【推荐1】Nineteen-year-old Beau Jessup is studying Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics. She started her own business ______ she was just 15. She is paying her way through college by helping Chinese ______ find names for their children through her ______ Special Name.

In a TED Talk in 2016, Jessup ______ that during a trip to China about two years ago, one of her father’s colleagues asked her to ______ an English name for her daughter. Based on the ______ from her father of the young girl’s personality, Jessup picked a name that ______ the colleague. This experience ______ her to build the Chinese-language website specialname. cn to ______ Chinese parents pick English names for their kids.

Jessup ______ a database of 4,000 names for the website with five characteristics. Each name ______ what that name means. After parents enter the gender（性别） and characteristics of the child, the website will recommend three ______ and provide examples of famous people ______ to each name.

“The parents involve their family and friends in the final ______, making their chosen name both appropriate and special,” Jessup explained.

Jessup at first provided the service for free, but after naming 162,000 babies, she ______ customers for a fee.

“Most of my customers are parents who ______ that their children will study abroad... The English names used by our Chinese friends are ______ names which is used primarily to help them fit in ______ stand out when they study abroad.”

“The first time a parent sent me a photograph of their baby, a beautiful little girl ‘Ellen’, the mother ______ me for giving her an English name and she said that she hoped this name would help her ______ friends in the future.”

1.

A．until

B．when

C．so

D．that

2.

A．parents

B．friends

C．relatives

D．colleagues

3.

A．website

B．phone

C．college

D．magazine

4.

A．learned

B．whispered

C．explained

D．added

5.

A．announce

B．present

C．call

D．pick

6.

A．imagination

B．description

C．direction

D．income

7.

A．annoyed

B．defeated

C．delighted

D．worried

8.

A．inspired

B．discouraged

C．commanded

D．advised

9.

A．hear

B．see

C．help

D．feel

10.

A．sold

B．collected

C．proved

D．built

11.

A．likes

B．requires

C．hopes

D．represents

12.

A．companies

B．names

C．destinations

D．patterns

13.

A．related

B．invited

C．returned

D．compared

14.

A．hobby

B．point

C．decision

D．practise

15.

A．paid

B．charged

C．cost

D．provided

16.

A．hope

B．find

C．confirm

D．complain

17.

A．family

B．professional

C．additional

D．exact

18.

A．other than

B．rather than

C．but also

D．even if

19.

A．thanked

B．influenced

C．greeted

D．changed

20.

A．answer

B．show

C．take

D．make

【推荐3】A 54-year-old dentist, Goodman purchased his first ___ in 1990 and joined the Howard Astronomical League (HAL) in 2000. “There aren’t too many big astronomy ___,” said Marc Feuerberg, who is President of HAL. “ If you are into astronomy at all, you kind of end up here.”

HAL which has about 120 members ___ “star parties” several times a month. The group also holds sessions at local libraries and schools, with the ___ of creating a new generation of sky ____.

Astronomy in general is sort of like ham radio. It was ___ just after World War II, ___ now it is “kind of graying”, said Chas Rimpo, the club’s events organizer.

Members offer several reasons for the ____: kids today would rather look at stuff on computers than ____; people think the telescopes are hard to _____.

But they say there’s nothing like being outdoors, looking at the sky and considering Earth’s tiny place in the ____.

HAL members are doing what they can to make an impression on a new generation of ____ astronomy lovers. Plans are under way to ____ the observatory in Alpha Ridge Park, said Rimpo.

Alpha Ridge Park was chosen as the site because it is ____ located near Interstate 70, but mostly because it has little light pollution , said Goodman.

“It might be a few years before the observatory is actually in place” Goodman said, “but once it is ____ , it will be run by HAL members and be open to the public. And it will give HAL a place of its own”.

1.

A．radio

B．telescope

C．machine

D．computer

2.

A．schools

B．clubs

C．companies

D．centers

3.

A．takes

B．holds

C．builds

D．opens

4.

A．opinion

B．suggestion

C．goal

D．agreement

5.

A．watchers

B．astronauts

C．visitors

D．astronomers

6.

A．successful

B．popular

C．important

D．secure

7.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．though

8.

A．shortcomings

B．disadvantages

C．failure

D．decline

9.

A．watch out

B．go away

C．go out

D．give away

10.

A．operate

B．purchase

C．adjust

D．calculate

11.

A．sky

B．universe

C．earth

D．world

12.

A．skillful

B．excellent

C．potential

D．patient

13.

A．pick

B．insert

C．fit

D．place

14.

A．totally

B．conveniently

C．partly

D．conventionally

15.

A．chosen

B．designed

C．completed

D．found

【推荐1】Once a year, around the time when Christians celebrate Easter, Muslims celebrate Ramadan and Jews celebrate Passover, I often invite my 24-person team to a joyful and special dinner at my place. To _______ the needs of all my team members, I usually _______ different kinds of typical food from different religions.

I think this _______ reflects the wider philosophy of my science lab: we aim to be a _______ yet united group of people working in a global scientific network. My lab _______ people with different _______. One of the most obvious _______ is our religions. Yet when people _______ my lab, they gather together, first through their common _______ for science, and then as they get to know one another and enjoy spare time activities, we become a cohesive (有凝聚力的) team. I am ________ this cohesion (内聚力) and the new friendships in my lab, and do my best to encourage them.

I’m also really ________, while looking for new members. I interview many people before I ________ the right ones for my lab. They must be ________ capable of course, but it’s just as important that they’re friendly, interesting and interested in others. They should be prepared to ________ various points of view and cultures.

As the person in charge of the lab, I see preserving a variety of cultural backgrounds as an important part of my job. Such an accessible, varied and supportive ________ promotes new ideas and scientific breakthroughs.

1.

A．satisfy

B．dismiss

C．change

D．control

2.

A．enjoy

B．throw

C．prepare

D．fetch

3.

A．urge

B．tradition

C．promise

D．debate

4.

A．strange

B．random

C．poor

D．diverse

5.

A．refers to

B．turns down

C．consists of

D．leaves out

6.

A．breakthroughs

B．backgrounds

C．ambitions

D．majors

7.

A．differences

B．symbols

C．requirements

D．standards

8.

A．occupy

B．assess

C．join

D．aid

9.

A．regret

B．charge

C．sympathy

D．love

10.

A．surprised at

B．proud of

C．interested in

D．guilty about

11.

A．curious

B．casual

C．careful

D．embarrassed

12.

A．thank

B．inquire

C．compare

D．choose

13.

A．scientifically

B．physically

C．mentally

D．financially

14.

A．respect

B．protect

C．witness

D．doubt

15.

A．chance

B．position

C．appointment

D．environment

【推荐2】Have you ever monitored something about yourself? Perhaps you’ve tracked how many kilometers you’ve run, how many hours you’ve slept or how many calories you’ve_________in a day.

If so, you’ve _________a movement called the “Quantified Self Movement.” Individuals gather information about their daily activities in this _________movement, also called self-tracking. This may sound _________, but technology is making the process easier. Perhaps you’ve wanted to_________a bad habit and couldn’t. Self-tracking may be our answer. The idea is to take information about your everyday activities and analyze it to help get a _________lifestyle.

Recently, tools such as smartphones, journals and apps, along with newly _________wearable gadgets, are making self-tracking_________easy. Today, one can use Fitbit, the Jawbone UP, Google Glass or a smart watch to_________personal data including hours slept, stress levels, heart rate and mood.

So why does a person self-track? Someone may be trying to lose weight or improve their sleep patterns. Another person feels tired after eating. Self-tracking could help him to__________what foods make him sleepy and modify his diet accordingly.

Monitoring daily activities isn’t a new__________. In years past, athletes and their coaches kept notes detailing nutrition, training and sleep patterns in order to achieve an athletic goal.__________, doctors have also helped patients to document parts of their lifestyles and eating habits to help fight allergies, headaches and other health issues. __________, it wasn’t until 2007 that Wired magazine editors Gary Wolf and Kim Kelly, who started tracking every move they made, coined the__________“Quantified Self.” “, Dennis Nash, president of Data Speaks Health Solutions, says, “Although self-tracking has many advantages, self-tracking has its__________. Once people start tracking their daily activities, it can become an __________. Also, they might begin to worry too much about their health.”

While self-tracking doesn’t__________that one’s quality of life will improve, it can __________the importance of eating well and exercising daily.__________, the quantified Self Movements’ primary focus is__________people to employ enough energy to make healthier choices.

1.

A．gathered

B．consumed

C．toasted

D．eased

2.

A．taken part in

B．taken notice of

C．known about

D．carried out

3.

A．negative

B．widespread

C．primitive

D．realistic

4.

A．difficult

B．amazing

C．valuable

D．permanent

5.

A．decline

B．acquire

C．learn

D．change

6.

A．happier

B．healthier

C．clearer

D．simpler

7.

A．discovered

B．tracked

C．released

D．built

8.

A．extremely

B．precisely

C．literally

D．tightly

9.

A．exchange

B．search

C．process

D．record

10.

A．identify

B．increase

C．decrease

D．choose

11.

A．victim

B．discipline

C．exhibition

D．concept

12.

A．Particularly

B．Similarly

C．Surprisingly

D．Generally

13.

A．Furthermore

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

14.

A．movement

B．subject

C．term

D．equipment

15.

A．characteristics

B．functions

C．reasons

D．drawbacks

16.

A．expansion

B．obstruction

C．motion

D．addiction

17.

A．guarantee

B．expect

C．conclude

D．prove

18.

A．highlight

B．justify

C．delay

D．convey

19.

A．In general

B．As a result

C．After all

D．At last

20.

A．forcing

B．applying

C．motivating

D．persuading

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Mars is not, it seems, the dry old planet we once believed________ Astronauts who are_______to go there in the next decade may find plenty_______water to slake(消除)their thirst. And with water present the_______of finding some sort of life on Mars are_______brighter.
This is the view of forty geologists who have been analyzing_____of pictures and other scientific____obtained by robot explorers in the sixties and seventies.
To begin with, scientists thought the Red planet was as_____as the Moon_____dust storms swirling over vast sandy_____. But now the picture is very different______mountains and valleys carved by______glaciers and rivers rushing and rumbling deep underground.
In a report on the analysis of the Martian pictures Dr. Michael Car of the U．S. Geological Survey comments: “I am convinced______lots of water on Mars.” Any surface water will be in the______of ice. But it could save explorers from______to take so much______with them.
The report says______Mars probably had a warmer climate in ages______due to its axis (轴) having been more tilted (倾斜) towards the sun.
______signs of plant or animal life have been detected by instruments landed on Mars，______the landing vehicles have been sent there for a few years.1.

A．it is

B．it

C．it to be

D．was

2.

A．expected

B．hoped

C．required

D．sent

3.

A．to

B．of

C．more

D．in

4.

A．chances

B．openings

C．occasions

D．possibility

5.

A．quite

B．very

C．much

D．more

6.

A．a few

B．many

C．thousand

D．thousands

7.

A．skills

B．news

C．intelligence

D．information

8.

A．peaceful

B．quiet

C．lifeless

D．dead

9.

A．of

B．with

C．for

D．through

10.

A．deserts

B．mountains

C．rivers

D．seas

11.

A．from

B．between

C．for

D．with

12.

A．energetic

B．great

C．heavy

D．powerful

13.

A．there’s

B．there’re

C．here’s

D．here’re

14.

A．appearance

B．way

C．form

D．shape

15.

A．have

B．having

C．carry

D．carrying

16.

A．water

B．ice

C．equipment

D．oxygen

17.

A．what

B．if

C．how

D．that

18.

A．pass

B．past

C．ago

D．before

19.

A．Not

B．No

C．Nor

D．Never

20.

A．probably

B．perhaps

C．supposed

D．although