1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Gui’an New Area, which boasts a giant data center cluster (集群) for China’s major telecom, internet and power companies, is accelerating the development of the     1    (country) digital economy through its strong computing power, officials said.

“In recent years, the area has continuously expanded the Gui’an data center cluster, accelerated the construction of the upstream and downstream industry chains, and     2    (make) efforts to promote data storage,     3    (operate) and utilization, thus     4    (provide) strong support for the high-quality development of the digital economy,” said Wang Ceng, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee of Gui’an New Area.

Gui’an, in the southwestern province of Guizhou, is one of 19 national-level new     5    (area). It is playing     6    crucial role in implementing the country’s program     7    (build) more data infrastructure across the western regions.     8    (launch) in February last year, the program aims to guide the dense computing demand from China’s eastern regions for storage and computing in the western areas. Data centers require massive amounts of land, electricity and water, and     9    the eastern regions are economically developed, they face great pressure in energy supply     10    data storage and computing.

2 . “Only if you have experienced it can you believe it.” I didn’t believe such thing until it _________ happened to me. For years my wife and I had had an idea for a(n)   _________ but we weren’t sure how to start. All we knew was that we had a personal _________ that we thought could succeed commercially.

We decided to write a film script (剧本) first. But we had never written a script before and needed professional _________. So we wrote a 10-page outline of the story and made a pitch (推销宣传) for the concept both online and offline to see what kind of _________ it would get. We also _________ a quick market test to get the attention of producers who might happen to see the _________ for our script.

It was a month or so before it _________ people’s interest. We then contacted _________ production companies and producers until we __________ cooperating with a producer with an all-star cast, who promised to help us with the script.

Eight months later, our film script was __________ at a very high level of the industry. Whether the film is shot and released or not, my wife and I made it. Once __________, we then tried our best to write the best script we could.

That’s what happens when you have the courage to __________. The opposite of success isn’t failure but a __________ of the courage to try. The universe rewards courage.   __________, the cave you fear to enter contains the treasure you seek!

1.

A．randomly

B．actually

C．suddenly

D．willingly

2.

A．film

B．visit

C．exhibition

D．business

3.

A．opinion

B．message

C．story

D．goal

4.

A．degree

B．fame

C．effort

D．guidance

5.

A．benefit

B．response

C．threat

D．experience

6.

A．ignored

B．missed

C．assembled

D．conducted

7.

A．potential

B．shortcoming

C．basis

D．search

8.

A．showed

B．stimulated

C．mentioned

D．maintained

9.

A．common

B．special

C．multiple

D．quick

10.

A．took in

B．set about

C．gave up

D．ended up

11.

A．earned

B．rated

C．sold

D．guaranteed

12.

A．determined

B．frightened

C．entertained

D．inspired

13.

A．refuse

B．advance

C．attempt

D．deny

14.

A．way

B．kind

C．pack

D．lack

15.

A．In detail

B．In contrast

C．After all

D．Above all

3 . 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。

Well-known Chinese writer, translator and foreign literature researcher Yang Jiang passed away at the age of 105 on May 25, 2016. But four years later, people from all walks of life are still expressing their respect to her by     1    (post) Yang’s photos and quotes on the Internet.

Why is Yang still respected by people today?

It’s mainly for “her devotion     2     the career of translation and writing”, noted The Paper. Having studied in the UK and France, Yang was fluent both in English and French. But after considering several English and French     3    (translation) of the Spanish classic Don Quixote(《唐·吉诃德》) unsuitable, she started learning Spanish at the age of 48. With such a     4    (care) attitude, Yang only translated about 500 words at a time when most translators can translate as many as 2,000 words or so a day. She never used time in exchange     5     production.

As a result, Yang finished the translation of Don Quixote over a period of 10 years.     6    (publish) in 1978, it remains     7    (wide) regarded as the best translation of the classic in China.

Apart from her translation achievement, Yang is famous for her prose(散文) and dramas. She published Six Chapters of My Life(《干校六记》) in 1981,     8     recorded her difficult time when working in the countryside during the 1970s, and published Baptism(《洗澡》) in 1988.

Though Yang     9    (refer) to her works as attempts, each of her attempts was     10     success.

4 . It can be difficult to start a hobby. You may have come across one that requires you to buy costly equipment.     1     Find a low—cost hobby and pick something that is interesting and doesn't require a lot of materials to start.

Begin a collection.

Many different collections can be started with little or no cost.     2     Look for rocks, plant leaves and flowers. Take a walk along a beach and look for sea glass. Another way is to begin to choose an object you wish to collect, such as bottle caps you've found on the ground.

Start an art or craft（工艺）project.

    3     Writing, drawing, and more will likely be available to you simply by using what you already have on hand. Look around your house before you begin. Often unused materials can give you an idea for project or help you complete one at a low cost.

    4     Think of a subject you'd like to learn. Search out classes in your area. Your local community center or library may offer new classes for free on anything from square dancing to programming, and you can also search local colleges and businesses for inexpensive classes.

Listen to music.

YouTube contains a large quantity of music you can listen to for free. In addition, you can discover music you like by using online radio stations or services.     5    

A．Study something new

B．Create a hobby class by yourself.

C．One way to do this is to go outside.

D．Many arts and crafts can be started with few materials

E．The truth is that many hobbies can be started without much money

F．By enjoying new music online, you can turn music into a relaxing hobby

G．It means that the more money you spend, the better hobbies you can develop.

5 . For six hours we shot through the landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth, a beautiful leather notebook I’d bought in a market in Mozambique.

Southern Africa was full of stories. And visions. We were almost drunk on sensations. The roaring of the water at Victoria Falls, the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. And then the other things: dogs in the streets, whole families in Soweto living in one room, a kilometre from clean water.

As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty—we hadn’t seen another car for hours. And as I drove, something caught my eye, something moving next to me. I glanced in the mirror of the car; I glanced sideways to the right, and that was when I saw them. Next to us, by the side of the road, thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car, a cloud of dust rising behind them—brown, muscular horses almost close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath. I didn’t know how long they had been there next to us.     

I shouted to Dan: “Look!”, but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.

“Wild horses?” he said. “Why didn’t you wake me up?”

“I tried. But they were gone after a few seconds.”

“Are you sure you didn’t dream it?”

“You were the one who was sleeping!”

“Typical,” he said. “The best photos are the ones we never take.”

We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.

1. During their journey in Africa, the two travelers ________.

A．made friends with local residents

B．complained about the poor living conditions

C．enjoyed the sunset in the Karoo desert most

D．recorded their experiences in different ways

2. What does the phrase “heroic forms” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Racing cars.

B．Wild horses.

C．Eye-catching locals.

D．Running dogs.

3. What did Daniel think when he woke up and was told what had happened?

A．He always missed out on the best thing.

B．He had already taken beautiful pictures.

C．A sound sleep was more important.

D．The next trip would be better.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．How to view wildlife in Africa.

B．Running into wildlife in Africa.

C．Tourist attractions in southern Africa.

D．Possible dangers of travelling in Africa.

6 . My mother is 92. Unless I have to be out of town, each week I take my mother to do her _______ and visit the doctor, providing _______ and transportation. During the week, however, she likes to go to a nearby store to _______ some small things she needs.

Last week she walked up to the store, but when she went to pay for her groceries, she was _______ about three dollars. The only _______ to pay for the groceries was to take off the _______ she could do without: a bottle of rubbing alcohol (医用酒精) and a bar of soap. By taking off these, she was able to _______ the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.

At this store, people _______ and then go off to the side to _______ their own groceries. My mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a ________ came up to her and said, “Here are the things that you ________ .” handing her the rubbing alcohol and the ________ . My mother, who is never speechless, was speechless. She ________ for the woman’s name and address so that she could ________ her. The woman told her it was her ________ .

My mother was so ________ by her gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the cashier (收银员) a five-dollar bill to keep on hand ________ the same happened to someone else if they didn’t have enough ________ for all of their groceries.

So, whoever you are, thank you for the random act of ________ that not only helped my mother out, but ________ too.

1.

A．exercise

B．housework

C．cooking

D．shopping

2.

A．reward

B．medicine

C．company

D．shelter

3.

A．return

B．collet

C．order

D．buy

4.

A．short

B．cautious

C．wrong

D．concerned

5.

A．aim

B．way

C．advice

D．reason

6.

A．weight

B．things

C．mask

D．glasses

7.

A．raise

B．add

C．bring

D．switch

8.

A．show up

B．call in

C．check out

D．sit down

9.

A．store

B．select

C．deliver

D．bag

10.

A．stranger

B．cashier

C．friend

D．doctor

11.

A．looked for

B．talked about

C．threw away

D．put back

12.

A．receipt

B．soap

C．cash

D．bottle

13.

A．asked

B．waited

C．cared

D．searched

14.

A．repay

B．trust

C．recognize

D．help

15.

A．luck

B．chance

C．gift

D．turn

16.

A．surprised

B．amused

C．touched

D．convinced

17.

A．in case

B．even if

C．as though

D．so that

18.

A．energy

B．money

C．space

D．time

19.

A．faith

B．courage

C．kindness

D．honor

20.

A．made her day

B．changed her mind

C．caught her eye

D．met her demand

7 . You’ve got mail…and it’s a postcard

Paulo Magalhaes, a 34-year-old Portuguese computer engineer, loves to open his mailbox and find a brightly colored picture of Rome’s Colosseum. Or Africa’s Victoria Falls. Or China’s Great Wall.     1    

“I often send postcards to family and friends.” he says to China Daily, “but you can imagine that after a while, you never receive as many as you send, and you realize that not everyone is into it.     2    ” Seeking other like-minded souls, however, Paulo started looking in a somewhat unlikely place: online. Many would say the Internet is a place for people who have given up on the traditional postal service, but Paulo’s hunch(直觉)paid off.

Today his hobby has developed into the website postcrossing.com, a social network that has grown to 575,217 registered users in 214 countries and regions since he started it 10 years ago.     3    Running the website has almost turned into a full-time job.

Language is certainly a barrier for many people. For postcrossing to work worldwide, a common communication language is needed so that everyone can understand each other. As cool as it may be to receive a postcard written in Chinese, the concept doesn’t work if one doesn’t understand it.     4     So a common language is required and in postcrossing that’s English since it’s widely spoken.

“Many people in China have limited exposure to English.     5     That said, we know of many postcrossing members, including Chinese, who have actually improved their English skills through their use of postcrossing,” Paulo says.

A．And that’s totally fine.

B．That makes it extra hard to learn and practice it.

C．He likes to think of sending postcards as a family-friendly hobby.

D．Many love to make a connection with someone from across the world.

E．On August 5, the number of postcards exchanged by members topped 31 million.

F．Similarly, if you speak only Chinese, receiving a card in Swedish takes part of the fun away.

G．In short, he loves postcards, and the excitement of getting a hand-written note from someone far away.

8 . Popularization has in some cases changed the original meaning of emotional (情感的) intelligence. Many people now misunderstand emotional intelligence as almost everything desirable in a person's makeup that cannot be measured by an IQ test, such as character, motivation, confidence, mental stability, optimism and “people skills.” Research has shown that emotional skills may contribute to some of these qualities, but most of them move far beyond skill-based emotional intelligence.

We prefer to describe emotional intelligence as a specific set of skills that can be used for either good or bad purposes. The ability to accurately understand how others are feeling may be used by a doctor to find how best to help her patients, while a cheater might use it to control potential victims. Being emotionally intelligent does not necessarily make one a moral person.

Although popular beliefs regarding emotional intelligence run far ahead of what research can reasonably support, the overall effects of the publicity have been more beneficial than harmful. The most positive aspect of this popularization is a new and much needed emphasis (重视) on emotion by employers, educators and others interested in promoting social well-being. The popularization of emotional intelligence has helped both the public and researchers re-evaluate the functionality of emotions and how they serve people adaptively in everyday life.

Although the continuing popular appeal of emotional intelligence is desirable, we hope that such attention will excite a greater interest in the scientific and scholarly study of emotion. It is our hope that in coming decades, advances in science will offer new perspectives (视角) from which to study how people manage their lives. Emotional intelligence, with its focus on both head and heart, may serve to point us in the right direction.

1. What is a common misunderstanding of emotional intelligence?

A．It can be measured by an IQ test.	B．It helps to exercise a person’s mind.
C．It includes a set of emotional skills.	D．It refers to a person’s positive qualities.

2. Why does the author mention “doctor” and “cheater” in paragraph 2?

A．To explain a rule.	B．To clarify a concept.
C．To present a fact.	D．To make a prediction.

3. What is the author’s attitude to the popularization of emotional intelligence?

A．Favorable.	B．Intolerant.
C．Doubtful.	D．Unclear.

4. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning emotional intelligence?

A．Its appeal to the public.	B．Expectations for future studies.
C．Its practical application.	D．Scientists with new perspectives.