Scientists are carrying __1._____ experiments into using spiders’ cobweb to produce __2.____(extreme ) thin wire. The research _3.____( conduct) by researchers from Germany. They have developed
__4.___process for reducing spiders’ silk _5.___about one twentieth of its normal diameter.
__6.___ is hoped that this new wire will be effective in the __7.____(grow) field of micro-electronics. They have collected data on the properties of spider silk. Their work has found evidence _8.____ the silk of the black widow spider would be the __9.____ (idea)material for the new “nanowires”. It seems even the deadly black widow can serve the cause __10.___ the scientific progress.
语篇填空：根据篇章语境填出适当的单词，最多不超过3个单词
Lily: Boys and girls, May I have your attention Please! Today we have an 
honorable guest here, Professor Smith, ___1.____ come from the USA. Professor Smith , could you tell us how to study English well ?
Professor Smith: Well, that’s a very broad topic.
Lily : Ok, I see. So __2.____ of all, how should we greet someone that we haven’t seen for a long time?
Professor Smith: You _____3._______ greet them with “ how are you doing “ instead of “ how do you do ?’
Lily : Ok, Here’s another. What is _____4._______ best way to improve one’s accent?
Professor Smith: Ok. You have the habit of speaking Chinese. Your mouth has some special repetitive actions.
Lily: Then what should we do ?
Professor Smith: You should listen to native speakers or talk to people in English _5.___ often as you can.
Lily : But most students are afraid of ____6.____ (laugh ) at
Professor Smith: In the USA, many Chinese students are also shy of speaking English. We should be confident, and speak English as if no one else __7.______(listen )
Lily : Thanks a lot, Professor Smith . In 
summing up, could you please give us one sentence __8.______ (conclude) our discussion?
Professor Smith: Speak English______9.__________( loud )!
Lily : Thank you professor. And thank you all for listening. Today’s programme will _10._____(repeat) on Friday at 12:30 .See you then
Professor Smith: Good bye then
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree．Not ______with life, I was down．A young boy out of breath _____me, all tired from play．He stood right before me with his head tilted（倾斜的）down, and____with great excitement, “Look what I found!”
In his hand was a flower, and what a ____ sight, its petals（花瓣）were all worn－not enough rain, or too little light．____ him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I ____ a small smile and then shifted away．But instead of ___ he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with ___, “It sure smells pretty and it
’s beautiful, too．That’s why I ___ it; here, it’s for you．”
The flower before me was dying or dead．But I knew I ____ take it, or he might never leave．So I reached for the flower, and____, “Just what I need．” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he____it mid－air without reason．It was then that I ____ for the very first time the boy was ___．
I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun ____ I thanked him for picking the very best one．He smiled, and then ran off to play,__ __ of the effect he’d had on my day．
I sat there and __ how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree．How did he know of my self-indulged（放纵的）__? Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true___．
___ the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me．And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine．
1.A．excited B．inspired C．content D．disappointed
2.A．approached B．overlooked C．understood D．recognized
3.A．telling B．saying C．informing D．talking
4.A．unique B．rough C．bothering D．pitiful
5.A．Wanting B．Demanding C．Persuading D．Inviting
6.A．presented B．adjusted C．forced D．delivered
7.A．declining B．accepting C．panicking D．quitting
8.A．certainty B．embarrassment C．sympathy D．sorrow
9.A．took B．pulled C．attained D．picked
10.A．should B．can C．may D．must
11.A．announced B．replied C．declared D．whispered
12.A．grasped B．held C．caught D．seized
13.A．observed B．confirmed C．noticed D．concluded
14.A．strange B．blind C．deaf D．unimaginable
15.A．once B．after C．as D．since
16.A．unaware B．unbelievable C．regretful D．regardless
17.A．doubted B．felt C．found D．wondered
18.A．embarrassment B．depression C．hopelessness D．effort
19.A．sense B．hearing C．sight D．ability
20.A．In B．From C．Before D．Through
Competitors who wear red win more than those that are dressed in any other color, according to study in Germany.
1. Experts believe that red could make individuals and teams feel more confident as well as being perceived by others as more aggressive.
2. On the other hand, the results could suggest that the success of those teams has given those that wear the red color more confident.
The study, by German sports psychologists at the University of Munster, was reported in New Scientist magazine. They showed video recording of taekwondo matches to 42 experienced referees. One fighter wore blue and the other wore red. They then showed them the same recordings but digitally manipulated the clothing to exchange the colors. 3. “If one competitor is strong and the other is weak, it won’t change the outcome of the fight,” said Norbert Hagemann, who led the study. “ 4. ”
In 2004 scientists at Durham University also looked at how color infl
uenced sporting competitiveness. They analyzed Olympic contest sports such as boxing, taekwondo, and freestyle wrestling and found that nearly 55% of which were won by the competitor in red.
“ 5. ”said Robert Burton, one of the researchers.
A. It is the color of fire and is often associated with energy, danger, strength, power, and determination.
B. The fighters wearing red were given an average of 13 percent more points than when they wore blue.
C. The study shows that football shirts from worldwide teams such as Arsenal, Liverpool, sell successfully.
D. It is reasonable that wearing red makes individuals feel more confident, although this hasn’t yet been tested.
E. Researchers found that those who wear red tops, jackets or clothing score 10 percent more in any competition than if they were in another color.
F. The findings could explain why Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal have been so successful.
G. But the closer the levels, the easier it is for the color to tip the scale.
Throughout the world, boys and girls prefer to play with different types of toys. Boys typically like to play with cars and trucks, while girls typically choose to play with dolls. Why is this? A traditional sociological explanation is that boys and girls are socialized and encouraged to play with different types of toys by their parents, peers, and the “society”. Growing scientific evidence suggests, however, that boys’ and girls’ toy preferences may have a biological origin.
In 2002, Gerianne M. Alexander of Texas A&M University and Melissa Hines of City University in London surprised the scientific world by showing that monkeys showed the same sex-typical toy preferences as humans. In the study, Alexander and Hines gave two masculine toys (a ball and a police car), two feminine toys (a soft doll and a cooking pot), and two neutral toys (a picture book and a stuffed dog) to 44 male and 44 fema
le monkeys. They then assessed the monkeys’ preference for each toy by measuring how much time they spent with each. Their data showed that male monkeys showed significantly greater interest in the masculine toys, and the female monkeys showed significantly greater interest in the feminine toys. The two sexes did not differ in their preference for the neutral toys.
If children’ s toy preferences were largely formed by gender socialization, as traditional sociologists’ claim, in which their parents give “gender appropriate” toys to boys and girls, how can these male and female monkeys have the same preferences as boys and girls？They were never socialized by humans, and they had never seen these toys before in their lives.
1.Traditional sociologists believe boys’ and girls’ toy preferences ________.
A. are passed down from their parents
B. are largely formed in later life
C. have nothing to do with gender socialization
D. have a biological origin
2.The study by Alexander and Hines shows that monkeys________.
A. also have a sex typical toy preference
B. also play toys as humans do
C. have no toy preferences
D. like to play different toys at different time
3.Alexander and Hines carried out the study to ________.
A. find more evidence for traditional sociology
B. test the intelligence of monkeys
C. test whether monkeys like to play toys
D. find out why boys and girls prefer different toys
4.According to the study, if given a stuffed dog, ________.
A. only the male monkeys showed interest
B. the female monkeys showed more interest
C. the male and female monkeys showed the same interest
D. neither the male nor the female monkeys showed any interest
On Oct4,2011 , I phone 4s made its international appearance at the press conference claimed by the Iphone cooperation . Ever since then , Iphone4s has become a hot cake and even made a fashion around the globe. Meanwhile , many new expressions come about in relationship with this type of high-tech products. “Jailbreak” is one of them.
“ Jailbreak” means to unlock the operating system of a mobile phone or other device so that it can run software which it is not normally authorized to use because of restrictions imposed（实施） by the device's manufacturer.
If someone jailbreaks a smartphone, tablet computer or other device（设备）, they use a special piece of software in order to remove the restrictions imposed by the manufacturer on the kind of applications that can be downloaded and run on the device. The concept of jailbreaking is most often associated with products from Apple Inc, such as the iPhone, iPod and iPad, which routinely restrict the user to applications licensed exclusively（独家地） by Apple and purchased via its App Store. As well as wanting to lift the restriction（解除限制） on what kinds of applications they can purchase, those who jailbreak often do so as a reaction against what they consider as a form of censorship（监控） imposed by Apple Inc in only allowing the use of their 'approved' apps.
The concept of jailbreaking dates back to July 2007, when it was applied to the iPhone within a month of the device's first release. This first occurrence related to the adding of custom ringtones（个性铃音）, but the idea quickly developed as a means to lift the restriction and equip the phone with games and other applications not licensed by Apple Inc.
1.“jailbreak” means that________________.
A. Criminals escape out of the jail
B. People make a great breakthrough in their life
C. It is a way to lift the restriction specially imposed by the Iphone manufacturer.
D. It’s a breakthrough beyond one’s dream.
2.Which is probably the correct Chinese meaning of a hot cake？
A.热蛋糕 B. 抢手货 C. 热门话题 D. 最高礼遇
3.Whic
h one is the correct statement from this passage?
A. The original mobile phones also require jailbreaking
B. People jailbreak not only in order to lift the restrictions of applications licensed by the Iphone Cooperation.
C. The concept of jailbreak is seldom associated with products from Apple Inc
D. The concept of jailbreak dates back to the twentieth century
