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。

This Way to Dreamland

Daydreaming means people think about something pleasant, especially when this makes them forget what they should be doing. Daydreamers have a bad reputation for being unaware of what’s happening around them. They can seem forgetful and clumsy. _1.__ They annoy us because they seem to be ignoring us and missing the important things.

But daydreamers are also responsible for some of the greatest ideas and achievements in human history. __2._ Can you imagine what kind of world we would have without such ideas and inventions?

So how can you come up with brilliant daydreams and avoid falling over tree roots or otherwise looking like a fool?

First, understand that some opportunities(机会) for daydreaming are better than others. Feeling safe and relaxed will help you to slip into daydreams. __3._ And if you want to improve your chances of having a creative idea while you’re daydreaming, try to do it while you are involved in another task—preferably something simple, like taking a shower or walking, or even making meaningless drawings.

It’s also important to know how to avoid daydreams for those times when you really need to concentrate. “Mindfulness”, being focused, is a tool that some people use to avoid falling asleep. __4.__

Finally, you never know what w onderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly away.__ 5._ Always remember that your best ideas might come when your head is actually in the clouds.

A. Having interesting things to think about also helps.

B. They stare off into space and wander by themselves.

C. Without wandering minds, we wouldn’t have relatively, Coke or Post-it notes.

D. At one time, daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses.

E. It involves slow, steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive.

F. Daydreams are often very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be hard to understand.

G. Therefore, it’s a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when you’re in the daydream zone.

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。

At the edge of a forest, stood a big tree. Its branches spread out majestically (庄严地) and so did its roots. It people from the sun under its shady leaves, and provided to countless birds and other small creatures in its branches. It was very excited with activity all the time.

At the foot of the tree grew a little plant. The plant was tall, thin, graceful and easily , and tended to fall over at the of the slightest wind.

One day, the two neighbours were having a little chat.

“Well, little one, ” said the tree to the plant, “ Why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head in the air as I do?”

“I see no need to do so,” the plant with a smile. “ , I think I may be safer this way.”

“Safer!” sneered (讥讽) the tree. “ Are you that you’re safer than I am? Do you know how deep my roots are , how thick and strong my trunk is? two men hold hands they would not be able to surround my trunk. Who could possibly pull me out by the roots or my head to the ground?”

And the tree turned away from the plant in .

But the tree was to its words very soon. One evening a great hurricane in the region. It threw the trees off their roots and almost completely destroyed the forest. It uprooted the tree and it away with great force.

When the storm had passed, the villagers living nearby the damage. Strong trees that had once almost touched the sky, were now reduced to stumps (残根)or . The dead animals were found everywhere in the .

But there was one . The little plant. The plant had been moved from side to side under the hurricane, and bent completely. But when the hurricane ended, it sighed and stood upright again.

No trace remained of its powerful neighbour .

1.A. hide B. protect C. prevent D. defend

2.A. shade B. food C. shelter D. space

3.A. broken B. destroyed C. grown D. planted

4.A. reach B. blow C. touch D. knock

5.A. bravely B. straightly C. gratefully D. delightedly

6.A. Explained B. shouted C. said D. whispered

7.A. Gradually B. Actually C. Generally D. Finally

8.A. concluding B. finding C. guessing D. suggesting

9.A. placed B. hidden C. buried D. planted

10.A. Even if B. As if C. Because D. When

11.A. put B. bow C. lead D. get

12.A. anger B. surprise C. belief D. relief

13.A. keep B. regret C. break D. follow

14.A. blew B. arrived C. arose D. appeared

15.A. turned B. pushed C. threw D. blew

16.A. counted B. saw C. observed D. surveyed

17.A. worse B. more C. less D. better

18.A. tree B. forest C. plant D. plain

19.A. plant B. example C. exception D. tree

20.A. then B. finally C. gradually D. Though

One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate(adj.拼死的) efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted(adj.精疲力竭的) was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.

1.The ant could not reach the side though _______.

A. she cried for help B. she asked the dove to save her

C. she tried very hard D. she could smell well

2.The dove saved the ant because _______.

A. she was the ant's friend

B. she took pity on the poor ant

C. the ant was almost exhausted

D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time

3.The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _______.

A. a leaf B. a piece of wood

C. a blade of grass D. a raft

4.Just as the man shot at the dove, _______.

A. the dove immediately flew away

B. the dove hid himself in the grass

C. the ant told the dove to leave at once

D. he felt something biting him in the foot

5.In writing the story, the writer wants to show _______.

A. how clever the ant was

B. how kind the dove was

C. how the ant and the dove helped each other

D. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can

Now I’d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two or three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I’ll see you on Tuesday.

1. When will the final exam take place?

A. On Tuesday B. On a Wednesday

C. On a Thursday D. On a Friday

2.What will be included in the exam?

A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.

B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.

C. The exam will have an oral and a written section.

D. There will be only essay questions.

3.Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?

A. It will be easy to understand.

B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.

C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.

D. Students must complete all parts of it.

4.The underlined phrase run into probably means .

A. go into

B. meet somebody unexpectedly

C. come up against something with force

D. come across

5.When was this talk most likely given?

A. During the first week of class

B. During midterm week

C. On the last day of class

D. On the last day of exam week

There was a woman in Detroit, who has two sons. She was worried them, especially the younger one, Ben, he was not doing well in school, Boys in his class fun of him because he seemed so .

The mother that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a a week and do a report about it for her.

One day,in Ben’s , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben up his hand and the teacher let him . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” they wondered. He said anything; what could he possibly want to say?

Well, Ben not only the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book

Ben later went on to the of his class.When he finished high school, he went to Yale University at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.

After Ben had grown up,he something about his mother that he did not know as a She,herself,had never learned how to

1.A.about B. on C. with D. over

2.A.because B. so C. but D. though

3.A.played B. got C. took D. made

4.A.clever B. hard C. slow D. quick

5.A.asked B. decided C. forgot D. heard

6.A.made B. let C. told D. considered

7.A.notice B. message C. book D. question

8.A.class B. room C. office D. lab

9.A.looked B. gave C. took D. put

10.A.think B. leave C. stand D. speak

11.A.always B. even C. quickly D. never

12.A.found B. played C. knew D. threw

13.A.whether B. when C. where D. why

14.A.afraid B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy

15.A.pictures B. exercises C. shops D. reports

16.A.top B. end C. back D. side

17.A.so B. and C. or D. however

18.A.learnt B. remembered C. understood D. guessed

19.A.doctor B. child C. student D. teacher

20.A.read B. work C. teach D. show

In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music,dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.

At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival.Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947,in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform,and they did so in a public house disused for years.

Soon,groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge,Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.

Today the “Fringe”,once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre,music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959,with only 19 theatre groups performing,some said it was getting too big.

A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1,25 million tickets were sold.

1.What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at he beginning?

A. To bring Europe together again.

B. To honor heroes of World War 11.

C. To introduce young theatre groups.

D. To attract great artists from Europe.

2.Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947?

A. They owned a public house there.

B. They came to take up a challenge.

C. They thought they were also famous.

D. They wanted to take part in the festival.

3.Who joined the "Fringe" after it appeared?

A. They owned a public house there

B. University students.

C. Artists from around the world.

D. Performers of music and dance.

4.We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival.

A. has become a non-official event

B. has gone beyond an art festival

C. gives shows all year round

D. keeps growing rapidly

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