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阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
1.Only if you ask many different questions _______________ all the information you need to know. (acquire)
只有提很多不同的问题，你才能收集到你所需要的信息。
2. It is the airlines rather than the unpredicted weather _______________ for most delayed fights. (blame)
是航空公司而不是难以预测的气候应对大部分的飞机延误负责。
3.You’d better not throw away your electronic products but ______________. (repair)
你最好不要扔掉你的电子产品，而是把它们修理好。
4. Human activities have caused many greenhouse gases, ___________________ carbon dioxide.(consist)
人类活动导致了许多温室气体，其中大多数由二氧化碳组成。
5._______________ so many natural disasters, we come to realize that we should stress safety and value life.(experience)
经历了如此多自然灾害以后，我们逐渐意识到我们应当重视安全，珍惜生命。
6.As for the latest iphone 6 plus, _________________the consumers most is the largest screen that Apple has ever produced. (appeal)
就最新的iphone 6 plus而言，最吸引消费者的是苹果公司发布的有史以来的最大屏幕。
7. Once addicted to smoking, you will find _______________. (quit)
一旦对抽烟上瘾，你将发现很难戒掉。
8. Have you ever considered how weak humans are _______________ a volcano, hurricane or earthquake?(compare)
你是否想过与火山、飓风或地震相比，人类是何等脆弱？
9. If I had been more careful, the failure_______________.（avoid）
如果我更细心些，这次失败就能避免了。
10. Tom _______________ the window when his attention was caught by a bird. (close)
汤姆正要关窗户的时候，一只小鸟吸引了他的注意力。
The Hunan Satellite TV(HNTV) show “Where are we going, Dad?” is a big hit. Many famous stars brought their children to a strange village alone, and they had to spend 72 hours with their children there. The program fully showed us a modern version of the “how to be a good father”. As the young parents today are too busy to take care of their children, this new form of “Lost on the way” played by nanny Daddy and cute kids caused a lot of people’s emotional resonance(共鸣). Both the kids and their parents will find that their hearts are being drawn closer. But this kind of feeling has just proved that there is a big spiritual barrier between the modern parents and children.
The TV shows like “Children are hard to support!”, “Where are we going, Dad?”, “hot mom” and “cute kids” are becoming more and more popular. All of these show the new parents’ confusion in children’s education and the appeal for the balance between career and family.
In real life, on the one hand the young parents feel helpless because they are too busy to accompany their children under the pressures of work and life; on the other hand they continue to do so. The data collected by HNTV shows that nearly two-thirds of their audience are female, among whom 36% are aged from 25 to 34.We can imagine such a scene that one evening a young mother is watching the show with her young children, while her husband is still at work or trapped in socializing, or maybe is just playing computer games in the bedroom. The story of a child without the company of father is still going on. In fact, it is sometimes the same to mothers. In a modern family, it is often the old who take the responsibility of raising a child. The participation of mother in the children’s education is also very low.
It is just this kind of confusion where the parents have gone in the modern family education, and where the parents will guide their children to go that “Where are we going，Dad?” shows us. If a child wants to grow up healthily and safely into a modern citizen with independent personality and free spirit, it is very important for him or her to follow the parents who serve as their first teacher. Maybe this is the real reason why such kind of TV programs could get hot. The truth is that children will go where their parents go; and society will go where the children go.
1.What attitude towards modern family education does the author express in the second passage?
A. worried B. favorable
C. optimistic D. proud
2. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. 36% of the audience of the program are male aged from 25-34.
B. Parents shouldn’t entirely leave the education of children to the old.
C. In a modern family it is often mothers who are responsible for raising a child.
D. The program shows us the confusion where the parents and children will go to play.
3. In raising a child in modern society, parents should___________.
A. play computer games with their children
B. balance well between family and career
C. keep their children at home to avoid socializing
D. break down the barrier between children and teachers
4.Which one is the best title of the passage?
A. Nanny Daddy and Cute Kids
B. Modern Education is Important
C. Confusion Behind “Where are we going, dad?”
D. New problems in Modern Children’s Education
For thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any British village have been the church and the pub. Traditionally, the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town, where the people gather together to socialize and exchange news.
As a result, British pubs are often old and well preserved. Many of them have become historic sites. The most famous example is the pub in the city of Nottingham called “The Old Trip to Jerusalem”, which dates back to the year 1189 AD and is probably the oldest pub in England.
However, British pubs are not just for kings and queens; they welcome people from all classes and parts of society. On a cold night, the pub’s landlord or landlady can always find a warm place for you by the fire. There is always honest and hearty food and plenty of drink available at an affordable price.
That’s how things used to be. Things are beginning to change. It is said that the credit crunch(信贷紧缩) is causing 39 British pubs a week to go out of business. People do not have enough spare money to spend on beer. Recently, the UK government banned smoking in all pubs, and that may also have affected the number of customers going to pubs.
This decline is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the UK government started to allow pubs to stay open after 1l pm. Previously, with 1l pm as closing time, customers would have to drink quite quickly, meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink slowly. The British habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as “binge drinking”, and it causes long-term health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities.
In order to save their businesses, pubs are trying to change with the market. British pubs now offer something for everyone. A lot of pubs used to be “Working Men’s Clubs”, meaning that women could not usually enter. Today, however, women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems. Perhaps things are changing for the better after all.
1. The passage mainly tells us something about ______.
A. the importance of British pubs
B. the decline of British pubs
C. the long history of British pubs
D. the past and present of British pubs
2. Which may not be the cause of the decline of British pubs?
A. The present closing time.
B. The ban of smoking.
C. The lack of enough spare money.
D. The credit crunch.
3.We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. binge drinking means drinking less beer
B. closing the pubs early will reduce social problems
C. British people used to like drinking slowly
D. British government aims to discourage people from binge drinking
4. We can see from the last paragraph that the author _______.
A. holds an optimistic attitude towards the British pubs
B. thinks that British pubs should offer everything you need
C. thinks that women in the pubs will cause less social problems
D. is against the admission of too many women to the pubs
Are you single or married? Are you a cat or a dog owner? Do you exercise, or are you a “couch potato”? These questions and many others are about your lifestyle.
People in the United States feel that they can choose their lifestyles and even shape their own identities. In newspapers, lifestyle issues are discussed in the features or style section. In the Chicago Tribune this section is called “Tempo”. People turn to this section for lively discussion on lifestyle choices they face with regard to their personal identities, their families, and their social lives.
Many American people believe that they can make their lives happy and satisfying despite their problems. If they lack confidence or tend to feel anxious, shy, angry, or depressed, they believe that they can change themselves. Self-help books, magazines, and feature articles are filled with advice from experts about steps to take to become a happier or more satisfied person and to improve one’s self-respect. Part of this research for self-improvement is a belief that even one’s own appearance can be controlled.
Lifestyle choices also involve moral and social issues. How should children be raised? How should people behave on a date? How should elderly people be treated? How can people stay happily married? All these kinds of issues are constantly discussed and are constantly changing.
Not only are experts such as psychologists consulted, but stars from the political and entertainment worlds are held up as lifestyle leaders as well. In the newspaper, some articles discuss in detail the personal lives or public work of famous movie stars, authors and artists. The lifestyle choices these people make contribute to the public discussion of all the issues that people think about.
A well-known advertising slogan is “Just do it.” In the culture of the United States, people believe that they can take action and become the kind of people they want to be and live the way they want to live.
1.The section “Tempo” in the Chicago Tribune mainly discusses ______.
A. current affairs
B. lifestyle choices
C. experts’ opinions on life
D. one’s self-respect
2.According to the author, Americans are pretty sure that they can ______.
A. control their own appearance
B. solve all the problems in their life
C. live a happy life in spite of their problems
D. improve their life by following the elders’ advice
3. According to the passage, people’s opinions on moral or social issues can be influenced by ______.
A. their teachers
B. family members
C. experts and famous people
D. friends and colleagues
4. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Lifestyles in the United States
B. Americans’ opinions on happiness.
C. Advice on shaping Americans’ identities
D. A famous advertising slogan —“Just do it.”
An artist in Oakland, California is using his skills to help the homeless. Greg Kloehn builds very small shelters that make life on the streets more comfortable. The structures offer the homeless some safety and protection from bad weather. Each little house also has wheels on the bottom so it can go wherever its owner goes.
Greg Kloehn has given away at least 20 tiny houses to the homeless on the street. On a recent day, Mr. Kloehn stops to visit his homeless friends. One of them is Oscar Young. The two men hug when they see each other. Inside his little shelter Mr. Young gets relief from cold nights on the streets. Mr. Kloehn also visits Sweet-Pea, another friend who also lives in one of the little homes the artist built. She says it keeps her safe and protects her belongings.
In the mornings, Mr. Kloehn searches the streets for building materials. He gathers what he can and takes it to his studio. There, he puts the houses together. Empty coffee bags become roof material. A washing machine door and refrigerator part become windows. Nails, screws and the sticky glue hold all the pieces together. The artist also attaches a small electrical device(装置) to the house. The device is powered by the sun.
Some of the people living on the streets once had normal houses of their own. But some of the people say they have learned to live with less and they are thankful to that man.
Mr. Kloehn says his work is not a social project. He says he is just someone using his skills to help his homeless neighbors.
1. The passage is likely to be taken from ________.
A. a textbook B. a book review
C. a science magazine D. a news report
2. The followings are the advantages of the small shelters EXCEPT________.
A. saving power and energy
B. protecting belongings of the homeless
C. decorating the streets where they are
D. keeping the homeless safe and comfortable
3. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. the shelters can’t be removed
B. the homeless don’t like the shelters
C. Greg Kloehn has sold at least 20 tiny houses
D. an act of kindness has made people simple and grateful
4. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. A successful social project in Oakland.
B. An artist creates homes for the homeless.
C. A more comfortable shelter on the streets.
D. An artist makes a living by designing small shelters.
