【题目】One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he __【1】____ (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much nor too little.”

His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, why not save a bit of money?”

“That would be a very __【2】____ (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said.

Nick’s guests, who had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more __【3】_____ (cheap) if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell salt at a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect for the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”

“But such a small thing couldn’t _【4】___(possible) destroy a village.”

“In the beginning, there was only a very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always __【5】___ (think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”

【题目】Dear Mum and Dad,

The College Entrance Examination is around the corner, I wish I c _【1】__ have a heart-to-heart talk with you. Thanks to your 【2】 (鼓励) and unselfish love, I have been m 【3】 great progress in my studies. It will be less than three weeks before I take the exam, which makes me under great pressure. Therefore, good studying conditions and timely help will do me a lot of good. My dream is the very one you always have. In order to make f 【4】 use of the time, I decide to make a few detailed study 【5】 (计划) for the exam. What’s m 【6】 , it’s also necessary that I do some physical exercise once in a while so that I can keep f 【7】 . All in all, I have 【8】 (自信) in my future life and I do wish you good health and a happy life.

Yours,

Li Hua

【题目】

In order to ______ citizens’ rights and guarantee that they can live safely in a free society,it is necessary to establish laws.

A. prevent

B. preserve

C. promote

D. present

【题目】______the young man really wanted to go abroad for further study, he abandoned his dream considering the financial situation of his family.

A. Unless

B. Since

C. While

D. As

【题目】选词填空

根据语境，用方框内短语的适当形式填空（每个短语仅用一次）。

【1】The more sugar that ____________ the blood stream, the higher the blood sugar will be.

【2】The idea you ___________ at the meeting yesterday is much better than his.

【3】The public want to know who ____________ for the accident.

【4】 The doctor examined the patient carefully and then ____________.

【5】Thank you very much for the information, sir; we’ll get someone to __________ the matter.

【6】It is very dangerous to ____________ patients with Ebola viruses without any protection.

【题目】It is so dangerous that our guides will have guns (scare) the animals away if they come too near.

【题目】If these measures can’t help ______such a tragedy from happening again, what’s the sense of taking them?

A. prevented

B. being prevented

C. preventing

D. to prevent

【题目】Women are friendly. But men are more competitive. Why? Researchers have found it’s all down to the hormone oxytocin(荷尔蒙催生素). Although known as the love hormone, it affects the sexes differently.

“Women tend to be social in their behavior. They often share with others. But men tend to be competitive. They are trying to improve their social status,” said Professor Ryan.

Generally, people believe that the hormone exytocin is let out in our body in various social situations and our body creates a large amount of it during positive social interaction（互动）such as falling in love or giving birth.

But in a previous experiment Professor Ryan found that the hormone is also let out in our body during negative social interactions such as envy.

Further researches showed that in men the hormone oxytocin improves the ability to recognize competitive relationships, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship.

Professor Ryan’s recent experiment used 62 men and women aged 20 to 37.

Half of the participants（参与者）received oxytocin. The other half received placebo（安慰剂）.

After a week, the two groups switched with participants. They went through the same procedure with the other material.

Following each treatment, they were shown some video pictures with different social interactions. Then they were asked to analyze the relationships by answering some questions. The questions were about telling friendship from competition. And their answers should be based on gestures, body language and facial expressions.

The results indicated that, after treatment with oxytocin, men’s ability to correctly recognize competitive relationships improved, but in women it was the ability to correctly recognize friendship that got better.

Professor Ryan thus concluded: “Our experiment proves that the hormone oxytocin can raise people’s abilities to better distinguish different social interactions. And the behavior differences between men and women are caused by biological factor（因素）that are mainly hormonal.”

【1】 What causes men and women to behave differently according to the text?

A. Placebo.

B. Oxytocin.

C. The gesture.

D. The social status.

【2】 What can we learn from Professor Ryan’s previous experiment?

A. Oxytocin affects our behavior in a different way.

B. Our body lets out oxytocin when we are deep in love.

C. Our body produces oxytocin when we feel unhappy about others’ success.

D. Oxytocin improves our abilities to understand people’s behavior differences.

【3】 Why did Professor Ryan conduct the recent experiment?

A. To test the effect of oxytocin on the ability to recognize social interactions.

B. To know the differences between friendship and competition.

C. To know people’s different abilities to answer questions.

D. To test people’s understanding of body language.

【4】 The author develops the text by _______.

A. explaining people’s behavior

B. describing his own experiences

C. distinguishing sexual differences

D. discussing research experiments

【题目】

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium（水族馆）

The all-new Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, situated in the heart of Melbourne's CBD, is one of Victoria's leading visitor attractions and an unforgettable outing for the whole family. Having 12 amazing zones of discovery, Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is the very place that you cannot miss when you visit the city.

◆Opening Times

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is open from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm every day of the year, including public holidays. Last admission is at 5:00 pm, one hour before closing.

◆Location(位置)

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is located on the corner of Flinders Street and King Street, Melbourne. It is situated on the Yarra River, opposite Crown Entertainment Complex.

◆Getting to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium

Train

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a short walk from either Flinders or Southern Cross train stations.

Tram(有轨电车)

The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium tram stop is located on the free City Circle Tram route(公交线路) and also routes 70 and 75.City Circle Trams run every 10 minutes in both directions.

Shuttle Bus

The Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle is a free bus service, stopping at key tourist attractions in and around the City. Running daily, every 15 minutes from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

◆Car Parking

While there is no public car parking at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, there are several public car parking lots available only a short walk away.

◆Wheelchair Access

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium provides people in wheelchairs with full access to all 12 zones. Each floor also has wheelchair accessible toilets.

◆Terms

Tickets will be emailed to you immediately after purchase or you can download and print your tickets once payment has been accepted. Please print all tickets purchased and present at the front entrance of Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. No ticket, no entry!

【1】 Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium________.

A. is located at the center of the CBD in the city

B. has 12 most attractive places in Melbourne

C. admits visitors from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm

D. is beside Crown Entertainment Complex

【2】 Getting to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, visitors can take_________.

A. trains from Southern Cross train station

B. shuttle buses around the train station

C. boats across the Yarra River

D. either tram route 70 or 75

【3】Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium offers visitors_______.

A. free car parking

B. wheelchair access

C. Internet connection

D. transportation service

【4】Tickets to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium _________.

A. are free to all visitors

B. can be purchased by email

C. are checked at the entrance

D. can be printed at the ticket office

【题目】 The Brown Bear

My wife Laura and I were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.

Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, “Dad! The bear is right behind us!” An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back--the sign(迹象) of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. The bear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.

I held my camera tripod(三脚架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.

Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.

The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break.

Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five or six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling(扭打) with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back towards the forest, before returning for another attack--the first time I felt panic.

Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I'm proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.

【1】The brown bear approached the family in order to ______ .

A. catch shore birds

B. start an attack

C. protect the children

D. set up a barrier for itself

【2】 The bear finally went away after it ______ .

A. felt safe

B. got injured

C. found some food

D. took away the camera

【3】 The writer and his family survived mainly due to their ______ .

A. pride

B. patience

C. calmness

D. cautiousness