完形填空
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和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。
We humans love to make comparisons. On the market, we _________to find the best ones. In the classroom teachers compare their students to the _________ . And parents compare their children to his or her peers to _________ an idea of what is “normal”.
_________, comparisons of any kind come with a sting(刺痛) for everyone. When parents make it clear to anyone that their children are_________to all other children in all ways, they put their children under _________ . Some children will obey when they are pressured to_________ their parents’ need for perfection; others may _________ , trying to be just like any other kid, or, better still, to be just who they are. In other _________ , parents who compare their children to other children might end up _________ their children are somehow “deficient(有缺点的)” . And, again, they pressure their children to be _________ enough.
A most disturbing _________ of all this comparing is that it pushes children into the destructive world of competition. “In a _________ culture, a child is told that it isn’t enough to be good---he or she must _________ others,” writes Alfie Kohn, a parenting expert.
According to Kohn, research doesn’t _________ the theory that competition brings success. One after another, researchers have concluded that children don’t learn better _________ education is changed into a competitive struggle. Competition prevents a child’s ability _________ not only educationally but socially, too.
So, _________ competition, cooperation! Instead of _________ other people’s children, parents need to pay close attention to their own, learn who they are, discover their interests and talents, and teach them how to cooperate with others. They will need role models to _________ them.
1.A. see B. touch C. sell D. compare
2.A. mature B. new C. model D. overseas
3.A. get B. use C. share D. explain
4.A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
5.A. harmful B. superior C. responsible D. thankful
6.A. pressure B. control C. discussion D. consideration
7.A. express B. prove C. satisfy D. create
8.A. disappear B. wait C. resist D. rest
9.A. cases B. words C. ways D. nations
10.A. denying B. deciding C. predicting D. concluding
11.A. honest B. good C. patient D. polite
12.A. process B. consequence C. purpose D. method
13.A. traditional B. scientific C. political D. competitive
14.A. defeat B. accept C. recognize D. choose
15.A. test B. challenge C. support D. change
16.A. since B. until C. when D. unless
17.A. losing B. progressing C. showing D. reducing
18.A. apart from B. because of C. as for D. instead of
19.A. shouting at B. laughing at C. looking at D. striking at
20.A. guide B. force C. invite D. expect
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.
Every day we watch TV or read magazines or newspapers to get more information. But what are the advantages or disadvantages of the two media?
1. Watching them is pleasant and does not require the effort of reading. If television did not cover the news, some people would know nothing about what is going on in the world.
However, television newscasters cover only the events that they have time for, and they prefer stories that include some impressive pictures. Viewers are quickly bored with reporters who sit and talk into the camera. 2. .
However, 3. . They can include details, and a person with a special interest can take the time to read them. Others can stick to the headlines.
Reading allows more freedom of choice than television. 4. In broadcasting, “one size fits all”. However, a person who reads newspapers and magazines can choose to spend time on business, sports, health, or the school board election, depending on special interests.
5. However, a person who has individual interests and who wants the whole story needs newspapers and magazines as well.
A. TV news is not a person’s only source of news.
B. Television news shows are impressive and interesting.
C. More people get news by watching television than by reading newspapers.
D. The TV audience cannot decide which stories to watch.
E. Television provides a useful glance at what’s happening.
F. newspapers and magazines do a better job of explaining complex events.
G. As a result, a complicated story is often cut short.
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1.Who would be most interested in the above magazines?
A. Wildlife protectors.
B. Story book writers.
C. Pet dog owners.
D. City zoo managers.
2.Which magazine saves most?
A. Dog Fancy. B. Dogs for Kids.
C. The Bark. D. Dog World.
3.The underlined word “enthusiasts” in the last part means _____.
A. 主人 B. 兽医 C. 专家 D. 狂热者
An environmental group called the Food Commission is unhappy and disappointed because of the sales of bottled water from Japan. The water, it angrily argues in public, has traveled 10,000 “food miles” before it reached Western customers. Transporting water halfway across the world is surely the extremely stupid use of fuel when there is plenty of water in the UK. It is also worrying that we were wasting our fuel by buying prawns from Indonesia (7,000 food miles ) and carrots from South Africa (5,900 food miles).
Counting the number of miles traveled done by a product is a strange way of trying to tell the true situation of the environmental damage due to industry. Most food is transported around the world on container ships that are extremely energy efficient. It should be noticed that a ton of butter transported 25 miles in a truck to a farmers’ market doesn’t necessarily use less fuel on its journey than a similar product transported hundreds of miles by sea. Besides, the idea of “food miles” ignores the amount of fuel used in the production. It is possible to cut down your food miles by buying tomatoes grown in Britain rather than those grown in Ghana. The difference is that the British ones will have been raised in heated greenhouse and the Ghanaian ones in the open sun.
What is the idea of “food miles” does provide, however, is the chance to cut out Third World countries from First World food markets. The number of miles traveled by our food should, as I see it, be regarded as a sign of the success of the global trade system, not a sign of damage to the environment.
1.The Food Commission is angry because it thinks that ________.
A. UK wastes a lot of money importing food products
B. some imported goods causes environmental damage
C. growing certain vegetables causes environmental damage
D. people wasted energy buying food from other countries
2.The phrase “food miles” in the passage refers to the distance ________.
A. that a food product travels to a market
B. that a food product travels from one market to another
C. between UK and other food producing countries
D. between a Third World country and a First World food market
3.By comparing tomatoes raised in Britain and in Ghana, the author tries to explain that ________.
A. British tomatoes are healthier than Ghanaian ones
B. Ghanaian tomatoes taste better than tomatoes ones
C. cutting down food miles may not necessarily save fuel
D. protecting the environment may cost a lot of money
4.From the passage we know that the author is most probably ________.
A. a supporter of free global trade
B. a member of a Food Commission
C. a supporter of First World food markets
D. a member of an energy development group
Death rates for heart disease in Britain have dropped by more than 40 percent in a decade，UK scientists will report today．
Wide uptake of cholesterol—busting statin drugs(降胆固醇药)，healthier lifestyles and better medical practices have seen a huge reduction in deaths caused by heart attacks，stroke and other cardiovascular(心血管的) problems．
However，heart disease remains Britain’s biggest killer．
The new study，by experts at Oxford University，shows there has been a 44.4 percent drop in death rates among men in the UK and a 43.6 percent drop among women linked to heart problems in the ten years to 2011．
The team compared death rate associated with cardiovascular disease across Europe．They found that Britain has one of the best records in Europe，with 342 deaths as a result of heart disease per 100，000 men in 2011，and 232 per 100，000 women．
Some nations---including Ukraine，Macedonia and Moldova—see more than 1,000 heart deaths per 100，000 of the population．
Overall，heart disease causes 45 percent of all deaths across Europe，but only 27 percent in the UK．The study，led by Dr Nick Townsend，showed that cardiovascular disease is mainly a disease of old age．
But researchers said that across Europe it still causes more than 1.4 million deaths in those aged under 75 and nearly 700，000 deaths in under 65s．Dr Townsend said：“Cardiovascular disease results in 49 percent of deaths among women and 41 per cent among men．”
1.From the text we can know_____．
A．heart disease no longer threatens the British
B．the heart death rate among British men is lower than among women
C．the old mainly dies of stroke in Europe
D．the heart death rate in Ukraine is higher than in Britain
2.What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?
A．Stroke． B．Cardiovascular disease．
C．Lung disease． D．Heart attacks．
3.How does the author support his idea?
A．By analyzing data．
B．By following processes．
C．By describing his own experiences．
D．By discussing research experiments．
4.Where is the text most likely to have been taken from?
A. A speech B. A story
C. A scientific study D. A personal diary
After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, her mother recalled, Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices. “Everyone else was already admitted to college,” her mother, Rosemarie Colvin, said from the family home. “So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said, ‘You have to let me in.’ ”
“Impressed--she was a National Merit (全国英才) finalist who had picked up Portuguese in Brazil--Yale did, admitting her to the class of 1978, where she started writing for the Yale Daily News and decided to be a journalist,” her mother said.
On Wednesday, Marie Colvin, 56, an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London, was killed as Syrian forces shelled(炮击) the city of Homs. She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.
“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday”, Mrs. Colvin said. “Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out. She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finish it.”
Mrs. Colvin said it was pointless to try to prevent her daughter from going to conflict zones. “If you knew my daughter,” she said, “it would have been such a waste of words. She was determined, she was enthusiastic about what she did, it was her life. There was no saying ‘Don’t do this.’ This is who she was, absolutely who she was and what she believed in: cover the story, not just have pictures of it, but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.” “So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism,” her mother said.
1.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1, we can infer that ________ .
A. Yale was her last choice
B. Marie Colvin was confident of herself
C. Yale must keep its promise to Marie Colvin
D. Marie Colvin was good at persuading
2.Which of the following is the correct order to describe Marie Colvin’s life?
a. She was doing a story in Syria and got killed.
b. She was admitted to Yale University.
c. She studied in Brazil as an excellent student.
d. She was hired by The Sunday Times of London.
e. She began to take an interest in journalism.
A. d→e→c→a→b B. b→c→d→e→a
C. e→d→c→b→a D. c→b→e→d→a
3.From the last paragraph, we can know that Mrs. Colvin ________.
A. dislikes the choice of her daughter.
B. cares little about her daughter.
C. knows her daughter very well.
D. doesn’t fully appreciate her daughter.
4.What can be the best title of the text?
A. Covering Stories in a Dangerous Conflict Area.
B. Applying for Top Universities, a Successful Case.
C. Choosing Lifelong Careers Based on Your Own Interest.
D. Recalling Her Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria.
