1.Directions:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need.
The next time you watch NBA playoff action on TV,take a close look at the shoes that many players are wearing.Gone,for the most part,are the ankle-hugging high-tops that supposedly(41)F to protect players from injury.
The change over the last few years to low-top sneakers(运动鞋) seems to go against conventional wisdom.Strangely,(42)I,Steven Nash and Kobe Bryant,two of the most(43)J
players with the Los Angeles Lakers,aren't worried.
According to the US market-research firm NPD Group,high-tops once (44)A for about 20percent of the US basketball shoe market.Now,the number has sunk to about 8percent.Low-tops,the kind that Nash and Bryant wear,have grown to 29percent,from just 11percent in 2002.
High-top sneakers are one of the most celebrated (45)H in modern basketball.After the 1985Air Jordans so transformed the market,shoe companies began battling one another.They put air pumps in the tongues of their shoes and made carefully prepared and organized (46)C.
"All of a sudden it became a(47)K business,"Marshal Cohen,an analyst with NPD group,told The Wall Street Journal.The Jordans were excellent.The market went from being nothing to a million-dollar business (48)E."
One of the reasons high-tops are not so(49)D anymore is that they were never really very good at protecting the feet.
In an article in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2008,University of Newcastle researcher Craig Richards found no evidence that sneakers(50)B injuries.His research actually found that high-top basketball sneakers could even cause players to run slower and jump lower.Now,the contest has become a war.Companies like Adidas,Nike,Converse and Reebok are all fighting to create the next"Air Jordan,"and with the next market battle.
A.accounted B.limited C.commercials D.popular E.overnight F.helped G.increased H.symbols I.though J.talented K.fashion |
The change over the last few years to low-top sneakers(运动鞋) seems to go against conventional wisdom.Strangely,(42)I,Steven Nash and Kobe Bryant,two of the most(43)J
players with the Los Angeles Lakers,aren't worried.
According to the US market-research firm NPD Group,high-tops once (44)A for about 20percent of the US basketball shoe market.Now,the number has sunk to about 8percent.Low-tops,the kind that Nash and Bryant wear,have grown to 29percent,from just 11percent in 2002.
High-top sneakers are one of the most celebrated (45)H in modern basketball.After the 1985Air Jordans so transformed the market,shoe companies began battling one another.They put air pumps in the tongues of their shoes and made carefully prepared and organized (46)C.
"All of a sudden it became a(47)K business,"Marshal Cohen,an analyst with NPD group,told The Wall Street Journal.The Jordans were excellent.The market went from being nothing to a million-dollar business (48)E."
One of the reasons high-tops are not so(49)D anymore is that they were never really very good at protecting the feet.
In an article in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2008,University of Newcastle researcher Craig Richards found no evidence that sneakers(50)B injuries.His research actually found that high-top basketball sneakers could even cause players to run slower and jump lower.Now,the contest has become a war.Companies like Adidas,Nike,Converse and Reebok are all fighting to create the next"Air Jordan,"and with the next market battle.
7.Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device(装置) on your desk.And they've never actually(41)D you.Everything they know about you (42)A through this device,sometimes from hundreds of miles away.(43)B they feel they can know you(44)C from the sound of your voice.That's how powerful the (45)A is.
Powerful,yes,but not always(46)D.For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone.Rani,my faceless agent whom I'd never met (47)A,got me rock-bottom prices on airfares,cars,and hotels.But her cold voice really (48)A me.I sometimes wished to(49)C another agent.
One morning,I had to(50)D an immediate flight home for a family emergency.I ran into Rani's office(51)A.The woman sitting at the desk,(52)B my madness,sympathetically jumped up.She gave me a (53)B smile,nodded while listening patiently,and then printed out the(54)C immediately."What a wonderful lady!"I thought.
Rushing out (55)C I called out over my shoulder,"By the way,what's your name?""I'm Rani,"she said.I turned around and saw a (56)D woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip.I was (57)D!Why had I thought she was cold?Rani was,well,so (58)B.
Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport,I figured it all out.Rani's(59)C-her warm smile,her nods,her‘I'm here for you'(60)B-were all silent signals that didn't travel through wires.
Powerful,yes,but not always(46)D.For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone.Rani,my faceless agent whom I'd never met (47)A,got me rock-bottom prices on airfares,cars,and hotels.But her cold voice really (48)A me.I sometimes wished to(49)C another agent.
One morning,I had to(50)D an immediate flight home for a family emergency.I ran into Rani's office(51)A.The woman sitting at the desk,(52)B my madness,sympathetically jumped up.She gave me a (53)B smile,nodded while listening patiently,and then printed out the(54)C immediately."What a wonderful lady!"I thought.
Rushing out (55)C I called out over my shoulder,"By the way,what's your name?""I'm Rani,"she said.I turned around and saw a (56)D woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip.I was (57)D!Why had I thought she was cold?Rani was,well,so (58)B.
Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport,I figured it all out.Rani's(59)C-her warm smile,her nods,her‘I'm here for you'(60)B-were all silent signals that didn't travel through wires.
41.A.accepted | B.noticed | C.heard | D.met |
42.A.came | B.moved | C.ran | D.developed |
43.A.Thus | B.Yet | C.Then | D.Indeed |
44.A.rather | B.also | C.just | D.already |
45.A.telephone | B.voice | C.connection | D.impression |
46.A.direct | B.useful | C.easy | D.accurate |
47.A.in person | B.by myself | C.in public | D.on purpose |
48.A.annoyed | B.interested | C.discouraged | D.confused |
49.A.promote | B.train | C.find | D.know |
50.A.arrange | B.postpone | C.confirm | D.book |
51.A.for the first time | B.at any time | C.from time to time | D.in good time |
52.A.expecting | B.seeing | C.testing | D.avoiding |
53.A.shy | B.comforting | C.familiar | D.forced |
54.A.bill | B.form | C.ticket | D.list |
55.A.hopefully | B.disappointedly | C.gratefully | D.regretfully |
56.A.careful | B.serious | C.nervous | D.pleasant |
57.A.amused | B.worried | C.helpless | D.speechless |
58.A.calm | B.nice | C.proud | D.clever |
59.A.forgiveness | B.eagerness | C.friendliness | D.skillfulness |
60.A.explanation | B.attitude | C.concept | D.behavior. |
5.Some reporters are especially fond of _____________ the personal privates of famous and popular stars.( )
A. | looking for | B. | digging out | C. | caring about | D. | coming up |
4.If you want to be an excellent runner like Liu Xiang,you must be in good health and be prepared to _____________ much hard work.( )
A. | go through | B. | suffer from | C. | look through | D. | come across |
3.The plan he _____ at the meeting is under consideration now and the result will be____ soon.( )
A. | put up with; put up | B. | came up with; come up | ||
C. | put forward; put up | D. | came up with; come out |
2.Internet shopping will really _____ when people believe that it is safe.( )
A. | take off | B. | take up | C. | get off | D. | get up |
1.We expect Mr.Drew will ______ Class Two when Miss Syme retires.( )
A. | take over | B. | take up | C. | take off | D. | take to |
20.
81.It is not right for you tofollow in his footsteps/follow in the footsteps of him.If so,you'll one day meet him in prison.
82.I have been painting my room all day long and am totallyburnt out.
83.We have tocut back on our expenses.We could hardly make ends meet last month.
84.But,if output does notkeep pace with demand,prices increase.
85.Don't alwaysrely on others to understand and sympathize.
keep pace with,rely on,cut back on,pick out,be burnt out,follow in one's footsteps |
82.I have been painting my room all day long and am totallyburnt out.
83.We have tocut back on our expenses.We could hardly make ends meet last month.
84.But,if output does notkeep pace with demand,prices increase.
85.Don't alwaysrely on others to understand and sympathize.
19.-Are you getting a new car this year?
-You must be joking!I can't afford to pay my bills,______ buy a new car.( )
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-You must be joking!I can't afford to pay my bills,______ buy a new car.( )
A. | let off | B. | let down | C. | let out | D. | let alone |