It was New Year's night. An aged man was standing at a window. He 1 his sad eyes towards the deep blue sky.where the stars were 2 like white lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he thr 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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It was New Year's night. An aged man was standing at a window. He 1 his sad eyes towards the deep blue sky，where the stars were 2 like white lilies (百合花) on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he threw them on the earth,where a few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain destination―the 3 . He had already passed sixty of the 4 leading to it,and he had brought from his journey nothing but error and regret. Now his health was poor,his mind 5 ，his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of6 The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him，and he recalled the 7 moment when his father placed him at the 8 to the two roads-------- one leading to a peaceful，sunny place， 9 with flowers，fruits and resounding with soft，sweet songs; 10 leading to a deep，dark cave，which was endless， 11 poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes hissed and crawled.

He saw the lights fading away in the darkness，and these were the days of his 12 life; He saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared, and this was the 13 of himself. His 14 ，which was like a sharp arrow,struck deeply into his heart. Then he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him. But they had 15 to success and were now honored and happy on this New Year's night.

The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents' early love for him. They had taught him and 16 to God for his good. But he chose the 17 way. With shame and grief he 18 no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived. His darkened eyes were full of tears,and 19 a despairing(绝望的) effort,he 20 out a cry， " Come back，my early days！Come back！”

( ) 1. A. widened B. lifted C. opened D. fixed

( ) 2. A. floating B. flashing C. hanging D. shining

( ) 3. A. house B. tomb C. church D. birthplace

( ) 4. A. dreams B. moments C. incidents D. stages

( ) 5. A. strange B. pale C. blank D. shallow

( ) 6. A. allowances B. comforts C. experiences D. memories

( ) 7. A. serious B. awful C. tough D. desperate

( ) 8. A. end B. entrance C. origin D. base

( ) 9. A. mixed B. occupied C. satisfied D. covered

( ) 10. A. other B. the other C. another D. one more

( ) 11. A. which B. that C. whose D. where

( ) 12. A. accustomed B. rewarded C. wasted D. pleased

( ) 13. A. symbol B. fate C. future D. outcome

( ) 14. A. satisfaction B. success C. regret D. happiness

( ) 15. A. lost their heart B. devoted their attention

C. made their way D. given their way

( ) 16. A. prayed B. attached C. adjusted D. turned

( ) 17. A. ordinary B. unfamiliar C. wrong D. difficult

( ) 18. A. would B. could C. should D. dared

( ) 19. A. in B. with C. for D. by

( ) 20. A. burst B. gave C. shouted D. carried

1- 5 BABDC 6-10 BABDB

11-15 DCACC 16-20 ACDBA

本文讲述了一位上了年纪的人在新年除夕夜追忆自己所走过的艰难历程时的惆怅心情。

1. B "仰视天空"用lift one's eyes。

2. A清澈平静的湖面上百合花只能是浮在上面。

3. B既然下文中"他已走完六十年的历程"的描写暗示老人在世的日子巳经不多了，那么还有一些无助的人(即年长的人) 则毫无疑问地正朝着坟墓走去。

4. D "他已度过六十年的人生的舞台生涯" stage的意思是"舞台生涯"。

5. C用"blank(空虚) "最能体现与其他三种情况的并列关系。

6. B因时至今日仍然一事无成，且健康变坏，心情沉重,老人肯定是缺乏安慰感的。

7. A父亲给他两条人生之路供他挑选的时刻不可谓不是严肃的时刻。

8. B在两条道的人口处。

9. D根据搭配可选covered。

10. B在已提到的两者中另一者要用the other_.

11. D此处为一定语从句的引导词，根据其功能只能选where。

12. C灯光象征着他年轻时的时光，但他没有充分利用，而是浪费殆尽。

13. A一颗星星从天空陨落，象征着他本人在人生舞台已走到了尽头。

14. C此时的他只有遗憾和悔恨。

15. C make one's way to success意为"获得成功"。

16. A前一句说他的父母给了他爱，所以接下来应是他父母为了他的利益向上帝祈祷的举例。

17. C父亲给他指出的铺满献花的道路他不走，却偏偏选择了充满荆棘的道路,结果是一事无成,所以，他认为选择的是一条错误的道路。

18. D带着羞耻和悲伤的心情，他不敢再看他父亲生活的天空。

19. B with a ... effort为固定搭配。

20. A burst out意为"迸发出"之意。

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Additionally，mankind has successfully killed off several species all together. For instance， there are no more European wolves in existence and mammoths probably become extinct because of mankind. Even certain diseases have been permanently eradicated(根除) from the planet, and dozens of other diseases will soon be too. Again, natural evolution did not cause most of the ex?tinctions during humanity's reign.

Currently, scientists are creating new species with desired characteristics in the lab signifi?cantly faster than natural evolution creates new species. In a single generation, new species can be artificially created and destroyed，while natural evolution could take thousands of years to do the same but only haphazardly(4禺然地) .Scientists are even able to replace flawed(有缺陷的) or damaged genes with different genes to attempt to cure genetic defects. This is something that natural evolution could possibly never correct.

Eventually scientists will be able to enhance even people. For example, imagine not only correcting your eyesight with gene therapy，but also ensuring that all of your descendants do not inherit your old genes of poor eyesight too. Scientists will one day be able to enhance the mem?ory and intelligence of your children，so that they will do better in school and achieve more in life. Doctors and scientists will be able to customize babies before they are born just like picking options at a car dealership.

In the near future，natural evolution in the genetic code of any species can be quickly fixed if desired. As a result, natural evolution is doomed.

( ) 1. The underlined word "backseat" probably means .

A. powerful assistance B. important part

C. bad fortune D. secondary position

( ) 2. We can learn from the passage that .

A.artificial evolution can benefit the mankind

B.humans' flaws won't be inherited in future

C.natural evolution can't change species' nature

D.artificial evolution helps choose human sexes

( ) 3. Through the passage the author mainly wants to tell the readers that .

A.natural evolution survives strongly

B.natural evolution is almost dead

C.artificial evolution brings humans interests

D.artificial evolution causes species' extinction

( ) 4. We can infer from the passage that .

A. artificial evolution is the future B. artificial evolution causes mess

C.natural evolution causes species to die D. natural evolution will completely stop

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Tonight is New Year's Eve. Many people will attend New Year's parties where they will drink alcohol. A listener in Vietnam wrote to ask why a person in the United States must be at least twenty-one years old to do this legally. Nguyen Hoang Phong noted that eighteen years is the legal age for drinking alcohol in most countries. Here is Faith Lapidus with our answer.

Faith Lapidus：

Discussing the drinking age in the United States can lead to an argument. I will try to ex?plain both sides of this issue.

In nineteen-eighty-four，Congress passed a measure called the National Minimum Drinking Age Act. President Ronald Reagan signed the measure into law. It bars people in the United States from drinking alcohol unless they are twenty-one years of age or older. States must obey the law or risk losing federal money for building roads and road repairs. The measure was the result of work by several lawmakers and groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

Last July，that group and members of Congress celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the law. They praised the measure as one of the most effective anti-drunk driving laws ever passed. They said that twenty-thousand lives have been saved since its passage. However, some oppo?nents of the measure say it did not save anyone. They say young people who want to drink will find a way to get alcohol. They also reject the number of young people reportedly saved by the law. They say fewer young people are drinking now than twenty years ago.

Other people say the National Minimum Drinking Age Act is not fair. They say a young person can join the military and fight in a war at age eighteen. However, they are still not per?mitted to drink alcohol until they are twenty-one.

Many Americans would like to change the law to make eighteen the age when a person can drink alcohol. But just as many want to keep the drinking age at twenty-one.

The question of a legal drinking age involves ideas of freedom，responsibility，religion， politics and the rights of parents. It is a question that will be argued in the United States for many years to come.

( ) 1. The writer's purpose in writing the text is to .

A. discuss the drinking age in America

B. answer a question

C. show us the argument in America

D. call up people's memory

( ) 2. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

A. All the Americans think that the law is effective.

B. It was President Ronald Reagan that made the law come into effect.

C. It is believed that twenty-thousand lives have been saved since the law was signed.

D. Only those who are over twenty years old in the US can drink alcohol legally.

( ) 3. What is "Mothers Against Drunk Driving"？

A. A department of the Government.

B. A scientific research institute.

C. A group of lawmakers.

D. A kind of social organization.

( ) 4. What can we infer from the passage?

A. The state in the US has no right to change the law of the Federal Government.

B. If a man was not at least twenty-one years old,he wouldn't get any alcohol in the US.

C. The young people in the USA become mature later than those of the other countries.

D. It will be not easy to change the law of the drinking age in a short time.

You are what you eat and fats are a main food for Asia's fast-food generation. Dr. Chwang, director of the Department of Food Nutrition,says children are consuming more meat and soft drinks. This is a thorough departure from the traditional diet of vegetables and rice and little meat. "They like big pieces of fried meat with a soft drink. So although they may eat the same volume of food,their calorie intake(卡路里摄入量) has increased. Now about 40 to 45 percent of their calories come from fat”，says Chwang.

Although on the whole Asians tend towards thinness,culture―namely Asians' hospitality (好客) 一is the reason for the fatness of today's generation, according to Chwang. " Asian people love food," she says. "Eating and drinking are important social and family functions.” In the past,however, big meals were only hosted on special occasions as people were more careful with money. In today's climate of wealth and remarkable consumption, 10-course meals are no longer reserved for significant occasions.

More than anyone else,Children are on the receiving end of their parents' improved cir?cumstances. "In the past,people had four or more children―now,they have one or two,so they tend to spoil them," says Chwang. "The easiest way is to give them quality food. Parents think feeding them well is showing their love. They feel bad when their children look thin.”

When describing the physical condition of most overweight Asian children, Chwang says, "There is a clear relationship between fatness and indoor play. Children get fat because they don't move,and eventually, they don't want to move because they are fat.”

Thanks to technology, a growing army of children prefer video games to old outdoor sports. " What do children do when watching TV or sitting in front of the computer playing video games? They eat chocolate and drink Coke," says Chwang.

( ) 1. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the word "consuming"?

A. taking in B. wasting

C. choosing D. eating

( ) 2. According to this passage, the " quality food" fed by some parents is actually

A. healthful food B. qualified food C. agreeable food D. high-calorie food

( ) 3. Some parents feel bad when their children look thin,because .

A.their children don't love eating and drinking

B.their children don't have a good physical condition

C.they feel that they don't take good care of their children

D.they feel that they are no healthy enough to afford " qualified food"

( ) 4. The purpose of writing this article is to .

A.compare the traditional diet with today's diet of Asian children

B.find reasons for increased food consumption of Asian people

C.explain why many Asian children are overweight nowadays

D.prove the relationship between fatness and indoor play

6. __________________________ permitted me to come in. (it)

是门卫批准我进来的。

Do you have any places to visit during this fall? How about the following two places? Tulum, Mexico

Why You Should Go：Tulum is about an hour and a half south of Cancun，down the Riviera Maya of Mexico. The beaches there have not been developed yet.

Where to Sleep: The most common type of houses in Tulum are small ones with no frills(不实用的装饰) on or near the beach;you'll like the ocean wind,as the small houses nearly don't have air conditioners. Hemingway has waterfront(滨水区的) small houses with gardens.

Where to Eat: You can probably eat at your hotel;the owners often cook. You can also take

a taxi into the center of the city Tulum and eat at Carlos'n Charlie's,which offers live music. Budapest，Hungary Why You Should Go: Budapest is less expensive and less explored than other Western European capitals. It has the beautiful Buda Castle,and the Danube River divides the city Buda from Pest.

Where to Sleep：The Opera House and museums are in central Pest,but staying in Buda can be cheaper. The Hotel Astra ( doubles from $144) is in central Buda. Vadvirag Panzio (doubles from $81) is very cheap in nearby Buda Hills,but you'll have to take a bus into town.

Where to Eat: Have coffee at the popular Ruszwurm. For dinner,try the traditional Tabani Terasz. "It's below scenic Castle Hill and is still unknown to most tourists," says Ben Curtis,a guide from Rick Steves' tour company，Europe Through the Back Door.

( ) 5. The purpose of writing this passage is .

A.to tell people something about two famous places of interest

B.to explain to people why they should go to Tulum and Budapest

C.to attract people to visit Tulum and Budapest

D.to tell people what they should do when visiting Tulum and Budapest

( ) 6. If six people book three double rooms in the Hotel Astra, they all together will pay for each night at least.

A. $144 B. $288 C. $576 D. $432

( ) 7. What do we learn about Budapest from the passage?

A.It is very expensive to travel there.

B.It is a combined city.

C.There is a beautiful castle in Pest.

D.The Danube River divides the city from north to south.

( ) 8. We can learn from the passage that .

A.Tabani Terasz hasn't been discovered by many tourists

B.lots of tall buildings can be seen near the beach in Tulum

C.Ruszwurm only offers people coffee

D.Tulum is to the north of Cancun

9.The night before last,just before dinner, while my father was looking through the evening paper, he suddenly . (let)

前天晚上，就在晚饭前，我父亲在看晚报时，突然惊呀地喊了一声。

6. most of the Chinese people will admire the moon on Mid-Autumn Festi- val night. (obvious)

很明a，大部分的中国人在中秋节夜晚都会赏月。

6.Tired of getting fat,she finally decided to eat vegetables and fruit more . (rather than)

因讨厌长胖，她终于选择多吃蔬菜和水果而不是油炸食品。

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