3 . 原文填空（每空只写一词）

In Britain and the USA, the managing directors or presidents of big companies are often     1     of being “fat cats”, i.e. bosses whose salaries are often twenty-five times more than the company’s     2     worker. When times are hard and workers are     3     off, they     4     very little. Departing directors, on the other hand, get big golden     5    .

The United States is a     6     nation. Sports in America take a variety of forms. Most sports are     7    , so that what is happening in sports     8     upon the time of year. Some sports are called     9     sports, as the number of spectators greatly     10     the number playing in the game.

4 . “For the families of the seven, we can not bear, as you do,     1    But we feel the loss, and we are thinking about you so very much. You     2     , and they had that special grace, that special spirit that says, “Give me a challenge and     3    ”. They had     4    and discover its truths. They wished to serve, and they did. They served all of us.”（根据句意填空）

5 . 阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（每空的字数不限，要和课文一致）。

He immediately asked     1     number of nearby people for bandages, but when nobody could put their     2     on any, his father got some tea towels and tape from their house. John used these to treat the most severe injuries     3     Ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by     4     pressure to the wounds until the police and     5     arrived.

6 . Directions：Read the following passage and fill in the blanks to complete the summary. No more than eight words for each blank.

The school that is changing American education

Two years ago, I visited a school in Brooklyn called P-TECH, the Pathways in Technology early college high school, which seemed very much like the future of education to me. It knitted together educators and job creators, giving kids not only a high school degree, but a two-year associate degree and a job guarantee at one of the country’s top blue-chip firms, IBM.

The latest great national leap forward in secondary education was during the post W.W. Ⅱ period, when state governments decided that high school education, previously optional, should be compulsory in order to ensure the kind of skilled workforce needed to compete in a new, higher tech industrial era. Now, many leaders---including the President, the education Secretary, scores of blue-chip CEOs and executives, and most top educators---believe we’re once again at such a turning point. When it comes to high school, an increasing number of them buy into the idea that not only should educators and job creators b e much more closely connected, but that as Stanley Litow, the IBM executive behind the program puts it,“six should be the new four.”The push for all American kids to have a post high school future, like Tennessee governor Haslam’s recent calls for two years of free community college for every student in the state, seems to come almost daily.

The statistics support it. A Four-year high school degree these days only guarantees a $15 an hour future. According to projections by the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University, the U.S. economy will create some 47-million job openings in the decade ending 2018, but nearly two-thirds will require some post secondary education. The Center projects that only 36% of American jobs will be filled by people with only a 4-year high school degree---half of what that number was in the 1970s. What’s more, the cost of not trading up educationally could be disastrous---workers with an associate degree will earn 73% more than those with only a high school diploma.

Many leaders maintain that children should     1     and that high schools should     2    . The idea is based on     3    . On one hand, more jobs will require     4    . On the other, an associate degree will ensure     5    .

7 . 根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

Coffee bars, live music, cinemas and shopping malls—Chinese cities offer everything that a young person might want. But there are many young people who hardly have time to enjoy these things. That’s because they follow what is called the “996” work schedule (时间表)     1     at 9 am and finishing at 9 pm, six days a week.

The “996” work schedule has recently become a hot topic of discussion online after a computer programmer set up a website called “996.ICU”. According to the website, working a “996” schedule     2     enough rest is unhealthy and could cause people to end up in an intensive care unit (ICU,重症监护病房). This work schedule is now widely used at Chinese tech companies like Baidu, Alibaba and Huawei, New York Times reported. It causes many tech industry workers to complain. One worker from Baidu company said, “I know I am not the     3     worker who works overtime I have worked ‘996’ for nine months and I haven’t received any overtime pay. It’s unfair though quite common.” Another worker named Zhang told Quartz, “I can’t sleep well and become ill because of the great pressure. I feel really tired, so I am considering giving up this job and looking for     4    .”

However, the bosses of some tech companies have supported “996”. Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, said it’s “a huge treasure” for young workers to work “996”. “If you don’t put more time and energy than others, how will you achieve the success you want? If you don’t work ‘996’ when you’re young,     5     will you?” he said.

Many have questioned Ma’s words. In a passage in People’s Daily, one writer said “Working ‘996’ is just working overtime. However, working overtime does not     6     working hard. Working hard requires efforts and working wisely and effectively.”

A lawyer called Cui Zhendong told China Daily that it is against the     7     to use a compulsory (强制的) “996” work schedule. China’s Labor Law clearly announces that workers should work no more than eight hours a day     8     more than forty-four hours a week.

8 . However, the     1     of scientists towards this rise are completely different. On the one hand, Dr Foster thinks that any     2     in which the temperature increases     3     5 degrees would lead to a catastrophe. She says, “We can’t predict the climate well enough to know     4     to expect, but it could be very serious.” Others who agree with her think there may be     5     rise of several metres in the sea level, or predict severe storms, floods, droughts, famines, the     6     of diseases and the disappearances of     7    . On the other hand, there are those, like George Hambley, who are     8     to this view and believe that we should not worry about high levels of carbon dioxide in the air. They predict that any warming will be mild with few bad environmental       9    . In fact, Hambley states, “More carbon dioxide is actually a positive thing. It will make plants grow quicker; crops will produce more; it will     10     a greater range of animals, all of which will make life for human beings better.”

9 . 根据课文内容填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）

Most teenagers tend to s    1     from growing pains during adolescence, during which they go through many   p    2     and psychological changes. For one thing, parents are       3    （严厉的）on their children. They cannot t    4     children’s improper behavior in daily lives.

They often c    5     that their children show too much enthusiasm for social media, which greatly reduces their concentration on study. For another thing, parents attach too much importance to a    6     performance of their children. Once children fail to live up to their expectations, they will get upset. Therefore, teenagers often feel stressed and even c    7     about their future.

To deal with the situation       8    （适当地），teenagers should communicate     9    （定期地）with their parents, which will definitely minimize their growing pains and achieve a b    10     between life and study.