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。
I had never expected such an answer from my son.
I was 28 at the time and my son had just been_____ into elementary school, and was sitting on a park bench(长凳) with me, telling me all about his friends and teachers in the new school. He was extremely______, I could tell. Looking up into the cloudy blue sky while I ______, I was having a hard time thinking of questions to ask him about his new______, probably because he was answering every single one of them before I even______ them.
Being in America, there were people of many different races and ______ that lived here, _____ I decided to ask him about those people. He loved____, and if he heard someone who had a different ______ or something like that, he would ask them where they were from. It was ______ for me. I thought he was being rude and didn’t _____ it. But the people would always______ and tell him where, whether it was the UK, China, you name it. ______, he would get into his seat in my car and demand that I take him to the _____ so that he could learn about those places. I would ______ do it, giving him every bit of ______ he craved(渴望). He would even tell me fun facts, things that I didn’t know about. He was ___ the word “foreigner”, even though he had no idea what it _____. I signed and spoke, “So, David, are there any ____ at your school?” He looked at me _____ the biggest smile I had ever seen, swing his legs back and force on the bench.
“No, Daddy. Just kids.”
1.A. admitted B. introduced C. led D. pushed
2.A. nervous B. upset C. excited D. shy
3.A. drove B. listened C. waited D. talked
4.A. plan B. hobby C. occupation D. school
5.A. accepted B. exchanged C. asked D. revised
6.A. abilities B. ages C. diplomas D. nationalities
7.A. so B. but C. for D. or
8.A. physics B. geography C. history D. biology
9.A. accent B. position C. aim D. interest
10.A. amusing B. puzzling C. embarrassing D. amazing
11.A. afford B. share C. create D. realize
12.A. promise B. smile C. pass D. suggest
13.A. Therefore B. Afterwards C. Instead D. Meanwhile
14.A. library B. stadium C. classroom D. laboratory
15.A. always B. seldom C. hardly D. ever
16.A. power B. technology C. knowledge D. peace
17.A. tired of B. similar to C. patient with D. familiar with
18.A. proved B. instructed C. meant D. expected
19.A. volunteers B. headmaster C. tourists D. foreigners
20.A. of B. by C. at D. with
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, 其中有两项为多余选项。
Ireland now has one of the best education systems in the world. Class sizes are small, exam results are good and most children are happy to stay at school after the minimum(最低的) leaving age of sixteen. ___1.__
For years, Ireland had one of the most complicated(复杂的) education systems in the world. __2.___ Classes were large and the teaching was very traditional. As in many countries, teachers used to hit the children if they made mistakes. Fortunately, the punishment was not allowed in 1982.
__3.___ As a result, there were schools for the rich and schools for the poor. Boys and girls went to different schools. Nowadays, most schools are free and only about half the schools are either for girls or boys. _4.__ Girls do better than boys in their exams; more girls go to university and most teachers are women.
At the end of secondary school, students take their final exams. Compulsory(必修的)subjects are maths, Irish and English. ___5.__ Some of these, like business organization, help to prepare them for the world of work. This is very different from the past when Latin and Greek used to be the most important subjects.
A. In many ways, education is now a woman’s world.
B. Parents used to pay for their children’s education.
C. In addition, they must choose two or three extra subjects.
D. Public schools in Ireland are not run by the government.
E. It is easy to forget that the picture used to be very different.
F. Here, children do not learn any subjects but some basic skills.
G. There were many different kinds of school, but most of them had a lot in common.
If you have ever been left wondering why your emails are riddled(充斥着) with grammatical errors, or why you can never quite find the right phrase, it may be because you are typing with both hands.
Our vocabulary becomes richer and our writing style becomes more fluent when we type using just one hand, scientists have found. "Typing can be too fluent or too fast, and it can actually weaken the writing process," said Srdan Medimorec, the lead author of the study conducted at the department of psychology at the University of Waterloo, Canada. "It seems that what we write is a product of the interaction(互动) between our thoughts and the tools we use to express them."
Using text-analysis software, researchers asked 103 university students to write essays under different conditions, using one hand to type and using both hands to type. The software was used to analyze(分析) elements of the essays, such as range of vocabulary, sentence complexity and the cohesion(衔接) of the writing.
Researchers found that participants' vocabulary became more advanced when they typed with one hand rather than two. The research team said that by slowing our writing down, typing one-handed allows more time for an internal (内在的) word search, resulting in a larger variety of words.
In contrast, fast typists might just write the first word that comes to mind. However, it is important not to slow typing down too much. Those who typed essays one-handed in the current study slowed down to about the speed of handwriting.
This is the first study to show that changing people’s typing can make their writing get better. The researchers suggested that the speed of writing could affect writing quality regardless of the tools used, whether they are computers, or pen and paper, although further research would be required to prove that idea.
1. The underlined “it” in the second paragraph refers to______.
A. the writing style
B. typing too fast or fluently
C. the vocabulary
D. which hand to use for typing
2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The study was carried out in 103 universities.
B. The researchers drew the conclusion by interviewing students about their feelings in the writing process.
C. The typing speed should be as slow as possible.
D. There is no previous study related to the topic before.
3. What is the author’s attitude to the research according to the passage?
A. objective B. doubtful
C. critical D. supportive
4.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. How to become a good writer?
B. Typing with both hands could make you a worse writer.
C. Slower typing, fewer mistakes.
D. Elements weakening the writing process
You know that balloons must be kept away from sharp objects. They also needed to be kept away from flames. A fire can weaken the rubber and cause it to break. However, in this experiment you will find out how you can hold a balloon directly in a flame without breaking the balloon.
Materials needed:
● two round balloons not inflated(充气的)
● several matches
● water
Inflate one of the balloons and tie it. Place 1/4 cup of water in the other balloon, and then inflate it
and tie it. Light a match and hold it under the first balloon. Allow the flame to touch the balloon. What happens? The balloon breaks, perhaps even before the flame touches it. Light another match. Hold it directly under the water in the second balloon. Allow the flame to touch the balloon. What happens to this balloon? It doesn’t break.
Why does the balloon with no water break in the flame? The flame heats the rubber of both balloons. The rubber of the balloon without water becomes so hot that it becomes too weak to resist the pressure of the air inside the balloon. However, when the balloon with water in it is placed in the flame, the water takes in most of the heat from the flame. Then, the rubber of the balloon doesn’t become very hot, it doesn’t weaken, and the balloon doesn’t break.
Water is a particularly good absorber(吸收者) of heat. It takes a lot of heat to change the temperature of water. On the other hand, when water cools, it gives off a great deal of heat. That’s why areas near oceans or other large bodies of water don’t get as cold in winter as areas at the same latitude(纬度) further inland.
1. From the passage we can know the following aspects of the experiment except______.
A. method B. material
C. result D. time
2.What does the underlined word “resist” in Para 4 probably mean?
A. add B. expand
C. bear D. form
3. When the flame reaches the balloon with water inside, ______
A. the rubber of it doesn’t become hot at all
B. the water in it begins to boil
C. the balloon breaks
D. the heat is mostly taken in by the water
4. The purpose of the experiment described in the passage is to prove that______.
A. water is a particularly good absorber of heat
B. some balloons can be easily broken, while others can’t.
C. balloons without water are not as strong as those with water inside.
D. the temperature is not up to the latitude.
Bell Teacher Campus 2016: Cultural Talks
Our talks start at 16:00 on the first week in August, and each one lasts about one hour. Each talk will be offered only once during your 4-day stay. Please sign up on the main Bell Noticeboard (Second floor, Mary Allan Building).
August 1st
BRITISH MUSIC, by Pete Sharma in Room 106. British music is famous worldwide. In this talk, I’ll discuss what’s popular and what’s not right now and the top music festivals in the UK. We will listen to some of the artists and share some thoughts about singing and dancing.
August 2nd
LOVE ME, LOVE MY CAT, by Lis Harrison in Room 207. We will be looking at this national interest through idioms(习语), songs, and everyday British life, and along the way covering some vocabulary for “talking cat”. At the end, we’ll be discussing that old topic: do we Brits treat out pets better than we treat our kids?
August 3rd
A GAME AS ENGLISH AS CROQUET(槌球游戏)，by Anna Young in Room 218. First, we will look at the origins of croquet, a much loved garden game in England. We will look at simple croquet rules, and then practice time! We’ll go out and play!
August 4th
WHY ENGLISH PEOPLE LAUGH, by Jim Scrivener in Room 117. Let me try to show you a little bit of what British people find funny. You will discover some of the most popular radio& TV comedy game shows. You probably won’t find it funny at all! But you will learn a bit more about us Brits!
1. If you are interested in the best music festivals in the UK, you may find the talk on _____ valuable.
A. August 1st B. August 2nd
C. August 3rd D. August 4th
2.Who will give the talk on a popular game in England?
A. Pete Sharma B. Lis Harrison
C. Anna Young D. Jim Scrivener
3.The text is most probably written for those who ______.
A. plan to do business in Britain
B. take short-term training courses
C. are interested in new technologies
D. want to learn about the history of Britain
Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to join in an exchange study program. The moment I arrived in Paris, I was greeted by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. The bit of French I had taken in high school began coming out of my mouth; speaking the language would only become more natural over the course of the term. At the airport, we all got into the couple’s car and began the journey to their townhouse. We talked the whole way, getting to know one another.
Every day afterwards, I would eat breakfast with the two of them, and then we’d all go our separate ways for the day. In the evening, my host mother would make delicious dinners for the three of us. My experience was exciting until I received some shocking news from my program coordinator（协调人）: There had been a death in my host parents' family and they would have to go away for several weeks to deal with all the business that arises from the death. That afternoon, I had to move out of one family's house and into another.
The coordinator told me I'd have a roommate and asked whether I would mind sharing a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid speaking my native language, I asked not to be placed with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I introduced myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian（巴西人）, the same age as I, whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDs on his computer! In just a few hours, we knew we'd be good friends for the rest of the term.
I left France with many stories, so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was, they always hear about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends exploring France we enjoyed together. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful friendships.
1.What do we learn about the author?
A. He was good at French before arriving in Paris.
B. He studied in France for a term.
C. He got to his host family by taxi.
D. He worked very hard in France on weekends.
2.Why did the author move into another host family?
A. He wanted to make friends with different people.
B. The first family’s host mother was seriously ill.
C. The first family had to leave for some time.
D. He hoped to live with an English speaker.
3.What helped start the author’s friendship with Paolo?
A. Lessons B. Stories C. Music D. English
4.Why did the author write the text?
A. To show the importance of learning foreign cultures.
B. To discuss how to build meaningful friendships.
C. To explain how exchange study programs work.
D. To describe his experiences in an exchange program.
