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。
Until recently, almost everyone thought that growth and progress would make the world a 1.______ (good) place. They believed that something new was always better than something old. So countries have spent millions of dollars 2._______ science to develop new ways of making things and doing work. 3._____, this new technique is the main cause of the world’s problems. One such problem has come from the 4.________ (appear) of the car. In some 5.______ (crowd) cities, the car has polluted the air 6._______ badly that people get sick just from breathing it. Waste from factories is another example of how new technology is hurting the earth. When some waste chemicals 7.________ (put) into the sea, they can hurt or kill animals and fish. It’s time that we 8._______ (do) something as soon as possible. When the problems get worse, they will not affect just a few 9.________ (country). They will be world problems 10.____ affect us all.
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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。
My mother was a responsible teacher and she retired. So I decided to give her one of my old computers to help her pass the time. She had a little bit of computer _________ , so I just set it up for her and let her _________ with it on her own.
As time went on, I _________ the computer was hardly touched. She said she didn’t know _________ to use it. I decided to teach her. I sat and _________ everything and she seemed OK with what I said. Unfortunately, my sister called me at that moment _________ we talked on the phone for an hour. Then when I saw her again, she was sitting in front of the computer, looking quite _________ . The screen saver (屏幕保护) had appeared and she didn’t know how to _________ it off. She had tried _________ every key and it didn’t work. I told her, “Just _________ the mouse a little.” What I meant was that she just needed to move the mouse around to _________ the computer up. What she did was to _________ the mouse and start shaking it around in mid-air until the _________ went completely black. I couldn’t help laughing because of her funny _________ . The more I laughed the _________ she got.
She thought that I was a (n) _________ teacher and she decided to figure the thing out herself. Well, at least I helped her overcome her _________ of breaking something and encouraged her to _________ a little.
About a week later, I found a home-made _________ card with a mouse on the front making a funny face _________ to my door. It said, “Thanks for the computer lessons. Love, Mom.”
1.A. knowledge B. theory C. technology D. history
2.A. watch B. train C. play D. see
3.A. thought B. heard C. found D. ignored
4.A. why B. when C. how D. where
5.A. learned B. described C. explained D. discussed
6.A. and B. but C. because D. since
7.A. amusing B. relaxed C. interesting D. discouraged
8.A. get B. break C. cut D. turn
9.A. hitting B. feeling C. changing D. removing
10.A. hang B. shake C. rub D. push
11.A. clean B. wake C. bring D. take
12.A. put up B. cut off C. pick up D. put away
13.A. screen B. curtain C. cover D. window
14.A. gesture B. movement C. action D. expression
15.A. happier B. ruder C. better D. angrier
16.A. impatient B. humorous C. careful D. helpful
17.A. pressure B. sadness C. depression D. fear
18.A. observe B. reply C. experiment D. answer
19.A. shopping B. birthday C. inviting D. greeting
20.A. stuck B. appeared C. printed D. combined
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。
How to Build Healthy Interpersonal Relationship
Human beings are social creatures and thrive(茁壮成长) in relationships with others. A healthy part to be a well-rounded, happy individual is engaging in healthy relationships with others. These friendships can provide safe environments in which individuals can thrive and help promote general well-being. _1.__
1．Know your worth.
One of the first steps in building healthy interpersonal relationships is understanding one's value. When an individual is aware of and treasures what he or she has, the building of relationships can be founded on that knowledge. _2.__. Everyone has talents. When this worth is discovered, a person can then make use of these skills in approaching interpersonal relationships. If someone is a good listener, showing how to develop this skill can attract relationships with individuals who have a need for this talent.
2．Recognize the value of others.
__3.__ In a healthy interpersonal relationships, both parties should be respected and feel as if they are valued in the friendship. When contributions to the relationship become one-sided, the relationship will move from healthy to unhealthy.
4.__
Another way to build healthy relationships is to make friends with someone who shares the same value systems and lifestyles. Knowing that a friend will not request something from an individual will help to foster trust in the relationship. _5.__The relationship can grow on this familiarity. Trust can also develop from these similarities and go a long way in fostering a healthy friendship.
A. Also, having the same lifestyle can provide a link of familiarity.
B. A healthy interpersonal relationship cannot be built on dishonesty.
C. Seek out individuals with similar value systems.
D. Be true to yourself.
E. Everyone has worth.
F. Here are some tips to build healthy interpersonal relationships.
G. Along with understanding one's worth is recognizing and understanding the worth of others.
Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.
Different cultures emphasize (强调) the importance of relationship building to a greater or less degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries — like the UK or France — people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.
Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.
Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.
People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.
1.In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to ________.
A. get to know each other
B. share the same culture
C. keep each other company
D. develop closer relations
2.The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that ________.
A. the English prefer to make long speeches
B. even talk and silence can be culturally different
C. too many words are of no use
D. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature
3.According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?
A. By recognizing different values.
B. By sharing different ways of life.
C. By accepting different habits.
D. By speaking each other’s languages.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. How to Understand Each Other
B. Multicultural Environment
C. How to Build Up a Relationship
D. Cross-Cultural Differences
Music is magic! Music speaks louder than words and it is a “language” that the whole world can understand. A piece of music can produce a response in the heart and mind. Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal, music has a spiritual effect on a person. Different kinds of music influence people in different ways.
I have listened to music all my life. When I was twelve years old, the Beatles came to America and my whole world opened up. Maybe young people today cannot understand the influence of the Beatles when they exploded across America. Their influence changed the way we dressed, looked, acted and spoke... even our culture. The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just under three months after the assassination(暗杀) of President John Kennedy, which had put America into a great depression. And the freshness and lively spirit of the Beatles was exactly what the country needed to refresh itself.
Music links the heart of the hearer with that of the composer. This means that it mixes the spirit of the composer with your spirit when you listen to it. And the music can take your spirit out of your body and transport you into another world. Music has a great way of touching people. Music can make you laugh, cry or shout. It's also a great source of inspiration.
Try this one day and notice what happens: make yourself a cup of tea, sit on your sofa and play one of your favorite songs. Close your eyes, and soon you'll find yourself creating vivid mental images—matching the music that you are listening to.
1.Music has magical power because it ________.
A. is a kind of language
B. can be played much louder than words
C. receives a personal radio signal
D. can influence a person's spirit
2.One can learn from the second paragraph that the Beatles ________.
A. were the biggest band in American history
B. are not accepted by modern American people
C. appeared at a special time in American politics
D. represented the roots of American culture
3.One will do all of the following while listening to music EXCEPT ________.
A. feeling very refreshed
B. having emotional changes
C. painting some vivid pictures
D. feeling inspired by the composer
4.It can be inferred from the passage that the author ________.
A. has been influenced by the Beatles
B. enjoys drinking tea in his spare time
C. admires President John Kennedy very much
D. likes to match his own feeling with that of the composer
It was in the Victorian Era(维多利亚时期) that the novel became the leading form of literature in English. Most writers were more concerned to meet the tastes of the middle class. The best known works of the period included the works of Charles Dickens and the Bronté sisters and others.
Charles Dickens came on the literary scene in the 1830s. Dickens wrote vividly about London life and the struggles of the poor. Most of his works were written in a very humorous style, which was popular with readers of all classes.
The Bronté sisters were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. They began to write from early childhood. In 1846 they published the first book at their own expense as poets; however, their book attracted little attention, selling only two copies. Then the sisters turned to writing novels, each producing a novel in the following year.
An interest in rural matters and the changing social and economic situation of the countryside may be seen in the novels of Thomas Hardy and a number of others.
Literature for children developed as a single style. Some works became well-known, such as those of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear. Adventure novels were written for adults but are now generally grouped in the list for children. Helen Beatrix Potter was an English author at the end of the Victorian Era, best known for her children's books, which featured animal characters. In her thirties, Potter published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902.
1.What can we know about Charles Dickens from the text?
A. He described the struggles of the poor in London.
B. He showed an interest in rural matters in his writing.
C. He focused on changing social and economic situation of the countryside.
D. He published the highly successful children's book.
2.Which is TRUE about the Bronté sisters?
A. They were English writers of the 1830s.
B. They paid to have their first book published.
C. They began their writing from adulthood.
D. Their first book was successful.
3.The author states in the last paragraph that ________．
A. society changed rapidly in the Victorian Era
B. Thomas Hardy was not as famous as Lewis Carroll
C. Edward Lear was famous for writing about animals
D. adventure novels were not written for children at first
4.This text is mainly about ________.
A. literature in the Victorian Era
B. writing styles in the Victorian Era
C. famous works in the Victorian Era
D. the importance of literature in the Victorian Era
