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阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

All through history, people from many different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain. The English language 1.______ (consist) of the grammar and vocabulary2._______ (this) people brought to Britain. That is3._____ English has so many difficult rules that confuse people.

The development of English experienced three periods — Old English, Middle English and Modern English. From the 5th to the 9th centuries, Britain was occupied by different groups from other countries, which led to Old English 4.______ (replace) Celtic. Old English, a mixture of different languages, differs 5._____ today’s English. Middle English is the name 6._______ (give) to the English used from 7._______ (approximate) the 12th to the 15th centuries. During this period, French, though it didn’t replace English, still made many 8._______ (contribution) to Middle English. This resulted in more words with similar meanings. The words for the meat of these animals which9.______ (serve) to the Normans, came from Old French. Modern English appeared in the 16th century, which went through many changes during this period. The question of 10._______ English will keep on changing in the future is easy to answer. It is certain that this process will continue.

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Lose-Win is weak. It’s easy to get stepped on. It’s easy to be the nice guy. It’s easy to give in, all in the name of being a peacemaker.

A girl named Jenny once told me about her ______ in the world of Lose-Win during her eighth-grade year before she finally broke ______:

My ______ with my mom all started one day ______ she said to me sarcastically (讽刺地) “Wow, you’re surely lively today.” I ______ it so literally (字面地) that then and there I decided to close off from her and never ______ back to her. So every time she would say something ______ I disagreed with her I would just say. “Okay, ______ you want, Mom.” But it really got cold quickly. And my ______ began to build. One night I talked to my mom about the school homework and she said, “Oh, that’s ______” and then went back to mop the floor.

“Don’t you ever ______?” I thought. But I didn’t say anything and stormed off. She had no idea I was ______ upset. She would have been willing to talk to me had I ______ her how important it was to me.

At last I just blew up. “Mom, this has got to ______. You tell me everything you want me to do and I just do it because it’s ______ than if fighting. Well, I’m sick of it.” This all came as a ______ to her.

After my blow up, we felt like we were ______ all over in our relationship. But it’s getting better all the time. We discuss things now and I always ______ my feelings with her.

If you adopt Lose-Win as your basic ______ toward life, then people will wipe their dirty feet on you. You’ll also be ______ your true feelings deep inside. And that’s not healthy.

1.A. disappointment B. wanderings C. lessons D. helplessness

2.A. out B. down C. free D. up

3.A. problems B. relationship C. quarrels D. improvement

4.A. as B. since C. when D. before

5.A. treated B. took C. received D. regarded

6.A. fight B. struggle C. turn D. talk

7.A. as though B. only if C. which D. even if

8.A. however B. too much C. so much D. whatever

9.A. coldness B. hope C. disagreement D. anger

10.A. true B. impossible C. nice D. important

11.A. see B. care C. say D. listen

12.A. also B. still C. already D. even

13.A. warned B. told C. asked D. shown

14.A. end B. change C. last D. stop

15.A. worse B. more C. easier D. less

16.A. gift B. surprise C. pleasure D. harm

17.A. going B. thinking C. starting D. reviewing

18.A. improve B. have C. discuss D. share

19.A. attitude B. method C. way D. theory

20.A. hiding B. waking C. storing D. Hurting

Last year my summer holiday was spoiled by my bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good: the iPad. Instead of looking at nature, I checked my e-mail. Instead of paddling a small boat, I followed my Twitter feed(推特简讯). Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning. I was behaving as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation, but my head wasn’t.

So this year I made up my mind to try something different: withdrawal from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, since I’m bad at self-control. But I was determined. I started by giving the iPad to my wife.

The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past, making my attempts at cheating an experience in frustration (沮丧). I was trapped, forced to go through with my plan. Largely breaking away from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had few ways to connect to the world except for the radio—and how much radio can one listen to, really? I had to do what I had planned to do all along: read books.

This experience has had a happy ending. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet, realizing finally that it was I, not the iPad, that was the problem. I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “I don’t need it,” I said.

However, as we return to post-vacation life, a harder test begins: Can I continue when I’m back at work?

There are times when the need to know what’s being said right now is great. I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely. But I hope to resist the temptation to check my e-mail every five minutes, which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two.

I think a vacation is supposed to help you rest your brain to become more productive. Here I hope this one worked.

1. What do we know about the author’s last summer vacation?

A. He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view.

B. His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel.

C. He hated himself for acting as if he were working on vacation.

D. He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable.

2.What did the author do to keep away from the Internet this year?

A. He cut off his cellphone signal.

B. He handed his iPad to his wife.

C. He refused to cheat in his house.

D. He listened to the radio most of the time.

3. When back at work, the author will probably choose to ________.

A. keep control of when and how to use the Internet

B. continue to road more and more books

C. stay away from the Internet for ever

D. stop checking what is being said right now completely

4.What is the author’s opinion of a great vacation in the passage?

A. A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day.

B. A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued.

C. A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative.

D. A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wishes to.

I used to think that life in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was filled with never-changing routines. I hated that everyone seemed to know everything about everyone else. Everyone seemed to enjoy talking about other people and their lives. I also didn’t like the fact that people seemed very close-minded. I felt trapped. I felt like I was missing out on opportunities. It seemed to me that city life would be the opposite.

Then I took my first trip to New York City. I couldn’t wait to experience the city. However, when I arrived in the Big Apple, it wasn’t at all what I had imagined. I knew it was home to thousands of people, but I hadn’t had the least expectation to see so many people on the street at one time. All the streets were filled with people. I also felt a little surprised to see that everyone was in a hurry and everything moved at such a fast pace. When I took the subway for the first time, I said hello to the middle-aged woman next to me. She looked at me with dislike and didn’t say a word.

After just one day, I realized how important my small town is to me. Now I appreciate the familiar faces I see every day. I like the feeling of security(安全) and belonging my town offers. Jim Thorpe gives me a sense of community and togetherness that the city doesn’t provide. I realize just how much a simple hello does for a stranger — it really can make your day a little better.

My big trip showed me that my small town really has instilled(注入) morals and values in me that I didn’t even know I had. I never would have known what a big place my town holds in my heart if I had not taken that trip to New York City.

1.How did the author feel about life in Jim Thorpe at first?

A. People there cared little about others.

B. People there liked to accept new things.

C. Living there was a great disadvantage.

D. There were many chances of career development.

2.What surprised the author most in New York City?

A. The gestures of greeting.

B. The modern transportation.

C. The fast pace of life.

D. The crowded streets.

3.What made the author change his / her attitudes to his /her hometown?

A. Travelling to New York City.

B. The familiar faces in Jim Thorpe.

C. A big place in his / her town.

D. Everybody likes talking about others.

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

A. Love of my small town

B. A sense of community

C. A pleasant trip to New York City

D. Differences between big cities and small towns

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。

Scientists recently found three animal species living two miles below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea, where the super-salty waters don’t have oxygen(氧). They’re multicellular(多细胞的), which means their bodies have many cells. They each are as small as a large grain of sand. But they are animals.

The most exciting thing about these creatures, say the scientists, is that they obviously don’t need oxygen to live. What biologists know about life so far is that only single-celled living things can live in places that have no oxygen, and that multicellular organisms(有机物) can visit these places, but not live there. These newly found creatures could change that idea.

Finding animals down there was so surprising that the scientists couldn’t believe it. At first, “we thought they were dead bodies,” Roberto Danovaro, a scientist at the Polytechnic University of Marche in Ancona, Italy, told Science News. To find out whether the animals could actually live there Danovaro and his colleagues brought up more samples(样本) from the ocean floor. Studying the animals in the new samples showed that they appeared to be alive.

The researchers did more tests, and found that some of the animals had eggs—which suggests they were reproducing(繁殖). Also in the samples were old skins, suggesting that the animals had lived there long enough to grow. Finally, pictures taken showed that the insides of the animals appear to be adapted to live in an environment that has no oxygen.

These clues suggest the animals don’t need oxygen, but the evidence(证据) is indirect, which means that scientists still have not observed how the animals live without oxygen. This means more studies are needed, but the scientists think they’re on the right track. And if they’re right, biologists will need to rethink what they know about where animals live.

1.What excited the scientists most is that ______.

A.they found three animal species visit the salty water under the Mediterranean Sea

B.single-celled animals can live in super-salty waters

C.the tiny animals have many cells

D.three kinds of animals can live in places that have no oxygen

2.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 2 means the scientists could think _____.

A.only single-celled creatures don’t need oxygen to live

B.multicellular animals can visit the super-salty waters

C.the newly found creatures can’t live in the super-salty waters

D.multicellular animals also can live without oxygen besides single-celled ones

3.Which of the following CAN’T be used to prove the newly found creatures can live in super-salty waters?

A.Their dead bodies are found there.

B.Some in the samples have eggs.

C.Some old skins are found in the samples.

D.The pictures of their insides have been taken.

4.More studies are needed to prove_____.

A.where single-celled animals can live

B.how the newly found animals live without oxygen

C.whether the multicellular creatures can live underwater

D.why the super-salty waters have no oxygen

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