1 . 选择适当的短语填空。

lies in        rise to          make a difference     as a result of   looking forward to stick to       take on        on the rocks             smooth out     through thick and thin

1. You may wonder if one person can ________ to his family, to his community and to his country.
2. The strength of the book ________ the fact that the material is from classroom experience.
3. Unfortunately, Mr. Jones’ business and marriage were both ________.
4. The two countries are working hard to ________ their disagreements.
5. He was out of work for three months ________ the accident.
6. I am ________ visiting my family this Christmas—I haven’t been home for the holidays in years!
7. We’ve been together ________ and we won’t leave each other now.
8. It’s not an easy task, but I’m sure John will ________ the challenge.
9. If you want to realize your dream, you’ve got to ________ it and work hard at it.
10. Words ________ new meanings all the time.

2 . 选择适当的单词填空。

account            acquire     attitude        responsible     struggled independent     attract       graduated     respond          qualities

1. When Nels ________ from grammar school, he wanted to go on to high school.
2. How did they ________ to this piece of good news?
3. It’s important to continue teaching handwriting and help children to ________ the skill of writing by hand.
4. —Who is in charge here?
—Peter. He is ________ for running the office.
5. The student tried to ________ the teacher’s attention by reading loudly.
6. India became ________ from Britain in 1947.
7. Successful people usually have a positive ________ to life.
8. Honesty is one of her best ________.
9. The poor artist ________ to bring up a family on very little money in the past.
10. On ________ of the cold in winter, some birds move to the south.

3 . Sydney is famous for popular attractions like Bondi Beach. With the lowest hotel rates in town, we offer many options a short distance away from the beach.

Hotel Bondi

Offering quality accommodations in the sightseeing, restaurants, beaches district of Sydney, Hotel Bondi is a popular pick for both business and holiday travelers. From here, guests can enjoy easy access to all that the lively city has to offer. With its convenient location, the hotel offers easy access to the city's must-see destinations. Top features of the hotel include free Wi-Fi in all rooms, 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, Wi-Fi in public areas.

Chee Bondi

Located in the heart of Bondi, just 2 minutes' walk from Bondi Beach and a variety of cafes, restaurants, bars and shops, Chee Bondi offers both free WiFi and free private parking. The accommodation is air conditioned and features a flat-screen TV and a seating area. Some rooms have a balcony. There is also a kitchen, equipped with a microwave and toaster. A refrigerator and kettle are also offered. There is a private bathroom with a bath or shower and a hair dryer in each unit.

Bondi Beach House

Just 3 minutes’ walk from Bondi Beach, this bed and breakfast features free WiFi and beautifully furnished suites and rooms. Guests have access to a lovely balcony with outdoor furniture. All rooms are equipped with a flat-screen TV, microwave, and refrigerator. Guests can prepare breakfast each morning in the dining room, homemade jams, tea and coffee provided.

1. Which of the three hotels will you choose if you want to prepare breakfast by yourself?

A．Hotel Bondi and Chee Bondi.

B．Chee Bondi and Bondi Beach House.

C．Hotel Bondi and Bondi Beach House.

D．All of the three hotels.

2. What can we learn from the text?

A．All private bathrooms in Chee Bondi don’t have a bath.

B．Suites in Bondi Beach House are newly furnished.

C．Rooms in Chee Bondi have a balcony with outdoor furniture.

D．Bondi Beach House is nearer to Bondi Beach than Chee Bondi.

3. What do the three hotels have in common?

A．They are equipped with a flat-screen TV.	B．They don’t offer free WiFi.
C．They are close to the beach.	D．They provide free private parking.

4 . 用所给词组正确形式填空

complain about   all walks of life     lay eyes on   break with   do the trick   occur to

1. The aim of the Romantics in the early 19th centuries was to________ the ideals of the 18th century.
2. It never ________ me that he might be a murderer.
3. Volunteers from ________ are willing to donate money to help those people who are suffering from hunger.
4. These pills should ________ and you will feel much better in no time.
5. It is no use ________ the reality, we should put more efforts in what we can change and devote ourselves to making a difference to it.

5 . Most of the questions have been settled satisfactorily.and only a few questions of s________ importance remain to be discussed. （根据首字母单词拼写）

6 . 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。

Few people can remember anything that     1    (happen) to them in their early years. Adults’ memories of the next few years also tend to be unclear. Most people remember only a few events—usually ones     2    were meaningful and distinctive,

The passage of time does not account for it; adults have excellent     3    (recognize) of pictures of people who attended high school with them 35 years earlier. Another seemingly     4    (reason) explanation—that infants(婴儿) do not form enduring memories at this point in development—also is incorrect.

However, three other     5    (explain)seem more promising. One involves physiological changes relevant to memory. Maturation of the frontal lobes(额叶) of the brain continues throughout early childhood, and this part of the brain may be critical for remembering particular episodes in ways that can     6    (recall) later.

A second explanation involves the influence of the social world on children's language use. Through hearing stories with     7    clear beginning, middle, and ending children may learn to take out the idea of events in ways that they will be able to describe many years later.

A third likely explanation for infantile memory loss involves mismatch between the ways in which little babies encode(编码) information and the ways in which older children and adults recall it.     8    people can remember an event depends critically     9    the fit between the way in which they     10    (early) encoded the information and the way in which they later attempt to recall it.

7 . US astronaut Mae Jemison was only a little girl back in the 1960s. But she was old enough to know there was something strange with the Apollo astronauts as she watched them go into space on TV: They were all men-no women could be seen.

“That was the most absurd thing in the world,” Jemison, now an astronaut herself, once told The Atlantic. “I just thought, would the aliens actually think this is all there is to humanity?”

Fortunately, the past five decades have seen the world becoming a less “absurd” place. From NASA’s first astronaut class in 1959, which was all-male, to its 2013 class, in which half of all eight members were women, we can see how things are changing.

And on March 29 another history was about to be made when an all-female team—Anne McClain and Christina Koch—was scheduled to make an “all-women spacewalk” since all previous spacewalks were done with at least one male astronaut.

But that plan was eventually canceled, due to “spacesuit availability”, which means NASA doesn’t have two suits that fit women. The world is still pretty “absurd” after all.

In fact, tests have long proved that women are not at all less competent than men when it comes to space tasks. But apparently, test results are not enough to fight off the world’s long-existing biases against women. According to Atlas Obscura magazine, female astronauts were sometimes asked sexist questions during news conferences—examples include how they would live for a week without makeup, or how they could leave their children behind to go on space missions-when male astronauts were never bothered by such questions.

Hopefully—give it another few decades—we’ll be able to see world that’s fully grown out of its absurdity in terms of gender equality. And hopefully, when aliens do come visit one of our space stations, they’ll see humanity the way it should be.

1. How did Jemison probably feel when she watched the Apollo astronauts as a kid?

A．Angry

B．Excited

C．Surprised

D．Bored

2. What event shows the continuous existence of absurdity according to the author?

A．People’s disagreement on the all-women spacewalk.

B．The cancellation of the first all-female spacewalk.

C．NASA’s astronaut class that was organized in 2013.

D．The unwillingness to produce enough suits that fit women.

3. What does the author want to explain with the report of Atlas Obscura magazine?

A．Women’s ability in space missions.	B．The dislike for female astronauts.
C．Negative opinions about women.	D．The preference for male astronauts.

4. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To encourage people to be astronauts.	B．To show his love for women astronauts.
C．To encourage people to support females.	D．To express his support for female astronauts.

8 . 你必须要负责照顾你的妈妈，否则你会受到责备。
You must be ________ looking after your mother,or you’ll be to blame.

9 . Mr. Read was born in a small village with high mountains all around it. He has few fields and he can’t get enough food for his family. He’s often worried about it. So he works harder and harder and tries his best to get more money.

One afternoon, Mr. Read went out to look for some grass for his cows. It was very hot and he had to have a swim. Suddenly he saw a big tortoise in the water. He swam there and caught it. The next morning he went to the town to sell it in the markets. When he was walking in the street, a car hit him down and he was hurt. He was sent to hospital at once. The doctors looked him over and had an operation on him. Two weeks later he felt much better. The doctors were satisfied with the operation and said,“You’ll be fully recovered in a week. We’re sure you can write when you leave hospital.”

“It’s really a miracle (奇迹)!” shouted Mr. Read, “I could neither read nor write before!”

1. The Reads have little food because                    .

A．they have few fields	B．they live in a small village
C．they’re too lazy to work	D．nobody would help them to get money

2. Mr. Read jumped into the river because________.

A．he wanted to have a swim

B．he wanted to look for a tortoise in the water

C．he wanted to have a good rest in the water

D．he wanted to get some grass in the water

3. Mr. Read’s ________was hurt in the traffic accident.

A．head	B．leg
C．right hand	D．left hand

4. What the doctor said meant that                  .

A．the accident helped the farmer to write

B．he did a very successful operation

C．the farmer was lucky enough to write after the operation

D．he taught the farmer to write while he was staying in hospital

10 . 无可否认， 这种技术将对日常生活产生重大影响。
There can be_________that the technology will have a huge impact on everyday life.