根据所给首字母或汉语提示,写出正确的单词来完成句子

1.To be honest, Nick’s performance isn’t interesting and it didn’t a to me much.

2.I would rather they ________(任命) Mr. Smith to the post, but I am afraid he will not get 50% of the vote.

3.Under no c should we take risks with other people’s lives.

4.Although a good education doesn’t g a good job, it is better than getting no education.

5.Many people are o to building the motorway. It is not a wise decision.

6.It is not a for us to attend a formal wedding with the sports clothes.

7.Her mother b the girl from leaving the house before she finished her homework.

8.Father had great faith in me, which ___________(增强) my resolve to win the game.

书面表达

近年来雾霾天气在中国许多城市频频发生。雾霾天气引起大家极大的关注。请你用英语写一篇有关雾霾的短文向校刊“英语角”投稿,内容包括：

1. 雾霾的危害

2. 雾霾产生的原因

3. 应对雾霾的措施

提示：雾霾 smog

注意：1. 词数120左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头语已为你写好（不计入总词数）。

In recent years, many cities in China have been hit by smog frequently, which has aroused great concern among people.

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A man walks into a doctor’s office. He has a cucumber up his nose, a carrot in his left ear and a banana in his right ear. “What’s the matter with me?” he asks the doctor. The doctor replies, “You’re not eating properly.”

This is a popular joke among British schoolchildren. It reflects Britain’s famous dry and satirical way of seeing the funny side of life. This unique sense of humor is often cited as one of Britain’s defining national characteristics.

“The famous British sense of humor has long been our most cherished national characteristic,” says the British journalist Leo Mckinstry. “We have valued it above historic military victories and great works of literature, above our rich scenic landscape and our talent for invention.”

The British sense of humor differs from other countries because it is generally more negative. When it comes to making the British laugh, there is nothing more effective than a socially inappropriate joke.

Popular British comedy shows such as Fawlty Towers, Blackadder and The office are full of sarcasm(讽刺), teasing and self-deprecation(自嘲). It reflects the culture where mocking, moaning and ridicule is part of everyday life.

While most Britons don’t take these jokes too seriously, foreigners are often puzzled by them. A recent survey found that most foreigners who visited Britain found that the British are “arrogant, unfriendly and have almost no sense of humor”.

Do foreigners not understand British humor or are the British just not as funny as they think they are? Mckinstry certainly thinks the British are funny. “Accusing the British of having no sense of humor is like telling Rolls-Royce that its cars are down-market.” he says.

1.What does the doctor actually mean by the remark, “You’re not eating properly”?

A. What you have had is the cause of these problems.

B. You are not having the right food.

C. You don’t eat the way people usually do.

D. You eat with the wrong cutlery(餐具)

2.The word “dry” in Paragraph 2 means _________.

A. without water or liquid inside

B. special and popular among school children

C. dull and meaningless

D. pretending to be serious when really joking

3.Why do most visitors, who once visited Britain , think that the British are unfriendly?

A. Because the British always take things seriously.

B. Because the British have no sense of humor.

C. Because the British are cold and difficult to get along with

D. Because the British have a different sense of humor

4.Which of the following are NOT the characteristics of British humor?

A. Dry and satirical B. Negative and mocking

C. Encouraging and gentle D. Clever and witty

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。

A successful scientist is generally a good observer who 1. (make) full use of the facts he observes. He doesn’t accept ideas not 2. (base) on obvious facts, and he refuses to accept authority (权威) 3. the only reason for truth. He always checks ideas carefully and carries out experiments 4. (prove) them.

Galileo, however, 5. lived between 1564 and 1642, was 6. (great) of the great men. Before him, 7. (learn) men believed that larger bodies fell more 8. _(quick) towards the earth than smaller ones. But Galileo, going to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa, let fall two solid stones and proved it was wrong. It is his spirit 9. has led _10. all the discoveries of modern science.

Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson admired him, trying to copy him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”

The old man quietly turning from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time.”

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead.

The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.”

The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless!”

“So, you think it is useless? the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.

“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”

1.What puzzled the grandson most was ________.

A. why he forgot what he read soon

B. whether it was useful to read books

C. what kind of book he could understand

D. how he could read books like his grandpa

2. Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water?

A. To train him to run faster.

B. To clean the dirty basket in the river.

C. To punish him for not reading carefully.

D. To get him to realize the use of reading books.

3.What lesson can we learn from the story?

A. The old are always wiser than the young.

B. It is foolish to carry water with a basket.

C. Reading books can change a person gradually.

D. You can’t expect to remember whatever you read.

Food picked up just a few seconds after being dropped is less likely to contain bacteria than if it is left for longer periods of time, according to the findings of research carried out at Aston University's School of Life and Health Sciences. The findings suggest there may be some scientific basis to the '5 second rule' --- the belief about it being fine to eat food that has only had contact with the floor for five seconds or less. Although people have long followed the 5 second rule, until now it was unclear whether it actually helped.

The study, undertaken by final year Biology students and led by Anthony Hilton, Professor of Microbiology at Aston University, monitored the transfer of the common bacteria from a variety of indoor floor types such as carpet, cement floor to toast, pasta, biscuit and a sticky sweet when contact was made from 3 to 30 seconds. The results showed that: Time is a significant factor in the transfer of bacteria from a floor surface to a piece of food; and the type of flooring the food has been dropped on has an effect, with bacteria least likely to transfer from carpeted surfaces and most likely to transfer from cement flooring surfaces to moist foods making contact for more than 5 seconds. Professor Hilton said: "Consuming food dropped on the floor still carries an infection risk as it very much depends on which bacteria are present on the floor at the time.”

The Aston team also carried out a survey of the number of people who employ the five-second rule. The survey showed that: 87% of people surveyed said they would eat food dropped on the floor, or already have done so. 55% of those that would, or have, eaten food dropped in the floor are women. 81% of the women who would eat food from the floor would follow the 5 second rule. Professor Hilton added: "Our study showed surprisingly that a large majority of people are happy to consume dropped food, with women the most likely to do so. But they are also more likely to follow the 5 second rule, which our research has shown to be much more than an old wives tail."

1. Eating food dropped on the floor still carries an infection risk because it relies on________ at that time.

A. the type of bacteria B. the carpet

C. the cement floor D. the surface of table

2.The passage is developed probably by __________.

A. time B. space C. contrast D. example

3.How did Professor Hilton feel after analyzing how many people chose to eat dropped food?

A. Satisfied B. Astonished

C. Puzzled D. Upset

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The food which is dropped on the floor can be eaten safely.

B. The bacteria have no negative effect on the safety of food.

C. A research on the safety of food dropped on the floor is undertaken.

D. People surveyed in the research are willing to accept the idea.

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。

At the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no outstanding style of ___1.____own. It began ___2._____（hear） in the early 1900s. Jazz is America’s contribution to popular music. Compared with classical music, ____3.____ follows formal European traditions, jazz appeared naturally with free form. It is full of energy, ___4.___(express) the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, as it does today.

The origins of this music are as interesting ___5.____ the music itself. American Negroes, or blacks, as they ____6.____(call) today, were the jazz pioneers. They were brought to Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours. When a Negro died, his friends and relatives formed a procession (队伍) to carry the body to the cemetery（墓地）. In New Orleans, __7.___ band often came with the procession. On the way ___8.___ the cemetery, the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. But on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. ____9.___ (die) had removed one of their members, __10._____ the living were glad to be alive. The band played happy music. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

Climbing Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, just became more challenging. The government of Nepal is telling climbers they cannot leave rubbish on the trails (山径). Each climber will have to come down the mountain with at least 18 pounds of garbage. That’s the average amount of rubbish a climber leaves behind on Everest.

Officials say climbers are responsible for their own rubbish. “We are not asking climbers to pick up rubbish left by someone else,” said Maddhu Sudan Burlakoti, who works for the Nepal Tourism Ministry. “We just want them to bring back what they took up.”

More than 4,000 people have reached the 29,035-foot mountain top in the past 60 years. Leaving rubbish along the way helps climbers keep their bags light so they have energy to reach the top. “The rubbish problem in Mount Everest is not new,” Burlakoti says. “When the people started to climb the mountain, they started to leave their garbage there.” They have left behind cans, tents, food wrappers, and equipment. Last year, climbers carried down a total of four tons of rubbish.

The new rule came into effect in April of 2014. To make sure it is followed, climbers will have to deposit money before the climb. Once they climb back down the mountain, officials will check climbers at a return camp to make sure they have the required 18 pounds of rubbish. If they do, their money will be returned to them. If they do not, climbers will not receive their deposit and they will not be given a permit the next time they want to climb Everest.

The goal is to make sure no more litter will be left on Everest, which has earned the nickname (绰号) the World’s Highest Dustbin. “As we offer Mount Everest to all the people of the world they should take responsibility to clean it,” Burlakoti says, “After seeing the results from this, we will extend this rule to other mountains also.”

1.What is mainly discussed in the passage?

A. Mount Everest is suffering white pollution.

B. A new rule was made to punish climbers.

C. Climbers were asked to clean up after themselves.

D. Mountains of garbage are left behind by climbers.

2.Why was a new rule made?

A. The rubbish problem there suddenly became serious.

B. Mount Everest was considered to be a big dustbin.

C. Climbers produced four tons of rubbish last year.

D. The number of climbers there was beyond control.

3.We can learn from Paragraph 4 that _____.

A. the new rule was once discussed in April of 2014

B. those who deposit money first will not be punished

C. all climbers are advised to take rubbish down

D. measures are taken to make sure the rule is followed

4.What can be inferred from what Burlakoti says?

A. The rule is being successfully carried out.

B. The rule is not effective as expected.

C. The effect of the rule remains to be seen.

D. The rule will be applied to other mountains.

完形填空

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。

A pastor (牧师) had a kitten (小猫) , which once climbed up a tree and was afraid to come down. He coaxed (哄诱), but failed. The tree was not enough to climb, so he decided to a rope to his car and pull it to make the tree down, and then he could get the kitten.

That’s he did. After checking his progress, he the car a little further forward, but unluckily the rope broke. The tree went “boing!” and the kitten instantly through the air —out of .

The pastor felt . He walked all over the neighborhood looking for the kitten, but in vain. So he , “Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping,” and went on about his .

A few days later he met a church member at a store. He to see cat food in her shopping cart. “Why are you buying cat food you hate cats so much?” He asked her. “You won’t believe this,” She replied, and then told him how her little had been begging her for a cat, but she kept .

Then a few days before, the child had again, so the Mom finally told her, “Well, if gives you a cat, I’ll let you keep it.”

“I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her , and ask God for a cat. You won’t believe this, but I saw a kitten came flying out of the blue sky, and right in front of her.”

learned... Never underestimate (低估) the Power of God and His Unique Sense of Humor.

1.A. tall B. young C. strong D. long

2.A. fix B. wind C. roll D. tie

3.A. bend B. break C. lie D. fall

4.A. how B. why C. that D. what

5.A. pushed B. moved C. pulled D. dragged

6.A. sailed B. threw C. floated D. flowed

7.A. reach B. mind C. sight D. touch

8.A. frightened B. terrible C. confused D. angry

9.A. asked B. wondered C. doubted D. prayed

10.A. business B. way C. research D. prayer

11.A. seemed B. decided C. happened D. came

12.A. unless B. when C. because D. though

13.A. boy B. baby C. girl D. pet

14.A. thinking B. waiting C. hating D. refusing

15.A. appeared B. begged C. argued D. cried

16.A. God B. anyone C. Pastor D. somebody

17.A. stomach B. legs C. knees D. head

18.A. suddenly B. slowly C. gradually D. obviously

19.A. rushed B. rested C. dropped D. landed

20.A. Knowledge B. Lesson C. Ability D. Skill