阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
While working for a department store in Manhattan, Bob decorated the huge Christmas tree. It turned out to be 1. attracted the shoppers most. He decorated the tree so 2. (beautiful) that many people praised him, 3. (include) the actress Mia Farrow.
Bob mentioned this several times during our first few 4. (discussion). Then one day, he added, “I love decorating for Christmas very much, 5. I have no confidence in making a living at it.” “Why don’t you have a try?” I asked. I explained 6. Bob that starting his own Christmas decorating business matched up well with his desire for the 7. (free) to set his own hours and workload. “You love Christmas, and you love being independent; why not organize your life around those two loves?” Within a year, Bob established a brand as Dr. Christmas, and till now his business 8. (grow) to also providing holiday decorations for movies and television shows.
During my first discussion with Bob neither of us expected 9. (he) future success. So anything is possible! As Bob says, ‘‘Just remember 10. (shape) your life as a game of your own design.”
An old art lover collected many famous paintings. Under his influence, the son also _______ collections. One day news came that the son _______ his life to rescue another soldier in a battle. The old man felt very _______ and he couldn’t cheer himself up even on New Year’s Day. He was thinking of his dear son when someone knocked at the door. The old man _______ it and in came a young man who _______ himself, “I’m a friend of your son. He lost his life to _______ me, so I painted this portrait of your son _______ him.” The old man took hold of this painting with _______. Then he carried the painting upstairs and gently _______ it on the wall. It took the place of a painting by Pablo Picasso, a very ________ Spanish artist.
Several years later, the old man passed away and all his ________ would be sold at an auction (拍卖会). The auctioneer (拍卖师) ________ at a portrait of a young man and announced, “Let’s ________ with this painting. Who would like to pay $50 for it?”
Nobody thought it was a(n) ________ price. People were whispering, “That’s too much for a painting by nobody!”
“$40?”
There was a(n) ________ for a moment. No one responded.
Then a voice came up, “I’m a ________ of the boy. We live in the same block. I saw him growing up, but I’ve got only $ 10. Can I have this portrait with all my money?”
The auctioneer asked ________, “Ten dollars once? Ten dollars twice? Ten dollars three times? Deal!”
The audience were excited that the real auction would begin. ________, the auctioneer concluded, ‘‘The auction is over. According to the ________ will, all the other paintings will ________ the person who buys the portrait.”
1.A.loved B.expected C.sold D.prepared
2.A.lived B.changed C.sacrificed D.shaped
3.A.angry B.worried C.terrified D.sad
4.A.answered B.showed C.locked D.approached
5.A.taught B.introduced C.enjoyed D.believed
6.A.visit B.call C.save D.follow
7.A.in defence of B.in need of C.in favor of D.in memory of
8.A.delight B.patience C.care D.sympathy
9.A.hung B.painted C.dropped D.cleaned
10.A.friendly B.brave C.old D.famous
11.A.clothes B.collections C.letters D.books
12.A.aimed B.glared C.pointed D.laughed
13.A.compare B.play C.struggle D.start
14.A.local B.reasonable C.total D.average
15.A.silence B.argument C.emergency D.sound
16.A.neighbor B.classmate C.companion D.colleague
17.A.coldly B.loudly C.cautiously D.jokingly
18.A.Obviously B.Hopefully C.Unexpectedly D.Fortunately
19.A.son’s B.owner’s C.neighbor’s D.soldier’s
20.A.refer to B.depend on C.focus on D.belong to
In the final minutes of Auburn’s regional semi-final win against North Carolina on Friday night, disaster struck. 1. As he twisted on the floor in pain, it seemed obvious to all in the gym that this was a season-ending and career threatening injury. 2. Carolina players near Okeke had looks of sincere concern for their fallen opponent. Finally, Okeke was helped to his feet and assisted off the playing floor toward the locker room. As he left the floor, all the players of North Carolina made their way to him to express concern and encouragement.
3. All those little things that we consider acts of good sportsmanship are things coaches can require or demand. North Carolina’s kids displayed something much more important: a high level of character. They weren’t just following a coach’s demands or trying to maintain the values of their basketball program. They had sincere concern for their fallen opponent.
And you may not have noticed that college basketball is being flooded with high character kids. It hasn’t always been this way. Back in the 1980’s, academic standards were lower for college admission for athletes. 4. It’s pretty amazing what happens when you raise standards for young people instead of making excuses for them. Simply put, I’m a firm believer that lower standards produce lower quality of effort. If you demand less, you’ll get less. Expecting and requiring more of athletes has produced some pretty favorable results. 5.
A.And the actions on the floor just proved this.
B.His teammates rushed to his side to check on him.
C.We will have less people that can score.
D.The actions of these players go beyond sportsmanship.
E.I’m often impressed with great players and good teams.
F.Star player Okeke went down with a non-contact injury.
G.But in 1986, academic requirements for fresh student athletes were raised.
NASA has big plans for returning astronauts to the moon in 2024, a stepping stone on the path to sending humans to Mars. But where should the first people on the Red Planet land? While there are lots of places on Mars scientists would like to visit, few would make practical landing sites for astronauts. Thanks to the researchers, their newly-published paper in Geophysical Research Letters will help by providing a map of water ice believed to be as little as an inch (2. 5 centimeters) below the surface.
Water ice will be a key consideration for any potential landing site. With little room to spare aboard a spacecraft, any human missions to Mars will have to harvest what’s already available for drinking water. Liquid water can’t last in the thin air of Mars. With so little air pressure, it turns from a solid to a gas when exposed to the atmosphere. On this planet, water ice is locked away underground. Buried water ice changes the temperature of the Martian surface, so the study’s authors relied on heat-sensitive instruments to find ice that astronauts could easily dig up. The authors of the new paper make use of data from spacecrafts to locate water ice that could potentially be within reach of astronauts on the Red Planet.
The paper’s lead author, Sylvain Piqueux of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California said, ‘‘We’re continuing to collect data on buried ice on Mars, aiming to find the best places for astronauts to land.” Piqueux is planning a comprehensive campaign to continue studying buried ice across different seasons, watching how the abundance of this resource changes over time.
1.What’s the benefit of the study?
A.To produce a map of the surface of Mars.
B.To help decide where to land on Mars.
C.To speed up the harvest of ice deep inside Mats.
D.To arouse attention to seasonal changes on Mars.
2.Why is water ice important for any landing site?
A.Because it is the source of power.
B.Because water only exists in the form of solid on Mars.
C.Because it can serve as drinking water.
D.Because astronauts are too busy to collect pure water.
3.How can heat-sensitive instruments tell the location of buried ice?
A.By measuring the surface temperature of Mars.
B.By digging up the surface of Mars.
C.By collecting the data of rocket fuel.
D.By calculating the amount of liquid in the air.
4.In which section of a website may this text appear?
A.Education. B.Travel.
C.Sport. D.Technology.
A new exhibition in Beijing examines the experience of China’s millions of empty-nesters, and the sense of loss they feel when their children unavoidably leave home. Held by the Tomorrow Foundation and initialed by actor Huang Xiaoming at the Dachin Contemporary Art Center, the exhibition opened in Beijing on November 9th, and will run until December 9th.
According to Gao Xiaoqi, director of the Dachin Contemporary Art Center, “Empty-nesters are a common social phenomenon. But many young people haven’t realized their parents are actually empty-nesters.” She adds, “We don’t want to place a burden on the viewers when they visit the exhibition, but we do aim to make them feel how their parents felt when their children left home.”
The exhibition is more of an immersive (浸没式) experience rather than simply a gallery to view exhibits. In another area, visitors can put on earphones and listen to some impressive passages describing the parent-child relationship performed by ten stars.
Many visitors were touched by the line: only noticed I stayed at home for 15 days every year, but I didn’t realize from my parents’ eyes that I had been away from home for 20 years,” actress Kong Wei recites.
It was really touching, and it made me realize that I am really important to my parents. All I wanted to do after listening to it was to go back home and spend more time with them,” says Sina Weibo user Zhuizhumengli, a visitor to the exhibition.
“The phenomenon of empty-nesters is quite a challenge since old people’s needs are not necessarily money or other material reliefs. Although many old people have friends and hobbies, they still need their children’s love and attention,” says Huang.
1.Why is the exhibition held?
A.To place a burden on the viewers.
B.To remind the audience to value time.
C.To raise people’s awareness of caring for their parents.
D.To show the importance of relationships between family members.
2.What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.Who visits the exhibition. B.How the exhibition gets its name.
C.When and where the exhibition is held. D.How the exhibition is presented.
3.How do visitors feel about the exhibition?
A.Moved. B.Bored.
C.Casual. D.Discouraged.
4.Which is the best title for the text?
A.Showing Love for the Old B.After the Birds Have Flown
C.A Discussion on Empty-nesters D.An exhibition on Nests
Dangwal was a teacher in Bankholi village from December 2016 till August 21th this year. The school is attended by about 200 children of seven villages. “I had spent nearly three years teaching children in this school and spending time with the villagers. They always considered me as a member of their own family. That is why when I told them that I have been sent to another school, they could not believe it,” said Dangwal.
On learning his leaving, the villagers told him that they would like to organize a “Goodbye” party for him, on which he agreed but placed a condition that “It should be a small one.” However, on the final day I was surprised to see a large number of villagers gathered near the school with drums. As soon as I stepped out of the school, children and women started crying by hugging me while asking me not to go. The love brought tears to my eyes as well,” Dangwal said.
Remembering his early days in the school, Dangwal said it was not easy for him to adjust but gradually he managed it. “In the six months, I faced some problems as the culture and language of the villagers in the area was different from mine. I learnt it, which helped me to get along with the children and villagers,” Dangwal recalled.
“He was not just a teacher of our children but one of us. He always stood with every villager in the hour of need. His leaving the school is a big loss for us,” one of the villagers, Mamta Rawat, said while praising Dangwal.
He was one of the few teachers who decided to live in the village where the school was located while most of the teachers would live at more comfortable places away from the village. This really touched us,” said another villager Harish Uniyal. “He would always be in our hearts,” Uniyal further added.
1.What is Dangwal’s requirement about the “Goodbye” party?
A.Villagers should gather near the school. B.Only a few people should be involved.
C.Drums should be brought there. D.Students shouldn’t cry.
2.What difficulty did Dangwal meet with at first?
A.He found it hard to get along with his students. B.The food there didn’t agree with him.
C.He had to teach about 200 students. D.He couldn’t understand the local language.
3.What does the underlined word “This” in the last paragraph refer to?
A.Dangwal was ready to help others.
B.Dangwal couldn’t hold back tears saying “goodbye”.
C.Dangwal didn’t mind the uncomfortable living conditions.
D.Dangwal made friends with the villagers.
4.What’s the text mainly about?
A.Students and villagers unwillingly part with Dangwal.
B.Dangwal’s working experience as a village teacher.
C.Dangwal feels culture shock in Bankholi village.
D.Another school welcomes Dangwal.
