to bring your own air to breathe, because the air on Mars is too thin to breathe.

Mars has the largest volcano(火山) in the solar system. It is sixteen miles high. The highest volcano on the earth is five miles high. Scientists believe that Mars was once much better than it is now. Does this mean there could have been living things on Mars? Scientists are not sure, but there has been no sign so far.

1.Which of the following is NOT the reason that the earth has life?

A. The earth is just the right temperature.

B. There is oxygen in the atmosphere of the earth.

C. The volcanoes on the earth are lower than those on Mars.

D. The earth seems to be just the right distance away from the sun.

2.The underlined phrase “the third planet” in the first paragraph refers to_______.

A. the Sun B. the Moon

C. the Earth D. the Mars

3.Which of the following about the Mars is NOT true?

A. There is almost no oxygen in the air on Mars.

B. There could have been living things on Mars.

C. Mars has the largest volcano in the solar system.

D. Mars is smaller and quite a bit cooler than the earth.

4.Which is the first trouble for human to live on Mars?

A. The volcanoes. B. The temperature.

C. The air. D. The food.

5.Which of the following is probably the best title for the passage?

A. The Earth B. The Moon

C. Planets in the Solar System D. Mars is Most Like the Earth

A good heart to lean on

When I was growing up, I was_______to be seen with my father. He was severely crippled(瘸) and very short, and when we walked together, his hand to my arm for balance, people would stare. I would inwardly(内心)feel uncomfortable at the unwanted ______, he never______ on.

I was difficult to coordinate(协调) our _____---his halting(蹒跚),mine impatient-- -and because of that, we didn’t ____much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “you set the pace. I will try to ____ you.”

Our_______walk was to or from the subway, which was______he got to work. He went to work sick, and despite nasty weather. He almost never missed a day, and would _____it to the office even if others could not.

He never talked about himself as an ____of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more ____or able. What he looked for ____ others was a “good heart”.

Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper ____by which to judge people, even though I don’t know precisely what a “ good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.

He has been ____ many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he _____ my reluctance(unwillingness) to be seen with him during our _____.If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how I _____ it. I think of him ____I complain about trifles(轻视), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”.

At such ties I put my hand on his arm to ____ my balance ,and say, “You ____ the pace, I will try to adjust to you.”

1.A. embarrassing B. willing C. embarrassed D. surprised

2.A. care B. situation C. friendship D. attention

3.A. liked B. let C. found D. showed

4.A. bodies B. steps C. minds D. eyes

5.A. see B. walk C. say D. pay

6.A. follow B. keep C. catch D. adjust

7.A. ordinary B. often C. usual D. common

8.A. when B. how C. why D. where

9.A. get B. take C. walk D. make

10.A. aim B. person C. object D. purpose

11.A. fortunate B. successful C. hardworking D. rich

12.A. at B. with C. in D. on

13.A. method B. standard C. value D. level

14.A. gone B. missing C. loss D. died

15.A. agreed B. sensed C. smelled D. recognized

16.A. walks B. talks C. visits D. stays

17.A. thought B. regretted C. annoy D. recall

18.A. though B. that C. since D. when

19.A. fill. B. keep C. regain D. find

20.A. take B. set C. put D. run

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