3 . One evening, Catherine was at home as usual. As her____swung between what she was going to do with her life and their dinner plans for the evening, she was unexpectedly ___by an urgent call from her sister “Get over here! Turn on NBC and check these guys out. They are just like you…” One Facebook message and a phone interview later, Catherine____herself on a bus with 8 strangers in the middle of the sweltering desert heat of Utah, picking up trash and ___awareness about zero-waste and climate change.

With a deep____of the environment and a desire to make a __ , Catherine, Davey, and a group of self ___“environmental pick-up artists” went on a coast to coast road side trash pick-up. As they walked, sometimes only______0.9 miles in an entire day, they ____ and steadily made their way across the United States for three years, picking up a total of 201,678 pounds of trash.

Catherine and Davey____with us wonderful stories of hope and inspiration that fueled their___to continue their journey. After spending weeks silently______how she would have enough _____to fly home for their two-week spring break, Catherine found a blank, unidentified envelope____with $850 cash in the desert. Just enough to get her home and back. After their bus____outside of Denver, they unexpectedly got ____ and arrived in Yosemite National Park three weeks later, just in time for the “Yosemite Facelift” where____ from all over the state came together with a______of cleaning up trash all over the park.

Being at the right place at the right time became almost normal, and they realized that much of what they ____was more than just a coincidence. Together, their team learned to simply ____themselves to their task, and surrender to the journey.

1.

A．thoughts

B．balance

C．hands

D．position

2.

A．blamed

B．interrupted

C．frightened

D．moved

3.

A．found

B．cheered

C．dropped

D．taught

4.

A．abandoning

B．raising

C．shaking

D．hiding

5.

A．pride

B．trust

C．love

D．fear

6.

A．plan

B．promise

C．mistake

D．difference

7.

A．corrected

B．repeated

C．described

D．discovered

8.

A．driving

B．fixing

C．riding

D．covering

9.

A．slowly

B．secretly

C．helplessly

D．frequently

10.

A．heard

B．shared

C．wrote

D．read

11.

A．problems

B．costs

C．efforts

D．choices

12.

A．depending on

B．replying to

C．worrying about

D．meeting with

13.

A．money

B．food

C．time

D．room

14.

A．equipped

B．supplied

C．decorated

D．filled

15.

A．set off

B．broke down

C．headed for

D．held on

16.

A．rest

B．help

C．understanding

D．practice

17.

A．volunteers

B．members

C．tourists

D．reporters

18.

A．purpose

B．question

C．decision

D．lesson

19.

A．introduced

B．expected

C．experienced

D．examined

20.

A．turn

B．limit

C．compare

D．devote

4 . In the future, we will be competing against medically-enhanced workers who can work longer and harder than us. Artificial intelligence will make it easier to monitor our every move in the office. This may sound like science fiction, but it’s a likely _______, according to a new report by professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.     

The report, which _______ a team of science researchers and a survey of more than 10,000 workers based in China, Germany, India, the U.K., and the U.S., predicts that rapid advances in technology, resource _______, and population demographics are among the key forces that would radically _______ the future of work by 2030.

According to PwC, these forces will result in four potential futures: one where “humans come first,” one where “innovation _______,” one where “companies care,” and one where “corporate is king.”

In the future world where corporations reign, PwC states that “human effort is _______ through sophisticated use of physical and medical enhancement techniques and equipment, and workers’ performance and _______ are measured, monitored and analysed at every step. A new breed of elite super-workers emerges.”

This is a world where performance is everything, and workers will need to create every _______ to stay ahead. This may sound like a stressful objective, but the majority of people surveyed _______ the challenge.

Seventy percent of the workers surveyed said that they would undergo ________ to improve their body and mind if it would improve their chances of employment. This could be because we believe it’s up to us to improve our careers — even if that means pill-popping performance-enhancing drugs. Of those surveyed, 74% said it was their individual ________ “to update their skills rather than relying on any employer.”

To visualize this ________ future, PwC created a mock news article reporting from 2030 that detailed the first large-scale use of brain-enhancing drugs in the workplace.

But you don’t need a fake news report to see this future; real news reports about augmented bodies in the office have existed for some time. Companies in the U.S. and Europe are already offering microchip implants to workers, so they can enter company buildings and get their chips from the vending machine with the ________ of a hand.

PwC predicts that the idea of a cyborg workforce will go from science fiction novelty to mainstream in the next few decades.

“So implants at work are already possible and happening and people will use it ________ to pay for things and to get on to buses and public transport. Why would they not 10 years later go, sure, put one in my brain to make me think harder or for ________ ?” Jon Williams, PwC’s people and organizations division leader told The Australian about its survey. “It’s just natural progression.”

1.

A．dimension

B．vision

C．integrity

D．reality

2.

A．drew upon

B．counted on

C．signed in

D．made up

3.

A．availability

B．scarcity

C．rivalry

D．privatization

4.

A．demolish

B．induce

C．alter

D．shape

5.

A．exceeds

B．offsets

C．rules

D．withdraws

6.

A．dwarfed

B．maximized

C．converted

D．marginalized

7.

A．wellbeing

B．priority

C．emotions

D．ideology

8.

A．fantasy

B．interference

C．advantage

D．expertise

9.

A．resented

B．welcomed

C．ventured

D．overcame

10.

A．reassurance

B．violation

C．reformation

D．treatments

11.

A．dream

B．expectation

C．responsibility

D．perspective

12.

A．corporate-dominated

B．career-oriented

C．human-centered

D．cognitive-enhanced

13.

A．wave

B．pulse

C．check

D．strike

14.

A．urgently

B．socially

C．privately

D．solely

15.

A．farther

B．closer

C．longer

D．shorter

5 . A couple has spent the last 25 years buying 300 acres of deserted farmlands and changed it into wildlife forest. They want to build the land to a real rainforest for elephants, birds and other endangered animals. Up to now, they’ve _______more than 300 kinds of birds as well as many_______animal species (种类).

_______, this was not the image in 1991 when they came to this part of the country. “When we came here, it was a_______. The owner wanted to sell it_______, because he could not _______coffee beans (咖啡豆) or anything else here, says Anil, who ran restaurant business in the US_______moving to India. “But for me and my wife, this was what we were_______of in our life.”

The couple had a special love for_______from their childhood. When they came to India, the pollution________them. “At that moment, we________to do something to explore the forests in India,” says Anil. “We were not looking for________. In the beginning, we________that shortage of fresh water will be a(n)________concern in India, so we must take care of its origin,” explains Anil.

They sold properties (财产) they owned in America, bought the first 55 acres and began to grow the first________. Soon, they got the land nearby as well. “Many of the local farmers considered it________to get money from the wasteland,” says Anil.

Stopping hunting was a big________and often the locals did not________what this couple was doing, so it required a lot of talking to build up the idea of ________. They worked with the forest department to set up camera traps and keep hunters away. “There are times we have to________with hunters. We were even in great danger once,” says Anil. “We hope what we are doing now will make a difference to animals.”

1.

A．attracted

B．kept

C．sold

D．hidden

2.

A．dangerous

B．beautiful

C．rare

D．common

3.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Instead

D．Besides

4.

A．dreamland

B．wasteland

C．playground

D．park

5.

A．carefully

B．secretly

C．quickly

D．suddenly

6.

A．eat

B．find

C．water

D．grow

7.

A．before

B．after

C．since

D．for

8.

A．hearing

B．dreaming

C．speaking

D．dying

9.

A．knowledge

B．history

C．nature

D．culture

10.

A．moved

B．shocked

C．satisfied

D．annoyed

11.

A．begged

B．hated

C．failed

D．decided

12.

A．money

B．food

C．luck

D．help

13.

A．forgot

B．hoped

C．require

D．realize

14.

A．beneficial

B．unnecessary

C．huge

D．unimportant

15.

A．grass

B．flower

C．vegetable

D．forest

16.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．meaningless

D．excited

17.

A．order

B．challenge

C．deal

D．enjoyment

18.

A．experience

B．follow

C．understand

D．promise

19.

A．attention

B．devotion

C．operation

D．protection

20.

A．fight

B．work

C．unite

D．play

6 . I believe even the smartest people have to work hard to achieve success. People make themselves into winners by their own _______.

Many years ago, I took the head _______ job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the _______ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to _______ the game, but to my disappointment we were defeated. Thinking hard about it, I came to _______ that I had to change my _______ towards their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _______. Most importantly, I began to treat them like _______. That summer vacation, we met every day and _______     passing and kicking the football.

Six months after our defeat, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ________ . Finally, we faced the number one team in Georgia. I felt that it would be a ________ for us even if we lost the game. But my boys beat them , giving me the greatest ________ of my life!

       From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ________ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ________ them. I helped them to see themselves ________       , and they built themselves into winners. Winners are made, not born.1.

A．tests

B．luck

C．efforts

D．nature

2.

A．operating

B．editing

C．consulting

D．coaching

3.

A．new

B．excellent

C．strong

D．successful

4.

A．cheer for

B．prepare for

C．help with

D．finish with

5.

A．realize

B．claim

C．permit

D．demand

6.

A．decision

B．attitude

C．conclusion

D．intention

7.

A．pride

B．culture

C．fortune

D．relationship

8.

A．leaders

B．partners

C．winners

D．learners

9.

A．risked

B．missed

C．considered

D．practiced

10.

A．expand

B．improve

C．relax

D．defend

11.

A．shame

B．burden

C．victory

D．favor

12.

A．chance

B．joy

C．concern

D．offer

13.

A．surprise

B．relate

C．interest

D．affect

14.

A．encouraged

B．observed

C．protected

D．impressed

15.

A．naturally

B．individually

C．calmly

D．differently

7 . In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困), and only the rich could manage without great _______. Three of those rich men and their servants were _______ together on a road when they came to a very _______ village.

The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _______ he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _______ out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.

The second rich man, seeing the _______ situation, stopped for a short time and gave _______ all his food and drink, since he _______ see that money would be of little _______ to them. He made sure that they each ________ their fair share and would have enough food to ________ for some time. Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, ________ and went straight through the ________ without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other ________ the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was ________ that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However, three days later, they ________ the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was ________ travelling quickly, but his wagons, ________ the gold and valuables they had been ________, were now full of farming tools and bags of ________. He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

1.

A．loss

B．expectations

C．success

D．problems

2.

A．standing

B．travelling

C．gathering

D．running

3.

A．faraway

B．poor

C．different

D．ancient

4.

A．unless

B．because

C．so

D．if

5.

A．them

B．anything

C．nothing

D．those

6.

A．curious

B．worrying

C．dangerous

D．puzzling

7.

A．the villagers

B．his servants

C．the others

D．the rest

8.

A．could

B．might

C．should

D．must

9.

A．interest

B．concern

C．use

D．attraction

10.

A．returned

B．gained

C．offered

D．received

11.

A．remain

B．last

C．supply

D．share

12.

A．turned back

B．set out

C．showed off

D．speeded up

13.

A．village

B．land

C．field

D．road

14.

A．whether

B．how

C．where

D．when

15.

A．good

B．certain

C．true

D．strange

16.

A．welcomed

B．met

C．accepted

D．persuaded

17.

A．still

B．already

C．always

D．indeed

18.

A．except for

B．instead of

C．apart from

D．along with

19.

A．loading

B．treasuring

C．carrying

D．earning

20.

A．food

B．jewels

C．money

D．seeds

8 . Many high achievers credit music with opening up the pathways to creative thinking. And their _______ suggest that music training sharpens other qualities, such as collaboration, the ability to listen, and a way of thinking that weaves together _______.

Will your school music program turn your kid into a Paul Allen, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft (guitar)? Or a Woody Allen (clarinet)? _______. These are singular achievers. But the way these and other visionaries process music is _______. As is the way many of them _______ music’s lessons of focus and discipline to new ways of thinking and communicating—even problem solving.

Look carefully and you’ll find musicians at the top of almost any _______. Woody Allen performs weekly with a jazz band. The television broadcaster Paula Zahn (cello) and the NBC chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd (French horn) attended college on music scholarships. Microsoft’s Mr. Allen has a rock band. Larry Page, a co-founder of Google, played saxophone in high school. Steven Spielberg is a clarinetist and son of a pianist. The former World Bank president James D. Wolfensohn has played cello at Carnegie Hall.

“It’s not a(n) _______,” says Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Mr. Greenspan was a professional clarinet and saxophone player. “I can tell you as a statistician, the probability that that is mere chance is _______.” The cautious former Fed chief adds, “That’s all that you can judge about the facts. The crucial question is: why does that _______ exist?”

Paul Allen offers an answer. He says music “reinforces your confidence in the ability to ________.” Mr. Allen began playing the violin at age seven and switched to the guitar as a teenager. Even in the early days of Microsoft, he would pick up his guitar at the end of marathon days of programming. The music was the emotional analog to his ________, with each channeling a different type of creative impulse. ________, there is “something pushing you to ________ what currently exists and express yourself in a new way,” he says.

The veteran advertising executive Steve Hayden ________ his background as a cellist for his most famous work, the Apple “1984” commercial depicting rebellion against a dictator. He adds that his cello performance background helps him work ________: “Ensemble playing trains you, quite literally, to play well with others, to know when to solo and when to follow.”

1.

A．rules

B．reports

C．commitments

D．experiences

2.

A．people

B．ideas

C．enemies

D．arguments

3.

A．Probably not

B．You bet

C．It depends

D．Very likely

4.

A．odd

B．threatening

C．intriguing

D．shocking

5.

A．reduce

B．apply

C．switch

D．leave

6.

A．branch

B．culture

C．industry

D．country

7.

A．problem

B．evidence

C．coincidence

D．clue

8.

A．extremely low

B．unusually high

C．incredibly mysterious

D．highly relevant

9.

A．example

B．connection

C．solution

D．demand

10.

A．listen

B．create

C．program

D．dominate

11.

A．project

B．pastime

C．addiction

D．day job

12.

A．In both

B．On the other hand

C．By contrast

D．For example

13.

A．go over

B．look beyond

C．stick with

D．give in to

14.

A．credits

B．describes

C．criticizes

D．regards

15.

A．independently

B．intuitively

C．collaboratively

D．skillfully

9 . 完形填空
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。
As we know, it is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life. My grandpa Nybakken is no ______. Several decades ago he made a mistake — a (n) _____ mistake, though.
On a cold Saturday, Grandpa was building some wooden cases for the clothes his ______ was sending to an orphanage (孤儿院) in Congo. On his way back home, he _____ into his shirt pocket for his glasses, but they were gone. So he drove back to the church. His search proved _____ When he _____ replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket and _____ into one of the cases. His new glasses, having ______ him ＄20, were heading for Congo that morning! He had to drive home _____
Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report at my grandfather’s church, which Grandpa also attended.
The director said, “I must thank you for the _____ you sent last year. The bandits (土匪) had just swept through the orphanage, _____ everything, including my glasses. _____ I had the money, there was simply no way of _____ the broken pair of glasses. _____ not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day. Then your cases ____ . When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.”
Then, with the _____ , he continued: “When I tried _____ the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! It was amazing!”
The people listened, _____ for the miraculous glasses. But the director must have _____ their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their _____ of things to be sent overseas. But Grandpa was sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face.1.

A．similarity

B．success

C．luck

D．exception

2.

A．perfect

B．foolish

C．formal

D．common

3.

A．factory

B．church

C．family

D．country

4.

A．turned

B．reached

C．filled

D．put

5.

A．proper

B．reasonable

C．useless

D．necessary

6.

A．mentally

B．physically

C．softly

D．directly

7.

A．fallen

B．jumped

C．forced

D．broke

8.

A．offered

B．spent

C．paid

D．cost

9.

A．disappointed

B．pleased

C．nervous

D．satisfied

10.

A．cases

B．clothes

C．glasses

D．wishes

11.

A．cutting

B．destroying

C．defending

D．recording

12.

A．Unless

B．As long as

C．Until

D．Even though

13.

A．replacing

B．selling

C．wearing

D．changing

14.

A．Except for

B．Along with

C．Rather than

D．As for

15.

A．disappeared

B．flew

C．arrived

D．broken

16.

A．preparation

B．regret

C．satisfaction

D．wonder

17.

A．out

B．over

C．for

D．on

18.

A．sorry

B．happy

C．bored

D．stressed

19.

A．confused

B．connected

C．combined

D．compared

20.

A．case

B．order

C．list

D．search

10 . Long, long ago, there was a small village. This village had a (an) _______ tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to _______ his home before winter. If his home failed to endure (忍耐) the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not _______   him in any way.

One _______, Paul and Marc reached their majority. They _______ their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest _______ and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered _______.

After Marc saw several homes, he _______ the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, _______, continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to __________ some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.

Marc began building his home. He had several false starts, __________ his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn’t perfect, but it was strong and he could __________ it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and __________ with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, __________ back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was __________. The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to __________. The villagers mourned (哀悼) for him.

Marc __________ the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, __________ a family, and lived a happy, content life.

We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s __________ and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually __________ the best ideas.

1.

A．strange

B．hopeful

C．good

D．reasonable

2.

A．find

B．run

C．complete

D．buy

3.

A．help

B．encourage

C．scold

D．persuade

4.

A．winter

B．summer

C．autumn

D．spring

5.

A．exchanged

B．received

C．recognized

D．won

6.

A．girls

B．jobs

C．houses

D．presents

7.

A．rooms

B．drinks

C．attention

D．advice

8.

A．expected

B．gathered

C．created

D．understood

9.

A．similarly

B．finally

C．however

D．therefore

10.

A．forget

B．believe

C．replace

D．doubt

11.

A．because

B．although

C．but

D．so

12.

A．repair

B．rebuild

C．sell

D．improve

13.

A．conversations

B．achievements

C．struggles

D．arguments

14.

A．drove

B．rushed

C．flew

D．moved

15.

A．weak

B．funny

C．small

D．amazing

16.

A．blindness

B．death

C．sadness

D．disease

17.

A．experienced

B．hated

C．survived

D．spent

18.

A．brought

B．earned

C．contacted

D．raised

19.

A．slow

B．easy

C．dangerous

D．special

20.

A．realize

B．bring

C．collect

D．apply