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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。
Venice, 1._______ small waterside city in northeast Italy, boils with happiness and excitement once every year. Between February 21th and March 4th, the carnival hits the streets. For most people the carnival means large 2._____ (party) and feasts. But in Venice, it also means traditional masks and costumes.
These costumes were 3.________ (original) meant to hide personal identities. Then, different social classes could mix in a sea of happiness.
Today, people in Venice still dress up in the strangest ways 4._______ soldiers, butchers and fishermen, for example.
Bars and cafes are filled with party-goers5.________ come to show off their strange costumes. Their designs and creations 6._______ (make) by special studios. Ready-made costumes are not acceptable.
“ In the month before the carnival we work overtime 7.______(meet) the demand,” said a mask maker. “ Many kilometers of silk and lace are made into costumes. For shopkeepers, the carnival is the 8.______ (good) time of the year.
The Venice carnival 9.______ (date) back to the Middle Ages. At that time, the city was 10.______ of the wealthiest in Europe. Now the Venice carnival attracts huge crowds from all over the world.
The city certainly benefits---a whole industry has been build up around the carnival’s masks and costumes.
“ The Venice Carnival is a magical time! It’s such a great experience.”
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Before October 16, 2013, I was the most person in the world. I never that anything bad could happen to me or my friends.
Then one day my best friend David pulled me aside and broke down in . He said he was infected with AIDS and was . David was only 17. I had never felt so in my whole life.
As time went on, David became very ill. There was we could do but watch him weaken. was sure to come and quickly. There were so many things that I wanted to do and say, couldn't find the words. I went to doctor after doctor with him, and saw him so much. But I must keep a positive attitude . So, I pushed all my aside and was strong for him.
Soon David was put in the . This gave him the feeling that there was no more left. He looked at me and said, “Faye, I am dying; let's that. All I want you to do is to remember me, life and be careful.” For the first time in front of him, I cried.
June 5, 2014 the end of David's life. He went . That was a comfort all in its own. In a way I was that it was over, for he was no longer in pain.
It hasn't been a year yet, but I am no longer that casual teenager. I now people about AIDS, and David is still with me and always will be, in mind and ．
1.A. casual B．considerate C．determined D．cautious
2.A. hoped B．thought C．planned D．sensed
3.A. anger B．excitement C．rags D．tears
4.A. leaving B．going C．dying D．changing
5.A. thoughtful B. careful C．meaningless D．powerless
6.A. something B. nothing C．anything D．everything
7.A. death B．pain C．illness D．stress
8.A. and B．so C．but D．or
9.A. go over B．go through C．go about D．go down
10.A. for his good B．at his convenience C．to his credit D．in his place
11.A. emotions B．strengths C．bravery D．happiness
12.A. school B．hospital C．ambulance D．avenue
13.A. cure B．treatment C．courage D．hope
14.A. suspect B．tolerate C．accept D．reject
15.A. possess B．enjoy C．respect D．create
16.A. sighed B．signaled C．showed D．marked
17.A. peacefully B．gradually C．patiently D．steadily
18.A. embarrassed B．shameful C．disappointed D．glad
19.A. consult B．tease C．educate D．entertain
20.A. peace B．knowledge C．spirit D．imagination
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。
Reducing the amount of sleep affects students’ performance at school. An American study asked schoolteachers to look at the effects of sleep restriction（限制） on children between six and twelve years of age. The teachers found that children who stayed up late had trouble thinking clearly and had more learning problems.
1. Doctor Fallone now works at the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri. He presented the results last month at a science reporter conference in Washington, D. C. The Publication Sleep also reported the findings.
The teachers were asked to complete weekly performance reports on seventy-four schoolchildren. The study lasted three weeks. During that period, Doctor Fallone and his team controlled the amount of sleep the children received.
2. During another week, every child was kept awake later than normal. Each night, the youngest boys and girls had less than eight hours of sleep. The older ones were limited to six and a half hours. During the final week of the study, each child received no less than ten hours of sleep a night.
The teachers were not told about how much sleep the students received. The study found that students who received eight hours or less had the most difficulty remembering old information. 33.
The study did not find that sleep restriction caused hyperactivity(极度活跃) in the children. 4.
Doctor Fallone said that the results provided experts and parents with a clear message: 5.
A. The sleeping time that the students have can be changed easily.
B. They also had trouble learning new information, completing difficult work and following directions.
C. During one week, the children went to bed and awoke at their usual time.
D. The teacher should restrict the amount of sleep of the students.
E. Gahan Fallone did the study at the Brown Medical School and Bradley Hospital in the state of Rhode Island.
F. The teachers reported that students were, in fact, a little less active at school when they got less sleep.
G. When a child has learning problems, the issue of sleep must be considered among the possible causes.
Thomas, the pioneering White House reporter known for putting presidents on the hot seat, died at 92.
To those who regularly watch presidential press conferences, Helen Thomas is a familiar figure. Usually dressed in red and always seated in the front row, she is always the first or second reporter the president calls upon. It is an honour she has earned. Besides, it affords her the perfect opportunity to do what she does best—challenge the president and other public officials to tell the plain truth. She said, “ We reporters’ priority(首要事情) is the people’s right to know---without fear or favor. We are the people’s servants.”
Helen Thomas was born in Kentucky in 1920. All the nine Thomas' children were brought up to value education, and all were expected to make something of themselves through working hard. She decided to become a reporter while in high school. After receiving her bachelor's degree in 1942, Thomas headed for Washington D.C, looking for a newspaper job. Soon, she landed one at Washington Daily News. Her duty included fetching coffee and doughnuts for the paper's reporters and editors. This young woman found the atmosphere exciting, believing she had made the right career choice.
Her big break came when she was sent to Florida to report on the vacation of President John F．Kennedy and his family. Once President Kennedy took office, Thomas changed her focus from the president's family to his policies. She began attending the daily press briefings at the White House as well as presidential press conferences. Thomas has covered every president since Kennedy. Over the years, Thomas found her job “thrilling and inspiring”， but never boring. And she took seriously her duty to “keep an eye on the president” and keep American people informed.
1.What can we learn about Helen Thomas from the passage?
A．Her career took off after covering President Kennedy.
B．Her first job was to deliver doughnuts to a news agency.
C．She was born into a large family in Kentucky in 1942.
D．She decided to be a reporter while in college.
2.Paragraph 3 is written to show Helen Thomas________．
A．is a good decision maker for her career
B．appreciates education and hard work
C．wants to be famous by writing reports
D．has great support from her family
3.What does Helen Thomas think of her work?
A．Unbearable. B．Exciting.
C．Challenging. D．Unforgettable.
4.What can be the best title for the passage?
A．A reporter for Washington Daily News
B．A reporter challenging President Kennedy
C．A reporter from an ordinary family
D．A reporter sticking to the facts
People aren't walking any more—if they can figure out a way to avoid it.
I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn't in any hurry, either. I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.
It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune(免疫的), for I was born in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as good day's walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as a sign of strength and skill. A wellknown British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrhams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly and walking is an ideal form of exercise---the most familiar and natural of all.
It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees, flowers, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He can’t learn in a car.
The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people don't dare to approach Nature any more. To them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat; to them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.
I say that the green of forests is the mind's best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.
1.What is the national sickness?
A. Walking too much.
B. Travelling too much.
C. Driving cars too much.
D. Climbing stairs too much.
2.What was life like when the author was young?
A. People usually went around on foot.
B. People often walked 25 miles a day.
C. People used to walk ten hours every day.
D. People considered a tenhour walk as a hardship.
3. What is compared to “a steel river” in Paragraph 6?
A. A queue of cars.
B. A ray of traffic light.
C. A flash of lightning.
D. A stream of people.
4.What is the author's intention of writing this passage?
A. To tell people to reflect more on life.
B. To encourage people to return to walking.
C. To advise people to do outdoor activities.
D. To recommend people to give up driving.
Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson admired him, trying to copy him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”
The old man quietly turning from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time.”
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead.
The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.”
The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless!”
“So, you think it is useless? the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.
“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”
1.What puzzled the grandson most was ________.
A. why he forgot what he read soon
B. whether it was useful to read books
C. what kind of book he could understand
D. how he could read books like his grandpa
2. Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water?
A. To train him to run faster.
B. To clean the dirty basket in the river.
C. To punish him for not reading carefully.
D. To get him to realize the use of reading books.
3.What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. The old are always wiser than the young.
B. It is foolish to carry water with a basket.
C. Reading books can change a person gradually.
D. You can’t expect to remember whatever you read.
