阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
1. (exact) when the first people arrived in what we now know as California，no one really knows. However, 2. is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.
Scientists believe that these first settler 3. (cross) the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America 4. means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. In the 16th century, after the 5. (arrive) of Europeans, the native people suffered greatly. Thousands were killed or forced into slavery. In addition, many died 6. the diseases brought by Europeans. However, some survived these terrible times, and today there are more Native Americans 7. (live) in California than in any other state.
In the 18th century, California was ruled by Spain. Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th century. Two centuries later, the Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of 8. we now call the United States. Of 9. first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, whose ministry was 10. (teach) the Catholic religion to the natives.
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Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. People are 1. because their food is 2. for the winter and the agricultural work is over. In European countries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls 3. flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals. Some people might win 4. for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals when people 5. the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes.
Wang Peng was amazed at this and especially at the prices. It cost more than a good 6. in his restaurant! He could not believe his eyes. He 7. down the menu and hurried outside. On his way home he thought about his own menu. Did it make people fat? 8. he should go to the library and find out. He could not have Yong Hui 9. away with telling people lies! He had better do some 10. .
完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April. People ___________ forget the significance （意义） of the day.
In March 1980. I was ___________ at Durham University with seven other Chinese students. I had ___________ to go to another university after graduation and had ___________ application (申请) forms to several___________ . Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office (传达室) and waited my fate. But no ___________ came.
On April 1st, as I was eating my ___________ , Huang came in , with a toothbrush ___________in his hand. 29 fearing that he might forget the important news , he passed me the___________ . “Morning , Wu,” he said , “I saw Mr. G this morning. He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it ___________ possible.” I jumped with ___________ .
I even didn’t___________my breakfast and rushed to Mr. G’s office but he wasn’t ___________ . I then went to the secretary’s room and ___________ everything to her. She opened Mr. G’s room. I looked at everything. There didn’t seem to be a letter for me. “If he had asked you to pick it up from here,” said the secretary , “ he would have put it in ___________ or simply left it to me.”
Greatly ___________, I walked out of the room and ___________ the secretary lock it. ___________ the secretary’s eyes ___________. “Sorry,” she said. “It’s April Fool’s Day!”
1.A sometimes B. never C. always D. seldom
2.A. Staying B. working C. visiting D. studying
3.A. continued B. planned C. managed D. remembered
4.A.returned B. taken C. handed D. sent
5.A. people B. colleges C. cities D. offices
6.A. application B. report C. reply D. chance
7.A. dinner B. lunch C. supper D. breakfast
8.A. still B. even C. yet D. already
9.A. Because of B.As if C. After D. While
10.A. message B. sign C. letter D. notice
11.A. if B. as soon as C. when D. as fast as
12.A. the news B. the letter C. joy D. luck
13.A. take B. finish C. complete D. have
14.A. anywhere B. in C. at D. away
15.A. asked B. told C. explained D. answered
16.A. the office B. his desk C. the room D. an obvious place
17.A. disappoint B. disappointed C. disappointing D. disappointment
18.A. watched B. made C. saw D. let
19.A. Quickly B. Strangely C. Finally D. Suddenly
20.A. closed B. opened C. brightened D. darkened
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根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余选项。
Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? 1. . The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. 2.
When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don' t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.
3. . These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
4. . Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.
Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 5.
A. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.
B. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be influenced.
C. Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood.
D. These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.
E. Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.
F. There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.
G. It' s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.
Our lives were supposed to be more flexible and family-friendly thanks to the technology at our fingertips. But in this age of BlackBerrys, recession (经济衰退) pressures, working at home after hours and on weekends, family time may not be working out the way we thought.
Busy parents who expected more time with the kids are finding that more work hours at home don't necessarily translate into quality time with them.
A new generation of parents needs to discover the meaning of "quality time," researchers say. “Personally, just given the life I lead, I think there is something to this idea of quality time— spending productive time with children instead of just being around,” says Peter Brandon, a professor at Carleton College. He says engaging or interacting with a child in activities such as reading or playing counts as quality time rather than "passive monitoring," such as washing the dishes while the child is watching TV.
“This time with children pays off,” Brandon says. He notes that good parent—child relationships result in children being happier and more successful, including at school.
As parents struggle to be more available to their kids, new research on work and family schedules to be presented Friday at the meeting in Dallas includes a study that shows parents' availability is on the decline because more parents are in the workforce. Although parents today may be spending more time on child care, they are less available overall.
Working parents who spend less time with their children should try to make sure the time they do spend is communicating with them instead of doing the dishes or spending more time on themselves, Brandon says “The trade-off is not necessarily taking away time from your kid,” he says "You’d better take away time from other things.”
1.The first paragraph mainly intends to tell us that .
A. technology lets parents work at home
B. parents are satisfied with their work
C. technology makes our lives much easier
D. the family time is not always satisfying
2.We can learn from the third paragraph that .
A. some families are not experiencing quality time
B. it's enough for parents to stay with their children
C. parents enjoy engaging in work-at-home activities
D. working hours at home can transform into quality time
3.According to Brandon, the quality time means_________.
A. just, being around with children
B. work time is separate from family time
C. spending instructive time with children
D. letting the children do whatever they want to do
4.The underlined sentence “This time with children pays off ”means .
A. the time with children is of little value
B. the time with children costs quite a lot
C. the time with children leads to good result
D. the time with children has a bad effect on them
5.According to the new research on work and family schedules to be presented at the meeting in Dallas, what leads to the declining of parents’ availability ?
A. Because parents don’t know the meaning of “quality time”.
B. Because parents are unwilling to care about their children.
C. Because parents are under the great recession pressures.
D. Because more parents today are busy at their work.
6.What will the author most probably talk about in next part of the passage?
A. How to spend more time at home
B. How to do the dishes in a proper way.
C. How to spend more time on working at home.
D. How to take away time in a much proper way.
Holding a cell phone against your ear or storing it in your pocket may be dangerous to your health. This explains a warning that cell phone manufacturers include in the small print that is often ignored when a new phone is purchased. Apple, for example, doesn’t want iPhones to come closer to you than 1.5 centimeters; Research In Motion, BlackBerry’s manufacturer, recommends 2.5 centimeters.
If health issues arise from cell phone use, the possible effects are huge. Voice calls - Americans chat on cell phones 2.26 trillion(万亿)minutes annually - earn $109 billion for the wireless carriers.
Devra Davis, an expert who has worked for the University of Pittsburgh, has published a book about cell phone radiation, “Disconnect.” The book surveys scientific research and concludes the question is not settled.
Brain cancer is a concern that Ms. Davis examines. Over all, there has not been an increase in its incidence since cell phones arrived. But the average masks an increase in brain cancer in the 20-to-29 age group and a drop for the older population.
“Most cancers have multiple causes,” she says, but she points to laboratory research that suggests low-energy radiation could damage cells that could possibly lead to cancer.
Children are more vulnerable（易受伤的）to radiation than adults, Ms. Davis and other scientists point out. Radiation that penetrates only five centimeters into the brain of an adult will reach much deeper into the brains of children because their skulls are thinner and their brains contain more absorptive fluid（易吸收的液体）. No studies have yet been completed on cell phone radiation and children, she says.
Henry Lai, a research professor in the bioengineering department at the University of Washington, began laboratory radiation studies in 1980 and found that rats exposed to radiation had damaged DNA in their brains.
Ms. Davis recommends using wired headsets or the phone’s speaker. Children should text rather than call, she said, and pregnant women should keep phones away from the abdomen（腹部）.
1.According to Ms Davis, brain cancer increase ____.
A. among children B. among old people
C. in the twenties D. among pregnant women
2.Why do children easily be affected by radiation?
A. Because they haven’t grown up.
B. Because they are too young to protect themselves.
C. Because they use cell phones more often than adults.
D. Because their skulls are thinner and their brains are easily hurt.
3.What can we conclude from the last paragraph?
A. Pregnant women should keep cell phones away.
B. People should use cell phones in the correct way.
C. If you are a child, you’d better text than make phone calls.
D. When you use a cell phone, use a wired headset or the phone’s speaker.
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Be careful when using cell phones.
B. Don’t hold your cell phone against your ear.
C. Rats exposed to radiation have damaged DNA in their brains.
D. Low-energy radiation could damage cells that could lead to cancer.
