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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。

People from every corner flooded into the streets that Christmas Eve. “Frosty the Snowman,” and “Jingle Bells” ___________in stores; on the pavements, the street singers performed happily. Everyone, was _________ by someone else, delighted and cheerful. I was alone.

As one of 8 kids of a Brazilian family, brought up in America's crowded apartment, I'd spent several years searching for aloneness. Now, _________, at 27, a college student after the _________ with my girlfriend , every cell inside me wanted to be alone, _________ not at Christmas. My family had _________to Brazil and my friends were _________ with their own lives. Dusk was approaching, and the fact that I had to return to my _________home made me sad. Lights from windows blinked, and I hoped someone would _________from one of those homes to invite me inside with a Christmas tree decorated with shiny fake snow and _________ presents.

At a market, I felt more _________ when people were buying lots of goods, which _________ the gifts we received as children in my mind . I missed my family and wanted to cry for wanting to be alone and for having achieved it.

Outside the church , a manger(小耶稣) had been set _________. I stood with others watching the scene, some of them _________ themselves, praying. As I walked home, I realized that leaving Brazil was still a painful experience as I struggled with _________ I had become in 15 years in America. I'd mourned the _________ , but for the first time, I recognized what I’d gained. I was independent, _________ and healthy. My life was still ahead, full of _________ .

Sometimes the best gift is the one that you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself _________ for what I'd obtained up to now and promise to go forward. It is the best gift I've ever got, the one that I most _________ .

1.A. shared B. played C. served D. held

2.A. accompanied B. employed C. attended D. supported

3.A. usually B. extremely C. really D. eventually

4.A. breakup B. date C. sympathy D. concern

5.A. so B. but C. and D. or

6.A. moved B. slipped C. came D. returned

7.A. pleased B. satisfied C. occupied D. bored

8.A. shabby B. empty C. warm D. cozy

9.A. turn up B. hang out C. go away D. break in

10.A. dealt B. discounted C. wrapped D. donated

11.A. tired B. nervous C. excited D. upset

12.A. reminded B. remained C. mentioned D. introduced

13.A. down B. up C. aside D. about

14.A. hugging B. bowing C. crossing D. bending

15.A. how B. which C. what D. that

16.A. cases B. limits C. losses D. worries

17.A. lonely B. educated C. shy D. wealthy

18.A. possibility B. sight C. sadness D. hardship

19.A. surprise B. defeat C. prize D. credit

20.A. select B. value C. save D. Admit

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

It is natural that young people are often 1. （comfort） when they are with their parents.

They say that their parents don’t understand them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways, 2. they are too serious and too strict with their children, and that they seldom give their children a free hand.

Parents often find 3. difficult to win their children’s trust and they always forget how they themselves felt when young.

Young people like to act without much thinking. It is one of their ways to show that they have grown up and they can face any difficult situation. Adults worry 4. （much） easily. Most of them plan things ahead.

Young people make their parents angry with their 5. （choose） in clothes, in entertainment and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble: It just shows that they feel cut off 6. the adult’s world, and they have not yet been accepted into their world. That’s why young people want to make a new culture of 7. own. And if their parents do not like their music or entertainment or clothes or their way of speech, this will make the young people very happy.

Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to say “yes” to what you do. All you want is 8. （leave） alone and do what you like. It is natural enough, after 9. （be）a child for so many years, when you were completely under your parents’ control.

If you plan to control your life, you’d better win your parents. If your parents see that you have 10. high sense of responsibility, they will give you the right to do what you want to do.

—When ______ leave for Japan?

—When ______ leave for Japan is kept secret.”

A. they will, will they B. will they, they will

C. they will, they will D. will they, will they

阅读理解。

Recordings of angry bees are enough to send big, tough African elephants running away, a new study says.Beehives (蜂窝) — either recorded or real — may even prevent elephants from damaging farmers' crops.

In 2002, scientist Lucy King and her team found that elephants avoid certain trees with bees living in them.Today, Lucy wants to see if African honeybees might discourage elephants from eating crops.But before she asked farmers to go to the trouble of setting up beehives on their farms, she needed to find out if the bees would scare elephants away.

Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tree in northern Kenya and set up a recorder.Then she threw a stone into the beehive, which burst into life.Lucy and her assistant hid in their car until the angry bees had calmed down.Next, Lucy searched out elephant families in Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya and put a speaker in a tree close to each family.

From a distance, Lucy switched on the pre?recorded sound of angry bees while at the same time recording the elephants with a video camera.Half the elephant groups left the area within ten seconds.Out of a total of 17 groups, only one group ignored the sound of the angry bees.Lucy reported that all the young elephants immediately ran to their mothers to hide under them.When Lucy played the sound of a waterfall (瀑布) instead of the angry bees to many of the same elephant families, the animals were undisturbed.Even after four minutes, most of the groups stayed in one place.

Lucy is now studying whether the elephants will continue to avoid the sound of angry bees after hearing it several times.She hasn't tested enough groups yet to know, but her initial (最初的) results were promising enough to begin trials with farmers.She has now begun placing speakers in the fields to see if elephants are frightened away.

1.We know from the passage that elephants may be frightened of ________.

A.loud noises B.some crops

C.video cameras D.angry bees

2.Why did Lucy throw a stone into a wild beehive?

A.To record the sound of bees.

B.To make a video of elephants.

C.To see if elephants would run away.

D.To find out more about the behavior of bees.

3.As mentioned in the passage, Lucy________.

A.works by herself in Africa

B.needs to test more elephant groups

C.has stopped elephants eating crops

D.has got farmers to set up beehives on their farms.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Young elephants ignore African honeybees.

B.Waterfalls can make elephants stay in one place.

C.Elephants do not go near trees with bees living in them.

D.Farmers do not allow Lucy to conduct tests in their fields.

阅读理解。

Walk down the drinks section at the supermarket.Look in the drink cooler in your local convenience store.A new drink is taking up more and more space on the shelves，and that drink is water.Bottled water sales in the US rose to 1.7 billion gallons in 2010 for plastic bottles alone，compared to total sales of only 700 million gallons in 1990. Whereas bottled water was once associated only with the rich and the privileged (特权阶层)，it is now regularly drunk by people at all income levels despite the fact that the price of bottled water can be between 240 and 10,000 times higher per gallon than tap water.What accounts for this surprising increase in demand?

Traditionally，people have drunk bottled water for health reasons.The practice of “taking the waters” originated with the Romans，who believed that a person developed a healthy mind by building a healthy body.Across Europe，drinking or bathing in mineral water has been associated with the power to cure various diseases.Health spas at Evian in France and Pellegrino in Italy began bottling water so that their consumers could continue their treatments at home.The consumers in the 21st century are also concerned about health.However，in America，where the habit of drinking bottled water is relatively new，the concern is often more related to the purity or sterilization (消毒) of the water than to its mineral contents.Americans are often worried about the effects of the chemical pollution and other contaminants on the water supply.Many Americans view bottled water as a safe alternative to tap water.

Further reasons for drinking bottled water are its usefulness as an aid to digestion，as a complement to a good meal in a restaurant，and for taste.City tap water is often treated with chlorine (氯) to guard against harmful micro?organisms.Chlorine，as well as metals from pipes and tanks used to distribute and store tap water，can leave behind an unpleasant taste.

1.Which of the following statements is true?

A．Bottled water was once drunk both by the rich and the poor.

B．Bottled water sales have risen，for it’s cheaper than tap water.

C．Europeans believed in the power of treatment of mineral water.

D．Americans have had the habit of drinking bottled water for long.

2.People prefer bottled water because________.

A．it does good to their health

B．it has chlorine to make it taste good

C．it contains no mineral pollution at all

D．it’s a practice originated with the Romans

3.The underlined word “contaminants” most probably means________.

A．pollutants B．micro?organisms

C．chemicals D．minerals

4.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A．How Bottled Water Originated

B．“Taking the Waters” Has Been Practiced for Long

C．What’s the Safe Alternative to Tap Water

D．Why Bottled Water Sales Increase

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Life Without Limits helps you clarify what you want in every area of your life. By using Bassett’s powerful techniques you will change; therefore your life will change. You control you life. will change. You control your life. And only you can take steps to change it. Life Without Limits helps you take back your power.

Life Without Limits helps you to achieve satisfaction and fulfillment personally, professionally, and financially. Once you have defined what success means for you, you will clarify your dreams and start pursuing them.

Product Details

●Published in: 2001-12

●Released on: 2001-12-24

●Original language: English

●Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.7 x 8 inches

●Binding: Paperback

●304 pages

About the Author

Lucinda Bassett is the founder and CEO of one of the most successful self-help companies in the country, the Midwest Center for Stress and Anxiety, Inc. Author of the national bestseller From Panic to Power, Lucinda Bassett produces and hosts the award-winning infomercial, Attacking Anxiety. She has shared her techniques with such clients as McDonalds, Chrysler, and AT&T. She has appeared on numerous talk shows, including Operah and The View, and been featured in Family Circle, Reader’s Digest, and many more.

Customer Reviews

This book has helped me to gain hope and courage to cope with all my fears and worries. Lucinda writes with such a great understanding and sympathy. She herself had problems with panic and worry. Her positive thinking tips are easy to follow. I don’t get lost in a lot of mental problems. It’s as if she were holding your hand, sitting right beside you, cheering you on! I believe I can do anything I set my mind to after reading this book. However, there are some other readers holding the contrary views.

1.What is Life Without Limits about?

A. It shows readers what Lucinda Bassett is.

B. It encourages readers to realize their dreams.

C. It describes how hard the actual life is.

D. It implies it is hard to control your life.

2.Lucinda Bassett works as all the following except _______.

A. hostess B. teacher C. writer D. businesswoman

3.We can conclude from the last paragraph that _______.

A. Lucinda has made a lot of money from the book

B. all the customers have some mental problems

C. Lucinda talks with the customer face to face

D. all the customers don’t agree with what Lucinda wrote will change.

阅读理解。

A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world.Weboholism，a twentieth century disease，affects people from different ages.They surf the Net，use e­mails and speak in chat rooms.They spend many hours on the computer，and it becomes a compulsive habit.They cannot stop，and it affects their lives.

Ten years ago，no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users.This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students.They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.

They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation.They spend all free time surfing and don’t concentrate on homework，so this addiction influences their grades and success at school.Because they can find everything on the websites，they hang out there.Moreover，this addiction to websites influences their social life.

They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends.The relation with their friends changes.The virtual life becomes more important than their real life.They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.

Because of the change in their behavior，they begin to keep themselves apart from society and live with their virtual friends.They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life.Although they feel confident on the computer，they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life.It is a problem for the future.This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.

1.The author’s attitude towards weboholism is that of being________.

A．optimistic B．disapproving

C．positive D．acceptable

2.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The influence of weboholism.

B．The advantage of weboholism.

C．The popularity of weboholism.

D．The cause of weboholism.

3.What does the underlined word “obsessional” in the second paragraph most probably mean?

A．Attractive. B．Professional.

C．Addictive. D．Potential.

4.We can infer from the passage that________.

A．weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers

B．students can hardly balance real and virtual life

C．people are addicted to games on the Internet

D．virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway

阅读理解。

I sat with a friend a few weeks ago as she scrolled through photos of her college freshman daughter on her phone. She asked me, “Doesn't she look happy? She looks OK, right？” Her daughter had recently had a difficult time, which was now over, but her mother — like all mothers would — still worried, sometimes, that something might be wrong.

For generations of parents, sending children off to college meant knowing little to nothing about how their children were doing. Other than the occasional letter or call from a dorm room phone, children who had left home were mostly unseen and heard from infrequently. College kids could get into all kinds of trouble and their parents would know nothing about it until Christmas vacation or summer break.

Now, of course, that's not at all how it is. Parents of college students can spend hour upon hour examining photos on Instagram or Facebook of their children. They look for hints of sadness in their eyes, the way their clothes fit, whether they're really smiling or just sort of smiling.

However, I don't think it's necessary. College is a time of intense personal growth. Pain is a necessary lesson for the emotional leap from childhood to adulthood. Mothers shouldn't be able to see photos in real time that capture their children when they're at their worst — whether because of too much alcohol or too little happiness.

The blessing of social media is the ability to connect at any time with your child, no matter where he or she may be in the world. Facebook, Instagram and the rest are keeping our helicopters flying long after they should have landed. Maybe it would be better for all of us to be a little less aware of the state of our children's lives once they leave home. Better for the children, and certainly better for the parents.

1.That friend scrolled through photos on her phone most probably because she ________.

A．was bored and wanted to kill the time

B．wanted to make sure her daughter was alright

C．wanted to help her daughter through the difficulty

D．was sure something was wrong with her daughter

2.What does Paragraph 2 tell us about parents of college students in the past?

A．They were often worried about their children.

B．They usually let their children do whatever they liked.

C．They were usually too busy to care about their children.

D．They lacked means of knowing about their children's situation.

3.What does the writer think of children's experiencing pain at college?

A．It is helpless.B．It is necessary.

C．It is nonsense.D．It should be prevented.

4.The passage is written to show that ________.

A．children don't really have freedom at college

B．social media make our life much easier than before

C．today's parents contact their children more frequently

D．parents shouldn't follow their children at college through social media

She wants to ________ her job and go to study in Australia.

A. grow up B. give up C. pick up

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