阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons—for example, economic(经济的) reasons—why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?

In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own hometown of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate(影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.

It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt(破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative(保守的) and do not like change.

Although we have to respect people's feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.

1.What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?

A. Some of them are not attractive.

B. Most of them are too expensive to preserve.

C. They are more pleasing than modern buildings.

D. They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?

A. We should reproduce the same old buildings.

B. Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.

C. No one understands why people speak against new buildings.

D. Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.

3.By “move things forward”in the last paragraph, the author probably means “_________”.

A. destroy old buildings

B. choose new architectural style

C. put things in a different place

D. respect people's feelings for historical buildings

4.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To explain why people dislike change.

B. To warn that we could end up living in caves.

C. To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.

D. To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.

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By 2050,Futurologists(未来学家) predict that life will probably be very different 1._____ 2050.

TV channels will have disappeared. 2.________, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program3.______(direct) to the television.Today, we can use the World Wide Web 4._______read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away.By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers, 5.______ books will come to us by computer.

Cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast.Cars will have computers to control the speed and there won’t6._____any accidents.Today, many cars have computers 7._______tell drivers exactly where they are.By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination.Space planes will take people halfway around the world 8._____ 2 hours.Today, 9._______United States Space Shuttle can go into space and 10._____ on Earth again.By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just 2 hours.

Robots will have 11.______(place) people in factories.Many factories already use robots.Big companies prefer robots—they don’t ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a 12.______.By 2050, we will see robots everywhere—in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.

Medical technology will have conquered many 13.________.Today, there is equipment that connects directly to the brain14.___ (help) people hear.By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people to see and hear15.______

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16. I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check in.It had been a very busy three days for me with lots of meetings.So I was glad to have the ________ time to make my notes on what I needed to do the following day,but suddenly the announcement came that my flight had to be delayed.

As I sat waiting for my _______to be called,I reflected on my last meeting of the day.It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable ________ with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years.Our lunch was spent recalling times gone by ________ filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years.We both laughed and smiled as we ________ the good times and the great experiences we had shared together.

It was great to have this additional time to replay in my mind what we had talked about.I realized just how important it was to have regular ________ of the good times in our life.I was ________enough to have had the chance to take a short break and look back on the good things that had happened in my life.It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album ________ in a cupboard in your house.There before your eyes are lots of wonderful memories that take you back to times and places,and most importantly to those people who are in the ________

My flight home was finally called three hours later.I smiled as I ________ the plane and realized that I was not at all ________ about the delay in the flight,as I had been able to spend the time reflecting on the good times from days gone by.

1.A.rest B.extraC.breakD.alone

2.A.flight B.numberC.turnD.name

3.A.chatB.negotiationC.lunchD.gathering

4.A.aswellasB.asfarasC.assoonasD.aslongas

5.A.reviewedB.reflectedC.recalledD.restored

6.A.memoriesB.rehearsalsC.performancesD.reminders

7.A.depressedB.embarrassedC.LuckyD.proud

8.A.leftoutB.storedawayC.putoutD.setaway

9.A.picturesB.cupboardC.presentD.past

10.A.tookB.boardedC.reachedD.1anded

11.A.disturbedB.puzzledC.afraidD.upset

The World Health Organization says there has been a sharp increase in the number of over-weight children in developing countries.In African countries, the WHO says the number of over-weight or obese children is twice as high as it was 20 years ago.Around the world, about 43 million children under the age of five were overweight in 2013.

Overweight and obese children are more likely to become overweight and obese adults.The condition can generate serious health problems like heart diseases.

Francesco Branca is the director of the WHO Department of Nutrition for Health and Development.He says urban lifestyle makes people eat processed food more often, which has a high sugar, fat and salt content.He also says people are gaining weight because of their lack of activities.They travel in cars or other vehicles more than on foot.

The WHO experts say to lower obesity rates is especially complex in countries that also deal with high rates of infectious diseases.

The WHO has some basic solutions for individuals and countries.The organization says you should lower your intake of fat, sugar, salt and processed food and eat more fruits, vegetables and increase physical activity.The WHO says these actions are especially important for children.

And WHO expert Branca says mothers should breastfeed their babies for at least the first six months of life, if possible.More importantly, governments should consider providing vitamins for children and educational campaigns about problems linked to obesity would also help.In his view, government policies should deal with how food is marketed to children and food producers must balance quality and taste with the dangers of sugar, fat and salt."Reducing the number of overweight children will not be easy.The goal is difficult to meet even in wealthy countries." he adds.

1.What is the main idea of Paragraph l?

A.Overweight children in developing countries have increased greatly.

B.Children in developing countries generally weigh too much.

C.The number of overweight children in the world has doubled.

D.The World Health Organization has increased greatly.

2.According to Branca, people are becoming overweight because of their changes in_______

A.school education

B.transportation

C.physical condition

D.lifestyles

3.The underlined word “generate” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

A.cure

B.cause

C.worsen

D.prevent

4.We can learn from the last paragraph that ______.

A.babies breastfed aren’t likely to become overweight

B.food producers should be stopped from marketing, food to children

C.governments should play a necessary role in fighting obesity

D.the number of overweight children decreases easily in wealthy countries

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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

My husband, Tom, has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡).It's impossible for a grouse to have any contact (接触) with people.In fact, they're hard to spot, ________ they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.

This grouse came into our lives in ________ .Tom was working out in the field when he________ her walking around at the edge of the field.She was ________unafraid and seemed to be curious about what he was doing.

Tom saw the ________bird several times, and she got more comfortable around him.We quickly grew ________of the bird and decided to call her Mildred.

One day, as Tom was working, Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch.Tom ________ he didn't see her and kept working to see what she would do next.

Apparently, she didn't like to be ignored.She'd run up and peck (啄) at Tom's hands, then ________off to see what he would do.This went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired of the ________and left.

As spring went and summer came, Mildred started to________ more and more often.________ Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom's leg and stay long enough for me to get a picture of the two of them together.This friendly grouse soon felt________ not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by.

When hunting season opened, we put a ________at the end of our driveway asking ________ not to shoot our pet grouse.My father, who lived down the road, ________warned people not to shoot her.In fact, hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.

1.A.though B.because C.unless D.until

2.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter

3.A.got B.kept C.noticed D.imagined

4.A.naturally B.certainly C.normally D.surprisingly

5.A.shy B.awkward C.friendly D.elegant

6.A.careful B.tired C.fond D.sick

7.A.supposed B.realized C.hoped D.pretended

8.A.put B.back C.set D.take

9.A.game B.work C.place D.man

10.A.give up B.come out C.turn over D.fly by

11.A.Eventually B.Suddenly C.Constantly D.Presently

12.A.comfortable B.guilty C.anxious D.familiar

13.A.lantern B.sign C.gun D.loudspeaker

14.A.drivers B.farmers C.hunters D.tourists

15.A.just B.yet C.thus D.also

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