题目内容
They then listened to the boy ________ the article ________ on the blackboard.
- A.read; writing
- B.reading; writing
- C.to read; written
- D.read; written
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I believe that small acts of kindness have the biggest influence on our lives. While on a vacation in Mexico with my family, I learned this valuable 36 . Our room was on the 8th floor of our hotel, so we would 37 the elevator every day. 38 other people use it ,too.
One afternoon I rode it alone. The bellboy greeted me and 39 the button for my floor.I smiled and took the elevator in 40 . The elevator stopped at the next floor, and an elderly maid 41 in with a large bundle of clean towels. I could tell she was 42 to carry the large load and was probably 43 from having worked all morning. I felt it was not my place to interfere（干涉）, so I 44 to do something to help. The bellboy, also sensing her 45 , took the heavy bundle from her arms.
The maid looked at the boy with 46 and then smiled gratefully to his 47 . They then began to speak in Spanish to each other. 48 I couldn’t understand what they were saying , I could tell by their 49 that the boy’s act of kindness had made her day. He could have ridden in silence like me. It wasn’t his 50 to help her ,but he did 51
After I came out of the elevator ,guilt overcame me as I 52 what I should have done in that situation. Why didn’t I take the towels? The boy wasn’t 53 of how his actions would affect all the people 54 his thoughtful deed. He probably doesn’t even 55 helping the woman in the elevator. To me , his small act of kindness made my day as well.
| A. lesson | B. view | C.attitude | D. news |
| A.hold | B.drive | C. use | D. try |
| A. More or less | B.One by one | C. Sooner or later | D.Now and then |
| A.counted | B.pushed | C.announced | D.checked |
| A.silence | B.peace | C.darkness | D.coldness |
| A.caught | B.called | C.stepped | D.turned |
| A.preparing | B.struggling | C.entertaining | D.pretending |
| A.absent | B.sick | C.separate | D.tired |
| A.hesitated | B.doubted | C.promised | D.agreed |
| A.ability | B.age | C.smile | D.burden |
| A.sadness | B.surpise | C.loniness | D.anger |
| A.loyalty | B.business | C.help | D.duty |
| A.since | B.as | C.while | D.if |
| A.description | B.introduction | C.explanation | D.expression |
| A.problem | B.influence | C.job | D.purpose |
| A.anywhere | B.anyway | C.somewhere | D.someway |
| A.thought of | B.brought about | C.carried on | D.insisted on |
| A.afraid | B.aware | C.fond | D.free |
| A.repeating | B.improving | C.recognising | D.witnessing |
| A.suggest | B.remember | C.imagine | D.enjoy |
They say money doesn’t grow on trees. But it certainly appears to do so on the mysterious coin-studded trunks around the UK’s woodland. The strange phenomenon of old trees with coins embedded(镶嵌) all over their bark has been spotted on trails from the Peak District to the Scottish Highlands. 阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。
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Invention is a creative process. An open and curious mind enables one to see beyond what is known. Seeing a new possibility, a new connection or relationship can spark(引发) an invention. Inventive thinking frequently involves combining concepts or elements from different fields that would not normally be put together. Sometimes inventors skip over the boundaries between separate fields. Ways of thinking, materials, processes or tools from one field are used as no one else has imagined in a different field.
Play can lead to invention. Childhood curiosity like playing in a sand box, imagination can develop one’s play nature—an inner need according to Carl Jung. Inventors feel the need to play with things that interest them, and to explore, and this internal drive brings about interesting creations.
Inventing can also be an obsession(痴迷). Inventors often imagine a new idea, seeing it in their mind’s eye. New ideas can arise when the conscious mind turns away from the subject or problem; or when the focus is on something else; or even while relaxing or sleeping. An unusual idea may come all of a sudden! For example, after years of working to figure out the general theory of relativity, the solution came to Einstein suddenly in a dream “like a giant die making an unforgettable impress, a huge map of the universe summarized itself in one clear vision”.
Invention can also be accidental. Insight(洞察力) is also an important element of invention. It may begin with questions or doubt. It may begin by recognizing something unusual. It may be useful and it could open a new way for exploration. For example, the odd metallic color of plastic made by accidentally adding too much catalyst(催化剂) led scientists to explore its metal-like properties(性能). They then invented electrically conductive plastic and light emitting(散发) plastic—an invention that won the Nobel Prize in 2000 and has led to new kind of lighting, display screens, wallpaper and much more.
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A(n) 2. process |
◆Look 3. than we know now. ◆Give combining concepts or 4. elements from different fields. ◆No one can 5. this before. |
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An obsession |
◆ 6. often imagine a new idea. ◆An unusual idea may come 7. . |
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A(n) 8. |
◆A vital element of invention is 9. . ◆It may open a new way for exploration. ◆Accidental actions can 10. to innovation. |