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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。
My aunt Betty is a typist who has always wanted to go on a time travel holiday．Last year she 1. (decide)to design her own time tour．She wanted to take a space capsule to AD 3050．The representative from 2. time travel company gave her the impression that the space capsule was easy 3. (handle)．He told her about its efficiency and safety. This increased her 4. (motivate)to take the DIY(Do It Yourself)time tour．However，her trip was not the instant success she had expected．When she pressed the switch to begin the journey there was a flash 5. the capsule’s engine died．No matter how hard she tried，Aunt Betty was unable to restart the engine，which made her 6. (terrify)．It seemed that the capsule was far from being efficient and 7. (rely)．She wondered whether some parts of the capsule had been manufactured from second-hand materials． 8. (obvious)it was quite unsafe for her to travel in，so instead of 9. (visit)settlements far in the future，Aunt Betty had to go to Hainan 10. her holiday!
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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。
We were moving．Our new home would be across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge，in another district of New York City．We were _________ the only home I had ever known．To my_________ ，it occurred right before the beginning of sixth grade．Not only would I not be able to _________ elementary school with my friends，but I would have to start a new school life with new students who had known each other _________ me．I spent the summer _________ to a new neighborhood，but making friends didn’t come _________to me．
In addition，the _________of starting a new school life hung over me like a black cloud．The first day of school arrived too quickly，as I hadn’t _________ well．I entered my new classroom trying very hard not to appear as _________ as I felt，but it wasn’t easy．Twenty-eight kids turned to_________ me，which made me more nervous．
Mr Bernstein welcomed me to the class and _________ me to the other students．Then he _________ me to an empty desk in the back of the room，next to another girl．Her name was Janet and she was assigned to be my _________．I slowly walked across the room to take my seat．
Mr Bernstein began to rapidly _________ the requirements for our class．After class，we walked to the cafeteria，sat together and happily talked a lot about our _________．We both had two sisters，and she lived about a fifteen-minute walk away from my house．In addition，her parents were as _________ as mine：no make-up，nail polish，or stockings．The smiles on both our faces broadened with each new _________．On that first day in a new school，things turned out to be quite _________．
It has now been over thirty-five years．A lot of things have been_________ in both of our lives：graduation，college，marriage，divorce，and children．But the _________that began from that first day of middle school is still going strong．
1.A．repairing B．purchasing C．destroying D．1eaving
2.A．sadness B．delight C．surprise D．embarrassment
3.A．visit B．select C．finish D．enter
4.A．except B．besides C．1ike D．with
5.A．responding B．objecting C．sticking D．adjusting
6.A．easily B．clearly C．sharply D．freely
7.A．regret B．fear C．curiosity D．excitement
8.A．slept B．prepared C．worked D．1earned
9.A．tired B．scared C．disappointed D．bored
10.A．agree with B．1ook after C．stare at D．worry about
11.A．pushed B．compared C．took D．introduced
12.A．educated B．directed C．1imited D．employed
13.A．specialist B．servant C．partner D．applicant
14.A．understand B．prepare C．inspect D．detail
15.A．families B．friends C．neighbors D．teachers
16.A．angry B．strict C．generous D．patient
17.A．invention B．exchange C．adventure D．setting
18.A．controversial B．absurd C．good D．terrible
19.A．changed B．indentified C．collected D．classified
20.A．responsibility B．challenge C．hardship D．friendship
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。
If you’re leading a group of people towards success，you must learn how to motivate others．Try one or more of the following ways of motivating people．
Treat people kindly．As a leader，you need to treat others helping you with the utmost respect and kindness． 1. you might not know it，but it’s one kind of important motivation when people are treated right．People enjoy knowing that they’re doing a good job and enjoy working with people that treat them with kindness．
2. When people are fully responsible，they’11 be more likely to find the motivation to complete the task．This is because，as a part of a group，they may not feel like their hard work matters，but when they’re responsible it certainly matters．They also know that they make a difference to the success of the project．
Be a good listener．No one likes to feel like they don’t matter．Having the final say doesn’t mean that you needn’t get any help with important decision making. 3. Always keep an open ear and you’11 be motivating your team to come up with good solutions and creative ideas．
Set realistic goals．Think long and hard about how your goal setting abilities can teach you to motivate others．You don’t want to set goals that are too easy．Your team might reach them quickly but they won’t be pushed to become the best they can be． 4. Your team will quickly lose motivation because they’11 never get the feeling of having met their goals．
Get to know your people．Keep lines of communication open and get to know your team by paying attention to their wants，needs，strengths and weaknesses． 5. So they’ll certainly be more motivated to work hard for somebody like this．
A．Give people responsibility．
B．Hand out praise when it’s necessary．
C．Offer a nice clean working environment．
D．People will know they have a considerate leader．
E．People enjoy feeling like they’re making a difference．
F．A trustworthy neighbor also provides a safe place to run in case of a fire．
G．Meanwhile，you don’t want to set goals that are impossible to achieve，either．
Three Japanese tourists taking a holiday in Australia got stuck when their GPS to1d them they could drive from the mainland to an island，failing to mention the 15 kilometres of water and mud in between．
As they drove their hired car from Moreton Bay to nearby North Stradbroke Island，they started to notice the firm surface they were driving on giving way to the well-known bay mud．However，being confident that their GPS would direct them to a road soon，they decided to drive on，managing to travel around 500 metres before their car was up to its tires in mud．To make matters worse，the tide(潮汐)started to come in and soon forced them to seek help and abandon the vehicle．Just four hours later the car was trapped m two metres of water —to the great amusement of onlookers on the shore and passengers on passing boats and ferries．
Yuzu Noda，21，said she was listening to the GPS and“it told us we could drive down there．It kept saying it would navigate(导航)US to a road．But we got stuck…there's lots of mud”．She and her travel companions Tomonari Saeki，22，and Keita Osada，21,instead had to give up their plans for a day trip to the island and headed back to the Gold Coast of a lift from the RACQ tow truck(吊车)driver who was called to the trapped car. No such luck for the hired car，though—after assessing the situation，no attempt was made to recover it．The students from Tokyo，who are due to return home tomorrow，said the experience would not put them off returning to Australia for another visit. Mr·Tomonari said，“It has rained every day on our six day holiday．Hopefully next time we come back it will be sunny．”
The car was covered by insurance，but the tourists will have to pay up to about $1500 in extra charges．
1.Why did the three Japanese tourists get stuck?
A．There was no way to the island．
B．Their GPS had given the wrong information．
C．Their GPS was broken during their journey．
D．Their car was not made in Japan．
2.What did the tourists abandon their car?
A．Some onlookers went to save them．
B．They got stuck in the mud．
C．There came the tide．
D．They managed to travel around 500 metres．
3.How did these Japanese students get back?
A．They had to walk back to their living place．
B．They had to repair their GPS and drove back．
C．They had to turn to passengers on boats and ferries．
D．They had to take a lift from the tow truck driver．
4.What can we know from the passage?
A．The car was left where it was trapped．
B．The passengers saved these students in the end．
C．Mr．Tomonari got very down after the journey．
D．No money has to be paid thanks to insurance．
When men get together，they seldom talk about their feelings or inner thoughts．However，they talk about a lot，like their newest computer，how to repair their car，or even business.
Talk might move to the best place to find fish or women，jump to computer games，then continue to the sport of the season．They also like to tell jokes each other and spend a fair amount of time playing one-up and boasting(吹牛)．Men seldom call each other to chat.
When man meets woman，he usually wants to make a good impression．Many single men try hard to carry on amusing，fun，and pleasant conversations．They use conversation to discover her interests and feelings in order to learn how to be attractive to her.
Some men，either out of nervousness or ignorance，spend most of the time talking about themselves，often appearing to brag about their achievements or talk endlessly about their problems or work．Even the quietest man talks to his woman when love is new.
When women get together，they talk about feelings and relationships，their work and their family．They enjoy talking but also want the give and take of talk，then listen. Women often call each other to chat．Conversation is an important part of most women s 1ives．
As relationships progress，however，many a man turns on the television and forgets how to talk．This raises anger and cry from his woman partner who says，“You never talk to me anymore．”Some men start talking．Many，however，mainly discuss their own achievements and problems．
When the woman starts talking about her favorite subjects：feelings，family，relationships，friends and her work，many men lose interest or bring the conversation back to themselves．Pretty soon，the man is back to staring at the television each night，wondering where his relationship has gone．The woman is talking to her friends，mom，sister，or neighbor，often about that very relationship and how she is hurting.
1.What can we know about men from the first two paragraphs?
A．They like to talk about practical matters．
B．They are willing to expose their inner thoughts．
C．They prefer to take adventurous travels．
D．They often call each other to chat about work．
2.Which of the following can replace the underlined part“brag about”in Paragraph 4 ?
A．Show off． B．Dream about．
C．Put forward． D．Care for．
3.What is the same topic in both men’s and women’s talk?
A．Family． B．Work． C．Friends． D．Jokes.
4.What is the best title of this passage?
A．How a man makes a good impression to a woman.
B．Good relationship between men and women．
C．Talking，the women’s main tool in communication.
D．Men talk；women talk；do they talk together?
A glass a day keeps obesity at bay．Alcohol has always been thought to cause weight gain because of its high sugar content，but new research suggests a glass a day could form part of a diet．Looking at past studies they found that，while heavy drinkers do put on weight，those who drink in moderation can actually lose weight．
A spokesman for the research team at Navarro University in Spain says，“Light to moderate alcohol intake，especially of wine，may be more likely to protect against，rather than promote，weight gain．”The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research reviewed the findings and agreed with most of the conclusions，particularly that current data do not clearly indicate if moderate drinking increases weight．
Boston University’s Dr．Harvey Finkel found that the biologic mechanisms(生物学机制)relating alcohol to changes in body weight are not properly understood．His team pointed out the strong protective effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes(糖尿病)，which relate to increasing obesity．Some studies suggest that even very obese people may be at lower risk of diabetes if they are moderate drinkers．
The group says alcohol provides calories that are quickly absorbed into the body and are not stored in fat，and that this process could explain the differences in its effects from those of other foods．They agree that future research should be directed towards assessing the roles of different types of alcoholic drinks，taking into consideration drinking patterns and including the past tendency of participants to gain weight．
For now there is little evidence that consuming small to moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis increases one’s risk of becoming obese．What’s more，a study three years ago suggested that resveratrol，a compound present in grapes and red wine，destroys fat cells．
1.Who is the passage intended for?
A．Those who produce wine．
B．Those who have a drinking habit．
C．Those who sell alcoho1．
D．Those who wish to quit drinking．
2.What does the phrase“in moderation”in the first paragraph refer to?
A．Excitedly． B．Carefully．
C．Properly． D．Frequently．
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A．Current data clearly show that moderate drinking increases weight．
B．Resveratrol is proved to increase the risk of becoming fat．
C．The specific roles of different types of alcoholic drinks are very clear．
D．The research found moderate drinking has a strong protective effect.
4.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?
A．How to do some easy experiments．
B．How to reduce the calories contained in wine．
C．How to make wine in a healthy way．
D．How to prove the finding mentioned above．
