1、He told me the news this morning ______ his father had come back.
A.which B.that C.Both A and B D.when
2、—Could you check my list to see I have forgotten anything?
—No problem.
A. whether B. which
C. that D. what
3、The man in prison insisted that he _______ nothing wrong and _______ set free.
A．should do, should be
B．had done, should be
C．had done, had been
D．should do, had been
4、_________ by his look, he hasn’t received the bad news. I have to consider _________ him about that in a proper way.
A．Judged; telling
B．Judging; telling
C．Judged; to tell
D．Judging; to tell
5、I___________ worry about the final test — I always get well prepared before it comes.
A．can’t
B．mustn’t
C．daren’t
D．needn’t
6、—Why I didn’t see you at Jim’s birthday party last night?
—I ________ a call from my boss, telling me to do some extra paperwork.
A．have received
B．would receive
C．had received
D．received
7、---What do you think _____ an important part in their daily lives?
---Music.
A．plays B．takes C．makes D．act
8、 a single world can change the meaning of a sentence, a single sentence can change the meaning of a paragraph.
A. Just as B. Even though
C. Until D. Unless
9、Thanks to advances in technology, how we make friends and communicate with them has changed _____.
A.significantly B.eagerly C.regularly D.poorly
10、The boy pretended _______ when his mother entered.
A. reading B. to read
C. to be reading D. being read
11、______ that after the ash covered the people who failed to flee the city, their bodies nearly completely______ and disappeared, _________ empty spaces in the ash.
A．It turned out; broke down; leaving
B．As turned out; broke up; which left
C．It turned out; broke off; leaving
D．What was turned out was; broke down; left
12、I can't tell you____ way to the Wilson's because we don't have _____Wilson here in the village.
A.a; / B.the; a C.a; the D.the; /
13、What the children in the mountain village need ______ good books.
A. is B. are
C. have D. has
14、Try to_____ at least an hour each day for learning English and you’ll make progress.
A. set about B. set against
C. set aside D. set apart
15、With a lot of homework _________last weekend, Tom didn’t go to the movies with his friends.
A.finished B.to finish C.finishing D.being finished
16、It is said that the only survivor in the car crash was badly injured. However, somehow the doctors managed to help him ______.
A. pull through B. put through C. look through D. break through
17、No entertaining program had even taken me so far away from my surroundings ______ this verbal visit to Disneyland before its ticket price went up to 799.
A．that did
B．as to
C．as did
D．as if.
18、It is no use _________ over _________ milk.
A．to cry; spilt
B．crying; spill
C．to cry; spilled
D．crying; spilt
19、He _____ to participate in the school debate, but on second thoughts, he gave up the idea.
A. intended B. has intended C. had intended D. would intend
20、Which of the following words is created the same way as "schoolwork"?
A．classroom
B．winner
C．untidy
D．musician
21、Emotional eating is when people use food as a way to deal with feelings instead of satisfying hunger. Believe it or not, we’ve all been there. Have you ever finished a whole bag of chips out of boredom or downed cookie after cookie while preparing for a big test? But when done a lot --- especially without realizing it --- emotional eating can affect weight, health, and overall well-being.
Not many of us make the connection between eating and our feelings.
【1】 One of the biggest myths about emotional eating is that it’s caused by negative feelings. Yes, people often turn to food when they’re stressed out, lonely, sad, anxious, or bored. But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too, like the romance of sharing dessert on Valentine’s Day or the celebration of a holiday feast. Sometimes emotional eating is tied to major life events, like a death or a divorce. 【2】
Emotional eating patterns can be learned: A child who is given candy after a big achievement may grow up using candy as a reward for a job well done. 【3】 It’s not easy to “unlearn” patterns of emotional eating. But it is possible. And it starts with an awareness of what’s going on.
We’re all emotional eaters to a degree. But for some people emotional eating can be a real problem, causing serious weight gain or other problems. The trouble with emotional eating is that once the pleasure of eating is gone, the feelings that cause it remain. 【4】 That’s why it helps to know the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger.
Next time you reach for a snack, wait and think about which type of hunger is driving it.
A．If a crying boy gets some cookies, he may link cookies with comfort.
B．One study found that people who eat food like pizza become happy afterwards.
C．And you often may feel worse about eating the amount or type of food you like.
D．Understanding what drives emotional eating can help people take steps to change it.
E．Boys seem to prefer hot, homemade comfort meals, while girls go for chocolate and ice cream.
F．More often, though, it’s the countless little daily stresses that cause someone to seek comfort in food.
22、Delivering life-saving drugs directly to the brain in a safe and effective way is a challenge for medical providers. One key reason: the blood-brain barrier, which protects the brain from tissue-specific drug delivery. Methods such as an injection or a pill aren't as precise or immediate as doctors might prefer, and ensuring delivery right to the brain often requires invasive, risky techniques.
A team of engineers from Washington University in St. Louis has developed a new nano-particle generation-delivery method that could someday vastly improve drug delivery to the brain, making it as simple as a sniff.
“This would be a nano-particle nasal spray, and the delivery system could allow medicine to reach the brain within 30 minutes to one hour,” said Ramesh Raliya, research scientist at the School of Engineering & Applied Science.
“The blood-brain barrier protects the brain from foreign substances in the blood that may injure the brain,” Raliya said. “But when we need to deliver something there, getting through that barrier is difficult and invasive. Our non-invasive technique can deliver drugs via nano-particles, so there's less risk and better response times.”
The novel approach is based on aerosol science and engineering principles that allow the generation of mono-disperse nano-particles, which can deposit on upper regions of the nasal cavity via spread. The nano-particles were tagged with markers, allowing the researchers to track their movement.
Next, researchers exposed locusts' antenna to the aerosol, and observed the nano-particles travel from the antennas up through the olfactory nerve, which is used to sense the smell. Due to their tiny size, the nano-particles passed through the brain-blood barrier, reaching the brain and spreading all over it in a matter of minutes.
The team tested the concept in locusts because the blood-brain barriers in the insects and humans have similarities. “The shortest and possibly the easiest path to the brain is through your nose,” said Barani Raman, associate professor of biomedical engineering. “Your nose, the olfactory bulb and then olfactory cortex: two steps and you've reached the cortex.”
To determine whether or not the foreign nano-particles disrupted normal brain function, Saha examined the physiology response of olfactory neurons in the locusts before and after the nano-particle delivery and found no noticeable change in the electro-physiological responses was detected.
This is only a beginning of a set of studies that can be performed to make nano-particle-based drug delivery approaches more principled, Raman said. The next phase of research involves fusing the gold nano-particles with various medicines, and using ultrasound to target a more precise dose to specific areas of the brain, which would be especially beneficial in brain-tumor cases.
【1】This passage is mainly about ________.
A．a novel method of drug delivery
B．a challenge facing medical staff
C．a new medicine treating brain disease
D．a technique to improve doctor's ability
【2】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Doctors prefer using methods like an injection to treat diseases.
B．Locusts were tagged with markers to track their movement.
C．The blood-brain barrier lowers the effectiveness of a pill.
D．The medicine could reach the brain within half an hour.
【3】The researchers focused their study on locusts because ________.
A．human and locusts have similar structures that protect brain from foreign substances
B．the delivery process consists of the olfactory bulb and the olfactory cortex
C．locusts have changeable electrophysiological responses to nanoparticles
D．The shortest and possibly the safest path to the brain is through human's noses
【4】________ would most be interested in reading this passage.
A．A lung cancer patient who needs operation immediately
B．A college student who majors in medical technology
C．A senior doctor who is about to retire
D．A high school teacher who is teaching biology
23、 For the latter part of the 1900s, most alcohol advertising on TV was banned. During this time, the number of minors(未成年人) drinking alcohol declined. Several years ago the ban was lifted and alcohol ads returned to television. Since then the number of minors drinking alcohol has grown.
A study conducted by the University of California Berkley shows that alcohol ads increase the abuse of alcohol, positive attitudes to it, and consumption of it in minors. Congressman Wolfe from Virginia also finds that alcohol advertising increases drunk driving and alcohol abuse in under-age individuals. A survey completed in California and South Dakota schools finds that teens that are frequently exposed to alcohol advertising often begin consuming it in the next year or so.
Adolescence is a time of brain development when anything that provides a thrill, like alcohol, is an attraction. And minors drink alcohol mainly to be like their friends. From a very early age, children want to fit in. Other than socializing, some doing that just try to cope with problems or stress. However, drinking alcohol will bring about many problems. Getting rid of these ads would lessen the under-age individuals’ urges to consume or abuse alcohol.
The companies who produce the ads say they target audiences well into adulthood by using older actors. They call it “Responsible Advertising”. The truth is that these companies well know that their ads are played in front of minors. They even try to appeal to teens by using music, animals, and humor which according to several studies are all the things that under-age individuals respond to in an advertisement. Do these companies really believe that simply stating “consume responsibly” and showing no visible consumption of alcohol really cover their actual intentions?
After all these studies and surveys are taken into account, one conclusion is clear: the companies who make the ads know very well that they are supporting underage drinking and alcohol abuse. People can stand up against these companies by addressing Congress to take action and re-ban these ads. If enough people voice their concerns, they can do just that.
【1】The author mentioned the findings in the second Paragraph___________.
A.to show alcohol ads’ negative effects on minors
B.to tell us the danger of minors’ drunk driving
C.to tell us the harm of minors’ drinking alcohol
D.To show the Congressman’s attitude towards minor’s consuming alcohol
【2】According to the third paragraph, we know__________________.
A.the reason why alcohol ads attract minors
B.the reason why minors tend to drink alcohol
C.the way that alcohol affects minor’s life
D.the way that minors handle problems with alcohol
【3】What can we infer from the passage?
A.Minors tend to do what they are forbidden to.
B.Minors know little about “consume responsibly”.
C.The ad companies’ target consumers actually include minors.
D.The ad companies employ older actors mainly to attract adults.
【4】What is the passage mainly about?
A.The phenomenon about the alcohol consumption.
B.The reasons for minors’ consumption in alcohol.
C.Alcohol advertising and its effects on minors.
D.The reasons for banning alcohol consumption in minors.
24、What kinds of rooms are your favorite spots for studying? We are going to guess that they are probably not painted bright red or yellow. But maybe they should be. Imagine. You are suddenly asked to prepare for an exam. You have two rooms to choose from. One is a pale blue, and the other is a bright red. Which one do you settle into for study? Is one going to get your brain fired up for learning, or let you relax into a best state of concentration?
According to researchers at Curtin University in Australia, it might be the best to camp out in the bright red room when you are looking to store information. It might sound strange, since we often think of pale rooms — soft blues or light greens — as relaxing, or even reassuring (令人安心的). And they seem to be: The Curtin University study showed that pale colors made participants feel more relaxed and calm, while bright colors increased heart rate. But calming and relaxing, it turns out, may not always be the best environment for deep concentration or knowledge gaining. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) was much better in the bright rooms than in the paler rooms. Although participants reported that they generally preferred the pale rooms to study in as an approach to relax into work, the researchers saw just the opposite — that the bright-colored rooms seemed to lead to greater concentration.
While this might seem only surprising, the finding gets into a rather controversial area of psychological (心理学的) study. The Yerkes-Dodson Law says that a little bit of stress is good for achieving best performance, while too much stress negatively affects it. The higher heart rate and the reports of the bright colors creating a heavy atmosphere might just suggest that a little stress was good for the brain.
【1】What is the common idea mentioned in the first paragraph?
A．Few people like bright red or yellow.
B．Pale colors are connected with good grades.
C．Light-colored rooms make you feel nervous.
D．Bright-colored rooms are not good for studying.
【2】What might directly affect the research results according to Paragraph 2?
A．Participants’ preferences in colors.
B．How participants reacted to colors.
C．Time participants spent in the rooms.
D．What participants read in the rooms.
【3】What can be concluded from the study by Curtin University?
A．Most people know how to make use of colors.
B．Stress is needed when you want to concentrate.
C．The higher the stress, the better your performance.
D．Being relaxed is very important to people studying.
【4】What’s the main idea of the text?
A．Findings about people’s favourite room colors.
B．Bright-colored rooms can create a heavy atmosphere.
C．Room colors can affect one’s academic performance.
D．Light-colored rooms help people feel relaxed into work.
25、As Gwen Erickson approached 97, she began raising one of America’s most popular, yet endangered butterflies—the monarch butterfly (帝王蝶). She managed to _________ 27 butterflies last year and this year the _________ has gone up to 61.
The whole process is a little _________, beginning with collecting eggs from the milkweed leaves that grow in her backyard. Four days after Erickson placed the eggs in jars on her living room table, the caterpillar (毛毛虫) appeared, and then, within several weeks, formed a chrysalis (蛹). Two weeks later the beautiful butterflies _________. Erickson then released the butterflies into the wild, but a couple seemed a little _________ to leave their loving home and _________ the senior by flying around the house.
Erickson remembered her first attempt to raise _________ and said she hoped it could enable her grandchildren to _________ an interest in these beautiful insects. However, it’s she who has found the _________ in raising butterflies in the end.
Erickson doesn’t like to talk about herself and what she does, but she does so this time as she wants to ____________ others to care for this endangered species. Happily, a friend and her son have joined her in her new-found ____________. Hopefully, we will see a(n) ____________ in those decreasing numbers.
This new ____________ is a fine example of people caring for the smaller things in life. It ____________ us that it’s never too late to be ____________ in life.
【1】
A．steal
B．donate
C．keep
D．photograph
【2】
A．number
B．size
C．range
D．variety
【3】
A．money-saving
B．labor-demanding
C．energy-efficient
D．time-consuming
【4】
A．sped up
B．turned up
C．woke up
D．grew up
【5】
A．impatient
B．delighted
C．surprised
D．unwilling
【6】
A．accompanied
B．attended
C．greeted
D．impressed
【7】
A．flies
B．pests
C．butterflies
D．bees
【8】
A．regain
B．develop
C．remove
D．express
【9】
A．decoration
B．fossil
C．herb
D．pleasure
【10】
A．allow
B．encourage
C．arrange
D．invite
【11】
A．passion
B．exit
C．species
D．fiction
【12】
A．opportunity
B．result
C．change
D．inspiration
【13】
A．hobby
B．version
C．rumour
D．exercise
【14】
A．promises
B．reminds
C．upsets
D．strengthens
【15】
A．polite
B．generous
C．optimistic
D．purposeful
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A young boy named Alex wanted to be a great basketball player. He had a natural talent for the sport and loved playing it whenever he could. However, he was also very small and not very strong, which made it difficult for him to compete against bigger and stronger players.
Alex was often discouraged by his lack of size and strength. He would see other players who were bigger and more muscular than him and wonder if he would ever be able to compete against them. But he never gave up. He kept practicing and working hard, pushing himself to improve every day.
One day, Alex heard that his school was holding a basketball tournament. He was excited and immediately signed up for the tournament. However, Alex faced a big challenge during the tournament. The other team was bigger and stronger, and Alex found himself struggling to keep up. He missed several shots and made some mistakes that cost his team points. He felt embarrassed, frustrated and wanted to give up. He thought he was not good enough to compete against the best players in the school.
注意：
1.续写词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
But his coach, who noticed Alex’s discouragement, pulled him aside.
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