第一节单词拼写：请根据汉语提示完成下列句子，每空只填一个单词。
1.How will information technology meet these ________(挑战)today and in the near future?
2.Under the new curriculum standard, our teachers have________(采用) the new method of teaching.
3.By searching online, I have found 
out the meaning of the word ________(最后，终于).
4.To our ________(快乐,高兴), the government has passed some laws of protecting the air, and we can do something useful, too.
5.He has a message from King Fahd, believed to be an________ (呼吁) for Arab unity.
6. There is no need to keep ________(责备) each other about the breaking of the windows.
7.Despite many difficulties, I am deeply ________ (乐观的) about the problems.
8.________(失望的), she asked me to take her to the train station, saying she would take the train back home.
9.The more time, energy and money you spend ________(获得，取得) knowledge, the more control you have over your life.
10. We all want to make a good first impression and not get stuck in an________(局促不安的) conversation.
11. I ________(绝对地) believe in miracles, and believe that they are all around us, every day.
12.His research has________ (贡献) a lot to our understanding of this disease.
13.I believe that every one of us has our own fears...fear of being ________(打败), fear of losing and the likes.
14.He tried to hold out for higher pay by ________(拒绝) signature to the contract.
15. Smoking should be ________(禁止，取缔) in cars, and particularly any vehicle with children in it.
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The smiling face of Santa Claus appears all across China. Local governments are decorating trees and lamp posts with lights and ornaments. 1. first glance visitors would think they were in Europe.
Despite the fact 2. most Chinese are not Christians, Christmas season has become increasingly popular.
"If you 3. (walk) around major Chinese cities 15 years ago, you wouldn’t have seen many signs of Christmas. However, if you were to visit those same Chinese cities again today, you`d be surprised to see signs of Christmas almost everywhere," says CaiJiming, 4. professor of Tsinghua University, who has served 5. an expert indeveloping China`s holiday schedule.
6. Christmas is not a public holiday, many Chinese cities are still
getting into the Christ
mas spirit.
Cai says 7. e-mail inbox and cell phone have been flooded with messages 8. (wish)him a merry Christmas. The greetings have been coming in since the end of November.
In his view, Christmas seems like a "warm-up" for the 9. (true)important month-long Spring Festival, 10. begins on January 1st of the lunar year.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~20各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Having graduated from a famous university, Tom wished to find a good job. One day he got the ________ in a newspaper that there was a post in a company. So he did some ________ on the company first and then went to applyfor it. While ________, he answered the questions fluently. Tom was satisfied with his ________, feeling ________ that he could get the job. But at that moment, the manager’s phone________. He picked it up, listened and nodded. And then he ________around and said to Tom, “Sorry, I want to get some important information now. Please give me the book with the red________ on that desk.” Tom looked around and found 3 books on the desk, so he went to the desk, took one and handed it to him ________.________ the book, the manager hung up the phone and said, “Sorry, you are not the right person.” Tom was surprised and wondered ________ . Then the manager explained, “There’re three reasons. First, the moment you entered, I found the third button on your shirt had been ________. Second, the three books with covers of the same color are different, but you took one ________ asking me which I needed. Third, I was ________ the call. You should run to the desk to save time. These________showed you are not a careful person.” Therefore, Tom________the job.
Tom’s story reflects some people don’t________the details in our life. But it is the details that53. Not only should we________ what we learn but also we should pay attention to the details, which sometimes can ________ determine our success or failure.
1.A. ideaB. letterC. offerD. news
2.A. surveyB. researchC. exe
rciseD. training
3.A. contactedB. interviewedC. visitedD. examined
4.A. gradeB. appearanceC. performancesD. preparations
5.A.excitedB. luckyC. confidentD. happy
6.A. rangB. calledC. cameD. fell
7.A. walkedB. lookedC. turnedD. moved
8.A.markB. colorC. characterD.cover
9.A. quicklyB. politelyC. eagerlyD. nervously
10.A. HoldingB. ClosingC. ReadingD. Opening
11.A. howB. thatC. whyD. what
12.A. oldB. brokenC. missingD. different
13.A. afterB. byC. withD. without
14.A. answeringB.listeningC. waitingD. receiving
15.A. factsB. reasonsC. detailsD. shortcomings
16.A. lostB. missedC. refusedD. left
17.A. mentionB. mindC. likeD. ignore
18.A. countB. interestC. troubleD. impress
19.A. contributeB. determineC. possessD. value
20.A. yetB. stillC. otherwiseD. even
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。
请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。(温馨提示：选E答案时，请涂AB; 选F答案时，请涂CD，G请涂ABCD)
There are times in life when things don’t go as expected. Perhaps an important project of yours ended up in failure. Or you got laid off from your job. Whatever it is, it might make you depressed. But you need to get things back under control. You need to keep moving forward. 1. . In this way, you can face the situation with a positive attitude. How to Feel Better？Here are some tips to make yourself feel better when you’re depressed:
1. Calm down
Before anything else, calm yourself down. Don’t panic. 2. . You can only apply the tips below if you are calm.
2. 3.
When you’re depressed, it’s easy to fall into a cycle of ne
gative thoughts, which makes things look worse than they actually are. It’s important that you break this cycle so that you don’t become a victim of your own thoughts. You may read spiritual texts, motivational books, or inspiring quotes. You may also listen to positive tapes.
3. Remember good things
Our minds tend to focus on the negative and not the positive. 4. . Remember the good things in your life. Remember the good people around you.
4. Forgive
Sometimes one reason you feel bad is because you don’t forgive. Perhaps you had made mistakes in the past and you blamed yourself for it. You need to forgive yourself. Or perhaps someone mistreated you. 5. . I know it’s easier said than done, but as Mahatma Gandhi said: The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
So let us all be strong.
A. You apologized for it.
B. You need to forgive them.
C. You need to make yourself feel better.
D. Close your eyes and take a deep breath.
E. But you should direct your mind to the positive.
F. Feed your mind with positive thoughts.
G. Say something positive.
Australian scientists are trying to give k
angaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in order to cut the greenhouse gases they send out, which are thought to be responsible for global warming.
Thanks to special bacteria in their stomachs, kangaroo flatulence(肠胃气胀)contains no methane(甲烷)and scientists want to transfer that bacteria to cattle and sheep who produce large quantities of the harmful gas.
While the usual image of greenhouse gas pollution is a huge chimney pushing out carbon dioxide, animals at home contribute a surprisingly high percentage of total emissions in some countries. “Fourteen percent of emissions from all sources in Australia is from methane from cattle and sheep,” said Athol Kleve, a senior research scientist with the Queensland state government.
And if you look at another country such as New Zealand, which has got a much higher agricultural base, they're actually up around 50 percent, ” he said.
Researchers say the bacteria also make the digestive process much more efficient and could potentially save millions 
of dollars in feed costs for farmers. But it will take researchers at least three years to isolate (分离) the bacteria, before they can even start to develop a way of transferring it to cattle and sheep.
Another group of scientists, meanwhile, has suggested Australians should farm fewer cattle and sheep and just eat more kangaroos. People are still arguing about this, but about 20 percent of health-conscious Australians are believed to eat the national symbol already.“It's low in fat, it’s got high protein levels and it's very clean in the sense that basically it's the free-range (放养的) animal,” said Peter Amp of the University of New South Wales's institute of environmental studies.
1.Scientists try to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep to __________.
A. help them fight against different diseases.
B. reduce the amount of greenhouse gases.
C. get rid of the bacteria in their stomachs.
D. protect them from quantities of harmful gas.
2. The advantage of transferring the bacteria to cattle and sheep is that_____________.
A. it will take the researchers a long time.
B. cattle and sheep will eat more than usual.
C. it will help the farmers to save money.
D. the bacteria will make them grow quickly.
3. From this passage we can infer that___________.
A. scientists still don’t know how to transfer the bacteria to cattle and sheep.
B. people in Australia depend on kangaroos for food at the present time.
C. 14% of the greenhouse gases in New Zealand is from cattle and sheep.
D. nobody in Australia will be allowed to farm cattle and sheep in the future.
Two new studies suggest that modern running shoes could increase the risk of injuries to runners．
One study involved sixty-eight healthy young women and men who ran at least twenty-four kilometers a week．The runners were observed on a treadmill machine（跑步机）．Sometimes they wore running shoes．Other times they ran barefoot．
Researchers found that running shoes create more stress that could damage knees，hips and ankle joints than running barefoot．They observed that the effect was even greater than the effect reported earlier for walking in high heels．
The other study compared runners in the United States and Kenya．The researchers divided the runners into three groups．One group had always run shoeless．Another group had always run with shoes．And the third group had changed to shoeless running．
Runners who wear shoes usually come down heel first．That puts great force on the back of the foot．But the study found that barefoot
runners generally land on the front or middle of their foot．That way they ease into their landing and avoid striking their heels．
Daniel Lieberman says the way most running shoes are designed may explain why those who wear them land on their heels．The heel of the shoe is bigger and heavier than other parts of the shoe，so it would seem more likely to come down first．Also，the heel generally has thick material under it to soften landings．
But the researchers do not suggest that runners immediately start running barefoot．They say it takes some training．And there can be risks，like running when your feet are too cold to feel if you get injured．
1.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Running in shoes is partly good to runners.
B. Two new discoveries encourage people to run in high heels.
C. Walking in high heels could cause less serious effects than running barefoot.
D. Two new studies prove running without shoes is beneficial to runners in most cases.
2. From the fifth paragraph we can infer that__________.
A. running barefoot is faster than running in shoes.
B. the landing point is very important in r
unning.
C. running shoeless can give people a real exercise.
D. different running ways cause different injuries.
3.Why do people who run in shoes land on their heels?
A. Because the shoes put great force on the back of the foot.
B. Because the design of running shoes is unreasonable.
C. Because people who often run get used to landing on their heels.
D. Because the running people want to run faster.
4.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the use of the modern running shoes?
A. Positive. B. Persuasive.
C. Objective. D. Supportive.
