2 . When I first met Begay at Los Ninos Elementary on “King and Queen Day”, she was wearing a smile ear-to-ear.

This morning, though, Begay was______. The parent she had been trying to_____was a no-show again. Begay______needed to talk to her. Her boy was smart, but now about a year behind. She______there were problems at home. He was always late and had already missed too much school.

By 8 a.m. , kids were arriving, and Begay’s______quickly became a beehive（蜂窝）of activity. Forty-five minutes_______, the little boy finally walked in, shoulders sunk, head_______. Rather than______him in front of the class, Begay welcomed him warmly. He was testing Begay’s long-held_______that no child is a lost cause, no matter how______he seems. “It’s the unspoken       _____teachers start out with,” Begay said.

During lunch I sat down with Begay’s students and asked them what they liked about her.

“ She never gets angry, “ said one girl. A boy______:” She’s funny and likes telling jokes.”

Before we left the______, the shy, quiet girl next to me______,” She teaches me when I don’t want to learn.”

Her_______stayed with me. When I_______it with Begay, I told her that I felt it was a very       _____thing for a child to say. She agreed.

“They never______that to me.” said Begay, “But that’s what I_______. I want them to enjoy school. I want them to feel like someone_______them.”

1.

A．sensitive

B．worried

C．thrilled

D．energetic

2.

A．meet

B．investigate

C．enquire

D．praise

3.

A．gradually

B．occasionally

C．abruptly

D．desperately

4.

A．clarified

B．revealed

C．suspected

D．acknowledged

5.

A．classroom

B．school

C．canteen

D．house

6.

A．after

B．before

C．later

D．ago

7.

A．rose

B．bowed

C．nodded

D．shook

8.

A．disturbing

B．astonishing

C．capturing

D．embarrassing

9.

A．conclusion

B．dream

C．belief

D．ambition

10.

A．awesome

B．troubled

C．innocent

D．careless

11.

A．commitment

B．assumption

C．proposal

D．regulation

12.

A．rejected

B．declared

C．added

D．protested

13.

A．office

B．kitchen

C．playground

D．table

14.

A．shouted

B．whispered

C．cried

D．suggested

15.

A．comment

B．adventure

C．experience

D．discovery

16.

A．interpreted

B．promoted

C．shared

D．demonstrated

17.

A．fancy

B．comprehensive

C．crucial

D．meaningful

18.

A．do

B．express

C．guarantee

D．leave

19.

A．acquire

B．secure

C．accomplish

D．pursue

20.

A．believes in

B．stands by

C．tums against

D．fears for

3 . To move visual technology into the future, sometimes it helps to make a little noise. Researchers have used sound waves to produce floating 3-D images, create a sense of touch and even supply a soundtrack.

Since the 1940s, scientists have toyed with the concept of acoustic levitation(声悬浮), the use of soundwave vibrations to trap tiny things in midair. The technology has gained greater capabilities in the past decade. Some researchers believe this improvement could lead to applications such as contributing to novel 3-D printing methods, or creating displays that would be visible from any angle without requiring a screen.

Other researchers have also worked on visual displays that use acoustic levitation. In addition to visuals, the system can also produce audible noise to give the display a soundtrack. And the ultrasound speakers can also concentrate vibrations in one spot so that a finger might feel a sense pushing back—a little like the object shown by the floating image is really there. Soundwaves create a 3-D display!

Display without a screen is remarkably useful. It means that everybody in the room can see the image—any angle, location—and that’s extremely helpful. As a communications system, such a display might one day allow users to chat with a 3-D projection(投影) of a person who can turn his or her head to follow as they move around a room.

The display will require a lot more work before you can install it in your living room, however. So far, this has been done in the research laboratory. We need to push it a little bit harder. We need to do more analysis to see if it would make sense to create a real display that people would have at home. The current system can only show simple graphics, such as a smiley face or figure eight, in real time.

Still, we are optimistic about the potential for this type of technology. If the system had only one speaker-covered surface instead of two, it could generate images that are bigger than the device itself. We can’t make a TV image that’s bigger than the TV—even a projector has to have a projection screen that’s bigger than the image itself. But with a volumetric(容积的) display, a small, portable device might produce a much larger picture. We can imagine, in the future, having volumetric displays in watches, for example, that create large images that just project out of your watch.

1. From the first two paragraphs soundwave vibrations can be used to _________.

A．catch very small objects in midair

B．develop 3-D printer’s capabilities

C．replace a creative display screen

D．compose soundtracks by making no noise

2. What do we know about display without a screen?

A．It has resulted in visual technology.

B．It is possible to see the image from any direction.

C．It is already ripe to create a real one at home.

D．It has yet to be tested in the research laboratory.

3. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A．Outlooks for the new technology.

B．Situations of the modern technology.

C．Praise for the cutting-edge technology.

D．Room for the technical improvement.

4. What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A．Hearing Is Seeing—Sound Waves Create a 3-D Display

B．Seeing is Believing—3-D Printing Methods Arrive

C．Advancing Sense of Touch—3-D Images Float in the Air

D．Promoting TV Technology—Chat with 3-D Projections

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Water Splashing Festival of the Dai ethnic minority (少数民族),     1     falls in April, is the most important festival for the Dai people in the Dehong area of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province. It is the New Year for the Dai, a festival to send off the old and greet the new.

During the festival which lasts for three or four days, people     2    (dress) in their best clothes and take part in a     3    (various) of rich and colorful activities. Dragon boat racing, fireworks displays and other     4    (performance) such as peacock dance are held on the first day. And the most popular event is water-splashing on the second day. People splash water on each other,     5    (hope) to take away sickness and disasters. The wetter you get, the     6    (lucky) you will be. The last day is usually for the young people to play games as a way     7    (express) their love for each other.

The Water Splashing Festival     8    (vivid) exhibits the Dai’s respect     9     water and the culture of music and dance, food, and costumes. It is also a cultural bridge between Xishuangbanna and Southeast Asian countries that share     10     same festival culture of water-splashing.

5 . Several years ago I started riding a bike. At first, I thought it was only a ______ ride. But as I built up strength, my friends encouraged me to try some longer ______. The first one to come along was a 150-mile journey, an event held every year that ______ money to fight cancer.

When I signed my name, the ______ seemed great — to support a worthy cause while going for the ______ — and I trained with great excitement. But as the time for the ride approached, my ______ gained ground over my endurance(耐力). I didn't really want to ______ all those miles for two days straight.

The ride began on a Sunday morning in the Georgia countryside, ______ for the first few hours I felt wonderful. This was just the ______ I had imagined, and my spirits were ______. But by the end of the day, I felt tired. I was sure I'd have to ______.

As I topped the hill, the nice sunset ______ me going for a few minutes more. Then in the distance, I ______ a lone rider riding very slowly. I ______ that the person looked different in some way, but I couldn't tell why. I managed to ______. There she was, riding slowly but steadily, with a ______ smile on her face — and she had only one leg.

My focus ______ at that moment. I'd been doubting my body for a whole day. But now I knew — it wasn't the body, but the ______ that would help me reach my goal.

It rained all the second day. I ______ saw the one-legged biker again, but I pushed on without complaining. And at the end of the day, still feeling ______, I completed the 150th mile.

1.

A．free

B．short

C．hard

D．boring

2.

A．trips

B．fights

C．swims

D．jumps

3.

A．gives

B．borrows

C．counts

D．raises

4.

A．dream

B．life

C．idea

D．advice

5.

A．record

B．distance

C．job

D．fame

6.

A．self-doubt

B．self-respect

C．self-control

D．self-love

7.

A．hike

B．walk

C．bike

D．drive

8.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．or

9.

A．adventure

B．experience

C．excitement

D．struggle

10.

A．low

B．proud

C．brave

D．high

11.

A．carry on

B．give up

C．break out

D．hold back

12.

A．kept

B．protected

C．stopped

D．found

13.

A．called

B．interviewed

C．saw

D．missed

14.

A．approved

B．hoped

C．remembered

D．noticed

15.

A．look back

B．pay back

C．cheer up

D．catch up

16.

A．determined

B．forced

C．strange

D．shy

17.

A．strengthened

B．changed

C．built

D．fixed

18.

A．person

B．will

C．bicycle

D．cause

19.

A．never

B．often

C．even

D．still

20.

A．tired

B．comfortable

C．strong

D．injured

6 . It is proposed that a study plan ____ as soon as possible.

A．is made

B．is to be made

C．be made

D．had been made

7 . He is one of those people _____ everybody will find _____ hard to please.

A．that; being	B．whom; /
C．who; is	D．which; to be