Thousands of people turned out into the streets to ________ against the local authorities'decision to build a highway across the field．（ ）A. contradictB. reformC. counterD. protest

He was so happy that the new job was not a routine and -------- one, but gave him lots of room for creativity and growth.A. luminousB. monotonousC. prosperousD. generous

Some 23 million additional US residents are expected to become more regular users of the US health care system in the next several years, thanks to the passage of health care reform. Digitising medical data has been promoted as one way to help the already burdened system manage the surge in patients. But putting people’s health information in databases and online is going to do more than simply reduce redundancies (冗余). It is already shifting the very way we seek and receive health care. “The social dynamics of care are changing,” says John Gomez, vice president and chief technology strategy officer at Eclipsys, a medical information tempany. Most patients might not yet be willing to share their latest CT scan images over Facebook, he notes, but many parents post their babies’ ultrasound (超声波) images, and countless patients nowadays use social networking sites to share information about conditions, treatments and doctors. With greater access to individualised health information―whether that is through a formal electronic medical record, a self-created personal health record or a quick instant-messaging session with a physician ― the traditional roles of doctors and patients are undergoing a rapid transition. “For as long as we’ve known, health care has been ‘I go to the physician, and they tell me what to do, and I do it’,” says Nitu Kashyap, a physician and research fellow at the Yale Center for Medical Informatics. Soon more patients will be arriving at a hospital or doctor’s office having reviewed their own record, latest test results and recommended articles about their health concerns. And even more individuals will be able to skip that visit altogether, instead sending a text message or e-mail to their care provider or consulting a personal health record or smart-phone application to answer their questions. These changes will be strengthened by the nationwide shift to electronic medical records, which has already begun. Although the majority of US hospitals and doctors’ offices are still struggling to start the changeover, many patients already have electronic medical records―and some even have partial access to them. The MyChart programme, in use at Cleveland Clinic, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre at Dallas and other facilities, is a Web portal (门户) through which patients can see basic medical information as well as some test results. Medical data is getting a new digital life, and it is jump-starting a “fundamental change in how care is provided”, Gomez says. 1 What does the author say about putting patient information in databases and online? A It enables more Americans to join the health care system. B It contributes to the passage of health care reform. C It increases the burden of the US health care system. D It changes how people seek and receive health care. 2 What do many patients use social networking sites to do according to John Gomez? A To improve their social interactions. B To post their latest CT scan images. C To share information about their health care. D To show their babies’ recent pictures. 3 According to Nitu Kashyap, more patients in the future will ____ . A refuse to follow their doctors’ advice B be more dependent on their doctors C leave out their visit to doctors’ offices and hospitals D have their illness cured through e-mail 4 It is stated in the the fifth paragraph that ____ . A nationwide digitalisation of medical data will begin soon B most of US hospitals and doctors are against the shift C patients are worried about the security of their health information D patients are starting to make use of their electronic medical records 5 The best title for this passage could be ____ . A The Future of Your Medical Data B Challenges Against Doctors and Hospitals C Benefits of the US Health Care Reform D How to Access and Share Your Health Information

The fact is, the world has been finding less oil than it has been using for more than twenty years now. Not only has demand been 1 , but the oil we have been finding is coming from places that are 2 to reach. At the same time, more of this newly 3 oil is of the type that requires a greater investment to 4 . And because demand for this precious resource will grow, according to some, by over 40 percent by 2025, fueling the world's economic 5 will take a lot more energy from every possible source.The energy industry needs to get more from existing fields while continuing to search for new 6 . Automakers must continue to improve fuel efficiency and perfect hybrid （混合动力的） vehicles. Technological improvements are needed so that wind, solar and hydrogen can be more 7 parts of the energy equation. Governments need to formulate energy policies that promote 8 and environmentally sound development. Consumers must be willing to pay for some of these solutions, while practicing conservation efforts of their own.Inaction is not an 9 . So let's work together to balance this equation. We are taking some of the 10 needed to get started, but we need your help to go the rest of the way.A.consequently B.cultivate C.declining D.derivedE.difficult F.discovered G.economically H.exceptionI.feasible J.growth K.optionL.refineM.reserves N.soaring O.steps

Aging happens to all of us ,and is generally thought of as a natural part of life. It would seem silly to call such a thing a "disease".On the other hand,scientists are increasingly learning that aging and biological age are two different things,and that the former is a key risk factor for conditions such as heart disease,cancer and many more. In that light,aging itself might be seen as something treatable, the way you would treat high blood pressure or a vitamin deficiency.Biophysicist Alex Zhavoronkov believes that aging should be considered a disease. He said that describing aging as a disease creates incentives to develop treatments."It unties the hands of the pharmaceutical(制药的)industry so that they can begin treating the disease and not just the side effects, "he said."Right now, people think of aging as natural and something you can't control "he said. "in academic circles, people take aging research as just an interest area where they can try to develop interventions. The medical community also takes aging for granted, and can do nothing about it except keep people within a certain health range."But if aging were recognized as a disease, he said, "it would attract funding and change the way we do health care. What matters is understanding that aging is curable. ""It was always known that the body accumulates damage," he added. "The only way to cure aging is to find ways to repair that damage. I think of it as preventive medicine for age—related conditions."Leonard Hayflick, a professor at the university of CalifoNia, San Francisco, said the idea that aging can be cured implies the human lifespan can be increased, which some researchers suggest is possible. Hayflick is not among them." There 're many people who recover from cancer, stroke or heart disease. But they continue to age, because aging is separate from their disease, " Hayflick said."Even if those causes of death were eliminated, life expectancy would still not go much beyond 92 years."What do people generally believe about aging?A.It should cause no alarm whatsoever.B.They just cannot do anything about it.C.It should be regarded as a kind of disease.D.They can delay it with advances in scienceHow do many scientists view aging now?A.It might be prevented and treated.B.It results from a vitamin deficiency.C.It can be as risky as heart disease.D.It is an irreversible biological process.What does Alex Zhavoronkov think of "describing aging as a disease" ?A.It will prompt people to take aging more seriously.B.It will greatly help reduce the side effects of aging.C.It will free pharmacists from the conventional beliefs about aging.D.It will motivate doctors and pharmacists to find ways to treat aging.What do we learn about the medical community?A.They now have a strong interest in research or aging.B.They differ from the academic circles in their view on aging.C.They can contribute to people's health only to a limited extent.D.They have ways to intervene in people's aging process.What does Professor Leonard Hayflick believe?A.The human lifespan cannot be prolonged.B.Aging is hardly separable from disease.C.Few people live up to the age of 92.D.Heart disease is the major cause of aging.

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所 给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.It was my second day of school and it was raining heavily. I could not resist the habit I had at home, so I fell asleep right at my desk. I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were halfway home. It was the last time I felt close to him. After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered much by this thought. I was proud of it, for I felt independent and “grown up.” However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought comfort from him.One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, watching me scratching the paper. Then he said, “This kind of writing needs patience. Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”I follow his advice for the next two words, but as I could see little improvement, I followed my own method----the fast way. His advice did not improve my writing but our relationship. As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his schooling in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in the town then, so he was considered to be a scholar. People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to count on you. We are useless to improve you anything for your future.You have to get an education to change the life for yourself.” As a result of his expectation, I have made it through high school and through college.21. How did the author first react to father’s suggestion? A. She found it hard to accept. B. She was confused about it. C. She accepted it. D. She doubted it.22. Why did the author feel depressed sometimes? A. She found her father never carried her. B. Her father never hugged her as other fathers did to their children. C. She was bothered much by the thought that her father never cared her. D. She never sought comfort from her father.23. We can infer from the passage that the author’s father______. A. is helpful to improving the author for her future. B. attaches great importance to education. C. pushes the author tightly. D. received little education.24. What was the author’s purpose in writing this passage? A. to introduce her father. B. to demonstrate people her attitude toward life. C. to encourage people to follow their fathers’ suggestions. D. to show what matters to her personal development.BHave you ever intended to be fully absorbed in your work but found yourself distracted (走神) by e-mail, the Internet and other things throughout the day? According to the survey made by a famous university in the USA, most people have the experience.“People often lose their concentration when they are bored, of course, but also when they are engaged in challenging tasks,” says Peter Bregman, the head of the survey. “They sometimes have a feeling to escape from what’s difficult or boring, so they jump out,” he says. The part of the brain devoted to attention is connected to the brain’s emotional center. Any strong emotion —quarrels with colleagues, problems at home —can interrupt our attention. Studies over the last decade have shown that too much work to do at a time can easily lead to distraction.Refocusing is hard for many people. Robert Epstein suggests the following, “Stop and listen to some soft music for a few minutes. Find a good friend or a teacher and say out your matter on your mind. Go for a short walk or take a deep breath, where you breathe in deeply, count to five slowly, hold it and breathe out very slowly. This can blow out all the tension and the unwanted in your mind to restore your focus.”Take more control by structuring your time and becoming more aware of your behaviors.“Setting the phone alarm to go off every hour is my way of creating awareness,”Mr. Bregman says.“You have to inform yourself that you’ve lost focus in order to do something about it.” Starting the day with a to-do list is also important, such as when to eat, when to go to the gym or take a walk. But if it’s overly ambitious, you will pu t yourself in a state of anxiety, which makes it hard for the brain to concentrate. “Choosing three or four things as your priority (优先) for the day allows your brain to settle down and focus,” he says.25. According to the passage, which is NOT the reason why some people can be distracted from their work? A. They don’t want to be devoted to their work. B. They are disturbed by the Internet and other things. C. They can’t find interest in their work. D. They feel their work is too hard for them.26. Which incident might not interrupt your attention? A. You were scolded by your teacher. B . You had words with your good friend. C. Yo u went to school at six as usual. D. Your mother and father had a quarrel.27. According to Robert Epstein, how can we refocus on what we should do? A. Listen to rock music for some time. B. Turn to your good friends or teachers for help. C. Run around the playground for some time. D. Take a breath from time to time.28. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “restore”in the passage? A. recover B. reform C. release D. reactCDoes stress cause gray hair? Many people believe that tension and stress can cause your hair to lose its color．In fact，it is an old wives tale that being upset all the time can result in premature graying．Here is a closer look at this situation and why some believe that this old wives tale could be true．As one ages，the hairs on the head also age．In fact，just about everything on the human body begins to show signs of wear and tear after a while．The joints wear and become stiff and skin wears and becomes wrinkled．Hairs on the head grow and eventually die．They are replaced，but in the process something else happens．When new hairs are replaced，the color or pigment(色素)is also added to them．However，as one ages，this pigment becomes less and less available．At first，hairs will have a limited amount of pigment and they will appear to be grayish in color．In time，they will lose all of their pigment and will be white．Many things are known to cause graying．and genetics is a very powerful factor．If one of your parents turns gray at an early age，there is a good chance that you will too．Some people begin the graying process in high school，while others may be over the age of forty．Constant worry and tension can have many harmful effects on the human body．It is a known fact that stressful times can cause one to suffer hair loss．It would make sense that if it can cause these problems，perhaps it also may contribute to graying．However，there is no sound evidence to support this．On the other hand，many medical professionals believe that there may be a link：between graying and a constant state of anxiety or tension．Does stress cause gray hair? There is no scientific evidence to support the theory，but it is best to avoid stressful situations．29．The underlined phrase in the first paragraph most probably means _____________ .A．clever remarks B．silly remarksC．exciting remarks D．disappointed remarks30．The second paragraph mainly tells us_____________ .A．every part of body is replaced with age B．hairs will grow weak but not dieC．skin becomes wrinkled with age D．every part of body ages with age31．From the passage we can infer that _____________ .A．stress causing gray hair is still in questionB．gray hair has nothing to do with tension．C．stressful situations can be of benefit．D．sound evidence has been found．32．What might play the most important role in the graying process?A．Genetics and the amount of sleeping timeB．The amount of food people eat and living environmentC．The amount of pigment and geneticsD．Genetics and the amount of water people drinkDOur warming planet is expected to face serious water crisis（危机）in the coming decades — which means each nation’s natural resource will be more important than ever. REST OF TOP 5-|||-2.Micronesi a 91.66.-|||-123.CHINA-|||-22.47 33. Which country or region has the most freshwater resource per year?A. Guyana B. Brazil C. Iceland D. China34. According to the statistics, what is the world average of freshwater resource per person?A. 244,973 cubic kilometers B. 241 cubic kilometers C. 3,642 cubic kilometers D. 6,122 cubic kilometers 35. Which country or region appears twice on the top 5 lists?A. Bhutan B. Seychelles C. Canada D. Suriname第二节 （共5小题 ，每小题2分，满分10分） 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。In the past few years, many people found themselves trying really hard to hold on to jobs that they may not have wanted. 36 . Jobs data is improving, and the labor market seems to be picking up. Here are four signs that it might be time for you to move on.1. You really hate the idea of going to work.We all have days that we don’t want to go in to work. We may even dislike what we do for work. But do you really hate the idea of going in? 37 .2. You are concerned about the values of your boss and coworkers. 38 . However, if you find yourself questioning the values and ideals of those around you at work, it could be an indication that you are out of place. If you feel that you are not in line with your organization, it might be the time to move on.3. You wish you had more challenging tasks.For some people, easy work is preferred. 39 . However, you might wish for more challenging tasks. If you want to progress as a person, a job that doesn’t provide you with an abundant challenge can be disheartening. Now that the economy is a little more stable, you can look around for a job that offers more satisfaction.4. 40 .If you feel left out of the culture at work, it might be a strong indication that you belong somewhere else. You want to be in a work environment that you feel a part of. If you have been with an organization for more than a few months, and you still feel somewhat awkward, it might be a sign that you need to find an organization where you integrate(融入) into the culture a little bit better. A. You feel like an outsider.B. It’s a matter of working day in and day out.C. Many of us have our own values and ideals.D. However, now might be the time to find a new job.E. The cultural aspects of your job are just as important as the technical aspects.F. If this is the case, it might be the time to find a new job, or even start a business.G. Now that the economy is tough, many of us are unwilling to rock the boat at work.

Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.Amid all the job losses, there’s no category of worker that the economic disruption has been good for: nonhumans.From self-service checkout lines at supermarket to industrial robots armed with saws and taught to carve up animal bodies in slaughter-houses, these ever-more-intelligent machines are now not just assisting workers but actually kicking them out of their jobs.Automation isn’t just affecting factory workers, either. Some law firms now use artificial intelligence software to scan and read mountains of legal documents. work that previously was performed by highly-paid human lawyers."Robots continue to have an impact on blue-collar jobs, and white-collar jobs are under attack by microprocessors," says economics professor Edward Learner. The recession permanently wiped out 2.5 million jobs. US gross domestic product has climbed back to pre-recession levels, meaning we’re producing as much as before, only with 6% fewer workers. To be sure, robotics are not the only job killers Out there, with outsourcing（外包）stealing far more jobs than automation.Jeff Burnstein, president of the Robotics Industry Association, argues that robots actually save US jobs. His logic: companies that embrace automation might use fewer workers, but that’s still better than firing everyone and moving the work overseas.It’s not that robots are cheaper than humans, though often they are. It’s that they’re better. "In some cases the quality requirements are so exacting that even if you wanted to have a human do the job, you couldn’t." Burnstein says.Same goes for surgeons, who’re using robotic systems to perform an ever-growing list of operations- not because the machines save money but because, thanks to the greater precision of robots, the patients recover in less time and have fewer complications, says Dr. Myriam Curet.Surgeons may survive the robot invasion, but others at the hospital might not be so lucky. as iRobot, maker of the Roomba, a robot vacuum cleaner, has been showing off Ava, which could be used as a messenger in a hospital. And once you’re home, recovering, Ava could let you talk to your doctor, so there’s no need to send someone to your house. That "mobile telepresence" could be useful at the office. If you’re away on a trip, you can still attend a meeting. Just connect via videoconferencing software, so your face appears on Ava’s screen.Is any job safe I was hoping to say" journalist," but researchers are already developing software that can gather facts and write a news story. Which means that a few years from now, a robot could be writing this column. And who will read it Well, there might be a lot of us hanging around with lots of free time on our hands.What caused the greatest loss of jobs in America A. Using microprocessors extensively.B. Moving production to other countries.C. The bankruptcy of many companiesD. The invasion of migrant workers.

阅读理解(本答题共两节,满分35分)第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面三篇材料,根据材料内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFour students are talking about May Day Holiday。Li Yufang: I went to Xiangyang with my cousin。 We visited the ancient city of Xiangyang. We ate the most famous Xiangyang Beef Noodles. Xiangyang is a beautiful city with the historyof more than 2,800 years. I like it very much. We stayed there for two days。Zhang Xin: My parents took me to Beijing by plane. We visited the Great Wall, the Bird’sNest and the Palace Museum。 We had planned to visit the Beijing Expo, but the tickets were toodifficult to buy. My parents said they would take me there this summer。Liu Liang: My uncle and aunt work in Shanghai. I took a train to visit them with my sister。They took us to Shanghai Disneyland. It opened on June 16th, 2016, It is the sixth Disney Theme (主题) park in the world. It is different from the others.Wang Lan: My father drove me to Hainan Province, It’s in the south part of our country。The weather there is pretty good。 We stayed in Haikou for a short rest and then we drove on toSanya。 There, we found many beautiful beaches。51。 Li Yufang visited Xiangyant with her _ _ on May Day Holiday.A. father B。 uncle C。 cousin D。 sister52。 Liu Liang's uncle and aunt work in 。A。 Xiangyang B. Beijing C. Shanghai D。 Haikou53。 Zhang Xin couldn't visit _ with his parents during the holiday。A. the Great Wall B. the Palace MuseumC。 the Bird's Nest D。 the Beijing Expo54。 Wang Lan went to Sanya 。A。 by car B. by ship C。 by train D. by plane55。 Choose the TRUE sentence of the following according to the passage.A. Li Yufang stayed in Xiangyang for three days.B。 Wang Lan’s father drove her to Sanya without rest.C。 Liu Liang and her sister went to visit their parents by train.D. Zhang Xin will go to Beijing again with his parents this summer.BAs the taxi leaves, my father stands at the living room window looking out, watching me move off into the darkness, at 4:30 a。 m. His grey hair is untidy from sleeping.Moments ago, he got up to carry my bag for me and went into the cold open air。He thanked me for a daughter’s cooking and for having traveled so far to spend the holiday with him。 I told him that I worried about he would feel lonely again in the empty house.“I have my plans," he said, in the moments before I walked out the door。When I arrived 10 days ago, I felt it was quiet and lifeless in the house。 Then my brothers and I came and filled the rooms. But, now, they’re gone, I am the last to leave。As the taxi began to move, I watched the lights go off, but my father didn’t leave. Even though he couldn’t see me in the dark, he stood by the window watching, beside the tree。 It was a fresh tree. He buys one every year for the new year.The life is hard for my father: my mother died years ago, and now his children are far from home, our selfish choices taking us from one end of the country to the other, the life of the tree, cut for Christmas, is short; my father’s is long and strong. But both of them are tall and straight.I leave behind two trees: one with silver—grey hair, the other still freshly green。56. The father walked out the door without in the morning。A。 making his hair tidy B. seeing his daughterC。 carrying the bag D。 saying a word57。 The writer worried about her father because 。A。 he never felt lonely B. he’d live alone againC. he had nothing in the house D. he is too old to look after himself58. From the fifth paragraph we know the writer 。A. didn’t leave until her brothers left B。 decided to stay with her fatherC。 was one of the father’s two children D。 left her father before her brothers59。 The underlined word “selfish” in the passage means______ in Chinese。A。 随意的 B. 错误的 C. 自私的 D. 慎重的60。 The best title for this passage should be 。A。 The Tree Cut for the New Year B。 The Lonely Father Lives AloneC. The Children Who Have No Mother D. The Great Father in My HeartCWhen I saw Ronny for the first time, he looked like other kids in the first-grade classroom where I volunteered as a Reading Mom。 However, he usually arrived at school wearing old clothes.On the day when it was Ronny’s turn to read。 he sat very close to me。 I watched his fingers move slowly under each letter as he tried to speak out “Bud the Sub”。 It sounded more like “Baw Daw Saw” when he said it because of his difficulty with the alphabet (字母).The year passed quickly and Ronny had made some progress but he was still below the level of grade. A few weeks before the school year ended, I held an award(颁奖) ceremony。 I had gifts and certificates(证书) for everyone. It took me a while to think about which Ronny fit; I believed the gift could cheer him up. I finally decided on “The Most Progressive Reader”。 I showed his certificate and a book。A few days later, I saw Ronny reading the book when I went back to the school。 His teacher said, “He hasn’t put that book down. That’s the first book he’s ever owned。 ”Fighting back tears(眼泪) I came near Ronny and asked, “Will you read me your book, Ronny?" He nodded.And then, for the next few minutes, he read to me more smoothly than I'd ever thought。 When he finished reading, Ronny closed his book and said, “Good book。 ”At that moment, I knew I should do what an author(作家) had done—care children and makethem excellent.61. The writer found that there was something wrong with Ronny’s 。A。 eyes B. talent C。 pronunciation D。 fingers62. The writer praised Ronny at the end of the school year because in the class。A. he tried to do better B. he could read the alphabet bestC. he was above the level of grade D. he did as well as the other students63。 The underlined phrase “fighting back (tears)”in the fifth paragraph means 。A。 beginning to cry silently B。 turning back to cry loudlyC. being filled with sad tears D。 trying hold not to show the feeling64. The writer was moved so deeply that she wanted to 。A。 help more children become successful B. take care of Ronny all the timeC。 teach children in the school as a teacher D. write more novels for children65。 Choose the main idea of this article。A。 Many children aren’t cared in some schools。B。 Children should be encouraged in their study。C. Most children like to read if they have good books.D. All the authors can be good teachers in primary schools。第二节(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(选项中有一项为多余选项。)I wish there would be a way to describe China in a simple word but that's impossible。▲66。 _ _ In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents.▲67. _ I teach in Xiangyang, a beautiful city which the Hanjiang River goes across it and I live here better. The foods are cheaper than those in the US, so are clothingand articles(物品) of everyday us。 People pay less for the public transportation, too。▲ 68. _ However, it is reported that still there are a few children who can’t afford the expenses(费用) of schooling. But the government organized Project Hope many yearsago。 It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school.▲69. _ I seldom saw the things mentioned of the creative(有创造力的) changes China has made。 But the economic miracles(经济奇迹) have the big problems。▲70。 _ To be honest, if I compare China with the US, my answer has always been the same: “We are not worse or better than each other; we are only different. ”5. Where are Frank’s books?A. On the chair B. On the desk。 C. On the bed.第二节 下面你将听到6段对话或独白, 每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出一个与你所听到的对话或独白内容相符的问题的答案。听每段对话或独白前,你都有10秒钟的时间阅读有关小题;听完后,每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第一段材料,回答第6至8小题。6.Where has Lily gone?A. To the supermarket. B。 To the bookstore。 C。 To the post office.7。 When will the students start?A。 At 7:00 a。 m. 。 B。 At 8:00 a。 m. . C. At 9:00 a. m。 .8. What should Lily wear?A。 Thick sweater。 B。 New shirt。 C。 Old clothes。听第二段材料,回答第9至1l小题。9. Who does the woman call?A。 The police. B. The reporter C. The driver.10. What color is the woman’s handbag?A。 Purple。 B。 Green. C. White.11. Where did the woman get off the bus?A. At the Hongshan Square。 B。 At the East Gate。 C. At the Xianjiang Hotel。A。 It’s a tradition to value education in China. B. I realize that family is everything in China。 C。 I am often asked which country I consider better. D. You'll not know China unless you go closer to it. E。 I was used to reading the news of China in the US。 F. The cost of living here isn’t as high as that in the US. 非选择题(主观题) (共35分)

The magician made us think he cut the girl into pieces, but it was merely an ______.A. illusionB. impressionC. imageD. illumination

A spacecraft destined to become the fastest manmade object in history is set for launch on Friday on a mission that will end in a high-speed crash into the largest planet in the solar system. Nasa’s 1bn Juno space probe is bound for Jupiter on a mission to peer through the clouds of the Jovian atmosphere and deep into the planet’s interior.Before Juno arrives at its destination, rocket motors will fire up and set the satellite spinning like a three-bladed propeller so that each of its scientific instruments can get a regular and clear view of the planet.The five-year journey will bring Juno in over the north pole of Jupiter to begin the first of 33 orbits at speeds of up to 160,000kph. To minimize damage from Jupiter’s intense radiation fields, the spacecraft will follow a highly elliptical (椭圆的) orbit that goes far out into space before returning low over the north and south poles.The spinning satellite will photograph Jupiter’s spectacular aurora (极光) and map its intense magnetic and gravitational fields for a year in a bid to understand the planet’s formation and the inner workings that make it one of the most extraordinary bodies in the solar system.“Juno will help us understand how the solar system formed, and how all the planets formed.” said Jack Connerney, deputy principal investigator on the Juno mission at Nasa’s Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland. “After the formation of the sun, the vast majority of mass left over in the solar system resides in Jupiter. The planet is so massive that none of the material that was originally there could escape its gravity, so Jupiter is effectively a sample of the primitive solar nebula (太阳星云) that all the planets formed from.”A major question Juno will seek to answer is the nature of the dynamo that generates Jupiter’s powerful magnetic field, which is 20,000 times stronger than that of the Earth. On our home planet, the magnetic field is produced by a spinning core of molten iron.1. What will the spacecraft Juno end in?A) Going deep into Jupiter’s interior.B) Rotating in orbit around Jupiter.C) A steady landing on Jupiter.D) A high-speed crash into Jupiter. 2. What is the purpose of Juno following a highly elliptical orbit?A) To avoid damage by the radiation fields. B) To return low over the south poles.C) To get a clearer view of the planet.D) To stay away from the north poles.3. What will Juno do to help us understand how Jupiter formed?A) Photograph spectacular stars surrounding the planet.B) Peer through the vast majority of mass left over there.C) Map the magnetic and gravitational fields of the planet. D) Measure the distance between Jupiter and its satellite.4. What do we know about Jupiter according to Jack Connerney?A) It is made from a large amount of mass.B) It is very massive with high gravity. C) It is actually a sample of other primitive planets.D) It has a dynamo generating powerful magnetic fields.5. What is the main idea of the passage?A) Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter after a five-year journey.B) Juno space probe will draw maps of Jupiter.C) Juno space probe prepares for its mission to Jupiter. D) New frontiers of the solar system will be explored in the future.