题目内容
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将其涂黑。
Cats have no emotions ．At least, that's what my husband once claimed．I 1that my two cats experience emotions．They feel anger, fear, and 2．He agreed with me, but 3his opinion that cats don't feel love． 4, my tuxedo cat, Sebastian, would teach him otherwise．
When my next-door neighbour moved in, he had a she cat named Juliet．She was an indoor lady, always watching 5through the window．
Then one day when I 6my cat to the backyard for his playtime, Sebastian 7Juliet gazing at him behind the window．It soon became 8that they were attracted by each other．So every day thereafter, whenever I let Sebastian out, he would rush 9__to the backyard next-door and they would sit gazing 10at each other through the screen, she inside, and he outside．Even my husband watched 11, and he would murmur, "But cats can't feel love．．．can they?"
Five months later, my neighbour had to 12because of work．My heart sank．I wondered how Sebastian would 13to Juliet's leaving．
For months after Juliet moved away and the new neighbour moved in, I often 14Sebastian sitting by Juliet's window, looking into the apartment 15his lady．The new neighbour didn't mind having the "Peeping Sebastian" after I 16his reason for being there．
Sebastian 17the small area outside that window as his territory． Other male cats were allowed in the 18, but not near Juliet's window, which he guarded until his 19．
Even now, when my husband and I walk through the backyard and see that window, he 20me of the lesson Sebastian taught him．．．that cats do indeed fall in love．
1.A．argued B．quarreled C．suggested D．discussed
2.A．energy B．power C．strength D．happiness
3.A．referred to B．prepared for C．stuck to D．approved of
4.A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Meanwhile
5.A．the environment B．the sky C．her owner D．her boyfriend
6.A．forbade B．prevented C．accompanied D．left
7.A．called attention to B．caught sight of
C．took charge of D．paid a visit to
8.A．ambitious B．doubtful C．skeptical D．obvious
9.A．secretly B．straight C．quietly D．worriedly
10.A．lovingly B．angrily C．hungrily D．greedily
11.A．in trouble B．in sorrow C．in amazement D．in horror
12.A．settle B．travel C．apologize D．move
13.A．react B．reply C．reduce D．replace
14.A．took B．caught C．met D．sensed
15.A．in place of B．on the basis of C．in search of D．on account of
16.A．explained B．requested C．blamed D．asked
17.A．discovered B．reformed C．preserved D．marked
18.A．street B．backyard C．window D．village
19.A．birthday B．departure C．death D．arrival
20.A．reminds B．informs C．tells D．accuses
1.A
2.D
3.C
4.B
5.A
6.C
7.B
8.D
9.B
10.A
11.C
12.D
13.A
14.B
15.C
16.A
17.D
18.B
19.C
20.A
完形填空，阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
When a person is curious about something, it means he is 1 in it and wishes to know more about it. There is 2 wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad depends on what people are curious about.
Curiosity is 3 silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are full of curiosity about what their 4 are doing. They are 5 to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are 6 home or taking outside, or 7 they have come so early or late. To be interested in these things is 8 because they are 9 at all. It is none of their 10 to know what their neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is 11 not only 12 but also harmful. For most probably, it 13 to small talk which often brings harm, shame of disrespect to others, and thus 14 their feelings.
On the other hand, there is a 15 curiosity--the curiosity of wise men, who wonder at all the great things and try to 16 all they can about them. Columbus could never have found America if he had not been 17 . James Watt would not have made the steam engine 18 his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid. All the discoveries in human history have been made 19 a result of curiosity, 20 , the curiosity is never about unimportant things which have few or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.
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(1)A.interesting |
B.engaged |
C.excited |
D.interested |
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(2)A.something |
B.nothing |
C.much |
D.much |
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(3)A.often |
B.sometimes |
C.seldom |
D.always |
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(4)A.neighbors |
B.companies |
C.workshops |
D.families |
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(5)A.worried |
B.satisfied |
C.anxious |
D.nervous |
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(6)A.taking |
B.going |
C.coming |
D.bringing |
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(7)A.when |
B.why |
C.whether |
D.however |
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(8)A.silly |
B.necessary |
C.impossible |
D.possible |
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(9)A.not right |
B.good |
C.unimportant |
D.important |
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(10)A.business |
B.duty |
C.work |
D.idea |
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(11)A.all |
B.something |
C.everything |
D.the matter |
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(12)A.funny |
B.wise |
C.interesting |
D.foolish |
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(13)A.leads |
B.causes |
C.refers |
D.stick |
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(14)A.effects |
B.hurts |
C.expresses |
D.destroys |
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(15)A.strange |
B.terrible |
C.noble |
D.stupid |
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(16)A.find out |
B.find |
C.decide |
D.work out |
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(17)A.brave |
B.careful |
C.curious |
D.famous |
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(18)A.with |
B.without |
C.for |
D.from |
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(19)A.as |
B.with |
C.because |
D.after |
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(20)A.and |
B.so |
C.but |
D.however |
阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
People who smoke could lose around one third of their daily memory, researchers say.
A study by a team at Northumbria University showed that smokers lost more of their memory when compared to non-smokers.
And the research also found that those who kicked the habit saw their ability to recollect information restored to almost the same level as non-smokers.
The study involved more than seventy 18-to-25-year-olds and included a tour of the university’s campus. Those who took part were asked to recall small details, such as a list of songs played at a campus concert and tasks completed at various points－known as real world memory test. Smokers performed badly, remembering just 59 percent of tasks. But those who had given up smoking remembered 74 percent and those who had never smoked recalled 81 percent of tasks.
Dr. Tom Heffernan, who leads Northumbria University’s Collaboration for Drug and Alcohol Research Group, said the findings would be useful in anti-smoking campaigns. He said, “Given that there are up to 10 million smokers in the UK and as many as 45 million in the United States, it's important to understand the effects smoking has on everyday cognitive（认知的）function-of which prospective memory is an excellent example. ”
“This is the first time that a study has set out to examine whether giving up smoking has an impact on memory. We already know that giving up smoking has huge health benefits for the body, but this study also shows how stopping smoking can have knock-on benefits for cognitive functions too. ’’
The research will now investigate the effects of passive smoking on memory, while Dr. Heffernan and Dr. Terence O’Neil will look into the effects of third-hand smoking－toxins left on curtains and furniture.
【小题1】What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Smoking does harm to health. |
| B．Smokers take a tour to the University’s campus. |
| C．Smoking can affect one’s memory. |
| D．Smokers are compared to non-smokers. |
| A．Smokers did the worst among the participants. |
| B．Non-smokers could recall about half of them. |
| C．Smokers could recall nothing at all. |
| D．Those who gave up smoking did best. |
| A．would be really a surprise to the public |
| B．would contribute to fighting against smoking |
| C．would be used in real world memory test |
| D．would be nothing new to the researchers |
| A．order | B．impression | C．expression | D．effect |
| A．Investigate the effects of third-hand smoking. |
| B．Do research on how smoking affects passive smokers. |
| C．Find ways to persuade people to quit smoking. |
| D．Study whether giving up smoking affects memory. |