阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Polar bears live in such environment that is too cold for most animals. For much of the year, they live and hunt on the 1. ________ (freeze) Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared them for the cold conditions but nothing has prepared them for the danger 2. ________ threatens(威胁) their only home.
The polar bears’ world is melting. Polar bears3. ________ (suffer) in a warmer world are in danger. Studies show that the polar ice 4. ________ (reduce) by 9.8% every 10 years since 1978.At present , about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their 5. ________ (survive). “The sea ice is more than just the platform that the bears walk 6. ________ ,” says Andrew Derocher, who studies North American polar bear populations. “Without 7. ________ , they can’t exist.”
Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. But in a 8. ________ (warm) world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. 9. ________ (normal), they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight and the extra fat is used later, 10. ________ the bears are not actively hunting. Therefore, it is urgent to protect the environment and maintain the ecological balance.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
Paul, a colleague of mine, received a car from his brother as a Christmas gift. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shiny new car, ________ it.
“Is this your car, Mister?” he said.
Paul nodded and said “my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was ________. “You mean your brother bought it for you and it didn’t cost you anything? Boy, I wish” He ________.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. But what the boy said ________ Paul all the way down to his heels.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a ________ like that.”
Paul looked at the boy , and then impulsively(冲动地) he added. “Would you like to take a ________ in my car?”
“Oh yes, I’d love that.”
After a moment, the boy turned with his ________ shining, saying, “Mister, would you mind driving me to the front of my house?”
Paul ________ a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his________ that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was ________ again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up the steps. After a while Paul saw him coming back. He was ________ his little lame brother. He ________ sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of ________up against him and pointed to the car.
“There he is, Tony, just like I ________ you upstairs. His brother bought it for him for Christmas. And some day I’ll give you one just like it and then you can see ________ yourself all the pretty things in the ________ windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and ________the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining eyed older brother ________ in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.
That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what________ meant when he said: “It is more ________to give.”
1.A. admiring B. cleaning C. glancing D. touching
2.A. happy B. sad C. disappointed D. astonished
3.A. agreed B. promised C. hesitated D. sighed
4.A. made B. comforted C. pushed D. shocked
5.A. boy B. brother C. boss D. star
6.A. look B. walk C. ride D. rest
7.A. eyes B. forehead C. face D. hands
8.A. smiled B. cared C. choked D. feared
9.A. classmates B. neighbors C. colleagues D. parents
10.A. afraid B. confused C. wrong D. hopeless
11.A. carrying B. raising C. dragging D. pulling
12.A. abruptly B. firmly C. hurriedly D. carefully
13.A. got B. squeezed C. put D. tried
14.A. asked B. answered C. told D. showed
15.A. by B. for C. of D. to
16.A. shop B. home C. car D. Christmas
17.A. guided B. lifted C. sent D. threw
18.A. walked B. ran C. climbed D. broke
19.A. Jesus B. Father C. Brother D. Tony
20.A. pleased B. blessed C. important D. valuable
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。
Indoor air pollution belongs to one of the top five environmental health risks. It is a fact that air pollutants in your home may be containing harmful particles(颗粒) for our health. It is a wise way to control it. 1.
What are the pollutants that come in indoor air pollution?
2. Those particulate matters include dust, smoke and other particles which are generated from the combustion(燃烧)appliances such as cooking stoves. It can also contain tiny organism such as viruses, bacteria, dust mites.
___3. Building material can also bring pollutants such as paints, cleaning products, pesticides(杀虫剂) and so on. How to deal with indoor air pollution?
There are some ways you can do to deal with your indoor air pollution. 4. However, if the contaminants come to the outdoor environment, you have to find an alternative. This cleaning device(装置)can be a good option for your problem.
Air cleaning device is designed to be able to remove virtually all the pollutants contained in the indoor environment. There are basically two types of air cleaning device, whole house air and portable air cleaning device. Portable air cleaner is ideal for small room or specific area. 5.
A. Generally, indoor air pollution contains pollutants, such as particulate matters and gaseous pollutants.
B. However, it is better to know the harmful particles that come in the air in your home.
C. The gaseous pollutants are mostly generated from the process of combustion including vehicle exhaust, gas cooking stoves, and also tobacco smoke.
D. The first thing you can do is to give ventilation(通风) for your home with clean outdoor air.
E. Indoor air pollution contains many harmful chemical matters.
F. Meanwhile, whole house air cleaner can cover larger area in your home.
G. On the contrary, large air cleaner can get rid of all the pollutants.
The 115-year-old famous Oxford Dictionary will now include popular new Chinese terms like “shanzhai” “youtiao” and “fangnu”, as part of the modern Chinese language.
As China plays a more and more important role in the world economy, the Chinese language is forever developing, attracting more attention from people who want to understand this ancient yet powerful language．
For instance, the word “shanzhai” is used to describe the countless knockoffs（名牌仿制品）.Another new term in the new edition is the word “fangnu”, a term used to describe the phenomenon in large cities where well-educated youth complain of a miserable existence due to the heavy burden of a home mortgage(按揭贷款).All these new or often fashionable terms can be found in the new Oxford English –Chinese, Chinese-English dictionary. that was unveiled(公布于众的)in the recently concluded Beijing International Book Fair last week．
This dictionary is the largest single volume English-Chinese, Chinese-English dictionary and contains 670,000 words and phrases after five years of preparation. Sixty editors from the Oxford University Press and its partner in China—the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press worked together on the project. According to Julie Kleeman, the dictionary’s chief editor, most of the firm’s editors were Chinese, while about one fourth were native-English speakers．
“We don’t want to make it florid（绚丽的）, we want it to be modern and conversational. Many of the words in the present dictionary are no longer in use.” said Kleeman. “The need for studying Chinese by foreigners today is totally different from decades ago. Precise, native and practical—that is our main advantage,” she said. She added the dictionary also has a sidebar section that explains words which contain too much cultural information, like “hutong”, a traditional architecture style of Beijing. Another would be “youtian” the popular Chinese breakfast choice usually eaten with soybean milk.
Kleeman said in the future newer updated versions will be only available online as language often changes too quickly for book versions to keep up with. The online version will also offer a Chinese pronunciation guide．
The online version, allowing access via different platforms from the PC to the iPhones, will be ready “as soon as possible”, Kleeman said.
1.Why will Oxford Dictionary include popular new Chinese terms?
A. To attract those who want to get a better understanding of Chinese.
B. To develop the international working language, English.
C. To keep up with the development of the world economy.
D. To interest people and sell at a higher price.
2.We can use the following words to describe this new dictionary EXCEPT__________.
A. accurate B. flowery
C. practical D. native
3.The newer updated versions will be only available online because______.
A. book versions are too expensive to buy
B. book versions can’t offer a Chinese pronunciation guide
C. they can keep up with the quickly changing language
D. they will allow access in different languages
4.What can we learn from the text?
A. Oxford Dictionary has a history of more than 100 decades.
B. the word “shanzhai” can be only found in online versions.
C. Most of the dictionary’s editors are native English speakers.
D. Oxford Dictionary will be modern, practical and multifunctional
It pays to be smart. We are not all smart in the same way. You may be a talented musician, but you might not be a good reader . Each of us is different .
Psychologists have two different views on intelligence .Others believe there are many different intelligence .Some psychologists say there is one type of intelligence that can be measured with IQ tests .These psychologists support their view with research that concludes that people who do well on one kind of test for mental ability do well on other tests .They do well on tests using words , numbers or pictures. They do well on individual or group tests , and written or oral tests .Those who do poorly on one test , do the same on all tests .
Studies of the brain show that there is a biological basis for general intelligence . The brain waves of people with higher intelligence show a quicker reaction .Some researchers conclude that differences in intelligence result from differences in the speed and effectiveness of information processing by the brain .
Howard Gardner , a psychologist at the Harvard School of Education , has four children .He believes that all children are different and shouldn’t be tested by one intelligence test .Although Gardner believes general intelligence exists , he doesn’t think it tells much about the talents of a person outside of formal schooling .He think that the human mind has different intelligences .These intelligences allow us to solve the kinds of problems we are presented with in life .Each of us has different abilities within these intelligences .Gardner believes that the purpose of school should be to encourage development of all of our intelligences .
1.What does the text mainly talk about?
A. How to understand intelligence .
B. How to become intelligent .
C. The importance of intelligence tests .
D. The causes of different intelligences.
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning general intelligence ?
A. Intelligent people do not do well on group tests .
B. Most intelligent people do well on the intelligence tests .
C. Intelligent people do better on written tests than on oral tests .
D. People doing well on one type of intelligence test do well on other tests .
3.Gardner believes that ________ .
A. all children are alike .
B. children should take one intelligence test .
C. there is no general intelligence .
D. children have different intelligences .
4.According to Gardner, schools should ________ .
A. test students’ IQs once at least.
B. promote development of all intelligences .
C. train students who do poorly on tests .
D. focus on finding the most intelligent students
Who needs guard dogs when you have wolves , right? That’s probably what Kazakh villagers in the Almaty region though when they decided to replace their dogs with the fierce forest dwelling beasts. According to local news reports, taming(驯化的) wolves is now the latest trend and a sort of hobby among rural Kazakhs.
Nurseit Zhylkyshybay, a farmer from the south-eastern Almaty region, told reporters that he purchased a wolf cub from hunters three years ago, and the animal is now perfectly tamed.
Kurtka, Nurseit’s pet wolf, lives in the family’s yard and takes long walks through the village with his master. “He’s never muzzled,” Nurseit insisted. “I rarely put him on a chain and do take him for regular walks around the village. Our family and neighbors aren’t scared of him at all.”
But wolf expert Almas Zhaparov said that the animals are ‘far too dangerous’ to keep at home. “A wolf is like a ticking bomb, it can go off at any moment,” he warned. “If nothing is done, the fashion could spread to the wealthy Kazakhs, who might try to keep wolves in the grounds of their houses, with possibly deadly consequences.” Social media users also expressed worry about the trend, accusing the government for failing to limit the practice.
Nevertheless, the wolves don’t seem to be posing an immediate threat. If visuals from news reports are anything to go by, the beasts look pretty happy with their new lifestyle, and appear quite fond of their new masters, not unlike dogs.
1.The writer uses the example of Kurtka to show that____________.
A. wolves can be tamed.
B. wolves are like ticking bombs
C. wolves like living with humans
D. keeping wolves at home is easy
2.The underlined word “muzzled” in Para 3 means___________.
A. puzzled B. beaten
C. got his mouth covered D. got changed
3.According to Almas Zhaparov, keeping wolves at home is___________.
A. a fashion B. a disaster
C. a necessity D. a hone
4.What can we learn from the text?
A. Wolves are easy to get tamed.
B. A pet wolf can become aggressive at any moment.
C. The government will prevent people taming wolves as pets.
D. Wolves are as loyal to their masters as dogs are.
