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1、By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the world's population will be living in the cities ______ in the country.
A. other than B. more than
C. better than D. rather than
2、One of the many _____ of my foreign travel is that I have learnt how to solve unexpected problems.
A. benefits B. experiences
C. difficulties D. arguments
3、There is no doubt ______ cultural relics are ______ protecting.
A.whether; worth B.whether; worthy C.that; worth D.that; worthy
4、But this is the first time that I ______ an application and the personal resume, so I don’t know ______ there is something to pay attention to.
A．had written; whether
B．wrote; what
C．have been written; why
D．have written; if
5、To our surprise, most people living nearby choose to ________ the noise from the factory and even keep quiet when interviewed by reporters.
A. hold on to B. keep up with
C. pay attention to D. put up with
6、-When is Jack going to finish writing that essay?
I don't know. He _______ day in and day out
A.has been working B.has worked
C.had been working D.was working
7、It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money favors to them.
A．in preference to
B．in place of
C．in agreement with
D．in exchange for
8、It was that we all went out for a walk.
A. so beautiful day B. such beautiful a day
C. such a beautiful weather D. so beautiful a night
9、 —Do you think you will be able to finish your writing by five o’clock today?
— ______. I’ll be busy with experiments all day.
A. Not a chance B. Not a little
C. Not to mention it D. Not a big deal
10、Millions of people around the world suffer from a painful addiction to biting their nails， which can be harder than smoking cigarettes．
A．to be quitted B．to quit
C．to have quitted D．to quitting
11、The measure has saved many rare animals which would ______ have died out.
A. therefore B. anyhow C. furthermore D. otherwise
12、—With this New Year_______ new challenges.
一Sure. Global economy remains uncertain, and many countries continue to struggle.
A. comes B. will come
C. is coming D. come
13、After Lincoln was elected President of the US in 1861, they rented the house and ________ most of their furniture.
A．would sold
B．was sold
C．sold
D．has sold
14、On New Year’s Eve, a big fire swept through a top nightclub in Bangkok，__________ at least 60 people, most of__________ were foreigners.
A. having killed; them B. killed; who C. killing; them D. killing; whom
15、Patients' medical notes went missing two days ago and nobody ______________ them since．
A.has seen B.had seen C.saw D.would see
16、Who is better______playing basketball, you or your brother?
A. at B. in C. on
17、All the students ________ something busily in the classroom when their headteacher Miss Brown came in to fetch a book she________ there.
A．had written, were leaving
B．were writing, had left
C．are writing, has left
D．have written, has left
18、 —Hello, I _______ to ask if I can book two tickets for tonight’s film.
—Sorry, we’ve already sold out.
A．am phoning
B．will phone
C．phone
D．have phoned
19、--- Difficulties always go with me!
--- Cheer up! If God closes door in front of you, there be a window opened for you.
A. must B. would
C. could D. can
20、College graduates are caught in an annoying situation between a lack of jobs if they leave and a ________ on higher education if they stay.
A. compromise B. squeeze C. burden D. passion
21、 The secret to eating less and being happy about it may have been cracked years ago—by McDonald’s. According to a new study from Cornell University’s Food and Brand Lab, small non-food rewards—like the toys in McDonald’s Happy Meals—stimulate the same reward centers in the brain as food does.
The researchers, led by Martin Reimann, carried out a series of experiments to see if people would choose a smaller meal if it was paired with a non-food item.
They found that the majority of both kids and adults opted for a half-sized portion when combined with a prize. Both options were priced the same.
Even more interesting is that the promise of a future reward was enough to make adults choose the smaller portion. One of the prizes used was a lottery ticket（彩票）, with a S10, $50 or $100 payout, and this was as effective as a tangible gift in persuading people to eat less.
“The fact that participants were willing to substitute part of a food item for the mere prospect of a relatively small monetary award is interesting,” says Reimann.
He theorizes that it is the emotional component of these intangible prizes that make them effective. In fact, vaguely-stated possibilities of winning a prize were more effective than options with hard odds included.
“One explanation for this finding is that possible awards may be more emotionally provoking than certainty awards,” says Reimann. “The uncertainty of winning provides added attraction and desirability through emotional ‘thrills.’ The possibility of receiving an award also produces a state of hope—a state that is in itself psychologically rewarding.” In other words, there’s a reason why people like to gamble.
How might this knowledge be used to help people eat more healthily?
One possibility is a healthy option that offers the chance to win a spa（温泉疗养）weekend. Or maybe the reward of a half-sized portion could be a half-sized dessert to be claimed only on a future date. That would get you back in the restaurant—and make you eat a little less.
【1】What do we learn about McDonald’s inclusion of toys in its Happy Meals?
A.It may shed light on people's desire to crack a secret.
B.It has proved to be key to McDonald’s business success.
C.It appeals to kid’s curiosity to find out what is hidden inside.
D.It may be a pleasant way for kids to reduce their food intake.
【2】What is the finding of the researchers led by Martin Reimann?
A.Reducing food intake is not that difficult if people go to McDonald’s more.
B.Most kids and adults don’t actually feel hungry when they eat half of their meal.
C.Eating a smaller portion of food does good to the health of kids and adults alike.
D.Most kids and adults would choose a smaller meal that came with a non-food item.
【3】What is most interesting in Martin Reimann’s finding?
A.Kids preferred an award in the form of money to one in the form of a toy.
B.Adults chose the smaller portion on the mere promise of a future award.
C.Both kids and adults felt satisfied with only half of their meal portions.
D.Neither children nor adults could resist the temptation of a free toy.
【4】How does Martin Reimann interpret his finding?
A.The emotional component of the prizes is at work.
B.People now care more about quality than quantity.
C.People prefer certain awards to possible awards.
D.The desire for a future reward is overwhelming.
【5】What can we infer from Martin Reimann’s finding?
A.People should eat much less if they wish to stay healthy and happy.
B.More fast food restaurants are likely to follow McDonald’s example.
C.We can lead people to eat less while helping the restaurant business.
D.More studies are needed to find out the impact of emotion on behavior.
22、A review of present research has found evidence to suggest time spent in nature could buffer the bad influence of time spent watching TV, on computers or playing video games.
“Few studies considered screen time and green time together,” said University of Adelaide researcher Tassia Oswald，who reviewed all the published studies on the subject from the English-speaking world. “However, there is evidence that green time could reduce (减少) the harm of high screen time.”
Ms Oswald is now planning a pilot study with the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute to further study the interplay between screen time and green time among young people. “It’s really hard to reduce young people’s screen time, as technology is really important in people’s life,” she said. “So it would be great to work out how we can lessen the harm of that and green time would be great, so we need to look into it further to strongly support that idea.”
Ms Oswald said there was a growing trend (趋势) towards prescribing (开处方) time in nature for health reasons. She said some doctors in the US and the UK offered “green prescriptions”, while “forest bathing” was popular in Japan.
However, the question of what made up good green time was still up for discussion, Ms Oswald said. Research to date suggests the answer depends on the age of the child. For preschoolers, a private garden is important. Primary school aged children need a larger place to play and for teenagers, the nature of the neighborhood is important.
Brothers Lennie, 14, and Nash, 7, love playing outdoors with their dog, Fred. Dad Pete McDonald said his sons could get a bit impatient if they were on screens too much. “We’re very lucky to have a park right outside of the gate, so if the yard gets too small, just open the gate and they’ve got a playground out there where they can run around,” he said.
【1】What does the underlined word in paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．Avoid.
B．Lessen.
C．Produce.
D．Examine.
【2】How did Ms Oswald get her idea of the connection between screen time and green time?
A．By doing a pilot study.
B．By interviewing doctors.
C．By surveying children and parents.
D．By reviewing research done by other people.
【3】What is a growing trend according to Ms Oswald?
A．People are spending more time in nature.
B．“Forest bathing” is becoming popular in many countries.
C．Green time is increasingly used to help deal with health problems.
D．Time in nature is taking the place of medicines in some situations.
【4】What makes up good green time for Lennie according to research to date?
A．A private garden.
B．A large backyard.
C．The playtime with his dog.
D．The nature of his neighborhood.
23、Japanese bookseller Yoshiyuku Morioka has come up with a highly unusual concept for a bookstore — he sells one book at a time in a tiny shop located in Ginza, Tokyo’s luxury shopping district. Even since he launched the store in May, he has stocked multiple copies of only one title per week.
People might argue that it’s hardly a bookstore if you can’t go in and browse through hundreds of volumes, but Morioka never intended to create a classic bookstore. It’s like a weekly “suggested reading” service — you just go in and pick up the book chosen for the week, relieving yourself of the burden of choices instead of being overloaded with massive collections of topics, author names and book reviews while still at a loss what to pick.
“Before opening this bookstore in Ginza, I had been running another one in Kayabacho for 10 years, “Morioka told The Guardian.” There, I had around 200 books as stock, and used to organise several book launches per year. During such events, a lot of people visited the store for the sake of a single book. The idea emerged.”
The store itself is minimal, with concrete walls and ceiling barely covered in a thin coat of white paint.
Morioka’s concept has a distinct advantage making the store stand out as the bookstore can serve as an exhibition for the book and its world, making the story a flower that actually appears in the book could be exhibited,” he said. “This is an attempt to make the two-dimensional book into three-dimensional ambience and experience.”
It isn’t clear how Morioka goes about choosing which books to display and sell. “Best-sellers are not likely to appear here. If profit issues were top priorities, the bookstore wouldn’t have appeared in the first place. Books that might bring tranquility to readers would be our primary option. After all, in a place like Ginza, many people are bothered by quick life pace and anxiety. Surprisingly, financial gains and Morioka’s spiritual ideal coexist well. Over 2,000 books have been sold since May and the store has served thousands of guests from all over the globe.
【1】Why does the store sell only one book at a time?
A．Because the store is too small in space in a luxury place of Ginza.
B．Because it’s easier and convenient to organize book launches.
C．Because it spares the readers troubles to pick up suitable books.
D．Because it can definitely push up the overall book sales.
【2】The one-book store is unique among others in that ________.
A．it is established in one of the most expensive shopping districts
B．it appeared because of the owner’s past book-selling experiences
C．it uses raw material for store decoration
D．it provides readers with the close and live interaction with the book
【3】The underlined word tranquility is closest in meaning to ________.
A．choices
B．peace
C．uniqueness
D．ideas
【4】Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．The one-book store is intended to promote fashion books in Ginza.
B．Morioka has also tried one-book store in Kayabacho.
C．The store provides video book review making the book 3-dementional.
D．The bookstore has achieved financial success as well.
24、 The study ended in 2003, but they were unwilling to return home. 【1】 So they founded Equus Silvanin, a self-sustaining farm. Here they brought up two daughters while tending to 35 horses. They also kept pigs, chicken, geese and ducks, and grew a large variety of fruits and vegetables.
【2】 “Most of the local owners had little economic mind for the land and preferred to sell it, or its resources, to businessmen to make profits,” says Christoph. For the forests, and the animals living in them, the change was catastrophic. Vast areas of woodland, unchanged for thousands of years, were vanishing, eaten up by the biting teeth of power saws as illegal logging swept through the forest. 【3】 There were no animals because the undergrowth protecting them had been torn away, leaving a scarred, broken landscape.
“It broke my heart to see that someone could do this to such a beautiful place,” says Christoph. “If you care for nature and for the conservation of our environment, you cannot tolerate such scenes.” 【4】 Thus before Christmas 2009, Foundation Conservation Carpathia was born.
Barbara and Christoph networked tirelessly, tapping into all of their conservation friends and contacts. “We found that more and more people were becoming committed to the idea of forest conservation, says Christoph. It's a struggle to change the perceptions of people to their environment. They have had car tyres slashed, and once had their lives threatened by a man who illegally grazed his cattle on land that was off limits. 【5】
A．Both of them felt helpless.
B．Few birds were singing for lack of trees to nest in.
C．They described the destruction taking place around them.
D．They loved Romania so much that they wanted to stay on.
E．That was why they decided on a mission to save this mountain wilderness.
F．Although they have had some pretty scary moments, they've never looked back.
G．But this peacefulness changed for lacking management of the surrounding countryside in 2007.
25、 Sam and I had been paired up through a program for at-risk primary school kids when he was a first grader. At first, the two of us didn't seem to be a good ______. Sam hardly looked at me; he ______ spoke or smiled. I tried everything ______ him. Nothing worked.
One day, I ______ Sam wearing a Pokémon shirt. The next week, I ______ brought a board game (棋盘游戏) featuring Pokémon characters. When I opened the ______, Sam smiled from ear to ear. He happily played the ______ with me. As I was leaving that day, he closed the box and ________. “See you next week.”
He and I built our ______ from there. I would ______ his Friday lunch period with him, talking, playing games and just being a friend. ______, he opened up to me about his home life. “I don't have any friends except you,” he'd told me. “And you' re more like a mom than a ______.”
Right then and there, I ______ to make sure we always kept in touch—even after the ______ ended. After four years together, he felt like family, and I couldn't bear the thought of losing ______ with him.
The program was about to ______. It was the week of my ______ visit to Sam. After lunch, I ______ him a bag. Sam opened it and pulled out the toy—an Iron Man figure. His eyes lit up. He couldn't help ______ me, “I'm going to keep this forever!”
And I know he has. It's been more than a year since that day, and Sam still ______ me every week.
【1】A.pair B.band. C.class D.circle
【2】A.either B.seldom C.perhaps D.often
【3】A.to observe B.to cure C.to forgive D.to attract
【4】A.considered B.noticed C.suggested D.imagined
【5】A.purposely B.formally C.curiously D.obviously
【6】A.bag B.window C.box D.book
【7】A.trick B.game C.role D.card
【8】A.turned back B.ran away C.checked out D.looked up
【9】A.hope B.relationship C.confidence D.strength
【10】A.deliver B.demand C.spend D.provide
【11】A.Immediately B.Similarly C.Particularly D.Gradually
【12】A.co-worker B.classmate C.friend D.sister
【13】A.failed B.pretended C.volunteered D.promised
【14】A.program B.semester C.stage D.meeting
【15】A.contact B.patience C.interest D.sight
【16】A.fall into ruin B.fall apart C.come to an end D.come into effect
【17】A.individual B.final C.natural D.original
【18】A.packed B.awarded C.threw D.handed
【19】A.visiting B.greeting C.hugging D.calling
【20】A.texts B.lectures C.misses D.requests
26、随着科技的发展，越来越多的人们用手机给自己拍照片，并分享到互联网上，请就此现象写一篇120词左右的短文，要求如下：
1. 简单阐述此现象；
2. 分析这一现象的原因；
3. 你的看法。
参考词汇：selfie (n.) 自拍；自拍照
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