The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(n) ___39____as we’ve known it. People have become so ___40____in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted ____41___they’d rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog (写博客), not only from our ___42____, but from our mobile phones as well.
Most developed nations have become ___43____on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it, and at this point not ___44____it would make them an outsider. ___45____, many jobs and careers require people to be ___46____. From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a ___47____to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.
I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who ___48____wants it. Computers can be shut ___49____and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected”and “ on”has many ___50____, as well as disadvantages. Travelers have ended up ___51____on mountains, and mobile phones have saved countless lives. They can also make people feel ___52____and forced to answer unwanted calls or___53____to unwanted texts.
Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society ___54____ across generations. Some find today’s technology a gift. Others consider it a curse. Regardless of anyone’s view on the subject, it’s hard to imagine what life would be like ___55____daily advancements in technology.1.
A.updated | B.received | C.shared | D.collected |
A.though | B.until | C.once | D.before |
A.respected | B.shaped | C.ignored | D.preserved |
A.edge | B.stage | C.end | D.balance |
A.sensitive | B.intelligent | C.considerate | D.reachable |
A.even if | B.only if | C.as if | D.if only |
A.media | B.computers | C.databases | D.monitors |
A.bent | B.hard | C.keen | D.dependent |
A.finding | B.using | C.protecting | D.changing |
A.Also | B.Instead | C.Otherwise | D.Somehow |
A.connected | B.trained | C.recommended | D.interested |
A.pleasure | B.benefit | C.burden | D.disappointment |
A.slightly | B.hardly | C.merely | D.really |
A.out | B.down | C.up | D.in |
A.aspects | B.weaknesses | C.advantages | D.exceptions |
A.hidden | B.lost | C.relaxed | D.deserted |
A.trapped | B.excited | C.confused | D.amused |
A.turn | B.submit | C.object | D.reply |
A.vary | B.arise | C.spread | D.exist |
A.beyond | B.within | C.despite | D.without |
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
My question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class (高阶课程) so that you can earn college credit?”
Nicole’s
Two months ago, she was
I
A.left | B.right | C.either | D.each |
A.onto | B.up | C.back | D.out |
A.keep | B.refuse | C.taste | D.bear |
A.embarrassing | B.relaxing | C.lively | D.beautiful |
A.comment | B.word | C.concept | D.response |
A.received | B.invited | C.treated | D.accepted |
A.good | B.great | C.hard | D.easy |
A.taken | B.underlined | C.offered | D.emphasized |
A.lit up | B.built up | C.turned up | D.made up |
A.imagining | B.thinking | C.hoping | D.adding |
A.only | B.just | C.even | D.single |
A.mostly | B.hardly | C.exactly | D.slightly |
A.sharp | B.normal | C.different | D.typical |
A.encouraging | B.evaluating | C.disagreeing | D.agreeing |
A.anxious | B.excited | C.sad | D.tense |
A.reviewed | B.observed | C.checked | D.studied |
A.ability | B.honesty | C.responsibility | D.punctuality |
A.Therefore | B.Instead | C.Still | D.Besides |
A.embrace | B.discover | C.determine | D.lead |
A.character | B.strength | C.relief | D.independence |
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上涂黑。
When I was about five years old, I used to watch a bird in the skies of southern Alberta from the Blackfoot Blood Reserve in northern Montana where I was born.I loved this bird; I would
The bird had a very particular significance to me
When I was ten years old, something unexpected
A teacher of the English language told me that meksikatsi was not called meksikatsi, even though that is what
As I
A.keep | B.watch | C.follow | D.search |
A.jump | B.dive | C.circle | D.wander |
A.nest | B.hill | C.water | D.road |
A.quickly | B.naturally | C.freely | D.quietly |
A.means | B.reads | C.shows | D.states |
A.though | B.because | C.while | D.until |
A.communication | B.imagination | C.belief | D.flight |
A.dreamed | B.worried | C.knew | D.argued |
A.improved | B.enriched | C.changed | D.ruined |
A.educated | B.adopted | C.outgoing | D.independent |
A.weak | B.comfortable | C.terrible | D.central |
A.between | B.against | C.without | D.beyond |
A.most | B.few | C.their | D.my |
A.desperate | B.bored | C.uncomfortable | D.disappointed |
A.noise | B.call | C.decision | D.choice |
A.ashamed | B.confused | C.embarrassed | D.frightened |
A.tried | B.came | C.determined | D.expected |
A.evidence | B.distinction | C.profit | D.sense |
A.identified | B.confirmed | C.realized | D.predicted |
A.concepts | B.regulations | C.messages | D.evaluations |
of an __36__ should be made even before choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, __37__, most people make several job choices during their working lives, __38__ because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve __39__ position. The "one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should __40__ enter into a broad flexible training program that will __41__ them for a field of work rather than for a single __42__ .
Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans __43__ benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing __44__ about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss __45__. Some drift from job to job. Others __46__ to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for __47__ real or imagined prestige (声望).
Too many high-school students - or their parents for them - choose the professional field, __48__ both the relatively small percentage of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal __49__. The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a White-collar job is __50__ good reason for choosing it as life’s work. __51__, these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large percentage of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the __52__ of young people should give serious __53__ to these fields.
Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants __54__ life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take __55__ for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.1.
A.identification | B.accommodation | C.occupation | D.entertainment |
A.thereby | B.however | C.though | D.therefore |
A.thoroughly | B.mainly | C.entirely | D.partly |
A.its | B.his | C.their | D.our |
A.therefore | B.since | C.furthermore | D.forever |
A.fit | B.make | C.take | D.leave |
A.means | B.job | C.way | D.company |
A.to | B.for | C.with | D.without |
A.little | B.few | C.much | D.a lot |
A.chance | B.purpose | C.basis | D.opportunity |
A.apply | B.appeal | C.turn | D.stick |
A.its | B.their | C.your | D.our |
A.concerning | B.following | C.ignoring | D.considering |
A.preferences | B.requirements | C.tendencies | D.ambitions |
A.a | B.any | C.the | D.no |
A.Therefore | B.Moreover | C.Nevertheless | D.However |
A.majority | B.mass | C.minority | D.number |
A.proposal | B.suggestion | C.approval | D.consideration |
A.towards | B.out of | C.against | D.without |
A.turns | B.parts | C.risks | D.choices |
5 . Last night, when I was driving back home, I noticed a hitchhiker(搭便车的人) who was having no luck getting a ride. I rolled down my
Afterwards he got back in my
I feel that the world
A.wheel | B.window | C.engine | D.door |
A.heading | B.working | C.living | D.studying |
A.walk | B.talk | C.trip | D.ride |
A.go out | B.run away | C.get in | D.lie down |
A.As far as | B.As soon as | C.Even if | D.Just before |
A.farmer | B.pianist | C.doctor | D.fisherman |
A.needed | B.stopped | C.agreed | D.preferred |
A.someone | B.nobody | C.anyone | D.everybody |
A.teacher’s | B.doctor’s | C.manager’s | D.captain’s |
A.good | B.normal | C.wrong | D.fast |
A.days | B.hours | C.minutes | D.weeks |
A.focused | B.depended | C.turned | D.planned |
A.look | B.call | C.wait | D.drive |
A.doubted | B.thanked | C.greeted | D.accepted |
A.car | B.home | C.office | D.shop |
A.politely | B.angrily | C.immediately | D.surprisingly |
A.dream | B.problem | C.chance | D.choice |
A.before | B.until | C.besides | D.after |
A.never | B.always | C.sometimes | D.seldom |
A.opinion | B.way | C.case | D.condition |
6 . One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He
The director asked, “Did you obtain any scholarships in school?” The young man answered, “
“Who paid the school fees for you?”
“My father passed away
“What did your mother do?”
“A laundry woman.”
The director
The director said, “Please go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow.”
The youth felt his
The youth cleaned his mother’s hands
After finishing cleaning his mother’s
The next morning, the director noticed the youth’s swollen
The youth answered, “I cleaned my mother’s hands and also finished washing all the remaining clothes. I know now what
The director said, “This is what I am looking for
A.qualified | B.failed | C.passed | D.won |
A.Nothing | B.Few | C.Some | D.None |
A.since | B.when | C.although | D.once |
A.requested | B.persuaded | C.demanded | D.begged |
A.assisted | B.had | C.watched | D.helped |
A.Seldom | B.Sometimes | C.Never | D.Rarely |
A.Meanwhile | B.Besides | C.However | D.Somehow |
A.chance | B.luck | C.desire | D.idea |
A.strange | B.different | C.excited | D.unfamiliar |
A.skillfully | B.shyly | C.politely | D.slowly |
A.glanced | B.noticed | C.accepted | D.considered |
A.shook | B.shouted | C.moved | D.fell |
A.during | B.along | C.through | D.with |
A.damaged | B.ruined | C.broken | D.wounded |
A.worn | B.used | C.dirty | D.dusty |
A.hands | B.eyes | C.ears | D.cheeks |
A.found | B.enjoyed | C.expected | D.learned |
A.appreciation | B.understanding | C.regret | D.sympathy |
A.about | B.of | C.in | D.on |
A.sufferings | B.happenings | C.doings | D.surroundings |
Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I
Learning to receive the love and
Over and over, I heard
I am not the person I
A.on | B.in | C.like | D.for |
A.body | B.soul | C.shoe | D.footprint |
A.sweep up | B.drop off | C.fall down | D.pile up |
A.upstairs | B.downstairs | C.indoors | D.outdoors |
A.so | B.yet | C.and | D.for |
A.delighted | B.disappointed | C.annoyed | D.ashamed |
A.pay | B.award | C.reward | D.treat |
A.courage | B.strength | C.spirit | D.power |
A.stand alone | B.leave alone | C.sit alone | D.let alone |
A.frequently | B.gradually | C.hardly | D.uncertainly |
A.intelligence | B.independence | C.excellence | D.qualification |
A.achieve | B.praise | C.respect | D.promote |
A.supply | B.support | C.contribution | D.similar |
A.burden | B.job | C.business | D.sorrow |
A.sensitive | B.same | C.considerate | D.similar |
A.blue | B.rainy | C.bright | D.snowy |
A.despair | B.difficulty | C.pain | D.regret |
A.still | B.once | C.even | D.never |
A.worse | B.less | C.more | D.better |
A.facing | B.noticing | C.managing | D.expressing |
VI.完形填空(共20小题;
I ran into a stranger as he passed by, and I at once apologized to him. We were both very 71 , the stranger and I. Then we went 72 our way after saying good-bye.
But at home a 73 story is told. Later that day, when I 74 supper in the kitchen, my daughter suddenly stood behind me very 75 . When I turned back, I 76 knocked her down. “Don’t be in my 37 !” I shouted angrily. She walked away with her little heart 78 . On the kitchen floor later, I found some flowers by the door.
That night, while I lay 79 in bed, a voice in my deep heart said, “While 80 with a stranger, you are so polite, but with the children you love, you are so easily 81 . Why are there some flowers by the door? Those are the flowers she brought for you. She 82 them herself, pink, yellow and your favorite blue. She stood quietly in order to give you a 83 , and you never saw the 84 in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt very 85 and now my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪下) by her 86 , “Wake up, little girl, wake up,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “Yes, because I knew you’d like them, especially the 87 .” I said, “Daughter, I’m sorry for the way I acted today; I 88 have shouted at you that way.”
She said, “Oh, Mom, that’s okay. I love you 89 .” I hugged her and said, “Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers.”
Through this 90 , I realize what FAMILY means:
FAMILY="(F)ATHER" (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU1.
A.rude | B.polite | C.educated | D.happy |
A.in | B.to | C.on | D.for |
A.different | B.funny | C.moving | D.terrible |
A.had | B.ate | C.prepared | D.took |
A.quickly | B.quietly | C.noisily | D.seriously |
A.nearly | B.hardly | C.already | D.even |
A.kitchen | B.room | C.place | D.way |
A.beaten | B.missing | C.broken | D.hit |
A.alive | B.asleep | C.awake | D.afraid |
A.talking | B.dealing | C.working | D.meeting |
A.worried | B.nervous | C.excited | D.disappointed |
A.grew | B.picked | C.bought | D.planted |
A.gift | B.flower | C.kiss | D.surprise |
A.expression | B.tears | C.happiness | D.joy |
A.small | B.proud | C.weak | D.hurt |
A.table | B.desk | C.bed | D.knees |
A.pink | B.blue | C.yellow | D.green |
A.couldn’t | B.mustn’t | C.shouldn’t | D.needn’t |
A.however | B.truly | C.though | D.anyway |
A.accident | B.experience | C.question | D.problem |
Signs of Nanjing’s
There is perhaps no more
Underlying all this development is a large Chinese and
On a larger
A.advance | B.affection | C.air | D.ability |
A.unforgettable | B.unthinkable | C.unbearable | D.unnecessary |
A.Actually | B.Regretfully | C.Hopefully | D.Consequently |
A.close | B.slight | C.much | D.little |
A.Because | B.But | C.As | D.Since |
A.beyond | B.on | C.off | D.out |
A.in addition | B.in all | C.in part | D.in fact |
A.started | B.enlarged | C.existed | D.accelerated |
A.removing | B.cutting | C.dividing | D.lowering |
A.scheduled | B.invented | C.desired | D.meant |
A.attractive | B.well-received | C.newfound | D.discovered |
A.thought | B.treated | C.considered | D.elected |
A.out | B.at | C.about | D.for |
A.remote | B.regional | C.rural | D.commercial |
A.universal | B.visible | C.traditional | D.political |
A.Keeping | B.Consisting | C.Opening | D.Housing |
A.British | B.western | C.American | D.foreign |
A.spring up | B.stand up | C.set up | D.keep up |
A.extent | B.degree | C.scale | D.level |
A.businessmen | B.students | C.tourists | D.painters |
Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we
When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two
When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how
In dealing with the many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for
A.seem to | B.come to | C.hope to | D.try to |
A.design | B.promote | C.direct | D.shape |
A.confidence | B.pressure | C.friendship | D.difficulty |
A.opportunities | B.expectations | C.choices | D.aspects |
A.demanding | B.deserving | C.predicting | D.presenting |
A.comment | B.loss | C.trouble | D.expense |
A.spans | B.times | C.dates | D.ages |
A.cases | B.fields | C.parts | D.occasions |
A.assessment | B.commitment | C.encouragement | D.adjustment |
A.doubtful | B.shameful | C.harmful | D.painful |
A.keep | B.control | C.face | D.catch |
A.space | B.plan | C.topic | D.room |
A.If | B.As | C.While | D.Unless |
A.other than | B.rather than | C.or rather | D.or else |
A.what | B.who | C.where | D.which |
A.pass by | B.come across | C.get through | D.run over |
A.unnecessary | B.necessary | C.impossible | D.possible |
A.serves | B.means | C.aims | D.attempts |
A.opens | B.appeals | C.goes | D.happens |
A.look down on | B.look back on | C.look forward to | D.look up to |