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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Oxford and Cambridge have decided to remove the words CAN”T and IMPOSSIBLE from their dictionaries. Jessica Cox, 25, a girl born without arms, stands inside a(n)_______. Although she was born without arms, that has_______stopped her from doing one thing: using the_______ “can’t”.

Jessica got the Sport Pilot certificate recently and became the first pilot licensed to _______using only her feet. She made what’s seemingly _______become a reality. Her certificate _______her to fly a light sport aircraft of 10,000 feet.

“She’s a good pilot and she’s strong,” said Parrish Traweek, the flying_______at San Manuel’s Ray Blair Airport. Parrish Traweek_______a company of PC Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Services and has trained many pilots, some of whom didn’t come close to Cox’s_______. “When she came up here driving a car,” Traweek recalled, “I knew she’d have no_______flying a plane…”

Doctors never learned why she was born without arms, but she_______early on that she didn’t want to use prosthetic（假体的）_______.

Not only did Jessica Cox _______a license to fly airplanes on October 10, 2008, but she also has a college degree in psychology, and a successful_______as a motivational speaker. What doesn’t Jessica Cox have? Arms. From_______on, her feet became her hands. She can drive a car and fly an airplane using her feet, without any_______adaptations.

“I highly encourage people with_______to consider flying,” Cox said, “It helps_______the stereotype（老套）that people with disabilities are_______into the belief that they are powerful and capable of setting high_______and achieving them.”

1.A. aircraft B. wheelchair C. armchair D. microscope

2.A. still B. almost C. only D. yet

3.A. meaning B. motto C. speech D. word

4.A. leap B. jog C. fly D. flee

5.A. awesome B. impossible C. grand D. theoretical

6.A. scans B. drags C. bumps D. qualifies

7.A. instructor B. companion C. fellow D. architect

8.A. conducts B. resigns C. runs D. impairs

9.A. ability B. disability C. satisfaction D. boundary

10.A. ambition B. courage C. affection D. problem

11.A. spoke up B. figured out C. took up D. tested out

12.A. cushions B. tanks C. devices D. scanners

13.A. earn B. observe C. abolish D. envy

14.A. awareness B. reflection C. assessment D. career

15.A. time B. then C. birth D. now

16.A. elegant B. pure C. flexible D. special

17.A. faiths B. disabilities C. purposes D. decisions

18.A. change B. suck C. scare D. urge

19.A. steep B. unreliable C. powerless D. junior

20.A. thinking B. goals C. attempts D. profits

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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。

A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is？” The students' answers ranged from 20g to 500g. It doesn't matter on the absolute 1. (weigh). It depends on how long you hold 2. . If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have 3. ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance. It's exactly the same weight, but the 4. (long) I hold it, the heavier it becomes. If we carry our burdens 5. the time, sooner or later, we won't be able to carry on, the burden 6. (become) increasingly heavier. What you've to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again. We've to put down the burden periodically, so that we can 7. (refresh) and are able to carry on.

_8. you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work 9. . Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you're having now on your shoulders, let it down 10. a moment if you can. Life is short, enjoy it!

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Your smart phone may have hurt you before you realize it. Don’t be addicted to it. Put your phone away, OK?

Cyber(网络) Sickness

Also called “digital motion sickness”, symptoms that range from headaches to woozy(头昏眼花的) feelings can occur when you quickly scroll on your smart phone or watch action-packed video on your screen.1.Your sense of balance is different from other senses in that it has lots of inputs. When those inputs don’t agree, that’s when you feel dizziness and sickness.

Text Claw

It is the unofficial term for soreness and muscle contraction(收缩) felt in the fingers, wrist and forearm after heavy smart phone use. 2.So if you’re always on your phone, it makes sense to feel discomfort in your hands and forearms.

Eye Strain(疲劳)

Do you stare at a screen for hours on end? If you’re reading this, you very well might. 3.Staring at your digital devices for a long time can lead to dry eyes, headaches and tiredness, which can decrease your productivity. Experts suggest taking screen breaks every 20 minutes.

Text Neck

Similar to the claw, text neck—discomfort in the neck and spine—happens when you spend a long time looking down at your smart phone. 4.Being mindful of how far your neck bends when you’re on your phone—and bending it back to an upright position—can help reduce the risk of text neck.

Pedestrian Safety

Pedestrian deaths are on the rise because too many smart phone users engage in distracted walking. While focused on the cyber world, many of us can lose reality of the physical one. Elemental pedestrian safety knowledge is compromised by technology, and the risks are scary. 5.

A. We should taking breaks for a walk.

B. The sensation results from a mismatch between sensory inputs.

C. Remember that pedestrian(行人) safety is more important than smart phone.

D. The habit may lead to people requiring medical spine care at a younger age.

E. To avoid injury or worse, put your phone away until you’ve reached a safe spot.

F. Any specific motor activity can cause pain in the tendons(筋) and muscles when donerepeatedly.

G. Any activity that requires active use of your eyes—driving and reading included—can causeeye tiredness.

词块检测

1.节日是用来庆祝一年中最重要的时候。

Festivals are ____________ to celebrate important times of year.

2.不客气/不用谢。

Don’t _____________ it.

3.删去与众不同的那个

____________ out the _____________ one

4.他的以童年世界为背景的小说

his novels ____________ in his boyhood world

5. 把我们花掉的钱记账

____________ an ____________ of the money we have spent

6.不拿报酬的人

an ____________ hand

7.前缀和后缀

prefix and _____________

8. 月亮绕着地球转。

The moon _____________ the earth.

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

It was an extremely hot day. My younger brother Walt and I had decided to go swimming in the stream behind Mr Blickez’s house, because it would be the only way to cool ourselves down. Across his farm and through some woods was a deep swimming hole supplied by several cold springs(泉).

The only problem with our plan was that this farm was guarded by a huge mean Hereford bull(公牛). Mr Blickez had told us that Elsie, the animal’s name, was the meanest bull in town, maybe even the county, and we believed in him. But the hotter it got, the more we thought there was reason to doubt about what he said. For one thing, we remembered Mr Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like a strange name for a bull. Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk through the farm, and Mr Blickez finally agreed.

On our way across the farm, we stopped at the fence to admire the swimming hole. The sun shone brightly across the cool waters. We couldn’t wait to get there. Suddenly, Walt shouted loudly. Elsie had run to him and was licking(舔) his back. I immediately hid under the fence. However, when I looked up, I saw that Elsie wasn’t a big mean bull at all. She was just a friendly young cow, and she was going to keep licking my brother’s back as long as he stood still.

When we discovered the truth, we were so happy. We then ran to the swimming hole and jumped in. The water was just as wonderful as we had dreamed. After that day, we had many good days and we often visited our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”.

1.The author and his brother decided to go to swim because __________.

A. there was no water to take a shower at home

B. the weather was so hot that they couldn’t stand it

C. Mr Blickez invited them to his house for swimming

D. they wanted to try their newly-found swimming hole

2. What was the problem faced by the author and his brother?

A. They didn’t know where to swim.

B. They had to face a very mean bull.

C. Their mother didn’t want them to swim.

D. They didn’t know how to get to the stream.

3.What can we know about Mr Blickez?

A. He often tells lies.

B. He is very shy.

C. He is an honest man.

D. He is very kind to children.

4.When Elsie saw the author’s brother, she __________.

A. tried to attack him

B. immediately ran away

C. showed her friendliness

D. tried to drive him away

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。

Arthur Miller(1915-2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller’s father had moved to the USA from Austria-Hungary, drawn like so many others by the “ Great American Dream”. However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression (大萧条时期) of the early 1930s.

Miller’s most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system, with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators (标志) of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with his system, Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment (情绪): if he can’t do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.

When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. It was the first play to win all the three of these major awards.

Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.

1.Why did Arthur Miller’s father move to the USA?

A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.

B. He was attracted by the “Great American Dream”.

C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist.

D. His family business failed.

2.The play Death of a Salesman _____.

A. exposes the cruelty of the American business world

B. discusses the ways to get promoted in a country

C. talks about the business career of Arthur Miller

D. focuses on the skills in doing business

3.What can we learn about Willy Loman?

A. He treats his employer badly.

B. He runs the Wagner Company.

C. He is a victim of the American system.

D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.

4.After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman _____.

A. achieved huge success

B. won the first Tony Award

C. was warmly welcomed by salesmen

D. was severely attacked by dramatists

5. What is the text mainly about?

A. Arthur Miller and his family.

B. The awards Arthur Miller won.

C. Arthur Miller and his best-known play.

D. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.

In Britain, it’s bottoms up from the week before Christmas till the last firework explodes in the sky announcing the new year. The last Friday before Christmas, popularly known as ‘Mad Friday’, is one of the busiest periods for the country’s pubs and clubs.

But it’s not just the bars that get busy. Ambulances and A&E departments around Britain get packed out too. Head injuries, cuts, falls…it’s easy to end up hurting yourself or others when self-control disappear and your head is spinning due to alcoho1 revelers have been warned by the health authorities about the dangers of deadly drinking but drinking crazily seems to be part of the festivities for some.

The charity Alcohol Concern is running a campaign of restriction by encouraging people to have a dry January.

Jackie Ballard, the charity’s Chief Executive, believes the campaign has been successful in recent years. She says, “More than two-thirds of people even six months later are drinking at reduced levels having had a month off drink. But also a study has shown the impact it has on people’s health reducing their blood pressure and blood sugar levels.”

The study by the University of Sussex followed up nearly 900 participants in Alcohol Concern’s Dry January campaign and found out that 72％of them had kept harmful drinking sessions down and 4％were still not drinking.

Moderation (适度) seems to be the key to everything. The official recommendation for women is not to regularly drink more than 2 to 3 units of alcohol a day. The limit for men is 3 to 4 units of alcohol — no more than a pint of 5.2％ABV lager, beer or cider.

1.The last Friday before Christmas is called ‘Mad Friday’ because _____.

A. people stay up too late

B. people go out and drink a lot

C. firework explodes in the sky

D. people go shopping madly

2.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A. The atmosphere of the bars.

B. The effect of drinking too much.

C. The customs of the festivities.

D. The importance of the health authorities.

3.The result of dry January campaign is that _____.

A. many people stop drinking

B. people drink more than before

C. people’s blood pressure increases

D. people can improve their health

4.What is the official suggestion of drinking alcohol?

A. Women shouldn’t drink any alcohol.

B. People should stay away from alcohol.

C. Moderate alcohol drinking can be accepted.

D. Men may drink 3 to 4 units of alcohol at least.

Everyone has got two personalities — the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real．You don’t show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control your behavior，but when you're asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course，people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in．

If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas．You don’t like to upset people，so you never express your real feelings．You’re quite shy and you aren't very confident．

If you sleep on your stomach，you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you're always easily upset. You’re very stubborn, but you aren't very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time．

If you sleep curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You're shy and you don't normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own．You're easily hurt．

If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strong points and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious，but you don't often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people．

1.Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person's personality？

A. He or she is always open with others．

B. He or she is always easily upset．

C. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others．

D. He or she tends to believe in others．

2.Which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his or her stomach?

A. He or she is careful not to offend others．

B. He or she doesn’t want to stick to his or her opinion．

C. He or she can't be successful in any business．

D. He or she likes to bring others happiness．

3.Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up．Why？

A. He or she wouldn’t like to get help from you．

B. He or she is rarely ready to help you．

C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out．

D. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you．

4.It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _______．

A. he or she always shows sympathy for people

B. he or she is confident，but not stubborn

C. he or she has more strong points than weaknesses

D. he or she often considers annoying people

根据句子结构的语法性，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

1.Cycling is highly________ to our health and the environment. (benefit)

2.I prefer_________ myself to the American lifestyle and help them understand the best part of Chinese culture to staying at home. (adapt)

3.Those heat can warm things up pretty quickly in_______ absence of a cooling system.

4.________ with herself, she tapped her forehead again and again. (annoy)

5.To our surprise, Mr. Smith resigned_______ the union last month.

6.The basketball coach, as well as his team members, _______ shortly after the match for their outstanding performance yesterday. (interview)

7.It’s an honor__________ by the chairman to Beijing visiting the new company. (accompany)

8.Looking down, she could see her face_______ in the water. (reflect)

9.It was a time_______ no one could understand my plan and ambition.

10.The meeting aimed at strengthening safety _________ of the employees. (aware)

11.Do you mind________ fun of in public? (make)

12.Dr Smith is said ____________ the accident, so he knows the details of the whole thing,(witness)

13.My parents never knew anything about cell phones but now they have got used to_______ me up when in need. (ring)

14.As we drew closer, I could see something very huge_______ by a couple of whalers, shouting and laughing, from the depth of the sea. (drag)

15.Just accept them for who they are and give them encouragement to live as rich and full______

life as you do .

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