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。
China has the1. (distinct) of respecting the aged and cherishing the young. Contrary to popular belief, however, older people generally do not want to live with their children.
According to the latest 2. (analyze), about 80% of people 65 years and older have frequent contact with their children. About 75% of elderly parents 3. don't go to nursing homes live within 30 minutes for the sake of 4. (convenient).
However, 5. (mere) having contact with children does not guarantee happiness in old age. So far, some researchers 6. (find) that people who are most associated with their families have the lowest spirits. So it is more likely 7. poor health, not just family involvement, deepens spirits.
Increasingly, researchers have begun to look at the quality of relationships, rather than at the frequency of contact, between the elderly and their children. If parents and children come to a compromise 8. taking good care of children, they are likely to enjoy each other's company. Disagreements on such matters can turn out 9. (be) problems. If parents are angered by their daughter's divorce, dislike her new husband, and disapprove of how she is raising 10. grandchildren, chances are that they are not going to enjoy her visits.
阅读下面短文。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。
Have you ever really had a ________? One who saw you as a raw but ________ thing, a jewel that could be ________ to a proud shine? If you are lucky enough to find such teachers, you will always find your way.
My old professor’s death ________ came in 1994. Doctors guessed he had two years left. Morrie knew it was ________. Do I droop and disappear, or do I make the best of my time left? He had asked himself. ________ everyone was going to die, he could be ________ great value, right? He could be a human ________ for students to learn.
The last class of my old professor’s life had only ________ student. I was the student. The last class ________ once a week in his house, by a window in the study ________ he could watch a small plant shed its pink leaves. The subject was The Meaning of Life. You were ________ to respond to questions, and you were expected to raise questions of your own. You were also required to perform physical tasks now and then, such as lifting the professor’s head to a comfortable spot on the pillow or placing his glasses on the ________ of his nose. Kissing him good-bye earned you extra ________. Many topics were ________, including love, work, community, family, aging, forgiveness, and, finally, death.
I ________ sometimes at the person I was before I rediscovered my old professor. I want to talk to that person. I want to tell him to pay attention when your loved ones are speaking，as if it ________ the last time you might hear them. I know I cannot do this. None of us can ________ what we’ve done, or relive a life already recorded. But if Professor Morris Schwartz taught me anything, it was this: there is no ________ thing as “too late” in life. He was ________ until the day he said good-bye.
1.A. professorB. parentC. teacherD. tutor
2.A. preciousB. ripeC. usefulD. worthless
3.A. changedB. polishedC. madeD. turned
4.A. statementB. announcementC. condemnD. sentence
5.A. longerB. lessC. manyD. much
6.A. SinceB. AlthoughC. BeforeD. With
7.A. inB. ofC. withD. at
8.A. novelB. fictionC. classicD. textbook
9.A. fewB. a fewC. oneD. little
10.A. broke outB. took placeC. occurredD. happened
11.A. whereB. whenC. whichD. what
12.A. requestedB. demandedC. askedD. expected
13.A. faceB. bridgeC. eyebrowD. cheekbone
14.A. reputationB. moneyC. creditD. time
15.A. coveredB. containedC. preservedD. excluding
16.A. look upB. look downC. look aheadD. look back
17.A. isB. wasC. wereD. will be
18.A. doB. redoC. undoD. misdo
19.A. soB. so aC. such aD. such
20.A. changingB. livingC. lastingD. leaving
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。
How to Study for a Test
With exams approaching, how can you study for a test? The most important thing you can do is give yourself plenty of time to prepare. Then follow this simple plan:
Start early
Gather together all the material you’ve received during the term. You probably have handouts, notes, old assignments, and old tests. Don’t leave anything out.
Establish a study group or partner
__1.__. If you absolutely can’t get together, then exchange email addresses. Instant messages will work well, too.
Use old tests
Collect your old exams from the year or semester and make a photocopy of each one. White out (不透明) the test answers and copy each one again. __2.__. For best results, you should make several copies of each old exam and keep taking the tests until you score perfectly on each one.
___3._
Organize your notes by date. If you didn’t date your pages, make note of any missing dates/pages. Get together with a study partner or group to compare notes and fill in any missing material. After you organize your new set of notes, underline all key words, formulas, themes and concepts. Without referring to your notes, ask the members of your study group to test you. __4.___.
Old assignments
Gather any old assignments and re-do the exercises. __5.___. Review and do them again and again until you entirely master them.
A．Test yourself again
B．Use different textbooks
C．Build up your class notes
D．Then swap your roles with them
E．Every student should participate in class discussion
F．Many textbooks have exercises at the end of every chapter
G．Schedule at least one meeting time with a study partner or study group
The best UK cottages for Christmas and New Year
Victorian gatehouse, County Antrim
It’s a solid little Victorian gatehouse outside Ballycastle. It has an association with Irish nationalist Roger Casement. Close to the Causeway Coast, the closest beach is five minutes’ drive away. It is a good choice for those who want to avoid stairs, since all the main rooms are on the ground floor.
Sleeps 2 adults + 2 children, £730 a week at Christmas or New Year (three nights from £389), 353 1 670 4733, irishlandmark.com
Lindisfarne retreat, Northumberland
It is located in a peaceful island, where a priory (修道院) was built 1,400 years ago. Guests at Coastguard’s Cottage, the latest addition to English Heritage’s portfolio （代表作品集）of holiday houses, can explore the priory ruins. The attractive whitewashed house is decorated with calming tones and contemporary furnishings and has views of Lindisfarne Castle.
Sleeps 6, £1,600 a week from 19 Dec, 0370 333 1187, english-heritage.org.uk
Wildlife sanctuary, East Sussex
It sits on a 350-acre private nature reserve. Surrounded by woodlands, wetlands and wild meadows, it’s a heaven for wildlife. You might meet a few animals on a walk around the reserve. Built by local craftsmen using natural materials, it is a light-filled living space with huge windows, a woodburner (燃炉) and other essential for winter evenings — a home cinema system.
Sleeps 6, £1,430 a week from 29 Dec, 01580 720770 kentandSussexcottages.co.uk
Farmhouse kitchen, Suffolk
In snowy winter, the quiet 16th-century cottage near Stowmarket is like a perfect picture on Christmas cards. The inside is also appealing, with a big farmhouse kitchen, antique furniture, comfortable carpets and an impressive fireplace. A good selection of films, music and books are provided. Approached via a single track lane, the cottage sits in three acres of wild meadow, surrounded by plenty of farmland.
Sleeps 5, £1,003 a week from 30 Dec (three nights £725), 01787 211115, grove-cottages.co.uk
1.How much will be charged if a couple with two children stay in Victorian gatehouse for a week at Christmas?
A. £389.B. £730.C. £1,430.D. £1,600.
2.Who will probably book the cottage in Northumberland?
A. Disabled people in a wheelchair.
B. Those who want to explore some ruins.
C. Those who are interested in wildlife.
D. Those who enjoy the scenery of farmland.
3.Which cottage will you be advised to book if you are a zoologist?
A. Victorian gatehouse, County Antrim.
B. Lindisfarne retreat, Northumberland.
C. Wildlife sanctuary, East Sussex.
D. Farmhouse kitchen, Suffolk.
4.If you want to book Farmhouse kitchen in Suffolk, you can go to the website _______.
A. irishlandmark.com
B. english-heritage.org.uk
C. kentandsussexcottages.co.uk
D. grove-cottages.co.uk
While your pet fish may appear to be ignorant of your presence, chances are that it knows you extremely well and can probably even identify you from a crowd of human faces! At least, that is the conclusion reached by scientists the University of Oxford in the U.K. and the University of Queensland in Australia, following an extensive study of the archerfish (喷水鱼), a species of tropical fish that can be found all the way from India to Indonesia, the Philippines, and Australia.
The ability to distinguish between human faces is a complex task. That’s because we all have the same basic features — two eyes sitting above a nose and a mouth. It’s only the subtle differences that make humans distinct from one another. Since this requires a combination of both visual sense and memory, researchers had always assumed that it was a skill possessed only by those with complicated brains, i.e., humans, a few select animals — such as horses, cows, dogs, monkeys and some birds, like pigeons.
To test if this assumption was accurate, a team of scientists led by Dr. Cait Newport, Marie Curie Research Fellow in the Department of Zoology at Oxford University, decided to study fish. The aquatic (水生的) animals have small brains that lack the neocortex（大脑新皮层）, or neocortex-like structure, believed to help recognize the subtle differences between human facial features.
The team began by presenting four archerfish with images of two human faces. Initially, the fish spat randomly at both. However, they soon learned that pouring water at the one selected by the researchers earned them a food treat. After that, they focused primarily on that image. The researchers then took the experiment one step further, by introducing 44 other human faces to the mix.
To the researcher’s astonishment, the trained archerfish were able to recall the learned image almost 81% of the time. And this accuracy improved to 86% when the researchers made the identification even harder, by replacing the colored photos with a set of black and white images and hiding the shape of the head.
1.What is the conclusion of the study made by the scientists from the universities?
A. Some fish may ignore your presence.
B. Some fish can recognize your faces.
C. Some fish have complicated brains.
D. Some fish have large brains.
2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The ability to distinguish between human faces.
B. A combination of visual sense and memory.
C. The ability of memorizing complicated things.
D. The ability of telling beasts from birds.
3.In the experiment, the researchers trained the archerfish _______.
A. by taking photos of fish
B. by improving people’s images
C. by rewarding them with food
D. by covering their heads
After years of planning and months of expectations, the 2016 Summer Games finally began in Brazil on August 5. Over 10,000 athletes from 207 countries marched across Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium, proud to represent their respective nations at the world’s most famous sporting event.
The road to the Olympics, however, is not easy for any athlete. It has been particularly hard for Yusra Mardini, who is a member of the world’s first “Olympic Refugee (难民)Team.” The 19-year-old always dreamed of swimming for Syria at the Olympic Games. However, in August 2015, after losing her home in the conflict that has involved Syria since 2011, she and her sister decided to flee the country. The sisters along with a few other Syrian nationals made their way to Turkey via Lebanon. They then set sail on a small boat to their final destination — Greece.
Unluckily, thirty minutes after leaving Turkey, the motor on the ship which was meant to hold six passengers but was instead carrying twenty, failed. Yusra, her sister Sarah, and the only two other strong swimmers aboard the boat had no choice but to dive into the ocean and use their superior swimming skills to push the boat and its passengers all the way to Lesbos, Greece – A journey that took three hours.
While her dream of representing her country was ruined, Yusra did not give up her desire to compete in the Olympics. In March 2016, she was one of ten athletes selected and funded by the Olympic Committee to form the first-ever “Refugee Team.” International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach believes that Yusra and her teammates, who have also had to flee their countries, “Will show the world that despite the unimaginable tragedies they have faced, anyone can compete, anyone can contribute to society through their talent, skill, and strength of the human spirit.”
1.What do we know about Yusra’s fleeing journey to Greece?
A. It was very hard.
B. It took three hours.
C. It was a failure.
D. It was very smooth.
2.What is the right order of the events related to Yusra?
a. She became a member of the world’s first “Olympic Refugee Team”.
b. She dreamed of swimming for Syria at the Olympic Games.
c. She lost her home.
d. She fled Syria to Greece with her sister Sarah and a few other Syrians
A. b, a, c, d B. a, b, c, d C. a, d, c, b D. b, c, d, a
3.Thomas Bach’s attitude to Yusra is _______.
A. disapproving B. tolerant C. supportive D. resistant
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. A Hard Road to the Olympic Games
B. Yusra Mardini — Refugee Team Swimmer
C. Yusra’s Strong Will to Compete in the Olympics
D. Athlete To Watch At The 2016 Rio Summer Olympics
