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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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Rolling, dark clouds covered much of the sky. The warm wind suddenly became cold and picked up wildly, sending some dead leaves flying across the sky. A few drops of rain mixed with ice began to fall, then into heavy .

Doug, my older brother, and I first rode the bus to a bus stop. Then we off and began our long walk home. The wind was the snow around us like a huge blanket, making it________to see clearly. The only sounds we heard were the of the wind as well as the crunch of our footsteps on the snow. Slowly but , my brother and I were to death. Looking to my left, I saw a pine tree and squatted(蹲下) down.

“What are you doing here, Bud? Come on!” said Doug, “There’s no behind this little tree. If we rest here, we will die from the freeze.”

“You go on, and I’ll soon.” I replied.

Doug was for a moment. Then he spoke, “Bud, do you remember the four pine

trees at the side of the road? we get there, we can rest a while and get warm. You just stick your hand down the back of my , keep your head down and hold on.”

As we struggled through the snow, my hand from my brother’s belt and I fell to my knees.

“Where are the trees?” I said, as the snow up around me like a feather bed. Once again, Doug pulled me to my feet.

“Just a few more and we’ll be home and warm,” he said.

As the darkness closed around us, we approached home, . I only heard a worried shouting not in the distance. Then someone took my hand and me into a warm, bright light. And then I survived.

Now, I still think about the lesson learned from our winter story: Never

, no matter what the odds and whatever to come.

1.A. slowlyB. elegantlyC. peacefullyD. fiercely

2.A. snowB. stormC. smogD.fog

3.A. cameB. brokeC. showedD. got

4.A. meltingB. rollingC. pollutingD. clearing

5.A. difficultB. simpleC. availableD. likely

6.A. callB. shoutC. toneD. whistle

7.A. surelyB. carefullyC. secretlyD. hardly

8.A. scaringB. freezingC. fightingD. starving

9.A. attractionB. recreationC. protectionD. radiation

10.A. catch upB. fall behindC. look onD. hang around

11.A. braveB. silentC. proudD. confident

12.A. BeforeB. UnlessC. AlthoughD. When

13.A. dressB. bootC. beltD. coat

14.A. slippedB. brokeC. separatedD. shook

15.A. wentB. clearedC. mixedD. folded

16.A. stopsB. stepsC. milesD. blocks

17.A. discouragedB. dynamicC. unconsciousD. enthusiastic

18.A. persuadedB. followedC. forcedD. pulled

19.A. survivalB. travelC. explorationD. research

20.A. hold onB. took offC. give upD. set aside

For thousands of years,we have looked for ways to measure time. Early humans found that the regular movements of the sun,the earth,the moon,and the stars made good ways to measure time. The rising and setting of the sun were used to distinguish day from night.

But,eventually,people needed to tell time more accurately,or exactly. So,by using the sun’s position in the sky,they divided the day into dawn,morning,midday and evening.

Then it was noted that the sun cast a changing shadow as it moved across the sky. Time could be told more accurately by setting up a stick and marking the positions of the sun’s shadow. It was the ancient Greeks who divided each position of this “sundial(日晷)” into hours.

But the sun doesn’t always shine. So,for the past 6,000 years,many other ways of keeping time have been tried. Slow?burning candles were divided into hours,and the hourglass was invented. When all the sand in the top of an hourglass has shifted to the bottom,an hour has passed.

Later,the pendulum(摆钟),with its regular back?and?forth movement of weights,was used to move the hands on a clock. Pendulums are still used in grandfather clocks.

Today,even more accurate clocks are in use,such as battery?operated quartz clocks(石英钟),digital clocks,and clocks run by electrical tuning forks and tiny atoms. These atomic clocks are the most accurate clocks ever invented. The exact time can be kept to within 1 second a century.

1.Humans in the old days used ________ to tell day from night.

A.the rising and setting of the sun

B.battery?operated quartz clocks

C.atomic clocks

D.digital clocks

2.A sundial works by ________.

A.tracking the movement of the stars around the sun

B.marking a shadow cast by the moving sun

C.burning candles in the sunlight

D.watching the stars

3.Which of the following was NOT used in the past to measure time?

A.An hourglass. B.A sundial.

C.Digital clocks. D.A pendulum.

4.Which of the following ways of measuring time is ordered from the least accurate to the most accurate?

A.Sundial,pendulum,sun.

B.Atomic clock,quartz clock,sundial.

C.Sun,pendulum,atomic clock.

D.Digital clock,hourglass,slow?burning candles.

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

What’s top of your list of new year resolutions for 2016? Do more exercise? Eat better? Spend more time with your children? Find a fulfilling career? How about ticking all your boxes and simply be happy?

1. Happiness is often an indirect consequence of our actions and the way we think.However,the good news is that making even the smallest adjustments can help us attain that kind of state we all want to achieve.Rachel Kelly,author of Walking on Sunshine,offers some simple changes we can all make to our lives to improve our state of mind.

◆Be mindful

2. It can be any routine activity you perform during the rush of the day,like hand washing.Slow down and give the task your full attention.You’11 soon start appreciating these small moments of stillness.

◆Follow the 60% rule

Perfectionism is an illusion,but the pursuit of it is real and can have damaging consequences. 3. If a friendship,relationship,work project is 60%right,then you’re doing well.

◆Breathe

When things get too much,try the one-finger-on-the-nose breathing trick. 4. Then just breathe through the other nostril.By halving the rate at which you breathe,you lower your blood pressure and trigger(引发)the body’s relaxation response.

◆Exercise

Breaking a sweat,ideally the first thing in the morning,releases a chemical in the brain to reduce pain,and which in large amounts can make you feel relaxed and energetic and sets you up for the day.5.

A.So readjust your thinking.

B.So,if you can,start your day right.

C.Build a“mindful”activity into your day.

D.Sadly,you can’t simply“become”happy.

E.Press a finger against one side of your nose.

F.With so many external pressures can any of us be truly happy?

G.It’s all about creating the right conditions for your body to feel relaxed.

Wilma Subra had no intention of becoming a public speaker. After graduating from college with degrees in chemistry and microbiology, she went to work at Gulf South Research Institute in Louisiana.

As part of her job, she conducted field research on toxic (poisonous) substances in the environment, often in minority communities located near large industrial polluters. She found many families were being exposed to high, sometimes deadly levels of chemicals and other toxic substances. But she was not allowed to make her information public.

Frustrated by these restrictions, Subra left her job in 1981, created her own company and has devoted the past two decades to helping people fight back against giant industrial polluters. She works with families and community groups to conduct environmental tests, interpret test results, and organize for change.

Because of her efforts, dozens of toxic sites across the country have been cleaned up. And one chemical industry spokesperson calls her “a_top_gun” for the environmental movement.

How has Subra achieved all this? Partly through her scientific training.Partly through her commitment to environmental justice. But just as important is her ability to communicate with people through public speaking. “Public speaking,” she says, “is the primary vehicle I use for reaching people.”

If you had asked Subra before 1981 “Do you see yourself as a major public speaker?”, she would have laughed at the idea. Yet today she gives more than one hundred presentations a year. Along the way, she’s lectured at Harvard, testified before Congress, and addressed audiences in 40 states, as well as in Mexico, Canada, and Japan.

1.What did Wilma Subra study for her job before 1981?

A. Chemistry and microbiology.

B. Families affected by toxic chemicals.

C. Toxic substances in the environment.

D. Minority communities near industrial polluters.

2.Why did Wilma Subra quit her job in 1981?

A. She wanted to create her own company.

B. She preferred freedom to restrictions.

C. She hoped to work with families and communities.

D. She was forbidden to inform the public of toxic pollution.

3.Wilma Subra is called “a top gun” in the 4th paragraph for ________.

A. her scientific training

B. her efforts to fight against pollution

C. her help in closing down dozens of toxic sites

D. her strong belief in environmental justice

4.What does Wilma Subra think of “public speaking”?

A. She values it. B. She laughs at it.

C. She is against it. D. She has no idea of it.

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