根据首字母及所给汉字注释，在句子右边的横线上，写出空缺处单词的正确形式。
1.Officers can’t work properly without certain important pieces of e________(仪器) .
2.We should try to make new ___________(发明) for the development of our society.
3.I think reading English newspaper is a good way of ________(改进)your English.
4.Poets often use their _______________ (想象力) to write poems.
5.There are few fish in the____________(污染) rivers.
6.To be honest, it will take about three hours if everything goes____________(顺利) .
7.These poor children have to go out for food in f____________(冰冻的) weather.
8.____________(自由) from worry is one of the secrets of long time.
9.You’ve learned it. I don’t think the sentence needs further __________(解释).
10.He __________ (预言)that the Chinese football team would lose the game.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
One day a young man was walking along the road 1. he heard a cry. It seemed to be coming from underneath a bridge. As he approached the bridge, the sound got 2. (loud) and then he saw 3. pitiful sight. There, lying in the muddy riverbed was a little dog about two months old, 4. front legs were tightly tied with ropes. It had wounds on its head and 5. (cover) with mud.
The young man wanted to help the dog, 6. as he approached, the dog started to bark. The young man did not give up. He sat down and started 7. (gentle) talking to the dog. It took a long time but eventually the dog 8. (stop) barking and the man was able to touch it. The young man carried the dog home, cared for its wounds, and gave it food and water. Even with all of this, the dog was still 9. (friend) every time the young man approached. But the young man did not give up. Weeks went by and the man continued attending to the dog. Then one day, as the young man approached, the dog wagged its tail.
It was consistent love and kindness 10. won a lifelong friendship of loyalty.
Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.
When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn't _______ drive to a store and back home. He always looks _______ up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything _______ such as strange cars, loud noises, _______ windows, or people gathering on street corners.
Tim _______ to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana. USA. The neighborhood watch group _______ on the third Wednesday of every month. That's ____ Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community _______. Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police _______ their homes, streets, and families safe.
Tina Stedman, president of _______ neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim.
"People seem to think that crime (犯罪) happens to other people but not _______ them. Well, it's never happened to me," she said, "but I don't think anyone has the _______ to steal from other people or to make them feel _______ sitting in their own homes."
Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors _______ out for one another. "We _______ each other's homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a _______ of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn't look right, then we call the _______. For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for ________, or someone destroying property (财产), we report to the police."
Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups ________ a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, "Police are good people, but they can't do _______."
1.A. yet B. still C. just D. rather
2.A. carefully B. clearly C. nervously D. coldly
3.A. familiar B. unusual C. expensive D. interesting
4.A. curtained B. open C. old D. broken
5.A. attends B. belongs C. goes D. turns
6.A. meets B. quarrels C. sings D. searches
7.A. where B. why C. when D. how
8.A. politics B. wealth C. health D. safety
9.A. keep B. hold C. let D. protect
10.A. its B. his C. their D. your
11.A. round B. on C. about D. to
12.A. right B. chance C. courage D. mind
13.A. unlucky B. unsafe C. disappointed D. discouraged
14.A. set B. let C. hold D. look
15.A. care B. enter C. watch D. manage
16.A. group B. set C. number D. crowd
17.A. judges B. police C. firemen D. doctors
18.A. work B. burden C. service D. trouble
19.A. produce B. find C. get D. help
20.A. anything B. everything C. harm D. wrong
How to Love Your Parents
Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life．You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part, a source of who you are．1.
Tell them you love them every morning．A gentle "good morning" and "I love you" will warm a coldest heart． Remember that they brought you into this world． Without your parents, we might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world．
Respect them more and cherish these moments．You can use these moments to learn from them, preparing yourself for when you're off on your own．It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents． Act calmly, cool off, write down your feelings, or talk to a friend． 2.
Obey their requests．It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them．It may seem like you are going through hell when you don't get what you want or you have to clean．However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it's cold, raining, snowing, or too hot．Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes．3. Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents?
Keep company with them．Do things with your parents like watching TV, or go somewhere with them．4. Listen to their old stories and learn from them． You will find they are your teachers in this way or another．
Some people simply may not be able to love their parents．5. Seek help if you are being abused（虐待）in any way． Parents do not have a right to harm you．
A． Parents will in turn express their love to you．
B． Forgiveness is the key．
C． Here are some ways to love your parents．
D． There can be realistic reasons for this, family violence for example．
E． Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can．
F． After this, share your feelings with your parents．
G． Please remember parents are as important as friends．
The Pew report—which was based on surveys carried out in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, Poland and the Czech Republic—concluded that the European Union was “ the new sick man of Europe”.
The percentage of Europeans with a favorable view of the EU has plunged from 60 percent last year to 45 percent now.
The UK may be considered the most Eurosceptic（欧洲怀疑论者）country, but its support for the union has barely changed in the past 12 months, slipping only two points to 43 percent.
By contrast, France’s backing for the EU has slipped sharply, from 60 percent last year to 41 percent today.
On the question of whether to remain in the EU, 46 percent of the British want to leave the union and surprisingly, the same percentage want to stay.
The Pew report’s authors said, “The long-drawn economic crisis has created bad forces that are pulling European public opinion apart, separating the French from the Germans and Germans from everyone else.”
They added, “The effort over the past half century to create a more united Europe is now the main disaster of the euro crisis. The European project now stands in a bad reputation across much of Europe.”
The only European leader rated highly by their own voters was the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with 74 percent voters in favor of her.
Prime Minister David Cameron was the next highest with a positive score of 37 percent among the British public, although he can take some comfort from the fact that 58 percent of Poles（波兰人）and half of all French people think he is doing a good job.
In spite of the dark economic future and growing doubt of the EU, there were strong majorities of more than 60 percent in favor of keeping the euro in the five countries surveyed that use the single currency.
1.Which of the following is TRUE about the recent Pew report?
A. The UK has the smallest number of people against the EU.
B. There’s a slight change of the UK’s support for the EU.
C. More than half the Germans raise doubt about the EU.
D. A vast majority of French people are in favor of the EU.
2.As to whether to remain in the EU, ______.
A. The British are divided equally B. few British want to stay
C. half British want to leave D. many British don’t care about it
3.What’s the Pew report’s authors’ attitude towards the relation between France and
Germany?
A. Enthusiastic. B. Optimistic.
C. Negative. D. Neutral.
4.Why does Prime Minister David Cameron feel a little bit comfortable?
A. Only a score of 37 percent of Britons go against him.
B. Many of the Poles and French think well of him.
C. More than 60 percent of the Europeans are in favor of keeping the euro.
D. Angela Merkel has 74 percent voters supporting her.
Believe it or not, the size of the human brain has become smaller over the past 20,000 years. Scientists argue over whether this means we are becoming more or less intelligent as a species.
“I’d call that a major downsizing in an evolutionary eye blink (眨眼),” John Hawks told Discover magazine.
Why is the brain becoming smaller?
There are different theories to explain it. One is that tens of thousands of years ago, before the decline began, to survive in cold and dangerous conditions, humans needed a stronger and larger body and therefore, a larger head. Also they had to chew the tough meat of rabbits, foxes and horses. As conditions improved, the brain stopped growing, according to supporters of this theory.
Another theory comes from a recent study by David Geary and Drew Bailey. They found that brain size decreased as population density(密度) increased.
“As complex societies appeared, the brain became smaller because people did not have to be as smart to stay alive.” Geary told AFP.
But smaller brain size does not necessarily mean that modern humans are less smart than their ancestors. “Modern humans simply developed different, more complex forms of intelligence,” said Brian Hare.
Hare’s studies focus on two types of great apes: chimpanzees and bonobos. Both are much like humans, but are physically quite different from one another. The bonobo has a smaller brain than the chimpanzee, and is also much less aggressive and more tolerant.
“When it comes to working out a problem,” Hare said, “chimpanzees are much less likely to accomplish it if it involves working together. Not so with bonobos.”
The smaller brain in modern humans may be evidence that we can cooperate,” Hare told the US National Public Radio.
1.Which of the following words can be used to replace the underlined word in Paragraph 2?
A. speed B. increase
C. decline D. change
2.We can learn from the passage that ____________.
A. the size of human brain has something to do with many factors
B. the brain size increases because of the increase of population density
C. the abilities of the bonobos and the chimpanzees are almost the same
D. modern humans can certainly do teamwork better than other species
3.According to Brian Hare, _____________.
A. bonobos are much likely to cooperate better than chimpanzees
B. chimpanzees tend to work well with others
C. modern humans are less smart their ancestors
D. small brains are certainly connected with intelligent beings
4.Which of following is probably the best title of the passage?
A. Bonobo or Chimpanzee—Which Smarter?
B. Smaller Brain--Less Intelligent?
C. Human and Animal—More Intelligent?
D. Human Brain-Why Downsizing?
