1 . Get ready! Robots are now teaching English. Robots are about to_________ our classrooms. From Korea to Japan to the United States, schools are putting English-speaking robots in front of their students. In Korea, robots are the new teaching assistants in some kindergartens.

The young students say that the robots are_________, but are these children really learning anything?

I_________think a computer will ever be able to do what a teacher does. A teacher has to be able to respond to students as _________. Each student is different, and a teacher has to _________ his or her teaching style to fit the needs of the students. I seriously doubt that a computer will ever be able to do this even though the big data is widely used in the world.

1.

A．leave

B．fight

C．enter

2.

A．fun

B．new

C．strange

3.

A．generally

B．hardly

C．always

4.

A．robots

B．individuals

C．partners

5.

A．change

B．keep

C．strengthen

3 . Girls that eat with their families are less likely to develop eating disorders, a study says.

New research shows girls who regularly have family meals are much less likely to adopt extreme weight control________ such as vomiting (呕吐), using laxatives (泻药) or diet pills.

A study________ more than 2500 American high school students found that girls who ate five or more family meals a week had a much healthier________ with food in later life.

The research, ________ in international magazine Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, polled students aged 13 to 17 in 1999 who were followed up five years later. Regular family meals were found to have a protective effect________ the girls’ age, weight, social-economic status, dieting habits or relationship with her family.

Experts say doctors should ________ families to have dinner at the table ________ on the couch in front of the television to keep away from serious eating disorders.

Belinda Dalton, director of eating disorders clinic The Oak House, said eating with family helped “normalize” young people's relationship with food.

“When the young are feeling that they're not treated properly or when they are feeling completely depressed, they ________ something that they can control and food is something ________ and accessible for them to control. ________, if they're sitting with their family on a regular basis then their family can be more in________ of their eating,” Ms Dalton said. “It's about young people feeling________ their family and that builds self-esteem (自尊) and sense of________ and that works very actively against someone developing an eating disorder.”

An eating disorders expert, Kristy Greenwood, said meal times were often difficult for sufferers. “It's typical that they feel very________ of their eating habits and often won't eat with other people. Perhaps it's because they haven't________ the importance of the family meal in their growing up,” she said.

1.

A．behaviors

B．therapies

C．progress

D．development

2.

A．promoting

B．surveying

C．impressing

D．delivering

3.

A．relationship

B．terms

C．company

D．communication

4.

A．spread

B．proposed

C．published

D．emerged

5.

A．in terms of

B．because of

C．regardless of

D．in honor of

6.

A．tempt

B．stimulate

C．encourage

D．attract

7.

A．apart from

B．more than

C．other than

D．rather than

8.

A．turn down

B．turn to

C．turn over

D．turn up

9.

A．available

B．reliable

C．reasonable

D．responsible

10.

A．Similarly

B．Consequently

C．Clearly

D．Regularly

11.

A．emphasis

B．control

C．response

D．relation

12.

A．engaged in

B．confined to

C．connected with

D．based on

13.

A．cost

B．expense

C．delight

D．worth

14.

A．ashamed

B．proud

C．confident

D．ignorant

15.

A．experienced

B．accepted

C．profited

D．benefited

5 . A recent study has shown that levels of _________ illness in children are rising. The study claims that mental problems such as depression and anxiety are affecting one in five _________. One of the reasons given for this is the current preoccupation (极其关注) of parents with their children’s _________.

Parents today consider the streets too dangerous for their children so children are taken from home to _________ and back, and their parents rarely let them go out _________ their own.

             This preoccupation has two causes: fear of _________ accidents and anxiety about child molesters (骚扰者) and murderers on the streets. Parents’ fears make their children anxious about the outside world and children in turn _________ the normal adventures of everyday life. _________, they don’t learn how to form _________ with other children. Anxiety makes children often become victims of bullies and their fears are, therefore, realized and even increased. It is a vicious (恶性的) __________.

It is a fact, however, that children could be experiencing these fears unnecessarily. __________ parents may think a child molester lurks (潜藏) round every corner, this is not __________ by statistics: very few children are attacked by people they don’t know.

The fear of traffic accidents is certainly more real but it is something that needs to be addressed by society in general. Some cities in the Netherlands, for example, have created traffic-free zones and pedes-trian-friendly zones, __________ cars, if allowed, must give priority to people and bicycles. Children can, therefore, play more safely in these areas.

There are, however, critics of this study. Many child psychologists believe that this lack of __________ is not enough to cause mental problems. They consider the problems more __________ to be a result of family breakdown in modern society.

1.

A．serious

B．mental

C．bodily

D．brief

2.

A．days

B．cases

C．youngsters

D．parents

3.

A．study

B．job

C．life

D．safety

4.

A．home

B．office

C．company

D．school

5.

A．by

B．on

C．for

D．with

6.

A．air

B．railway

C．traffic

D．sudden

7.

A．meet

B．take

C．miss

D．find

8.

A．In addition

B．In contrast

C．In fact

D．In particular

9.

A．habit

B．care

C．study

D．relationships

10.

A．circle

B．way

C．sign

D．source

11.

A．If

B．Where

C．While

D．What

12.

A．raised

B．supported

C．decided

D．improved

13.

A．with

B．when

C．whether

D．where

14.

A．courage

B．attention

C．focus

D．independence

15.

A．likely

B．like

C．probably

D．possibly

6 . For the longest time, the predominant description about renewable energy featured awkward technologies, high costs, and burdensome allowance. In the _______ of strict and far-reaching policy changes, the chances for mass adoption seemed slim. Electric vehicles (EVs) simply couldn’t go the distance, and LED lights were unattractive and _______.

But now that these technologies have come of age, a new story is being written. Around the world, businesses, governments, and households are taking advantage of more cost-effective low-carbon technologies.

_______ advances in information technologies (IT), green solutions can be introduced into business operations successfully. And as public support for these technologies has grown, so have the _______ for scaling up to a fully sustainable energy system.

As in any rapid transition, a full understanding of what is happening has _______ events. Many present energy producers find it hard to believe that their world is undergoing a revolutionary change, so they insist that their heavily polluting technologies will remain _______ and necessary for some time to come. Journalists, too, describe the transition with a degree of _______, because it is their job to be suspicious. And politicians and regulators are cautious to adopt a new perspective, _______ they are already struggling to keep up with the pace of change in the energy industry.

To be sure, _______ doesn’t come without setbacks, as the recent growth in energy-related greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions shows. Yet there is no doubt that the future of energy will be __________ different from the recent past. In fact, the __________ is happening even faster than we think, for example, coal-fired power plants are shutting down faster than ever, and plans for new natural-gas plants are being replaced with more cost-effective wind and solar options. And as the shift toward renewables gains good trends, it will be easier for elected officials to pursue more climate-friendly policies and regulations, thereby creating a(n) __________ circle of change.

As the green transition comes of age, it will offer solutions to all of humanity’s energy needs, placing a clean, prosperous and secure low-carbon future well within reach. Yet even as we hug __________, we must not lose sight of the fact that climate change is speeding up. With GHG emissions __________ to rise, the future of humanity hangs in the balance. One hopes that the shift to __________ energy will tip the scale in our favor.

1.

A．license

B．absence

C．application

D．promotion

2.

A．invisible

B．unbelievable

C．inevitable

D．unaffordable

3.

A．Instead of

B．Owing to

C．In case of

D．According to

4.

A．resources

B．revolutions

C．prospects

D．priorities

5.

A．caught up with

B．compared with

C．taken place of

D．fallen behind

6.

A．relevant

B．inferior

C．synthetic

D．experimental

7.

A．mixture

B．caution

C．conflict

D．approval

8.

A．in case

B．so that

C．even though

D．the moment

9.

A．significance

B．invention

C．happiness

D．progress

10.

A．dramatically

B．economically

C．independently

D．equivalently

11.

A．interaction

B．modernization

C．motivation

D．transformation

12.

A．natural

B．potential

C．positive

D．original

13.

A．influence

B．optimism

C．estimation

D．extension

14.

A．starting

B．failing

C．emerging

D．continuing

15.

A．sustainable

B．traditional

C．available

D．industrial

7 . “Ma'am, your son is in trouble.”

“What did he do?"

“He was reading a ______ in class."

That was me，14 years ago. I had the terrible ______ and I occasionally got caught by my ______. Things are a bit different these days. They ______ when the smartphone entered the market. You could read, play games,“pass notes" and watch videos all on a( n) ______ much smaller than a regular novel.

That's why teaching has become ______ than ever. The number of distractions (分心) has risen. Many schools are trying to ______ the limit of smartphone use. One school in California is using locked bags for students' phones. The bags automatically ______ at the end of the school day.

But I know young people will find a way around these ______ .For example, I've known students who bring two phones to school —one to ______ to the teacher and the other to use. So, if change is going to come, it can't just be from ______ . In school and even outside of school, too much smartphone use can be really ______ for you.

You should go outdoors and tour around different places, talk ______ with your friends and family, and spend ______ time staring at your electronic screens. Chances are, when you grow up, you will be ______ in front of one for far longer than you want!

1.

A．newspaper

B．brochure

C．magazine

D．novel

2.

A．trouble

B．class

C．habit

D．plot

3.

A．teachers

B．classmates

C．friends

D．parents

4.

A．marched

B．occurred

C．changed

D．responded

5.

A．chip

B．object

C．webpage

D．attachment

6.

A．harder

B．more effective

C．poorer

D．more creative

7.

A．forbid

B．reduce

C．lift

D．increase

8.

A．move

B．unlock

C．return

D．disappear

9.

A．dilemmas

B．procedures

C．measures

D．principles

10.

A．give

B．present

C．show

D．pass

11.

A．family

B．schools

C．society

D．students

12.

A．beneficial

B．suitable

C．ready

D．harmful

13.

A．freely

B．quietly

C．face-to-face

D．heart-to-heart

14.

A．less

B．precious

C．longer

D．travelling

15.

A．grateful

B．struck

C．anxious

D．stuck

8 . I decided at age 10 that I was going to be a teacher because I _________ superpowers. When I was in primary school, I could clearly see that some of my _________ had superpowers because I was always the quietly observant one, _________ things.

Our English teacher could magically _________ us to different worlds every day, simply by reading stories to us from books we would otherwise never _________ . This was our secret because fifth graders were considered too _________ to have stories read out to them. Then our headmaster, a teacher as well, _________ everything about every child. You couldn't _________ his laser-like (激光般的) eyes that could see right into you—through flesh, bones and all. And our geography teacher could _________ the invisible (隐形的) . I remained rather quiet and unnoticeable. ____________ , she would spot me. The unspoken ____________ in her superpowered eyes told me: “I see you, I know you, I understand you.”

As I learned from them, the ____________ of a primary school educator is to teach children, not subjects. What seems ____________ to me is that all those teachers calmly create ____________ in their ordinary classrooms. No one ever noticed that they were so creative in ____________ young human beings.

Teaching is not just a job—it is a science and an art, and it ____________ emotional labour and input. When I ____________ after teaching for three decades, what gives me ____________ is remembering the children who felt happier in school because I was their teacher. When I meet others who ____________ to gain superpowers, like the brand-new teacher struggling to perfect her skills, or the one in a rural school traveling seventy kilometers each way just for the pupils, I feel ____________ to belong to the same group.

1.

A．lacked

B．had

C．wanted

D．developed

2.

A．classmates

B．friends

C．partners

D．teachers

3.

A．damaging

B．noticing

C．sharing

D．recalling

4.

A．transport

B．invite

C．welcome

D．rush

5.

A．take back

B．go over

C．put down

D．pick up

6.

A．clever

B．old

C．shallow

D．noisy

7.

A．doubted

B．respected

C．knew

D．monitored

8.

A．cover

B．escape

C．meet

D．shut

9.

A．feel

B．hear

C．touch

D．see

10.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Besides

D．Therefore

11.

A．opinion

B．attitude

C．message

D．agreement

12.

A．role

B．dream

C．choice

D．decision

13.

A．horrible

B．normal

C．amazing

D．simple

14.

A．magic

B．dilemma

C．stress

D．atmosphere

15.

A．gathering

B．shaping

C．rewarding

D．challenging

16.

A．offers

B．indicates

C．receives

D．demands

17.

A．give up

B．calm down

C．look back

D．stand out

18.

A．luck

B．joy

C．worry

D．pain

19.

A．desire

B．manage

C．happen

D．regret

20.

A．energetic

B．scared

C．disappointed

D．proud

9 . Mr. Thompson was my biology teacher in Grade 5. On the first day of school, he introduced us to an animal called the Rabbitervore, which _______ during the Ice Age. While he described it, he _______ around a set of skeleton(骨架). We listened carefully, took notes and later had a _______.

When I had my paper back, I was greatly _______. None of my answers was right! There must have been some _______. I did nothing wrong! I wrote down _______what Mr. Thompson said. Then I realized that _______ in my class failed the test. What happened? The answer was simple. Mr. Thompson said he_______ the whole story about the Rabbitervore. There had never been such an animal! So, our notes were tally _______. How could we expect grades for wrong answers? We were very ________. What kind of test was it? And what kind of teacher was he?

Later, Mr. Thompson said we had tons of chances to find out the truth: the skeleton was,________, a rabbit’s. But he was passing it around, he kept telling us that all this kind of animals died in the Ice Age, nothing of which________.But he told us about its amazing speed, its soft fur and other________which were impossible to know. He even gave us a(n) ________ of the animal beginning with “Rabbit”, but we still didn't question. The ________we got would be recorded in the grade book, he said. And they were.

Mr. Thompson said he hoped this experience could teach us an unforgettable lesson-teachers are not ________right. Actually, no one is. He warned us not to let our ________ fall asleep and encouraged us to speak up bravely ________ we thought he was wrong.

Although I haven’t ________ any great scientific achievements, I find something so important through Mr. Thompson’s class: the courage to look people directly ________ the eye and point out their wrongs. He also showed us that it is fun to do so.

1.

A．formed

B．died

C．began

D．hid

2.

A．passed

B．looked

C．waved

D．turned

3.

A．discussion

B．test

C．task

D．summary

4.

A．satisfied

B．embarrassed

C．excited

D．surprised

5.

A．praises

B．suggestions

C．mistakes

D．disadvantages

6.

A．seriously

B．exactly

C．carelessly

D．quickly

7.

A．no one

B．someone

C．anyone

D．everyone

8.

A．made up

B．took up

C．found out

D．acted out

9.

A．incorrect

B．unimportant

C．imperfect

D．unclear

10.

A．anxious

B．shy

C．painful

D．angry

11.

A．in other words

B．in total

C．in the end

D．in fact

12.

A．remained

B．moved

C．grew

D．changed

13.

A．materials

B．facts

C．events

D．behaviors

14.

A．impression

B．picture

C．story

D．name

15.

A．notes

B．records

C．zeroes

D．papers

16.

A．often

B．enough

C．sometimes

D．always

17.

A．eyes

B．mouths

C．minds

D．bodies

18.

A．though

B．unless

C．if

D．because

19.

A．found

B．got

C．invented

D．seen

20.

A．in

B．for

C．on

D．from

10 . The virtual world is full of opportunities to share with people around the world. It’s also a place where nothing is _________ and there are no “take-backs.” A lot of what you do and say online can still be found again even if you have _________ it, and it’s often something that is easy for others to access.

Research shows that a high percentage of teens receive _________ messages and requests when they’re online. These can be scary, strange, and even embarrassing. If you feel _______ by a stranger or a friend online, immediately tell an adult you can trust. It is never a good idea to _________. Any response you make is not only likely to make things worse, and might result in you saying something you wish you hadn’t.

If you are eager to let out angry comment on a message board or blog, it’s a good idea to wait a few minutes, _________ , and remember that your comments may stay up long after your temper has cooled and you have perhaps changed your mind. You might mistakenly find yourself regulated on social networks and this could _________ mean, insulting, or abusive comments toward someone else. But later you may _________ all that you have done. We’ve all heard of cyber bullying （网络欺凌）, but most people think online bullying is something people do _________. But sharing stuff or dropping random comments when we’re not face to face with someone can __________ just as much, if not more. And it can damage how others see you if they find out. __________ , a good rule to remember is that if you wouldn’t say it, show it, or do it in person, you probably shouldn’t do it online either.

Chances are that you’ve already checked your “digital __________ ” -- nearly half of all online users do. Try typing your screen name or email address into a search engine and see what comes up. That’s one way to get a sense of what others see as your online identity. In general, if you have questions about the trail you’re leaving online, don’t be afraid to ask a trusted adult. __________ , you might know more about the online world than a lot of adults do, but they have more life experience, which is something that can often be of more help. Your online identity is __________ in much the same way as your real-life identity, except that when you’re online you don’t always get a chance to explain your tone or what you mean. Thinking before you post and following the same rules for __________ behavior online as you do offline can help you avoid leaving an online identity trail you may over time come to regret.

1.

A．restrictive

B．temporary

C．simple

D．memorable

2.

A．deleted

B．saved

C．copied

D．forwarded

3.

A．correct

B．positive

C．awkward

D．improper

4.

A．stimulated

B．troubled

C．fooled

D．bored

5.

A．doubt

B．hesitate

C．hide

D．respond

6.

A．cheer up

B．give in

C．calm down

D．shout out

7.

A．attend to

B．take to

C．lead to

D．stick to

8.

A．interpret

B．praise

C．regret

D．recommend

9.

A．intentionally

B．randomly

C．scarcely

D．illegally

10.

A．cheat

B．hurt

C．help

D．avoid

11.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Likewise

12.

A．efficiency

B．expectation

C．quality

D．footprint

13.

A．Consequently

B．Surprisingly

C．Contrarily

D．Admittedly

14.

A．cleared

B．shaped

C．revised

D．transferred

15.

A．ambitious

B．responsible

C．fascinating

D．emotional