One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our 16 we can see what has not yet happened．For example, while we are looking forward to visiting a new place or country, we 17 what it will be like. We predict the 18 people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things correctly. Things are often very different from the way we 19 them to be.
One of the 20 dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 21 to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had 22 and analyzed the problem from every angle for days, but there seemed to be no way of 23 out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed．When he 24 up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 25 .
The hypnotist(催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 26 : I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about nothing. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 27 will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.
You will hear my voice and 28 my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are almost asleep, and when you wake up you will 29 nothing.
You will forget everything. Now I am going to 30 slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.
1. A．brains B．senses C．sights D．minds
2. A．imagine B．know C．feel D．guess
3. A．custom B．way C．style D．habit
4. A．required B．wished C．left D．expected
5. A．famous B．dull C．funny D．silly
6. A．trying B．managing C．thinking D．hoping
7. A．learned B．studied C．discussed D．surveyed
8. A．finding B．making C．turning D．letting
9. A．gave B．sat C．woke D．got
10. A．lesson B．dream C．research D．exercise
11. A．softly B．loudly C．slowly D．firmly
12. A．head B．feet C．eyes D．body
13. A．believe B．understand C．take D．repeat
14. A．accept B．receive C．hear D．remember
15. A．add B．say C．count D．speak
句子翻译请根据中文及括号内的要求翻译下列句子
(共5题; 每小题4分, 满分20分)
1.威廉向那位女士鞠了一躬，送给她一个盒子，里面是一枚漂亮的真钻石戒指。(用定语从句)
2.大部分证据都被毁了。因此，不可能证明这种药物是有害的。(thus)
3.他善于交流，所以在工作中他和各种人打交道都应付自如。(gift; mix; manage)
4.是什么事使他不能参加我们的会议仍然是个谜。(含形式主语； prevent…from)
5.问题在于，人们怎样才能找到一种有效的方式来储存太阳的热量。 (表语从句)
请根据首字母或括号内的提示用单词的正确形式填空 (共15题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)
1.Harry Potter, the a_______ of which is J.K. Rowling, has been one of the best-sellers for years.
2.WWF is d_______ (致力于) to protecting wild animals around the world and the places where these animals live.
3.If I’m late for the interview, I will be _______ (暴怒的) with myself！
4.We can a_______ (呼吁) to charities to help those less fortunate.
5.Can you a_______ for the series of failures in our experiment?
6.You must ask for _______ (permit) if you want to leave early.
7.“You always were the best-tempered man,” said Amanda, smiling g_______ (温柔地).
8.After his wife passed away, he s_______ (寻求) escape in the bottle from hard realities.
9.A g______ (真正的) friend will not desert you in time of trouble.
10.He wanted to be a _______ (物理学家) and devote himself to research.
11.Looking up, he found himself s_______ (包围) by many children in rags.
12.The house is more than twenty meters long and m_______ six meters in width.
13.Without mutual (相互的) respect, true love cannot possibly e_______.
14.Modern industry has been concentrated in a few u_______ (城市的) centers.
15.It is 2 weeks since the Art Festival, but the performances of all the students are still very _______ (令人印象深刻的).
… such as making breakfast on dark, cold winter mornings for children 1. and sleepy, before sending them off to school; or special occasions such as homecomings or 2. .
It always 3. the fullest and noisiest room in the house.
However, according to 4. , the universe began with a “Big Bang” that threw matter 5. .
It 6. with fire and rock. They were in time to produce carbon, nitrogen, water vapor and other gases, which 7. the earth’s atmosphere.
On my first morning in Toronto, I woke up early. Looking through the mist, I could just see the maple trees near 8. . …After Liu Qian woke up, we went looking for 9. . …We sat in a small booth to eat, enjoying the 10. people around us.
D
At the railway stations all across Britain next week, groups of students will gather with their backpacks to wait for the trains that will carry them home for Christmas. This is a large movement of human beings as before, but with more contradictory traffic flows, so that trains filled with the young pass each other travelling in every direction.
At first, I went home every weekend with my washing, but then those visits became less regular. How did I let my parents know I was coming? They had no phone. Perhaps I wrote to them (“Expect me with dirty shirts this Friday afternoon”), but more likely I didn’t let them know, and just turned up or didn’t turn up, not understanding that my parents’ hopes of seeing me were a greater disappointment of my carelessness than a spoiled tea.
And in all this I suspect I was typical (有代表性的), at least of young men. As for our fathers and mothers, none of them talked of “empty-nest syndrome (综合症)”, even though its possible effect that the main human duty is to protect and feed the young would have suited their generation better than ours. Then, the feeling of loss went without a name. Today, it’s a condition with remedies, which will make parents feel more enjoyable in their life, The Mayo Clinic, for example, suggests you try to maintain regular contact with your children through “visits, phone calls, emails, texts or video chats”. If you feel unhappy, lean on (depend on … for support) loved ones or your mental health providers. Above all, stay positive: “Thinking about the extra time and energy that you might have to devote to your marriage or personal interests after your last child leaves home, it might help you adapt to this major life change.”
What can’t be denied, however, is that children often leave home. In modern societies, this is what they do. Christmas is the very time they can be depended on to return. For the non-religious, that may be this season’s true comfort and significance.
1.The main reason for the busy traffic across Britain next week is that _______.
A．young students will travel home for Christmas.
B．young people will travel in every direction.
C．it is a large movement of human beings
D．the traffic flows will be more contradictory
2.From the second paragraph we can learn that the writer _______.
A．went home every week to wash dirty clothes
B．understood his parents’ desire of seeing him
C．didn’t understand his parents’ feelings
D．went home to see his parents regularly
3.The underlined word “remedies” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A．reasons B．excuses C．habits D．solutions
4.From the last paragraph we know that _______.
A．in modern society, children should leave home
B．Christmas is likely a time for family reunion
C．the significance of Christmas is celebration
D．Christmas is not a comfort for the non-religious
5.From the passage we can infer that by writing the article the writer is to _______.
A．persuade the young to show concern for their parents
B．ask the young to go home regularly
C．make the young understand their parents’ interest
D．enable the young to be more independent
C
All parents know that one of their most important tasks is to prepare their children for an independent life, but any parent can tell you that it’s hard to let go of your children. That balance between keeping your children safe and allowing them to learn from their own mistakes can be heartbreaking. Years of experience means that parents often do know best, but on the other hand the young, being less bound by tradition, are often more creative, more able to find new solutions to old problems. Revolutions are led by the young.
Good teachers make the growth of critical thinking (批判性思维) easier in their students, only to find that this lead to a questioning of the teachers’ basic beliefs. Schools encourage parents to become involved, but are often embarrassed when parents have doubts about some of the educational methods being used. Governments encourage unimportant groups to empower themselves in order to participate fully in the development process. And they are often surprised when the new leaders of these groups turn around and attack the policies or decisions of that same government. However, the rebellious (叛逆的) young and the newly unimportant groups are important in social development. They are not necessarily representatives of those they want to represent in their demands, but their voices must be heard.
Good parents know that just forbidding (禁止) particular behaviors does not prevent their children from finding ways to engage in these forbidden activities. Indeed, sometimes the forbidden fruit is more inviting, just because it is not accepted by authority. Parents must work with their children to educate them on the facts, know as much as possible about the lives of their children, provide a good example, encourage more wholesome activities but also support their children when they don’t follow what is expected of them. But the most important point is that they also need to learn how to let go.
1.By saying “Revolutions are led by the young.”, the author indicates that young people are more _______.
A．conventional B．realistic C．creative D．heartbreaking
2.From the second Paragraph we know ________.
A．teachers’ basic beliefs should be questioned by students
B．schools encourage parents to question their education methods
C．government is satisfied with the new leaders’ attack on the policies
D．the voice of the rebellious young should be heard by the government
3.In order to educate children well, parents should _______.
A．forbid particular behaviors in their daily life
B．know them well and set a good example to them
C．educate them with facts and expect much of them
D．know as much as possible about their children
4.From the passage we can learn that the author prefers _______.
A．free parenting B．traditional parenting
C．critical parenting D．smart parenting
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A．Letting Go – for Children’s Independent Life
B．Parents’ Task – in Children’s Development
C．Way of Growth – for the Young Groups
D．Teaching Methods – for Teachers and Schools
