请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

　　Some days you wake up and right when you are going to begin your work, you feel a presence within you that stops you from doing so．You don’t want to work today and you don’t feel motivated to do anything but just escape．Without this motivation, you feel a little hopeless, lost, and stuck．But sometimes even if there is no motivation, you can still feel inspired．

　　Connect the Dots

　　Steve Jobs has never finished college．After studying in college for 6 months, he couldn’t see the value in it and dropped out．Not knowing where to go in life, he decided to take a class in calligraphy(书法)．Ten years later, he designed something that has affected the different types of typography(排版)that we use today．If he hadn’t dropped out in college, he would never have taken that calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography．

　　Sometimes when you’re trying to reach a goal, it’s impossible to connect the dots where you currently are．Somehow you just have to trust yourself, and have faith that you will reach your dreams, despite not having the slightest clue or perfectly laid-out road to where you are going．Nobody can connect the dots looking forward; you only can connect them when you’re looking backwards．You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in the future; you have to trust in something, whether it’s destiny(天数，命运)or not, but trusting yourself is the first step towards feeling inspired and having the motivation to move forward．

　　Perfect Your Environment

　　Look around your room right now or your workspace．Does it inspire you? Does it give you motivation? Is it noisy or quiet? Sometimes the hardest thing we do to ourselves is try to force ourselves to work in an area that is subconsciously telling us,“I can’t work here．”

　　And when you are constantly trying to discipline yourself, you will feel worse and be less productive．Instead try to build your ideal workplace and ideal time．Perhaps add a piece of artwork or a quote of your favorite person nearby you on the wall．Maybe add a beautiful plant in the corner to give you inspiration．If you feel more energy and enthusiasm during the night, schedule your day to work at midnight if you can．If you can realize the power of having a productive environment, you will naturally feel inspired and motivated to get work done．

　　Don’t Work So Hard

　　If you’re trying to force your way into taking action, it could be a sign that you are working too hard．Most people won’t wake up and waste an hour imagining, thinking further, or confirming, and the first thing they think about is asking“what do I need to do today?”And when they get the answer, they feel miserable, as if their work suddenly weighs them down．But if you spend time focusing on your goals, you’ll receive good feelings－feelings that help you feel inspired and motivated to take real action．

　　Don’t try to paddle upstream．That just basically equals saying to yourself that you need to force yourself to work hard every day．Instead, paddle along the stream of the river．Trust yourself, let your environment work in your favor, and spend some a little bit of time putting yourself in a state before you work．Inspiration will come to you from different ways－inside and outside－and give you the motivation to guide yourself towards reaching your dreams．

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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　Are you suffering a lot from test anxiety?Follow these tips to help you overcome it．

　　　　1　　 Prepare for the test by developing good study notes．Pick out the main points of the information or follow a study sheet from the teacher．Know the who, what, when, where, why and how of any main ideas．

　　Pick out the key words in the main points．Write a very short description of each point next to the key words．You will now have two sets of study notes．　　2　　 Use the second to review right before the test．

　　Teach yourself little memory tricks．Some people use mnemonic(助记符号)devices to remember facts．If there is a list of information, take the first letter of each word and make an interesting saying．

　　　　3　　 Some people read all the questions first and then begin working．Others start with the first question and don’t look at the rest．They skip any hard questions and come back to them later．

　　Do some relaxation exercises like deep breathing．Some anxiety is normal going into a test．

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　　Review the material one last time right before bed．We often remember things that we read or think about right before going to sleep．

　　　　5　　 Make sure you go to bed early enough the night before the test．It is very difficult to remember anything when you are overtired．

A．Work out a plan ahead．

B．Get a good night's sleep．

C．Pay attention to the proper order of answering the questions．

D．Use the first detailed set to study the material．

E．Learn to develop a strategy for taking the test．

F．Always get as much sleep as possible．

G．Breathing deeply helps you calm yourself and concentrate on the test．

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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　The organization, Keep Time for Children, was started in 2002 to make people realize the importance of family time on weekends, particularly for families with school age children．　　1　　 We will try to help parents take one day off on weekends to be with their family．

　　　　2　　 What children want and need most is to spend time with their parents, not with toys or taking part in activities．But with more and more people working on weekends, many children of school age don’t see their parents anywhere near as often as they should．

　　　　3　　 The movement is designed for families of all types and sizes under increasing pressure to work on weekends．Because weekends are the very time when school age children are at home and in need of their parents．we are going to put forward a Family Day Bill(议案)to the government．　　4　　 It is aimed to solve the problems of increasing”shift(换班的)－parenting”and of young children being left“home alone”on weekends．

　　　　5　　 If parents have a day off, they can spend a lot of time and energy with their children to share their happiness．

A．Keep Time for Children is now starting a movement．

B．The law is likely to make sure that parents take good care of their children．

C．Our aim is mainly to encourage parents to spend time with their children．

D．An American set up the organization．

E．It would give every parent of children under the age of 16 the fight in law to a weekend day off each week．

F．Our time is the most important thing that we can give our children．

G．Parents who do not share enough time with their children are to blame．

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第1至第10小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。

注意：每空不超过3个单词。

　　Sharks have lived in the oceans for over 450 million years, long before dinosaurs appears．There are now about 360 species of sharks, whose size, behavior, and other characteristics differ widely．

　　Sharks range in size from the 6-inch-long dwarf-dog shark to the 60-foot-long whale shark－the world’s biggest fish．The whale sharks, like two other large shark species－the basking shark and the mega mouth shark－are harmless to people because they feed on plants and small aquatic animals．

　　Every year, we catch and kill over 100 million sharks, mostly for food and for their fins．Dried shark fins are used to make shark fin soup, which sells for as much as $50 a bowl in fine Hong Kong restaurants．Other sharks are killed for sport and out of fear．Sharks are vulnerable(脆弱的) to overfishing because it takes most species 10 to 15 years to begin reproducing and they produce only a few offspring．

　　While sharks are seen as people-eating monsters, they help save human lives．In addition to providing people with food, they are helping us in cancer．They are among the few animals in the world that almost never get cancer．A research shows that chemicals extracted from shark cartilage(软骨) have killed cancerous tumors in laboratory animals．Their highly effective immune system also allows wounds to heal quickly without becoming infected．

　　Sharks are needed in the world’s ocean ecosystems．Although they don’t need us, we need them．We are much more dangerous to sharks than they are to us．For every shark that bites a person, we kill one million sharks．

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第1至第10小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。

注意：每空不超过3个单词。

　　When you go to Japan or get in touch with Japanese people, you will find that the Japanese people pay much attention to the telephone numbers as well as to the numbers in daily life．Since lucky numbers are connected with something nice, people can remember them very easily．So they have become advertisements for the shops．

　　They like to use different telephone numbers in different places．The owners of bathhouses, for example, like to use 4626, because when it is read in Japanese, it has the same pronunciation as“have a good bath”．Both the clothes shops and the butchers’s like to use 4129 better than any other number because this number can either be read as“good dress“or“good meat”．

　　On the other hand, there are also telephone numbers which are regarded as forbidden by the Japanese people．1567, for example, has the sound of“kill people”, while the number 4219 has that of“people die”．It is said that some persons had bad luck when they used telephone numbers like that, so all the people don’t use them．

　　At present, here are about forty-four million telephones in Japan, yet it is almost impossible for every one to get a lucky telephone number．So these numbers have become commodities and can be sold as goods．The price can reach as high as 222 thousand Japanese yean．

阅读短文，根据所读内容在下表中的空格处填上适当的单词或短语，每空不超过3个单词。

　　Are you interested in the following courses?Please read them and make a decision soon．

　　1．This twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers but who need to learn about them．You will learn what computers are, what they can and can’t do, and how to use them．

　　Joseph Saunders is Professor of Computer Science at New Urban University．He has over twelve years of experience in the computer field．

　　Course Fee：＄75 Jan．7, 14, 21, 28　Sat．9－11∶50 a.m.　Equipment Fee：＄10．

　　2．Do you want to stop smoking?Have you already tried to stop it but failed?Now it’s the time to stop smoking using the latest methods．You can stop smoking, and this twelve-hour course will help you do it．Dr．John Goode is a practicing psychologist who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking．

　　Course fee：＄30　Jan．4, 11, 18, 25　Mon．4－7p.m．

　　3．This course is for those who want to learn to type, as well as those who want to make their typing better．The course is individualized(单独授课)．You are tested in the first class and begin practicing at one of eight different skill levels．This allows you to learn at your own speed．Each program lasts 20 hours．Bring your own paper．Two hours each evening for two weeks．New classes begin every two weeks．

　　Course Fee：＄125　Materials Fee：＄25

　　This course is taught by a number of best business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before．

Directions：Read the following passage．Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage．WRITE NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer．

　　There are two types of people in the world．Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes unhappy．This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds．

　　People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things：the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine, the fine weather．They enjoy all the cheerful things．Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things．Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied．By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend(hurt)many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere．If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied．The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation．It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors．The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes．I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit．

　　Though in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck．Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect．This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments．If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success．Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes．If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrong doings．These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others．If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them．Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels．

Peter，Helen，Catherine，Elizabeth和Levin想根据各自在环保方面的兴趣(1－5)进行案例研究。阅读下面某杂志的专题报道摘要(A、B、C、D、E和F)，选出适合他们研究的最佳案例。选项中有一项是多余选项。

1．Peter：Reducing plastic and other wastes through DTY

2．Helen：Making use of the heavy traffic to produce electricity

3．Catherine：Building a community without private cars

4．Elizabeth：Building houses with recycled materials and energy-efficiency systems

5．Levin：Developing a new type of urban car which bums less gas