题目内容
阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填人最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Researchers from the University of Michigan reported that empathy(感情移入)，the ability
to understand other people, among college students had dropped sharply over the past 10 years.
That could be because so many people have replaced face time with screen time. Today, people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs.
But there is another explanation. Turn on the TV, and you’re showered with news and reality
shows full of people fighting, competing, and generally treating one another with no respect.
Humans learn by example---and most of the examples on it are anything but empathetic.
There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples. Humans are socially related by nature. Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human—and having empathy is decisive to those relationships. Researchers have also found that empathetic teenagers are more likely to have high self-respect. Besides, empathy can be a cure for loneliness, sadness, anxiety, and fear.
Empathy is also an indication of a good leader. In fact, many top companies report that empathy is one of the most important things they look for in new managers. Good social skills---including empathy—are a kind of “emotional(情感的) intelligence” that will help you succeed in many areas of life.
What’s the best way to develop empathy? For starters, let down your guard and really listen to others. One doesn’t develop empathy by having a lot of opinions and doing a lot of talking. In addition, you’d better volunteer at a nursing home or a hospital, be a member of a club or a team, have a “sharing circle” with your family, or spend time caring for pets at an animal shelter.
| Title | Empathy |
| Situation | A (76)_____drop of empathy among college students in the past decade. |
| (77)______of empathy dropping | ◆Having less face-to-face (78)__________ ◆Showing no (79)__________among people in TV programs |
| Importance of empathy | ◆Being vital for social (80)_________ ◆Making(81) _______ more likely to have high self-respect ◆(82)_________one’s loneliness, sadness, anxiety, and fear ◆Indicating you can be a good leader |
| (83)_______to develop empathy | ◆To be a good (84)_________ ◆To work as a volunteer ◆To (85)_______ ___a club, share feelings with your family or care for a pet |
76.sharp 77.Causes 78.communication/interaction 79.respect
80.relationship 81.teenagers 82.Curing 83.Ways 84.listener 85. join
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阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在文后A到J的空格里填入一个单词.注意：每空仅填一个单词.
Host family accommodation, or living with host families, remains popular among language travel students for its advantages. These days, host families are trying to offer more in terms of quality, for they still have something to worry about.
Host family accommodation is often seen as the number-one choice for advantages in language study, cultural communication and cost of living. Staying alongside host families enables students to get enough practice for the short time of their studying so that their language acquisition is likely to become faster. Living in host families also has the advantages for students of being able to spend a lot of time communicating with their “host parents”, and get to know the local way of life, people and culture. Another advantage is that host family accommodation can sometimes be the least expensive. It attracts students for it ensures them a family type of living at a low cost.
The advantage, however, have not prevented host families from worrying. On one hand, some host families are losing their unique selling point. The problem is that the majority of hosts in big cities, now generally single and young, have less time available for students, but the selling point for host family accommodation is communication practice. On the other hand, students’ expectations have risen. They are becoming more demanding and asking for more than ever from their accommodation, as they come mainly from high socio-economic groups in their own countries.
To get out of the difficult situation, host families are now making efforts to improve the quality of service. They are trying to make living conditions better, including broadband（宽带） Internet service, private bathroom, and access to plenty of hot water for long showers. They are also providing students with structured family activities.
It is believed that host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with language travel students.
Title: Host Family Accommodation
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Host families are improving the accommodation __16____
| Language study | possibly becoming ___18_____ |
| Cultural communication | communicating with __19____ |
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cost of ___20___
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| Loss of selling point | Hosts’ having less time for students |
| Rise in ____22____ | Students’ becoming more demanding |
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| Service quality improvement | ____24____ living conditions |
| Organizing structured familyactivities |
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| Host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with students. |
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阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在文后小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。注意：每空不超过3个单词。
Bicycles are very popular around the world today. People ride their bicycles for exercise and enjoyment. In some places, people use a bicycle to get to work. In other places, bicycle riding is a very popular exercise to people who live in cities. But who invented the first bicycle?
In 1791, a Frenchman named Comte de Siverac invented and owned the first bicycle. Mrs. Sivrac rode the bicycle in Paris. The handles(把手) and the seat were wooden. This bicycle was very difficult to move. A rider even had to pick up the front wheel to change direction. Finally, the bicycle had no brakes for stopping or pedals for the feet! Riding a bicycle was a great risk!
In 1817, a German named Baron von Draus de Sauerbrun made the first bicycle better. The seat became more comfortable. The wheel could now change direction. His ride in the forest took only one hour instead of three hours on foot, which surprised people at that time.
Sauerbrun brought this kind of bicycle from Germany to France. Then Denis Johnson, an Englishman, made a bicycle for women. It had spaces for their dresses to hang down. But these bicycles still had no brakes or pedals, and riders often got hurt. These bicycles and the people who rode them were not very popular.
It took another forty-five years for the bicycle to become popular. More than 100 years later, bicycle riding is more popular than ever. In fact, in India and China, there are still many more bicycles than cars.
The Great Invention
| Time | Names | Items | Features |
| In 1791 | 【小题1】 | | |
| 【小题2】 | Baron von Daris de Sauerbrun | Made the first bicycle better | Easier to ride |
| Unknown | 【小题3】 | A 【小题4】 | Having space for dresses to hang down |
| Functions of riding bicycles —for exercise, 【小题5】 and transportation | |||
阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在文后小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。注意：每空不超过3个单词。
This year a new TV reality show hosted by Zhejiang Satellite TV turned out to be an unexpected success in China. Within a few hours of its first live broadcast on July 13, "the Voice of China" managed to catch the viewers' attention and hearts.
"The Voice of China", China's adaptation of a Dutch reality talent show, sees its hopeful contestants going through a blind audition, with four famous judges picking their teams of singers who will then go on to compete for a concert.
The four famous judges , Chinese celebrities, such as famous musician Liu Huan, who sang the Beijing Olympics theme "You and Me" with Sarah Brightman and pop singer Na Ying, mainland singer Yang Kun and Taiwan singer and songwriter Harlem Yu also work as the show's coaches.
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阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填人最恰当的单词。 注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views. It’s a nice way of gaining a lot of knowledge and views on a topic, or situation that we aren’t either aware of, or haven’t really looked into in detail. It makes you more able to think critically and more confident in speaking. In addition, it helps in appreciating tolerance of others’ opinion and improves your listening skills.
A debate requires one to know how to use words and intelligence to overcome his or her opposing team members. To give great arguments during a debate, first you need to get your facts right. To make what you have in material for a debate contain facts, don’t just depend on the Internet, especially avoid just referring to one website for all your information. You are also required to refer to books, and make sure they’re authors of a high degree, since their materials have reference notes and extensive research projects done on what they are covering.
Second, you should be full of confidence. You need to show that you’re sure of what you’re saying , and point out how flawed their comeback arguments were. The only way to do this is to thoroughly know your material before heading on out to a debate session. Know your statistics, know your history and above all know names, dates and places. Make key notes to refer to. Don’t stammer (口吃), and also don’t level your gaze with your opponent or the rest of them. All this will help you keep confident.
At last, by no means should you lose your calmness, but keep your voice firm and raised enough to sound calm. A good team member should know how to keep his emotions in control as well as keep others under control in his/ her team.
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A discussion about a subject on which people have different views. |
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◇Help understand a topic or situation more deeply. ◇Improve your 3. to think critically. ◇ 4. your confidence in speaking. ◇Help appreciate tolerance of others’ opinion. ◇Make you better at speaking. |
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◇Don’t just be 5. on the Internet for your information. ◇Refer to books 6. by those with a high degree. |
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◇Show your 8. of what you’re saying. ◇Point out the flaw of others’ comeback arguments. ◇Thoroughly know your material before attending a debate. ◇Make key notes to refer to. ◇Avoid stammering and 9. your gaze with your opponent |
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◇Speak 10. and loudly enough to sound calm. ◇Control your emotions. |