She saw a brook with red flowers and green grass on all sides.

            A          B           C              D

【小题1】The       (大气层) of the earth can hold back some of the harmful rays of the sun.
【小题2】The boy suddenly lost his b_______________ and fell from the tall tree.
【小题3】She is fat. She has been taking exercise to lose w____________ from day to day.
【小题4】You hurt his feeling. You should a_________________ to him for what you said.
【小题5】The village is          (环绕) on all sides by hills.
【小题6】You need to accept people who have different _____________ ( 信仰) from ours.
【小题7】We should set a proper amount to be read in a  _______________ ( 有限的) time.
【小题8】Qingdao        (海港) is one of the busiest ones in China..
【小题9】We asked his ____________________( 允许 ) to use the car.
【小题10】It is _________________ ( 显然的 ) that you are telling a lie.

Mass media are tools of communication. They allow us to record and pass information rapidly to a large, scattered audience. They extend our ability to each other by helping us overcome limits caused by time and space. Mass media can be divided into two groups: print media and electronic media. By print media, we mean books, newspapers and magazines. Electronic media include television, radio and movie.

There are a number of ways in which mass media make daily life easier for us. First, they inform and help us keep a watch on our world. They gather and pass on information we would be unlikely or unable to gain on our own.

Second, mass media help us to arrange our time and life. What we talk about and what we think about are greatly influenced by the media. When people get together, they tend to talk about certain happenings on the newspapers or on TV. Because we are provided with differing points of view through different kinds of media every day, we are able to comment on all sides of a certain issue.

Third, mass media help us to connect with various groups in society. Through mass media, we are able to keep in contact with politicians in the world; with famous actors and actresses, and with our beloved singers.

Fourth, the media help to socialize us. We learn about the preferred behavior and values from the people we meet as well as from the media. Through portrayals of people, the media tell us what proper behaviors are. By doing so, they teach us standards of behavior and values, and help us in our daily life.  

Fifth, the media are used to persuade people. A good example is advertisements through the media. Newspapers, magazines and TV are filled with all kinds of colorful, persuasive advertisements. Though many advertisements may not say openly that they want you to buy a certain product, they describe their products in such a way that you may want to but them.

Sixth, the media entertain. All of the media make some effort trying to entertain their audience. For example, even though the newspaper is a main medium of information, it also contains entertainment features. Many newspapers offer their readers at least some of the following: comics, fiction books and puzzle games, televisions and magazines are devoted mainly to entertainment. It is guessed that in the future, the entertainment function of mass media will become even more important than it is now.

They underlined word “scattered” in paragraph 1 means______.

  A. faraway      B. nearly     C. a small number of      D. small and far apart

The underlined word “portrayal” in Paragraph 5 means ______.

  A. photograph   B. words     C. description      D. clothes

According to the passage, which of the following statements isn’t true about medium?

  A. Mass media have an effect on our speech and thoughts.

  B. Mass media keep us informed and connected.

  C. Mass media persuade us into buying what we don’t need at all.

  D. Mass media help us spend time with others in a friendly way.

Which of the following isn’t included about mass media in the passage?

  A. entertainment   B. sports    C. famous people      D. advertisements

______ is an old form of mass media now.

  A. Mobile phone   B. Computer    C. Radio      D. Television

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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    There are going to be moments in life when you must make very important decisions. You will find many people   36   to offer you advice if you ask for it (and even if you don’t), but always remember that the life you   37   is yours and nobody else’s. It’s important to decide for yourself what’s important to you and what you want before you   38   others. Because while there will be times   39   outside advice proves wise, there will be at least as many times when it proves completely   40  . The only way to really evaluate other folks’ advice is to first learn everything that you can about whatever challenge you are   41  . Once you’ve done that, in most cases you should be able to make a wise decision   42   anyway.

You were   43   with the ability to decide what is and what isn’t in your best interest. Most of the time, you will make the right decision and   44   the appropriate actions, and in thinking for yourself, you will become far more successful than if you had gone

against your own   45  .

Early on in my investment career, I made the mistake of   46   a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the   47   necessary to make a wise decision. It wasn’t due to   48   on my part; no one could ever accuse me of that. But, being   49   to Wall Street, I intended to assume that my more senior   50   knew more than I did, and so I   51   too much significance to their opinions.

You know what happened? Each of those investments ended in   52  . Eventually I stopped allowing myself to be influenced by   53   and began doing the work myself and making my own decisions. It took me until I was almost 30 years old to   54   this—it’s never too late for a person to change his approach both to   55   and to life. 

36. A. easy                                   B. ready                               C. unwilling                         D. hard

37. A. lead                                    B. lend                                  C. take                                 D. earn

38. A. look at                      B. pick up                   C. turn to                   D. learn from

39. A. that                                    B. since                                C. when                               D. while

40. A. useless                     B. useful                              C. priceless                         D. clever

41. A. getting                     B. making                            C. suffering                         D. facing

42. A. on one hand            B. on your own                   C. on the whole                 D. on all sides

43. A. born                                   B. tired                                 C. satisfied                          D. covered

44. A. enjoy                                  B. step                                 C. plan                                  D. take

45. A. assumption                      B. judgment                        C. condition                        D. fortune

46. A. basing                                B. depending                      C. relying                    D. focusing

47. A. research                           B. search                    C. resources                       D. activity

48. A. poverty                    B. laziness                           C. fear                                  D. diligence

49. A. used                                   B. accustomed                   C. new                                  D. old

50. A. students                           B. brothers                         C. colleagues                      D. classmates

51. A. owed                                  B. paid                                  C. gave                                 D. held

52. A. disaster                   B. progress                         C. failure                    D. success

53. A. either                                 B. another                           C. each                                 D. others

54. A. think                                   B. remember                      C. realize                             D. recall

55. A. payment                           B. dreams                           C. happiness                       D. business

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1.Imagine this: You are twenty-one years old and a __________ graduate student at one top of the top universities in the world.

2.One day, your doctor tells you that you have an __________ disease and may not have more than twelve months to live.

3. Nor______ he let the disease stop him from living the kind of life he had always dreamt of.

4. Finally, the scientists test the theory to see if it matches what they have seen and if it can _________ future events.

5.If what they are observing can be tested in a __________ way, scientists will use experiments.

6.____________ editors and reporters make informed decisions about what events to report and how to report them.

7.The editor’s job is to keep the newspaper ____________ and interesting to the readers.

8.A reporter begins by __________ the people to be interviewed and then prepares questions.

9.The media can often help solve problems and draw attention to situations _________ help is needed.

10.The result is a better understanding of the world on all sides, leading to a future world where people from all countries are respected and different views and opinions are __________.

11. When you look around at buildings, streets, squares and parks, you will find them __________, planned and built in different styles.

12.Modernism was invented in the 1920s by a group of architects who wanted to change society with buildings that went ________ people’s feeling of ________.

13. _________ the fact that he used traditional materials, Gaudi was a modern architect.

14.Seen from the top, it looks as if the stadium is covered by a gray net of steel, and it looks just like a bird’s nest made of tree _________.