Directions; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word can only be used once Note that there is one word more than you need.
A.actually B.suddenly C.impact D.fitness E.memories
F.imaging G.responsible H.implications I.boost J.encouraging
If you want to _ your child's results at school, you could do a lot worse than ensuring that they do plenty of exercise.Scientists have already shown that physical activity can make you cleverer.A team in America has used scans to show that an important part of the brain __ grows in children who are fit.These youngsters tend to be more intelligent and have better __ than those who are inactive.
Scientists also found that one of the most important parts of their brains was 12 per cent larger than those of unfit youngsters.They believe that __ children to take exercise from a very young age could help them do better at school later.Researchers from the University of Illinois, in the U.S., studied the brains of 49 children aged nine and ten using a magnetic resonance __ scan, a technique which provides very detailed pictures of organs and tissues in the body.
They also tested the __ levels of the children by making them run on a treadmill.The scientists found that the hippocampus(海马体), a part of the brain __ for memory and learning, was around 12 per cent larger in the fitter youngsters.
Professor Art Kramer, who led the study published in the journal Brain Research, said the findings had important __ for encouraging individuals to take part in sport from a young age."We knew that experience and environmental factors and socioeconomic status all __ brain development," he said."If you get some lousy(坏的) genes from your parents, you can't really fix that, and it's not easy to do something about your economic status.But here's something that we can do something about.
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。选项中有一项为多余选项。
Dear Sir,
I have to travel every day from So UK Road to the airport. Two buses travel along this route: No.49 and No.16. However, by the time No.16 reaches So UK Road, it is always full.____
The timetable states that there are buses from So UK Road to the airport every ten minutes.____ The instructions state that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. ____
The instructions state that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers and 20 standing passengers. Yesterday, I was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport. ____ There were 129 of them.
Clearly printed on the back of every bus is a sign that says “Maximum speed: 50mph.” _____ Saturday morning a No. 49 bus traveled the distance in ten minutes, at an average speed of 60 mph. At times it must have done at least 80 or even 90 mph.
It is obvious that our bus companies have neither respect for the instructions nor consideration for their passengers. Can nothing be done about this?
Jerry
A.I counted the other passengers as they got off. |
B.Why is it that half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop? |
C.The problem is that we have to pay more for our trip. |
D.The distance from So UK Road to the airport is 10 miles. |
E. This leaves No.49 which sometimes has empty seats on it.
F. If this is so, why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus nearly every day?
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31—40的相应位置上。
Chuck’s Friend
In the movie Cast Away, Tom Hanks plays a man named Chuck Noland. Chuck is a businessman. One day Chuck is on a flight across the Pacific Ocean ____31_____ suddenly his plane crashes. Chuck survives the crash and lands on a ___32____ (desert) island.
On the island, Chuck has to learn to survive all alone. Perhaps the most difficult challenge is how to survive without friends. In order to survive, Chuck develops a ___33____ (friend) with an unusual friend – a volleyball he calls Wilson.
Chuck learns a lot about himself when he is alone on the island. He realizes that he hasn’t been a very good friend because he has always been thinking __ 34____ himself. During his five years on the island, Chuck learns how to be a good friend to Wilson. ___35____ though Wilson is just a volleyball, he becomes fond of him. He talks to him and treats him as a friend. Chuck learns that we need friends to share happiness and sorrow, and that it is important ___36____ (have) someone to care about. He ___37____ learns that he should have cared more about his friends.
A volleyball is certainly an unusual friend. Most of our friends are human beings, but we also make friends ___38____ animals and even things. For example, many of us have pets, and we all have ___39___ (favor) objects such as a lucky pen or a diary. The lesson we can learn from Chuck and all the others ___40____ have unusual friends is that friends are teachers.
Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that fits the context.
Last month we finally got a chance to have a trip to E’mei Mountain, __48___ we had longed to do for ages. It was there ___49___ I was amazed by the most beautiful scenery I had ever seen!
The weather didn’t seem to welcome us when we got to West China’s Chengdu city --- it was quite wet and cold. On the coach heading to the mountain, I couldn’t help feeling disappointed. “What a bad day!” I said to myself when looking out of the window, “We may not be able to see a lot in the mountain. And ___50___ a pity it will be if we miss the sunrise next morning!”
The guide denied the possibility of a sunny day. “Actually, seldom ___51___ we have bright sunshine here, especially in winter.” he said.
Very early the next morning, amazingly, we got completely satisfied in a totally unexpected way. On the way up the mountain, we found everything was becoming white --- it was snowing! We screamed. Arriving at the top of the mountain, we found ___52___ in a white world that only existed in fairy tales. ___53___ could help describe what we saw. We were jumping, screaming, taking photos, trying to fill our eyes __54_____ everything we could see, because we knew that this was the ___55____ time to see such beauty of the nature, and probably, the only time in our lives.
通读对话,然后选择可以填入相应空白处的五个答案。
A:Good morning. ____
B:Yes, please. Could you introduce me a nice place to see over the weekend?
A:OK, Qingdao is a nice place to visit. ____ The weather is neither hot nor cold.
B:Sounds good. ____
A:You can get there by train.
B:Shall I visit places of interest by bus in Qingdao?
A:Sure. ____
B:Really perfect. ____
A:280 yuan each person. It includes train tickets, park tickets, hotel and meals.
B:Well. It’s nice. I’d like to book the tour for two.
A.It’s the right time to go there. | B.Which place are you going to visit? |
C.How can I get there? | D.Hope you will have a great time there. |
E. How much does it cost? F. Can I help you, madam?
G. Our sightseeing bus will take you around the city.
对话填空 (满分10分)
请认真阅读下列对话,并根据各题所给的首字母的提示,在答题卡右栏中标有题目的横线上,写出一个英语单词的完整、正确的形式,使对话通顺。
W: Dinner is ready, Frank. M: OK, mum, I’m coming. W: What were you (76) b________ doing? You locked yourself in your room for more than 2 hours. M: I was…Oh, mum, I (77) i________ to tell you after the job interview but I now I’ve changed my (78) m________.I think I should discuss it with you. W: You’ve applied for (79) a________ job? M: Yes, mum, as a computer operator in a large company. W: Good, that’s a job matching your major.Being a salesman doesn’t (80) s________ you at all. M: Yes, (81) b________ I was afraid to tell you because I am not very confident and I don’t want to (82) d________ you. W: Believe yourself, son and relax yourself.(83) O when you’re confident and well prepared, can you (84) m______ them believe you.So you were typing your resume ? M: Yes, mum.Now let’s have dinner and (85) m________ you can give me some instructions about it afterwards. |
76.________________ 77.________________ 78.________________ 79.________________ 80.________________ 81.________________ 82.________________ 83.________________ 84.________________ 85.________________ |
The following people are expressing their thoughts (1--5) to show their concern for food, environment and so on.After that are pieces of related information (A--F) .Now decide which piece of information would be most suitable for the thought and idea mentioned in questions61---5 and mark your answer letter (A---F) on your answer sheet.There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.
______1.How I was struck by the clear water and fresh air in my childhood! But everything has changed, that is, the clear water and fresh air are nowhere to be found again as they were. Above all, a great deal of waste hardly rots away.
______2.More and more people are beginning to have a good knowledge of the importance of a safer and cleaner environment, which in turn forces the business to be cleaned up.
______3.Organic products are getting more and more popular among people, but we should know the fact that organic products might also have something to do with pesticides.
______4.I`m very much fond of growing some vegetables of my own in my small garden, for many vegetables on sale in markets are actually becoming more and more dangerous as a result of widespread pesticides.
______5.Nowadays it is very convenient for consumers to find and buy green food in supermarkets as they are clearly marked.
A."Organic produce is always better, "Gold said."The food is free of pesticides(农药) ,and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms.And more often than not it is locally grown and seasonal, so it is more tasty." Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend, and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business. |
B.Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferences - but their knowledge of organic food is far from complete.For example, small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic products.And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet growing demand."The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is a very fast-growing market, "said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business. |
C.Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted.Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment-friendly products have contributed to the pollution problem.One result is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of. |
D.However, today, more and more consumers are choosing "green" and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment.Before they buy a product, they ask questions like these: "Will this shampoo damage the environment?" "Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?" |
E.Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds.Some supermarket products carry labels(标签) to show that the product is green.Some companies have made the manufacturing(制造) of clean and safe products their main selling point and emphasize it in their advertising.
F.The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business.No longer will the public accept the old attitude of "Buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it." The public pressure is on, and gradually business is cleaning up its act.
语法填空 (共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31~40的相应位置上。
Chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used in Chinese people’s daily life. 31 these proverbs there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, “plucking up a crop 32 (help) it grow”, is based on the following story.
It is said that a short—tempered man in the Song Dynasty (960—1279) was very anxious to help 33 rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about 34 day and night. But the crop was growing much slower than he expected.
One day, he came up with an idea 35 he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day.
He was very tired 36 doing this for a whole day, 37 he felt very happy since the crop did “grow” 38 (high).
His son heard about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither.
This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their 39 (nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often 40 (result) in the contrary to our intention.
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