1 .        Viewing childhood development as a scientific investigation throws light on how children learn, but it also offers an inspiring look at science and scientists. Why do young children and scientists seem to be so much alike? Psychologists have suggested that science as an effort — the desire to explore, explain, and understand our world — is simply something that comes from our babyhood. Perhaps evolution provided human babies with curiosity and a natural drive to explain their worlds, and adult scientists simply make use of the same drive that served them as children. The same cognitive (认知的) systems that make young children feel good about figuring something out may have been adopted by adult scientists. As some psychologists put it, “It is not that children are little scientists but that scientists are big children.”
What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．The world may be more clearly explained through children’s play.

B．Studying babies’ play may lead to a better understanding of science.

C．Children may have greater ability to figure out things than scientists.

D．One’s drive for scientific research may become stronger as he grows.

2 . 将下列几个部分（A、B、C、D和E）按题号排序，构成一个符合逻辑的完整语篇。
A. In addition, they usually ask candidates to take a literacy test after the interview.
B. If you are lucky enough to get an interview with them, you should come to the interview well-prepared.
C. Due to the large number of applications the company receives, they only ask a small number of applicants to come in for an interview.
D. Since the company pays well and offers secure jobs, the candidates that do pass the interview process always say “yes” to the job that is offered.
E. As the company is determined to find the right candidates, they will ask a lot of detailed questions to find out what you know about the company.

3 . 一、作业名称
I want to be a great speaker
我想成为一名演说家

4 . My father drove a bus in San Antonio for 34 years. It’s the only_________ I can remember him ever having. His clothes _________ — at first, his uniform was brown-based, and then yellow-based; there was even a period when he was allowed to _________ jeans to work every day — _________ his job is always the same. It’s him and the bus.

For a few months, his _________ took him through the neighborhood where we lived. It was a (n) _________ time for me. I’d be outside with my _________ playing basketball or football. When the bus would _________, someone would say, “Look! It’s Shea’s dad!” Then we’d watch_________. It was the proudest moment of my childhood.

1.

A．job

B．test

C．lesson

D．number

2.

A．fit

B．shine

C．change

D．disappear

3.

A．sell

B．wear

C．wash

D．mend

4.

A．if

B．so

C．or

D．but

5.

A．team

B．show

C．route

D．project

6.

A．difficult

B．reasonable

C．horrible

D．excellent

7.

A．friends

B．parents

C．kids

D．pets

8.

A．warm up

B．ride by

C．pull out

D．break down

9.

A．in turn

B．on guard

C．with envy

D．at random

5 . I loved everything, but I found my ________ in visual journalism. I had an eye for design and I was ________ to put in the work. With each story I was involved in, I made sure that story was told in its entirety. There are some ________ of a story that just cannot be told in paragraph form, and that’s where I came in. I worked to ________ our magazine’s design every day, but I also worked to ________ the web and multimedia to the publication.

1.

A．trust

B．patience

C．curiosity

D．gift

2.

A．likely

B．unable

C．willing

D．passive

3.

A．steps

B．versions

C．levels

D．parts

4.

A．improve

B．inspect

C．check

D．control

5.

A．turn

B．distribute

C．add

D．owe

6 . “Your password has expired,” a message said on my screen, with instructions for changing it. Coming up with a new code doesn’t seem like a big deal, unless you work at my company, where we have to change it monthly, using at least one uppercase character, one lowercase character, one symbol, and one number. Oh, the whole password can’t be fewer than eight characters. And I can’t use any of the same passwords I’ve used in the past three months.

What does the word “expired” underlined in the 1st paragraph refer to?

A．been renewed

B．changed

C．been mistaken

D．become due

7 . “When you leave work you’re usually an expert in whatever you did. Then you start something new and everyone is younger than you, they know more than you do, they’re probably better at risk-taking, I think they’re better educated. It’s easy to feel intimidated (胆怯的). But remember you have skills that you’ll be able to build on.” Allison says, “Art gives me a different place in the world. When I’m making staff, and I’m hard at it, I feel very joyful.”

Which word can best describe Allison Barnes according to the last paragraph?

A．Positive.

B．Sympathetic.

C．Helpful.

D．Considerate.

8 . But actually, hacking is just an activity. What separates any activity from a crime is, very often. permission. People are free to drive, but they do not have permission to drive 150 miles per hour, which is a criminal offense. Since a driver is just a driver. why must a hacker be a criminal? Someone who engages in the illegal use of hacking should not be called a ‘bad hacker’ but a ‘cybercriminal’. Contrary to popular belief, most hackers like Mike’s father undoubtedly play an important role in keeping companies and people safe.

What message does the author really want to convey in the text?

A．Hacking mostly counts.

B．Hacking is actually a crime.

C．Hacking is popular with people.

D．Hacking needs licenses.

9 . I am Peter Hodes, a volunteer stem cell courier. Since March 2012, I've done 89 trips — of those, 51 have been abroad. I have 42 hours to carry stem cells (干细胞) in my little box because I've got two ice packs and that's how long they last. In all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor (捐献者) to the time they can be implanted in the patient, we've got 72 hours at most. So I am always conscious of time.

Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph 1?

A．provider	B．delivery man
C．collector	D．medical doctor

10 . All my life, for three decades now, I've gone to work early each day with a spring in my step. Occasionally, I meet my former students. Their obvious love for me and fond memories of our time together are my rewards. When I meet others who thirst for superpowers, like the brand new teacher struggling to perfect her skills with a brave face on, or the one in a remote, rural school travelling 70 kilometers each day just for his pupils, I feel proud to belong to the same group.

What can be concluded about being a teacher from the text?

A．With one thousand times for the peach garden sweet.

B．Teachers lead the door, progress in the individual.

C．In scholarship there is no difference of age.

D．Learning without a teacher is hard to gain.