He would be in a better university now________ to too many computer games when young.

A. were he not addicted B. if he was not addicted

C. had he not addicted himself D. had he not been addicted himself

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閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。

January 1 — January 31

You are charming and intelligent. You are actually quite ambitious. You like to go to parties and chat with your friends. On the other hand, you are friendly, but you are also a very private person.

February 1 — February 28

You are determined and hard working．You are born under the sign of loyalty and faimess．You like parties and enjoy a lot of friends. On the other hand, you are quite famous for your courage. You really like to explore and you are an adventurer.

March 1 — March 31

You are very loyal, independent, and open-minded. You are a born leader, and when you set a goal, you go to it. You adore challenges and competitions. You are most likely to be the one who calls out, "Let's go!" you are always in a circle of friends. You love animals. You are like a roller coaster.

April 1—April 30

You are artistic, well-mannered, intelligent, and diplomatic．You are usually sweet and kind, of course．You are sometimes famous for your artistic sense and good taste. You love throwing grand parties. Vacations and routines are very important to you. You are also fairly popular.

May l — May 31

You are talented, sincere, and most of all, enthusiastic. You are the master of ceremonies. You shine in the crowd．When you walk into a room, heads turn, and you hear whispers and gasps. You have a strong will to defeat any challenge in your way. You have a hunger for fashion.

June 1 — June 30

You are very elegant, wise, and compassionate(有同情心的)．You are very attractive and people are attracted to you. Your friends rely on you for advice. You will be someone like Jacqueline Onassis. You are also very lucky in many ways.

July l — July 31

You are mostly agreeable, energetic, and popular.You like to try new things wherever you go. You know how to dress and you always look your best. You are talented and you love sports. You are always one step ahead of anyone else. You adore freedom and independence.

August 1 — August 31

You are empathetic, easygoing, and compliant．You can get along with almost everyone. Many people admire you for your talent and creativity. On the other hand, you are sensitive and compassionate. You always like to dream. You enjoy peace and quiet at night.

September 1 — September 30

You are individualistic, sociable, and very entertaining. You are capable of anything. You have an excellent memory. You like long, friendly conversations with your closest friends．You turn boring things into the life of the party.

October 1 — October 31

You are thoughtful, intelligent, and the class comedian．You are also very popular, and nice around friends. You love to save the best for last. You are amusing and very fun to be around with. You love to spend hours each day reading and studying for final exams, when the school year has just started. You almost never turn on your friends.

November 1 — November 30

You are unselfish, knowledgeable, and friendly. You are loyal to your friends and family. You can see the difference between right and wrong. You are very honest and you speak out when you feel something has gone wrong. You are the person who likes trendy clothes.

December 1 —December 31

You are smart, optimistic, and willing to help others. You are like a rare diamond. You are intentionally the nicest while you are with friends. You are also very affectionate. You are too good to be true. Your friends trust in you easily. You are also popular in the "Being Nice" way.

1.Who is the combination of very different characteristics?

A. A person born during April 1---April 30.

B. A person born during August 1---August 31.

C. A person born during January 1---January 31.

D. A person born during February 1---February 28.

2. People born in the months of_______ are usually very fashionable．

A. May, July and November

B. May, July and October

C. July, October, and November

D. April, May and October

Catch yourself daydreaming while washing the dishes again? If this happens often you probably have a pretty capable working memory and a sharper brain, new research suggests.

This mind wandering, it seems, actually gives your working memory a workout. Working memory is the mental work space that allows the brain to juggle multiple thoughts at the same time. The more working memory a person has, the more daydreaming they can do without forgetting the task at hand.

Researchers studied groups of people from the University of Wisconsin－Madison community, ranging in age from 18 to 65. The volunteers were asked to perform simple tasks, like pressing a button every time they took a breath or clicking in response to a letter popping up on a computer screen; these tasks were so easy that their minds were likely to wander, the researchers figured.

The researchers checked in periodically, asking the participants if their minds were on task or wandering. When the task was over, they measured each participant's working memory capacity by having them remember letters while doing math questions. Though all participants performed well on the task, the researchers noticed that the individuals who indicated their minds had wandered more than others also scored higher on the working memory test.

“What this study seems to suggest is that, when circumstances for the task aren't very difficult, people who have additional working memory resources allocate them to think about things other than what they're doing，” said Jonathan Smallwood, a study researcher of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science.

When our minds run out of working memory, these off－topic thoughts can take the main stage without us consciously meaning them to; for instance, arriving at home with no memory of the actual trip, or suddenly realizing that they've turned several pages in a book without understanding any of the words.

“It's almost like your attention was so absorbed in the mind wandering that there wasn't any left over to remember your goal to read，” study researcher Daniel Levinson, said in a statement. People with overall higher working memory were better able to stay focused when the task at hand required it. Those who had low working memory often had their thoughts drift away from the task, and did less well at it.

The findings add to past research suggesting these mind drifts can be positive moments. For instance, daydreaming has often been associated with creativity—researchers think that our most creative and inventive moments come when daydreaming. It's likely that the most intelligent among us also have high levels of working memory, Levinson noted.

1. The word “juggle” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “________”．

A. search B. understand C. handle D. foresee

2.What can be concluded from Jonathan Smallwood's words?

A. Absorbed in the mind wandering, your attention left no space for your goal.

B. On the working memory test, people with wandering minds will get high score.

C. Dealing with some easy jobs, people with higher working memory will daydream.

D. People who often have daydreams probably own a pretty capable working memory.

3. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Mind drifts are always positive.

B. Daydreaming is good for the mind.

C. Creative moments come with working memory.

D. The more daydreaming, the more effectively one works.

請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：請將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號的橫線上。每個空格填1個單詞。

The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don’t come with an instruction handbook. And each child is different. So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration, not knowing what to do. But in raising children----as in all of life---what we do is influenced by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American values.

To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children stand on their own two feet. From infancy, each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they gain more freedom to make their own choices. Teenagers choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to share them with. When they reach young adulthood, they choose their own careers and marriage partners. Of course, many young adults still seek their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “l(fā)eave the nest” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own, not “tied to their mother's apron strings.”

The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to treat their children as individuals─ not as extensions of themselves. They allow them to fulfill their own dreams. Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the confidence to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a friendship among equals. But contrary to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to visit. Even as adults, they respect and honor their parents.

Most young couples with children struggle with the issue of childcare. Mothers have traditionally stayed home with their children. In recent years, though, a growing trend is to put preschoolers in a day care center so Mom can work. Many Americans have strong feelings about which type of arrangement is best. Some argue that attending a day care center can be a positive experience for children. Others insist that mothers are the best caregivers for children. A number of women are now leaving the workforce to become full-time homemakers.

Disciplining children is another area that American parents have different opinions about. Many parents feel that an old-fashioned spanking(一頓打) helps youngsters learn what “No!” means. Others prefer alternate forms of discipline. For example, “time outs” have become popular in recent years. Children in “time out” have to sit in a corner or by a wall. They can get up only when they are ready to act nicely. Older children and teenagers who break the rules may be grounded, or not allowed to go out with friends. Some of their privileges at home like TV or telephone use may also be taken away for a while. Although discipline isn't fun for parents or children, it’s a necessary part of training.

Being a parent is a tall order. It takes patience, love, wisdom, courage and a good sense of humor to raise children. Some people are just deciding not to have children at all, since they're not sure it's worth it. But raising children means training the next generation and preserving our culture. What could be worth more than that?

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1.Young people who have got jobs may realize university lessons can’t be the only preparation for all the situations__________ appear in the working world.

2.With a large amount of work___________(remain) to be done, the chief manager couldn’t spare time for a holiday.

3.In Thailand, many people do not trust the government to do anything much, let alone ____________(make) decisions about life and death.

4.________________quickly are science and technology advancing that what is a possibility today may be a reality tomorrow.

5.On her birthday, she received from her parents a nice present___________ which a note was attached, saying “We love you so much”.

6.----What about your self-drive trip yesterday?

----Tiring! The road is being widened, and we___________(have) a rough time.

7.They’re paying you 10,000 dollars now for those____________(改編本) of Shakespeare’s plays.

句意：他們現(xiàn)在為莎士比亞戲劇的改編本付一萬美元。Those后接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)。故填adaptations。

8.Most of these are consumer goods to be____________(分銷) to shops locally and nationwide.

9.The beautiful girl finally decided to live on an island, which was____________________(可到達(dá)的) only by boat.

10.The company is committed to________________(犧牲) short-term profits for the sake of long-term growth.

Sports is not only physically challenging, but it can also mentally challenging. Criticism from coaches(trainers), parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological, and research has showed that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.

The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback（反饋）to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents’ and coaches’ criticisms to heart and find a flaw in themselves.

Coaches and parents should also be cautious(careful) that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today’s youth sport setting, young athletes may be worried more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on the outcome and find fault with youngsters’ performances. Positive reinforcement should be provided in spite of the outcome. Research shows that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout.

1.According to the passage sports is positive for young people in that_____.

A．it can help them learn more about society

B．it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves

C．it enables them to find flaws in themselves

D．it can provide them with valuable experiences

2.Many coaches and parents are in the habit of criticizing young athletes _________.

A．without realizing criticism may destroy their self-confidence

B．in order to make them remember life’s lessons

C．believing that criticism is beneficial for their early development

D．so as to put more pressure on them

3.According to the passage parents and coaches should_______.

A．help children to win every game

B．pay more attention to letting children enjoy sports

C．enable children to understand the positive aspect of sports

D．train children to deal with stress

4.The author’s purpose in writing the passage is_______.

A．to persuade young children not to worry about criticism

B．to emphasize the importance of positive reinforcement to children

C．to discuss the skill of combing criticism with encouragement

D．to teach young athletes how to avoid burnout

Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at the age of 69, was one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials for the hamburger chain named for his daughter. “As long as it works”, he said in 1991, “I’ll continue to do those commercials.”

Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood. “He still won’t let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had proper fitting shoes,” Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work. “He fed me,” Thomas said, “and if I got out of line, he’d beat me.”

Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restaurants. But he had something much better in mind. “I thought if I owned a restaurant,” he said, “I could eat for free.” A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire in 1968.

In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made-to-order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes $ 6 billion a year in sales. Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine, 66, and with four grown kids besides Wendy, felt it could offer a future for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992.

In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated from Coconut Creek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him Most Likely to Succeed.

“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave,” says friend Pat Williams. “He wasn’t a great actor or a great speaker .He was just Joe Everybody.”

1.What is the article mainly about?

A. The life of Dave Thomas.

B. The dream of Dave Thomas.

C. The schooling of Dave Thomas.

D. The growth of Dave Thomas’s business.

2.What do we know about his childhood?

A. He lived a poor life.

B. He had caring parents.

C. He stayed in one place.

D. He didn’t go to school.

3.Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas’s life.

a. graduated from high school

b. started his own business

c. became a millionaire

d. started a foundation

e. met Harland Sanders

A. e, b, c, d, a B. a, e, c, b, d

C. e, c, b, d, a D. a, e, b, c, d

4.“He was just Joe Everybody” (in the last paragraph) means_________.

A. Dave was famous

B. Dave was shy

C. Dave was showy

D. Dave was ordinary

To prevent the deserts coming near, China has planted billions of trees---to replace destroyed forests and as barriers against the sand. This isn’t a cure, though, say experts, as thirsty trees can make the problem worse by taking in groundwater.

“Planting tress is one way, but it isn’t that simple. It doesn’t solve the basic issue of water resources,” says Wu Bo, a professor. “We need to calculate how much water the trees will absorb, or else it could have a negative effect.”

Villagers in Zhengxin have taken on this challenge, with limited success. When the irrigation channels began to run dry, Lu Xianglin switched from wheat to cotton on his land. He also planted trees to protect his fields from sandstorms. He says he still gets good yields（產(chǎn)量） using flood irrigation and earns a good income for his family.

Other farmers haven’t stuck it out（堅(jiān)持到底）: about one in three have left Zhengxin in the past 10 years after their wheat crops died. Young people who can find jobs in the towns rarely return.

Last week, Mr Lu joined the other men in his village on a government-arranged trip to see the land that has been set aside for their relocation, nearly 40 miles to the south. The next day, he was back, shaking his head at the plan. The idea of uprooting his family troubles him, as does the idea of giving up the land that fed his forefathers. He prefers to stay and keep up the fight.

“With enough water, this problem can be solved,” Lu says. “We can plant trees and grass, and they will grow bigger. That will stop the desert.”

Experts say that farmers could switch to drip irrigation （滴灌）to lessen their water intake for growing crops. Elsewhere in the region, farmers have built brick greenhouses as part of a plan to grow vegetables using less water. Roadside signs urge farmers to “Save Water, Protect the Environment”.

1. The negative effect of planting trees in deserts is that __________.

A. it can make groundwater become less

B. it can prevent the sand moving freely

C. it can stop crops growing well

D. it can get the soil to become poor

2.Why did Mr. Lu NOT accept the idea of relocation?

A. Because the plan of relocation will cost him much money.

B. Because his family had trouble moving away.

C. Because he was reluctant to give up his land.

D. Because he would rather stay than fight against the deserts.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The deserts drive more and more people to leave their homes for their lives.

B. People have no means to fight against the land becoming desert.

C. Water is the biggest barrier for people to stop the desert.

D. Planting trees cannot solve the problem of desertification of farmland.

4.What advice is given by experts to save water?

A. To plant more trees.

B. To build greenhouses.

C. To change crops.

D. To use drip irrigation.

完形填空。閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money. By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You have your pick from my bicycle _ .”

“Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would choose.

As Christmas near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she a Salvation Army（基督教慈善組織） volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, em, I’m out of change.” I said.

Throughout December, Emily continued to hard. Then one day, she made a announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very .

by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow（發(fā)光）.Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later .the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”

Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the ? I like to think it was God’s way of a little girl for a sacrifice her years---- while giving her dad a lesson in the .

1.A. Promised B. Amazed C. Determined D. Organized

2.A. need B. should C. must D. can

3.A. collection B. contribution C. shop D. club

4.A. seldom B. likely C. slightly D. merely

5.A. drew B. became C. went D. pulled

6.A. observed B. sensed C. watched D. noticed

7.A. study B. try C. listen D. work

8.A. disappointing B. surprising C. formal D. public

9.A. agreeable B. hopeful C. thankful D. pitiful

10.A. Moved B. Shocked C. Persuaded D. Demanded

11.A. one B. some C. two D. any

12.A. While B. As C. Because D. Though

13.A. express B. describe C. explain D. shake

14.A. returned B. delivered C. chose D. shared

15.A. sweet B. healthy C. happy D. fair

16.A. putting B. giving C. storing D. signing

17. A. present B. harvest C. winner D. chance

18. A. greeting B. praising C. sheltering D. rewarding

19.A. under B. before C. beyond D. within

20.A. process B. project C. struggle D. communication

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閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或填入括號中單詞的適當(dāng)形式。

A proverb says, "Time is money". But in my opinion, time is even 1.precious than money. Why？2. when money is spent, we can earn it back. However, when time is3.（go） , it will never return. 4. is known to all that the time we can use is limited. Therefore we should make 5.use of our time to study hard so as to serve our country in 6.future. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people7.do not realize the value of time. They waste their precious time smoking, drinking and playing. In 8. word, we should form the good habit of9.(save) time. Do not put off what can be done today10. tomorrow.