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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A. B. C和D)中,选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项。

“Mum,can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night,please?It’s Friday,and we don’t have any .Can I,please?”Mum was sitting at the kitchen table.Dad was next to her,resting his head on his arms.Mum could that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.

“I’m so sorry,James,” she said.

“I’m never allowed to have friends come to the house?Why,Mum?” James asked sadly,almost in .

“I know it’s for you,” Mum said softly.“But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little...strange.And then they would make fun of you.”

“No,they wouldn’t,Mum,” James protested.“We’re not at all.We’re just ordinary people.”

Mum sighed heavily.“To tell you the truth,James,my neck has been so painful that it’s given me a heavy .And your poor father—he doesn’t feel .He really needs a rest.”

“I can help,Mum!” James said.“ I can make you and Dad feel better,can Brett come over?Please?”

“Well...” Mum began.

“Great!Thanks,Mum!” James almost shouted.“Just sit there,don’t move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and what he needed—two spanners(扳手).“Hang on,Mum,” he said.“This won’t take a second.” After some ,James was finished.With a smile of on his face he said,“There!How does that feel?” “Oh,James,” Mum said.“That’s much better!How did you do it?”

“Easy,” James said .“Dad had tightened your neck bolts(螺栓) too much!I just them slightly!I learned that in robotic science at school.”

“What about your father?Can you him?” asked Mum.

“I’ll try,” James replied.He up Dad’s hair at the back of his neck,and plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head.Then he turned the on.Dad opened his eyes and immediately.“He just let his run too low,that’s all,” James said.“Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?”

“I guess so,” replied Mum.“Your friends will just have to that we are a very unusual family.Thanks,son!”

1.A. chance B. message C. homework D. difficulty

2.A. asleep B. reading C. alone D. standing

3.A. explain B. see C. agree D. doubt

4.A. terror B. tears C. surprise D. silence

5.A. fair B. easy C. good D. hard

6.A. strange B. normal C. popular D. anxious

7.A. headache B. loss C. task D. day

8.A. ill B. funny C. sorry D. well

9.A. As B. If C. Since D. Before

10.A. kept B. controlled C. found D. returned

11.A. requests B. thoughts C. repairs D. instructions

12.A. sympathy B. satisfaction C. bitterness D. politeness

13.A. embarrassedly B. gratefully C. impatiently D. proudly

14.A. adjusted B. collected C. produced D. covered

15.A. greet B. accompany C. help D. ask

16.A. lifted B. caught C. gave D. filled

17.A. television B. power C. light D. gas

18.A. grew up B. lay down C. broke down D. sat up

19.A. food B. temperature C. battery D. blood

20.A. prove B. expect C. suspect D. accept

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What does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion? It means that we live among competing interests. Your roommate’s need to study for an exam may take priority(优先)over pizza. Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade. And the object of your romantic interest may have other choices.

In such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our point of view. When we persuade, we want to influence how others believe and behave. We may not always prevail — other points of view may be more persuasive, depending on the listener, the situation, and the merits of the case. But when we practice the art of persuasion, we try to ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves.

Some people, however, object to the very idea of persuasion. They may regard it as an unwelcome interruption into their lives. Just the opposite, we believe that persuasion is unavoidable — to live is to persuade. Persuasion may be ethical(合乎道义的)or unethical, selfless or selfish, inspiring or degrading. Persuaders may enlighten our minds or catch our vulnerability(弱点). Ethical persuasion, however, calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners. Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make. Therefore, the most basic part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practice the other.

Beyond its personal importance to us, persuasion is necessary to society. The right to persuade and be persuaded is the bedrock of the American political system, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution(美国宪法).

1.According to the passage, persuasion means ________.

A. changing others’ point of view

B. exercising power over other people

C. getting other people to consider your point of view

D. getting people to agree with you and do what you want

2.The underlined word in the second paragraph “prevail” means“________”.

A. fail B. win C. speak D. listen

3.The passage states that some people object to persuasion because they think it is ________.

A. unwelcome behavior B. difficult to do well

C. a danger to society D. never successful

4.The passage mainly discusses ________.

A. people’s different opinions towards persuasion

B. the reasons why people persuade

C. that persuasion is both good and bad

D. that persuasion is important and it is all around us

As we enjoy the summer ocean waves along the beaches, we may think nervously about Steven Spielberg's Jaws and the great fear that sharks inspire in us.Yet we are happy to see global efforts to protect the declining number of sharks.The world has realized that we need the species, like sharks, to keep a balanced ecosystem.

Sharks, in particular, are “in” these days.Thanks to good public policy and famous stars such as Jackie Chan and Ang Lee, killing sharks for fin soup is no longer cool.

The demand for shark fins has been rising for decades, threatening sharks with extinction -- up to 100 million sharks are killed each year just for their fins.But we have started to reverse the trend, particularly in many areas of the United States and overseas where restaurants once proudly provided delicious shark fins on the menu.

In California, a ban on the sale and possession of shark fin soup has gone into effect this year through the efforts of Wild Aid and other organizations.

Overseas marketing and public efforts featuring posters on public transportation systems and TV ads have been underway for the past few years.These efforts all show signs of success, on both the supply side and the demand side of trade in shark fins.

Actually, stopping the killing of sharks is part of a broader movement to stop the killing of wild animals and the buying and selling of wildlife products.These products come from hunting elephants, tigers and rhinos, besides killing marine life.

Whether it is shark fin soup or ivory piano keys, killing animals is big business.The hunting of elephants in search of ivory tusks for luxury(奢侈的)goods has become a full-scale war.The decrease of African elephant populations is alarming.Together with international partners, the United States is leading the worldwide effort to reduce demand for high-end products that rely on killing animals.

1.The underlined word “reverse” in Paragraph 3 probably means _______.

A. follow

B. keep

C. change

D. show

2.From the passage, we know _______.

A. a lot of wild animals have been killed for products

B. Jackie Chan and Ang Lee make fin soup popular

C. Steven Spielberg's Jaws inspires us to protect sharks

D. the number of African elephants has been increased

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. People have kicked the habit of having shark fin soup.

B. Shark fins will not be available any more in restaurants.

C. Global efforts have succeeded in stopping killing wild animals.

D. More animals for high-end products will be saveD.

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