1 . When I was a teenager, my dad wasn’t terribly interested in the music I liked. To him, it just sounded like “______ ”, while he referred to the music he listened to as“______ .” As I’ve grown older, I’ll often hear people of my age say things like “they just don’t make _____ music like they used to.”

Luckily, my ______ as a psychologist has given me some insights into this puzzle. We know that musical tastes begin to ______ when we’re teenagers. By the time we’re in our early 20s, these tastes get locked into place pretty firmly.

In fact, studies have found that by the time we turn 33, most of us have ______ listening to new music. Meanwhile, those familiar songs released when you’re in your early teens are likely to remain quite ______ among your age group for the rest of your life. There could be a biological ______ for this. There’s evidence that the brain’s ability to make subtle distinctions between different chords, rhythms and melodies gets ______ with age. So to older people, less ______ songs might all “sound the same”.

But I believe there are some simpler ______ for older people’s dislike of newer music-the “mere exposure effect”. It means that the more we’re ______ to something, the more we tend to like it.

Psychology research has shown that the emotions that we ______ as teens seem more intense than those that come later. We also know that intense emotions are ______ with stronger memories and preferences. All of this might explain why the songs we listen to during this period become so memorable and beloved.

So there’s ______ wrong with your parents because they don’t like your music. In a way, it’s all part of the natural order of things.

1.

A．prayer

B．puzzle

C．noise

D．poetry

2.

A．beautiful

B．strange

C．boring

D．significant

3.

A．enough

B．brief

C．unique

D．good

4.

A．certificate

B．honor

C．background

D．attitude

5.

A．change

B．form

C．disappear

D．reduce

6.

A．stopped

B．continued

C．appreciated

D．practiced

7.

A．modern

B．unchanged

C．silent

D．popular

8.

A．expression

B．evaluation

C．explanation

D．experiment

9.

A．uplifted

B．poorer

C．sensitive

D．sharper

10.

A．different

B．distressing

C．familiar

D．cheerful

11.

A．examples

B．excuses

C．statements

D．reasons

12.

A．opposed

B．devoted

C．adapted

D．exposed

13.

A．experience

B．share

C．illustrate

D．release

14.

A．compared

B．associated

C．combined

D．expressed

15.

A．something

B．nothing

C．everything

D．anything

2 . As a doctor at Duke University Hospital, I met Beth five years ago. Her husband had just driven her to the hospital to have a brain tumor (肿瘤) _________. Beth’s surgery went _________, but after several dozen days, preparing to go home, she started to complain of a _________. It turned out brain swelling (肿胀), which was _________ to treat and required her to spend several more days in the hospital. Fortunately, she recovered well. The day she left, she was _________.

A few weeks later, she _________ to the hospital with a cake she had baked for everyone who had _________ her while she was in hospital. But the next night, her brain swelling suddenly got worse. This time, she could no longer: respond _________. We took her in for emergency surgery.

Given how _________ the brain swelling was, I decided she needed to stay in hospital for close __________ during her treatment. As she was making progress, her husband was always at her __________.

However, it was not long before the unexpected happened. A flood __________ away the road he had to take to get to the hospital. That made it impossible for him to go to the hospital for a visit. So he called me. I promised him that I would __________ Beth every day and call him to let him know her __________. To my delight, the conversation gave him great satisfaction. He expressed his __________ to me. But I thought it was something I needed to do and I was happy to give him some help.

1.

A．explained

B．prevented

C．removed

D．recorded

2.

A．smoothly

B．frequently

C．poorly

D．directly

3.

A．thought

B．reputation

C．headache

D．disaster

4.

A．original

B．interesting

C．negative

D．difficult

5.

A．successful

B．faithful

C．doubtful

D．cheerful

6.

A．returned

B．objected

C．appealed

D．contributed

7.

A．called on

B．cared for

C．brought up

D．come across

8.

A．normally

B．slowly

C．legally

D．sincerely

9.

A．common

B．boring

C．serious

D．crazy

10.

A．consultation

B．examination

C．discussion

D．protection

11.

A．heart

B．home

C．fault

D．side

12.

A．washed

B．passed

C．gave

D．took

13.

A．ask

B．visit

C．teach

D．inform

14.

A．consequence

B．competence

C．character

D．condition

15.

A．attitudes

B．appreciation

C．expectations

D．influence

5 . Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a beautiful ________ of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I ________ to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the ________ photo of this landscape.

________ , just as I took out my camera, a woman ________ from behind, and planted herself right ________ my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and ________ the view.

________ as I was, after about 15 minutes, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to ________ so I could take just one picture of the ________ ? Sure, I could have asked her, but some- thing ________ me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn’t want to ________ that.

Another 15 minutes passed and I grew ________. The woman was still there. I ________ to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her ________ in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to ________ and breathes because this woman is ________ with it.

This ________, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined” it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. In some ways, she lives in my house. Perhaps we all ________ in each other’s spaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate ________ , that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.

1.

A．color

B．smell

C．view

D．voice

2.

A．waited

B．paused

C．rushed

D．failed

3.

A．best

B．scariest

C．newest

D．smallest

4.

A．Surprisingly

B．Naturally

C．Eventually

D．Unfortunately

5.

A．skipped

B．disappeared

C．approached

D．flew

6.

A．in need of

B．in place of

C．in front of

D．in search of

7.

A．draw

B．spot

C．hide

D．appreciate

8.

A．Patient

B．Angry

C．Delighted

D．Relaxed

9.

A．play

B．move

C．save

D．stop

10.

A．woman

B．landscape

C．hill

D．tree

11.

A．protected

B．prevented

C．seperated

D．freed

12.

A．mess with

B．deal with

C．help with

D．rely on

13.

A．excited

B．worried

C．bored

D．clever

14.

A．decided

B．refused

C．pretended

D．regretted

15.

A．identity

B．choice

C．influence

D．presence

16.

A．life

B．mind

C．power

D．light

17.

A．occupied

B．involved

C．satisfied

D．filled

18.

A．building

B．sea

C．photo

D．camera

19.

A．join

B．survive

C．fight

D．live

20.

A．music

B．poetry

C．success

D．beauty

6 . Experts say boredom is good for kids. It forces them to be creative，________their imaginations and helps them discover new things. A(n) ________ in point is 13­year­old Luke Hill from Dubuque, Iowa.

Luke was ________ of playing video games and riding his bike, so he decided to build a tiny house in his backyard instead. He made money from cutting lawns(草坪) and ________ exchanged some services, such as gaining the help of an electrical engineer ________ sweeping his garage. Luke also ________ spare materials from his grandmother’s house and other ________ materials from his neighbors for some of the windows and the door.

The 89­square­foot home cost $1,500 to build and ________18 months. Inside there’s a kitchenette, a back sitting room, a table and a mounted(镶嵌的) TV, and an upstairs bedroom can be easily ________ by stairway.

Although Luke did the ________ and learned how to do all the work, he had his father’s ________ throughout the project. Greg Hill was very ________ that his son learned to stay on ________ and deal with grown­ups. However, he had some simple rules when Luke ________ the house: “You ________ the money. You build it. And you own it.”

Luke is now in love with ________. He has a YouTube channel and hopes to ________ other kids to start building. ________, he wants to build a bigger tiny house to live in, but for now, he ________ in his new home a few nights a week, does homework there, and uses it to take a ________ from his twin brother.

1.

A．changes

B．ignores

C．improves

D．weakens

2.

A．method

B．explanation

C．procedure

D．case

3.

A．tired

B．fond

C．confident

D．guilty

4.

A．thus

B．even

C．still

D．anyhow

5.

A．in exchange for

B．in praise for

C．in support of

D．in place of

6.

A．updated

B．ordered

C．removed

D．used

7.

A．recycled

B．cheap

C．new

D．raw

8.

A．spent

B．took

C．saved

D．wasted

9.

A．supported

B．accessed

C．held

D．landed

10.

A．research

B．housework

C．experiment

D．discovery

11.

A．permission

B．help

C．control

D．order

12.

A．angry

B．disappointed

C．worried

D．happy

13.

A．credit

B．business

C．budget

D．duty

14.

A．finished

B．decorated

C．started

D．painted

15.

A．borrow

B．donate

C．raise

D．distribute

16.

A．books

B．videos

C．riding

D．building

17.

A．inspire

B．press

C．command

D．warn

18.

A．Luckily

B．Eventually

C．Frequently

D．Strangely

19.

A．brings out

B．leaves out

C．hangs out

D．puts out

20.

A．ride

B．risk

C．chance

D．break

7 . There’re many ordinary people who have been volunteering for decades. When Sholapurkar got a call from the Red Cross ______ whether he could help get in touch with some ______ donors, he said “Yes!” and acted at once.

He started contacting voluntary donors. Through efforts, he ______ scores of people to go to the blood bank and donate their blood. “There is ______ in the air when people think of donating blood. So it’s my task to help them overcome fear, ______ confidence in them and tell them through my own safety practice that it’s ______ to donate blood,” Sholapurkar says.

Sholapurkar has been donating blood for more than 40 years—163 times to be ______. “As I complete 90 days after a donation, I feel my body and mind ______ me towards a blood bank,” Sholapurkar laughs.

For Sholapurkar, regular blood donation is not only a healthy ______, but also one way of showing that you ______ others. “Voluntary blood donation is just a(n) ______ thing. Nobody can force you to do it and you just do it ______ love for other people. It brings you a sense of ______ when you know your blood will be used to save someone’s life. That’s a very powerful feeling indeed.” He also ______ his first donation experience, “My mother was rather upset first, but she voiced ______ when I explained to her how blood donation helped.”

Sholapurkar has worked in various non-profit ______ like the Red Cross over the years. He has devoted most of his time ______ the message of the significance of blood donation. He tells people not to be under the ______ that blood donation has side effects. Actually, a donor will remain healthy and ______ to other people’s fitness ______.

1.

A．guessing

B．assessing

C．enquiring

D．stating

2.

A．willing

B．passive

C．helpless

D．curious

3.

A．allowed

B．convinced

C．promised

D．required

4.

A．joy

B．faith

C．sorrow

D．horror

5.

A．express

B．inspire

C．shake

D．regain

6.

A．secure

B．natural

C．complicated

D．desperate

7.

A．honest

B．guilty

C．considerate

D．exact

8.

A．forgiving

B．dragging

C．leaving

D．delaying

9.

A．theme

B．origin

C．practice

D．source

10.

A．care for

B．watch over

C．depend on

D．wake up

11.

A．abstract

B．public

C．personal

D．intentional

12.

A．away from

B．far from

C．regardless of

D．out of

13.

A．belonging

B．loss

C．sympathy

D．satisfaction

14.

A．admitted

B．related

C．planned

D．regretted

15.

A．impatience

B．complaint

C．support

D．defence

16.

A．organizations

B．schools

C．countries

D．apartments

17.

A．editing

B．collecting

C．evaluating

D．spreading

18.

A．principle

B．impression

C．responsibility

D．direction

19.

A．object

B．adapt

C．contribute

D．turn

20.

A．meanwhile

B．though

C．instead

D．otherwise

8 . Sandra was a businesswoman in Orlando. Approaching her 50th birthday, she decided to___________ her love of cats and her work experience to start the Orlando Cat Cafe.

As a lifelong cat fan, Sandra's main goal in opening the cafe was to help _________ cats up for adoption with proper pet parents. What she didn't ___________at the time was that her café would help human visitors as much as the cats!

“The most___________thing in the cafe is that they always have new cats and cats need socialization, so both sides ___________!”says Laurie, who is one_________guest. She, like many other cat lovers, who _________have pets at home because of allergies (过敏反应) in the family, often comes to the cafe to experience the benefits of ___________with cute animals whenever she likes.

Plus, Sandra's cat-adoption ___________aren't the only charitable initiative happening at the cafe! The coffee and food______________for visitors are made by Axum Coffee, a company that was also started to____________others. Axum is a city in Ethiopia where fresh water is ____________and even poverty is widely visible. In fact, the coffee and food are sold at a low price at the cafe, some of whose____________go to the people of Axum, Ethiopia, to help improve their____________ of life.

“My cafe and Axum Coffee have a(n)____________ mission to reach out to others. We hit it off and became partners, ”says Sandra.

Maybe the next time you visit Orlando，you'll____________Sandra's cafe, and hit it off with one of the cats up for__________ ! Adoption specialists are always on-site to help match the personalities of potential ____________ with those of the cats in the play area. And it ____________ ! More than 80 cats have been adopted since Sandra__________ her business in 2016.

1.

A．compare

B．combine

C．confirm

D．clarify

2.

A．match

B．cut

C．hold

D．wake

3.

A．manage

B．understand

C．realize

D．expand

4.

A．controversial

B．awkward

C．optional

D．wonderful

5.

A．disapprove

B．win

C．compromise

D．leave

6.

A．careless

B．generous

C．mysterious

D．regular

7.

A．unlikely

B．occasionally

C．permanently

D．merely

8.

A．interacting

B．competing

C．reasoning

D．agreeing

9.

A．influences ,

B．efforts

C．difficulties

D．reasons

10.

A．in debt

B．out of date

C．on sale

D．in no way

11.

A．help

B．change

C．reward

D．praise

12.

A．cheap

B．widespread

C．scarce

D．accessible

13.

A．risks

B．costs

C．resources

D．profits

14.

A．quality

B．efficiency

C．stages

D．theories

15.

A．false

B．easy

C．similar

D．debatable

16.

A．clean up

B．seek out

C．set up

D．point out

17.

A．trade :

B．discussion

C．check

D．adoption

18.

A．founders

B．experts

C．owners

D．pets

19.

A．ends

B．fails

C．appears

D．works

20.

A．abandoned

B．ran

C．reduced

D．switched

9 . It was her giggling(咯咯的笑)that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny.
　　Walking over to the offender, I asked for the____ Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet____ between teacher and student. When she finally____it over, she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it.”
　　It was a hand-drawn____of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth.
　　 I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind, ____, was working angrily as I struggled not to ____ I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture. It would do them some____to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!
　　Thankfully, I was able to keep myself____
　　When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how____this was for me. I told them there must be a reason____and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom.
　　 As I____the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing against you.” or “I’m sorry you were hurt.” Some kids said, “We’re____of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I____were behind the picture, had a list of issues. I was too____, too strict…
　　Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of____my students, I had begun commanding them to____ Where I thought I was driving them to success, I was ____ driving them away.
　　I had some apologies to make. But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one____by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for ____
　　This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the____1.

A．note

B．advice

C．reason

D．help

2.

A．battle

B．competition

C．argument

D．conversation

3.

A．took

B．thought

C．turned

D．handed

4.

A．statue

B．graph

C．picture

D．poster

5.

A．otherwise

B．however

C．therefore

D．besides

6.

A．leave

B．cry

C．explain

D．argue

7.

A．good

B．harm

C．favor

D．punishment

8.

A．amused

B．controlled

C．uninterested

D．relaxed

9.

A．meaningful

B．forgetful

C．regretful

D．hurtful

10.

A．aside

B．above

C．beneath

D．behind

11.

A．wrote

B．finished

C．read

D．collected

12.

A．proud

B．fond

C．afraid

D．ashamed

13.

A．figured

B．promised

C．concluded

D．saw

14.

A．talkative

B．mean

C．clumsy

D．considerate

15.

A．forcing

B．encouraging

C．comforting

D．teaching

16.

A．appreciate

B．apologize

C．compromise

D．achieve

17.

A．actually

B．normally

C．immediately

D．generally

18.

A．decorated

B．offered

C．signed

D．bought

19.

A．thankfulness

B．forgiveness

C．compensation

D．communication

20.

A．friendship

B．education

C．knowledge

D．future

10 . It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.
"Any old papers, lady?" asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say “no” ____looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin scandals (凉鞋),wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I'11 ____ you a cup of hot cocoa.”
They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet shoes left____ on the floor．I ____ them cocoa and toast with jam ____ the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget. The silence in the front door ____me. I looked in. The girl____the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat____ ," Lady ．．． are you rich?"
"Am I rich? Mercy, ____" I looked at my shabby slipcover(家具套)．The girl put her cup back in its saucer（茶碟）____ .
“Your cups match your saucers．”
Her voice was ____with a need that no amount of food could supply．They left after that, holding their ____against the wind．They hadn't said thank you．
They didn’t ____to. They had done more than that. Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they____
I tasted the potatoes and stirred(搅动)the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a ____over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these things matched, too．
I moved the chairs back from the fire and____the living room．The muddy prints of small scandals were still ____ on my floor. “____them be for a while,” I thought. Just ____I should begin to forget how ____I am.1.

A．when

B．after

C．while

D．until

2.

A．make

B．provide

C．do

D．cook

3.

A．signs

B．signals

C．marks

D．symbols

4.

A．showed

B．served

C．carried

D．supplied

5.

A．against

B．from

C．on

D．in

6.

A．beat

B．struck

C．got

D．noticed

7.

A．watched

B．lifted

C．held

D．put

8.

A．word

B．method

C．state

D．voice

9.

A．yes

B．sure

C．no

D．always

10.

A．suddenly

B．carefully

C．quickly

D．anxiously

11.

A．hungry

B．satisfied

C．pleased

D．curious

12.

A．books

B．papers

C．dishes

D．drinks

13.

A．dare

B．plan

C．want

D．need

14.

A．shone

B．matched

C．broke

D．equaled

15.

A．house

B．ceiling

C．roof

D．curtain

16.

A．washed

B．rubbed

C．wiped

D．tidied

17.

A．dry

B．gone

C．wet

D．new

18.

A．Made

B．Let

C．Got

D．Kept

19.

A．in case

B．as if

C．if only

D．only if

20.

A．nice

B．free

C．busy

D．rich