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。
“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy—they're given after all. Choices can be hard.”
I got the ________ to start Amazon 16 years ago. I ________ the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew so fast. And the idea of building an ________ bookstore with millions of titles was very ________ to me. I had just turned 30, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife that I wanted to ________ my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t ________, and I wasn’t sure what to ________. She told me I should ________ the idea. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my ________.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a ________ boss that I admired very much. I went to my boss and ________ with him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park and listened ________ to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, ________ it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some ________ to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours ________ making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult ________, but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret ________ and failing. And I suspected I would always be troubled by the decision not to try at all. After much ________, I took the less ________ path to follow my dream, and I’m ________ of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.
1.A. messageB. supportC. fundD. idea
2.A. got throughB. came acrossC. set asideD. turned down
3.A. expensiveB. availableC. intelligentD. online
4.A. practicalB. flexible
C. excitingD. productive
5.A. takeB. quitC. exchangeD. 1and
6.A. existB. workC. failD. matter
7.A. doB. expectC. planD. achieve
8.A. stick toB. set upC. give upD. put off
9.A. hobbyB. paceC. passionD. example
10.A. cruelB. modestC. greedyD. brilliant
11.A. arguedB. sharedC. reasonedD. enquired
12.A. graduallyB. eventuallyC. generouslyD. carefully
13.A. butB. andC. otherwiseD. so
14.A. differenceB. senseC. betD. bargain
15.A. whileB. onceC. beforeD. since
16.A. choiceB. suggestionC. puzzleD. report
17.A. managingB. tryingC. changingD. requesting
18.A. conversationB. determination
C. considerationD. application
19.A. stableB. interestingC. amusingD. secure
20.A. proudB. confidentC. hopefulD. regretful
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.
E-waste is dangerous
NOW he has a new computer, Mike is wondering what happened to the old one. Well, after being broken down into small pieces, it was sent to China by ship._____ 1._________ Last month Hong Kong officers found 131,000 kilograms of broken computers, TVs and phones. _____2._____ This batch (批) of e-waste was sent back to Japan, but sometimes e-waste gets through.
Computers are filled with dangerous poisons like mercury (水银) and lead (铅). Every time an old computer is broken down, it needs to be dealt with safely. _____ 3._______ Dealing with them is a problem.
Countries like Japan and the US send their e-waste to China. Guiyu in Guangdong Province has been called "the e-waste capital of the world". The city has to deal with 1.5 million kilograms of e-waste each year. ___ 4.__ Many of the poisons in e-waste find their way into the environment. Plastic is burned outdoors and acids (酸) are poured into rivers, which has caused great damage to the environment.
This year China will make its first law about waste recycling. The Chinese government wants the country to develop, but in a way that doesn't damage the environment and people's lives.
Money has been given by computer companies like Lenovo and Founder to help deal with computer waste. ___5.____ This is because they know best how to deal with them safely.
A. Usually computer parts are buried
B. This earns $75 million, but it comes at a cost.
C. The earth and rivers of China are badly polluted.
D. Things like this happen every day.
E. These companies will also be asked to take back their old computers.
F. They had been sent to China illegally.
G. It is vital to deal with dangerous E-waste properly.
According to sociologists（社会学家）, every modern industrial society has some form of social stratification（阶层）. Class, power and status are important in deciding people’s rank in society.
Class means a person’s economic position in society. A commonly used classification is lower class, middle class and upper class. While sociologists disagree on how these terms should be exactly defined, they do describe societies like the United States quite well. One study shows that 53% of Americans belong to the lower class, 46% the middle class, and 1% the upper class. Interestingly, a surgeon earning ＄500,000 a year and a bus driver earning ＄50,000 a year both regard themselves as the middle class!
Power refers to the amount of control a person has over other people. Obviously, people in positions of great power (such as governors) exercise（行使）big power, but people who take orders from others have less power. Power and class do not always go hand in hand, however. For example, the governor of a state has great power, but he or she may not belong to a corresponding （相应的） economic class. Generally, however, there is a relationship between power and class. To our knowledge, there aren’t too many people who aren’t millionaires in the U.S. Senate!
Status is the honor or respect attached to a person’s position in society. It can also be affected by power and class, but not necessarily so. For example, a university professor may have a high status but not belong to a high social class or have a lot of power over others.
1.What can we learn about “the middle class” from Paragraph 2?
A. People earning ＄50,000 a year belong to the middle class.
B. People generally consider bus drivers as the middle class.
C. Nearly half Americans belong to the middle class.
D. Sociologists have a clear definition of the middle class.
2.According to the text, we know that ________.
A. class is less important in deciding a person’s social rank
B. status refers to a person’s economic position in society
C. people with high status have a lot of control over others
D. power and class do not always correspond with each other
3.Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text?
We live in central Phoenix, near the canal. Every day I used to see a homeless old man and his scruffy little dog hanging out down there.
I would tell my husband we should give him food for the little dog. It wouldn't have been a problem; we have our own "mini farm" of animals! But he would say "OK!" and then blow the idea off because of our business.
Being in Phoenix, Arizona, you can just imagine how hot it gets here, but his winter was really chilly! I had just come from KFC with take-out food for dinner. As I was turning by the canal, the man and his dog were sitting right there all bundled up. Even the doggy had a coat on! Not even thinking about it, I pulled into the parking lot along the canal and piled up a plate of chicken with all the fixings for the man and his little buddy. I gave it to him with a soda and a bottle of water for the little dog. He said, "Thank you, sweetie. You are an angel." And there were tears welling up in his eyes! I told him he was so welcome, and then went home.
When my husband dug into the KFC gag, he asked, "Were you hungry, or what?" I told him what I did and he said, "Only you!" Then he told me I had done a good thing.
A few weeks later, we were walking along the canal and found the man walking to me, with his little dog. He asked whether I would mind adopting the dog. With tears in eyes, he said it had gotten too hard for him to care for the dog. He added that he was planning on heading to Washington State but his dog wouldn't have been up to it, so he hoped to give it to me. "Only you! In this city, you are the only person I can believe in!"
Now, every time I watch and pat the puppy lying near the fireplace, I will recall the old man's words and wish him good luck.
1.The author and her husband didn't help the old man at the beginning because ________.
A. they worked busily and often forget it
B. they didn't have food even for themselves
C. they had a farm of animals to feed
D. they were unwilling to help a man with a dog
2.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 3?
A. She met the old man after finishing her dinner.
B. She gave the old man some food on a cold day.
C. She offered the old man nothing but chicken.
D. She burst into tears after helping the old man.
3.What did the author's husband feel when she told him what she had done?
A. Grateful.B. Indifferent.C. Delighted.D. Disappointed.
4.Why did the old man hope to give the dog to the author?
A. Because he knew the author was also a dog lover.
B. Because he believed that his dog liked the author.
C. Because the author was the only person he knew.
D. Because the author was the person he could trust.
5.What can we infer from the ending of the passage?
A. The author refused the old man's request.
B. The author misses the old man and his dog.
C. The author feels the old man was very lucky.
D. The author adopted the old man's dog.
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1.One of the benefits mentioned in the advertisement is ________.
A. a free flight to any destination in the world
B. 30% off any book purchased at Ruby Bookstore
C. a discount on any course at Tanya Language School.
D. a free bowl of dessert at any restaurant at the airport
2.Which of the following bookings may receive the most benefits?
A.
Booking date | Departure date |
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B．
Booking date | Departure date |
August 16 | September 8 |
C.
Booking date | Departure date |
August 15 | September 4 |
D.
Booking date | Departure date |
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3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisement?
A. Any child must be accompanied by at least one paying adult.
B. Club members enjoy free travel insurance for any flight.
C. The advertisement is intended for students of all ages.
D. You need to pay $50 to sign up a child for the club.
4.What’s the purpose of this passage?
A. Introduce some information about "FLY TO THE MOON CLUB".
B. Attract children to become members of "FLY TO THE MOON CLUB".
C. Attract children to take a free flight to any destination in Asia.
D. Get a free travel insurance for the entire family.
China launched its second space laboratory, the Tiangong II, on Sept 15, which space officials say will become the country’s largest scientific platform in space to date.
The space lab was lifted off atop a Long March 2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province at 10:04 pm. Around 20 minutes later, the mission was declared a success.
The Tiangong II did preparations in space for about one month and then the Shenzhou XI manned spacecraft rocketed two astronauts to the lab on October 17th. The pair will make it their home for 30 days before being returned to Earth.
The lab’s predecessor, Tiangong I, was launched in September 2011 and was used mainly to test technology involved in space docking.
By comparison, the Tiangong II will be used to conduct more than 40 scientific and technological experiments together with the Shenzhou XI. That’s many times more than those carried out by the Tiangong I and the three previous Shenzhou spacecraft, according to Wu Ping, deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency. China’s manned space program has entered a “new phase of application and development,” he said.
1.The underlined expression“atop” can be probably replaced with ________.
A. according toB. by means of
C. on top ofD. in front of
2.What is the author’s attitude towards the Tiangong II’s prospect?
A. optimistic.B. negative.C. objective.D. subjective.
3.Which of the following statement about the passage is NOT true?
A． At present, the Tiangong II is our country’s largest scientific platform in space.
B. Two astronauts will live and work in the Tiangong II till mid November.
C. The Tiangong II will carry out far more scientific and technological experiments than its latter space lab.
D. Before two astronauts arrived, the Tiangong II had done preparations in space for about one month.
