阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mr．Brown was tired of living in the big city 1. he worked．He wanted to move to the country and live in a house 2. which he could get to his office in the city early every day．He 3. (1ook) for a house when he saw an advertisement in a newspaper one day．The advertisement said that a suitable house in a quiet area was up for sale at a 4. （reason）price，and the house was within a stone’s throw of a railway station from which there were frequent trains to the big city．“That’s exactly 5. I need，”Mr．Brown said to himself．So he called the house agency and arranged to go by train the next day 6. (have) a look at the house．The house agency met him at the station and they started walking．It 7. (take) them at least 15 minutes to get to the house．When they finally arrived，Mr．Brown said 8. (angry)，“I should be very 9. (interest) to meet the man who threw the stone you mentioned in 10. newspaper．”
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和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。
After my first class in college I felt a little hungry , and I hurried to the cafeteria . I ________ my tray with sandwiches and was ________ for the seat when I accidentally stepped on a piece of cheese and that was how the accident happened .
In the seconds after my ________ I thought how nice it would be if no one had ________ . But as all the students in the cafeteria came to their feet , ________ and clapping , I knew they had .
For the next three days I dined alone on nothing more than ________ , and some junk food . On the fourth day I thought I needed some ________ food badly . Perhaps three days was ________ enough for the campus population to have ________ me . So off to the cafeteria I went .
I made my way through the food line and ________ sat down at a table . Suddenly I heard a crash that sounded ________ . I looked up to find that another poor soul had met the same ________ as I had . My heart went out to him ________ people began to cheer and clap as they had for me . I expected him to slip out of the cafeteria as I had , but to my ________ , he didn’t . He got up , smiling as if nothing had happened . And that’s when I realized I had been ________ myself far too seriously .
Who ________ whether I dropped a tray or not ? ________ . This wasn’t like high school . Once I realized that I had no one’s ________ to live up to but my own , I ________ . Popularity was not so important ; running with the ________ was no longer a law of survival . In college , it didn’t matter . This was my big chance to do my own thing and to be myself .
1.A. piled B. returned C. bought D. found
2.A. hoping B. paying C. heading D. waiting
3.A. decision B. fall C. meal D. class
4.A. experienced B. fallen C. noticed D. left
5.A. cheering B. wondering C. praying D. fighting
6.A. regret B. shame C. anger D. terror
7.A. real B. hot C. stupid D. special
8.A. kind B. easy C. hard D. long
9.A. recognized B. forgiven C. known D. forgotten
10.A. carefully B. unconsciously C. regularly D. instantly
11.A. interesting B. familiar C. special D. unnatural
12.A. fate B. tray C. cheese D. students
13.A. until B. so C. as D. once
14.A. joy B. surprise C. disappointment D. excitement
15.A. taking B. regarding C. treating D. protecting
16.A. wondered B. questioned C. cared D. saw
17.A. Somebody B. Nobody C. Anybody D. Everybody
18.A. achievement B. rules C. expectations D. shadows
19.A. survived B. suffered C. relaxed D. hesitated
20.A. crowd B. reality C. mistake D. shyness
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Although problems are a part of our lives，it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever．One day or the other, you’11 have to stand up and say—problems，I don’t want you in my life．
1. Problems with friends，parents，girlfriends，husbands，and children—the list goes on. Apart from these，the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems．Problems come in different shapes，colors and feelings．
But good news is that all problems can be dealt with．Now read on how to solve your problems．
Talk about your problems．What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help． 2. Talking helps you move on and let go.
Write your problems． 3. When you write down your problems，you are setting free all the tension from your system．You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems．By doing this，imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.
Don't lose faith and hope．No matter what you lose in life，don’t lose faith and hope．Even if you lose all your money，family…you should still have faith． 4.
Your problems aren’t the worst．No matter what problem you get in life，there’re another one million people whose problems are huger than yours． 5. Your problems might just seem big and worse，but in reality they can be removed．
Go about and solve your problems because every problem，however big or small，always has a way out．
A．But the truth is that when you talk about it，you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you．
B．When we have a pressing，critical，urgent，and life-threatening problem，how do we try to solve it？
C．Tell yourself：when they can deal with them，why can't I?
D．Of course，we’ve been fighting troubles ever since we were born．
E．We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack．
F．Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don't want a real person to talk with．
G．With faith and hope，you can rebuild everything that you lose．
We know the famous ones—the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells—but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器)? Shouldn’t we know who they are?
Joan Mclean thinks so．In fact，Mclean，a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range，feels so strongly about this matter that she’s developed a course on the topic．In addition to learning “who” invented “what”，however，Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the “why’’ and ‘‘how” questions．According to Mclean，“When students learn the answers to these questions，they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try．’’
Her students agree. One young man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLean’s statement．“If I had not heard the story of the windshield wiper’s invention，”said Tommy Lee, a senior physics major，“I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into something so constructive．”Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer．
So，just what is the story behind the windshield wiper？ Well，Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights，so she jumped aboard a streetcar．Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield，she found herself wondering why there couldn’t be a built—in device for cleaning the window．Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham，Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions．One of her ideas，a lever(操作杆)on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside，became the first windshield wiper．
Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations．It’s hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan’s traffic light．It’s equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgett’s innovation that makes glass invisible. Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?
1. By mentioning “traffic light” and“ windshield wiper”, the author indicates that countless inventions are _____.
A．beneficial，because their inventors are famous
B．beneficial，though their inventors are less famous
C．not useful，because their inventors are less famous
D．not useful，though their inventors are famous
2.Professor Joan McLean’s course aims to _____.
A．add color and variety to students’ campus life
B．inform students of the windshield wiper’s invention
C．carry out the requirements by Mountain University
D．prepare students to try their own inventions
3.Tommy Lee’s invention of the unbreakable umbrella was_____.
A．not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer
B．inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper
C．due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm
D．not related to Professor Joan McLean’s lectures
4.Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?
A．How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers
B．How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window
C．Shouldn’t We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper
D．Shouldn’t We Develop Invention Courses in Universities
Personality is, to large extent, inherent --A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor lives of their children.
One place where children soak up A characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the "win at all costs" moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A types seem in some way better than their B-type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying，"Rejoice, we conquer!".
By far the worst form of competition in school is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations. It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well. The merits of competition by examination are somewhat questionable, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful.
Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A youngsters change into Bs. The world needs types, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a child's personality to his possible future employment. It is top management.
1. According to the author, what factors contribute to the building of personality?
A. Inheritance.
B. environment .
C. Competition.
D. inheritance, competition and environment.
2. The phrase "soak up" is closest in meaning to _____.
A. pull up B. take up C. take in D. pull in
3. What attitude does the author hold toward examinations in schools?
A. positive B. negative C. doubtful D. neutral
4.What suggestion does the author make concerning the management of schools?
A. All students be made into competitive A types.
B. A child's personality be considered in regard to his possible future job.
C. All students be changed into B characteristics.
D. Schools abolish all forms of examinations.
Chinese scientist Tu Youyou on October 5 won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine amongst a trio for discovering parasite therapies(寄生虫疗法). 85-year-old Tu is awarded this world-renowned prize for her contribution to reducing the death rate of malaria, minimizing patients’ suffering and promoting mankind’s health. This is what science is all about.
Tu’s finding has saved millions’ lives during the 40 years. This also proves the value of her research product. The reward is never too late in that aspect. The moment of joy and satisfaction came when she discovered the artemisinin( 青蒿素) after all kinds of failures in experiments.
As the first Chinese mainland Nobel Prize Winner of natural science award, Tu’s winning completely surprised Chinese people, who have long been wondering when the first Chinese Nobel laureate in natural science would appear.
Let’s backtrack to 40 years ago. Tu accomplished the breakthrough findings without access to any advanced equipment, communication with outside world and papers to research. However, over the 40 years, improvements and innovations have transformed everything. Nowadays, Chinese scientists have the passion to invent. As Premiere Li Keqiang mentioned in his letter, “Tu’s winning the prize signifies China’s prosperity and progress in scientific and technological field”.
Tu’s record-breaking winning serves as a reminder to those who are too eager for instant success. Science is never about instant success. There is no way to measure how much you spend on scientific research and compare it with how much reward you get.
1. Which magazine this passage may be mostly selected from?
A. The Times B. Science Fiction
C. Fortune D. National Geography
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Science is just about the cure of the disease for mankind.
B. Tu is the first Chinese to win the Nobel Prize of natural science award.
C. Tu’s achievements tell us that victory doesn’t come in one day.
D. Tu made the breakthrough in discovering the artemisinin with advanced technology.
3.What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. Tu’s experience has made her way up to the Nobel Prize.
B. China displays its strength in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
C. Tu honors us Chinese by winning the Nobel Prize.
D. We should not expect to succeed in a short period of time.
