完成句子(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

1.On hearing that his idol was coming, he __________________. (wait)

一听说偶像要来，他迫不及待地要见他。

2.Many buildings in Turkey _________ because of the recent earthquake. (ruin)

由于最近发生的地震，土耳其的很多建筑都成为了废墟。

3.He was asked___________________________ as it was told to him. (set)

他被要求像被告知的那样记下事实。

4.The boss commanded that the workers________________________. (shut)

老板命令工人关闭所有的大门。

5.What he did ________________________ realizing our goal. (play)

他所做的一切对实现我们的目标起着重要的作用。

6.Usually it’s very hard _______________ the man who has a bad temper. (get)

通常和坏脾气的人很难相处。

7.Since there is a singing contest this afternoon, students of this class ______________________________. (settle)

由于今天下午有个歌唱比赛，这个班的学生们不能安心学习。

8.She said that she ___________________________ to visit me. (come)

她说她会到我的公寓来拜访我。

9.Once she ________________, nothing will make her change her mind. (mind n. )

她一旦下定决心，没有什么会使她改变主意。

10.He talks ___________________________. (as if)

他聊起来好像他知道一切似的。

 

 (北京东城区2006—2007学年度第一学期期末教学目标检测E篇)

Babies are not just passing idle time when they stare goggle-eyed at the television—they are actually learning about the world, U.S. researchers said. Parents may want t limit what their babies see on television , based on the study, said Donna Mumme, assistant professor of psychology at Tufts University in Boston, who led the research. “Children as young as 12 months are making decisions based n the emotional(情感的)reactions of adults around them,” Mumme said in a statement. “It turns out they can also use emotional information they pick up from television. This means that adults might want to think twice before they speak in a loud and harsh voice or let a baby see television programs meant for information about the world. A mother urging her baby to eat some  “yummy” soup on a brother crying in fear when a dog approaches can influence a baby’s reaction. Mumme’s team tested babies to determine. If television has the same influence, showing actors reacting on a videotape to objects such as red spiral letter holder, a blue humpy ball, and a yellow garden hose attachment. Babies aged 10 months or 12 months were later given the same objects to play with. Ten-month-olds did not seem to e influenced by the video buy the 1-year-olds were. When the actors acted neutrally or positively to an object, the babies happily played with them. But if the actor had seemed afraid or disgusted, the babies would avoid the object.

72．Psychology is the study of              .

       A．human’s society and its growth

       B．human’s hopes had dreams

       C．human’s mind and behaviors

       D．human’s languages and cultures

73．Which of the following is Mumme’s conclusion?

       A．Small babies should not be allowed to watch television programs.

       B．Adults need to think twice before they act in front of small babies.

       C．TV programs provide small babies with all the information they need.

       D．One-year-olds can be emotionally influenced by TV programs.

74．Mumme reached his conclusion by            .

       A．measuring the time babies spent in front of TV.

       B．making TV programs and advertisements for kids.

       C．showing actors how to react to blue bumpy balls

       D．observing small babies’ reactions to TV programs

75．Which of the following may the study lead to according to the researchers?

       A．Parents may want to limit what their babies see on television.

       B．Actors may try to behave themselves well in front of babies.

       C．Babies may be allowed to choose what they see on TV.

       D．Scientists may stop ignoring babies’ emotional world.

The lack of clean drinking water is a major problem worldwide. The World Health Organization says more than one billion people live in areas where renewable （可再生的） water resources are not available. The problem is especially serious in Asia and the Pacific. A United Nations report says water availability in than area is the second lowest in the world, after Africa.

The U.N report notes that the world’s poorest countries are also the ones that use the most water for agriculture. Agriculture uses about eighty percent of the water in the Asia－Pacific area. There has also been an increase in water used for industry.

Millions of people worldwide have to drink unsafe water for lack of clean drinking water. This leads to an increase in diseases like diarrhea, the second leading cause of death in children under five.

The UN Millennium Development Goals（联合国新千年发展目标） for 2015 call for a fifty percent decrease in the number of people without safe drinking water and basic health conditions.

Scientists, governments and aid organizations around the world are increasing their efforts to meet these goals. Last month the U. N, called on the international community to work together to solve the water crisis.

Some American and South Korean researchers are experimenting with a new technology for turning sea water into drinking water. The new technology uses electricity to help separate electrically charged salt particles （微粒） from water to make it drinkable.

The researchers tested their desalination process on a computer chip, which removed ninety-nine percent of the salt and other harmful matters from water samples.  So far the method purifies only small amounts of water. But the researchers say it may someday be available as a personal water purification product.

1．What’s the main idea of this passage?

       A．The lack of drinking water is threatening the world.

       B．Many people in Asia and the Pacific lack safe drinking water.

       C．The UN calls on scientists to work together to solve water crisis.

       D．Scientists find a new way to turn sea water into drinking water.

2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．Water availability in Africa is the second lowest in the world.

       B．Industry is using more than 50% of water in the Asia – Pacific area.

       C．Diarshea is the most severe death – causing disease for children under five.

       D．UN hopes to reduce the number of people without safe drinking water by hall by 2015.

3．What do we know about the new technology according to the last two paragraphs?

       A．The process uses electricity to heat sea water so as to remove salt from it

       B．The researchers use a computer chip to help obtrude salt canticles of sea water

       C．The experimenting method could remove most of the salt and other harmful things.

       D．The technology has been able to purify enough water for daily personal use.

4．What’s the meaning of the underlined word in the last paragraph.

      A．Charging salt particles.                         B．Removing salt.

       C．Adding salt.                                         D．Producing salt.

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Leisure and Private Life in England

英国的个人休闲生活

    在英国，工厂的假日都集中在七月中旬到八月中旬这段时间。英国人喜欢旅游，你知道他们一般到什么地方旅游，又是怎么去旅游的吗?

    In England，factory holidays are much concentrated in the period between mid- July and mid-August．State schools usually only have six weeks off in summer，from about mid-July to the end of August．

The coast is the most popular objective of English people for their annual holiday，but there are few new seaside hotels．Food in British hotels and restaurants is reasonably cheap, but rooms are not．Few English people rent houses or flats for their holidays，but one of the traditional ways of spending a summer holiday is in a boarding house．Some boarding-house keepers provide all meals for their guests．Others provide breakfast only．

The British may be conservative about the times at which they take their holidays，but they have shown themselves very ready to take to new places．They have always been pioneers in traveling far away, and Englishmen were among the first to climb many of the great Alpine summits．Now foreign travel is within reach of most working people，and each year more English men，women and children become familiar with some part of continental Europe．Many take their cars，often with tents，crossing the Channel by ferry；others use the travel agents’ plans for group travel. When they get home again，they talk endlessly of how they spent their leisure and private life．

Notes

leisure n．＆ adj．休闲(的)；空闲(的)

objective n．目标；目的

    conservative adj．保守的

    boarding-house n．供膳的寄宿处

    summit n．顶点；首脑

continental adj．大陆的；大陆性的

pioneer   n．先驱者；先锋

Comprehension questions

1．State Schools in England usually have ________for summer holidays．

A．a month　　　　　　　　   B．two month

C．42 days　　　　　　　　   D．fifty days

2．The prices of food in British hotels and restaurants are reasonably ________.

    A．cheap　　　　 B．expensive　　    C．high　　    D．low

3．The British people are fond of ________．

A．traveling far away for their holidays

B．staying at home for their holidays

C．renting houses for their holidays

D．talking about their work when they get home