A man I easily ______ as Bob’s father sat there with a newspaper in hand s.A. knewB. understoodC. hadD. recognized

第二节：阅读短文，根据其内容，选择最佳选项。 Trees，are one of the oldest"citizens" of our Earth.They keep our air clean，reduce noise pollution，improve water quality and provide food and building materials. Just like us，trees change a lot as they grow.At one to three years old，young trees learn how to protect themselves.For example，many trees grow thorns to warn animals not to go near. When trees are four years old，they begin to grow very quickly and become strong enough to face challenges later in life.At the age of 15，trees become young adults.They grow more slowly and begin to produce flowers and fruit. It is not until the tree is 20 to 25 years old that it becomes a real adult.The tree reaches its largest size.Not only does the adult tree give us shade，oxygen and natural beauty，it is also a great place for a tree house，or a place for us to nap，read a book，listen to music or sip tea.If the adult tree receives proper care，it will continue to live healthily for many years. Gradually，trees begin to grow older and older and even die.At this time，they still have their important place in nature.When a tree becomes hollow （中空的） or part of it becomes dead，it provides a home to small animals and is a source of food for many other animals. In many ways，the life of a tree is similar to our own life experience.When looking at the life of a tree，we learn that each period of life brings it own form of joy and challenge.Enjoy every minute of it and take care of the trees!（1）According to the writer，we learn when trees are ____ and they learn to protect themselves.A.one to three years oldB.four years oldC.15 years oldD.20 to 25 years old（2）What's the Chinese meaning of the underline word "thorns"？ ____ A.藤B.果C.根D.刺（3）Which of the following about trees is NOT true？ ____ A.n adult tree gives us shade，oxygen and natural beauty.B.Many young trees grow thorns to warn animals.C.Older trees could do nothing for nature.D.An adult tree can make a great place for us to nap.（4）When trees die they will soon ____ .A.be cut down by farmersB.be protected by people who love natureC.be used as a home to small animalsD.be taken away from forests and sold out（5）What is the best title for this passage？ ____ A.The Life of Trees.B.The Love of Nature.C.Trees in Our Life.D.Loving Trees.

4.(单选题)Couldn`t you notice this room is __ large as the next one?(本题2.0分)-|||-A、half as-|||-1 B、as half-|||-C、one third as-|||-D、three as

Packaging is an important form of advertising．A package can sometimes motivate someone to a product For example，a small child might ask for a breakfast food that comes in a box with a picture of a TV character．The child is more interested in the picture than in breakfast food．Pictures printed on a package，or small gifts inside a box also motivate many children to buy products or to ask their parents for them． Some packages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing．Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this．Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less，people often prefer to the product in a reusable glass or dish，because they believe the container is free．However，the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product． The size of the package also motivates a buyer．Maybe the package has"Economy Size"or"Family Size"printed on it This suggests that the large size has the most product for the least money．But that is not always true．To find out，a buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit． The information on the package should provide some answers．But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement．The words and pictures do not tell the whole story．Only the product inside can do that． (1) .The word"motivate"in the second sentence most probably means" ______ "． A. making one deep in thought B. supplying a thought or feeling that makes one act C. providing a story that makes one moved D. making one believe that what he does is just (2) "A buyer will get something for nothing"most probably means that" ______ "． A. a buyer will get something useful free of charge B. a buyer will get what he pays for C. a buyer will gain more than he losses D. a buyer will not get what he wants to (3) People are likely to buy the product sold in a glass or dish because ______ ． A. the believe the cost of the container is included in the cost of the product B. the container is attractiveC. they think they can get the container for freeD. they have no other choice (4) Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage？ ______ A. Package is often a successful advertisement． B. Children are often made to buy a product by its package with attractive pictures． C. A buyer is also attracted by the size of the container． D. On seeing a well-designed container，a buyer often neglects （忽略） what is inside it． .

I think that the Great Wall is worth __________ hundreds of miles to visit.A. to travelB. travelingC. traveledD. travel

Miss Gorgers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, "Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street. Which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?"Tom at once answered, "Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves." "That's very good," Miss Gorgers answered, but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said, "Yes, Kate?" "I disagree." Kate said, "Your brother would hear you earlier because when it's 11 o'clock here it's only 8 o'clock in Los Angeles." (1)Miss Gorgers was teaching her class . A.how to telephone B.about electricity C.about time zone（时区） D.about sound (2)Miss Gorgers asked this question because she wanted to know whether . A.it was easy to phone to Los Angeles. B.her student could hear her from 75 feet away. C.her students had grasped（理解）herlesson. D.sound waves were slower than electricity. (3)Tom thought that electricity was . A.slower than sound waves. B.faster than sound waves. C.not so fast as sound waves. D.as fast as sound waves. (4)Kate thought Tom was wrong because . A.clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York. B.electricity was slower than sound waves. C.Tom was not good at physics at all. D.Tom's answer had nothing to do with sound waves. (5)Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics? A.Tom's B.Kate's C.Both A and B D.Neither A nor B

1 Complete the following sentences with the collocations given in the box below. Chang the form when necessary.•list the help of in•ect on the jobhave an impact on be confronted withmess with be adopted1 People with high self-awareness are able to speak accurately and openly about their emotions and the____ they____ their work.2 The professor's findings____ previous studies on emotional intelligence.3 Socially skilled people, for instance,____ managing teams — that's their empathy at work.4 People with high emotional intelligence never show great anxiety when____ sudden change.5 With this basic insight into the human cost of ignoring emotions____, the company initiated a workshop for crews to get them to see that how they are feeling has consequences.6 One after another, each manager declared,____, that every woman in this group didn't have the self-confidence needed to be promoted.7 The organization has____ many famous people in raising money to help homeless children.

I was really anxious about you． You ________ home without a word．（　　） A. mustn't leave B. shouldn't have left C. couldn't have left D. needn't leave

Sign has become a scientific hot button.Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique-a speech of the hand.They offer new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language and throw new light on an old scientific controversy：Whether language，complete with grammar，is something that we are born with，or whether it is a learned behavior.The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington，D.C.，the world's only liberal arts university for deaf people. When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English，the school enrolled him in a course in signing.But Stokoe noticed something odd：among themselves，students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code，each movement of the hands representing a word in English.At the time，American Sign Language（ASL）was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English（混杂英语）.But Stokoe believed the "hand talk" his students used looked richer.He wondered：Might deaf people actually have a genuine language？And could that language be unlike any other on Earth？It was 1955，when even deaf people considered their signing as "substandard".Stokoe's idea was academic heresy（异端邪说）. It is 37 years later.Stokoe--now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture-is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started.a revolution For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English，French and Japanese.They assumed language must be based on speech，the modulation（调节） of sound.But sign language is based on the movement of hands，the modulation of space. "What I said，" Stokoe explains， "is that language is not mouth stuff--it's brain stuff."（1）The present growing interest in sign language was encouraged to develop by ____ .A.a famous scholar in the study of the human brainB.a leading specialist in the study of liberal artsC.an English teacher in a university for the deafD.some senior experts in American Sign Language（2）According to Stokoe，sign language is ____ .A.a substandard languageB.a genuine languageC.an artificial languageD.an international language（3）Most educators objected to Stokoe's idea because they thought ____ .A.sign language was not extensively used even by deaf peopleB.sign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedC.a language should be easy to use and understandD.a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds

Food and clothing are ____ （universe）human needs.