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1.Nearly 800 of those victims s__________ (寻求) help but declined to file complaints against their attackers.
2.They left the lights down to create a comfortable a__________.
3.The spread of u__________ areas destroys the habitats of wildlife and endangers some species.
4.Be m__________ and don’t be conceited. Otherwise, you will lag behind.
5.We should direct our attention at the f__________ (基本的) question.
6.科学家们现在发现的基因无法解释所有的那些情况。
The gene that the scientists have discovered today doesn’t __________ __________ all of those cases.
7.像硅谷这样的地方一定会产生与高科技相关的服务。
Places like Silicon Valley will no doubt __________ __________ __________ services related to Hi-tech.
8.既然已着手这份工作，就必须尽最大的努力完成。
__________ __________ you put your hand to the work, you must do your utmost to finish it.
9.你不应该仅仅因为一个人贫穷而瞧不起他。
You shouldn’t __________ __________ __________ a person just because he is poor.
10.大多数出色的律师和推销员都有劝说他人的天分。
Most of the best lawyers and salespeople really __________ __________ __________ __________ persuasion.
11.I __________ (true) feel sorry for your terrible loss.
12.The more he explained about it, the __________(bad) things got.
13.In China, kids are often compared __________ “the flowers of motherland”. (介词填空)
14.The workers of this factory are paid __________ the hour. (介词填空)
15.Mary likes the bedroom, from __________ window a beautiful lake can be seen.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once there was a wise landowner who had two sons. After a few years, the landowner fell ill badly. So he considered 1.__________ (select) one of them to rule the family according to their abilities. He called both of them and 2.__________ (give) each one a room. He said，“You must fill your mom completely with anything you wish. It can be anything! But there should not be any space 3.________ (leave) behind and you should not seek advice 4.________ others! "
The next day, the landowner visited the elder son's room. The room was completely filled with hay (干草). The landowner sighed on the 5._________ (foolish) of the elder son. Then he went to the room given to the younger son. But it was kept closed. The landowner knocked at the door. The younger son asked 6._________ father to get in and closed the door again. 7.___________was darkness everywhere and the landowner shouted at his son 8._______ (angry). But the younger son lighted a candle 9.________ said, “I have filled this room with light! Now the landowner felt very happy and hugged his son proudly. He understood that the younger would be the applicable person 10._________ (rule) the family.
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。
The concept of solitude (独处) in the digital world is almost non-existent. In the world of digital technology, e-mail, social networking and online video games, information is meant to be ________. Solitude can be hard to discover ________ it has been given up. In this respect, new technologies have ________ our culture.
The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(n) ________ as we’ve known it. People have become so ________ in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted ________ they’d rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog, not only from our ________, but from our mobile phones as well.
Most developed nations have become ________ on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it, and at this point not ________ it would make them an outsider. ________, many jobs and careers require people to be ________. From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a ________ to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.
I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who ________ wants it. Computers can be ________ and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected” and “on” has many ________, as well as disadvantages. Travelers have ended up ________ on mountains, and mobile phones have saved countless lives. They can also make people feel ________ and forced to answer unwanted calls or ________ to unwanted texts.
Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society ________ across generations. Some find today’s technology a gift. Others consider it a curse. Regardless of anyone’s view on the subject, it’s hard to imagine what life would be like ________ daily advancements in technology.
1.A. updatedB. receivedC. sharedD. collected
2.A. thoughB. untilC. onceD. before
3.A. respectedB. shapedC. ignoredD. preserved
4.A. edgeB. stageC. endD. balance
5.A. sensitiveB. intelligentC. considerateD. reachable
6.A. even ifB. only ifC. as ifD. if only
7.A. mediaB. computersC. databasesD. monitors
8.A. bentB. hardC. keenD. dependent
9.A. findingB. usingC. protectingD. changing
10.A. AlsoB. InsteadC. OtherwiseD. Somehow
11.A. connectedB. trainedC. recommendedD. interested
12.A. pleasureB. benefit
C. burdenD. disappointment
13.A. slightlyB. hardlyC. merelyD. really
14.A. cut outB. shut downC. taken offD. broken down
15.A. aspectsB. weaknessesC. advantagesD. exceptions
16.A. hiddenB. lostC. relaxedD. deserted
17.A. trappedB. excitedC. confusedD. amused
18.A. turnB. submitC. objectD. reply
19.A. varyB. ariseC. spreadD. exist
20.A. beyondB. withinC. despiteD. without
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。
A garden that’s just right for you
Have you ever visited a garden that seemed just right for you, where the atmosphere of the garden appeared to total more than the sum of its parts? 1. But it doesn’t happen by accident. It starts with looking inside yourself and understanding who you are with respect to the natural world and how you approach the gardening process.
● 2.
Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants, flowers, patterns and masses of color. Others are concerned about using gardening methods that require less water and fewer fertilizers. 3. However, there are a number of other reasons that might explain why you want to garden. One of them comes from our earliest years.
●Recall your childhood memories
Our model of what a garden should be often goes back to childhood. Grandma’s rose garden and Dad’s vegetable garden might be good or bad, but that’s not what’s important. 4. —how being in those gardens made us feel. If you’d like to build a powerful bond with your garden, start by taking some time to recall the gardens of your youth. 5. Then go outside and work out a plan to translate your childhood memories into your grown-up garden. Have fun.
A. Know why you garden.
B. Find a good place for your own garden.
C. It’s delightful to see so many beautiful flowers.
D. It’s our experience of the garden that matters.
E. Still others may simply enjoy being outdoors and close to plants.
F. You can produce that kind of magical quality in your own garden, too.
G. For each of those gardens, writer down the strongest memory you have.
Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. But now that information is being spread and monitored in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. By tracking people’s e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.
“The ‘if it bleeds’ rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. “They want your eyeballs and don’t care how you’re feeling. But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react. You don’t want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.”
Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication—e-mails, Web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversations—found that it tended to be more positive than negative, but that didn’t necessarily mean people preferred positive news. Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility, Dr. Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on The New York Times’ website. He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months. One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles. He found that science amazed Times’ readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.
Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. They needed to be aroused (激发) one way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad. The more positive an article, the more likely it was to be shared, as Dr. Berger explains in his new book, “Contagious: Why Things Catch On.”
1.What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?
A. Private e-mails.
B. Research papers.
C. News reports.
D. Daily conversations.
2.What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?
A. They’re socially inactive.
B. They’re good at telling stories.
C. They’re careful with their words.
D. They’re inconsiderate of others.
3.Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr. Berger’s research?
A. Science articles.
B. Sports news.
C. Personal accounts.
D. Financial reviews.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Sad Stories Travel Far and Wide
B. Online News Attracts More People
C. Reading Habits Change with the Times
D. Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks
Need for closure is a psychological term that describes a person's desire for a firm answer to a question. Our need for closure is our natural preference for definite answers over confusion and uncertainty. Every person has their own baseline level of need for closure. It likely evolved via natural selection.
What I find really fascinating is how our need for closure is affected by the situation we're in. Our need for closure rises when we have to act rather than just observe, and it matters much more when we're rushed, or bored, or tired. Any stress can make our discomfort with uncertainty increase, and a high need for closure negatively influences some of our most important decisions: who we decide to trust, whether we admit we're wrong and even how creative we are.
In hiring, for instance, a high need for closure leads people to put far too much weight on their first impression. It's called the Urgency Effect. In one experiment, psychologists tried to lower people's need for closure by telling them, right before participants are about to make various judgments of a job candidate, that they'll be responsible in some way for them, or that their judgments have serious consequences.
In making any big decision, it's not enough just to know that we should take our time. We all know that important decisions shouldn't be rushed. The problem is that we don't keep that advice in mind when it matters. So, one of the best solutions is to formalize the reminders. Before making important decisions, write down not just advantages and disadvantages but what the consequences could be. Also, think about how much pressure you're under. If your need for closure is particularly high that day, it's even more important to think twice.
1.How does "need for closure" probably come into being?
A. By accident.B. By nature.
C. By acquiring.D. By imitating.
2.It can be inferred that a high need for closure ______.
A. brings about more stress
B. leads to not so good decisions
C. causes discomfort and uncertainty
D. promotes one's creativity
3.In the experiment the psychologists reduced participants’ need for closure by telling them to ______.
A. value their first impression
B. be responsible for their boss
C. be cautious about their judgments
D. pay little attention to the consequences
4.What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?
A. More helpful solutions to high need for closure.
B. Some serious consequences of making decisions.
C. Other approaches to making important decisions.
D. Another strategy to escape the pressures of modern life.
