阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
How can we do something for the environment? A Dutchman will tell you.
Tommy Kleyn is an 1. (art) from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Last year on his way to ' work, he would pass by a river bank where rubbish 2. _(collect). Seeing it, he made up his
mind to start to pick up the rubbish. 3. he spent 30 minutes every day filling one garbage bag with rubbish,4. (post) the pictures onto his Facebook , he got some help 5. .his friends. On his Facebook page, Tommy said, "Take 30 minutes out of your day 6. (fill)a trash bag with litter. It really makes a difference and you will be amazed at 7. good you feel afterwards."
Now Kleyn is receiving 8. (photo) and stories of people beginning to clean their waterways from places as far as Taiwan, China. And back along the river bank, Kleyn, gets a reward9. (expect) birds start nesting at the river~ bank he 10. (clean).
Every day is an Earth Day. What can you do for our planet'?
完型填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Within minutes, that woman was at my door and a thousand thoughts crossed my mind before she rang the bell. I could pretend l wasn't home or tell her, "I'm sorry, you have the wrong ."
But it was too late; the bell rang and Molly was barking .I opened the door, myself to face my fear.
One look at Molly and the woman's face like a Christmas tree. "Here, Lucy," she called. "Come to Mamma, girl." Molly (Lucy) instantly obeyed, wagging her tail at the sound of the woman's voice. she belonged to the woman.
Tears were at the back of my eyelids and threatened to at any moment. I wanted to grab Molly and run. ，I smiled faintly and asked her to come in please.
The woman had already bent over and Molly up into her arms. She awkwardly opened her purse and stretched out, a twenty-dollar bill.
”For your ’she offered.
“Oh, I couldn't." I shook my head. "She's been such a joy to have ,I should be paying you." With that she laughed and hugged Molly tighter she were a lost child.
Molly licked her face wildly. I knew it was time for them to go home. Opening the door to let them out, I a little girl sitting in the front seat of the van. When the child saw the puppy, a smile as bright as a firecracker exploded her face.
My glance turned to a small fastened to the back of the van. The woman saw me look at the chair and offered a(n)_ without my asking. Molly(Lucy) was given to the child to emotional healing after a car accident had left her crippled for life.
She formed a special bond with the puppy and Lucy gave her a to live," her mother explained.
Suddenly I felt very and selfish. God has blessed me with so much, I thought. As they pulled out of the drive, the smile on my face was .I knew I had done the right thing – that puppy was exactly she belonged.
1.A.decision B. direction C. delivery D. address
2.A.excusing B. forcing C. admitting D. introducing
3.A.tumed up B. warmed up C. cheered up D.lit up
4.A.in delight B. in return C. in favor D. in confusion
5.A.Fortunately B. Normally C. Obviously D. Typically
6.A.come out B. pick out C. take out D. give out
7.A.Meanwhile B. Instead C. Similarly D. Besides
8.A.wandered B. lifted C. dragged D. struggled
9.A. trouble B. convenience C. benefit D. possession
10.A.around B. anywhere C. back D. alone
11.A.what if B. even if C. as if D. only if
12.A.mentioned B. sensed C. fancied D. noticed
13.A.against B. across C. beyond D. within
14.A.child B. puppy C. wheelchair D. woman
15.A.solution B. analysis C. explanation D. suggestion
16.A.protect B. confirm C. promote D. measure
17.A.means B. reason C. shelter D. standard
18.A.comfortable B. worthless C. stubborn D. guilty
19.A.meaningful B. sincere C. reliable D. simple
20.A.where B. which C. what D. How
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。选项中有两项多余选项。
There have been big changes in the attitudes of most parents over the last few years. Physical punishment is banned in schools in most countries, and in many countries. there are moves to ban all physical punishment of children even at home. 1._ And they often use them to deal with certain misbehavior at certain ages.
2. One issue is that many parents find it very difficult to abandon physical punishment completely. Parents argue that this was the way they were brought up and that it didn't do any harm to them. They believe that for the child's sake they have the right to discipline the child in any way they consider fit, including using some physical punishments. 3._ There is not much point reasoning with a screaming child in the supermarket.
However there are several reasons why we should stop using physical punishment. One point is that most parents are not trained to deal with misbehaving children. They don't have enough resources or choices to handle the situation. 4.____Another point is that unless people are challenged or forced to change their belief, they may keep following negative habits. An example is seat belt use-now most people wear seat belts without thinking, while years ago the idea of using seat belts are strange to most people .In the same way, banning physical punishment will force people to change their habits.
In conclusion, parents have to change some of their belief and ideas about how children should be raised. It is possible to avoid the use of physical force. 5..
A. It is not difficult to change some negative habits.
B. It is easy to find reasons to allow some physical punishments.
C. However, many parents still believe that. They have the right to use some physical punishments.
D. There are various ways to educate children.
E. As a result, they immediately react by hitting the child even if there are other solutions to the problem.
F. And doing so will help us move closer to the dream of removing violence from our society.
G. The other one is that physical punishment can be quick and effective.
Perhaps drawing inspiration from Spiderman, beachgoers in China' s eastern city of Qingdao have come up with a new way of protecting their skin from the sun. They call it the "face-kini". It was first sported by middle-aged women as a practical addition to their swimsuits, but now the face-kini has gone global.
New York-based style magazine CR Fashion Book, founded by former Vogue Paris editor Carine Roitfeld, recently published a photo shoot of models with pouting(撅起的) red lips, wearing face-kinis, chic swimsuits and fancy jewellery .
The transformation of what' s considered the symbol of "old woman style" in China to high fashion has amused Internet users. In two days, the subject was widely spread on the Chinese Twitter, Weibo.
"Chinese old women are at the centre of the global fashion world," said one comment. "It looks like bank robbers attacking the beach," others joked.
When it comes to avoiding the sun, it seems Chinese creativity is unlimited. Apart from the face-kini, the Chinese use special UV-blocking sun umbrellas which can be attached to bike handles.
There are also sun- blocking removable sleeves and Batman- style capes. The list goes on. On Chinese television, commercials for magic whitening creams are everywhere. White is seen as beautiful here, or as the old Chinese saying goes: "One touch of white covers 100 kinds of ugliness."
It' s a curious contrast to the fact that people in many western countries pay for tanning(晒黑).
Tanning salons are just now starting to take off in big Chinese cities, where western influences are deeper.
Liu Yupu, or "China tanning boss" as he goes by on Weibo, took the sudden popularity of face- kinis with a pinch of salt. He said: "These days, if you had just been to a tanning salon in China. Your parents and close friends may call you an idiot, but you'll also get plenty of praise." But can a beautifully-tanned woman turn as many heads as the face-kini on the Qingdao beach?
1. The "face-kini" has been worn in Qingdao - '
A. for quite a long time
B. first by beachgoers
C. to prevent swimmers drowning
D. in honor of the movie Spiderman
2.According to the passage, the new invention "face-kini" is now considered as____.
A. whitening cream B. an old woman style
C. a beautiful swimsuit D. high fashion
3.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph imply?
A. Tanning is more popular in Western countries.
B. White is seen as more beautiful in China
C. The face-kini books less cool than a beautifully-tanned woman
D. Tanning will not get. popular in China
4.Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. Keeping your skin. Fair
B. The changing fashion in Qingdao
C. Protecting fair skin with "face-kini"
D. New attitudes towards beauty
Last year, the most-read children' s books at least in UK were almost all fantasy novels. But why is this the case? What. exactly does fantasy offer to young readers？
What' s important to point out here is that fantasy writing has come to be considered as belonging to popular culture, and is therefore generally regarded as being of lower quality than realism.
This idea was formed in me during childhood by my mother, who believed that fantasy was "rubbish". She was always trying to persuade my two brothers to let go of their dog-eared copies of American author David Eddings' books and read something "proper".
I had also met some people who were against reading fantasy. While living in Finland, where I joined a book club, I was told at my first meeting that the club didn't read "genre" books, which meant that realism was in", but everything else including fantasy was "
When it comes to the subject of children, discussions about which books are "better" for them often focus on the fantasy and realism debate, causing Professor John Stephens to write that: one of the more curious sides to the criticism of children's literature is the strong wish to separate fantasy and realism into competing types, and to state that children prefer one or the other, or "progress"from fantasy to realism or vice versa（反之亦然).
A quick survey of the big children's publishing trends over the past ten years confirms that fantasy is as popular as ever in the children' s book scene. From the 450 million copies of Harry Potter books sold over this period to the more recent Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, it would seem that children are as enthusiastic about fantasy as ever before and rather than "progressing" out of fantasy, the popularity of fantasy in the young adult market would suggest just the opposite.
1.What was the author's mother's attitude towards fantasy?
A. Uncaring. B. Cautious.
C. Unfavorable. D. Enthusiastic.
2.The book club the author joined in Finland _ .
A. didn't. have a realistic aim
B was always full of people in and out
C. had a tense atmosphere in most cases
D. was not acceptive of various literature styles
3.According to Professor John Stephens, the critics of children's literature～ .
A. want to separate children into different groups.
B. want to divide fantasy and realism into separate groups
C. aim to get children to progress from fantasy to realism
D. wish to explore the difference between fantasy and realism
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Fantasy books are and continue to be popular among children.
B, Realism books are the bestsellers of the present time.
C. Young readers are moving away from fantasy .
D. Fantasy books are better than realism ones.
September 21,2050-At a press conference today it was announced that the first tourist heading for Mars will be the 38一year—old US businessman Patrick Clifford. He will leave the earth in the launching window of June 2052 and set his foot on the surface of Mars in November, together with the other 6 astronauts assigned for the mission to further explore the planet.
Patrick has now two years of training ahead of him to get ready for the trip. Not only will he spend five month8 in getting to Mars, but another 600 days there before he can go back home.
Patrick was of course Very excited,。”This has been my dream since l was four, and seeing the 6rst man on Mars 20 years ago made me realize that it was possible.”
To be able to pay the$1.3 billion for his ticket for the trip, Patrick sold his majority stake（股份）in the company his father had built.“I know that my father would have been proud of me if he had still been alive today, he knew what this means to me”, says Patrick. There is no risk, though, that you will find Patrick begging in Your street comer when he comes back, but it is said that he was paid twice as much for his pan of the company.
So, how is he going to spend his 600 days on the red planet? "Well, since I don't have a job when I get back after selling the company, I have plenty of time. to come up with a new business idea", he says and laughs. If he brings a tool, he can start building the first hotel there, but maybe he shouldn't expect too many guests until someone can offer a cheaper ticket.
1.Patrick Clifford will go to Mars ．
A. on business B. for pleasure
C. to build a hotel D. to explore the planet
2.How long will Patrick Clifford be away before he comes back?
A. About five months. B. About two years.
C. About 750 days. D. About 600 days.
3.The underlined part in Paragraph 3 means that _'
A. we needn't worry about Patrick's economic conditions
B. the trip will turn Patrick into a beggar
C. Patrick will get much money from the trip
D. it's likely that Patrick will be very poor after he comes back
4. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. A total of six people will go to Mars.
B. Patrick's father felt excited at the news.
C. Patrick will spend all his money on the trip.
D. Patrick is an optimistic man.
