Complete the following passage with the words in the box．Each can be used only once（将下列单词填入空格．每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次） A.changeable B.disaster C.responsible D.situation E.exciting Nowadays more and more people prefer to go fishing or hiking in the woods．Experiencing nature is （46） ，but when you're doing this，always keep yourself safe．It's important to remember several basic rules if you don't want to turn a pleasant outing into a（47） ． First，be fully prepared for different weather．Before you set out，always get warm clothes and raincoats ready，just in case!This is especially true in the （48） of travelling in the mountain areas．The weather is really （49） in high mountains．Sometimes you can experience two or three seasons in one day． A.changeable B.disaster C.responsible D.situation E.exciting Second，（50） a map，a compass，and a flashlight in your bag．Even experienced travelers get lost．Before you start your trip，study the map to get familiar with the area you are going to．The flashlight is important if you do get lost．Many trips that start out in daylight will （51） become nighttime adventures when people can't find their way． Third，bring a first-aid kit and know how to use it．Small cuts can be more serious when there is no doctor（52） ． Finally，tell people where you are going and when you plan to come back．That way，someone will go search for you if troubles（53） ．This will increase your chance of being found quickly．

“This is currently the most efficient way to transmit certain types of data like electronic mail.” In this sentence, “transmit” means ________.A. transport B. hand in C. transform D. send out

She cannot buy daily necessities, ______ luxuries.A. no less thanB. many moreC. much lessD. less than

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Americans today don't place a very high value on intellect. Our heroes are athletes, entertainers, and entrepreneurs, not scholars. Even our schools are where we send our children to get a practical education—not to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge. Symptoms of pervasive anti-intellectualism in our schools aren't difficult to find."Schools have always been in a society where practical is more important than intellectual, " says education writer Diane Ravitch. "Schools could be a counterbalance." Ravitch's latest book, Left Back. A Century of Failed School Reforms, traces the roots of anti-intellectualism in our schools, concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits.But they could and should be. Encouraging kids to reject the life of the mind leaves them vulnerable to exploitation and control. Without the ability to think critically, to defend their ideas and understand the ideas of others, they cannot fully participate in our democracy. Continuing along this path, says writer Earl Shorris "We will become a second-rate country. We will have a less civil society.""Intellect is resented as a form. Of power or privilege, " writes historian and professor Richard Hofstadter in Anti-Intellectualism in American life, a Pulitzer Prize winning book on the roots of anti-intellectualism in US politics, religion, and education. From the beginning of our history, says Hofstadter, our democratic and populist urges have driven us to reject anything that smells of elitism. Practicality, common sense, and native intelligence have been considered more noble qualities than anything you could learn from a book.Ralph Waldo Emerson and other Transcendentalist philosophers thought schooling and rigorous book learning put unnatural restraints on children: "We are shut up in schools and college recitation rooms for 10 or 15 years and come out at last with a bellyful of words and do not know a thing." Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn exemplified American anti-intellectualism. Its hero avoids being civilized—going to school and learning to read—so he can preserve his innate goodness.Intellect, according to Hofstadter, is different from native intelligence, a quality we reluctantly admire. Intellect is the critical, creative, and contemplative side of the mind. Intelligence seeks to grasp, manipulate, re-order, and adjust, while intellect examines, ponders, wonders, theorizes, criticizes and imagines.School remains a place where intellect is mistrusted. Hofstadter says our country's educational system is in the grips of people who "joyfully and militantly proclaim their hostility to intellect and their eagerness to identify with children who show the least intellectual promise".What do American parents expect their children to acquire in school? A.The habit of thinking independently.B.Profound knowledge of the world.C.Practical abilities for future career.D.The confidence in intellectual pursuits.We can learn from the text that Americans have a history of .A.undervaluing intellectB.favoring intellectualismC.supporting school reformD.suppressing native intelligenceThe views of Ravish and Emerson on schooling are .A.identicalB.similarC.complementaryD.oppositeEmerson, according to the text, is probably .A.a pioneer of education reformB.an opponent of intellectualismC.a scholar in favor of intellectD.an advocate of regular schoolingWhat does the author think of intellect? A.It is second to intelligence.B.It evolves from common sense.C.It is to be pursued.D.It underlies power.

【题文】Oceanography has been defined as “The application of all sciences to the study of the sea”. Before the nineteen century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between. Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he was reluctant to go to sea to further his work. For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The first time that the question “What is at the bottom of the oceans?” had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had to know the depth profile (起伏形状) of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be manufactured. It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings (测深) were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea. The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea. Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedition(考察), which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. Their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being published in 1895.【小题1】The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made oceanographic studies take on ______.A．an academic aspectB．a business aspectC．a military aspectD．an international aspect【小题2】It was ______ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.A．the company which proposed to lay an undersea cableB．some early intercontinental travelersC．those who earned a living from the seaD．the American Navy【小题3】The aim of the voyages Maury was responsible for in the 1840s was ______.A．to make some sounding experiments in the oceansB．to collect samples of sea plants and animalsC．to measure the depths of the two oceansD．to estimate the length of cable that was needed【小题4】“Defied” in the 5th paragraph probably means “______”.A．doubtedB．challengedC．gave proof toD．agreed to【小题5】This passage is mainly about ______.A．the early intercontinental communicationsB．the laying of the first undersea cableC．the investigation of ocean depthsD．the beginnings of oceanography

When a rare disease ALD threatened to kill the four-year-old boy Lorenzo, his parents refused to give up hope. Doctors explained that there was no cure for ALD, and that he would probably die within three years. But Lorenzo’s parents set out to prove the doctors wrong.The parents devoted themselves to keeping their son alive and searching for a cure. But doctors and the families of other ALD patients often refused to take them seriously. They thought the efforts to find a cure were a waste of time, and drug companies weren’t interested in supporting research into such a rare disease.However, the parents still refused to give up and spent every available hour in medical libraries and talking to anyone who would help. Through trial and error, they finally created a cure from ingredients (调料) commonly found in the kitchen. The cure, named "Lorenzo’s Oil", saved the boy’s life. Despite the good results, scientists and doctors remained unconvinced. They said there was no real evidence that the oil worked and that the treatment was just a theory. As a result, some families with ALD children were reluctant to try it.Finally, the boy’s father organized an international study to test the oil. After ten years of trials, the answer is: the oil keeps ALD children healthy.【小题1】Doctors said that Lorenzo might die within three years because_____ .A.they had never treated the disease beforeB.Lorenzo was too young to be curedC.no cure had been found for ALDD.ALD was a rare disease【小题2】The families of other ALD patients thought that _____ .A.the research for the new cure would cost too much moneyB.the efforts of Lorenzo’s parents were a waste of timeC.Lorenzo’s parents would succeed in finding a cureD.Lorenzo’s oil was a real cure for ALD【小题3】Scientists and doctors believed that Lorenzo’s Oil_____.A.was really effectiveB.was a success storyC.only worked in theoryD.would save the boy’s life【小题4】From the passage we can conclude that_____.A.doctors remain doubtful of the effectiveness of the cureB.many ALD patients still refuse to use the oilC.various cures have been found for ALDD.the oil really works as a cure for ALD

6. As an international company, ABC Group has been in business for over 50 years .A 作为一家国际化的公司, ABC 集团已经有五十多年的经营历史。 B 作为一家公司 ，ABC 集团已经有五十多年的经营历史 。C 作为一家国际化的公司， ABC 队伍已经有五十多年的经营历史。

Directions：From the choices given,choose the ONE that is closest in meaning to the italicized part in the sentence．1.Just before taking off,the pilot once more asked about weather conditions.a.inquired b.requiredc.requested d.demanded2.The driver stopped at the crossroad as the traffic lights flashed red.a.pulled offb.pulled upc.pulled awayd.pulled round3.The other houses nearby got old and shabby,and that reduced the value of his house．a.cut out b.cut up c.cut into d.cut off4.Foreigners can change their money into the local currency at this bank．a.transform b.alterc.vary d.convert5.After several days’ discussion,the committee developed a plan to encourage the export of industrial products．a.extended b.enlarged c.conceived d．realized

After ( ) the Ping-Pong player felt tired out.A work of a dayB a day's workC day's workD a-day work