1 . Malaysia Airlines(马航) flight MH370 disappeared from radar(雷达) screens an hour after it   _________ on March 8 . It has _________ for more than 2 years.

The plane may fall into the sea. China, Malaysia and many other countries have joined to search for the _________ on the sea. The relatives of the 227 passengers and 12 crew(机组人员) are _________ good news from them.

How did the accident   _________? It is said that the plane was attacked by the terrorists. Some think there may be something wrong with the plane, and_________think the accident may be _________ by the mistake of the crew. However, it is _________ to tell the reason because the plane hasn’t been found yet.

It may _________ some time to find the missing plane and even more time to get to get to know the truth of what happened. However, we can’t stop __________ what happened to the plane __________ it is found.

Whether the missing plane is found __________ not, the whole world should __________ more attention to the safety of people, especially at airports.

We hope these people on the plane will be __________ , and they can get together with __________ family members.

1.

A．took up

B．took off

C．took in

D．took away

2.

A．found

B．missed

C．flown

D．seen

3.

A．ship

B．terrorists

C．plane

D．Chinese

4.

A．talking about

B．listening to

C．waiting for

D．hearing

5.

A．take

B．go

C．come

D．happen

6.

A．the other

B．the others

C．other

D．others

7.

A．given

B．met

C．tried

D．caused

8.

A．wise

B．easy

C．hard

D．hardly

9.

A．spend

B．waste

C．get

D．take

10.

A．to imagine

B．imagining

C．imagined

D．imagines

11.

A．as soon as

B．after

C．until

D．before

12.

A．nor

B．so

C．or

D．and

13.

A．make

B．made

C．pay

D．paid

14.

A．safe

B．dangerous

C．friendly

D．bad

15.

A．his

B．its

C．my

D．their

2 . It was a cold, sunny December day when I set out for a run in Moab, Utah, with my dog, Taz.

About an hour into my ________ along a remote canyon (峡谷) trail, I hit a patch of black ice (透明薄冰) and then ________ 60 feet into the canyon. I wasn’t paralyzed, but I was in great ________. Taz had managed to ________ his way back to me, so there must be a way out of the canyon, but I couldn’t ________ or even crawl.

I shouted for help and was intent on ________ myself to the bottom of the canyon. Every inch was an effort. It ________ me five hours to go a quarter of a mile. ________, it got so dark that I had to stay where I was for the night, next to a puddle (水坑) of water. At night the temperature dropped below ________. Taz stayed with me, ________ some warmth.The next morning, I couldn’t move at all. I tried to stay ________. The second night in the canyon seemed even ________ and colder. The puddle turned to ice, and I had to ________ it to get water.

On the third day, I felt myself growing weaker. I was coming to terms with the fact that I might ________. In a last ________ , I called Taz over and told him to go and get help. Taz took off through the canyon and I lay there thinking about my family and friends. There was more that I wanted from life.

Taz returned, ________ . Then I heard an engine in the distance. I cried with joy. It ________ that Taz had found a search and ________ team. I was airlifted to the hospital, where doctors found I had lost almost half the ________ in my body. If the rescue team had arrived later, I wouldn’t have ________ it. I was grateful to my faithful friend -Taz.

1.

A．move

B．march

C．walk

D．run

2.

A．fell

B．jumped

C．broke

D．headed

3.

A．loss

B．shock

C．pain

D．need

4.

A．push

B．locate

C．find

D．confirm

5.

A．stand

B．escape

C．cry

D．shout

6.

A．pushing

B．dragging

C．lifting

D．pulling

7.

A．took

B．cost

C．wasted

D．gave

8.

A．Temporarily

B．Eventually

C．Fortunately

D．Initially

9.

A．normal

B．boiling

C．freezing

D．average

10.

A．admiring

B．repeating

C．delivering

D．providing

11.

A．humble

B．confident

C．positive

D．negative

12.

A．quieter

B．longer

C．shorter

D．louder

13.

A．sharpen

B．adopt

C．appreciate

D．crack

14.

A．agree

B．help

C．leave

D．die

15.

A．effort

B．trial

C．chance

D．break

16.

A．alive

B．asleep

C．awake

D．alone

17.

A．came out

B．turned out

C．proved out

D．worked out

18.

A．survey

B．interview

C．rescue

D．sports

19.

A．blood

B．cells

C．water

D．sweat

20.

A．entered

B．made

C．reached

D．got

3 . We all know that unpleasant feeling when we’re talking about something interesting and halfway through our sentence we’re interrupted. But was that really an interruption? The answer depends on whom you ask, according to new research led by Katherine Hilton from Stanford University.

Using a set of controlled audio clips (录音片段), Hilton surveyed 5, 000 American English speakers to better understand what affects people’s perceptions of interruptions. She had participants listen to audio clips and then answer questions about whether the speakers seemed to be friendly and engaged, listening to one another, or trying to interrupt.

Hilton found that American English speakers have different conversational styles. She identified two distinct groups: high and low intensity speakers. High intensity speakers are generally uncomfortable with moments of silence in conversation and consider talking at the same time a sign of engagement. Low intensity speakers find it rude to talk at the same time and prefer people speak one after another in conversation.

The differences in conversational styles became evident when participants listened to audio clips in which two people spoke at the same time but were agreeing with each other and stayed on topic, Hilton said. The high intensity group reported that conversations where people spoke at the same time when expressing agreement were not interruptive but engaged and friendlier than the conversations with moments of silence in between speaking turns. In contrast, the low intensity group perceived any amount of simultaneous (同时) chat as a rude interruption, regardless of what the speakers were saying.

“People care about being interrupted, and those small interruptions can have a massive effect on the overall communication,” Hilton said. “Breaking apart what an interruption means is essential if we want to understand how humans interact with each other.”

1. What does Hilton’s research focus on?

A．What interruptions mean to people.

B．Whether interruption is good or not.

C．How to avoid getting interrupted.

D．Why speakers interrupt each other.

2. What do participants of the study need to do?

A．Record an audio clip.	B．Answer some questions.
C．Listen to one another.	D．Have a chat with a friend.

3. What do low intensity speakers think of simultaneous chat?

A．It’s important.	B．It’s interesting.
C．It’s inefficient.	D．It’s impolite.

4. What can we learn from Hilton’s research?

A．Human interaction is complex.

B．Communication is the basis of life.

C．Interruptions promote thinking.

D．Language barriers will always exist.

4 . Three teachers were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School. They tried to save their students from a gunman who they recognized as the son of a kindergarten teacher there. The three heroes who were murdered were Dawn Hochsprung, 47, school psychologist, March Sherlach, 56, and 27-year-old Victoria Soto, a young first grade teacher.

When the gunman Lanza began firing at the school in suburban (郊区的) Newtown, Connecticut, several other teachers were in a meeting with Mrs Hochsprung and Mrs Sherlach. Some teachers dived under tables, but Mrs Hochsprung and Mrs Sherlach never hesitated. They ran into the hallway to pull their students into their office. They bravely faced the danger and were murdered by the gunman.

When the gunman broke into the classroom of Grade One, Miss Soto sacrificed herself to save her students — throwing her body in front of the young children.

A tale of heroism came from an eight-year-old student who said a teacher pulled him from the hallway as bullets rang out. “I saw some of the bullets going down the hall that I was right next to and then a teacher pulled me into her classroom,” the boy told CBS News. His relieved mother agreed, saying that the teacher saved her son’s life.

The New York Times reports that twenty-eight people died in the shooting rampage (暴行), including twenty young children between the ages of five and ten. The gunman, Adam Lanza, took his own life finally.

1. When the shooting rampage began, Mrs Hochsprung ________.

A．was giving a class in the classroom	B．was standing in the hallway
C．was writing a report in her office	D．was having a meeting

2. Miss Soto save her students ________.

A．by fighting with the gunman

B．by pulling her students into her office

C．by stopping bullets with her body

D．by keeping the gunman outside the classroom

3. From the passage we know that__________.

A．twenty people died in the shooting rampage

B．the gunman killed himself in the end

C．the gunman was finally shot by the police

D．most of the dead were adults

4. The article is probably taken from       .

A．A newspaper	B．an advertisement
C．a science book	D．a tour magazine

5 . If Siri had any feelings, she would know she was being teased. When 10-year-old Belinda and her friends play, they sometimes ask Siri questions in the hope she will say something random and make them laugh. “Do a rap,” they urge Siri, “Tell us a bedtime story.”

Belinda and her friends have grown up interacting with artificial intelligence(AI) in the form of Siri, Alexa and Google. They were born into a world of portable devices.

In 2010 when the first of their generation were born, Apple released the first iPad, internet activist Julian Assange published thousands of classified documents, Mark Zuckerberg was Time s person of the year.

Mark McCrindle, Sydney-based social researcher, first coined the term Generation Alpha to describe those born between about 2010 and 2024 in his book Generation Alpha. He said this generation have access to more technology? information and external influences than any generation before them, and at a younger age.

Belinda has had an iPad since year 3 and is allowed to use her iPad after doing violin and piano practice. "It's always 'Can I use my iPad, I'll do that afterwards7 and the afterwards never happens,” Catherine says, “Change the order and it gets done.”

Belinda is on guard against "stranger danger" and ensures her privacy settings, which mean that only her friends can join her in games. On occasion Belinda has wiped all her apps off her iPad, worried that she has disclosed too much, such as her date of birth and photo. When she downloads apps now she doesn't use her real date of birth.

In his book, McCrindle says, " In some ways, Generation Alpha are part of an unintentional global experiment in which screens are placed in front of them from the youngest age so we should pay attention to the addictive nature of devices and internet security."

1. Why is Siri mentioned in paragraph 1?

A．To prove Siri is very intelligent.	B．To point out kids often feel bored.
C．To indicate Siri needs to be improved.	D．To show Al is part o£ Belinda's life.

2. What distinguishes the Generation Alpha from other generations?

A．They are more independent.	B．They are more willing to help others.
C．They are exposed to more technology.	D．They are more devoted to social activities.

3. Which word can best describe Belinda?

A．Adaptable.

B．Caring.

C．Shy.

D．Cautious.

4. What is mainly talked about in the last paragraph?

A．McCrindle5s book.	B．McCrindle's concern.
C．The harm of screens.	D．Ways to deal with devices.

6 . 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。

Recently, in an attempt to handle a “masculinity crisis (男性气质危机),” the Education Ministry    1    (propose) stressing the “spirit of yang,” by hiring more sports teachers and     2    (redesign) physical education classes in elementary and secondary schools.

Some social media users expressed support for the proposal, with one writing, “It’s hard     3    (imagine) such effeminate (阴柔) boys can defend their country when an outside invasion (侵略) comes.” But others saw evidence of sexual discrimination and the     4     (fix) impression of gender stereotypes.

CCTV, the state broadcaster, wrote on its Weibo account Saturday: “Education is not simply about cultivating ‘men’ and ‘women.’ It’s more important to develop a    5    (willing) to take responsibility.” The broadcaster also offered a loose description of “yang”, “Men show ‘the spirit of yang’ in bearing, spirit and physique,     6     is a kind of beauty, but ‘the spirit of yang’ does not simply mean ‘masculine behavior.’”

While the Education Ministry’s new plan did not    7    (evidence) propose different treatment for boys and girls, educators like Liu Wenli,     8     expert in health at Beijing Normal University see some threats. Ms. Liu said that even the reference    9    “effeminate male youths” could lead to more bullying (欺凌) of students because of    10    (they) womanlike expression and identity .