The college examination is _______ easier this year than I have expected.

A. fairly B. quite C. rather D. very

In front of the farmhouse________.

A. lay a peasant boy B. laid a peasant boy

C. lie a peasant boy D. did a peasant boy lie

Mary______ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

A. picked up B. took up

C. made up D. turned up

The painting didn’t make much sense to me. What impressed me was that the central part of it _______ for its bright color.

A. turned out B. worked out

C. pulled out D. stuck out

To be honest, the world owes a lot to Nelson Mandela for his _______ support of racial equality and human rights.

A. consistent B. contemporary

C. particular D. potential

The criminal has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and I think he deserves it, for a good judge does not make _______ decisions.

A. intelligent B. enormous

C. arbitrary D. marvelous

China needs to strike a balance between maintaining a(n) _______ fast and stable development and making economic structural adjustment.

A. relatively B. seemingly

C. approximately D. apparently

We can become a smart shopper by choosing for value, not for looks; _______, choose good quality goods with plain packages.

A. in particular B. in other words

C. in addition D. in any case

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children identify a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are of that parent. The things parents do and say---and the they do and say to them--therefore strongly influence a child's . However, parents must consistently behave like the type of they want their child to become.

A parent's actions affect the self-image that a child forms identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly qualities in their parents will have difficulty positive qualities in themselves. Children may their self-image, however, as they become increasingly by peers groups standards before they reach 13.

Isolated(孤立的) events, dramatic(突然的) ones, do not necessarily have a permanent on a child's behavior. Children interact such events according to their established attitudes and previous training. Children who know they are loved can, , accept the divorce of their parents' or a parent's early . But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events a sign of rejection or punishment.

In the same way, all children are not influenced by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.

1.A. to B. with C. around D. for

2.A. informedB. characteristicC. conceived D. indicative

3.A. gesture B. expression C. way D. Extent

4.A. behaviorB. words C. mood D. reactions

5.A. person B. humans C. creaturesD. adult

6.A. in turn B. neverthelessC. also D. as a result

7.A. before B. besides C. with D. through

8.A. eyes B. parents C. peersD. behaviors

9.A. negativeB. cheerful C. variousD. complex

10.A. see B. seeing C. to seeD. to seeing

11.A. modifyB. copy C. give upD. continue

12.A. mature B. influencedC. uniqueD. independent

13.A. not B. besides C. even D. finally

14.A. idea B. wonder C. stamp D. effect

15.A. luckilyB. for exampleC. at most D. theoretically

16.A. death B. rewards C. advice D. teaching

17.A. as B. being C. of D. For

18.A. even B. at all C. alike D. as a whole

19.A. Even B. Since C. Right D. As

20.A. result B. effect C. scale D. Cause

The Internet of Things (IoT) aims to get everything and everyone talking. Attaching sensors to “things”, such as cows, cars and refrigerator, and then assigning them unique IP addresses allow them to “talk” to the Internet. Of course, the IoT will involve much more than a handful of sensors. Networking company Cisco estimates that 50 billion Internet-connected devices and objects will

be sending over data by 2020.

1.How do researchers get everything and everyone talking?

A. By establishing the IoT and launching a handful of sensors.

B. By connecting sensors with them and appointing them unique IP addresses.

C. By communicating with them all the time through the IoT.

D. By sending people to track them day and night and collect useful data.

2.According to the article, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. IoT can help people do preventive maintenance and save money.

B. IoT can help people monitor energy usage and observe price changes timely.

C. IoT can help people adjust their habits and use electrical appliances more smartly.

D. IoT can help people investigate things and update a lot of important data.

3.What else do critics worry about the IoT besides its probably ending up being a fashion?

A. People will lose interest in it as quickly as the thrill over last year’s smartphone.

B. Refrigerators and washing machines will be replaced by other devices in a few years.

C. Whether related companies will provide long-term software updates or not.

D. The software provided by companies will be outdated easily and quickly.

4.According to the passage, when owners of the Tesla Model S electric received a recall notice, they ______.

A. just waited in the car while the maintenance is being done through wireless update

B. were required to go to the nearest 4s store to make some adjustments or repairs

C. could definitely depend on the IoT to send them the charger plug to be fixed

D. had to confirm the update with the help of the equipment provided by the company