1.Plastic is a widely used ____________.(材料)
2.There are many students _______(毕业) from high school every year.
3.He is always looks_________ even in defeat.(乐观的)
4.It took us all day to reach our ____________(目的地)．
5.I will go if my health ___________(允许)．
6.Always ask for a _________(收据) from a taxi driver so that you can complain if you have been over-charged.
7.This wounded soldier was _________（无意识的）from his loss of blood.
8.I think you should go back to your ______(最初的)plan.
9.The price of this type of computer ________（变化）in different shops.
10.They sat on the hillside, __________ (凝视)out across the valley.
Have you ever 1.(stay) up late? If so, you should know that not getting enough sleep can make you tired . Not sleeping enough can also make 2.hard to think clearly the next day.
Scientists who study sleep have known that getting a good night’s sleep is of great 3.(important). It helps kids to be able 4.(do) their best during the day.
A recent study shows that sleep 5.(help) improve problem--- solving skills and 6.(creat) thinking abilities. In the study, two groups of students answered 7. math problem. The group that slept for eight hours solved the problem8.（correct） more often than the group that did not get enough sleep.
While you sleep9. night, your brain is busy doing its “homework”. It sorts out（整理） the information 10. you get in the day. Getting enough sleep each night can improve your thinking ability. That will surely help you do your best at school or work.
I arrived at my mother’s home for our Monday family dinner. Mother was ______ quilt after quilt from the boxes, ______ showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to _____ and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the _____ of one box.
“What is this?” I asked.
“Oh?” Mom said, “That’s Mama’s quilt.”
I ______ the quilt. It looked as if a group of school children had pieced it together; ____
designs, ______ pictures, a winding line on the right.
“Grandmother made this?” I said, ______. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This ______ didn’t look like any of the quilts she had made.
“Yes, right before she died. I ______ it home with me last year and made some ______,” she said. “I’m still _____ on it. See, this is what I’ve done so far.”
I looked at it more ______. At the center of the quilt, she had sewn a piece of ______with these words: “My mother made many quilts. She didn’t get all lines _____. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it ______. Her last quilt.”
“Oh, this is so nice, Mom,” I said. It ______ to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was honoring her own ______. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family
____. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and ______ with the loving hands of another.
1.A. splitting up B. picking up C. pulling out D. showing off
2.A. proudly B. frankly C. politely D. generously
3.A. push B. lift C. cover D. fold
4.A. top B. bottom C. back D. front
5.A. pressed B. spread C. packed D. raised
6.A. perfect B. delicate C. mature D. irregular
7.A. childish B. elegant C. classic D. horrible
8.A. excited B. depressed C. surprised D. delighted
9.A. almost B. certainly C. partly D. probably
10.A. robbed B. bought C. dropped D. brought
11.A. decisions B. money C. changes D. mistakes
12.A. working B. depending C. living D. sitting
13.A. disappointedly B. closely C. nervously D. gratefully
14.A. paper B. bread C. wood D. cloth
15.A. strong B. hidden C. straight D. bent
16.A. finished B. removed C. produced D. prepared
17.A. happened B. appeared C. occurred D. struck
18.A. skill B. mother C. show D. quilt
19.A. shame B. responsibility C. desire D. treasure
20.A. continued B. stopped C. declined D. disappeared
The increasing environmental problems and need for eco-friendly products and services are creating a new job section of green-collar jobs. 1. It is expected that by 2025 about 25% of the jobs in developed countries will be of green-collar jobs. Doesn’t the data look promising for the future?
2. And jobs will pop up at every income level, from environmental manager to gardener. For example, many countries including the United States have understood that fossil fuels have negative effect on the environment which can later become a serious danger to mankind. 3. The increasing demand of newer resources has created the need for experts and researchers who can find better ways to deal with the ongoing needs. In addition, in order to meet the increasing demands of environment-friendly equipment, both green product designer and educated and trained workers are needed. Management of environmental organizations also demands a large number of environmental managers.4. Internet is undoubtedly the best way to find information on almost any matter. Nowadays, different kinds of jobs are being posted online. Search through a couple of job websites to look for a bright future in energy conversion and recycling of waste management. Check regularly and find the right work for yourself. 5.
A. People who read newspapers can also find different kinds of green-collar jobs.
B. People who take green careers will be well paid.
C. Where can you find green-collar jobs?
D. Green-collar jobs have become a bright career chances for all.
E. Many countries of the world have realized the importance and need for energy-saving products and services.
F. As a result, possibilities are being explored to find alternatives to satisfy demands in a better way.
G. Forget the blue–collar and white–collar categories.
Much meaning can be conveyed, clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.
Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.
The same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward others’ stare at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to move his gaze, his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her.
However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking, to tell him that he is attentive.
If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to dominate you, you will feel uncomfortable. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. Quite the contrary.
In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that words cannot express.
Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation.
1.Which of the following behaviors is proper according to the passage?
A. To the opposite sex, stare at him or her.
B. To a stranger, avoid looking at him or her.
C. In a conversation, look at the listener all the time.
D. Make eye contact depending on the relationship and different situations.
2.If two persons exchange eye contact gently for long, what is probably their relationship?
A. Boss and employee. B. Lovers.
C. Teacher and student. D. Strangers
3.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Don’t stare at others B. Body language is important
C. Eyes can speak D. Eye contact benefits you
Scientists investigated why Ebola virus is so deadly when it spreads from animals to humans and then from human-to-human contact. The research team looked at the Zaire Ebola virus in an animal system to understand how it gains strength. This virus is responsible for the current outbreak in West Africa. They found that initially the animal systems were not affected by the virus, but succeeding transmission(传送) into other animals caused the virus to “hot up” and become more severe.
The team analyzed the viruses at different stages and were able to identify several changes in its genetic material that were associated with increased disease.
Professor Julian Hiscox, who led the study from the University’s Institute of Infection and Global Health, explains: “The work tells us that the evolutionary goal of Ebola virus is to become more fatal.”
“We were able to show through genetic analysis which parts of the virus are involved in this process. The information we have gathered will now allow us to monitor for such changes in an outbreak as well as develop future treatment strategies.”
Professor Roger Hewson, leading the study from Public Health England, Porton Down, said: “Ebola virus is such a destructive infection to the people affected by the disease and the economy of West Africa.”
“Our understanding of Ebola virus biology is way behind that of other viruses and our cooperation shows how we can bring together our specialists’ skills to close this knowledge gap.”
Professor Miles Carroll, a co-author of the work, said: “This study has allowed the team to be at the forefront of developing methodologies to analyze patient samples recently taken by the European Mobile Laboratory from West Africa to understand disease evolution during the current outbreak.”
1.What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?
A. How severe Ebola virus is.
B. How Ebola virus spreads.
C. How Ebola virus gradually becomes deadly.
D. What contributions scientists have made on Ebola virus.
2.Which of the following statements is mentioned in the passage?
A. In the first stage, the virus hurts its victims much.
B. As the virus spreads, it’ll change and become more and more deadly.
C. The research in Ebola virus is more advanced than that in other viruses.
D. The scientists have a negative attitude to the research in Ebola virus.
3.The underlined word “fatal” has the closest meaning to ______.
A. optimistic B. deadly
C. common D. fantastic
4.Where can we probably read this passage?
A. In a science report. B. In a storybook.
C. In an advertisement. D. In a textbook.
