Because of his excellent administration, people lived in peace and __ and all previously neglected matters were taken care of.A. convictionB. contestC. consentD. content

Task 2-|||-Mary and Howard liked to travel.Every vacation they went to a different place.When they lert-|||-the house.they always locked the doors and windows carefully. They kept one set of keys and-|||-Gail took the other set of keys and left them with her mother.-|||-Mary and Howard spent two weeks camping on a farm.When they came home at midnight,-|||-all they wanted to do was sleep.-|||-"Give me the keys,Howard.Let me open the door."-|||-"Uh,oh,Mary.I can't find the keys.You have them,don't you?"-|||-"No,Howard.I gave them to you.Look again." __-|||-"Really,Mary.I don't have them."-|||-They both looked everywhere,but the keys were not anywhere.-|||-"Don't make a noise.People are all sleeping.Go to your mum 's house,Mary.and get the cther-|||-set.Let me keep an eye on the bags."-|||-Mary went to her mother's house,but her mother wasn't home.-|||-"Well,Howard.I think we must find a way to get inside."-|||-Howard tried to open the kitchen window,but he forgot that the window was locked too.At-|||-last he found a stone and with it,he broke the window and got into the house.He went to open the-|||-front door for Mary,only to find a policeman -the noise made him come.-|||-41.Mary and Howard liked to go to __-|||-A.the same place B.the same farm-|||-C.a different farm D.a place they had never been to-|||-42.When they left the house,they __-|||-A.were too happy to lock the doors and windows-|||-B.forgot to lock the doors and windows-|||-C.never forgot to lock the doors and windows-|||-D.asked Mary's mother to lock the doors and windows-|||-43.They couldn't get into the house because __-|||-A.people were sleeping B.they lost the keys-|||-C.Mary's mother wasn't at home D.both B and C-|||-44.At last Howard got inside the house by breaking __-|||-A.the front door B.the back door-|||-C.the kitchen window D.the bedroom window-|||-45.The poiiceman came because __-|||-A.he wanted to help to open the door B.he found the keys they lost-|||-C.he heard Howard break the window D.he was called by them-|||-Task 3-|||-In England.people often talk about the weather because they can experience(经历)four-|||-seasons in one day.In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring.An hour later black-|||-_________________________......the I ho waather pets a litive cold.In the lare afternoon the sky will

v rise suddenly and greatly 急剧上升飞涨A. nutritiousB. graveC. surgeD. many

urban rail transit的汉语意思是一?A. 城市轨道交通B. 单轨交通C. 公共交通D. 轻轨交通

Complete the sentences by choosing suitable words in brackets to collocate with the italicized words.1 If you were asked to ________ (achieve, accomplish) a task but were not given enough information, how would you solve this problem?2 He felt a strong ________ (sense, emotion) of guilt when he didn't meet his parents' expectations.3 Whether you want to or not, you need to meet your ________ (assignments, obligations) as a citizen.4 By forgiving, we can throw away the emotional ________ (baggage, bag) we may have carried for years, if not decades.5 In your ________ (pursuit, catch) of happiness, you need to have the courage to explore who you are or, better yet, who you can become.6 Procrastination may be recognized as a potential source of ________ (damage, destroy) to one's goals.

Section A-|||-Directions: In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each-|||-blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully-|||-before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding-|||-letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the-|||-words in the bank more than once.-|||-Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.-|||-Researchers have identifi 1.4 million animal species so far -and millions remain to be discovered,-|||-named,and scientifically described.So how much would it actually cost to 26 every animal on Earth?A-|||-pair of Brazilian scientists has crunched (大量运算)the numbers and 27 up with an answer:-|||-billion.-|||-That`s way more than the billion that famed Harvard University biologist Edward O.Wilson estimated-|||-back in 2000-and that was for every species on Earth,not just animals. But even billion would be a-|||- 28 price to pay to understand the creatures that 29 such essentials as agriculture,fisheries,new-|||-drugs,and energy sources,says ornithologis (鸟类学家)Joel Cracraft of the American Museum of Natural-|||-History in New York City."Literally,the world economy runs on biodiversity,"he says."People don`t-|||-understand really,deeply how much we depend on biodiversity."-|||-Most biolologolstagree that with extinction rates 30 and climate change looming,the 31 to-|||-document the planet`s biodiversity-or biota (生物区) -isurgent, 32 considering the essential role these-|||-life forms play in crop pollination,clean air,and other aspects of human 33 "We are losing species by-|||-extinction faster than we are describing new species"according to some estimates,says biologist Antonio-|||-Marques,who 34 the new paper with Fernando Carbayo,both at the University of St.Paulo in Brazil.-|||-"We have to know the biota to preserve and conserve the biota,"he says.-|||-Besides the money,another huge 35 to a complete understanding of the animal kingdom is a global-|||-shortage of taxonomists (分类学家),experts say.-|||-A)attempt F) effort K)obstacle-|||-B) cheaper G)enable L) small-|||-C)classify H) especially M)soaring-|||-D)coauthored I) exactly N) -being-|||-E)come J) identify O)yetSection A Directions;In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage. Researchers have identified 1.4 million animal species so far-and millions remain to be discovered, named, and scientifically described. So how much would it actually cost to_ 26every animal on Earth? A pair of Brazilian scientists has crunched(大量运算)the numbers and_ 27 up with an answer: 263 billion. That's way more than the 5 billion thatfamed Harvard University biologist Edward O. Wilson estimated back in 2000-and that was for every species on Earth,not just animals. But even 263 billion would be a _ 28 price to pay to understand the creatures that_ 29 such essentials as agriculture, fisheries,new drugs,and energy sources, says ornithologist (鸟类学家)Joel Cracraft of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City."Literally,the world economy runs on biodiversity," he says."People don't understand really, deeply how much we depend on biodiversity." Most biologists agree that with extinction rates 30_ and climate change looming,the 31_ to document the planet's biodiversity-or biota (生物区)-is urgent,_ 32 considering the essential role these life forms play in crop pollination, clean air,and other aspects of human_33."We are losing species by extinction faster than we are describing new species" according to some estimates,says biologist Antonio Marques, who_ 34 the new paper with Fernando Carbayo, both at the University of St. Paulo in Brazil. "We have to know the biota to preserve and conserve the biota," he says. Besides the money,another huge 35 to _a complete understanding of the animal kingdom is a global shortage of taxonomists (分类学家),experts say. ___A)attempt F)effort K)obstacle B) cheaper G)enable L)small C)classify H)especially M)soaring D)coauthored Dexactly N)well-being E)come J)identify O)yet

A. using B. after C. affected D. who E. makeF. period G. investigates H. whether I. particularly J. habitsA new study finds that getting a family dog is good for kids. The finding is part of a growing body of research that 1. ____ how dogs can boost health, not just for kids but for people of all ages.In the study, Australian researchers followed 600 children over a 2. ____ of three years. They tracked kids' physical activities by 3. ____ monitors that measured things like how fast, long and intensely they moved. They also surveyed parents about their children's activities and 4. ____ they had a family dog or not. The researchers tried to see how the kids' activity levels were 5. ____ by dog ownership.Perhaps not surprisingly, both boys and girls in the study spent more time in playing in the yard 6. ____ getting a dog. But the impact was 7. ____ pronounced in girls. Adding a dog to the household increased young girls' physical activities by 52 minutes a day. It could 8. ____ a meaningful difference to their health."Having a dog in childhood could help kids create healthy 9. ____ around physical activities," says MacDonald, a professor at Oregon State University, 10. ____ has studied the physical and emotional benefits of dog ownership in kids.

During ancient times， children didn't have smart phone， iPad or computer to entertain them． Instead， they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood． Let's take a look．Stone balls During the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911）， kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China， and it was often played in the winter to keep warm． Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet．In 1999， the sport was included in the competition item in the 6th National Ethnic Group Traditional Sports Meeting held in Beijing．Flying kites Kites have quite a long history． The earliest kites were made of wood， instead of paper． Nowadays， the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite， Tianjin kite and Weifang kite， which each has distinctive features． The swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style．Hide-and-seek Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children， popular around the nation． There are two ways to play： covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to tease him or， more commonly， participants hide and one child must try to find them．Watching shadow plays The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play． Folk artists manipulate puppets （操纵木偶） behind the screen， narrating stories and accompanied by music． During the Qing Dynasty， shadow play art reached its peak， and was staged for each major occasion．Firecrackers Firecrackers have a history of more than 2，000 years． It is said that there was a beast named Nian in ancient China， and to scare off the beast， people burnt bamboo joints to make it blast （爆炸）． After gunpowder was invented， it gradually replaced the bamboo joint cracker． Crackers are still set off during the Spring Festival to symbolize luck and fortune．（1）What is the best title for the text？ ____ A． Children's games in ancient ChinaB． Great inventions of ancient ChinaC． Advanced technologies of modern timesD． Great wisdom of ancient Chinese people（2）What is true about the game "Stone balls" according to the text？ ____ A． It was very popular in all the areas at that time．B． Children could play it with their hands．C． It was played not just for fun．D． It has died out in modern times．（3）Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word "narrating"？ ____ A． writingB． recordingC． tellingD． singing（4）Which game still has a great influence on the traditional Chinese holidays？ ____ A． Flying kitesB． Hide-and-seekC． FirecrackersD． Watching shadow plays

Section C-|||-Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished-|||-statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on-|||-the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.-|||-Passage One-|||-Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.-|||-You may know the feeling.It`s the late afternoon,and you still haven`t left the house. You`ve spent the-|||-last several hours on your phone,scrolling through your Facebook news feed,refreshing Twitter and watching-|||-YouTube videos.A smartphone might feel like it`s keeping you connected, but it can also be a way of secluding-|||-yourself.-|||-Data from a recent study conducted by researchers at Northwestem Limesity`s Fe School of-|||-Medicine found that the scenario described above-high volume of phone use and a static(静止的)geographic-|||-location-could be linked to depression.The study,published in The Journal of Medical Internet Research,also-|||-found that depressed people,on average,spend more time on the phone than non-depressed people-|||-"People are likely,when on their phones,to avoid thinking about things that are troubling,painful-|||-feelings or difficult relationships,"said David Mohr,one of the study`s senior authors and a professor of-|||-behavioral psychology at Northwestern, in a statem `It`s an avoidance behavior we see in depression."-|||-Mohr also pointed out that depressed people tend to withdraw emotionally and avoid going out-behaviors that-|||-are arguably facilitatete by the constant entertainment stream avai on smartphones.-|||-The study`s participants consisted of a mix of people with and without prior depression. They completed a-|||-questionnaire describing symptoms before agreeing to have their phone use monitored for two weeks.-|||-Using GPS,the researchers tracked their location and the amount of time they spent on the phone. They were-|||-then able to identify which participan were depressed using the aggregated phone data, with 87 percent-|||-accuracy.-|||-Sohrob Sacb,a research fellow at Northwestern,said in the release that phones could be more reliable for-|||-diagnosing depression tha traditional methods.In standard industry practic patients are often asked to-|||-describe their symptoms by indicating how sad they are on a scale of 1 to 10.According to Saeb,the release-|||-reported, these responses can be rote and unreliable.In contrast, the study found, a smartphone can-|||-unobtrusively(不引人注目地)and accurately measure a patient`s daily activity,providing data that could-|||-trigger a health care provider to recognize the need for an intervention.-|||-46.What is the author`s opinion about using a smartphone?-|||-A)It is only a tool to contact people. C)It does great harm to health.-|||-B)It makes people feel lonely. D)It keeps people apart from others.-|||-47.What can be learned from the study conducted by researchers at Northwestern University?-|||-A)Too much time spent on phones leads to depression.-|||-B)Depressed people tend to spend more time on phones than others.-|||-C)Spending more time on phones can help cure depression.-|||-D)Non-depressed people spend little time on their phones.-|||-48.According to Mohr,why do depressed people focus on phones?-|||-A)They tend to temporarily forget about unhappiness.-|||-B)They feel entertained and amused by phones.-|||-C)They do not have many friends to hang out with.-|||-D)They find confidence and happiness from the phones.-|||-49.What do we know about traditional methods for diagnosing depression?-|||-A)Patients`location is monitored by GPS.-|||-B)Patients describe their symptoms in words.-|||-C)Patients complete a questionnaire to describe symptoms.-|||-D)Patients indicate their sadness on a scale of 1 to 10.-|||-50.Patients`daily activities can be measured by smartphones so that __-|||-A)they can adjust their living habits if necessary-|||-B)their family and friends can know them better-|||-C)they can get timely health care if neededSection C Directions: There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A).B), C)and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage. You may know the feeling. It's the late afternoon, and you still haven't left the house. You've spent the last several hours on your phone,scrolling through your Facebook news feed, refreshing Twitter and watching YouTube videos. A smartphone might feel like it's keeping you connected, but it can also be a way of secluding yourself. Data from a recent study conducted by researchers at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicinc found that the scenario described above-high volume of phone use and a static(静 止的)geographic location-could be linked to depression. The study, published in The Journal of Medical Internet Research,also found that depressed people, on average, spend more time on the phone than non-depresscd people. "People are likely, when on their phones,to avoid thinking about things that are troubling,painful feelings or difficult relationships,"said David Mohr,one of the study's senior authors and a profes or of behavioral psychology at Northwestern,in a statement."It's an avoidance behavior we see in depression." Mohr also pointed out that depressed people tend to withdraw emotionally and avoid going out-behaviors that are arguably facilitated by the constant entertainment stream available on smartphones. The study's participants consisted of a mix of people with and without prior depression. They completed a questionnaire describing their symptoms before agreeing to have their phone use monitored for two weeks. Using GPS, the researchers tracked their location and the amount of time they spent on the phone. They were then able to identify which participants were depressed using the aggregated phone data,with 87 percent accuracy. Sohrob Sacb,a rescarch fellow at Northwestern,said in the relcase that phones could be more reliable for diagnosing depression than traditional methods. In standard industry practice, paticnts are often asked to describe thcir symptoms by indicating how sad they arc on a scale of l to 10. According to Sacb,the release reported,these responses can be rote and unreliable. In contrast, the study found,a smartphone can unobtrusively (不引人注目地)and accurately measure a patient's daily activity,providing data that could trigger a health care provider to recognize the need for an intervention. 46.What is the author's opinion about using a smartphone? A)It is only a tool to contact pcople. C) It does great harm to health. B)It makes people feel lonely. D)It keeps people apart from others. 47. What can be learned from the study conducted by researchers at Northwestern University? A) Too much time spent on phones leads to depression. B) Depressed people tend to spend more time on phones than others. C) Spending more time on phones can help cure depression. D)Non-depressed people spend little time on their phones. 48.According to Mohr, why do depressed people focus on phones? A) They tend to temporarily forget about unhappiness. B)They feel entertained and amused by phones. c) They do not have many friends to hang out with. D)They find confidence and happiness from the phones. 49. What do we know about traditional methods for diagnosing depression? A) Patients' location is monitored by GPS. B) Patients describe theirsymptoms in words. C)Patients complete a questionnaire to describe symptoms. D)Patients indicate their sadness on a scale of 1 to 10. 50.Patients'daily activities can be measured by smartphones so that _A) they can adjust their living habits if necessary B)their family and friends can know them better c)they can get timely health care if needed D)they will do their best under the monitoring

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