1 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. instinctive B. weakening C. referring D. exhibited E. symbolic F. popularity G. returning H. connections I. emerged J. immediacy K. mere

A recently published study of online research habits, conducted by scholars from University College London, suggests that we may well be in the midst of a great change in the way we read and think. The scholar found that people using the sites     1    “a form of skimming activity,” hopping from one source to another and rarely     2     to any source they'd already visited. They typically read no more than one or two pages of an article or book before they would move to another site. Sometimes they'd save a long article, but there is no evidence that they ever want back and actually read it.

Thanks to the existence of text on the Internet, not to mention the     3     of text-messaging on cell phones, we may well be reading more today than we did in the 1970s or 1980s, when television was our medium of choice. But it's a different kind of reading.” says Maryanne Wolf, a developmental psychologist at Tufts University, “We are how we read.” Wolf worries that the style of reading promoted by the Net, a style that puts     4     and efficiency above all else, may be     5     our capacity for the kind of reading that     6     when an earlier technology, the printing press, made long and complex works of prose common.

When we read online, she says, we tend to become     7     decoders of information. Our ability to interpret text, to make the rich mental     8     that form when we read deeply and without distraction, remains largely disengaged. Reading, explains Wolf, is not a(n)    9     skill for human beings. It is not rooted in our genes the way speech is. We have to teach our minds how to translate the     10     characters we see into the language we understand.

2 . 选词填空

in length；put into operation；catch one's eye；reach out；wander around；at one's leisure

1. The project may not be ________ if the environment protection installations are not yet examined.
2. Take the magazines home and read them ________.
3. I took my daughter's hand and we started to ________ in the woods.
4. All the videos for the students’ self-study must be under 5 minutes ________.
5. I stood still, and the shy girl in the crowd of the hall ________.
6. She ________ eagerly to seek for help in the flood.

3 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. association B. contribution C. effectively D. evolutionarily E. grasp F. immature G. joyous H. logged I. selected J. skilled K. treat

Puppies Understand You Even at a Young Age

We like to think our puppies can follow what we're telling them. Well, to some degree they can, even when they're     1    . We have known for a long time that adult dogs are especially     2     in understanding cooperative communication from humans. They can spontaneously follow a human pointing gesture. They're even better at it than apes, which are much more closely related to us,    3     speaking.

But is it a skill dogs pick up simply by spending time with people? Or is it a trait that was     4     for when dogs first became domesticated?

To find out, Bray and her colleagues     5     time with 375 puppies that were going to be trained to be service dogs. By working with pups that had spent most of their young lives with their owners, Bray could figure out whether dogs had to learn to     6     human communications -or if it's something they were born with.

The pups participated in tests designed to assess dogs1 social smarts. In one experiment, a researcher would hide food under one of two cups - and then call to the puppy and point toward the cup that held the     7    . They found puppies were able to use this social signal     8     to choose the correct location.

In another experiment, a researcher would talk to a puppy. “Hi pup. Are you a good puppy? Yes, you are! What a good puppy! ”This goes on for about 30 seconds. During this interaction, the researcher would record how much time the pup spent gazing at her with     9     sight.

They found that puppies would respond to human social gaze and could successfully use information given by a human in social context from a very young age. “It seems likely that puppies really are starting the (ask with the communicative ability necessary to be successful rather than just quickly learning a(n)    10     over the course of the task.” Bray added. All these findings suggest that dogs are biologically prepared for communication with humans.

4 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

with an average of,        make an impression on,        side by side,        come out, no sooner....than....,       be devoted to,        a huge amount of,

1. He has been writing for five years and his first book will ________ tomorrow.
2. In most big cities, cyclists are not allowed to ride ________ on public roads in order to reduce the risk of an accident.
3. We have invested ________ time and money in order to get a satisfactory result.
4. ________ had she seen her father at the airport ________ she rushed to him and gave him a hug.
5. The first group had the highest score ________ 118.

5 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. absence        B. advocate          C. comparatively          D. distinct          E. escape          F. focused G. marked          H. partly          I. persuasive          J. postponing          K. progressive

Twenty years ago there was a debate about whether there were specific "Asian values." Most attention     1     on the doubtful claims that democracy was not among them. But a more interesting, if less noticed, argument was that traditional family values were strong in Asia than in America and Europe, and that this     2     accounted for Asia's economic success. In the words of Lee Kuan Yew, Former prime minister of Singapore and a keen     3     of Asia values, the Chinese family encouraged "scholarship and hard work and thrift and deferment（推迟）of present enjoyment for future again."

On the face of it his claim still appears     4     . In most of Asia, marriage is widespread and illegitimacy（私生）almost unknown. In contrast, half of marriages in some western countries end in divorce, and half of all children are born outside wedlock. The recent riots across Britain, whose origin many believe lies in a/an     5     of either parental guidance or filial（子女的）respect, seem to underline a profound difference between East and West.

Yet marriage is changing fast in East, South-east and South Asia, even though each region has different traditions. The changes are     6     from those that took place in the West in the second half of the 20^th century. Divorce, though rising in some countries remains     7     rare. What's happening in Asia is a/an     8     from marriage.

Marriage rates are falling partly because people are     9     getting married. Marriage ages have risen all over the world, but the increase is particularly     10     in Asia. People there now marry even later than they do in the west.

6 . 选词填空

look through, feel like, do the trick, add to, concentrate on, be employed in, added up to, be familiar to, familiar with, get back up, trick… into...

1. Many graduates________the electronics and computing industries.
2. When he doesn't________talking, we just let him be.
3. Please be quiet; the children are________their homework.
4. I have nothing to________my earlier statement.
5. They want to________us________giving away private information either by calling them or handing it over online.
6. The team's total lack of defense________another big loss.
7. The car________me. In other words, I'm________this car, which is not similar to yours.
8. I took four sleeping pills but even that wouldn't________.
9. Should you falter, be inspired by your own courage to________and continue.
10. I________the newspaper but I could not find any report on the accident.

7 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

keep informed of；give up；have something in common； turn down；keep pace with；take...for example

1. ________ the Summer Palace ________ ，many places of interest in Beijing are attractive to the foreigners.
2. I've been trying to ________ smoking for a healthier life.
3. I'll ________ you ________ the changes about the tickets available.
4. What I have heard ________ with what you have seen.
5. Quan Hongchan’s father ________ the money offered by the boss.
6. We must ________ the new development of modern scientific development.

8 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. extended     B. tasty       C. reserve            D. resistant          E. pause          F. consume G. slows        H. supplies     I. associated       J. properties        K. tapping

Extreme conditions produce extremely tough plants. The big difference between "drought—tolerant" plants and these tough plants: metabolism. Many different kinds of plants have developed tactics to weather dry spells. Some plants     1     of water to see them through a drought; others send roots deep down to subsurface water supplies. But once these plants use up their stored water or tap out the underground supply, they cease growing and start to die. They may be able to handle a drought of some length, and many people use the term "drought tolerant" to describe such plants, but they never actually stop needing to     2     water, so Farrant prefers to call them drought     3    .

Resurrection plants, defined as those capable of recovering from holding less than 0.1 grams of water per gram of dry mass, are different. They lack water—storing structures, and their existence on rock faces prevents them from     4     groundwater, so they instead developed the ability to change their metabolism. When they detect a/an       5     dry period, they change their metabolisms, producing sugars and certain stress—     6     proteins and other materials in their tissues. As the plant dries, these resources take on first the     7     of honey, then rubber, and finally enter a glass—like state that is "the most stable state that the plant can maintain," Farrant says. That     8     the plant's metabolism and protects its dried—out tissues. The plants also change shape, shrinking to minimize the surface area through which their remaining water might evaporate. They can recover from months and years without water, depending on the species.

What else can do this dry—out—and—revive trick? Seeds—almost all of them. At the start of her career, Farrant studied seeds such as avocados(牛油果) , coffee and lychee(荔枝). Though     9    , such seeds are delicate — they cannot bud and grow if they dry out. Most seeds can wait out the dry, unwelcoming seasons until conditions are right and they sprout. Yet once they start growing, such plants seem not to retain the ability to hit the     10     button on metabolism in their stems or leaves.

9 . 根据句子意思，选择方框内合适的单词并用其适当形式完成句子。

hatch                      hike               grasp                 hang                    guarantee highlight                      guard             hesitate            harvest             greet habitat                  genuine            herb               guard               gymnastics handkerchief          heaven            guideline          headline            gravity

1. We cannot ________ that our flights will never be delayed.
2. He ________ my hand and shook it warmly.
3. The house ________ by two large dogs five years ago.
4. You can ________ some curtains over the windows to protect your private life from prying eyes.
5. He often goes ________. Hence he is healthy.
6. We're at your service. Don’t ________ to turn to us if you have any further problems.
7. The report exposed how she and her lover ________ a plot to cheat her husband.
8. Your resume should ________ your skills and achievements.
9. The farmer hired extra workers ________ the fruit before the first frost.
10. When he saw me he ________ with a friendly “hello”.
11. When starting a new business, try to follow these general ________.
12. There are two ________ on duty at the gate.
13. Many ________ are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
14. He uses a ________ when he sneezes or coughs.
15. This is a ________ Ming vase, not a fake. Be cautious. It is fragile.
16. Don’t make a noise. I’m listening to the news ________ .
17. The ball falls to the ground because of the force of the ________.
18. With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lot of wildlife is losing its natural ________ and many species are in danger of extinction.
19. Sang Lan is a famous gymnast. She began learning ________ when she was only six years old.
20. He believed that he and his wife would one day be together again in ________.

10 . 选词填空

by way of；bring...into focus；figure out；succeed in；result in； refer to；benefit from；in charge (of)；look back upon；work out

1. The new law does not________ land used for farming.
2. I could ________ that problem standing on my head.
3. I had better say a few words ________ explanation.
4. No one could ________ how he got to be so wealthy.
5. I had always impressed upon the children that if they worked hard they would ________life.
6. I know that he is ________ the school work.
7. ________ the subject ________ if you want to have a good picture.
8. I often ________ the happy old days.
9. You will ________ this adventure in the end.
10. When you do something with faith, it will ________ success.