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。

Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains.They reached the top ______,but on their way back conditions were very _____.Joe fell and broke his leg.They both knew that if Simon ______ alone,he would probably get back ______.But Simon decided to risk his _____ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope.

As they _____ down,the weather got worse.Then another ______ occurred.They couldn’t see or hear each other and,_____,Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(绝壁).It was ______ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up.Joe’s _____ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice.______,after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold,Simon had to ______.In tears,he cut the rope.Joe ______ into a large crevasse(裂缝)in the ice below.He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain.He couldn’t walk,but he _____ to get out of the crevasse and started to ______ towards their camp,nearly ten kilometers ______.

Simon had ___ the camp at the foot of the mountain.He thought that Joe must be _____,but he didn’t want to leave ______.Three days later,in the middle of the night,he heard Joe’s voice.He couldn’t ______ it.Joe was there,a few meters from their tent,still alive.

1.A. hurriedly B. carefully C. successfully D. early

2.A. difficult B. similar C. special D. normal

3.A. climbed B. worked C. rested D. continued

4.A. unwillingly B. safely C. slowly D. regretfully

5.A. fortune B. time C. health D. life

6.A. lay B. settled C. went D. looked

7.A. damage B. storm C. change D. trouble

8.A. by mistake B. by chance C. by choice D. by luck

9.A. unnecessary B. practical C. important D. impossible

10.A. height B. weight C. strength D. equipment

11.A. Finally B. Patiently C. Surely D. Quickly

12.A. stand back B. take a rest C. hold on D. make a decision

13.A. jumped B. fell C. escaped D. backed

14.A. managed B. planned C. waited D. hoped

15.A. run B. skate C. move D. march

16.A. around B. away C. above D. along

17.A. headed for B. traveled to C. left for D. returned to

18.A. dead B. hurt C. weak D. late

19.A. secretly B. tiredly C. immediately D. anxiously

20.A. find B. believe C. make D. accept

Are you trying to learn a new language in a foreign land? You might be better off if you stopped looking at that picture of your family and friends.

New research from Columbia University found that prompting (提示) someone who is learning a new language with images and reminders of their own culture could temporarily ruin everything that the brain was trying to build.

When native Chinese students were asked to talk with a Caucasian avatar (白种人的虚拟头像) and a Chinese avatar, their English skills were so different. Simply exposing students to a Chinese person affected their ability to speak English. Subjects who talked with the Chinese version felt more comfortable in their speech, but they produced 11% fewer words per minute. They actually became less fluent speakers.

To make sure it wasn’t just the avatar, researchers also showed people random images of China while the participants told a story. When pictures of their homeland appeared, fluency dropped 16% and volunteers were 85% more likely to use a literal (照字面的) translation, for example, calling pistachios “happy nuts”, because that’s literally what the Chinese word for pistachio means.

When the students were shown pictures of fish with one swimming ahead of the others, their culture would change how they look at the photo. With Chinese prompt, like photos of the Great Wall or Chinese Dragon, etc. they saw more students thinking that the fish was being chased, while an American prompt, like pictures of Marilyn Monroe or Superman, saw those students believing that it was a leader fish.

The bottom line is: when attempting to learn a new culture it is far better to surround yourself with that culture than create an island of the old one.

1.Why does the author use a question in the first paragraph?

A. To raise a question.

B. To arouse readers’ awareness.

C. To introduce the topic.

D. To tell a story.

2.The underlined word “pistachios” in the fourth paragraph refers to ______.

A. pictures B. volunteers

C. an image D. a kind of food

3.From the passage we can infer that ______.

A. different images would change with different people

B. different cultures would affect how students look at the photo

C. with Chinese prompts, more students thought that it was a leader fish

D. with an American prompt, more students thought that the fish was being chased

4.According to the research, which is a better way for a student in a foreign land to learn a new culture?

A. To surround himself with that culture.

B. To create an island of the old one.

C. To see random images of China.

D. To talk with a Caucasian avatar.

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

Do you constantly use the computer, whether for learning or entertainment? Computers give off radiation that is bad for your health, but here are some ways to protect yourself from computer radiation.

1. Green tea can be absorbed by the body easily into a form of vitamin A, which helps reduce radiation. _2. _

It is advisable to attach a radiation filter plate (辐射过滤板) in front of your computer’s screen. Make sure to avoid putting any metal substances near your computer as these may have reflected some of the electromagnetic waves that are harmful to your health. 3. The brighter the screen the higher the radiation there will be and vice versa.

You can also put some radiation-absorbing plants such as several cacti near your computer to prevent radiation.

Make sure you do a skincare protection before sitting in front of the computer. 4. _Wash your face soon after using the computer in order to reduce 70% of the radiation.

5. _ Old computer in general, has one to two times more radiations released than the new one within the same distance.

A.And adjust the brightness of your computer screen.

B.Apply a layer of facial mask to protect yourself.

C.And adjust the sound level on your computer.

D.The most efficient way is by drinking some coffee regularly.

E. The simplest way is by drinking 2 & 3 cups of green tea every day.

F. If possible, purchase a new computer instead of using an old model computer.

G. It also helps keep our eyes see things clearly in the dark by improving the visual ability.

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