1 . Shark fishing is ________ and involves hard physical work, but it’s one of the few ways to ________ their families.

A．funny; promote

B．fancy; amuse

C．worthy; serve

D．risky; support

2 . Darwin thought maybe animals ________ as they adapted to their changing environment. He also suspected that finches ________ from a common ancestor.

A．evolved; were evolved	B．had evolved; had been evolved
C．evolved; had evolved	D．had evolved; had evolved

3 . — Why are so many northern Chinese visiting Southeast Asia countries recently?
— They are trying to get a temporary ________ from the cold weather in winter.

A．outline

B．property

C．contest

D．shelter

4 . A team of researchers from the Universities of Washington and Toronto have developed an app, FeverPhone, suitable for diagnosing (诊断) a patient’s fever.

“As an undergraduate, I was doing research in a lab where we showed that you could use the temperature sensor in a smartphone to measure air temperature,” says lead author Joseph Breda. “When I came to the UW, my adviser and I wondered how we could apply a similar technique for health. We decided to measure fever in an accessible way. The primary concern with temperature isn’t that it’s a difficult signal to measure; it’s just that people don’t have thermometers (体温计).”

“In a wave of flu, for instance, people running to the emergency room can take a week sometimes. So if people were to share fever results with public health agencies through the app, this earlier sign could help us take action sooner,” adds Mastafa Springston, co-author of the study.

The trick is to use the temperature sensor already present in a smartphone. A patient holds the smartphone’s display against their forehead for 90 seconds, and the rise in temperature is compared against the surrounding temperature to determine their core body temperature — using a machine learning model trained on a number of test cases to calibrate the results.

It may sound like a crazy approach, but in testing, the FeverPhone app was able to estimate the core body temperature of 37 patients in a real emergency department with an average error of 0.23℃ — around half the 0.5℃ error range required for clinical use.

“We started with smartphones since they’re easy to get data from,” Breda says. “I am already working on seeing if we can get a similar signal with wearables like smartwatches. What’s nice, because watches are much smaller, is their temperature will change more quickly. So you could imagine having a user put a Fitbit to their forehead and measure in 10 seconds whether they have a fever or not.”

1. What inspired Breda to develop FeverPhone?

A．His adviser’s suggestion.	B．His previous research success.
C．His past experience in the UW.	D．His concerns about air temperature.

2. What does the underlined word “calibrate” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Access.

B．Repeat.

C．Doubt.

D．Adjust.

3. What did the testing show about FeverPhone?

A．It was effective in measuring body temperature.	B．It was hardly suitable in a real emergency.
C．It was more useful than a real thermometer.	D．It was no more than a crazy solution.

4. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A．FeverPhone can save you from hospital visits

B．Your smartphone can become a thermometer

C．Wearables provide a quicker temperature reading

D．The temperature sensor is present in a thermometer

5 . If there’s one thing I’ve realized since becoming a male college student, it’s that finding a summer job is nearly impossible. I’ve applied to so many places and I’ve experienced so many interviews, but I always either get straight-up refusal or never hear from the company again.

One time, I even called one of the companies multiple times, but the manager avoided me. I was close to giving up. I felt like I was the only one struggling hard. I had a pretty good resume, and I always dressed nicely for my interviews, so why couldn’t I get a job?

Well, the reason is actually right in front of me—I am a student. Companies generally want students who can work all year long, but most of them aren’t willing to be flexible with schedules. I couldn’t tell you how many times interviewers told me that they were looking for someone permanent.

I tried looking for jobs marked as temporary ones. And I even once tried to apply through a temporary agency. But it didn’t work. Even if I wanted to work during the school year, none of the companies wanted to hire me because of my limited weekday availability. And despite not knowing if I could juggle (尽量兼顾) both school and a job, I even started to tell interviewers that I would like to work during the school year and give up my weekends. But I had no luck.

I’m not sure if there are others like me out there. But if you are going through something similar, what I want to tell you is to keep on trying. Despite being rejected so many times, I still applied for any job that I was qualified for. I even started my job search before the semester ended to get ahead. Eventually, I got my ideal summer job.

I know it’s frustrating, and you may feel like you’ve tried everything—that’s how I’ve felt for a long time. And now, with companies requiring years of experience, it’s even harder to get a job if you’re someone like me. But don’t give up. Keep searching and applying, sign up for sites that send you job offers and look on the university’s website for on-campus jobs.

1. What does the author want to convey in paragraph 2?

A．His brilliant academic records.

B．The cause of his unemployment.

C．His jobless confusion in summer.

D．The social prejudice to graduates.

2. Why did the temporary agency fail the author?

A．He was troubled with schoolwork.

B．He was thought to have tight work time.

C．He was unwilling to balance study and work.

D．He was regarded as an inexperienced student.

3. What can be concluded from paragraph 5?

A．Well begun is half done.

B．Actions speak louder than words.

C．Everything comes to him who waits.

D．All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

4. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the last paragraph?

A．To give advice.	B．To correct an error.
C．To compare occupations.	D．To recall regrettable experiences.

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When Mary entered the south Pole Penguin Research Lab, she saw her friend Tom gently stroking (轻抚) a penguin in his arms. As children of the lab scientists, Mary and Tom often observed the emperor penguins that were studied to understand how they adapted to extreme temperatures —insights that could aid human survival.

“We’re thirteen, Tom. It’s time to grow up and stop playing with the lab penguins,” said Mary as she started cleaning. “They’re research animals, not pets.”

“But the birds listen to me1” insisted Tom, his breath forming a cloud in the freezing air. “You’re just trying to be a penguin whisperer again,” Mary replied, shaking her head with a gentle smile. The penguins seemed playful as they walked, dove, swam and chased their live fish for sport before eating.

Suddenly , an alarm rang out and red lights flashed , signaling a problem. The kids rushed over to look into it. “It’s colder than before —there’s ice forming on the water,” noted Tom. Though always cold, Mary had never seen ice here before. She checked the habitat monitor and found that the temperature had gone down a lot. “The heater must be broken!”

Mary quickly sent a message to their parents’ research team, who were conducting outdoor studies. With the adults away, the kids would have to deal with the freezing conditions until help arrived.

Time dragged as Mary and Tom anxiously waited. The increasing cold caused them to shake. “I wonder what emperor penguins do in extreme cold, since they stay in the Pole all winter instead of going somewhere warmer,” asked Mary. “They huddle (挤作一团), ” Tom answered. “They huddle together tightly so that the birds in the middle will be warm enough.” “What about the ones on the edge?” Mary asked. “They push their way towards the center, and then move back out to the edge, and struggle back again. Scientists in the early 21st century recorded it.” He replied as he stared at the large crowd of the penguins in the lab.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150 左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

”I have an idea to stay warm1" Tom shouted excitedly.

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Two and a half hours later , the parents returned with help.

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7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Before people developed writing, storytelling was     1    most important way to pass along information all over the world. Anything a culture attempted    2     (preserve) - its history and its traditions - had to be spoken aloud. Each generation would tell the culture’s stories to the next generation. In this way, many stories     3     (pass) along so far.

In some cultures everyone would pass along the stories. In other cultures only    4     (profession) storytellers could do this important job. Excellent storytellers had good memories. They could also make the stories very interesting,     5    helped make sure that people would listen to their stories and remember them.

However, stories    6     (tell) aloud change over time as different people tell them. A storyteller might change a story    7     (creative) to make it better. Or a teller may simply not remember all of a story correctly, leading     8    the loss of several key     9     (detail). Unlike written literature, the oral (口头的) tradition is not created by any one person. Instead, many generations make a great    10     (contribute) to the changing stories.

8 . Gene Work and his brother-in-law, Mark Rouco, were putting sod (草皮) on Gene’s yard. In the burning heat of the sun, they were soon covered in sweat and feeling a strong sense of_________. Gene fell onto the ground with a(n) _________ expression on his face. His wife Melissa Work was worried sick and _________ to call 911.

Even though he was close to death, Gene still _________ he sod. If it wasn’t put down that day, it would die. “While he was_________pain, he kept _________ me to have it put down because he didn’t want it to be_________.” Melissa wrote in a Facebook post.

Rouco was left behind to deal with the yard. An hour passed and _________ he noticed those EMTs (急救人员) showed up again. Gene had told them how badly he’d wanted to get the sod down, so they_________. With their help, the work was finally __________in under two hours.

At the same time, Gene got the __________ in time thanks to those EMTs’ quick actions.

The Works are still __________that those EMTs went above and beyond their __________. “These men,” Melissa said, “saved Gene’s__________, and then came back to save his grass. That’s just so__________.”

1.

A．achievement

B．tiredness

C．satisfaction

D．impatience

2.

A．frightened

B．surprised

C．anxious

D．pained

3.

A．forgot

B．agreed

C．pretended

D．rushed

4.

A．remembered

B．hated

C．recognised

D．needed

5.

A．causing

B．killing

C．getting

D．experiencing

6.

A．asking

B．ordering

C．forcing

D．teaching

7.

A．saved

B．used

C．wasted

D．kept

8.

A．unexpectedly

B．unnecessarily

C．unluckily

D．unreasonably

9.

A．stayed

B．returned

C．quitted

D．waited

10.

A．stopped

B．completed

C．continued

D．started

11.

A．message

B．arrangement

C．treatment

D．solution

12.

A．annoyed

B．amazed

C．confused

D．worried

13.

A．will

B．determination

C．responsibility

D．ability

14.

A．time

B．face

C．money

D．life

15.

A．admirable

B．crazy

C．strange

D．wise

9 . Roger had a GPS device fitted in his car________he lost his way in the city.

A．so that

B．now that

C．in case

D．as if

10 . Though the order was________, the little girl got confused at first.

A．specific

B．limitless

C．global

D．horrible