二、 阅读理解（共 4 题）2. Smart phones are so common these days. It’s a wonder that our pets don’t own one. But theydon’t necessarily have to. These four apps will help you take care of your best furry friend fromdog training to first aid.Pet First AidPrice: 3.99Pet First Aid helps you provide the basic care and attention that your four-legged friend mightneed in a medical emergency. The application shows owners how to treat illnesses withhelpful videos, pictures and articles on subjects like cuts, wound treatment and more. Asection called Pet Info lets you enter in information about your pets including when they hadtheir last vaccinations, any medicines they take, or information about any diseases orconditions your animal suffers from.Paw Card Pet TrackerPrice: FreePaw Card helps you keep a record of your loved one’s important information. Use it to recordyour pet’s medical contacts, vaccinations, identity cards, medical conditions and medicines.Additional characteristics include a drawing showing your dog’s weight over time.Dog Park FinderPrice: FreeDog Park Finder helps you locate dog-friendly parks and training locations in yourarea(USA)locations only). The app includes in formation on more than 2,200 off-leash(无需给狗拴链的) areas, user photos and more than 6，500 reviews, so you can have fun withyour dog off the leash.Dog BookPrice: FreeDog Book is a social networking application for dogs. Like Face book, users can share withother people what’s going on in their dog’s life, share photos, and find great animal-friendlyplaces to meet up.【1】The app Pet First Aid is different from the other thee mainly in .A.size B.priceC.application D.position【2】If you want to keep a record of your dog’s weight, you can use .A.Dog Book B.Pet First AidC.Dog Park Finder D.Paw Card Pet Tracker【3】Which one is the best choice if you want to find dog training locations?A.Dog Park Finder B.Pet First AidC.Paw Card Pet Tracker. D.og Book【4】From the text we can know .A.Dog Book users can find off-leash areasB.Dog Park Finder provides worldwide informationC.Paw Card Pet Tracker records your dog’s informationD.Pet First Aid users can find the nearest hospital easily 3. On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicted that 42% of Americanscould be overweight by 2030. Our expanding waistlines lead to not only a medical problem, butaccording to a recent article In The New York Times, it could also endanger personal safety insome situations—in an airplane crash, for example.The New York Times’ Christen Negroni reports that engineers and scientists are questioningwhether airplane seats are adequately constructed to protect overweight travelers. Governmentstandards for airplane seat strength（强度）— first set moe than 60 years ago — require thatthe seats be made for a passenger weighing 170 pounds (77kg). Today, the average Americanman weighs nearly 194 pounds (88kg) and the average woman 165 pounds (75kg). Negronireports:“If a heavier person completely fills seat, the seat is not likely to behave as intended during acrash,” said Robert Salazar, the leading scientist at the Center for Applied Biomechanics at theUniversity of Virginia. “The energy absorption that is built into the aircraft seat is likely to beoverpowered and the passengers will not be protected properly.”“Nor would the injury be limited to that passenger only,” Dr. Salzar said. “If a seat or a seatbelt fails,” he said, “those people who are seated nearby could be endangered from ‘theuncontrolled movements of the passenger’.”Most complaints about airplane seats focus on their lack of comfort and high ticket price, andwhether overweight passengers should be made to buy two seats. But The New York Times’article brings up another reason to feel anxious about flying. Investigators of the issue got intouch with the airplane seat and seat belt makers, but they refused to comment on the problem.Experts agreed that crash testing should be done with overweight dummies （人体模型）.Both airplane seats and seat belts should be tested, they said.Fortunately, however, according to Nora Marshall, a senior adviser at the NationalTransportation Safety Board, the board’s investigators have never seen an accident involving acommercial plane in which the weight of a passenger was a problem.【1】What is the article in The New York Times mainly concerned with?A.The size of airplane seats and seat belts.B.Safety of overweight airplane passengers.C.Airplane crashes involving commercial planes.D.A medical problem caused by being overweight.【2】Robert Salzar would probably agree that .A.overweight passengers should buy two seatsB.the government should help produce safer planesC.standards for airplane seat strength should be raisedD.passengers should know how to protect themselves【3】We can learn from the text that .A.airplane seat makers have taken action nowB.there are few complaints about airplane seatsC.those seate near the overweight may suffer tooD.only a small number of airplane accidents involve the overweight【4】What is the best title for the text?A.Why Do Passengers Feel Anxious about Flying?B.Will 42% of Americans Be OVERWEIGHT BY 2030?C.When Will the Overweight Enjoy Their Flight?D.Are Airplane Seats Safe Enough for the Overweight? 4. Aerial performer Jennifer Bricker was born without legs, but she never let it stop her.Wrapped in a loop of red silk hung from the ceiling Jennifer Bricker climbs and twists to themusic. Her head hangs down and her strong arms let go as she balances on her back, highabove the ground a move that’s all the more daring because she has no legs.Jennifer was a few months old when she was adopted by Sharon and Gerald Bricker. She hadbig brown eyes, a bright smile, and huge amounts of energy. When a doctor advised heradoptive parents to carry her around in a kind of bucket, they refused.Jennifer soon learned to walk — and run — on her hands and bottom, and grew up fearlesslyclimbing trees and bouncing on the trampoline（蹦床） with her three older brothers. “Myparents didn’t treat me differently so I didn’t grasp the concept that I was different. I knew Ididn’t have legs but that wasn’t stopping me from doing the things I wanted to do.”At the age of three she was fitted with artificial legs, but she never really took to them — shemoved more freely without.In 1996 the Olympic Games took place in Atlanta. Jennifer loved to watch the women’sgymnastics team, and especially adored the 14-year-old Dominique Moceanu who competedfor the US. When Moceanu and the women’s team won gold, Jennifer decided she was goingto be a gymnast, too. She took up power tumbling, which involves performing floor exercisesdown a runway. But Jennifer did not want any allowances to be made for her disability.At the age of 10 she took part in the Junior Olympics and by age 11 she was tumblingchampion for the state of Illinois.Jennifer now travels the world as an inspirational speaker and acts as an aerial performer.【1】Why did Jennifer determine to be a gymnast?A. She knew that she was different from others.B. She wanted to make allowances for her disability.C. She was eager to participate in the Junior Olympics.D. She was greatly influenced by Dominique Moceanu.【2】What do we know about Jennifer Bricker?A. She felt embarrassed without legs.B. She was carried in a bucket as a baby.C. She was brought up as a normal child.D. She lost her legs when she was adopted.【3】Which of the following can best describe Jennifer Bricker?A. Self-respected. B. Cautious.C. Sensitive. D. Clever. 5. Your next ca might drive itself. After years of trials on city streets, driverless vehicles are nownearing the live phase. Last moth, a driverless bus began carrying passengers through Lyon,France, Most in the automobile industry think self-driving vehicles will be on the road by 2020 orbefore.Driverless cars will at firstbe huddled withhuman-driven cars. But the first places where theywill become dominant（统治的）are dense urban areas — precisely the spots most damagedby the automobile age. Many advanced cities are already reducing the role of human-drivencargo. Driverless cars will quicken that process and will bring us enormous benefits.Driverless cars will reduce accidents by around 90 percent. That’s big—the annual death tollon the world’s roads is about 1.2 million a year. Pollution and carbon emissions will drop,because urban driverless cars will be electric. The old, otherwise they would stay at homemost of the time and the disabled and teenagers will suddenly gain mobility.On the other hand, driverless cars will bring catastrophe. The best thing about the automobileage was that it employed tens of millions of people to make, market, insure and drive vehicles.Over the next 20 years, the mostly low-skilled men who now drive trucks, taxis and buses willsee their jobs reduced. Carmakers are especially scared. The few cars of the future might bemade by tech companies such as Apple, Baidu and Google. Imaging the impact on Germany,where the automotive sector is the largest industry.Dramatic change is coming, and driverless cars could arrive by 2020. But governments havebarely begun thinking about it. Only 6 percent of the biggest US cities have factored them intotheir long-term planning.A decade ago anyone hardly saw the Smartphone coming. It has bought an epidemic of massaddiction. Let’s hope we do a better job of handling the driverless car.【1】The underlined words “be huddled with” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “ “.A.show up B.exist togetherC.get rid of D.take the place of【2】Why can driverless cars reduce pollution and carbon emissions?A.Driverless cars reduce the number of cars.B.Driverless cars will be powered by electricity.C.Driverless cars save fuel by driving themselves.D.riverless cars will reduce too many accidents.【3】What’s the author’s attitude toward driverless cars?A.Doubtful. B.Negative.C.Objective. D.Worried.【4】What can we know about driverless cars?A.They will not hit the road until 2020.B.They will only be used in urban areas.C.They will not cause any road accident.D.They aren’t still seriously taken by leaders.
A.) Spend more time together. B.) Tell them adventure stories. C.) Do something fun and creative. D.) Play with them in a safe place.
How long were the skydivers in freefall before their parachutes opened?A. For 13 seconds.B. For 30 seconds.C. For 50 seconds.D. For 150 seconds.
There's been _______ response to the UN Secretary-General's recent peace efforts.A. sureB. stableC. rightD. positive
This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important ______ of American life.A. facetsB. formatsC. formulasD. fashions
Online learning helps us _ _ _ new friends.A. reach up toB. reach out toC. search out toD. search up to
The Web Way to Learn a Language The young woman seated next to us at a bar revealed a vaguely (异国的) air; her looks and style, we thought, made it likely that she was not American born. But then she spoke in perfect American English, even ending her declarative sentences in that rising questioning tone of many young Californians. As it turns out, however, she wasn’t from these parts after all; she was born in Iran and spoke only (波斯语) until her arrival here two years ago. What classes, we wondered, had she attended to learn the language so well "I didn’t," she said. "I used RosettaStone." Those yellow boxes sold at shopping-mall may be the most recognizable example of PC-based language learning, but it certainly isn’t the only one. With the growth of Internet connectivity and social networks, companies have introduced a wide range of Internet-based language learning products, both free and fee-based, that allow students to interact in real time with instructors in other countries, gain access to their lesson plans wherever they are in the world, and communicate with like-minded virtual pen pals who are also trying to remember if bambino means baby. Learning a language sometimes seems as difficult as dieting. The solution is to figure out how to stay interested after the novelty wears off. To counter boredom, online language programs have introduced crossword puzzles, interactive videos and other games to reward users for making progress. Online courses are either fee-based, free or a combination. Starter packages of fee-based programs may cost just a few hundred dollars, but the cost to reach higher levels of comprehension and speaking can easily be 1,000. While that may sound expensive, language company executives say it isn’t; college courses often cost many thousands of dollars to reach the same level. So, cost aside, how do you choose which program to use The answer is that one size doesn’t fit all. "The quality of feedback is important," according to Mike Levy, head of the school of languages and linguistics at Griffith University. "Sites with human contact work best," he said. "This shows the advantage of humans compared to computers. A computer is never as subtle or intelligent." Pay and learn RosettaStone, the best-known language program, now offers a 1,000 product that includes RosettaCourse, a traditional lesson-based module; RosettaStudio, a place where a user can talk to a native speaker via video chat; and RosettaWorld, an online community where you can play language-related games. "We offer modern-day pen pals facilitated with voice," said Tom Adams, the company’s chief executive. RosettaStone uses things like colorful flash cards to help students first learn basic words, and then connect those words to concepts and sentences. The idea, according to Mr. Adams, is for the user to let go of the adult "technical questions and just get into a comfort zone, learning new sounds and trying to make sense of them." One of RosettaStone’s main competitors, TellMeMore, believes it has an advantage because its software not only teaches words and phrases, but includes a speech recognition component that analyzes pronunciation, presents a graph of speech, and suggests how to perfect it. Other videos show students how to shape their mouths to create sounds difficult for native English speakers, like the rolling R in Spanish. With 10 levels of content, a 10,000-word vocabulary, videos of native speakers and more than 40 practice activities, TellMeMore believes it has enough material to keep a user motivated. TellMeMore charges 390 for a year’s access to its resources for six languages; those looking for a quick refresher can buy a 10 daily pass. Weekly, monthly and half-year passes are also available. The company’s product is currently available only on CD-ROM, but online versions for both Mac and Windows that will include real-time coaching are coming later this year. Free now, pay later Livemocha, a two-year-old Web start-up, offers free basic lessons in 30 languages. Users can apply for advanced courses with additional features on a monthly or six-month basis. For 20 a month, students can submit up to eight voice recordings to a native-speaking tutor, who will then review and make recommendations for improvement within 24 hours. For 70 every six months, students can submit up to two examples a lesson. All students, whether using the pay or free model, can join social networking groups and speak live to people around the world who are native speakers interested in learning English. As with all social networking sites, this feature is open to misuse. Within hours of signing up for Livemocha, I received a note from a young woman, (假装的) from Poland, "wanting to meet me." The company says it has "the world’s largest community of people learning languages," with five million registered users in 200 countries. Financed in part by the European Union, Babbel offers paid instruction (and a free trial lesson) in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish for 12 a month, or 6.62 a month for a six-month commitment. In addition to extended grammar and vocabulary, users can communicate with others in their desired language via private or public chats, or arrange to get in touch via voice. Free language learning If money is truly an object, a variety of free language learning is available from a number of sites. The British Broadcasting Corporation offers varying levels of instruction for 36 languages, with features including audio and video playback and translation. Looking to visit Deutschland The German television network, Deutsche Welle, can help you make yourself understood. And for those who not only want to learn another language but another alphabet as well, try japanese-online.corn, or Applications for a smartphone No program would be complete without an accompanying smartphone application, and many exist for the iPhone and other devices. Several are simple providers of useful phrases, including the Lonely Planet Phrasebooks, the Oxford Translator Travel Pro, and World Nomads. The Ultralingua Translation Dictionary offers simultaneous translation of English and six languages. Both RosettaStone and TellMeMore say that they are developing smartphone applications as supplements to their online programs, but neither has announced a release date. Livemocha expects to have an application later this year for both the Android and iPhone operating systems. The company plans on integrating text with a native speaker pronouncing the language, and providing the option for voice recording and live video feeds.As TellMeMore believes, what’s its own advantage over RosettaStone A．Its software contains more functions.B．It charges less than RosettaStone.C．Its product is available on CD-ROM.D．It has enough material to motivate users.
The ________ in tourism has brought a steady flow of customers who want to stay in the village's traditional buildings and experience the local ethnic culture.A. broomB. bootC. boomD. root
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay titled "How College Students Can Use Social Media Effectively" following the outline given below. Write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.1.社交媒体在学生生活中日益增长的影响力。2.有效使用社交媒体的方法(例如:学习、社交、时间管理)。3.你对如何有效使用它的建议。
Work with your partner to find ways to conserve clean water supplies. Then write a paragraph about it. Make sure that the paragraph centers around a topic sentence.Tips: The topic sentence sets forth the main idea of the paragraph such as the following examples taken from the Text:But water is complicated. (Para.7)Thankfully, there are solutions. (Para.8)When you finish, please exchange your writing with a classmate and evaluate each other's writing according to the following criteria:Evaluation criteria:1 You must write a paragraph of no less than 120 words.2 The paragraph should begin with a topic sentence.3 You should list a few things we can do to preserve clean water supplies.4 Finally, you should wind up the paragraph by repeating the idea of the topic sentence, preferably in a different way.5 You must use●five key words and expressions from the Text.●two other words from the other two articles.
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Whenever I have trouble ( ) many problems, I ask Jack for help.A. dealing withB. to deal withC. on dealing withD. deal with
We were always encouraged to focus on constructing the most out of the situation ______. A. at hand B. on hand C. in hand D. by hand
Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them and a child rarely dislikes food (51) it is badly cooked. The way a meal is cooked and served is most important and an (52) served meal will often improve a child’s appetite. Never ask a child whether he likes or dislikes a food and never (53) likes and dislikes in front of him or allow anybody else to do so. If the father says he hates fat meat or the mother refuses vegetables in the child’s hearing he is (54) to copy this procedure. Take it (55) granted that he likes everything and he probably will. Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a (56) dislike. At meal times it is a good idea to give a child a small portion and let him (57) back for a second helping rather than give him as much as he is likely to eat all at once. Do not talk too much to the child (58) meal times, but let him get on with his food, and do not allow him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will soon learn to swallow his food (59) he can hurry back to his toys. Under (60) circumstances must a child be coaxed or forced to eat.55（）。A. withB. asC. overD. for
The coming of the railways in the 1830s ________ our society and economic life.A. transferredB. transformedC. transportedD. transmitted
The increase in international business and in foreign investment has created a need for executives with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. Americans, however, have not been well trained in either area and, consequently, have not enjoyed the same level of success in negotiation in an international arena as have their foreign counterparts. Negotiating is the process of communicating back and forth for the purpose of reaching an agreement. It involves persuasion and compromise, but in order to participate in either one, the negotiators must understand the ways in which people are persuaded and how compromise is reached within the culture of the negotiation. In many international business negotiations abroad, Americans are perceived as wealthy and impersonal. It often appears to the foreign negotiator that the American represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation that can afford to pay the price without bargaining further. The American negotiator’s role becomes that of an impersonal supplier of information and cash. In studies of American negotiators abroad, several traits have been identified that may serve to confirm this stereotypical perception, while undermining the negotiator’s position. Two traits in particular that cause cross-cultural misunderstanding are directness and impatience on the part of the American negotiator. Furthermore, American negotiators often insist on realizing short-term goals. Foreign negotiators, on the other hand, may value the relationship established between negotiators and may be willing to invest time in it for long-term benefits. In order to solidify the relationship, they may opt for indirect interactions without regard for the time involved in getting to know the other negotiator. Clearly, perceptions and differences in values affect the outcomes of negotiations and the success of negotiators. For Americans to play a more effective role in international business negotiations, they must put forth more effort to improve cross-cultural understanding. [共5题](1)What kind of manager is needed in present international business and foreign investment? [本题2分]A. The man who represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation. B. The man with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. C. The man who is wealthy and impersonal. D. The man who can negotiate with his foreign counterparts.
Americans experience more food recalls (召回) today than they did five years ago, especially when it comes to meat and poultry (家禽). Meat and poultry recalls increased by two-thirds from 2013 to 2018, while food recalls overall went up 10%, according to the report recently published by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.Meanwhile, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates (估计) 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die from food-borne disease each year in the U.S. "We are looking for the farm-to-fork preventative solutions," said Adam Garber, the research group's consumer watchdog. "By doing that, we can protect people's health."Over the five-year period, poultry posted the most recalls (168), followed by beef (137) and pork (128). The report shows the most serious meat recalls are on the rise. Among meat and poultry, the number of Class I recalls has increased by 83%, nearly doubling. Class I, the most serious of the recalls, is issued when there is a reasonable probability that the food will cause health problems or death.53. When would Class I recalls be issued?A. When the food is likely to cause health problems or death.B. When there are too many complaints from customers.C. When the food problem lasts for five years.D. When the product quality is below standard.
26)Could she picture him ___ politics with her father in the drawing-room at her home ?A. discussingB. to discussC. as to discussD. that discusses
Elder and weaker Mr. Mag paid_visits to his old friends.A. scarceB. rare()C. insufficientD. inadequate
In some families,new adults and kids seem to slip in effortlessly, ____ they have been there all along.A. whileB. thoughC. becauseD. as though
If you_________in a job for several years, you may be able to accumulate a lot of work experience and skills that would be beneficial to your future career development.A. have workedB. had workedC. have been workingD. had been working
Dreams can be a rich source of ___________ for an artist. (inspire)
These drugs are available over-the-counter without a(n)__________. （）A. infectionB. dosageC. prescription
Never before in my career _ _ of an assignment A have l frightened B had I frightened C had I been frightened D have I been frightened
Responsibilities ______becoming a father.A. charge forB. go withC. save forD. go through
Fill in the blanks with the words given below.Change the form where necessary.Each word can be used only once. budget defy dilemma diverseloyalty manipulate objectivePerspective tackle urge （1）The ____ of the "upright"message is to ask people to save，while the "permissive"message asks people to spend.（2）If you find yourself in a（n） ____ about what is the right decision for your career，speak to a career counselor.（3）It is important for parents to listen to their children's opinion because they may have a very different ____ on the things they've seen.（4）To cater for the different tastes of athletes from all over the world，the organizers of the Beijing Winter Olympics prepared ____ dishes.（5）If you want to save money for a rainy day making a（n） ____ is the first step you may want to take because it gives you a clear plan.（6）The Chinese legend goes that Yue Fei's mother tattooed four Chinese characters on his back to remind him of the importance of ____ to the nation.（7）When children are addicted to online games，they would often ____ their parents and stay online for hours every day.（8）The report goes on to ____ the technicians to take a more active role in developing the standards of artificial intelligence.
6. The children will now play some pieces of music that they ______ themselves. A.were taught posed C.accomplished D.worked7. While she waited,she tried to ______ her mind with pleasant thoughts of the vacation. A.occupy pose C.think D.intensify8. In the film,the peaceful life of a monk ______ the violent life of a murderer. A.is compared with B.is compared to C.is contrasted to D.is contrasted with9. ______ to pay for an order is simplicity itself. A.Use plastic B.Using plastics C.Using plastic D.Used plastic10. Additional time is required for cooking or ______ homemade dishes. A.chill B.to chill C.chilled D.chilling
The Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling, is perhaps the most popular set of novels of the modern era. With seven books and many successful films to its name, the series has gathered about 15 billion dollars in sales. How did the series become so popular? The reason can be broken down into several areas.The first book in the series was rejected 12 times before it was picked up by Bloomsbury—a small publisher in England. So receiving this contract was Rowling's first step to success. However, getting a book contract does not ensure the success of a book. The story was soon loved by children and adults alike. In light of this, Bloomsbury Publishing published a second version of the books with “adult” (less colorful and more boring) book covers. This made it easier for a full range of ages to enjoy the series.Another factor that worked like a charm was that the publisher and Rowling herself, through the books, conducted midnight releases, promotions, and pre-ordering more readers. Customers who feared that their local bookstore would run out of copies responded by pre-ordering over 700,000 copies before the July 8, 2000 release.What does the underlined word “releases” (Para. 3) mean?A. The activity that frees or expresses energy or emotion.B. The announcement about the book’s publishing information.C. The sales of books that is available only at midnight.
1.A:Here is my business card.-|||-B: __-|||-A.Yes,the heat is killing me. B.Wonderful.Is it between-|||-school teams?-|||-C.Thank you for the nice party D.Thanks.This is mine.-|||-2.Alice:Is there any typical Chinese festival you celebrate every year?-|||-Bob: __-|||-A.Yes,the heat is killing me. B. I bet it will.-|||-C.It`s so stuffy and no wind at all. D.Yes,there are many.The-|||-Dragon Boat Festival is one of them.
23．有一串钥匙在沙发上。Aset of keys _______on the sofa./ There is _________on the sofa.24．问李老师要你的书吧。________Ms. Li ________yourbook!25．请给老赵打电话。_________Old Zhao ______13096935553..26．这条蓝色的裤子是他的吗？Isthis pair of trousers _________?27．我的父母在第一张照片里。_______________are in the first photo.28．谢谢你帮助我。Thankyou for ________________./ Thank you for _____________.29．那个女孩姓王。Thegirl’s __________is Wang./ The girl’s ______________is Wang.30．那只小狗叫什么名字？What’s__________the dog? / What’s ____________name?31．今天玩得开心点！___________today! / Have a good time today!32．这有两张漂亮的她家的全家福。Here_______two nice photos of her family.