阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
At the end of 2014, Tulsa, Oklahoma, sixthgrade teacher Melissa Bour received a friend ____ on Facebook from one of her students. She didn’t accept the request, but a quick browse through the girl’s friends list revealed the names of dozens of kids from her ____. Many of the students’ Facebook pages were completely ____， meaning even strangers could ____ the kids’ personal photos and messages.
“I saw middle fingers, students dressed inappropriately, and extremely ____ language，” Melissa says. “It was ____．” When she brought up her ____ in class, the students were not ____ at all. So she created a ____ of her own. With a bright green marker pen, she wrote on a piece of paper: “Dear Facebook: my 12yearold students think it is ‘no ____’ that they are posting pictures of themselves... Please help me show them how ____ their images can get around.” She put a picture of the letter on her Facebook page and asked people to ____ it.
In hours, it was shared 108，000 times across dozens of states and four countries. She ____ it after eight hours, but it continued to spread. “I wanted to ____ them that it’s on the Internet forever，” she says.
As she explained the results of her ____ in class, the students’ eyes got bigger and bigger. “It scared a few of them into deleting their pages ____，” she says. Others have removed inappropriate posts and used privacy settings to ____ their pages.
Her ____ wasn’t to scare them off social media but to push them to be ____ of what they post. Melissa says, “I tell them, ‘It doesn’t ____ you have to just because everyone else is sharing.’”
1.A. invitation B. demand C. order D. request
2.A. family B. college C. classroom D. company
3.A. public B. famous C. secret D. unknown
4.A. watch over B. search through C. hold back D. hand in
5.A. proper B. polite C. simple D. rude
6.A. despairing B. comforting C. disturbing D. exciting
7.A. result B. discovery C. suggestion D. wish
8.A. worried B. satisfied C. pleased D. disappointed
9.A. post B. picture C. article D. news
10.A. need B. big idea C. wonder D. big deal
11.A. urgently B. quickly C. slowly D. badly
12.A. know B. deliver C. share D. say
13.A. prevented B. kept C. copied D. deleted
14.A. promise B. persuade C. show D. ask
15.A. experiment B. lesson C. study D. research
16.A. only B. completely C. recently D. hardly
17.A. display B. create C. manage D. print
18.A. mention B. intention C. question D. imagination
19.A. mindful B. fearful C. skilful D. thoughtful
20.A. matter B. work C. count D. mean
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Many people talk about how reading books can expand your knowledge and improve your life. __1.__ Reading books is indeed good. But there is one aspect of it that many people tend to forget: the value of rereading books.
In fact, I’d argue that rereading books is just as important as reading new ones.Here are some reasons why rereading books is good：
1. __2.__
Research shows that in just 24 hours people would forget most of what they’ve read. You might get a lot of good ideas from a book, but it’s easy to forget most of them. Rereading a book helps you refresh those ideas in your mind.
2. _3.__
Just as it’s easy to forget ideas, it’s also easy to have some ideas skip your attention when you first read a book. Rereading the book helps you notice them.
3. It gives you a new perspective.
__4.__ The ideas that didn’t make sense before could now make sense. The things that didn’t matter before could now be connected to your experience.
4. It helps you apply the ideas.
In my opinion, the primary value of reading is the application and not the reading itself. Reading alone could expand your knowledge but application could change your life. By rereading a book, you can see which parts of it you have applied and which parts haven’t. __5._
A. It helps you refresh yourself.
B. It reminds you of the good ideas.
C. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course.
D. Rereading a book allows you to see it with fresh eyes.
E. It helps you notice the ideas that you didn’t notice before.
F. You can then focus your effort on the parts that need more work.
G. Later, when you’ve applied them, you can find reading all kinds of materials really works.
Money has always complicated our social lives. A question in October from a woman wondering whether she should attend her neighbors’ holiday parties broke my heart: “I am not able to do the same in return, and I just feel like a freeloader to do so，” she wrote. “I’m not even in a position this year to take an appropriate thankyou gift with me.” I told her to go, of course.
Meanwhile, hosts worried about the costs of entertaining — the hosts who write to me, anyway. On the other hand, the hosts that guests write to me about have taken some extreme measures to reduce the cost of their hospitality. These range from a dinner party where a relative of the host explained how expensive the steaks were and “rather pointedly suggested” that the letter writer “make a financial contribution” to the cost of dinner, to some Cape Cod homeowners who invited a couple to spend a weekend with them — as long as they brought their own food, bottled water, and toilet paper.
Weddings and other special events always create extra sources of stress, worsened by the fact that people rarely want to talk honestly about their money situations. One couple chose to have only a civil wedding ceremony for financial reasons and wondered how to tell people this without going into too much detail. A sixtysomething couple needed to cut back on Christmas gifts to their children but weren’t sure how to tell them about it. People who had been laid off wondered how to notify friends, respond to inquiries about their job search, and compete with former colleagues for positions.
If you are searching for the answers to them, write to me—an advice columnist.
1.The underlined word “freeloader” in the 1st paragraph showed the woman’s ________．
A. disapproval B. happiness
C. confusion D. agreement
2.What bothered the hosts mentioned in Paragraph 2 most in their social lives?
A. Steaks. B. Entertainment.
C. Cost. D. Thankyou gifts.
3.What would you be expected to do if you were invited to spend a weekend with some Cape Cod homeowners?
A. Ask someone for advice.
B. Get your food and water ready.
C. Bring a bottle of wine with you.
D. Make a financial contribution to the cost.
4.What makes the social life even worse?
A. Weddings and other social events.
B. Being laid off and notifying friends.
C. Cutting back the costs for lack of money.
D. Telling others about their financial troubles.
Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What can’t you be bothered to do?
A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of adults are so idle that they’d catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.
Just over 2，000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britain’s largest health charity. The results were startling.
About one in six people surveyed said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.
More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.
This led the report to conclude that it’s no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese before they start school. Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said, “People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently their pets too. If we don’t start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the simple tasks.”
And Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the most indolent city in the UK, with 75% surveyed admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.
The results pose serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesityrelated illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.
1.What do lazy British people probably choose to do?
A. Go to stores. B. Catch the lift.
C. Cook from scratch. D. Climb flights of stairs.
2.How many people surveyed don’t play with children because of tiredness?
A. About 419. B. About 333.
C. About 654. D. About 1280.
3.What is the potential result of more and more people, including children, getting obese?
A. People will not get enough exercise.
B. People will not have enough money.
C. People will not be able to do the easy job.
D. People will not cure themselves of heart disease.
4.What is the author’s attitude towards the finding of the study?
A. Indifferent. B. Doubtful.
C. Negative. D. Supportive.
Wilma Subra had no intention of becoming a public speaker. After graduating from college with degrees in chemistry and microbiology, she went to work at Gulf South Research Institute in Louisiana.
As part of her job, she conducted field research on toxic (poisonous) substances in the environment, often in minority communities located near large industrial polluters. She found many families were being exposed to high, sometimes deadly levels of chemicals and other toxic substances. But she was not allowed to make her information public.
Frustrated by these restrictions, Subra left her job in 1981, created her own company and has devoted the past two decades to helping people fight back against giant industrial polluters. She works with families and community groups to conduct environmental tests, interpret test results, and organize for change.
Because of her efforts, dozens of toxic sites across the country have been cleaned up. And one chemical industry spokesperson calls her “a_top_gun” for the environmental movement.
How has Subra achieved all this? Partly through her scientific training.Partly through her commitment to environmental justice. But just as important is her ability to communicate with people through public speaking. “Public speaking，” she says, “is the primary vehicle I use for reaching people.”
If you had asked Subra before 1981 “Do you see yourself as a major public speaker？”， she would have laughed at the idea. Yet today she gives more than one hundred presentations a year. Along the way, she’s lectured at Harvard, testified before Congress, and addressed audiences in 40 states, as well as in Mexico, Canada, and Japan.
1.What did Wilma Subra study for her job before 1981?
A. Chemistry and microbiology.
B. Families affected by toxic chemicals.
C. Toxic substances in the environment.
D. Minority communities near industrial polluters.
2.Why did Wilma Subra quit her job in 1981?
A. She wanted to create her own company.
B. She preferred freedom to restrictions.
C. She hoped to work with families and communities.
D. She was forbidden to inform the public of toxic pollution.
3.Wilma Subra is called “a top gun” in the 4th paragraph for ________．
A. her scientific training
B. her efforts to fight against pollution
C. her help in closing down dozens of toxic sites
D. her strong belief in environmental justice
4.What does Wilma Subra think of “public speaking”？
A. She values it. B. She laughs at it.
C. She is against it. D. She has no idea of it.
Time | Event | Location | Audience |
10：15 a．m. on Wednesday | BABY_AND_ME Babies from birth to 18 months old and their parents/caregivers can enjoy great books, lively songs, and rhymes, and meet other babies in the neighborhood. This program is limited to 35 participants. | Muhlenberg Library, Community Room | Children, Infant (0－18 months) |
10：30 a．m. on Wednesday | OPEN_LAB Are you having trouble with your email? Don’t know how to cut and paste? Never touched a computer? This is the time and place for you to get ahead with 21st century technology! Bring your technology questions and/or your wireless enabled device and get oneonone assistance, discover online tutorials, improve your skills, exceed the limits of your imagination！ | St. George Library Center, TechConnect Lab | Adults |
10 a．m. on Thursday | I_NEED_A_DOCTOR:_HEALTH_INFO_ONLINE Learn to find consumer health information online, including doctors’ credentials, hospital information, drug side effects, conventional and alternative medical treatments of diseases, diets, weight loss, nutrition and exercises, and how to evaluate these websites. | Kips Bay Library | Adults |
12 noon on Thursdays | No talking, no cell phone, and no noise are required in our quiet study room. This room is open thanks to our volunteers, and is subject to their availability. If you are interested in keeping the quiet study room open more hours, please see a staff member about becoming a volunteer! Quiet Study Hours: Mondays 12－5, Tuesdays 1－5, Wednesdays 1－5, Thursdays 12－5, Fridays 10－3, Saturdays 10－3. Subject to cancellation /change of hours without prior notice. | 67th Street Library | 50＋， Book Lovers， Business people |
1.Who will probably take part in the event “BABY AND ME”？
A. Book lovers. B. Businessmen.
C. Infants. D. Adults 50＋.
2.Where will you go if you want to learn about computer technology?
A. Muhlenberg Library. B. St. George Library Center.
C. Kips Bay Library. D. 67th Street Library.
3.In which event can you work as a volunteer?
A. BABY AND ME.
B. OPEN LAB.
C. I NEED A DOCTOR: HEALTH INFO ONLINE.
D. QUIET STUDY ROOM.
