阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In Florida for Thanksgiving, I was surfing the channel guide for CNN, hoping to find out whether a decision had been reached in the Michael Brown case (the case of a police officer who shot an unarmed teenager Michael Brown on Aug. 9, 2014). I said, looking at the television screen, “I hope they _________ him.”

My mother’s tone pierced (刺破) the _________ . “Why, why would you hope for that?” I exhaled (吐气), knowing I was about to have _________ uncomfortable conversation with my mother, the retired _________ .

“He was unarmed, ma,” I said to her. “ _________ he was a kid.”

To her, even if only for a moment, I was just another asshole (混蛋) on the street. I _________ it in her face, and it was terrible. She said _________ , “You don’t know the whole story, you haven’t seen the evidence. Whether you like it or not, cops(警察) are innocent _________ proven guilty too.” I stayed _________ as she continued. “And he wasn’t a small kid, he was _________ in size. What if that was me facing Michael Brown? I wouldn’t have _________ a chance.”

My 5 feet 8 inches mother couldn’t have _________ a 6 feet 4 inches man without a weapon. I would want her to pull out her gun and fire until she came home to me because that’s my mom and it’s my job to get crazy when I think of her in _________ . Just like when I _________ the man who slapped her in face and knocked her to the ground, bile (胆汁) rises in my throat.

This is my lived experience. I _________ in a household where my mother and stepfather wore guns and _________ . They always came home with _________ ; some we could hear, and some _________ in the kitchen. We gathered together at night with my two younger sisters to watch TV as a family: “Rescue 911,” “America’s Most Wanted,” “Law & Order,” and other cops shows. We watched “Picket Fences” peacefully until the _________ where the man who killed a cop got off, and my mother and I had our first uncomfortable conversation when I said he might be _________. After that, we had to boycott(联合抵制)the show.

1.A. forgive B. adore C. free D. accuse

2.A. soul B. airC. throat D. case

3.A. another B. any C. this D. that

4.A. policewoman B. referee C. housewife D. lawyer

5.A. But B. So C. And D. Yet

6.A. watched B. touched C. saw D. obtained

7.A. naturally B. seriouslyC. mildly D. anxiously

8.A. if B. when C. though D. until

9.A. acute B. awake C. sleepy D. quiet

10.A. bigB. typicalC. distinct D. tiny

11.A. made B. lost C. missed D. had

12.A. cast down B. taken down C. let down D. cut down

13.A. tears B. delight C. danger D. disguise

14.A. picture B. mirror C. shape D. draw

15.A. was born B. was adopted C. brought up D. grew up

16.A. radios B. glasses C. watches D. rings

17.A. gifts B. stories C. snacks D. shows

18.A. delivered B. enjoyedC. tasted D. whispered

19.A. adventure B. accident C. incident D. contradiction

20.A. lucky B. innocent C. merciful D. ridiculous

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

Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp

Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be a very annoying thing. 1. Read on for some techniques worth trying.

1. 2.

People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study. 3. Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.

2. Go for a walk.

Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. 4.

3. Learn something new.

Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time. 5. or go dancing with your friends.

A. Focus on the future.

B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.

C. It should be something like learning gardening.

D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.

E. But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events.

F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.

G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.

Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape route — through the boot (行李箱).

Mr. Johnson’s car had finished up in a ditch (沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding (打滑) on ice and hitting a bank.“Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly”, he said. “I couldn’t force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.”

Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other drivers by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape.

Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to open the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately trying to make someone hear, but no help came.”

It took ten minutes to open the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a tool and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by.“It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and climbed out of my car as it filled up.”

His hands and arm cut and bruised, Mr.Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer’s wife, Mrs.Lucy Bates. Covered with a blanket, he said,“That thirty minutes seemed like hours.”“Only the tips of the car wheels were visible,”police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.”

1.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditch

B. the accident happened on a clear warm day

C. the ditch was along a remote country road

D. Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended

2.Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

A. Mr. Johnson’s car stood on its boot as it fell down.

B. Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam.

C. Mr. Johnson struggled in the mud as he opened the back seat.

D. Mr. Johnson’s car accident was partly due to the icy road.

3.The underlined part “Finally it gave”( in Paragraph 5 ) means that ______.

A. Luckily the door was torn away in the end

B. The lock came open after all his efforts

C. At last the tool went broken

D. The chance was lost at the last minute

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. The story of Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman

B. Car boot can serve as the best escape route

C. The driver survived a terrible car accident

D. The driver escaped through the car boot

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