2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词成括号内单词的正确形式。

Nowadays, most young people have little understanding of     1     a shadow play is despite its 2000-year-old history. Like Peking Opera and other traditional national arts in China, Piyingxi or the shadow play show,     2     (know) as a Chinese cultural heritage, has spread to many     3     (country). Vivid design and a rich variety of colors, beautiful costumes, change of lighting, and unique singing, together make up the     4     (fascinate) world of a shadow play.

As     5     old form of storytelling and entertainment, shadow play artists use plain figures in front of a bright cloth     6     (create) the illusion (错觉) of moving images. The figures     7     (move) by people behind a thin screen. Shadow play is not     8     (entire) a show of shadows but rather a show of silhouettes (剪影).

That day I     9     (watch) a shadow play show at the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and was fascinated by the wonderful performance. It is a pity that nowadays young people don’t know how to appreciate this traditional art. Shadow play is our precious folk art, and let’s preserve     10    .

3 . Whenever we see a button, we are eager to press it because we know something will happen. This is true in most cases, for example on a doorbell and on the “on / off” on the TV. But some buttons are actually fake, like the “close” button on a lift.

Many people are in the habit of pressing the “close” button because they don’t have the patience to wait for the lift doors to shut. But lifts’ “close” buttons are a complete scam, at least in the US — the doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.

It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US, making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter. Only US firefighters and repairmen can use the buttons to speed up the door-closing process if they have a code or special keys.

But to normal lift riders, the buttons aren’t completely useless. According to psychologists, fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control.

“Perceived (能够感知的) control is very important. It reduces stress and increase well-being,” Ellen J. Langer, a psychology professor, said, “Having a lack of control is associated with depression.”

Experts have revealed that a lot of buttons that don’t do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose. For example, many offices in the US have fake thermostats (温度调节器) because people tend to feel better when they think they can control the temperature in their workspace.

But psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little “white lies”, they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort.

“That habit is here to stay,” John Kounios, a psychology professor, said, “Even though I have real doubts about the traffic light buttons, I always press them. After all, I’ve got nothing else to do while waiting. So why not press the button in the hope that this one will work.”

1. What was the author’s main purpose in writing the article?

A．To analyze the functions of fake buttons.

B．To describe some different kinds of fake buttons.

C．To explain the advantages and disadvantages of fake buttons.

D．To explore people’s different habits when it comes to pushing buttons.

2. What does the underlined word “scam” mean?

A．Tool.

B．Trick.

C．Button.

D．Scan.

3. In America, the “close” buttons on lifts _________.

A．are fake for the convenience of disabled people

B．work only when people press them hard for a while

C．were specially designed to give people a sense of control

D．cannot speed up the process of closing the door in any case

4. According to John Kounios, people who press fake buttons _________.

A．should give up this habit	B．probably do so to kill time
C．don’t know that what they press is fake	D．consider what they do to be meaningless

4 . When I look back, I can’t help feeling grateful and blessed. Twelve years ago, I arrived alone in Central Florida from Puerto Rico. I had heard of a job opportunity and decided to ________ it. But it never became a ________.

Once my limited ________ ran out, I became homeless and spent a year and a half living on the streets of Orlando. For the first time, I, who had lived a ________ life in a middle class family, understood the ________ someone feels when they don’t get enough to eat. I clearly remembered ________ a distance on many occasions just to make it to a local feeding program before they ________ at 7 pm.

________, local programs like the Coalition for the Homeless, Second Harvest Food Bank and the Wayne Densch Center helped me ________ my painful experience.

With the ________ of these programs, I was accepted by a college scholarship program through the Coalition and ________ two degrees from Valencia.

My experience ________ me to the fact that help meant everything to people in need and inspired me to be ________ helping others. Today, I am employed as Childhood Hunger Programs Manager at Second Harvest Food Bank and oversee the summer ________ programs. I am so proud to be able to ________ food resources to those in need and help hundreds more like me.

1.

A．depend on

B．go for

C．run after

D．react to

2.

A．dream

B．threat

C．reality

D．puzzle

3.

A．patience

B．energy

C．resources

D．funds

4.

A．busy

B．painful

C．comfortable

D．stressful

5.

A．disappointment

B．anger

C．loneliness

D．despair

6.

A．running

B．measuring

C．keeping

D．walking

7.

A．opened

B．closed

C．refused

D．retired

8.

A．Frankly

B．Occasionally

C．Gradually

D．Fortunately

9.

A．relate

B．identify

C．survive

D．battle

10.

A．assistance

B．recognition

C．benefit

D．operation

11.

A．rejected

B．received

C．found

D．lost

12.

A．awoke

B．applied

C．offered

D．sent

13.

A．impressed by

B．concerned about

C．devoted to

D．attracted to

14.

A．feeding

B．school

C．camp

D．vacation

15.

A．donate

B．show

C．award

D．deliver

6 . What was the man doing in the river?

A．Swimming.

B．Doing the research.

C．Catching fish.

8 . What does the man think of the game?

A．Wonderful.

B．Boring.

C．Just so-so.

10 . What is the man doing?

A．Buying a camera.

B．Taking a picture.

C．Trying on a hat.