It has happened to all of us．You want to talk about an object，but you forgot the name of it．Or you never knew the name at all．Maybe you are not even sure there is a word for it．
For example，that thing, that you need to fix your bicycle．Or perhaps it is something you need for your computer·Or that part on your motorcycle that never，ever seems to work．
What are these things?
They are called“doohickies"·A doohickey is a word you use when you do not know，or you have forgotten，the real name of an object·
The MacMillan Dictionary defines doohickey as“something such as a small object or tool that you cannot remember the name of"·The American Heritage Dictionary says it is“something，especially a small device or part，whose name is unknown or forgotten"．
Language experts say the word first started being used in the United States in the early 1900s· But other experts say they have seen examples of words like that in writings from the middle 1800s．
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary for Learners of American English gives this example of how native speakers might use doohickey：“I need one of those doohickeys，you know，with the long handle．”
Merriam-Webster adds that doohickey may be a combination of two other words：“doodad" and“hickey" ．Strange as it may be，both of these words mean the same as doohickey．The dictionary lists a lot of strange words as.synonyms for doohickey．The most common are whatchamacallit，whatnot and whatsit．
You will probably never see these words in official documents or newspaper reports·But you might hear them in informal American English，when people are talking to each other·
“Hey，what does this doohickey do，anyway?”
"Dude，bring me that thingamajig，willya·”
"Janine，can you get me one of those whatchamacallits?”
Most Americans will know what you are talking about if you use one of those words.Just point at the object，use one of these words，and they will bring it to you·
1.When people need a doohickey it means they need something＿＿·
A.which can be used to repair a bicycle
B．which can be used to fix a computer
C．whose name is forgotten
D．whose handle is very long
2.The words similar to doohickey were most likely to be seen in＿＿for the first time．
A.1800 B.1850 C.1900 D.1950
3.You are sure to find the word whatchamacallit in＿＿
A.the Macmillan Dictionary
B．the American Heritage Dictionary
C．an Official document or a newspaper report
D．the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for Learners of American English
4.The above，passage is mainly about＿＿·
A.a special word
B．American English dictionaries’
C．the development of American English
D．the way to learn and use American English
Are you ready to take off? Launch into the adventure of a lifetime when you join the ranks of Space Camp where explorers train to live and work in space．This is your opportunity to command，navigate（航行）and contribute to an advanced space mission simulation（模拟）．
Space Camp is located at the U.S.Space＆Rocket Center，the Official Visitor Center for NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center．The program encourages trainees to pursue science，technology，engineering and math disciplines through, exciting，hands-on educational activities．
During the five-night program，trainees participate in two，one-hour simulated missions．Our trainers guide participants through the past，·present and future of space exploration with the help of high-fidelity（高保证的）test articles or actual rockets and shuttles．visitors explore the first rocket that put an American in space-the real National Historic Landmark Saturn V moon rocket-and actual capsules earlv
astronauts used during their missions·Trainees experience walking on the moon in the 1/6th gravity chair to feel what it's like to work in a frictionless environment．
Space Camp trainees also climb the tallest mountain on the red planet with the Mars Climbing Wall and experience four times the gravity of Earth with the takeoff force of the Space Shot simulator．They get an astronaut's view of Earth while watching amazing films in the IMAX Spacedome Theater and Digital Theater．
Space Camp begins on Sunday afternoon and graduation is on Friday morning.Parents and family members are encouraged to attend the graduation ceremony。
There is no other camp like it！
1.Whom is the Space Camp intended for?
A.Tourists. B.Students.
C.Astronauts D.Scientists.
2.How long will the Space Camp last?
A.About a day B.About three days．
C.About six days D.About twelve days.
3.Space Shot simulator will let the trainees know＿·
A.the takeoff force of a rocket
B．the highest mountain on mars
C．the history of space exploration
D．the feeling of being in the 1/6th gravity environment
近来,电子红包在中国正成为一种时尚。假定你是李华,请给你的美国朋友Peter写一封信，介绍有关情况。要点包括：
1. 红包特点
2. 发放时间与途径
3. 参与人群
4. 你的看法
注意：1. 词数120-150左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 参考词汇：电子红包e-hongbao
Dear Peter,
I'm writing to tell you something about e-hongbao, which is becoming popular in China. ___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes.
Yours
Li Hua
阅读下面短文。按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式。（不多于3个单词）填空，并将答案填写在答题卡得相应位置上。
You may like reading novels for fun. But you need to get 1. （organize） if you are reading a novel for school. Here 2. (be) some tips.
First, pay attention to characters. What do they do in the novel? What do they want? Everything—3. is about a character can help us to understand him, from his 4. （appear） to the kind of food he eats.
Besides, the order of the story and the plot are 5. （equal） important. Make sure that as you read, you make 6. quick note of what happens in each chapter. This will help you bring the things you have noticed about the character, setting, language and so on together. It's also an enormous help for you to retell the story after you have read it.
Next, themes. They are ideas that a novel explores. 7. is a must to get the hang of the theme if you want to fully appreciate the novel. Perhaps love is a major theme, or justice, or 8. （survive）.
Furthermore, novels are made up 9. language. Writers use language in a special way 10. (make) their novels work. They may use metaphors(比喻), invent symbols, or show different characters' personalities through their speech styles.
The day for the great balloon competition finally arrived. Every insect in the garden had been hard, and now they were preparing to begin their routines. The balloon competitions were always something really special.
Each time, the flying insects were favourite to win, because they could seize the balloon strings and fly off in all directions, creating all sorts of in the air. , on this occasion there were some rather unusual insects taking part: a group of ants. Of course, expected that they could do anything special. They were so light that no ant had ever to take part, but it was quite impressive to see all the ants all organized and prepared.
So the competition began, and the insects took their turns, performing beautiful movements with the balloons. As always the butterflies left everyone with their twist and turns, and their wonderful colours. When it was time for the ants to perform, it seemed like the competition had already been decided.
For the time in living memory, the ants shared just one balloon between them, and one by one they climbed up the balloon string, a thin black thread of ants. When all the string was covered, the last ant climbed his teammates to reach the balloon. he got there, he climbed onto the top of the balloon.
This strange attracted everyone's curiosity, and they were just about to witness the most important : the ant opened his jaws as wide as he could. . . and then he made a violent movement at the balloon with all his strength!
The result was powerful! The balloon began blowing out its air, flying about, here and there, doing a thousand turns and spins, while the ants made all kinds of beautiful shapes out of the string.
Of course, that acrobatic(杂技般的) flight with quite a hard landing, but it didn't . The creativity and teamwork of the ant performance was so that the crowd didn't even have to vote for there to be a winner.
From then on, in that garden, everyone understood how much could be achieved by working . In the years to come, the balloon competitions were full of displays carried out by teams, and they put on some wonderful routines; something those individual insects could never have achieved on their own.
1.A. fighting B. training C. functioning D. living
2.A. speakers B. organizers C. candidates D. producers
3.A. patterns B. numbers C. drawings D. sounds
4.A. Besides B. Thus C. Instead D. However
5.A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody
6.A. bothered B. hesitated C. refused D. promised
7.A. quickly B. terribly C. perfectly D. strangely
8.A. special B. different C. familiar D. similar
9.A. amazed B. disappointed C. bored D. blessed
10.A. first B. second C. last D. next
11.A. cutting B. forming C. using D. passing
12.A. with B. over C. around D. through
13.A. Once B. If C. Though D. Until
14.A. idea B. attitude C. behavior D. experience
15.A. effect B. case C. condition D. moment
16.A. weakly B. madly C. peacefully D. carefully
17.A. ended B. started C. continued D. broke
18.A. help B. work C. matter D. tell
19.A. necessary B. impressive C. natural D. important
20.A. alone B. behind C. out D. together
根据所提供语境，用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。（每题1.5分，共15分）
call … up make one’s acquaintance with set about by means of in vain hesitate for a moment in terms of get through occur to have a great impact on |
1. It was in New York that I first _________ Professor Smith.
2.Though she _________, she finally went in and asked to try on a dress that was expensive.
3.________weather, here is a good place for the tour.
4.The picture _____ him ______ the time when he was brought up in the village.
5.One afternoon she ____ riding without an umbrella and was caught in a storm at last.
6.She told her husband that she couldn’t _____ the rest of the housework without his help.
7.After the quarrel, I tried my best to fix the misunderstanding between us, but all my efforts seemed_________.
8.What the teachers have done _______ their students in the future.
9.Our teachers are trying to improve our English _______ listening, reading, writing and speaking.
10.It _____ me that I had left my suitcase in the taxi, in which I came home yesterday.
