Climate experts warn that people seem unable to _____ the potential disasters that the global warming might bring about .
A. come up to B. wake up to C. live up to D. look up to
I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenage girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads. Coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to stop rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.
One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something. “I’m awfully sorry,” I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to guess if the bus had arrived.
Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.
But at this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; it seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.
24. The girl refused to ask for help because she thought_________.
A. she might be recognized
B. asking for help looked silly
C. she was normal and independent
D. being found blind was embarrassing
25. After the girl got off the bus that evening, she_________.
A. began to run
B. hit a person as usual
C. hit a lamppost by accident
D. was caught by something
26. What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus?
A. Other vehicles also stopped there.
B. It was unreliable for making judgments.
C. More lorries than buses responded to the girl.
D. It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus.
27. Finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop, hoping__________.
A. to find people there
B. to find more buses there
C. to find the bus by herself there
D. to find people more helpful there
Oh my God, the robots are taking over! We’re doomed! Doomed! Now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, it’s become clear that while we may or may not be doomed, the robots are taking over. The latest example is the government’s new guidelines for self-driving cars.
Tesla, Google and Uber are already testing driverless cars in cities across America. Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick is among those predicting that by 2021, self-driving cars will play a big part in urban settings....
Nearly 40,000 people died last year in this nation in automobile-related accidents, and we believes driverless cars can save tens of thousands of lives annually.
Makes sense. Robot drivers are less likely to get drunk, drive without a license, text while driving or feel agitated at the scene of a pileup. On the other hand, I wonder how these highly sensitive cars will react, with walkers constantly dashing into the street. Will they jam on the brakes every 10 seconds?
But there’s a bigger picture. Not only are robots replacing humans behind the wheel, but behind the work desk, in warehouses, senior homes, you name it. Robots aren’t just taking over in the workplace.
The question is, where can’t a robot function better than a human? How about writing songs? A robot can go through every combination of notes in record time and come up with a pleasing melody. The lyrics might be a different story. Is a Grammy-winning song co-written by Hank Human and R-3071 in our future?
Finally, it’s only a matter of time until we have robot politicians and presidential candidates. Why not? They can be programmed to be experts in world and domestic affairs and come up with the best solutions without corruption and bad humors.
Actually, it’s too bad such technology isn’t available in 2016. Pretty sure the robot would win in a landslide.
9. What does the underlined word “agitated” mean?
A. Tired B. Cautious
C. Careful D. Anxious
10. What doubt does the writer have about self-driving cars?
A. How passengers behave in it.
B. How robot drivers get the license
C. How they avoid crashing into other car
D. How they respond to walkers on a busy street
11. The last questions asked in the sixth paragraph reflects the writer’s .
A. confidence in robots, winning Grammy Awards
B. eagerness to listen to songs written by robots
C. doubt about robots’ ability to write songs
D. curiosity about the future Grammy songs
12. What might be the most suitable title for the text?
A. Robots will control the world in every field
B. Robots are coming but not soon enough
C. Robots are being used in our daily life
D. Robots can drive cars and write music
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
You and I have principles. And we also have opinions. I have opinions about what I think is 36 or wrong, good or bad. But they’re only 37 ---I could be wrong! I won’t try to 38 my life around my opinions, but I will try to 39 my principles.
A 15-year-old boy learned a(n) 40 lesson about principles. On his way home he found a wallet that ____41___$127, the owner’s identification and many other things. 42 hesitation, he hopped(快速跳) onto his bicycle and went over to the owner’s 43 ---about a mile away. He told her that he had 44 her wallet and she gave him a big hug and twenty dollars.
That evening the boy told his parents about what had happened. However, his father said, “I don’t think you should have 45 $20 for doing what you should do. A person shouldn’t be 46 for being honest.”.
He thought about his father’s 47 and decided he would return the money. He returned to the lady’s home and 48 her back the twenty dollars. She didn’t want to take it, but he told her she 49 to , for his father pointed out 50 to him that he had never 51 before.
When principles 52 our decisions and actions, we actually change. These great principles 53 our lives and make us into persons of character. That boy is 54 to be raised by a wise father who had the 55 to say, “Those are my principles.”
36．A. mistaken B. right C. good D.bad
37．A. opinions B. decisions C. suggestions D.wishes
38．A.waste B.share C. risk D. build
39．A. make B. follow C.advertise D. change
40．A.difficult B.easy C. valuable D. funny
41．A.included B.listed C. worn D. contained
42．A. In B. Without C.About D.For
43．A.factory B.school C. house D. office
44．A. checked B. found C.searched D.threw
45．A.received B.supplied C. borrowed D. accepted
46．A. rewarded B. awarded C.praised D.forgotten
47．A.worries B.actions C. words D. excuses
48．A.set B.put C. took D. gave
49．A. had B. planned C.preferred D.attempted
50．A.anything B.everything C. nothing D. something
51．A. guessed B. realized C.met D.taught
52．A. guide B. interrupt C.confuse D.allow
53．A.limit B.prevent C. shape D. keep
54．A.comfortable B.careful C. brave D. fortunate
55．A. chance B.right C. wisdom D. courage
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I used to complaining about my English teacher for 1．
her bad English. I was also tired with her teaching methods, 2．
that were always slow and boring. However, my attitude 3．
towards him began to change after one afternoon. It was raining 4．
heavily and I didn't attend to school. Around 5:30 pm I received 5．
a phone call. "Are you all right?" asked my English teacher in quiet 6．
voice. On hearing her words, I was shocking and my mind was 7．
flooded with mixed feelings. She is showing her concern for me, 8．
though I had not been happily with her! Was she just acting 9．
and should I smooth away my past misunderstanding ? 10．
One afternoon, when I was on my way home, the weather changed suddenly. Darker clouds were gathering. I began to feel worried so I didn't have both a raincoat or an umbrella with me. It soon started to rain. Just as I was hurrying up home, I heard someone calling me from behind. I turned to have a look and find that he was Liu Wei, good neighbor of mine. He offered to share her umbrella with me. We walked all the ways home. With Liu Wei's help, I would have got wet to the skin. How thankfully I was for his help.
_________ on mobile phones for storing information that people are unable to remember basic things
A. Such is the dependence B. Such dependence does
C. So they are dependent D. So do they depend
Years ago, the American writer Kurt Vonnegut often said there was one story that would always make a million dollars: Cinderella.
In Hollywood and in today’s economy, it is more like $70 million and that is just a start. “Cinderella” made that amount in ticket sales when it opened last weekend. But the merchandising deals linked to the movie are also hugely valuable.
So the artistic success of the film is open to debate. What is clear, however, is the movie’s business success. It is a hit in the theaters but it is also a hit in retail (零售). And Disney widened its usual market for “Cinderella” products.
There are products connected to the Disney film targeted not only at little girls, but women, too. For example, the famous shoe designer Jimmy Choo partnered with Disney to create a version of Cinderella’s “glass slippers” or shoes. You can buy them for about $5,000. At that price, you would not want to lose one at the ball, even if that is the way you get your prince. Several other shoemakers also accepted Disney deals to design versions of the famous footwear.
The makeup company MAC quickly sold all its products with official links to “Cinderella.” But lucky buyers were soon selling the products on the online marketplace eBay for many times the original price.
HSN is a popular television and online retailer (零售商) of jewelry, clothing and objects for the home. The marketer is now an exclusive seller of “Cinderella” products.
So, is there anything left for the children, those people we think of as the traditional audience for the age-old fairy tale? Yes, you can find toys and other children’s products at the American retailer JC Penney. Of course, you can also visit a Disney store.
Disney also produced an animated version of “Cinderella.” It came out in 1950 and is considered a classic. Which do you think the Disney company does better: live action (实景真人)or animated films? Post your thoughts in the comments section.
21. Products connected to the film “Cinderella” are generally aimed at ________.
A. toy retailers B. shoe designers
C. female consumers D. make-up producers
22. The film “Cinderella” is also a hit in retail because ________.
A. it has always been warmly welcomed by successful businessmen
B. huge profits were made in the sales of various “Cinderella” products
C. box-office profit is much larger than the derivatives (衍生产品) of the film
D. Disney produced both a live action and an animated version of the film
23. What could be the best title for this passage?
A. “Cinderella” Is a Big Hit in the Theaters.
B. Two Different Versions of “Cinderella”.
C. Debates on the Artistic Success of “Cinderella”.
D. “Cinderella” Is More than Just a Movie for Kids.
The manager will put whoever he thinks has strong sense of duty in leadership position.
A．a; the B．a; / C．the; / D．the; the
When I was 8 years old,a gentleman came to my orphanage and taught us how to do woodworking projects.
I remember my first project--a small table.I was so 41 of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) 42 .It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to 43 .it I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a 44 .She was the head mistress of our orphanage was always 45 with us.
As the tables were not dry from the clear coating,the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories.But I was just so 46 and happy that I couldn't wait.I 47 out like a flash,carrying my table and smiling from ear to car.
When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table betide my bed.I was 48 it when Mother Winters entered.Sh walked ever to the table.Running her hand 49 it,she noticed that it was still wet.
"Were you 50 to bring this home?"she asked.
"No,ma'am."I 51 with my bead down.
She ordered me so throw the table out and so I did.After she left,I immediately opened the door to
get it back. There was 52 stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.
I hid the table in my closet and never 53 it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent, thinking that she would 54 it away.
Thirty years later at a reunion, I 55 that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her 56 to get something important. I followed her 57 into a dark corner. She picked something up 58 she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.
Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.
Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of 59 to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to 60 .
41. A. tired B. ashamed C. aware D. proud
42. A. award B. record C. wonder D. product
43. A. complete B. invent C. paint D. design
44. A. reward B. gift C. prize D. souvenir
45. A. satisfied B. angry C. patient D. strict
46. A. upset B. excited C. confident D. amazed
47. A. dashed B. walked C. stepped D. climbed
48. A. drying B. admiring C. observing D. hiding
49. A. into B. after C. above D. across
50. A. supposed B. embarrassed C. encouraged D. determined
51. A. agreed B. sighed C. whispered D. argued
52. A. glue B. dirt C. paint D. wood
53. A. removed B. shook C. touched D. split
54. A. throw B. give C. take D. put
55. A. recommended B. expected C. remembered D. learned
56. A. bathroom B. basement C. balcony D. bedroom
57. A. unexpectedly B. unwillingly C. curiously D. worriedly
58. A. Until B. Since C. Before D. As
59. A. gratitude B. admiration C. sympathy D. regret
60. A. adapt B. study C. please D. perform
Teaching anyone to think of others before themselves is, I believe, a life-long effort. For me right
now, it might mean not buying that extra shirt or a cup of coffee and 41 saving the money to help someone 42 . For my kids, it might mean sharing 43 , happily taking turns in the playground. I like to 44 thinking of others and finding a way to help them as “kindness”.
On this particular day, instead of 45 a lot of money on a lunch out in the restaurant, we bought some 46 little toys to give to strangers. I asked the boys 47 they would like to give these toys to other children. At first they were disappointed because they wanted to 48 them. This wasn’t surprising----I knew that if my mom bought a whole lot of great shirts which I thought were for me, and then said she wanted to give them away, I might at first be a bit 49 , too. So we 50 them and my oldest child 51 we keep one and give the others away to make others happy. We 52 this was a good idea and then they started to get excited about the 53 of giving them away, asking me who they could give them to and how.
We 54 some slips of paper, punched(开洞) a hole, 55 them to the little dolls, and then headed out for the local mall.
The boys were very excited to be on their way to 56 the toys, and I admitted I was a bit 57 . What would the parents think as we gave their child a toy? Would they be 58 , or not like the gift? But I took some deep 59 and realized that if we are doing something out of love, we can only give with open 60 and accept whatever is to come.
41. A. extremely B. thus C. just D. instead
42. A. in particular B. in ruins C. in need D. in return
43. A. secrets B.toys C. gifts D. decorations
44. A. deserve B. describe C. discuss D. learn
45. A. spending B. taking C. paying D. costing
46. A. grateful B. naughty C. cute D. straight
47. A. why B. if C. how D. that
48. A. adopt B. settle C. purchase D. keep
49. A. disappointed B. delighted C. inspired D. shocked
50. A. designed B. counted C. persuaded D. suffered
51. A. told B. asked C. informed D. suggested
52. A. concerned B. preferred C. decided D. agreed
53. A. adventure B. experience C. prospect D. agreement
54. A. cut out B. cut across C. cut up D. cut down
55. A. tied B. marked C. hung D. passed
56. A. bring B. deliver C. replace D. rescue
57. A. nervous B. doubtful C. sorrowful D. excited
58. A. worried B. interested C. offended D. amused
59. A. measures B. turns C. steps D. breaths
60. A. hugs B. minds C. hearts D. hands
----Shall I attend my friend’s coming-of-age ceremony, Mum?
----No, ______ you _______you will be home before 10:00 PM.
A. unless; see it to that B. if; see to it that C. unless; see to it that D. unless; see that to it
—Excuse me,which movie are you waiting for?
—The new Star Wars.Wehere for more than two hours.
A.waited B.wait
C.would be waiting D.have been waiting
Most shoplifters (商店扒手) agree that he January sales offer wonderful opportunities for the hard-working thief. 41 the shops so crowded and the staff so busy, it does not require any extraordinary talent to help you to take one or two little things and escape 42 . It is known, in the business, as “hoisting”.
But now the hoisting game is not 43 it used to be. Even at the height of the sales, shoplifters today never know 44 they are being watched by one of those evil little balls that hang from the ceilings of so many department stores above the most desirable goods.
As if that was not trouble enough for them, they can now be filmed 45 and obliged to attend a showing of their performance in court.
Selfridges was the first big London store to install closed-circuit videotape equipment to watch its sales floors. In October last year, the store won its first court 46 for shoplifting using an evidence of a videotape clearly showing a couple 47 dresses. It was an important test case which 48 other stores to install similar equipment.
When the balls, called sputniks, first make a(n) 49 in shops, it was widely believed that their only function was to 50 shoplifters. Their 51 ridiculous appearances, the curious holes and red lights going on and off, certainly make the theory believable.
It did not take long, 52 , for serious shoplifters to start showing suitable 53 . Soon after the equipment was 54 at Selfridges, store detective Brian Chadwick was sitting in the control room watching a woman 55 putting bottles of perfume into her bag.
"As she turned to go," Chadwick 56 , "she suddenly looked up at the ‘sputnik’ and stopped. She could not 57 have seen that the camera was trained on her because it is completely hidden, but she 58 have had a feeling that I was looking at her."
"For a moment she paused, but then she 59 to counter and started putting everything 60 . When she had finished, she opened her bag towards the camera to show it was empty and hurried out of the store."
41. A. As B. With C. For D. Since
42. A. noticed B. noticing C. unnoticed D. unnoticing
43. A. how B. that C. which D. what
44. A. if B. that C. how D. why
45. A. at rest B. at attention C. at work D. at shock
46. A. case B. theft C. discussion D. conversation
47. A. trying B. wearing C. stealing D. packaging
48. A. stopped B. kept C. encouraged D. called
49. A. difference B. influence C. appearance D. function
50. A. attack B. calm C. excite D. frighten
51. A. somehow B. somewhat C. anyhow D. somewhere
52. A. however B. thus C. therefore D. anyway
53. A. respect B. interest C. fright D. courage
54. A. in operation B. in case C. in trouble D. in advance
55. A. publicly B. bravely C. quickly D. secretly
56. A. replied B. repeated C. recalled D. requested
57. A. possibly B. politely C. pleasantly D. patiently
58. A. could B. would C. should D. must
59. A. came B. left C. returned D. rushed
60. A. off B. in C. up D. back
Turkey shot down Russia’s war jet earlier last week, claiming that the Russian Su 24 warplane had violated its air space, while Russia insists that its warplane_______ in Syria’s airspace when it was downed.
A. would fly B. should fly C. was flying D. flew
Rather than______ on a crowded bus, he always chooses to run to school.
A. riding B. to ride C. ride D. rides
---- How would you like your tea?
----______.
A. Very quickly B. As it comes, please C. Very much D. I don’t like tea
The Chinese people cultural traditions their long history.
A．had created; during B．have created; during
C．had created; since D．created; for
Owning a smart phone may not be as smart as you think. They may let you surf the Internet, listen to music and snap photos wherever you are… but they also turn you into a workaholic, it seems.
A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the all-singing, all-dancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to your working day. Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles.
The study by technology retailer Pixmania reveals the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours, but a further two hours is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls. More than 90 percent of office workers have an email-enabled phone, with a third accessing them more than 20 times a day. Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers confess they are on call almost 24 hours a day, with nine out of ten saying they take work emails and calls outside their normal working hours. The average time for first checking emails is between 6 am and 7 am, with more than a third checking their first email in this period, and a quarter checking them between 11 pm and midnight.
Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said, “The ability to access literally millions of apps, keep in contact via social networks and take photos and video as well as text and call has made smart phones invaluable for many people. However, there are drawbacks. Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smart phones mean that people literally cannot get away from work. The more constantly in contact we become, the more is expected of us in a work capacity.”
21. What can we conclude from the text?
A. All that glitters is not gold. B. Every coin has two sides.
C. It never rains but pours. D. It’s no good crying over spilt milk.
22. The underlined word “accessing” in the third paragraph can be replaced by .
A. calling B. reaching C. getting D. using
23. Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. The average UK working day is between nine and twelve hours.
B. Nine-tenths spend over three hours checking work emails.
C. One fourth check their first mails between 11 pm and midnight.
D. The average time for first checking emails is between 6 am and 8 am.
24. What’s the main idea of the text?
A. Workaholics like smart phones. B. Smart phones bring about extra work.
C. Smart phones make our live easier. D. Employers don’t like smart phones.
During those struggling years abroad, Lang Lang worked hard enough for fortune to _______ .
A．take over B．take up C．take in D．take on
