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Where do you keep ice? In the freezer, of course. That's what scientists might have thought when they were looking for a safe place to store ice from mountain glaciers from around the world. They’ve decided to store ice in Antarctica because global warming is causing some of the glaciers in places like the Alps to melt.

Jerome Chappellaz of the French National Centre for Scientific Research is involved in creating an ice vault (地下室）there. He says: “We are probably the only scientific community whose sample (样本) is in danger of disappearing from the face of the planet. If you work on rocks or on tree rings, the raw material is still here and will be for many centuries."

And why do scientists need to study ice from the Alps？Ice formed on the top of a mountain is made of snow accumulated over thousands of years. Trapped air bubbles (气泡) contain samples of the atmosphere that existed when that ice was formed. Ice is a record of climate. By examining ice, we know carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher now than in the last three million years. Researchers use this kind of data to build computer models and try to predict what might happen in the future.

The ice vault will be housed in a snow cave at the Concordia Research Station, which is operated by scientists from France and Italy. The ice samples will be sealed in bags and placed 10 meters below the surface at a constant temperature of -50*C. This will put the scientists’ minds at rest. Losing the ice samples would be a disaster, and nobody wants to see a mine of scientific knowledge lost forever in a giant pool.

1.What is the researchers' purpose of studying ice?

A. To learn about climate.

B. To learn about the Alps.

C. To trap air bubbles.

D. To reduce carbon dioxide.

2.Jerome compares ice with rocks and tree rings to state that ________.

A. ice should be stored at home

B. it’s more valuable to study ice

C. ice disappears very quickly

D. it's necessary to store ice

3.What makes Antarctica a safe place to store ice?

A. Its large mountains.

B. Its function as a freezer.

C. The abundant ice samples there.

D. The absence of global warming.

4.What do scientists think of storing ice in Antarctica?

A. They consider it an easy job.

B. They’re not optimistic about it.

C. They think it will cause disasters.

D. They think it’s a reliable way.

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You ________ the dictionaries when you were not sure of word spelling or meaning yesterday, but you didn’t.

A. should have consulted

B. may have consulted

C. must have searched

D. needn’t have searched

When men get together, they seldom talk about their feelings or inner thoughts. However, they talk about a lot, like their newest computer, how to repair their car, or even business.

Talk might move to the best place to find fish or women, jump to computer games, then continue to the sport of the season. They also like to tell jokes each other and spend a fair amount of time playing one-up and boasting (吹牛). Men seldom call each other to chat.

When man meets woman, he usually wants to make a good impression. Many single man try hard to carry on amusing, fun, and pleasant conversations. They use conversation to discover her interests and feelings in order to learn how to be attractive to her.

Some men, either out of nervousness or ignorance, spend most of the time talking about themselves, often appearing to brag about their achievements or talk endlessly about their problems or work. Even the quietest man talks to his woman when love is new.

When women get together, they talk about feelings and relationships, their work, and their family. They enjoy talking but also want the give and take of talk, then listen. Women often call each other to chat. Conversation is an important part of most women’s lives.

As relationship progress, however, many turns on the television and forgets how to talk. This raises anger and cry from his woman partner who says,“You never talk to me any more.”Some man start talking. Many, however, mainly discuss their own achievements and problems.

When the woman starts talking about her favorite subjects: feelings, family, relationships, friends and her work, many men lose interest or bring the conversation back to themselves, pretty soon, the man is back to starting at the television each night, wondering where his relationship has gone. The woman is talking to her friends, mom, sister or neighbor, often about that very relationship and how she is hurting.

1.What can we know about men from the first two paragraphs?

A. They like to talk about practical matters.

B. They are willing to expose their inner thoughts.

C. They prefer to take adventurous travels.

D. They often call each other to chat about work.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined part“brag about”in Paragraph 4?

A. Show off. B. Dream about.

C. Put forward. D. Care for.

3.What is the same topic in both men’s and women’s talk?

A. Family. B. Work. C. Friends. D. Jokes.

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A. How a man makes a good impression to a woman

B. Good relationship between men and women

C. Talking, the women’s main tool in communication

D. Men talk; women talk; do they talk together?

Arthur owed his success to his family that offered a peaceful and happy ________ for his study.

A. contentB. atmosphereC. competitionD. assistance

Carter was saying all the right things, but his smile was ________, and I knew I couldn't trust him.

A. preferential B. artificial

C. confidential D. beneficial

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In recent years, internet voting has become 1.________（increase）popular in China. People not only cast on-line votes 2.________ (them), but also urge others to vote for 3.________ (compete)

like the “Most Beautiful Teacher” and the “ Cutest Baby”.

Lin Yue, a high school student, is invited to vote in the “Best Police Officer ”, 4.________ (organize) by the local government to let the public have 5.________ better understanding of police officers’ daily work. Lin Yue visits the website and reads all the stories. He is deeply moved by their 6.________ (glory) deeds. He is already thinking of becoming a policeman himself in the future.

Wu Hua is invited by his uncle to vote for his cousin in the “Future Singer”. He7.________ (receive) three similar invitations so far . His uncle tells him 8.________ if his cousin wins it, the family will win an overseas tour 9.________ free. Wu Hua likes his cousin very much, but he finds other singers perform 10.________ better. To vote, or not to vote? This is a question that troubles him very much.

A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. Bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.

A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired: “I do not want to pry, but could you explain, why do you order three beers all the time?” The man replied: “It seems strange, isn’t it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one – in France and another – in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond ”.

Soon all the town have heard about the man’s answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man.

However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieve.

When the man came to pub the next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him: “I would like to offer condolences to you, due to the death of your dear brother”. The man considered this for a moment and then replied: “Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It‘s just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”

1.The man ordered three beers all the time because _______.

A. people were fond of drinking beers in this pub.

B. he missed his two brothers living abroad very much.

C. this would help him become a local celebrity.

D. it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond.

2.We can infer from the passage that______.

A. news traveled fast in the town.

B. the man became famous in the town because he was a heavy drinker

C. the man’s brothers liked drinking beer very much

D. the man was strong-minded to give up drinking

3.The bartender served the man with bad feeling because ________.

A. he thought the man should order three beers

B. he thought one of the man’s brothers had passed away

C. he would earn less money

D. the man decided to drink two beers

4.The underlined word “condolences” in the last paragraph can be replaced by______.

A. gratitude B. sympathy C. appreciation D. surprise

“Paul must have been trying to carry his waste paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces.” I______picking them up. _______later I found more pieces. No quiet sighing this time. I _____ ,“Who is throwing garbage?” No answer. Instead, I saw more bits of paper silently floating______from upstairs. Looking up, I saw my seven-year-old son, Paul.

“Stop making a mess.” “It’s not a mess. They’re______ .” “Sorry, what did you say?” I hadn’t heard him clearly.

He didn’t answer me. Paul has autism (自闭症) and_______answers a question, especially when he’s _______attentively on something else. He ran down the stairs. “Where are my other butterflies?” he asked,_______around. Every time Paul _______five or more words together, my heart says a _______of thanks. But lately he seems to _______that the benefits of forming complete sentences when communicating are________of the effort.

Butterflies. Of course. I rushed to_______them from the garbage,_______them off and handed them to my young artist. “Want to see them________again?” he asked with a shy smile. “Oh yes! They’re beautiful.” I whispered. He ran back upstairs to float his _____ down again. They really did look like beautiful butterflies.

That day Paul _______me to look up at ______instead of down at garbage. How many other masterpieces (杰作) do I miss because I’m too caught up in my _______to take time to appreciate what’s right in front of me? Life is not what happens to us. It’s ______we look at it. Now, I look up.

1.A. laughed B. sighed C. amazed D. shouted

2.A. Days B. Years C. Moments D. Weeks

3.A. called out B. turned up C. got in D. added to

4.A. up B. down C. away D. off

5.A. planes B. papers C. leaves D. butterflies

6.A. rarely B. frequently C. willingly D. eagerly

7.A. devoted B. depended C. focused D. addicted

8.A. showing B. looking C. playing D. drawing

9.A. spells B. puts C. pushes D. accumulates

10.A. sound B. remark C. report D. prayer

11.A. refuse B. hear C. mind D. realize

12.A. worthy B. aware C. fond D. typical

13.A. hide B. destroy C. rescue D. remove

14.A. tore B. dusted C. cut D. seized

15.A. throw B. flow C. land D. fly

16.A. masterpieces B. schoolwork C. inventions D. imagination

17.A. reminded B. forced C. intended D. permitted

18.A. mistakes B. weaknesses C. beauty D. scenery

19.A. amusement B. housework C. communication D. homework

20.A. when B. whether C. where D. how

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Two little children were sitting by the fire one cold winter’s night. Suddenly, they heard a knock at the door. “Who can it be?” they wondered. One ran 【题文1】 (curious) to open it. There, outside in the cold and the darkness, stood a child 【题文2】 no shoes on his feet and clad (穿……的衣服)in old thin garments. He 【题文3】 (tremble) with cold, and he asked to come in and warm himself.

“ Yes, come,” cried both the children. They drew the little stranger to their warm seat, shared their supper with him, and gave him their bed, and they slept on 【题文4】 hard bench.

On the night, they were awakened by sweet music, 【题文5】 was played by a band of children in shining garments. Suddenly the stranger child stood before 【题文6】 : no longer cold and ragged, but clad in silvery light. He said, “ I am the Christ Child, 【题文7】 (wander) through the world to bring peace and 【题文8】 (happy) to good children as you. As you have helped me so much, this tree will give rich fruit to you every year.”

【题文9】 he was saying that, he broke a branch from the tree that grew near the door, and planted it in the ground and disappeared. But the branch grew 【题文10】 a great tree, and every year it bore wonderful golden fruit for the kind children.

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