1 . Contact between adolescents (between the ages of 15 and 19) and their peers (同龄人) is a universal characteristic of all cultures. However, the nature and the degree of such contact
This pattern of age segregation (隔离) in American society did not become usual until the beginning of the industrialized society. Changes in the
Research
A.reveal | B.vary | C.imply | D.prove |
A.younger children | B.professional teachers | C.close relatives | D.responsible researchers |
A.interest | B.attitude | C.workplace | D.age |
A.slightly | B.seldom | C.regularly | D.further |
A.resulted in | B.objected to | C.held back | D.checked out |
A.solution | B.factor | C.concern | D.argument |
A.spending | B.volunteers | C.partners | D.population |
A.increase | B.share | C.disappearance | D.selection |
A.opposes | B.doubts | C.supports | D.changes |
A.diets | B.activities | C.expenses | D.necessities |
A.in addition | B.as a result | C.in particular | D.for example |
A.late | B.typical | C.early | D.common |
A.pressure | B.networks | C.skills | D.background |
A.culture | B.pressure | C.respect | D.education |
A.develop | B.control | C.escape | D.apply |
2 . Girls are better at reading and writing than boys as early as fourth grade, according to a study, and the gap continues to widen until senior year.
Scientists generally agree that boys and girls are psychologically more alike than they are different. But reading seems to be a(n)
David Reilly, lead author of the study, said the study
Factors explaining the results could include learning
To investigate how
A.distinction | B.exception | C.objection | D.limitation |
A.pattern | B.standard | C.circumstance | D.feature |
A.strategy | B.signal | C.sign | D.evidence |
A.confirmed | B.represented | C.questioned | D.introduced |
A.underestimated | B.overemphasized | C.underrepresented | D.justified |
A.increasing | B.promoting | C.accepting | D.reducing |
A.objectives | B.drills | C.difficulties | D.advantages |
A.contributions | B.differences | C.communications | D.similarities |
A.literacy | B.literary | C.academic | D.cognitive |
A.pulled down | B.settled down | C.turned down | D.broke down |
A.granted | B.measured | C.designed | D.engineered |
A.Likewise | B.Overall | C.However | D.Besides |
A.overtake | B.discourage | C.parallel | D.distinguish |
A.psychological | B.emotional | C.behavioral | D.mental |
A.in line with | B.at the mercy of | C.on account of | D.in favor of |
3 . In the college admissions war, we parents are the true fighters. We’re pushing our kids to get good grades, take SAT preparatory courses and build resumes so they can get into the college of their first choice. I’ve twice been to the wars, and as I survey the battlefield, something different is happening. We see our kids’ college background as a
We have a full-blown prestige(声望) panic: we worry that there won’t be enough prizes to go around.
By some studies, selective schools do
So, parents,
A.prize | B.potential | C.degree | D.surprise |
A.ready | B.reluctant | C.anxious | D.proud |
A.possibilities | B.advantages | C.promises | D.excuses |
A.Ambitious | B.Pleased | C.Helpful | D.Fearful |
A.acceptable | B.complicated | C.questionable | D.terrifying |
A.investigative | B.instructional | C.psychological | D.scientific |
A.enhance | B.define | C.guarantee | D.overestimate |
A.In addition | B.For example | C.On the contrary | D.As a result |
A.Families | B.Abilities | C.Connections | D.Environments |
A.produce | B.demand | C.represent | D.polish |
A.requirement | B.significance | C.challenge | D.reputation |
A.conflicts | B.targets | C.results | D.contacts |
A.lighten up | B.stay back | C.hold on | D.carry on |
A.democratic | B.competitive | C.diverse | D.mobile |
A.embarrassment | B.failure | C.inferiority | D.disappointment |
4 . “When a customers enters my store, forget me. He is King.” said John Wanamaker, who in 1876
But convincing as that slogan was,
As our survey shows,
A.got | B.turned | C.made | D.came |
A.changed | B.maintained | C.restored | D.rescued |
A.in time | B.in truth | C.in case | D.in theory |
A.Just as | B.The moment | C.If | D.Although |
A.performances | B.professions | C.products | D.jobs |
A.limited | B.minimum | C.sufficient | D.great |
A.disappeared | B.existed | C.exploded | D.survived |
A.sources | B.resources | C.advertisers | D.prices |
A.According to | B.Thanks to | C.But for | D.Apart from |
A.consumer power | B.product quality | C.purchasing habit | D.manufacturing efficiency |
A.plan | B.intend | C.claim | D.prepare |
A.proven | B.tested | C.increased | D.decreased |
A.generosity | B.knowledge | C.curiosity | D.ignorance |
A.prepared | B.replaced | C.expensive | D.inferior |
A.raising | B.lowering | C.abandoning | D.carrying |
5 . No Guts, No Glory? The Fear and Attraction of Risky Winter Sports
Once I went flying off the side of a mountain on skis. Certainly, I didn’t mean to. Before I
The Winter Olympics are here, and I’ll be astonished with my heart in my mouth, watching ski-jumping and people hurtling downhill at
It
Eric Brymer and Robert Schweitzer asked people who had been doing an extreme sport for many years, to reflect
For me, reading what the research participants said was
I have an almost total lack of mastery of winter sports. The contrast between my enthusiasm and lack of skill
Perhaps the best
A.left | B.hit | C.flew | D.lost |
A.short-lived | B.mind-numbing | C.break-neck | D.long-drawn-out |
A.turns | B.hangs | C.takes | D.bursts |
A.applauded | B.prohibited | C.recommended | D.challenged |
A.interest | B.respect | C.priority | D.price |
A.simple | B.straightforward | C.complicated | D.close |
A.swiftly | B.deeply | C.intensely | D.temporarily |
A.identify | B.dread | C.treasure | D.conduct |
A.experience | B.society | C.fear | D.environment |
A.enlightening | B.distressing | C.entertaining | D.confusing |
A.Hence | B.Furthermore | C.Rather | D.However |
A.scene | B.picture | C.odds | D.straw |
A.stands for | B.accounts for | C.checks out | D.points out |
A.belt | B.helmet | C.protection | D.blade |
A.take-away | B.carry-out | C.take-off | D.try-out |
6 . The news that Derby has approved what promises to be Britain’s largest urban rewilding project so far is very welcome. The 320-hectare Allestree Park will, subject to detailed consultation, be given over to a range of habitats and perhaps even see the reintroduction of species such as dormice and red kites.
Urban rewilding - which is not the same as urban green space, however extensive - can take many forms. They
But in fact, some of the most successful projects have been
Urban rewilding,
The pressure for development means that there will always be tension with
In these mid-pandemic, post-Brexit, austerity-bitten (财政紧缩的) times, the financial arguments can be hardest to
A.differ | B.originate | C.range | D.develop |
A.transporting | B.attaching | C.leading | D.transforming |
A.mature | B.established | C.reputational | D.accidental |
A.specifically | B.fundamentally | C.previously | D.primarily |
A.bring about | B.serve as | C.contribute to | D.rely on |
A.breeding | B.launching | C.introducing | D.favoring |
A.by contrast | B.for instance | C.in itself | D.in the meanwhile |
A.appreciations | B.perceptions | C.insights | D.recovery |
A.encounter | B.sustain | C.create | D.promote |
A.recreational | B.political | C.industrial | D.commercial |
A.qualified | B.maintained | C.reserved | D.cultivated |
A.linked to | B.inseparable from | C.dismissed as | D.equivalent to |
A.value | B.profit | C.benefit | D.worth |
A.approve | B.counter | C.settle | D.consider |
A.fundamental | B.essential | C.overwhelming | D.obvious |
7 . What do celebrities do, thus always looking so amazing?
Jennifer Aniston swears by her “wonder smoothie” for a better body, Liv Tyler
US actress Jennifer Aniston is the envy of women worldwide with charming appearance. So when fashion magazine Grazia earlier this year revealed that the
A source told the magazine that the drink is
If you’re doing it Aniston-style and eating
As soon as you pulp(将……捣成浆) any fruit or vegetable, you
If that’s not
A.gives out | B.relies on | C.takes over | D.sets up |
A.continue | B.watch | C.lose | D.maintain |
A.When | B.As | C.While | D.Once |
A.results | B.tips | C.comments | D.complaints |
A.properly | B.necessarily | C.actually | D.helplessly |
A.motto | B.solution | C.secret | D.clue |
A.made up of | B.devoted to | C.opposed to | D.faced with |
A.everything | B.none | C.nothing | D.anything |
A.swiftly | B.normally | C.powerfully | D.immediately |
A.lasts | B.fills | C.operates | D.opens |
A.advantages | B.benefit | C.interest | D.harm |
A.expand | B.manage | C.serve | D.lose |
A.rice | B.diet | C.product | D.menu |
A.loosened | B.affected | C.strengthened | D.contained |
A.discouraging | B.amazing | C.inspiring | D.appealing |
8 . The Delight of Bird-watching
It is springtime, and the city feels especially glorious. If we were to reflect on what has brought us joy during this challenging time, birds would probably be enjoying a top
Three species in particular
I have been studying starlings in New York City since 2016. I do so formally in museums and labs, but in between my research I watch them
The sounds they make are so
Sometimes, I wish that I did not know about what else they do across the country, and could just enjoy watching them in a quiet
At times this winter, nothing in the built environment even came close to
A.peak | B.priority | C.spot | D.stage |
A.dominate | B.destroy | C.endanger | D.drift |
A.adaptive | B.alternative | C.invasive | D.creative |
A.dramatically | B.ironically | C.specifically | D.virtually |
A.informally | B.occasionally | C.partly | D.obviously |
A.continent | B.district | C.suburban | D.urban |
A.behavior | B.dietary | C.scenery | D.voluntary |
A.laziness | B.quickness | C.toughness | D.trick |
A.similar | B.unforgettable | C.unique | D.varied |
A.alive | B.beautiful | C.sacred | D.delicate |
A.in a way | B.in a flash | C.in particular | D.in all |
A.community | B.ignorance | C.neighborhood | D.sidewalk |
A.destruction | B.transition | C.instruction | D.resolution |
A.freeing | B.informing | C.reminding | D.suspecting |
A.out of mind | B.out of place | C.out of reach | D.out of sight |
9 . Transition. It’s a pleasant word and a calming concept. It means going surely and sweetly from somewhere present to somewhere future. Unless, that is, it is newspapers’ ‘transition’ to the
Just look at the latest print circulation figures. The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and many of the rest are down overall between 8% and 10% year-on-year, but their websites go ever higher.
All of that may well be true, depending on timing, geography and more.
One is the magazine world, both in the UK and in the US. It ought to be
As for news and current affairs magazines — which you’d expect to find in the eye of the digital storm — they had a 8.4% increase to report. In short, on both sides of the Atlantic, although some magazine areas went down, many showed rapid growth.
You can discover a
So if sales in that area have fallen so little, perhaps the
Already 360 US papers—including most of the biggest and best — have built paywalls around their products. However, the best way of attracting a paying readership appears to be a deal that offers the print copy and digital access as some kind of
Of course this huge difference isn’t
A.publishing | B.online | C.ideal | D.unknown |
A.On the other hand | B.After all | C.To begin with | D.For instance |
A.stop | B.exist | C.emerge | D.fit |
A.regulated | B.advancing | C.collapsing | D.minimized |
A.solid | B.simple | C.creative | D.changeable |
A.cultural | B.common | C.scientific | D.similar |
A.later | B.harder | C.clearer | D.slower |
A.all | B.neither | C.both | D.either |
A.service | B.system | C.crisis | D.figure |
A.right | B.vague | C.designed | D.mixed |
A.made up | B.told apart | C.took over | D.held on |
A.joint | B.mysterious | C.modern | D.complex |
A.In other words | B.On the contrary | C.What’s more | D.Even so |
A.new | B.sad | C.big | D.good |
A.spared | B.updated | C.noticed | D.edited |
10 . A hundred years ago, the largest city in the world was London, with a population of 6.5 million. Today it is beaten by Tokyo. With barely a quarter the population of London a century ago, the Tokyo metropolitan area has since
This
The
Planners and architects now agree that to improve the social and environmental condition of cities the top
A.added | B.mushroomed | C.responded | D.adapted |
A.out-of-date | B.rural-to-urban | C.close-to-bottom | D.on-the-site |
A.cities | B.migration | C.poverty | D.communities |
A.increase | B.advantage | C.management | D.distribution |
A.criticism | B.comments | C.demands | D.impressions |
A.Promoting | B.Relating | C.Returning | D.Introducing |
A.disappear | B.decrease | C.exist | D.occur |
A.Generally | B.Naturally | C.Previously | D.Fortunately |
A.rely on | B.set aside | C.result in | D.look into |
A.self-driving cars | B.public transport | C.green buildings | D.eco-friendly packaging |
A.changing | B.arranging | C.separating | D.forcing |
A.concern | B.secret | C.reform | D.priority |
A.enough | B.possible | C.common | D.scarce |
A.emphasize | B.minimize | C.neglect | D.consider |
A.eagerly for | B.far from | C.close to | D.ignorantly of |