1 . 考虑到所有的因素，Laura Bath放弃了她厨师的工作，选择了不同的职业。（account）
________________________, Laura Bath quit her job as a chef and chose a different profession.

2 . 在过去两年来, 我们看到了大量的湿地被人类活动破坏。
In the past two years, we________________ large areas of wetlands________ by human activity.

3 . 虽然面对很多挑战，在同学们的帮助下我在英语上取得了迅速的进步。
Though ________ with many challenges, I made rapid progress with English learning________________ my classmates.

4 . 只有我们做出共同的努力, 我们才能创造一个更和谐的世界。
Only if________________________________________.

5 . Devices turned off go into stand-by mode and still use power. Therefore, remember to u________ the devices when leaving your home. (根据首字母单词拼写)

6 . The first European settlers had a hard time_________(调整；使习惯) to the new surroundings in America. It was the local Indians who helped them get accustomed to the new life there. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

7 . ________ (担心、关心) about Ben, who was on bad terms with his classmates, the Agony Aunt attempted to offer him some practical advice on how to fit in with them. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

8 . 阅读下面材料, 根据上下文在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The cool night filled us with eager anticipation as we began climbing Mount Tai. Along the way, we met fellow travelers, all     1     (pursue) the same goal: the sunrise. In the moonlight, their faces seemed     2     (familiar), but our shared purpose united us. “Keep going; we are almost there!” someone cheered, giving us the     3     (motivate) to continue as we paused for a break, “You can do it!” added another voice. These words of encouragement were like a warm wind, refreshing our tired bodies and minds. After about four hours, we finally reached the peak,     4     the temperature was     5     (noticeable) lower. Wrapping     6     (we) tightly in rented coats, we found a suitable spot and settled down to await the sunrise.

The sky gradually     7     (transform), shifting from deep blue to rosy colors. Suddenly a red sun jumped out from behind the clouds,     8     thousands of rays of light shone on the peak.     9     golden clouds delicately suspended in the air, Mount Tai appeared like a fairyland, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene. Bathed in the brilliant sunlight, the entire mountain seemed to come alive with birds singing and trees swaying, as if nature itself was joining in the celebration of the new day.

    10     (strike) by the beauty of the moment, we sat there, feeling proud to have witnessed such a magical sight.

9 . “Why does grandpa have ear hair?” Just a few years ago my child was so curious to know “why” and “how” that we had to cut off her questions five minutes before bedtime. Now a soon-to-be fourth grader, she says that she dislikes school because “it’s not fiun to learm.” I am shocked. As a scientist and parent, I have done everything I can to promote a love of learning in my children. Where did I go wrong?

My child’s experience is not unique. Developmental psychologist Susan Engel notes that curiosity defined as “spontaneous (自发的)” investigation and eagerness for new information-drops dramatically in children by the fourth grade.

In Wonder: Childhood and the Lifelong Love of Science, Yale psychologist Frank C. Keil details the development of wonder — a spontaneous passion to explore, discover, and understand. He takes us on a journey from its early development, when wonder drives common sense and scientific reasoning, through the drop-off in wonder that often occurs, to the trap of life in a society that devalues wonder.

As Keil notes, children are particularly rich in wonder while they are rapidly developing causal mechanisms (因果机制) in the preschool and early elementary school years. They are sensitive to the others’ knowledge and goals, and they expertly use their desire for questioning. Children’s questions, particularly those about “why” and “how” support the development of causal mechanisms which can be used to help their day-to-day reasoning.

Unfortunately, as Keil notes, “adults greatly underestimate young children’s causal mechanisms.” In the book, Wonder, Keil shows that we can support children’s ongoing wonder by playing games with them as partners, encouraging question-asking, and focusing on their abilities to reason and conclude.

A decline in wonder is not unavoidable. Keil reminds us that we can accept wonder as a desirable positive quality that exists in everyone. I value wonder deeply, and Wonder has given me hope by proposing a future for my children that will remain wonder-full.

1. What is a common problem among fourth graders?

A．They upset their parents too often.	B．They ask too many strange questions.
C．Their love for fun disappears quickly.	D．Their desire to learn declines sharply.

2. What can be inferred about children’s causal mechanisms in paragraph 4?

A．They control children’s sensitivity.	B．They slightly change in early childhood.
C．They hardly support children’s reasoning.	D．They develop through children’s questioning.

3. How can parents support children’s ongoing wonder according to Keil?

A．By monitoring their games.	B．By welcoming inquiring minds.
C．By estimating their abilities.	D．By providing reasonable conclusions.

4. What is the text?

A．A book review.

B．A news report.

C．A research paper.

D．A children’s story.

10 . I used to believe that only words could catch the essence of the human soul. The literary works contained such distinct stories that they shaped the way we saw the world. Words were what composed the questions we sought to uncover and the answers to those questions themselves. Words were everything.

That belief changed.

In an ordinary math class, my teacher posed a simple question: What’s 0.99 rounded to the nearest whole number? Easy. When rounded to the nearest whole number, 0.99=1. Somehow, I thought even though 0.99 is only 0.01 away from 1, there’s still a 0.01 difference. That means even if two things are only a little different, they are still different, so doesn’t that make them completely different?

My teacher answered my question by presenting another equation (等式): 1= 0.9, which could also be expressed as 1=0.99999.... repeating itself without ever ending.

There was something mysterious but fascinating about the equation. The left side was unchangeable, objective: it contained a number that ended. On the right was something endless, number repeating itself limitless times. Yet, somehow, these two opposed things were connected by an equal sign.

Lying in bed, I thought about how much the equation paralleled our existence. The left side of the equation represents that sometimes life itself is so unchangeable and so clear. The concrete, whole number of the day when you were born and the day when you would die. But then there is that gap in between life and death. The right side means a time and space full of limitless possibilities, and endless opportunities into the open future.

So that’s what life is. Objective but imaginative. Unchangeable but limitless. Life is an equation with two sides that balances itsef out. Still, we can’t ever truly seem to put the perfect words to it. So possibly numbers can express ideas as eually well as words can. For now, let’s leave it at that: 1= 0.99999... and live a life like it.

1. What does the author emphasize about words in paragraph 1?

A．Their wide variety.	B．Their literary origins.
C．Their distinct sounds.	D．Their expressive power.

2. What made the author find the equation fascinating?

A．The repetition of a number.	B．The way two different numbers are equal.
C．The question the teacher raised.	D．The difference between the two numbers.

3. Which of the fllowing can replace the underlined word “paralleled” in paragraph 6?

A．Measured.

B．Composed.

C．Mirrored.

D．Influenced.

4. What is a suitable title for the text?

A．The Perfect Equation	B．Numbers Build Equations
C．An Attractive Question	D．Words Outperform Numbers