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--- I am really struck by your spoken English．You speak so fluently．Have you been abroad?

---Yes．I ______ in London for two years．

A． have stayed B． stayed

C． had stayed D． have been staying

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There are several reasons _____ the smog days in many parts of China.

A. account forB. accounted for

C. accounting forD. to be accounted for

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

Trampolining

What’s more fun than standing still? Jumping up and down on a springy piece of fabric (织物)! This activity is known as trampolining and it’s sweeping the nation．

The idea of trampolining is ancient．Eskimos have been throwing each other in the air for thousands of years．Firemen began using a life net to catch people jumping from buildings in 1887.1.

A gymnast named George Nissan and his coach Larry Griswold made the first modern trampoline in 1936.They got the idea by watching swing artists bouncing off of a tight net at the circus．They named their equipment after the Spanish word trampolín, which means diving board.

2. In 1942 they began making trampolines to sell to the public.

3.Experts find that more than 100,000 people hurt themselves while using one each year．Clubs and gyms use large safety nets or other equipment to make it safer．Most trampoline injuries happen at home．Since trampolines are more affordable than ever, injuries are even more common.

These injuries happen for many reasons．People may bounce too high and land off of the trampoline or onto the springs．4.Perhaps the worst injuries happen when untrained people try to do flips (快速翻转)．Landing on your neck or head can cause injuries or even kill you.

But don’t let all that bad news keep you down．There are many things that you can do to practice safe trampolining．Trampolines have been around for a while now．They have brought a lot of joy to many people．They can be a good source of exercise and activity．5.But they can also be deadly．It is important to follow some professional guidance．Be sure that you are practicing safety while having a good time．Happy bouncing!

A． They can help people improve their balance and moves.

B． Trampolines may be fun, but they can also be dangerous.

C． The men wanted to share their idea with the whole world.

D． Injuries also happen when many people are jumping at the same time.

E． You can surround your trampoline with a net so that people don’t fall off of it．

F． They found a winner when they performed a piece of spring across a steel frame.

G． And in the early 1900s, circus performers began bouncing off of netting to amuse audiences．

I’d like to recommend some new computer programs _______ for home buildings．

A． designing B． designed

C． to design D． design

In 1693 the philosopher John Locke warned that children should not be given too much “unhealthy fruit” to eat．Three centuries later, misguided ideas about child-raising are still popular．Many parents fear that their children will die unless ceaselessly watched．In America the law can be equally paranoid (偏执的)．In South Carolina this month Debra Harrell was jailed for letting her 9-year-old daughter play in a park unsupervised (无人监督的)．

Her severe punishment reflects the rich world’s worry about parenting．By most objective measures, modern parents are far more conscientious (认真的) than previous generations．Dads are more hands-on than their fathers were, and working mothers spend more time nurturing their children than the housewives of the 1960s did．However, there are two problems in this picture, connected to class．One is at the lower end．Even if poor parents spend more time with their children than they once did, they spend less than rich parents do．America is a laggard here: its government spends abundantly on school-age kids but much less than other rich countries on the first two or three years of life．If America did more to help poor parents with young children, it would have huge returns．

The second one, occurs at the other end of the income scale, and may even apply to otherwise rational (理性的) Economist readers: well-educated, rich parents try to do too much．Safety is part of it—they fear that if they are not constantly watching their children may break their necks, which is the least rational．Despite the impression you get from watching crime dramas, children in rich countries are safe, so long as they look both ways before crossing the road．The other popular parental fear—that your children might not get into an Ivy League college—is more rational．Academic success matters more than ever before．But beyond a certain point, parenting makes less difference than many parents imagine．Studies in Minnesota and Sweden, for example, found that identical twins grew up equally intelligent whether they were raised together or apart．A study in Colorado found that children that adopted and raised by brainy parents ended up no brainier than those adopted by average parents．

This doesn’t mean that parenting is irrelevant．The families who adopt children are carefully screened, so they tend to be warm, capable and middle-class．But the twin and adoption studies indicate that any child given a loving home and adequate stimulation is likely to fulfill her potential．Put another way, better-off parents can afford to relax a bit．And if you are less stressed, your children will appreciate it, even if you still make them eat their fruit and vegetables．

1.Which of the following statements is NOT a misguided idea of parenting mentioned in the passage?

A． Children should be protected from any dangers by their parents

B． The more conscientious parents are, the more children will surely benefit from parenting

C． Children will die unless ceaselessly watched

D． Children are likely to fulfill their potential with a loving home and adequate stimulation

2.The underlined word “laggard” in Paragraph 2 probably means a country that __________．

A． is ahead in development

B． falls slow behind others

C． is free from physical or mental disorder

D． moves to a higher position

3.Which of the following can we learn from the passage?

A． Only warm, capable and middle-class people can adopt a child．

B． When it comes to child-raising, Economist readers will become more rational．

C． Children in rich countries are in greater danger due to the bad influence of crime dramas．

D． Although poor parents spend more time with their kids than they once did, they spend less than rich parents do．

4.This passage is mainly written to __________．

A． urge American laws concerning parenting to be changed

B． advise modern parents to learn from their previous generations

C． persuade stressed parents to learn to relax and give more freedom to their children

D． call on the government to do more to help poor parents with school-age children

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。

There Was a Greek shopkeeper in a small corner shop in London．She taught me about the ____ of an act of kindness, which has motivated me to give．

On the day I went to that shop．I was ____ with a very high fever．I had been off work for days and I had ____out of food．Because I had been working so hard since I had ____to town, I also had no friends who could help．

So I went out to get some food．____ ,1 would have gone to the supermarket, but on this ____, I went into the Greek shop because it was closer． I ____ a few things, from the looks of which revealed （透露） the ____ that I lived alone． Then I ____ them to the shopkeeper, who told me, "You are unwell．" I ____ rather shyly． She pointed at the things I was buying and ____ ．"I can make you a sandwich, so you don't have to do it yourself．

So, she made the sandwich and asked me to ____ a moment．She went in the back room and reappeared with a container of hot soup．"It will ____ you up," she said with a smile．

What really warmed me up, ____ ,was not the soup．It was her ____that told me she cared．Her kindness made me feel cared for when I was particularly ____ ．

And it ____me．It made me want to be as ____as the shopkeeper．I had been quite shy, but from that day on, I did not let shyness prevent me from ____ random acts of kindness．

I was determined to ____the joy．and I haven't felt lonely since!

1.A． lesson B． method C． power D． cause

2.A． sick B． angry C． satisfied D． nervous

3.A． made B． run C． sold D． eaten

4.A． arrived B． turned C． toured D． moved

5.A． Normally B． Officially C． Formally D． Probably

6.A． chance B． point C． occasion D． reason

7.A． made out B． took in C． gave off D． picked up

8.A． news B． fact C． secret D． idea

9.A． handed B． lent C． returned D． threw

10.A． paid B． listened C． nodded D． followed

11.A． promised B． offered C． introduced D． wondered

12.A． leave B． stop C． wait D． last

13.A． warm B． take C． put D． catch

14.A． thus B． even C． though D． still

15.A． permission B． choice C． view D． smile

16.A． bored B． lonely C． guilty D． curious

17.A． surprised B． developed C． inspired D． punished

18.A． patient B． kind C． lovely D． pure

19.A． performing B． judging C． accepting D． helping

20.A． hold B． value C． enjoy D． spread

You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride．Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it．But Lee Gray，PhD，of the University of North Carolina，US，has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport．He is known as the “Elevator Guy”.

“The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd (奇怪的)，” Gray told the BBC．“The elevators are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.”

We walk in and usually turn around to face the door．If someone else comes in，we may have to move．And here，according to Gray，liftusers unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements．He told the BBC what he had observed.

He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift，you can do whatever you want – it’s your own little box.

If there are two of you，you go into different corners，standing diagonally (对角线地) across from each other to create distance.

When a third person enters，you will unconsciously form a triangle．And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square，with someone in every corner．A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.

New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively．Once in，for most people the rule is simple – look down，or look at your phone.

Why are we so awkward in lifts?

“You don’t have enough space，” Professor Babette Renneberg，a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin，told the BBC．“Usually when we meet other people we have about an arm’s length of distance between us．And that’s not possible in most elevators.”

In such a small，enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be understood as threatening or odd．“The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact，” she said.

1.According to Gray，when people enter an elevator，they usually _____.

A． turn around and greet one another

B． look around or examine their phone

C． make eye contact with those in the elevator

D． try to keep a distance from other people

2.Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two people in an elevator?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3.According to the article，people feel awkward in lifts because of _____.

A． someone’s odd behaviors

B． a lack of space

C． their unfamiliarity with one another

D． their eye contact with one another

【小题】What’s the passage mainly about _____.

A． Bad manners in the elevator

B． Some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette

C． An interesting but awkward elevator ride

D． The strange behaviors in the elevator

Chocolate has come a long way through history，and one of the reasons is the Ferrero family，the creators of the world-famous Ferrero Rocher chocolate treats．The history of this family business starts back in the 1940s，when Pietro Ferrero and his wife，Piera，transformed a pastry shop into a factory．There，Pietro and his son，Michele，let their creativity lead them to form the building blocks of the company．Eventually，Michele took over the operation and set his sights on making the best products possible.

Michele's efforts paid off．He turned his father's creations into globally sold and consumed products．One of their most successful products，Nutella，had become a staple food in many homes．The third generation now runs the company．Michele's sons，Pietro and Giovanni worked side by side as managing directors for ten years until an accident resulting in Pietro'death．Still inspired by his family and their hard work and determination，Giovanni is guiding Ferrero into the future.

While staying true to the Ferrero motto of “work，create，and donate”，he is making sure his family's business is an example of success in the past，present，and future.

［写作内容］

1．以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

2．以约120个词谈谈Ferrero及其家人成功制作巧克力对你的启迪，内容包括：

（1）描述人们创业的艰辛。

（2）分析人们创业成功的原因。

（3）Ferrero及其家人成功制作巧克力对你的启迪。

［写作要求］

1．作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

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—Cathy， did you attend the lecture given by Mr． Black last night？

—No． I ______ a report at the office．

A． was writing B． wrote

C． had written D． have been writing

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