阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Most of us relate wealth to a 1. (success) career, a big house and expensive clothes.However, a recent study, 2.(carry) out by a US-based bank and brokerage company , showed that more than six 3.ten of the people surveyed treasured time withtheir family in daily lives.
Not long ago, a spokesman for UK company Luxury Family Hotel told the Daily Mail,Society is 4.(gradual) becoming a materialistic (物质主义的) place where the message from modern famous people.5.(seem) to be that fashion, and foreign holidays as well as expensive jewels are of great6. (important) . However, the study shows that many people still feel things such as family and relationships, compared to7. (spend) money,are much8. (value) regardless of their race, age and nationality. Indeed, 9.is often the case, we leave home to seek our fortune and, when we get10., we go home and share with our family.
Recently, I was diagnosed (诊断) with an incurable illness. And after that, I gave up _______Although I was able to pass my test last year, I stopped _______when I turned 90. I thought that it was finally the right time.
Needless to say, my family and my doctor were _______to hear my decision, As I_______over the keys of the car to my son, I thought of all the cars my wife and I had_______ over the years. A car is_______. independence, and an extension of your personality. Without one, you feel like_______of a person. Now, my son often drives me to the city center and my neighbors also offer me_______when I’m on the way to the market. But after a lifetime of independence,the idea of being dependent _______other people is hard to ________ With my own car, I could go anywhere ________. But now, my horizons ( 眼界) have ________and I must plan ahead for everything. Luckily, I’ve learned to face it and ________and I found a(n)________to some of those problems. Last year, I________to buy a nice new four-wheel electric scooter(轻便摩托车), which made my route free from ________and noise, with trees and green plants ________cars and street signs.
Giving up something is hard, and some of us never accept the _________For me, however, it wаѕ juѕt thе ________оf а lоng аnd luсkу lіfе. Lіfе іn thе ѕlоw lаnе (车道) turnеd оut tо bе ѕо much fun and so much________
1.A. hiking B. camping C. cycling D. driving
2.A. willingly B. actually C. gradually D. angrily
3.A. annoyed B. comforted C. disappointed D. encouraged
4.A. got B. pulled C. handed D. took
5.A. repaired B. presented C. donated D. possessed
6.A. fortune B. equality C. freedom D. character
7.A. less B. more C. better D. best
8.A. favors B. seats C. changes D. rides
9.A. with B. beyond C. on D. over
10.A. give up B. get used to C. live up to D. drive off
11.A. in time B. in no time C. at times D. at no time
12.A. extended B. broadened C. narrowed D. lowered
13.A. change B. insist C. wait D. escape
14.A. key B. entrance C. reply D. solution
15.A. decided B. refused C. afforded D. failed
16.A. convenience B. charge C. traffic D. expense
17.A. comparing B. replacing C. combining D. including
18.A. gain B. problem C. success D. loss
19.A. end B. beginning C. aim D. attempt
20.A. busier B. cheaper C. heavier D. tougher
Many effects of a lack of sleep, such as being bad-tempered and not working at your best, are well known.1.Regular poor sleep puts you at risk of serious medical conditions,including obesity and heart disease, and it shortens your life expectancy.
How much sleep do we need?
2.But some need more and some less. What matters is that you find out how much sleep you need and then try to achieve it. As a general rule, if you wake up tired and spend the daylonging for a chance to have a nap, it's likely that you're not getting enough sleep.
3.
An occasional night without sleep makes you feel tired and irritable( 急躁易怒 ) the next day,but it won't harm your health. After several sleepless nights, the mental effects become more serious. Your brain will- fog, making it difficult to concentrate and make decisions. 4.
How to catch up on lost sleep?
If you don't get enough sleep, there's only one way to compensate (补偿) —getting more sleep.
5.If you've had months of limited sleep, you'll have built up a big sleep debt, so expect recovery to take several weeks.
Starting on a weekend, try to add on an extra hour or two of sleep a night. The way to do this is to go to bed when you’re tired and allow your body to wake you in the morning (no alarm clocks allowed!).
A. What happens if we don't sleep?
B. Why is a good sleep vital for a long life?
C. It won't happen with a single early night.
D. If it continues, lack of sleep can affect your overall health.
E. However, the cost of all those sleepless nights is more than those.
F. It's now clear that a solid night's sleep is essential for a long and healthy life.
G. Most of us need around 8 hours of good-quality sleep a night to function properly.
Teachers say the digital age has had a good influence and a not-so-good influence on this generation of American teenagers. More than 2,000 middle and high school teachers took an online survey. Researchers also spoke with teachers in focus groups.
Three-quarters of the teachers said the Internet and digital search tools have had a "mostly positive" effect on their students research habits and skills. But 87 percent agreed that these technologies are creating an "easily distracted generation with short attention spans (持续时间) " .And 64 percent said the technologies "do more to distract students than to help them academically(学业上) " . Many students think "doing research" now means just doing a quick search on Google.
The Pew Internet Project did the survey with the College Board and the. National Writing Project. Most of the teachers came from Advanced Placement classes, which provide college-level work for high school students.
Judy Buchanan is director of the National Writing Project and a co-author of the report. Ms. Buchanan says digital research tools are helping students learn more, and learn faster. Teachers really welcome these tools because they are ways to make some of learning exciting and engaging.Young people welcome these tools. And the goal is to really help them become creators of content,and meaningful content, and not just sort of consumers.
But one problem the survey found is that many students are lacking in digital literacy. In other words, they trust too much of the information they find on the Internet. Another problem the survey found is blamed on something that might not seem like a problem at all: being able toquickly find information online.
Teachers say the result is a reduction in the desire and ability of their students to work hard to find answers. They say students are depending too much on search engines and do not makeenough use of printed books or libraries. Many teachers are also concerned that the Internet makes it easy for students to copy work done by others instead of using their own abilities.
1.The purpose of the online survey is to____
A. convince teachers of the Internet good influence
B. spread knowledge about the Internet search tools
C. influence teachers viewpoints towards the digital age
D. get teachers opinions about the digital age influence on youngsters
2.What negative effect did the teachers think the Internet search has on students?
A. It results in students bad research habits and skills.
B. It brings too much negative information to the students.
C. It distracts students attention instead of helping them academically.
D. It develops their interest in doing research through the technologies.
3.What's Judy Buchanans attitude towards the use of the digital research tools?
A. Supportive. B. Negative. C. Critical. D. Doubtful.
4.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The Internet is changing everybody's life.
B. Teachers welcome the digital age in general.
C. The Internet has more disadvantages than advantages.
D. Solutions to the lack of digital literacy should be found.
TED is a non-profit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, and Design.Since then it has stepped into more and more fields. It includes two annual ( 年度的) conferences-the TED Conference on the North American West Coast each spring, and the TED Global Conference in Edinburgh UK each summer, which bring together the world's most excellent thinkers and doers,who are challenged to give the talk of their lives ( in 18 minutes or less).
On ted. com, we make the best talks and performances from TED and partners available to the world, for free. More than 1 ,200 TED talks are now available,' with more added each week,which cover almost all topics from science to business to global issues- in more than 110 languages. They really help share ideas in communities around the world.
We believe in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and eventually, the world. So we' re building here a clearinghouse (信息交流中心 ) that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world's most inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other. Have an idea? We want to hear from you.
Today, TED is best thought of as a global community. It's a community welcoming people from every field and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world.
Want to follow TED? Here are the ways to connect:
Get TED news and conference coverage ( 新闻报道) on the TED Blog.
Follow TED on Twitter:
@TED News for all TED news and information
@TED Talks for daily TED Talk release only
See photos from TED events on Flicker.
1.What do we learn about TED's two annual conferences?
A. Great thinkers and doers give inspiring talks in them.
B. Both conferences organize entertaining programmes.
C. One is held in Asia, and the other is in North America.
D. Most members in the conferences are from the entertainment field.
2.Which of the following can best describe TED's task?
A. Spreading great ideas. B. Spreading foreign cultures.
C. Educating young people. D. Bringing peace to the world.
3.Where can we watch TED video Talks according to the passage?
A. On Facebook. B. On ted. com.
C. On TED Blog. D. On Flicker.
4.What does the author think of TED?
A. It is interesting. B. It's beneficial.
C. It's a common program. D. It needs improving.
Every year, millions of people head to London's Trafalgar Square to see Nelson's Column,and the four Iion statues that “guard” it. And last month, during the London Design Festival, a bright red lion sculpture was added to the collection.
But this was more than just a statue: It had a large open mouth, with an LED screen inside it.At the same time, passersby could type in random words on a screen close to the lion, which were used to produce an AI-created poem. The most interesting part of the poems lies in their randomness, as the words that people choose to enter include many things, such as the time, the weather and their mood. Ín the daytime, the finished poem appeared on the LED screen, but at night, it was projected (投射) onto the lion's body and the famous Nelson’s Column, in a 1ovely light display.
Es Devlin, the sculpture's creator, was inspired by the history behind the four historic lion statues. Edwin Landseer, the designer of the lions, wanted them to look much more animạted, but Queen Vietoria refused his plan. This made Devlin wonder, "What if we could give a lion a poetic voice?". According to Devlin, althọugh England has seen many poems about national identity in recent years, these works have been lacking imagination. "I wanted to make a piece that was poetic and collective" he told BBC News.
Afier standing for almost 180 years, the purpose of Trafalgar Square has changed over the years. But thanks to the high-tech lion and its poetry, the square is standing the test of time.
1.Why was the red lion more than just a statue?
A. It had an LED screen inside it. B. It had a larger mouth than the others.
C. It could produce an AI-created poem. D. Poems were projected onto the lion's body-
2.Which of the following best explains "randomness" underlined in Paragraph2?
A. Lacking styles. B. Not having regular patterns.
C. Being special. D. Attraction to readers.
3.What does Devlin think of poems about national identity in England in recent years?
A. They are creative. B. They are not popular.
C. They are not imaginative. D. They are poetic and collective.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Es Devlin's New Creation. B. The London Design Festival.
C. A Big Event in Trafalgar Square. D. The red lion in Trafalgar Square.
