1 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共20小题；每小题1.5分）

Janelle used the phone of the helpful woman to call Cliff. Cliff played golf with a medical doctor almost every Saturday. Cliff, ____ but glad his wife was alive, said he would be there ____ . She told him to bring their son and her ________ set of car keys, because her keys were in the ____ purse. Cliff and Donovan arrived just before the police officer finished ____ his report. Cliff ____ his wife gently. He told Donovan to drive home in Janelle’s car. Cliff then asked the officer what the ____ were of catching the attackers.

The officer told Cliff that _____ like this happened daily throughout southern California. Cliff ____ the officer what could be done. “I know this sounds ridiculous (可笑), but we police can ____ protect you law-abiding (守法的) citizens. There are simply too many criminals. Tell all your ____ relatives and friends one thing: Don’t go anywhere alone, day or night. A woman by herself, even ____ , might as well be carrying a bright neon (霓虹灯) sign that ____ : ‘Victim here－Come and get me!’ I’m not ____ to be telling you this, because ____ the word gets out, tourism will suffer in southern California.”

The officer asked Janelle to ____ the police report. He wished her a speedy ____ , and promised to do his best to help put the attackers behind bars. He ____ both of them that the two thugs (暴徒) now had their credit cards, address, car keys, and house keys. He suggested that they make the appropriate phone calls, ____ the locks to their house, and get new keys for her car. Cliff told the officer that a couple of his friends were at his house, with guns, ____intruders. Cliff and Janelle thanked the officer and the helpful woman. Cliff drove Janelle straight toward their family doctor.

1.

A．surprised

B．angry

C．unbelievable

D．rough

2.

A．shortly

B．gladly

C．suddenly

D．entirely

3.

A．own

B．other

C．rest

D．spare

4.

A．missing

B．broken

C．stolen

D．damaged

5.

A．making out

B．setting out

C．putting out

D．filling out

6.

A．shook

B．hugged

C．helped

D．placed

7.

A．chances

B．robbers

C．police

D．things

8.

A．criminals

B．robberies

C．situations

D．scenes

9.

A．informed

B．suggested

C．asked

D．argued

10.

A．or else

B．sort of

C．no longer

D．less than

11.

A．male

B．close

C．familiar

D．female

12.

A．in public

B．at home

C．in secret

D．in need

13.

A．writes

B．tells

C．says

D．shows

14.

A．permitted

B．adjusted

C．advised

D．supposed

15.

A．whether

B．how

C．if

D．why

16.

A．sign

B．carry

C．make

D．break

17.

A．move

B．recovery

C．sense

D．travel

18.

A．told

B．believed

C．guessed

D．reminded

19.

A．get

B．keep

C．change

D．repair

20.

A．searching

B．watching

C．taking

D．waiting

2 . How long can human beings live? Most scientists who study old age think that the human body is ___ to live no longer than 120 years. However, 110 years is probably the longest that anyone could hope to live — if he or she is ___ healthy and lucky. Some scientists even say we can live as long as 130 years! Yet, our cells simply cannot continue to reproduce ___. They wear out, and as a result, we get old and ___ die.

Even though we can’t live forever, we are living a ___ life than ever before. In 1900, the average American life span(寿命)was only 47 years, but today it is 75 years!

When does old age begin then? Sixty-five may be out-of-date as the ___ line between middle age and old age. After all, many older people don’t begin to experience physical and mental ___ until after age 75.

People are living longer because more people ___ childhood. Before modern medicine changed the laws of nature, many children died of common childhood ___. Now that the chances of dying ____ are much lower, the chances of living long are much higher due to better diets and health care.

On the whole, our population is getting older. The ____ in our population will have lasting effects on our social development and our way of life. Some people fear such changes will be for the worse, while some see ____, not disaster. Today, many men and women in their "golden years" are healthy, still active, and young in ____ if not in age.

As our society grows old, we need the ____ of our older citizens. With long lives ahead of them, they need to ____ active and be devoted.

1.

A．designed

B．selected

C．improved

D．discovered

2.

A．completely

B．generally

C．apparently

D．extremely

3.

A．rapidly

B．harmlessly

C．endlessly

D．separately

4.

A．eventually

B．hopelessly

C．automatically

D．desperately

5.

A．busier

B．longer

C．richer

D．happier

6.

A．finishing

B．guiding

C．waiting

D．dividing

7.

A．stress

B．damage

C．decline

D．failure

8.

A．survive

B．enjoy

C．remember

D．value

9.

A．problems

B．fears

C．worries

D．diseases

10.

A．poor

B．young

C．sick

D．quiet

11.

A．changes

B．recovery

C．safety

D．increases

12.

A．dreams

B．chances

C．strengths

D．choices

13.

A．mind

B．appearance

C．voice

D．movement

14.

A．protection

B．suggestions

C．contributions

D．permission

15.

A．sound

B．appear

C．turn

D．stay

3 . In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The _______ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of _______ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we _______ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to _______ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. _______ modern manufacturing (制造业)and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and _______.

Another cause is our _______of disposable (一次性的) products. As _______ people, we are always looking for _______ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies ________ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

Our appetite for new products also ________ to the problem. We are ________ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that ________ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we ________ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the ________ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To ________ the amount of rubbish and to protect the ________, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. ________, this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions ________ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about ________. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

1.

A．key

B．reason

C．project

D．problem

2.

A．gifts

B．rubbish

C．debt

D．products

3.

A．face

B．become

C．observe

D．change

4.

A．hide

B．control

C．replace

D．withdraw

5.

A．Thanks to

B．As to

C．Except for

D．Regardless of

6.

A．safe

B．funny

C．cheap

D．powerful

7.

A．love

B．lack

C．prevention

D．division

8.

A．sensitive

B．kind

C．brave

D．busy

9.

A．ways

B．places

C．jobs

D．friends

10.

A．donate

B．receive

C．produce

D．preserve

11.

A．adapts

B．returns

C．responds

D．contributes

12.

A．tired of

B．addicted to

C．worried about

D．ashamed for

13.

A．newer

B．stronger

C．higher

D．larger

14.

A．pick up

B．pay for

C．hold onto

D．throw away

15.

A．advantages

B．purposes

C．functions

D．consequences

16.

A．show

B．record

C．decrease

D．measure

17.

A．technology

B．environment

C．consumers

D．brands

18.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

19.

A．by

B．in favour of

C．after

D．instead of

20.

A．spending

B．collecting

C．repairing

D．advertising

4 . People on a college campus were more likely to give money to the March of Dimes if they were asked for a donation by a disabled woman in a wheelchair than if asked by a nondisabled woman. In another _______, subway riders in New York saw a man carrying a stick stumble (绊脚) and fall to the floor. Sometimes the victim had a large red birthmark on his_______; sometimes he did not. In this situation, the victim was more likely to _______ aid if his face was spotless than if he had an unattractive birthmark. In _______ these and other research findings, two themes are _______ : we are more willing to help people we like for some reason and people we think_______assistance.

In some situations, those who are physically attractive are more likely to receive aid. _______, in a field study researchers placed a completed application to graduate school in a telephone box at the airport. The application was ready to be _______ , but had apparently been "lost". The photo attached to the application was sometimes that of a very _______ person and sometimes that of a less attractive person. The measure of helping was whether the individual who found the envelope actually mailed it or not. Results showed that people were more likely to ________ the application if the person in the photo was physically attractive.

The degree of ________ between the potential helper and the person in need is also important. For example, people are more likely to help a stranger who is from the same country rather than a foreigner. In one study, shoppers on a busy street in Scotland were more likely to help a person wearing a(n) ________ T-shirt than a person wearing a T-shirt printed with offensive words.

Whether a person receives help depends in part on the "worth" of the case. For example, shoppers in a supermarket were more likely to give someone________ to buy milk rather than to buy cookies, probably because milk is thought more essential for ________ than cookies. Passengers on a New York subway were more likely to help a man who fell to the ground if he appeared to be ________ rather than drunk.

1.

A．study

B．way

C．word

D．college

2.

A．hand

B．arm

C．face

D．back

3.

A．refuse

B．beg

C．lose

D．receive

4.

A．challenging

B．recording

C．understanding

D．publishing

5.

A．important

B．possible

C．amusing

D．missing

6.

A．seek

B．deserve

C．obtain

D．accept

7.

A．At first

B．Above all

C．In addition

D．For example

8.

A．printed

B．mailed

C．rewritten

D．signed

9.

A．talented

B．good-looking

C．helpful

D．hard-working

10.

A．send in

B．throw away

C．fill out

D．turn down

11.

A．similarity

B．friendship

C．cooperation

D．contact

12.

A．expensive

B．plain

C．cheap

D．strange

13.

A．time

B．instructions

C．money

D．chances

14.

A．shoppers

B．research

C．children

D．health

15.

A．talkative

B．handsome

C．calm

D．sick

5 . Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having _______ is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the _______ mentality (心态) people need in sports.

_______ have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability. _______, I was at my younger brother’s baseball game the other night and his team was _______ by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their _______ for heroics, his team just seemed to slowly walk around, _______ sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so _______ about the loss and he said it was because some kid’s mom brought really good snacks.

Some parents have a _______ with coaches shouting at their child. If a child makes a mistake, it is the coach’s ________ to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to ________ the team, problems ________. Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal ________ on how to coach the team. In order to have a successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and ________ the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to ________the parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually don’t ________it.

With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the ________ . More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams ________more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for, the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in ________ . While having fun is important, skills and a ________ mentality is worth more in the world of sports.

1.

A．fun

B．dignity

C．courage

D．patience

2.

A．social

B．competitive

C．healthy

D．responsible

3.

A．Coaches

B．Parents

C．Experts

D．Headmasters

4.

A．As a result

B．In addition

C．For example

D．On the contrary

5.

A．up

B．below

C．above

D．down

6.

A．scores

B．goals

C．spirits

D．dreams

7.

A．chew

B．spit

C．count

D．swallow

8.

A．worried

B．happy

C．serious

D．casual

9.

A．joke

B．problem

C．contact

D．compromise

10.

A．duty

B．experience

C．awareness

D．turn

11.

A．dismiss

B．unite

C．handle

D．assess

12.

A．stand out

B．break out

C．work out

D．come out

13.

A．say

B．guidance

C．response

D．reward

14.

A．protect

B．defend

C．excuse

D．discourage

15.

A．assist

B．motivate

C．please

D．blame

16.

A．want

B．deserve

C．value

D．appreciate

17.

A．way

B．decline

C．go

D．rise

18.

A．offer

B．require

C．seek

D．preserve

19.

A．academics

B．sports

C．exams

D．competitions

20.

A．risking

B．controlling

C．winning

D．cooperating

6 .

Beware of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is_______, but leaves out important information that should be_______, he can create a false impression.

For example, someone might say, “I just_______a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and_______it in for one hundred dollars!”

This guy’s a winner,_______? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred_______, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big_______!

He didn’t say anything that was_______, but he deliberately left out some important_______. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically__________, but they are just as not__________.

Untrustworthy candidates in__________campaigns often use this tactic (策略，手段). Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and__________three million jobs. Then she__________another term. One of her opponents runs an ad__________, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true.__________, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of__________million jobs.”

Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s__________the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the__________. An ad might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It__________to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.

This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

1.

A．false

B．true

C．interesting

D．boring

2.

A．included

B．contained

C．involved

D．referred

3.

A．lost

B．found

C．donated

D．won

4.

A．changed

B．took

C．turned

D．made

5.

A．right

B．well

C．really

D．though

6.

A．books

B．papers

C．tickets

D．balls

7.

A．winner

B．loser

C．fighter

D．thinker

8.

A．true

B．real

C．doubtful

D．false

9.

A．details

B．information

C．mistakes

D．errors

10.

A．stories

B．truth

C．facts

D．lies

11.

A．pleasant

B．exciting

C．honest

D．clever

12.

A．political

B．commercial

C．personal

D．public

13.

A．stopped

B．found

C．avoided

D．gained

14.

A．seeks

B．gets

C．achieves

D．searches

15.

A．writing

B．reading

C．saying

D．speaking

16.

A．Otherwise

B．However

C．In fact

D．This way

17.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

18.

A．for

B．to

C．against

D．in

19.

A．words

B．facts

C．data

D．truth

20.

A．fails

B．tries

C．manages

D．plans

7 . You may go to karaoke or disco clubs with your friends during the summer holidays. But be careful. In these_______places you may see people selling small, colourful pills. Make sure you do not try them.
The seller_______say they are safe and can help you enjoy yourself or_______from sadness. They may even offer you a free_______, and tell you that everybody is using_______But you must be alert to the_______that these drugs could destroy your life.
When you put them into your body, often_______swallowing, breathing in or injecting, drugs find their way into your brain.
Drugs may either speed up_______slow down your senses. Their effects are different depending on body size, shape, and chemistry_______it can make you feel good at first, a drug can do a lot of________to your body and brain.
One of the most popular drugs in nightclubs is the so-called head-shaking or ecstasy pill. The drug hits users with a fast high,________them feel powerful and full of________Heart rate, breathing and blood pressure________- risking damage to your nervous system. Marijuana (大麻) is a________used illegal drug. It is called the gateway drug, because using it sometimes________harder drugs. It is mostly smoked in a cigarette.
There is________risk related to taking drugs that must be________Sharing a needle to inject a drug puts a user at a very________risk of being affected with HIV.
Drugs may appear in many different________, some with cool names, but taking them could________your health forever.1.

A．boring

B．exciting

C．noisy

D．surprising

2.

A．may

B．must

C．should

D．can

3.

A．keep

B．stay

C．escape

D．stop

4.

A．drink

B．try

C．cigarette

D．taste

5.

A．it

B．him

C．her

D．them

6.

A．fact

B．problem

C．trouble

D．reality

7.

A．with

B．for

C．by

D．in

8.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

9.

A．Although

B．Because

C．If

D．Despite

10.

A．hurt

B．injury

C．damage

D．harm

11.

A．driving

B．having

C．making

D．keeping

12.

A．food

B．energy

C．hope

D．interest

13.

A．develop

B．grow

C．rise

D．increase

14.

A．deeply

B．widely

C．strongly

D．highly

15.

A．prevents

B．cause

C．leads to

D．aims at

16.

A．the other

B．other

C．others

D．another

17.

A．avoided

B．taken

C．missed

D．interrupted

18.

A．big

B．high

C．large

D．wide

19.

A．tastes

B．smells

C．colours

D．forms

20.

A．kill

B．break

C．endanger

D．ruin

8 . Mobile phones are everywhere in big cities. It seems that _______can live without one. Mobile phones are a great _______to stay connected with friends and family. _______, it is important to remember that there are certain times _______you should not be using your phone, especially as a student, during school.

________you are in class, you should not be sending your friends text messages _______taking phone calls. Your classmates and teacher should not have to deal with this rude _______ . Aren’t you at school to learn?

In the United States, students would never be allowed to _______ their mobile phones during class. If you were to send or _______ a text message you would probably be kicked ________class. It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and ringing during ________ There are many more rules for mobile phone use in America and it is to ________respect for those around you.

As a teacher in China, I have to ________students using mobile phones every day. I have told my class to________their phones, but many students do not listen. The ________to be connected all the time seems to be more ________than the desire to learn.

It’s easy to understand________ it is so tempting(诱惑人的) to have your phone on during class. It seems so easy just to send a short text message; it’s not hurting anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting ________when you do this. Your teacher knows when you use your phone and may give you a ________grade. Sending a text message also takes your attention away from what’s going on in class, you may________something important.

1.

A．one

B．somebody

C．someone

D．no one

2.

A．way

B．road

C．method

D．path

3.

A．But

B．However

C．So

D．Therefore

4.

A．which

B．that

C．when

D．where

5.

A．After

B．Before

C．Because

D．If

6.

A．or

B．and

C．as well as

D．instead of

7.

A．act

B．action

C．habit

D．behavior

8.

A．have

B．take

C．use

D．send

9.

A．receive

B．accept

C．make

D．get

10.

A．of

B．off

C．out

D．out of

11.

A．school

B．class

C．office

D．home

12.

A．ask

B．suggest

C．show

D．answer

13.

A．do

B．deal

C．do with

D．deal with

14.

A．turn on

B．turn down

C．turn off

D．turn in

15.

A．desire

B．wish

C．hope

D．expect

16.

A．possible

B．important

C．necessary

D．interesting

17.

A．why

B．what

C．that

D．whether

18.

A．himself

B．herself

C．ourselves

D．yourself

19.

A．lower

B．higher

C．better

D．upper

20.

A．forget

B．remember

C．miss

D．leave

9 . In 2000 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year _______
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2020 is not a _______one. The world will be more_______ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be_______ 6, 900 million, almost 2, 450 million more than in 1995. More people would move into cities, especially cities in _______ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would_______ have 15 million by then.
Food production will _______, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1995,_______ most of the increase would be in countries that _______ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ________ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ________ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is________as cities become larger and more houses are built. ________ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ________ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2020 ________ They only carried out the situation that________ today. By changing the situation, by________the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ________time for the nations of the world to work ________ a plan of action. But they warned that________too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.1.

A．learning

B．project

C．notice

D．study

2.

A．pleased

B．pleasant

C．safe

D．blue

3.

A．dangerous

B．beautiful

C．crowded

D．terrible

4.

A．no more than

B．as many as

C．as much as

D．as large as

5.

A．developing

B．developed

C．big

D．mountainous

6.

A．none

B．each

C．all

D．neither

7.

A．insist

B．reduce

C．increase

D．continue

8.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．however

9.

A．already

B．hardly

C．partly

D．never

10.

A．wanted

B．lacked

C．found

D．expected

11.

A．destroying

B．protecting

C．disturbing

D．interrupting

12.

A．saved

B．lost

C．discovered

D．found

13.

A．Air pollution

B．Water pollution

C．Some diseases

D．All farmland

14.

A．animals

B．plants

C．forests

D．people

15.

A．must be true

B．will come true

C．can't be true

D．may be wrong

16.

A．happens

B．develops

C．exists

D．appears

17.

A．settling

B．working out

C．answering

D．dealing

18.

A．no

B．still

C．less

D．plenty of

19.

A．about

B．in

C．out

D．for

20.

A．working

B．suggesting

C．spending

D．waiting

10 . There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the ______ home from work in the evenings. A man will be _______ the newspaper, and seconds later it     _____as if he is trying to ______ it.Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger ______ next to   him. ______ place where unplanned short sleep ______ is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring(打鼾)so ______ that the professor has to ask another student to ______ the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing(尴尬)situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the ______ of the head pushes the arm off the ______ ,and the movement carries the ______ of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no ______ of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when ______ . Police reports are full of ______ that occur when people fall into sleep and go ______ the road. If the drivers are ______ , they are not seriously hurt. One woman's car, _______ , went into the river. She woke up in four feet of ______ and thought it was raining. When people are really ______ , nothing will stop them from falling asleep-no matter where they are.

1.

A．way

B．track

C．path

D．road

2.

A．buying

B．folding

C．delivering

D．reading

3.

A．acts

B．shows

C．appears

D．sounds

4.

A．open

B．eat

C．find

D．finish

5.

A．lying

B．waiting

C．talking

D．sitting

6.

A．Next

B．Every

C．Another

D．One

7.

A．goes on

B．ends up

C．lasts

D．returns

8.

A．bravely

B．happily

C．loudly

D．carelessly

9.

A．leave

B．shake

C．keep

D．watch

10.

A．size

B．shape

C．weight

D．strength

11.

A．cushion

B．desk

C．shoulder

D．book

12.

A．action

B．position

C．rest

D．side

13.

A．memory

B．reason

C．question

D．purpose

14.

A．thinking

B．working

C．walking

D．driving

15.

A．changes

B．events

C．ideas

D．accidents

16.

A．up

B．off

C．along

D．down

17.

A．lucky

B．awake

C．calm

D．strong

18.

A．in time

B．at first

C．as usual

D．for example

19.

A．dust

B．water

C．grass

D．bush

20.

A．tired

B．drunk

C．lonely

D．lazy