阅读下面短文,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。

Before dinner my wife wanted me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed that this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly get a little driving. I drove her to the store and my car with her, and then I came back home with my son. He spoke of the car. I was a little proud, for it was the nicest car I had     owned.   , I said, “Guy, my heart is not     that car. I like it but it is just metal. It won’t last forever. Never set your heart on anything that is    .”

   It was at that moment     I heard a noise on our street. My son went out and then he shouted, “Dad! Holly damaged your car.”

    My heart    and my mind was flooded with conflicting thoughts. Was     hurt? Who else was involved? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: “ Here is a     to show Holly what you really love. She will never forget it.” Holly was not hurt    , but when I reached her, she was crying and saying over and over again, “Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this car.” I held her in my arms.

    Later that week a friend asked what happened to my car. I told her the whole    . Then she said, “That happened to me when I was a girl. After I     my Dad’s car, my father,    , knocked me to the ground and began to kick me.” Over forty years later she still felt the    . It was a deep wound on her soul.

I have repaired my car, but there are     some scratches (划痕) on it. Every day they    me of the really priceless things in my life. Every day it reminds me of what really     in my life. One day, when Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of    .

A. practice         B. exercise             C. training                D. lesson

A. gave                     B. left                   C. kept                     D. got

A. admiringly            B. proudly             C. deeply                  D. curiously

A. just                      B. already              C. even                      D. ever

A. Therefore              B. However           C. Otherwise              D. Besides

A. set up                    B. set aside            C. set on                     D. set down

A. temporary             B. metal                C. nice                       D. contemporary

A. when                    B. as                     C. that                       D. until

A. struck                    B. sank                  C. beat                       D. ached

A. anyone         B. someone            C. my car                   D. my son

A. chance         B. time                  C. turn                       D. lesson

A. mentally             B. physically          C. lightly                   D. painfully

A. story                   B. truth                 C. explanation            D. process

A. borrowed            B. drove                       C. used                      D. ruined

A. nevertheless        B. moreover           C. or rather              D. on the contrary

A. guilt                   B. pain                  C. embarrassment       D. terror

A. still                    B. yet                    C. just                       D. only

A. remember           B. remind              C. warn                     D. inform

A. values                 B. happens             C. cares                     D. matters

A. property              B. equipment                C. treasure                 D. fortune

There is an endless supply of stories about sleepwalkers (梦游者). People have been said to climb on roofs, solve mathematical problems, write music, walk through windows, and do murder in their sleep.

       In Revere, Massachusetts, a hundred policemen searched for a lost boy who left his home in his sleep and woke up five hours later on a strange sofa in a strange living room, with no idea how he had got there.

       At the University of Lowa, WWW.K**S*858$$U.COMa student was reported to have the habit of getting up in the middle of the night and walking three-quarters of a mile to the Lowa River. He would take a swim and then go back to his room to bed.

       An American expert on sleep claims (声称) that he has never seen a sleepwalker. He is said to know more about sleep than any other living man, and during the last thirty-five years he has lost a lot of sleep watching people sleep. He says, “Of course, I know that there are sleepwalkers because I have read about them in the newspapers. But none of my sleepers ever walked, and if I were to advertise for sleepwalkers for an experiment, I doubt whether I would get many takers (应征者).”

       Sleepwalking, however, is a scientific reality. It is one of those strange things that sometimes look quite fantastic (怪诞的). Doctors say that sleepwalking is much more common than is generally supposed. Many sleepwalkers do not try to find help and their sleepwalking is never recorded.

Generally speaking, sleepwalkers are people who ________.

      A. climb on roofs                                B. walk through windows

       C. do fantastic things during their sleep                      D. walk in a half-awake state

It was reported that a boy ________.

      A. was found on a strange sofa, telling how he had got there

       B. slept in his own room but woke up in a strange room

       C. lost his way five hours after he left home

       D. was searched for by policemen when he lost his way

There was a college student who got into the habit of ________.

      A. getting up in the middle of the night and walking down to the river

       B. walking three-quarters of a mile every day

       C. swimming in the Lowa River before going to bed

       D. walking about before he went to bed

Why do people think sleepwalking is nothing but a fantastic thing which doesn’t have any explanation?

      A. It is so common that it needn’t be recorded.

       B. Scientists take no interest in it.

       C. Most sleepwalkers do not seek help for their problem.

       D. No records about it have been made.

The fourth round of heavy smog to hit Beijing in four weeks has sent more people to the hospital with respiratory (呼吸的) illnesses and led to calls for laws to control the pollution.

Pan Shiyi, a celebrity, said he is planning to propose a Clean Air Act to the local government. As a representative to the Beijing Municipal People's Congress, he started an online survey at 9:20 a.m. Within three hours, more than 25,000 web users, or 99 percent of total respondents (应答者) , welcomed his proposal.

They have good reasons to stand alongside Pan. The latest round of haze(雾霾)reduced visibility to under 500 meters in many parts of the city. The smog has also led to a great increase in respiratory illnesses, particularly among children and the elderly. Anxious parents and doctors almost all blame the smoggy air for the illnesses. Though most schoolchildren are home for the winter holidays, the bad air can easily move indoors. Besides, ordinary medical masks fail to provide enough protection, so some people have turned to gas masks.

The causes of the frightening smog are rather mysterious, though experts blame too much emissions (排放) and the mountains around Beijing that trap pollution in winter, unless there is enough wind to clear it away. Some critics blamed China’s top two oil firms, China National Petroleum Corp and China Petrochemical Corporation, saying the companies’ outdated production technologies produce large quantities of high-polluting gas fuel.

Meanwhile, some Beijingers have moved their brainstorming discussion to computers. If Pan’s proposal for a Clean Air Act is adopted, netizens say the new law should include items providing for “car-free days” in times of smog, higher standards for vehicle fuel, stricter limit to industrial and engine gas emissions, and more effective protection for the public.

Beijing is not the only city that has ever lost the blue sky. Five days of thick fog caused thousands of deaths in Britain in December 1952, urging the government to pass the first Clean Air Act in 1956, which introduced smokeless zones and cleaner fuels to reduce pollution. That may provide some experience for Beijing to refer to.

1.Why did Pan Shiyi started an online survey?

A. To know the public’s opinions on pollution

B. To tell people the danger of the smoggy weather

C. To call on people to support his proposal

D. To collect supporting evidence for his proposal

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A. People are clear about the causes of the smoggy weather.

B. Children staying indoors will not get respiratory illnesses.

C. Smog is worse for people with lower resistance to diseases.

D. Masks can give people protection against the smoggy weather.

3.Britain is mentioned in the last paragraph to ______.

A. suggest Beijing should learn from other countries

B. let people know many places have this problem

C. tell people the situation in Britain is worse

D. call on the government to pass Britain’s Clean Air Act

4. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. The Use of Gas masks and Engines

B. Beijingers Call for Clean Air Act

C. Effective Protection for Blue Sky

D. The Mysterious Causes of the Scary Smog

 

A blog can be a very effective way of spreading the words about yourself, and your other writing. It can unshroud your knowledge, and create an ongoing relationship with your readers. A good blog is more than just a marketing tool; it’s also an expression of your personality.

An obvious starting point is to post samples of your work that not only show off your skills and writing ability but also leave people wanting more. Post elections from the most exciting parts of your stories but end them just as the action reaches its peak. If you write nonfiction (写实文学), show people what they could achieve, and give them a few steps to get them started.

Give tips, information and advice about the subjects you cover. For example, something about struggling with difficulty and many other issues like this. Your writing tips can also be included, as well as interesting, strange or funny things you discovered during your research. Whenever you contact an expert, ask if he or she has any interesting stories you could use. You many also give background information about your stories and locations

Give details of coming posts on your blog, so people can watch out for you, or come and meet you. Personal news will help people feel better connected to you Include photos of objects and locations in your writing, famous people you meet, the views from your window, and your favorite things – with a note about where they came from and what they mean to you. Look out for things that will help your readers get to know you better, know the subject better, or anything else you think they might find useful, inspiring or entertaining.

If you only occasionally post things on your blog, people have a tendency to forget you. As a writer you shouldn’t ever run out of interesting materials to fill your blog with —and your readers will love you for it.

1.Which is the best title for the text?

A. What to Blog about                                    B. How to Start a Blog

C. Why to Launch a Blog                                D. How to Make Website Attractive

2.The underlined word “unshroud” in the first paragraph means _____.

A. put on                     B. turn up          C. show off                  D. write down

3.You’d better blog about ______.

A. the difficulties of your position to readers

B. the entertaining stories you have

C. advice about your readers’ subjects

D. masterpieces from famous writers

4.What does the author suggest for keeping a blog?

A. Posting things on your blog once in a while.

B. Adding new stories to it every day.

C. Filling it with attractive things frequently.

D. Loving it as your life.

 

                             

Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there's a whole lot more to it than assessing(评定) your skills and matching them with a particular position.If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job's pay.There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job.Here are a few of those main areas;

1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?

    There are isolating(使孤立)jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy.Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer.There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.

2) How do you handle change?

    Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others.If you need to be stable in your life, you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often.Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.

3) Do you enjoy working with computers?

    I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic.There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day.Again, these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.

4) What type of work environment do you enjoy?

    This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.

5) How do you like to get paid?

    Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that.The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.

    Anyway, these are a great starting point for you.I've seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love.It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for it can change the course of your life for the better.

1.What is unnecessary in your job hunting?

    A.Assessing your skills

    B.Going to different areas

    C.Matching your skills with a position

    D.Taking your personality into consideration

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A.Isolating jobs usually drive people mad.

    B.Interactive jobs make people shy easily.

    C.Extreme people tend to work with others.

    D.Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.

3.The underlined word in the passage means ________.

    A. not likely to move or change

    B. calm, reasonable and not easy to upset   

C. being in the same chemical state

D. a group of people working for the same company

4.What is the best title for this passage?

    A.Lifestyles and Job Pay               B.Jobs and Environment

    C.Job Skills and Abilities             D.Personalities and Jobs

 

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