2 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。

Since my mother received a mobile phone for her birthday this year, she has been addicted     1     the Internet, using different kinds of software application s on her mobile device. She spends a lot of time     2     (explore) websites and chat with other people online. She does most of the shopping online through an app. Instead of going to supermarkets, nowadays she just presses a button and then her orders     3     (deliver) the next day. She also downloads materials that can help my father with his work.

3 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。

The first simple 2D avatars     1    (appear) in role-playing computer games in the 1980s. Yet, very few people knew that future avatars     2    (have) such a wide variety of forms and uses. By the late 1990s, they had been used in web chats. When people started creating their own avatars, they discovered that they were going to have the power to create new     3    (identity).They could dress their avatars in fancy clothes, or they could try being someone of the opposite sex, and call     4    (they) “Andy” instead of “Anna”!

4 . It was a need that he first _____ back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an education, he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His dad couldn’t afford the _____ at college, so Dale had’ to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done between his farm-work routines. He stopped taking part in many school activities because he didn’t have the time or the _____. He had only one good suit. He tried for the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too light. During this period, Dale was slowly _____ an inferiority complex (自卑感) which his mother knew could _____ him from achieving his real potential. She suggested that Dale join the debating team, believing that _____ in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.

Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts_____ made it. This proved to be a _____ point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the confidence he needed. And his hard work paid off. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top _____ in speech. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and later they, in turn, were winning contests.

Out of this early struggle to overcome his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to ______ an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And, with it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do and so could others.

1.

A．wanted

B．filled

C．recognized

D．supplied

2.

A．teaching

B．board

C．equipment

D．training

3.

A．idea

B．interest

C．talent

D．clothes

4.

A．gaining

B．achieving

C．seeking

D．developing

5.

A．prevent

B．protect

C．save

D．free

6.

A．presence

B．potential

C．patience

D．practice

7.

A．hopefully

B．certainly

C．eventually

D．naturally

8.

A．key

B．turning

C．breaking

D．basic

9.

A．honor

B．work

C．praise

D．race

10.

A．stress

B．express

C．battle

D．advance

5 . It’s said that you don’t know a man until you walk a mile in his shoes. And you also don’t know what it’s like for older people to travel until you accompany one on a trip.

After flying with my elderly father from Washington, D.C., to L.A. in July, I began to realize that a companion has important tasks that can make a journey easier for older people. Most of the tips have to do with flying, such as packing snacks, putting medicines in carry-ons and taking a light blanket, which was invaluable to my father because he tended to get cold.

I booked nonstop tickets on JetBlue to avoid tiring, confusing connections, and we flew directly into small, manageable Long Beach Airport. Even though my father could walk, I arranged with the airline for wheelchair assistance, which meant we got on board first.

When I took him back to the airport for his return flight to Washington, I got permission from JetBlue to wait with him at the gate instead of saying goodbye at the security checkpoint. I wished he’d had a first-class seat and access to a comfortable airline club. Better yet, I wish I had flown with him both ways. As I watched the attendant wheel him to the lift that took him from the tarmac (飞机跑道) to the plane, I felt like an anxious mom sending her child to school for the first time.

Things can go wrong on a plane trip. And then there is the horrifying story about Joe and Margie Dabney, who flew from Indianapolis to LAX in December. When they landed at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, a wheelchair attendant met them to help with a connection. But somehow Margie, who had Alzheimer’s disease, disappeared.

I didn’t need to worry about my father wandering away; at 82, his mind was sharper than mine. But his hearing was poor, so I worried about what would happen if he missed an important announcement. Fortunately, everything went just fine. Careful planning made the trip successful.

Next time I travel with a senior, I’ll know better. I hope there will be a next time.

1. What can we learn about the author from the passage?

A．He advised his father to join in the club.

B．He booked a first class return flight for his father.

C．He bought some medicine for his father at the airport.

D．He flew with his father from Washington D.C. to L.A.

2. The author felt anxious when he ________.

A．saw his father off at the airport	B．reached the Long Beach airport
C．missed the airport announcement	D．said goodbye at the security checkpoint

3. According to the author’s experience, we know that ________.

A．taking a trip does great good to seniors

B．it is a pleasant experience to travel with seniors

C．to have a long journey with seniors is unpractical

D．a good arrangement ensures seniors to take a nice trip

6 . Come and take a space walk in a new dimensíon!

Reach for the stars at the Euro Space Center. Find out everything you need to know about space — from the origins of the space to the future exploration plans. Light, sound and special effects help to bring your space tour to life. Throughout your tour, our specially trained guides will answer your questions and provide you with any information you need.

Begin your tour with our exhibition (展览) about the planets, then move on to the Space Lab and see some of the experiments done in space. After that, visit our international space station, where you can climb into our Space Shuttle model and experience life on board as an astronaut (宇航员).

You will know all about space by now and, to help you further, our Space Center astronaut will tell you about how young people train as astronauts in our training school. Finally, you can watch our amazing Space Show in our IMAX cinema. It will give support to everything you have learned during your visit.

Outside we have a large car and coach park (no charge), and an outdoor exhibition including a solar system, full-size rocket models, a huge sundial and outdoor games. Don’t worry if it rains — much of this is under cover.

After that, why not visit our restaurant Resto Space for food and drink on a space theme (主题)? And don’t forget our Space Shop, offering you different kinds of gifts to take home.

The Euro Space Center is open every day during school holidays. Opening times are 10:00-5:00. For ticket information, call our booking service on +32-61-650133. Or you can email us for up-to-date entry information at info@eurospacecenter.be .

Euro Space Center

B-6890 Transinne, Belgium

1. In the Space Lab, people can ______.

A．design spaceship models	B．communicate with astronauts
C．see experiments carried out in space	D．visit the international space station

2. If you prefer food and drink on a space theme, which would be the best choice?

A．Resto Space.

B．Space Shop.

C．Space Shuttle.

D．Space Show.

3. The author writes the passage to ______.

A．give tourists advice	B．share life experience
C．introduce space knowledge	D．attract people to the tour

7 .

Exploring Caves — Suit up with a helmet and light, and take Cave Crawl (爬行) . Bring your own knee pads. Learn about equipment used by cavers and rules for safe cave exploration. Spend the morning viewing stalactites — rock formations (形成) that hang from the ceiling — and their opposites, stalagmites (石笋) . Cave Alive —Take a look and learn about bats, salamanders, and other interesting creatures that grow up in caves. See crickets, crayfish, and even beetles. Learn why bears like to live in caves. Fossils — Learn how remains (遗体) of ancient plant and animal life became set in rocks, and discover how they provide clues about Earth’s history. Examine fossils in the cave. Caves — Learn how changes in underground rock formation cause openings and caverns to develop. Find out how acidic (酸的) water dissolves (溶解) limestone to create caves. Manners — Learn how to preserve and protect beautiful, interesting, and educational caves. Learn why bats should not be disturbed when they are hibernating. Never go caving alone. Take nothing but pictures; leave nothing but footprints. JOIN TODAY. RECEIVE THESE EARLY BIRD BENEFITS: ·A membership card. ·A membership certificate. ·A Caves and Caverns activity book. ·A newsletter with games, activities, and special offers. THAT'S NOT ALL. MEMBERS ALSO RECEIVE: ·Free unlimited admission to Echo Cove Cave. ·One-week Echo Cove Youth Camp enrollment (注册) at half price. ·Ten tickets for you and your friends to a private “off the beaten track” tour of the cave. ·Two free admission tickets to Echo Cove Cave for friends or family members. ·Admission to “Caves Around the World” lectures given by world famous cavers every month.

1. If you are interested in rock formations, which activities are the best choices?

A．Caves and Fossils.	B．Fossils and Manners.
C．Caves and Exploring Caves.	D．Exploring Caves and Manners.

2. If you are members’ friends, what benefits can you receive?

A．Two free lectures every month.	B．A membership card and certificate.
C．Favorable price for Youth Camp.	D．Two free tickets to Echo Cove Cave.

3. The purpose of this poster is to invite more people to ______ .

A．join the Cave Club	B．enjoy the underground world
C．work as volunteers	D．protect the educational caves

4. How do you know the clues about the Earth’s history according to the passage?

A．By exploring the caves	B．By examining the fossils in the cave
C．By watching cave alive	D．By protecting the caves

8 . Technological change is everywhere and affects every aspect of life, mostly for the better. However, social changes that are brought about by new technology are often mistaken for a change in attitudes.

An example at hand is the involvement of parents in the lives of their children who are attending college. Surveys (调查) on this topic suggest that parents today continue to be “very” or “somewhat” overly-protective even after their children move into college dormitories. The same surveys also indicate that the rate of parental involvement is greater today than it was a generation ago. This is usually interpreted as a sign that today’ s parents are trying to manage their children’s lives past the point where this behavior is appropriate.

However, greater parental involvement does not necessarily indicate that parents are failing to let go of their “adult” children.

In the context (背景) of this discussion, it seems valuable to first find out the cause of change in the case of parents’ involvement with their grown children. If parents of earlier generations had wanted to be in touch with their college-age children frequently, would this have been possible? Probably not. On the other hand, does the possibility of frequent communication today mean that the urge to do so wasn’t present a generation ago? Many studies show that older parents — today’ s grandparents — would have called their children more often if the means and cost of doing so had not been a barrier.

Furthermore, studies show that finances are the most frequent subject of communication between parents and their college children. The fact that college students are financially dependent on their parents is nothing new; nor are requests for more money to be sent from home. This phenomenon is neither good nor bad; it is a fact of college life, today and in the past.

Thanks to the advanced technology, we live in an age of bettered communication. This has many implications well beyond the role that parents seem to play in the lives of their children who have left for college. But it is useful to bear in mind that all such changes come from the technology and not some imagined desire by parents to keep their children under their wings.

1. The surveys inform us of ______.

A．the development of technology

B．the parents’ over-protection of their college children

C．the changes of adult children’s behavior

D．the means and expenses of students’ communication

2. The writer believes that ______.

A．parents today are more protective than those in the past

B．the disadvantages of new technology outweigh its advantages

C．parents’ changed attitudes lead to college children’s delayed independence

D．technology explains greater parental involvement with their children

3. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Dependence or Independence

B．Technology or Attitude

C．Family Influences or Social Changes

D．College Management or Communication Advancement