【题目】

【1】If the current ________ continues, many species of animals may be extinct by the end of this decade.

【2】We found further scientific ________ for this theory.

【3】He only wants freedom, ________ and equality.

【4】The hotel offers a wide ________ of facilities and services.

【5】There are excellent facilities for sport and ________.

While at home, girls generally don’t get to experience the level of exposure or encouragement in STEM fields that boys do. It is often subtle, but it’s the first obstacle that faces and confuses so many women. Boys, on the other hand, get on their path, and are encouraged to do so, generally earlier than girls. For example, boys are more often given science sets as toys, which spark an interest in these subjects.

In school, boys are often pushed in school to take the more challenging math and science classes. So if we want to attract the best and brightest minds into the fields that will advance us as a people, a country, and a planet, we can no longer look to only half of the population. Young girls cannot possibly consider opportunities they do not know exist. If girls are not exposed to certain subject and career paths, they are highly unlikely to elect to follow them in college.

Our bias(偏见) toward girl, either from families or from schools is so rooted in our culture that we often don’t even recognize it. While the situation has changed greatly in the past 20 or 30 years, there is still a sense that girls aren’t as good at math, for instance, even though there is almost no evidence to support such a belief.

It is important that as a society we deal with gender stereotypes long before young people are faced with a decision to declare or choose a major in college. Without making efforts to break them, we are limiting the potentials of our youth, both male and female. Providing the necessary resources, exposure, and encouragement would help young women understand that their gender shouldn’t determine the career path they choose, and that pursuing a STEM career does not make them less feminine.

【1】According to the passage, not many girls grow to enter STEM fields because ________.

A.girls are not as good at STEM as boys

B.girls do not like to take science classes

C.girls get fewer chances to know about STEM

D.girls seldom survive the high pressure positions

【2】The underlined word “it” in Para.4 refers to ________.

A.this biasB.our culture

C.the situationD.a sense

【3】The main purpose of the passage is to ________.

A.show girls’ potentials in STEM fields

B.praise women’s contributions to STEM fields

C.describe the present gender bias in STEM fields

D.call for more involvement of women in STEM fields

【4】Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

CP：Central Point P：Point Sp：Sub-point C： Conclusion

A.B.

C.D.

A. look for B. pay for

C. search for D. apply for

【题目】(2015浙江)How would you like if you were watching your favorite TV program and someone came into the room and just shut it off without asking you?
A.them
B.one
C.those
D.it

【题目】Section A
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Since the earliest civilizations, people have controlled rivers to meet society's demands. Today, rivers are controlled for many reasons, primarily to maintain reliable water supplies for daily, agricultural and industrial needs, for power generation, for navigation (航行), and to prevent flooding.
River control is achieved by channelization, a term that covers a range of river engineering works, including widening, deepening, straightening and stabilization of banks, and by the construction of dams.
An important period of channelization took place in Europe during the l9'th century, when many large rivers were straightened and their beds deepened. One of the most dramatically changed was the Tisza River, a branch of the Danube that flows through Hungary. The controlling of the Tisza, designed to reduce flooding and make land for agriculture, included cutting off more than 100 meanders (河曲), shortening the river's length by nearly 400 kilometers.
One of the most common ways in which people control rivers is by damming them. The past 50 years or so has seen an increase in dam construction worldwide, and at the beginning of the 21st century, there were about 800,000 dams globally, some towering more than 200 meters in height.
Despite their successes, many dams also cause significant environmental changes that prove harmful. Some particularly deep reservoirs (水库) can bring about earthquakes due to the stress on their bottom rocks caused by huge volumes of water. Downstream of a reservoir, the river is certainly influenced in many ways: water volume, speed and quality are all affected, leading to changes in the landscape and among plants and animals.

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The starting price for the car is just $6,800. It has only one door, on the left side, which cuts a few hundred dollars off the manufacturing costs. Having three wheels also makes it cheaper. It has air conditioning, power windows and door locks and an AM/FM radio. More features can be ordered through Elio's long list of suppliers. Elio will also sell the cars directly through its own stores and not through franchised dealers (特约经销商).

Paul Elio dreamed as a kid that he would one day own a car company called Elio Motors. In 2008, tired of high gas prices, he started working on a car that burns gas in a more effective way. Equally important to him was creating U.S. manufacturing jobs and making the car inexpensive enough to attract buyers who might otherwise be stuck in their old, unreliable cars. “Whatever matters to you, this can move the needle on it,” he said.

Already, more than 27,000 people have reserved (预订) one. Paul hopes to make 250,000 cars a year by 2016. So far, reservation holders are those who will use the Elio as a second or third car for work. Finally, though, he believes the car will interest high school and college students as well as used-car drivers who want something newer and more reliable.

【1】Which of the following shows the design of the Elio?

(○ = wheel, □ = seat)

A. B. C. D.

【2】Paragraph 2 shows that the Elio ________.

A. will be available in most stores B. is sold at affordable prices

C. has a fixed temperature D. does no harm to the environment

【3】The underlined words “move the needle” in Paragraph 3 probably mean “________”.

A. take a chance B. stand in the way C. break into pieces D. make a difference

【4】What would be the best title for the text?

A. The history of Elio Motors B. Cool car or stupid vehicle?

C. Paul Elio: a kid with big dreams D. What car to choose: new or used?

It is not so easy to be successful in the United States for other foreign stars. Aaron is a good example. While some of his films have been popular in the US, they have usually been French films that travelled. One possible exception was Green Card, directed by Peter Weir, where he plays a French immigrant(移民) who goes through a fake wedding in order to stay and work in the United States. This is a predictable but sweet romantic comedy which typecasts(使模式化) its lead actors in terms of national stereotypes(陈规陋习). While some reviewers were kind, others shredded both the film and Aaron's performance.

【1】It can be inferred from the passage that Juliette _______.

A.was not sure whether she could play a dinosaur well

B.wanted to be in Jurassic Park very much

C.didn’t want to be in Jurassic Park

D.really wanted to play a dinosaur

【2】What does the underlined phrase mean in Para 1 ________.

A.lose jobB.be defeated

C.be successfulD.change job

【3】According to the passage, Aaron's popular films _________.

A.have only been seen in Europe

B.have been made in America

C.have been made in America, but well received in France

D.have been made in France, but seen in other countries, too

【4】The underlined sentence in Para 2 means others thought Aaron's performance and film were____.

A.creativeB.interesting

C.impressiveD.terrible

【题目】If you swim in a river or lake, be sure to investigate is below the water surface. Often there are rocks or branched hidden in the water.
A.what
B.who
C.that
D.whoever

【题目】Have you ever heard of the trees that are homesanimals both on land and sea?
A.about
B.to
C.with
D.over

A. brought up; brought about

B. raised; brought out

C. brought in; brought about

D. brought up; brought up