【题目】阅读后面的短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、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。(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)

“I will be a photographer. I'm going to bits of Australia back home with. I told myself this before, yet I feel so____ on this plane thats flying me thousands of miles away. I dont want to put down my bag. I was so ______ _ yesterday, but today I feel like a child. I dont belong on this plane ____ __ men sit with briefcases on their laps reading newspaper. Theyre all ______ __.

Ive never been out of the US, and now, all by myself, Im traveling to Australia, a world I know _____ ___ about. A part of me ______ __ it as home. My heart is whats pulling me there.

I remember little about my mother, but I remember that she had an Australian accent. She was ______ __ and wasnt like my friends’ moms, who would take us to the mall. ______ ___, my mom would take us to New Jersey beaches, where we would _____ ___ the whole day taking walks along the shore, _______ _ it was October and the water was ____ __ our toes. My mom told me that in Australia, _____ __ was always spent on the beach with friends and family, and everyone ______ __ Santa hats with their bathing suits. It never got cold and bitter there; the sun was always bright and warm. My mom was _____ _ and I was so proud of her.

I dont know how she met my father, but they met somehow years ago and they got ____ __ and moved into an apartment in New Jersey, where my dad grew up. Then I was born and we just a perfect ______ ___ of three who went out to dinner, watched movies in the dark and _______ __ each other.

I know things have been hard on my father ______ __ my mom died years ago. Its hard for me, too, which is why I have to _____ ___ the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved. My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place that ______ _ me to her.

This is an adventure. My adventure.

【1】A. confused B. worried C. ambitious D. doubtful

【2】A. nervous B. rational C. confident D. kind

【3】A. where B. which C. how D. who

【4】A. businessman B. readers C. passengers D. adults

【5】A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything

【6】A. makes B. knows C. appreciates D. recognizes

【7】A. beautiful B. general C. intelligent D. fun

【8】A. So B. Thus C. Otherwise D. Instead

【9】A. take B. design C. spend D. waste

【10】A. even if B. so that C. only if D. now that

【11】A. sinking B. freezing C. fastening D. holding

【12】A. Spring Festival B. Christmas C. Easter D. Mothers Day

【13】A. found B. provided C. wore D. produced

【14】A. odd B. different C. attractive D. wise

【15】A. married B. promoted C. invited D. tired

【16】A. symbol B. organization C. family D. team

【17】A. comforted B. attacked C. loved D. agreed

【18】A. because B. since C. as D. if

【19】A. oversee B. touch C. experience D. choose

【20】A. surprises B. presents C. inspires D. connects

【题目】As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to a little pocket money.

One day I on the door of an elderly woman and asked if she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in and I showed her my worn coat, which no longer kept me warm. She me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be now.” She then took out a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to me with your report card and I will you when I see you have worked hard and have some good . Now reach out your little hands and take out as much as you can.”

I put my hands in the jar and grabbed so much money that it was for me to buy what I badly needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she . She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time showed her that I had an “A”.

I was twelve years old when I mved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the huge this wonderful lady made over my life with her . This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.

【1】A. save B. give C. earn D. change

【2】A. turned B. knocked C. worked D. looked

【3】A. school B. time C. trouble D. bed

【4】A. allowed B. forced C. helped D. stopped

【5】A. punished B. tested C. praised D. paid

【6】A. boring B. new C. fine D. terrible

【7】A. keep B. buy C. remove D. make

【8】A. visit B. forgive C. welcome D. serve

【9】A. recognize B. reward C. understand D. protect

【10】A. goals B. stories C. marks D. ideas

【11】A. room B. money C. food D. time

【12】A. rare B. enough C. simple D. special

【13】A. promised B. discovered C. knew D. admitted

【14】A. decision B. progress C. mistake D. difference

【15】A. courage B. kindness C. honesty D. happiness

【题目】B

Showering typically sends water down the drain, but a new space-age shower could change that. The design, inspired by NASA, saves water and money.

Astronauts have no choice but to recycle the water they use in space. Now the Orbital Systems Shower of the Future brings that concept down to Earth. This futuristic shower comes from Orbital Systems, a Swedish advanced technology company. Its CEO, Mehrdad Mahdjoubi, invented the product.

"The shower of the future is a water-recycling shower, thus enabling water savings up to 90 percent, energy savings up to 80 percent, at the same time increasing comfort and hygiene. The water is being collected in the drain, it's being analyzed, purified and then pumped back up to the shower head. So what is so special about the purification technology? Well, it's based on a patented purification capsule system that makes sure that the water is always crystal clear," he explained.

Mahdjoubi was inspired by a project between NASA and Sweden's Lund University to come up with designs for a mission to Mars. He adapted the closed-loop system that allows astronauts to re-use shower water again and again.

The product already has been tested in Sweden, where it saved up to 100,000 liters of water over four months. Based on those results, Mahdjoubi is confident his company can distribute the shower system worldwide.

"Our market is anyone who takes a shower, actually, and the biggest benefit it gives is to the market segment where the water consumption is the highest, such as bathing establishments, gyms, sports centers. Also, private households where the water consumption and the prices are high," said Mahdjoubi.

The "out of this world" design has won several business and innovation

【1】What does the underlined sentence mean in paragraph 2?

A. Astronauts bring the space water to the earth.

B. Theres need for the astronauts to save water any more.

C. People on the earth can do the same like the astronauts.

D. People have to recycle water on the earth.

【2】Whats the order of working procedure of the new shower?

collect the water; purify the water;

analyze the water; pump back the water

A. ①②③④ B. ①③②④

C. ①④②③ D. ①②④③

【3】Whats Mahdjoubi’s attitude towards the new product?

A. Optimistic B. Uncertain

C. Negative D. Indifferent

【4】Why does the author write the passage?

A. To introduce a new technology

B. To find a way to save energy

C. To promote a new product

D. To seek for investment

【题目】A

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment—to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered economically disadvantaged, but still many would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subjects of most of her student’s art. And they were.

But Douglas made a different kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery, frail and unhappy. As other children played at recess, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain Douglas felt behind those sad eyes.

Yes, his picture was different. When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just an empty hand.

His abstract image captured the imagination of his peers. Whose hand could it be One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raise turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and care for people. And so the discussion went—until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other assignments, she paused at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She recalled the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, as she had the other students. How often had she said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.

Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

In fact, people might not always say “thanks”. But they’ll remember the hand that reaches out.

【1】Whats the purpose of the assignment the teacher gave her students?

A. To celebrate Thanksgiving Day.

B. To show gratitude for others.

C. To improve students art level.

D. To make the festival fun.

【2】Which of the following is true?

A. The teacher thought students couldnt focus their art on turkey and other traditional goodies.

B. Douglas would often join in his classmates and played with them happily.

C. The picture was really different for there was nothing but a hand.

D. The boy told his teacher the content of the picture actively.

【3】Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word capture?

A. affect B. reflect C. conquer D. arouse

【4】 What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A. Words speak louder than actions.

B. Lost time is never found again.

C. Time tries all.

D. Love me, love my dog.

【题目】两千三百年前中国大哲孟子谓:充实之谓美,充实而光辉之谓大,大而化之之谓圣,圣而不可知之之谓神。此可总揽普天下所有大艺术之警世通言也,中、西莫不皆然。八大山人、伦勃朗、莎士比亚、陶潜,于美、大、圣、神皆有之矣,然其趋舍异途,绝无可融合处。比较艺术的目的,所望于后来者,为加大其距离,非缩小而趋同也。

The great Chinese philosopher Mencius, _【1】______ lived two thousand and three hundred years ago, said, “Substantiality is called beauty; when substantiality is brightly displayed, it is called greatness; _【2】_______ greatness exercises a transforming influence, it is called sacredness; when sacredness is beyond our understanding, it is called divinity.” This extraordinary proposition is applicable to all the great arts of the world, ____【3】_____(include) both Chinese and Western ones. The great Chinese artist of the seventeenth century Bada Shanren (1626—1705), the great artist of the Netherlands Rembrandt (1606—1669), the great British ____【4】____ (drama) William Shakespeare (1564—1616), and the great Chinese poet Tao Qian (c.365—427), who lived between the fourth and fifth centuries, all possessed the qualities of __【5】_______, greatness, sacredness, and divinity. _【6】_________, the objectives they aimed at, the things they chose to cast _______【7】___(side) and their approaches varied greatly from one another. There is _____【8】_______ (absolute) nothing that can be synthesized. Comparing the objectives of art, I hope that future artists will _______【9】___ the distance between Eastern art and Western art, instead of reducing it or gradually converging one into the ______【10】_________.

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