【1】As a result of Yuan Longping’s discoveries, the rice p________ rose greatly.

【2】The stories about King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table are l______ not history.

【3】We are warned that if we continue to destroy the environment, many more animals and plants will become e____________.

【4】Tom, who is my c___________, works in the same office with me.

【5】A red sky at night i___________ that the following day will be fine.

【6】The smooth space fight, experts say, marks a big _____________(突破) for Chinese scientists.

【7】Your company enjoys a good ___________(名声) in this field. I’ve heard that you take care of your employees and offer god salaries.

【8】I have the bicycle now but my sister was the ____________(最初的) owner.

【9】They should be careful. The knife is very _________(锋利的).

【10】A _____________(神秘的) light came from the deserted house.

Researchers with the United States Geological Survey (美国地质勘探局) are working late into the night. They are searching for and catching frogs in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. The Pacific chorus frog (拟蝗蛙) breeds in the high mountains just as the snow melts. The pools basically fill with meltwater, and as soon as the ponds melt the chorus frogs begin breeding there. Some Pacific chorus frogs in the mountains of California have tested positive for farming pesticides.

Gary Fellers is a researcher who once worked for the USGS. He and other team members are collecting the frogs to test them for agricultural poisons. No one farms in these forested national parks. However, winds carry chemicals from the Central Valley farming area into the mountains.

Kelly Smalling was the lead writer of the USGS study. “The decline of amphibians (两栖动物) has been documented for decades and decades. Some populations have gone extinct. And why these populations are declining is still a mystery.” Ms. Smalling says pesticides could be harming frogs and other amphibians.

The researchers tested pond water and soil from the bottom of the ponds. They were clean or almost free of pesticides. But tests on the bodies of the frogs showed the presence of 12 agricultural pesticides.

The concentration on the frog becomes greater than the concentration that is present on the water or some other part of the environment. Kelly Smalling says the next step is to find a way to deal with the pollution. “The first thing we need to do is understand how these chemicals that we’re finding harm the frogs. We have to understand the problem before we can fix it.”

【1】Animals in Northern California’s national parks ________.

A. are well protected

B. are killed by air pollution

C. are harmed by pesticides

D. will be sent to the farms in the valley

【2】According to the text, the Pacific chorus frogs ________.

A. breed when it snows

B. are only found in the ocean

C. are studied by the scientists

D. are free from the farming pesticides

【3】What will the researchers do next?

A. Keep the pond clean.

B. Deal with the pollution.

C. Find new homes for the frogs.

D. Search for and catch the frogs.

Festivals are occasions that allow us to relax and enjoy life. Their 【1】 (origin) range from the seasons of the year to important events. When it comes to celebrating festivals, different cultures actually have a lot 【2】 common. People celebrate the harvest festival after all the crops 【3】 (gather) in. Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses 【4】 (take) advantage of the celebrations.

At age 18, Dr Lin Qiaozhi chose to study medicine instead of marrying like the 【5】 (major) of girls. After graduation, she became the first woman ever 【6】 (hire) as a resident physician in the PUMC Hospital. When studying in the US in 1939, she impressed her American colleagues who invited her to stay. Dr Lin, 【7】, rejected the offer.

San Francisco was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that 【8】 (occur) in 1906.The Mission District, one of the oldest parts of the city, used to be a poor area of town, 【9】 is now a center for art, music, and food. When gold was discovered in 1848 near San Francisco, many people came to seek their fortune and some Chinese opened up shops and restaurants to earn 【10】 living.

Why do we go out of our ways to avoid people? Do we think meeting new people is a waste of time? Or are we just lazy, thinking that meeting someone new really is a trouble?

Communication is the key to life. We have been told that many times. Take the past generations, like our parents, for example. They seem to take full advantage of that whole “communication” idea because they grew up talking face to face while Generation-Y grew up staring at screens. We spend hours of our days sitting on Facebook. We send messages to our friends and think about all of the things we want to say to certain people that we don't have the courage to actually do in reality.

Nowadays, we are so caught up in our little circle of friends — our comfort zone. We love it that they laugh at our jokes, understand our feelings and can read our minds. Most importantly, they know when we want to be alone. They just get us.

Holding a conversation with someone new means agreeing with things that you don’t actually believe and being someone you think they want you to be — it is, as I said before, a trouble. It takes up so much energy, and at some point or another, it is too tiring.

But meeting new people is important. Life is too short, so meet all the people you can meet, make the effort to go out and laugh. Remember, Every “hello” leads to a smile — and a smile is worth a lot.

【1】What do we learn about the author?

A.He likes to be alone.

B.He feels stressed out lately.

C.He's active in attending social events.

D.He's afraid of talking to others at times.

【2】What's the problem of Generation-Y in the author’s eyes?

A.They rely on the Internet to socialize.

B.They are less confident in themselves.

C.They have difficulty in communicating.

D.They are unwilling to make new friends.

【3】Why do many young people avoid meeting new people?

A.They think it troublesome.

B.They are busy with their study.

C.They fear to disappoint their old friends.

D.They want to take time to do meaningful work.

【4】Why does the author write the text?

A.To tell about the importance of friends.

B.To give tips on how to meet new people.

C.To encourage people to meet new people.

D.To introduce the disadvantages of Generation-Y.

One of the biggest moments in a man’s life is when he proposes marriage. This is also one of the most exciting and memorable moments he will probably ever have. However, there is a lot of pressure to get it right.

Since proposing marriage(求婚) is such a big deal, it’s 【1】 surprising that some men want to make 【2】special.

A man in the US tried his best when he climbed a steep cliff(陡峭的悬崖) 【3】asking her girlfriend to marry him using a video app on his phone, but then had to 【4】(rescue) from the dangerous location by a helicopter(直升机).

Michael Bank, 27, climbed the 600-foot(800-meter) Morro rock off California’s Central Coast in the US, according【5】the BBC.

The good news is that his girlfriend said【6】to his offer of marriage. The 【7】news is that he now has to pay a large bill for his helicopter rescue.

“He couldn’t go in any direction—with his feet dangling(悬空) 80 feet off the 【8】,”Morro Bay Fire Captain Todd Gailey said.

Climbing on Morro Rock is 【9】(official) not allowed, though some people like Bank ignore the warnings. There have been seven 【10】(die) from falls over the years.

【1】What is Paul's reaction when seeing Deborah?

A.Relaxed.B.Surprised.C.Embarrassed.

【2】What is Deborah doing in Manchester?

A.Traveling.B.Doing business.C.Working.

【3】Where are the speakers?

A.In a shopping mall.B.In the street.C.In a restaurant.

【4】What is Deborah going to do next?

A.Have dinner with Paul.B.Go to her office.C.Meet Paul's wife.

His long career began far back in 1955, when he created Sam and Friends for a Washington D．C. television station. The programmes were just five minutes long and scheduled in the noman’sland between afternoon and evening programming. Yet the show won an Emmy for best local entertainment programme in 1958.

When it ended in 1961, Henson struggled to find work. He could only get brief appearances on other programmes like The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live. Only in 1976 did a British producer finally give Henson the green light to start a fullscale television show. The Muppet Show was produced and broadcast in Great Britain before finally arriving on prime time (黄金时间) US television. The network continued to identify it as a children’s programme, though the programme won a wide following of adult viewers.

One reason for its appeal to grownups was the obvious skill in catching the imagination. Henson’s talent was so great that it’s difficult to think of Kermit or Miss Piggy as nothing more than piles of cloth when they aren’t being operated. But Henson himself never forgot how much work went into creating his characters.

Way back in his early days, Henson created Kermit the Frog. His body was made from a green coat his mother had thrown away and his eyes were two halves of a pingpong ball. Over the years, his shape became more expressive. “Kermit is the character through whose eyes the audience is viewing the show. He’s a nice guy，” Henson said.

【1】Which of the following programmes marked the start of Jim Henson’s career?

A. The Tonight Show. B. Sam and Friends.

C. Saturday Night Live. D. The Muppet Show.

【2】It can be inferred from the passage that Miss Piggy was ________.

A. a character Jim Henson created

B. Jim Henson’s close friend

C. a television programme

D. Kermit’s girlfriend

【3】From the passage, we can infer that ________.

A. it was easy for Jim to create his characters

B. Jim Henson died of illness at the age of 54

C. the Muppet Show was broadcast in the US first

D. the programme Sam and Friends was not popular locally

A.might have admittedB.could have admitted

C.should have admittedD.must have admitted

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Our mothers accompanied us to school in the first day. Soon a teacher came and led us to a classroom. There we were put into four separate class. Some children begin to cry as the parents were not allowing into the classroom. I did not cry because I have been to a kindergarten before. Actual my mother went home soon after for she knew I would be all right. It was enjoyable time for me as I got to know my new classmates. The teacher was very busy for writing down our information so they had plenty of time to ourselves. In the meantime some children continued to sob although their parents looked in anxiously through the window.

A.constructB.constructive

C.constructionD.constructing