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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。
Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through some countryside.Suddenly，dark clouds ______ up overhead and rain began to fall，but ______ to relate，several hundred yards ahead of me the sun shone brilliantly.I rode as rapidly as I could. ______，I found it impossible to get into the clear.The ______ with their rain kept advancing faster than I could _______ forward.I continued this unequal ______ for an exhausting half hour，before realizing that I could not win my way to the bright area ahead of me.
Then it dawned on(使开始明白)me that I was ______ my strength，while paying no attention to the ______ for the sake of which I was making the trip.
The storm could not last forever and the discomfort was not ______．Indeed，there was much to look at that might otherwise have ______ me.I saw colours，lines and contours(轮廓)that would have appeared ______ under brilliant light.My anger at the rain was______ and my desire to escape it disappeared.It had ______ me with a new view and helped me understand that the sources of beauty and satisfaction may be found close at hand within the ______ of one's own sensibility(感受能力)．
It made me think，then and later，about other matters to which this incident was ______．It helped me realize that there is no ______ in fleeing from circumstances and conditions which cannot be ______，but I could bravely meet and often turned them to good ones.I know that half the battle is won if I can face trouble with ______，disappointment with spirit，and victory with humility(谦虚)．It has become ______ to me that danger is far from disaster，that defeat may be the forerunner of final victory，and that all achievements are fragile ______ based on enduring principles of moral conduct.
1.A．climbed B．piled C．picked D．went
2.A．strange B．skeptical C．optimistic D．constant
3.A．Therefore B．Moreover C．However D．Otherwise
4.A．winds B．sky C．sun D．clouds
5.A．race B．drive C．watch D．look
6.A．struggle B．contest C．trip D．power
7.A．gathering B．recovering C．saving D．wasting
8.A．landscape B．pleasure C．hurry D．feeling
9.A．adequate B．uncertain C．slight D．unbearable
10.A．interested B．pleased C．escaped D．found
11.A．beautifully B．slowly C．fortunately D．differently
12.A．great B．gone C．obvious D．hard
13.A．provided B．replaced C．compared D．equipped
14.A．range B．demand C．process D．contribution
15.A．devoted B．applied C．related D．adjusted
16.A．doubt B．way C．sense D．wonder
17.A．treated B．received C．understood D．avoided
18.A．hesitation B．courage C．difficulty D．ease
19.A．secret B．clearer C．stranger D．private
20.A．unless B．once C．when D．though
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
Dear Harry，
You ask me whether you should spend the next three years at university，or get a job.I will give you three different answers.Take_your_pick.
Answer A．You are ambitious.Your sights are set on going to the top，in business or the government.In today's high-tech times，big companies cannot be managed by uneducated amateurs.Even the middle managers are at a disadvantage unless they get a university degree and an MBA.Same thing in government.
Anyway，you are too young to decide what you want to do for the rest of your life.If you spend the next few years at university，you will get to know the world—and yourself—before the time comes to choose your career.
Answer B．Stop wasting your time on academia(学术界)．Stop subjecting yourself to the boredom of textbooks and classrooms.Stop cramming for exams(应考)before you acquire a strong love for reading.
The lack of a college degree will only be a slight influence on your career.In Britain，you can still get to the top without a degree.What industry and the government need at the top is not experts but leaders.The character traits(性格特点)which make people scholars in their youth are not the traits which make them leaders in later life.You put up with education for 12 boring years.
Answer C．Don't judge the value of higher education in terms of careemanship.Judge it for what it is—a priceless opportunity to furnish your mind and enrich the quality of your life.My father was a failure in business，but he read Horace in the washroom until he died，poor but happy.
If you enjoy being a scholar，and like the company of scholars，go to a university.Who knows，you may end your days as a Regius Professor.And bear in mind that British universities are still the best in the world.You have a first-class mind.Stretch it.If you have the opportunity to go to a university，don't pass it up.You would never forgive yourself.
Tons of love，
David
1.What does the underlined sentence“Take your pick.”in Para 1 mean?
A．To choose what you want.
B．To cherish what you have.
C．To follow others' opinions.
D．To take action immediately.
2.What did the author think play a key part in high-tech times?
A．Ambition in careers.
B．Academic degrees.
C．Experience in business.
D．Experience in the government.
3.In the second answer the author mainly reminds Harry ________．
A．he should make use of time
B．he should learn in the classroom
C．what he should avoid at university
D．he should give up learning if he doesn't like it
4.According to the passage，the author's father might ____．
A．succeed in business
B．live a rich and happy life
C．enjoy reading in life
D．live a poor and miserable life
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
Depression is much higher amongst female bosses than male bosses，a new US survey finds.Dr Tetyana Pudrovska，the study's first author，explained：“Women with job authority－the ability to hire，fire，and influence pay－have greatly more symptoms of depression than women without this power.But men with job authority have fewer symptoms of depression than men without such power.”
The study followed 1，500 middle-aged women and 1，300 middle-aged men who all graduated from high schools in Wisconsin.The men and women were surveyed in 1993 and 2004 to look at the connection between how much authority they had at work and symptoms of depression.
The results showed that amongst men and women with lower levels of authority at work，women had slightly higher levels of depression.This is normal since overall women suffer from depression slightly more than men.Amongst men and women with higher levels of authority at work，however，it was women who had many more symptoms of depression than men.Men in authority actually had a 10% lower risk of depression，while authority increased the risk of women having depressive symptoms by 9%.
Dr Pudrovska continued：“What shocked us is that women with job authority in our study are advantaged in terms of most characteristics that are strong signs of positive mental health.These women have more education，higher incomes，better jobs，and higher levels of job satisfaction than women without job authority.Yet，they have worse mental health than lower－status(地位)women.”
The cause of this discrepancy is not known，but Dr Pudrovska says：“Years of social science research suggests that women in authority positions deal with interpersonal anxiety，negative social interactions，negative stereotypes，prejudice，social isolation(社会孤立)，as well as resistance(抵抗)from colleagues.Women in authority positions are viewed as lacking in the assertiveness(果断)and confidence of strong leaders.But when these women display such characteristics，they are judged negatively for being unfeminine(不像女性的)．This causes mental stress.”
Men，on the other hand，do not have to face these kinds of negative stereotypes about their abilities.
1.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A．Female bosses get less stress from work than male bosses.
B．Female bosses get the same stress from work as male bosses.
C．Female bosses get the same stress from work as employees.
D．Female bosses get more stress from work than male bosses.
2.What conclusion can we draw from the passage?
A．The higher levels of authority，the fewer women suffer depression.
B．The higher levels of authority，the more women suffer depression.
C．The lower levels of authority，the more men suffer depression.
D．The lower levels of authority，the more women suffer depression.
3.What did Dr Pudrovska think of the results?
A．Exciting. B．Surprising.
C．Disappointing. D．Inspiring.
4.What does the underlined word“discrepancy”in Paragraph 5 mean?
A．Difference. B．Excellence.
C．Preference. D．Reference.
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
The media provides us with the observations and experiences from which we build up our personal understanding of the world and how it works.Much of our view of reality is based on media messages.The media，to a great extent，gives us our sense of reality.
Freedom of the media carries with it certain responsibilities of honesty，fairness，accuracy and account-ability.The power of the media to create and destroy human values comes with great responsibility.
The media is powerful in the political system，having great influence on politics and on forming social change.The power is to decide who will communicate what to whom.Television can greatly influence the election of a national leader on the basis of his or her image.
Professional journalists do have a code of ethics(道德标准)．Journalists make a judgment about what's safe and appropriate to report，which often involves difficult choices.German sociologist Max Weber distinguishes between“ethics of conviction”and“ethics of responsibility”．According to the latter(ethics of responsibility)，journalists must take into account the foreseeable consequences of their reporting，and the impact it will have on society.The former，on the other hand，asks journalists to tell the truth，regardless of the consequences.According to Weber，both ideas of ethics should be considered.
Without doubt，information is power，and the big owners of the mass media are very powerful people.Television and radio stations，newspapers，magazines，and websites are，largely，owned and controlled by profit-making businesses.It is not strange that their ideas will get promoted at times.
It is my view that such power and responsibility should never be left in the hands of a few.I believe it is our responsibility as concerned citizens to make sure we are not merely passive viewers，readers or listeners.Together we can have a huge influence on the media by making our views known.
1.What's the first paragraph mainly about?
A．Responsibilities of the media.
B．Influence of the media.
C．History of the media.
D．Problems of the media.
2.We can learn from the third paragraph that ________．
A．the media is more interested in politics than other fields
B．forming social change is the main duty of the media
C．the great power of the media is controlled by political figures
D．the media can affect politics by forming political figures' images
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The mass media should be owned by the government.
B．The media industry has developed into a new age in recent years.
C．In most cases，journalists are more powerful than the owners of the media.
D．The media tends to promote the ideas of their owners sometimes.
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
A news release is a tool of communication，through which information is passed to even the farthest end of the world.It keeps us well informed of the happenings of the world which would otherwise remain unknown.
When writing a news release，keep in mind that the media receive hundreds of releases every day.Try to follow these guidelines：Keep it short and professional.Come up with a catchy headline that will grasp someone's attention.Sometimes the title will take more time to come up with than writing the release.That's okay－the headline could be critical for getting an event covered!
Cover the 5 W's in your first paragraph.Those are who you are; what you are doing；where，when you are doing；why you are doing it，which help us understand the details about the event.Besides，any opinions in the news release should be put in quotations from your designated spokesperson.Include things that the media finds newsworthy，which is the most essential.
Make the time on your news release at least half an hour later than the time you have told activists to show up at an event.This will ensure that activists are prepared and in place by the time the media arrive.
Choose a spokesperson for the event who can be quoted in the release and will be available for calls at that number the day before the event.
Have someone proof the release for spelling，grammar and content(determine whether what you are trying to relay is clear and right)．Sometimes the person who writes the release may not notice mistakes that a fresh pair of eyes will catch.
Accuracy is the last but not least important in terms of your content and the location and time that you tell the media.If you do make a mistake，it is critical that you call and notify the media of the correction.
1.What's the main purpose of the passage?
A．To tell us the importance of the news release.
B．To tell us how to avoid mistakes in the news release.
C．To make us know how to make the news release.
D．To ask us to read news release on the latest events.
2.What does the underlined word “catchy” in Para 2 probably mean?
A．Tricky. B．Attractive.
C．Imaginary. D．Funny.
3.What is the most important for a news release according to the passage?
A．Make sure the 5 W's in your first paragraph.
B．Choose a proper spokesperson for the event.
C．Make the news release newsworthy and accuracy.
D．Ensure activists are prepared for the events in advance.
4.Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?
A．A news release is more important than any other medium.
B．Any opinions in the news release should have quotations.
C．The main task of the spokesperson is to correct the mistakes by the writer.
D．Lacking experience，the person who writes the release may make mistakes.
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