Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phra
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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
Being alone in outer space can be 36 . That is one reason why astronauts on solo(单独的) space flights were given plenty of work to keep them 37 . They were also in constant communication with people on the earth. 38 , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine(潜水艇) voyages. It will also happen on 39 space flights in the future. Will there be special problems of adjustment under such conditions?
Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have also found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of 40 is. When men are 41 together for a long period, they begin to feel 42 . Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very 43 .
Apparently, although no one wants to be 44 all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of 45 or stress.
People who are well-adjusted are able to 46 stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in 47 our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress, and thus they can do better than ordinary people.
| 小题1: | | A．excited | B．frightening | C．confusing | D．brave |
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| 小题2: | | A．tired | B．asleep | C．conscious | D．busy |
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| 小题3: | | A．So far | B．After all | C．However | D．Therefore |
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| 小题4: | | A．long | B．fast | C．dangerous | D．direct |
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| 小题5: | | A．fuel | B．entertainment | C．adjustment | D．health |
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| 小题6: | | A．shut up | B．held up | C．brought up | D．picked up |
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| 小题7: | | A．uneasy | B．interested | C．comfortable | D．excited |
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| 小题8: | | A．pleasing | B．annoying | C．common | D．valuable |
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| 小题9: | | A．noisy | B．alone | C．personal | D．sociable |
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| 小题10: | | A．emphasis | B．conflict | C．power | D．pressure |
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| 小题11: | | A．handle | B．create | C．affect | D．investigate |
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| 小题12: | | A．becoming | B．choosing | C．ordering | D．promoting |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:B |
解析
小题1:根据文章意思，独自一人在太空中是很害怕。
小题2:给他们很多活干，目的就是让他们忙碌。故用busy。
小题3:考查副词。本句的意思是“和你想要摆脱掉的人待在一起甚至比独自一人更难”。根据上下文可以判断，这里应用表示转折的副词。however“然而，但是”；so far“到目前为止”；after all “毕竟”；therefore“因此”。
小题4:第二段中的“a long period of time”可以提示我们，将来的太空旅行是长时间的。故用long。
小题5:根据文章第一段的最后一句的提示，可知这里指的是“调整的问题将越严重”。
小题6:根据文章中提到的“在潜艇和太空船中”，可以知道这里应指人被“关”起来。shut up“关闭；将人囚禁”；hold up“举起，阻止”；bring up“抚养；提出话题；呕吐”；pick up“好转；接收到；学会”。
小题7:当几个人长时间被囚禁在一起，渐渐地他们会变得不安。uneasy“不安”。
小题8:文中指的是“一开始，几个人可以相互接受对方的一些习惯，但长时间后，可能会觉得这比较烦人”。pleasing“讨人喜欢的”；annoying“使人烦恼的”；common“常见的”；valuable“有价值的”。
小题9:根据上文提到的情况，因此这里指“没人想要一直独自一人”。故用alone。
小题10:这里应选一个与stress并列的词，故用pressure“压力”。emphasis“强调”；conflict“冲突”；power“权力”。
小题11:本句的意思是“能很好地调整心态的人能比其他人很好地处理具有压力的局面”。handle=" deal" with“处理”；create“创造”；affect“影响”；investigate“调查”。
小题12:根据上文提到的内容可知：这里是指在选择宇航员时为什么会特别关注这方面的情况。 |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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 True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. ___36___，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 37 for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 38 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 39 .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 40 over the hills. They had been 41 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days 42 . To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some 43 .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 44 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 45 . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the 46 treasure “said the boy Robert suddenly 47 something of an adventure story in the boy’s 48 While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 49 a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd. But who would he the pirate（海盗）?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the 50 of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to 51 such a man in a story 52 Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was 53 .
So thanks to a 54 .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest 55 stories in the English language.
| 小题1: | | A．However | B．Therefore | C．Besides | D．Finally |
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| 小题2: | | A．alone | B．next door | C．at home | D．abroad |
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| 小题3: | | A．meeting | B．story | C．holiday | D．jib |
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| 小题4: | | A．Lloyd | B．Robert | C．Henley | D．John |
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| 小题6: | | A．attempting | B．missing | C．planning | D．enjoying |
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| 小题7: | | A．quiet | B．dull | C．busy | D．cold |
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| 小题8: | | A．cleaning | B．writing | C．drawing | D．exercising |
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| 小题9: | | A．doubted | B．noticed | C．decided | D．recognized |
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| 小题10: | | A．the sea | B．the house | C．Scotland | D．the island |
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| 小题11: | | A．forgotten | B．buried | C．discovered | D．unexpected |
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| 小题12: | | A．saw | B．drew | C．made | D．learned |
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| 小题13: | | A．book | B．reply | C．picture | D．mind |
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| 小题14: | | A．star | B．hero | C．writer | D．child |
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| 小题15: | | A．help | B．problem | C．use | D．bottom |
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| 小题16: | | A．praise | B．produce | C．include | D．accept |
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| 小题18: | | A．read | B．born | C．hired | D．written |
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| 小题19: | | A．rainy | B．sunny | C．cool | D．windy |
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| 小题20: | | A．news | B．love | C．real-life | D．adventure |
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GUATEMALA CITY（Reuters）---- A fish that lives in mangrove swamps（红树沼泽）across the Americas can live out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted（适应）to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.
The Mangrove Rivulus, a type of small killifish, lives in small pools of water in a certain type of empty nut or even old beer cans in the mangrove swamps of Belize, the United States and Brazil. When their living place dries up, they live on the land in logs（圆木）, said Scott Taylor, a researcher at the Brevard Endangered Lands Program in Florida .
The fish, whose scientific name is Rivulus marmoratus, can grow as large as three inches. They group together in logs and breathe air through their skin until they can find water again.
The new scientific discovery came after a trip to Belize.
“We kicked over a log and the fish just came crowding out,” Taylor told Reuters in neighboring Guatemala by telephone. He said he will make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year.
In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating.
Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time, while lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in an inactive state. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and remain active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at Canada’s University of Guelph.
Further studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time.
“These animals live in conditions similar to those that existed millions of years ago, when animals began making the transition（过渡）form water onto land, ” Wright said.
小题1:The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that ________.| A．likes eating nuts | | B．prefers living in dry places | | C．is the longest living fish on earth | | D．can stay alive for two months out of water |
小题2:Who will write up a report on mangrove Rivulus?| A．Patricia Wright. | | B．Researchers in Guatemala. | | C．Scientists from Belize. | | D．Scott Taylor. |
小题3:According to the text, lungfish can __________.| A．breathe through its skin | | B．move freely on dry land | | C．remain alive out of water | | D．be as active on land as in water |
小题4:What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulus?| A．It was made quite by accident. | | B．It was based on a lab test of sea life. | | C．It was supported by an American magazine. | | D．It was helped by Patricia Wright. |
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Over 70 percent of the "double single-child couples" in China need help from their parents in taking care of their own kids, according to a recent survey.
"Women of China" magazine and a consulting company carried out a survey recently on young couples of the "single-child" generation, the Morning Post reports. The couples surveyed were around 29 and have been married for three years on average, with university education and monthly income of 4.000 yuan ($531). Among them, 43.5 percent have kids.
Results show that 71.9 percent of the young couples have help from their parents in taking care of their kids.
Grown up as the "single-child", the only child in a family since the family planning policy was adopted in 1979, this generation depends much on their parents.
The parents of the "single-child" generation focused more on their children"s physical well-being rather than their attitudes and values, according to some psychologists.
The research also found that the "double single-child couples" follow a rather traditional value system.
Survey shows that 27.5 percent of them got married after dating for one to two years, 25.2 percent two to five years, and 20 percent didn"t tie the knot until dating for five years. Also, 30 percent of the couples were schoolmates, while 43.8 percent were introduced by someone.
Since their marriage are based on enduring relationships, 65.2 percent of the husbands and 62.9 percent of the wives think that compromise(妥协)and tolerance(宽容)are necessary in their marriage. Meanwhile, 21.7 percent of the husbands and 37.1 percent of the wives support the idea that happiness is the key standard for a marriage.
小题1:The best title for the passage should be_______.| A．Mom and Dad, Take Care of My Kid Please | B．Double Single-child Couples | | C．The Problem of the Single Child | D．A Recent Survey By Woman of China" |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?| A．The majority of the "double single-child couples" in China depend much on their parents. | | B．The parents of the “single-child” generation more care about their study and education. | | C．One-fifth of the couples surveyed didn"t get married until dating for five years. | | D．All the couples surveyed have university education and 30 percent of them were schoolmates |
小题3:Which of the following descriptions about “double single-child couples” is True ?| A．They are single child in either family and independent of their parents | | B．They are single child in either family and they are dependent on their parents | | C．They have at least two children and can afford to support themselves | | D．They, who were introduced by someone, follow a rather traditional value system |
小题4:According to the passage, we can learn that ______ is necessary in marriage.| A．wealth | B．health | C．understanding | D．education |
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ）中，选出最佳选项。
Get a reward for every bug you bring to live in new science museum exhibit.
In a city with trillions of American cockroaches(蟑螂), the Houston Museum of Natural Science has agreed to pay a quarter per bug－up to 1,000－as it seeks to populate a new insect exhibit alongside its Cockrell Butterfly Center.
Nancy Greig, the museum’s director insists the public payday for roaches isn’t just a marketing ploy(炒作).
“Absolutely, this wasn’t devised as a joke,” Greig said. “We needed more roaches for the exhibit, so I sent this message out to everyone in the museum asking people to bring them in. Well, someone decided to tell the press, and all hell has broken loose.”
“But we really do need cockroaches.”
“One might be forgiven for never considering how to catch a live cockroach. But it’s simple enough to fool them,” Greig said, “and even easier to catch them.” American cockroaches are the most common kind in Texas, measuring up to 2 inches long and invading homes.
Despite their less-than-attractive reputation, cockroaches actually aren’t that dirty. Greig even went so far as to call them “fastidious” saying they don’t enjoy rooting(用嘴拱食) in waste. They’re only dirty if, say, they used a sewer(下水道)line to gain access into a home.
The roaches collected by the museum will become part of a display in a new exhibit that showcases insects such as cockroaches, dung beetles and termites.
There’s more to like about roaches, too. They don’t bite, and they don’t carry diseases like a mosquito, so they’re generally safe to handle.
56．For what does the museum pay for cockroaches?
A．For a marketing ploy. B． It’s devised to make fun.
C．People really need them. D． For a new exhibit.
57．The underlined word “fastidious” probably means extremely ________.
A．clean B．dirty C．unpleasant D．fast
58．What do we know about American roaches?
A．It’s not easy for people in Houston to collect roaches.
B．They all measure 2 inches and are often found in homes
C．They don’t bite and they are free of disease.
D．We have reasons to like them.
59．Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?
A．The Houston Museum of Natural Science
B．A new exhibit
C．Quarters for cockroaches
D．A cockroach is lovely |
Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. 1 the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent 2 ofits own.No one knows exactly when jazz was 3 ,or by whom.But it began to be 4 in the early 1900s.Jazz is Americas contribution to 5 music.In contrast to classical music, which 6 formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and freeform.It bubbles with energy, 7 the moods, interests, and emotions of the people.In the 1920s jazz 8 like America, and 9 it does today.The 10 of this music are as interesting as the music 11 .American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz 12 .They were brought to Southern States 13 slaves.They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long 14 .When a Negro died his friend and relatives 15 a procession to carry the body to the cemetery.In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the 16 .On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. 17 on the way home the mood changed.Spirits lifted.Death had removed one of their 18 ,but the living were glad to bealive.The band played 19 music, improvising(即兴表演) on both the harmony andthe melody of the tunes 20 at the funeral.This music made everyone want to dance.It was an early form of jazz.
1.A.By B.At C.In D.On
2.A.music B.song C.melody D.style
3.A.discovered B.acted C.invented D.designed
4.A.noticed B.found C.listened D.heard
5.A.classical B.sacred C.popular D.light
6.A.forms B.follows C.approaches D.introduces
7.A.expressing B.explaining C.exposing D.illustrating
8.A.appeared B.felt C.seemed D.sounded
9.A.as B.so C.either D.neither
10.A.origins B.originals C.discoveries D.resources
11.A.concerned B.itself C.available D.oneself
12.A.players B.followers C.fans D.pioneers
13.A.for B.as C.with D.by
14.A.months B.weeks C.hours D.times
15.A.demonstrated B.composed C.hosted D.formed
16.A.demonstration B.procession C.body D.march
17.A.Even B.Therefore C.Furthermore D.But
18.A.number B.members C.body D.relations
19.A.sad B.solemn C.happy D.funeral
20.A.whistled B.sung C.presented D.showed |
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