上海市2021-2022学年高一上学期末各题型复习题（含答案）
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期末复习（原卷）
语法填空：
Fear may be felt in the heart as well as in the head, according to a study that has found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the chance of someone feeling fear. Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely to feel ____1____ sense of fear at the moment when their hearts are contracting (收缩) and pumping blood around their bodies, compared with the point ____2____ the heartbeat is relaxed. Scientists say the results suggested that the heart is able to influence ____3____ the brain responds to a fearful event, depending on which point it is at in its regular cycle of contraction and relaxation. Sarah Garfinkel at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School said, “Our study show for the first time that the way 4 _______ _______ we deal with fear is different, depending on when we see fearful pictures in relation to our heart. The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reactions to fear as they ____5____(show) pictures of fearful faces. Dr. Garfinkel said, “The study showed that fearful faces are better noticed when the heart is pumping ____6____ when it is relaxed. Thus our hearts can also affect ____7____ we see and what we don’t see -- and guide whether we see fear.” ____8____ (understand) this relationship further, the scientists also used a brain scanner to show how the brain influences the way the heart changes a person’s feeling of fear. “So far we ____9____ (find) an important mechanism by which the heart and brain ‘speak’ to each other to change our feelings and reduce fear” Dr. Garfinkel said. “We hope that by increasing our understanding about how fear is dealt with and ways that it could be reduced, we may be able to develop more successful treatments for anxiety, disorders, and also for ____10____ who are suffering from serious stress disorder.”
十一选十：
A. admitted B. schedules C. achievement D. tired E. interesting F. stress G. occasionally H. demanding I. scores J. explore K. link
The homework explosion has hit kids the hardest in the under-12-age group. A study released in September 2000 compared children’s weekly ____1____ in 1981 and 1997 and found that time spent on homework has more than doubled for six-to eight-year-olds.
Elementary school teachers ____2____ they were piling it on. In a survey, eight of ten teachers said their curriculum (课程) is more ____3____ than just three years ago. And students are working much harder to keep up. Moms and dads are getting caught in homework cross fire too. Of course they want their children’s teachers to push for ____4____. But playing homework cop isn’t fun. More than one third of the parents said homework is an ongoing source of ____5____ in their home, fueling arguments and even screaming matches. And it’s not always the child who is burning the midnight oil. Nearly one fourth of parents confess they’ve ____6____ finished their children’s assignments, either because the project was too hard or their kid was too ____7____.
And is all this homework paying off Not in the younger grades, according to one expert. There is no ____8____ between the amount of time students spend studying and their test ____9____. In fact, excessive homework might be turning some kids off from learning. It’s ironic -- one of the main purposes of all this homework is to raise reading grades, but kids need enough free time to ____10____ books on their own. That’s how they learn to be keen readers.
完形填空：
Every one of the participates has played in big games before, but nothing like this. “We’re playing against the home team to open up the Olympics, and I'm pretty sure it’s going to be crazy and ____1____ there. Everybody in that building is going to be jumping. It’s the biggest game on the biggest ____2____ in the world,” said forward (前锋) Carmelo Anthony.
With the basketball-mad ____3____ country playing its first game against the global superstars of the NBA, the worldwide television ____4____ for the game could be the largest in Olympic history.
President Bush -- the first sitting U.S. president to attend an Olympics in a ____5____ country -- will attend the game along with China ’s president Hu Jintao.
“It is the start of the first Olympic Games to be played in China,” said Yao Ming. “It is the start of the first Olympic Games to be played in China. It is the ____6____ that my country and I have been looking forward to for seven years, since Beijing was ____7____ the Games. I am so happy that I have been able to recover from my foot injury. To play against the USA team will be a great ____8____ and a great honor.”
The NBA stars are just as thrilled. “It’s going to be exciting,” said 35-year-old Jason Kidd. “It’s going to be something that nobody’s ____9____ before. I don’t know if anybody had a ____10____ come to a game to watch them play before.”
A huge grin spread across the face of Carlos Boozer as he anticipated the game. “ I ____11____ the crowed to be amazing incredible,” he said. “If you can just ____12____ and try to wrap your minds around the opening tip with Dwight Howard and Yao Ming. As soon as that ball ____13____, every camera in the building is going to be ____14____. Media are going to be writing stories. We’re going to be cheering.”
“It’s something we’ll be able to tell our kids and our grand kids that we ____15____ the largest sporting event ever,” point guard Chris Paul nodded his head up and down.
1.A. irregular B. automatic C. original D. energetic
2.A. stage B. point C. society D. space
3.A. mother B. home C. host D. native
4.A. studio B. authority C. program D. audience
5.A. friendly B. foreign C. forceful D. fortunate
6.A. fortune B. fame C. event D. effect
7.A. awarded B. offered C. elected D. accessed
8.A. impression B. evidence C. creation D. challenge
9.A. undergone B. experienced C. estimated D. influenced
10.A. family B. president C. colleague D. journalist
11.A. lead B. limit C. object D. expect
12.A. control B. doubt C. imagine D. ensure
13.A. goes up B. sets off C. comes down D. rolls away
14.A. moving B. flashing C. working D. pushing
15.A. took over B.looked through C. took part in D. looked forward to
阅读理解：
(A)
One early morning, I went into the living room to find my mother reading a thick book called Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again. My interest was aroused only by the fact that the word "Poems” appeared in big, hot pink letters.
"Is it good ” I asked her.
"Yeah,” she answered. "There’s one I really like and you’ll like it, too.” I leaned forward.
" ‘Patty Poem,’ ” she read the title. Who is Patty I wondered. The poem began:
She never puts her toys away,
Just leaves them scattered① where they lay,… ①散乱的
The poem was just three short sections. The final one came quickly:
When she grows and gathers poise②, ②稳重
I’ll miss her harum-scarum③ noise, ③莽撞的
And look in vain④ for scattered toys. ④徒劳地
And I’ll be sad.
A terrible sorrow washed over me. Whoever Patty was, she was a mean girl. Then, the shock.
"It’s you, honey,” My mother said sadly.
To my mother, the poem revealed a parent’s affection when her child grows up and leaves. To me, the "she” in the poem was horror. It was my mama who would be sad. It was so terrible I burst out crying.
"What’s wrong ” my mother asked.
"Oh Mama,” I cried. "I don’t want to grow up ever!”
She smiled. "Honey, it’s okay. You’re not growing up anytime soon. And when you do, I’ll still love you, okay ”
"Okay,” I was still weeping. My panic has gone. But I could not help thinking about that silly poem. After what seemed like a safe amount of time, I read the poem again and was confused. It all fit so well together, like a puzzle. The language was simple, so simple I could plainly understand its meaning, yet it was still beautiful. I was now fascinated by the idea of poetry, words that had the power to make or break a person’s world.
I have since fallen in love with other poems, but "Patty Poem” remains my poem. After all, "Patty Poem” gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits, but because it was the one that hurt me the most.
1. Why was the writer attracted by the book Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again
A. It was a thick enough book. B. Something on its cover caught her eye.
C. Her mother was reading it with interest. D. It has a meaningful title.
2. After her mother read the poem to her, the writer felt _______ at first.
A. sad B. excited C. horrified D. confused
3. The writer’s mother liked to read "Patty Poem” probably because ________.
A. it reflected her own childhood B. it was written in simple language
C. it was composed by a famous poet D. it gave her a hint of what would happen
4. It can be concluded from the passage that "Patty Poem” leads the writer to ________.
A. discover the power of poetry B. recognize her love for puzzles
C. find her eagerness to grow up D. experience great homesickness
(B)
Northern Ireland Visitor Guide
Passport/Visa Requirements Passport Advice Line (UK) T: 0300 222 0000 www.ips.gov.uk UK nationals can travel without a passport but will need photographic identification. Passports are not required for travel between Northern Ireland and the Republic. For further information, contact the British Embassy in your country of origin. Money Sterling currency. Most large stores accept Euro. Main credit cards are in general use but bring cash too. In main towns, bank hours are 09:30-16:30. Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) dispense cash at hundreds of locations, banks, garages and shopping centres. Bureau de Change are in larger bank branches, travel agents, the Belfast Welcome Centre, some other tourist information centres, big hotels and at a few visitor attractions.
Telephone To call Northern Ireland from abroad, dial 0044 + area code (without 0) + local number. From the Republic of Ireland, dial 048 + area code (without 0) + local number. From elsewhere in UK or to make an internal call, dial area code (with 0) + local number. To call the Republic from Northern Ireland, dial 00353 + the area code (without 0) + local number.
Tipping Check your bill to see if a service charge has been made. If not and you’re satisfied with the service, add 10-15%.
Left Luggage T: +44 (0) 28 9024 6609 Belfast Welcome Centre is the only place that provides this service. ￡3 per item for up to 4hrs. ￡4.50 4hrs+. Last pick up is 15 minutes before closing.
Shopping Victoria Square, Castle Court and many Belfast City centre stores have extended opening hours from 09:00 until 19:00 each weekday evening. Thursday is late night shopping until 21:00. On Sundays shops are open from 12:00/13:00 and stay open until 17:00/18:00.
Medical Insurance T: 0845 606 0707 (UK), +44 (0) 191 212 7500 www.ehic.org.uk You need to obtain a European Health Insurance card (EHIC) which will allow you to access state-provided healthcare in all European Economic Area (EEA) countries at a reduced cost or sometimes free of charge. You can apply online at their website or by telephone. Visitors are strongly advised to take out private travel insurance.
Public Holidays Banks are closed and transport services are reduced on public holidays. See www. for up-to-date details. New Year’s Day January St. Patrick’s Day March Good Friday start April Easter Monday start April May Bank Holiday start May May Bank Holiday end May July Holiday mid July August Bank Holiday end August Christmas Day December Boxing Day December
Emergency Services Dial 999 for emergency services. If your passport is lost or stolen, contact the local police station, embassy or consulate.
All Ireland Information For details on the rest of Ireland visit: www..
1. If Jack wants to call his friend in Northern Ireland from London, he should dial ________.
A. 0044 + area code (without 0) + local number B. 048 + area code (without 0) + local number
C. area code (with 0) + local number D. 00353 + the area code (without 0) + local number
2. While travelling in Northern Ireland, you ________.
A. can shop until 21:00 on Thursdays
B. needn’t leave a tip after receiving service
C. can use American dollars to buy what you want
D. can draw money from banks from 9:00 to 16:30 every day
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the above Visitor Guide
A. A German needn’t a passport to travel in Northern Ireland.
B. A visitor can dial 999 in emergency situations while in Northern Ireland.
C. Any European can get healthcare in Northern Ireland at a reduced cost or free of charge.
D. A visitor will be charged 3 for leaving luggage in Belfast Welcome Centre for 6 hours.
(C)
Every day it seems that people are coming up with new and innovative ways to use mobile devices like cellphones and smart phones. Researchers at Princeton University are looking for new ways to measure (计算, 衡量) a person’s sense of well-being with mobile devices.
To gain a better understanding of how cellphones and other mobile devices can measure our sense of happiness, the research team conducted a study that was published recently in the journal Demography. To gather data for their study, the team created an application for mobile devices using the Android operating system.
Once the app was developed, the researchers invited people to download it and take part in their study. Over a three-week period, the research team was able to collect data from some 270 participants living in 13 countries.
Participants came not only from the United States, but also from other nations like Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Over the course of the study, participants received occasional (偶尔的) text questions from the researchers that asked “How happy are you ”. Along with recording their response, the app used the mobile device’s built-in GPS to keep track of (跟踪) the participant’s location.
The study participants were asked to rate (评级) their current state of happiness on a scale of zero to five. As they gathered data from the information collected through the application, the researchers then were able to create new methods that could help provide a better understanding of how our surroundings can influence our emotional well-being.
The researchers learned that mobile devices can provide an effective way to quickly gain information that, because of today’s active lifestyle, can be difficult to record. Being able to quickly grab this information was something the researchers felt was important. They said feelings and emotions that were recorded as they were happening were most likely to be more honest and precise (准确) than using other methods like writing down how they felt on a piece of paper after the fact.
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage
A. The study the team conducted has not been published yet.
B. The participants didn’t need to download the app to participate.
C. About 270 people from 13 countries participated in the study.
D. None of the participants came from the United Kingdom.
2. What did the researchers find important as to rating people’s sense of happiness from the passage
A. Writing down how they felt on a piece of paper.
B. Recording people’s feelings and emotions quickly.
C. Answering the text question “How happy are you ”
D. Knowing how the surroundings affect people’s happiness.
3. The underlined word well-being in the first paragraph probably refers to ______.
A. happiness B. wealth C. emotion D. technology
4. The best title of the passage is most likely to be “_______”.
A. People’s Sense of Happiness Related to Mobile Phones
B. A Better Understanding of People’s Sense of Happiness
C. Methods to Rate People’s Happiness
D. Scientists Track Happiness with Cellphones
该要写作：
In the United States, employees typically work five days a week for eight hours each day. However, many employees want to work a four-day week and are willing to accept less pay in order to do so. A mandatory (法定的) policy requiring companies to offer their normal pay will benefit the individual companies, the economy as a whole as well as the employees who decide to take the option.
The shortened workweek will increase company profits because employees will feel more rested and alert, and as a result, they will make fewer costly errors in their work. Hiring more staff to ensure that the same amount of work will be accomplished will not result in additional payroll cost (工资成本) because four-day employees will only be paid 80 percent of the normal rate. In the end, companies will have fewer overworked and error-prone (容易出错的) employees for the same money, which will increase company profits. For the economy as a whole, one of the primary benefits of offering this option to employees is that it will reduce unemployment rates. If many full-time employees started working fewer hours, some of their workload would have to be shifted to others. Thus, for every four employees who went on an 80 percent week, a new employee can be hired at the 80 percent rate. Finally, the option of a four-day workweek will be better for individual employees. Employees who can afford a lower salary in exchange for more free time can improve the quality of their lives by spending the extra time with their families, pursuing private interests, or enjoying leisure activities.
六选四：
Building Trust in a Relationship Again
Trust is a learned behavior that we gain from past experiences. ___1___ Trust is a risk.But you can’t be successful when there’s a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.
Unfortunately, we’ve all been victims of betrayal. Whether we’ve been stolen from, lied to, misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust.Sometimes people simply can’t trust anymore. ___2___ It’s understandable, but if you’re willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there.
Learn to really trust yourself. Having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best outcome would be for your well-being.
___3___ If you’ve been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance. But there’s a difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”. At some point in all of our lives, we’ll have our trust tested or violated.
You didn’t lose “everything”. Once trust is lost, what is left Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life. ___4___ Instead, it’s a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness.
A. It is putting confidence in someone.
B. Stop regarding yourself as the victim.
C. Remember that you can expect the best in return.
D. They’ve been too badly hurt and they can’t bear to let it happen again.
E. This knowledge carries over in their attitude toward their future relationships.
F. Seeing the positive side of things doesn’t mean you’re ignoring what happened.
期末复习（原卷）
语法填空：
Fear may be felt in the heart as well as in the head, according to a study that has found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the chance of someone feeling fear. Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely to feel ____1____ sense of fear at the moment when their hearts are contracting (收缩) and pumping blood around their bodies, compared with the point ____2____ the heartbeat is relaxed. Scientists say the results suggested that the heart is able to influence ____3____ the brain responds to a fearful event, depending on which point it is at in its regular cycle of contraction and relaxation. Sarah Garfinkel at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School said, “Our study show for the first time that the way 4 _______ _______ we deal with fear is different, depending on when we see fearful pictures in relation to our heart. The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reactions to fear as they ____5____(show) pictures of fearful faces. Dr. Garfinkel said, “The study showed that fearful faces are better noticed when the heart is pumping ____6____ when it is relaxed. Thus our hearts can also affect ____7____ we see and what we don’t see -- and guide whether we see fear.” ____8____ (understand) this relationship further, the scientists also used a brain scanner to show how the brain influences the way the heart changes a person’s feeling of fear. “So far we ____9____ (find) an important mechanism by which the heart and brain ‘speak’ to each other to change our feelings and reduce fear” Dr. Garfinkel said. “We hope that by increasing our understanding about how fear is dealt with and ways that it could be reduced, we may be able to develop more successful treatments for anxiety, disorders, and also for ____10____ who are suffering from serious stress disorder.”
【Keys】
1.a 2.when 3.how 4.in which 5.were shown 6.than 7.what 8.To understand 9.have found 10.those
十一选十：
A. admitted B. schedules C. achievement D. tired E. interesting F. stress G. occasionally H. demanding I. scores J. explore K. link
The homework explosion has hit kids the hardest in the under-12-age group. A study released in September 2000 compared children’s weekly ____1____ in 1981 and 1997 and found that time spent on homework has more than doubled for six-to eight-year-olds.
Elementary school teachers ____2____ they were piling it on. In a survey, eight of ten teachers said their curriculum (课程) is more ____3____ than just three years ago. And students are working much harder to keep up. Moms and dads are getting caught in homework cross fire too. Of course they want their children’s teachers to push for ____4____. But playing homework cop isn’t fun. More than one third of the parents said homework is an ongoing source of ____5____ in their home, fueling arguments and even screaming matches. And it’s not always the child who is burning the midnight oil. Nearly one fourth of parents confess they’ve ____6____ finished their children’s assignments, either because the project was too hard or their kid was too ____7____.
And is all this homework paying off Not in the younger grades, according to one expert. There is no ____8____ between the amount of time students spend studying and their test ____9____. In fact, excessive homework might be turning some kids off from learning. It’s ironic -- one of the main purposes of all this homework is to raise reading grades, but kids need enough free time to ____10____ books on their own. That’s how they learn to be keen readers.
【Keys】1-10 BAHCF GDKIJ
完形填空：
Every one of the participates has played in big games before, but nothing like this. “We’re playing against the home team to open up the Olympics, and I'm pretty sure it’s going to be crazy and ____1____ there. Everybody in that building is going to be jumping. It’s the biggest game on the biggest ____2____ in the world,” said forward (前锋) Carmelo Anthony.
With the basketball-mad ____3____ country playing its first game against the global superstars of the NBA, the worldwide television ____4____ for the game could be the largest in Olympic history.
President Bush -- the first sitting U.S. president to attend an Olympics in a ____5____ country -- will attend the game along with China ’s president Hu Jintao.
“It is the start of the first Olympic Games to be played in China,” said Yao Ming. “It is the start of the first Olympic Games to be played in China. It is the ____6____ that my country and I have been looking forward to for seven years, since Beijing was ____7____ the Games. I am so happy that I have been able to recover from my foot injury. To play against the USA team will be a great ____8____ and a great honor.”
The NBA stars are just as thrilled. “It’s going to be exciting,” said 35-year-old Jason Kidd. “It’s going to be something that nobody’s ____9____ before. I don’t know if anybody had a ____10____ come to a game to watch them play before.”
A huge grin spread across the face of Carlos Boozer as he anticipated the game. “ I ____11____ the crowed to be amazing incredible,” he said. “If you can just ____12____ and try to wrap your minds around the opening tip with Dwight Howard and Yao Ming. As soon as that ball ____13____, every camera in the building is going to be ____14____. Media are going to be writing stories. We’re going to be cheering.”
“It’s something we’ll be able to tell our kids and our grand kids that we ____15____ the largest sporting event ever,” point guard Chris Paul nodded his head up and down.
1.A. irregular B. automatic C. original D. energetic
2.A. stage B. point C. society D. space
3.A. mother B. home C. host D. native
4.A. studio B. authority C. program D. audience
5.A. friendly B. foreign C. forceful D. fortunate
6.A. fortune B. fame C. event D. effect
7.A. awarded B. offered C. elected D. accessed
8.A. impression B. evidence C. creation D. challenge
9.A. undergone B. experienced C. estimated D. influenced
10.A. family B. president C. colleague D. journalist
11.A. lead B. limit C. object D. expect
12.A. control B. doubt C. imagine D. ensure
13.A. goes up B. sets off C. comes down D. rolls away
14.A. moving B. flashing C. working D. pushing
15.A. took over B.looked through C. took part in D. looked forward to
【Keys】1-15 DACDB CADBB DCABC
阅读理解：
(A)
One early morning, I went into the living room to find my mother reading a thick book called Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again. My interest was aroused only by the fact that the word "Poems” appeared in big, hot pink letters.
"Is it good ” I asked her.
"Yeah,” she answered. "There’s one I really like and you’ll like it, too.” I leaned forward.
" ‘Patty Poem,’ ” she read the title. Who is Patty I wondered. The poem began:
She never puts her toys away,
Just leaves them scattered① where they lay,… ①散乱的
The poem was just three short sections. The final one came quickly:
When she grows and gathers poise②, ②稳重
I’ll miss her harum-scarum③ noise, ③莽撞的
And look in vain④ for scattered toys. ④徒劳地
And I’ll be sad.
A terrible sorrow washed over me. Whoever Patty was, she was a mean girl. Then, the shock.
"It’s you, honey,” My mother said sadly.
To my mother, the poem revealed a parent’s affection when her child grows up and leaves. To me, the "she” in the poem was horror. It was my mama who would be sad. It was so terrible I burst out crying.
"What’s wrong ” my mother asked.
"Oh Mama,” I cried. "I don’t want to grow up ever!”
She smiled. "Honey, it’s okay. You’re not growing up anytime soon. And when you do, I’ll still love you, okay ”
"Okay,” I was still weeping. My panic has gone. But I could not help thinking about that silly poem. After what seemed like a safe amount of time, I read the poem again and was confused. It all fit so well together, like a puzzle. The language was simple, so simple I could plainly understand its meaning, yet it was still beautiful. I was now fascinated by the idea of poetry, words that had the power to make or break a person’s world.
I have since fallen in love with other poems, but "Patty Poem” remains my poem. After all, "Patty Poem” gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits, but because it was the one that hurt me the most.
1. Why was the writer attracted by the book Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again
A. It was a thick enough book. B. Something on its cover caught her eye.
C. Her mother was reading it with interest. D. It has a meaningful title.
2. After her mother read the poem to her, the writer felt _______ at first.
A. sad B. excited C. horrified D. confused
3. The writer’s mother liked to read "Patty Poem” probably because ________.
A. it reflected her own childhood B. it was written in simple language
C. it was composed by a famous poet D. it gave her a hint of what would happen
4. It can be concluded from the passage that "Patty Poem” leads the writer to ________.
A. discover the power of poetry B. recognize her love for puzzles
C. find her eagerness to grow up D. experience great homesickness
【Keys】1-4BADA
(B)
Northern Ireland Visitor Guide
Passport/Visa Requirements Passport Advice Line (UK) T: 0300 222 0000 www.ips.gov.uk UK nationals can travel without a passport but will need photographic identification. Passports are not required for travel between Northern Ireland and the Republic. For further information, contact the British Embassy in your country of origin. Money Sterling currency. Most large stores accept Euro. Main credit cards are in general use but bring cash too. In main towns, bank hours are 09:30-16:30. Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) dispense cash at hundreds of locations, banks, garages and shopping centres. Bureau de Change are in larger bank branches, travel agents, the Belfast Welcome Centre, some other tourist information centres, big hotels and at a few visitor attractions.
Telephone To call Northern Ireland from abroad, dial 0044 + area code (without 0) + local number. From the Republic of Ireland, dial 048 + area code (without 0) + local number. From elsewhere in UK or to make an internal call, dial area code (with 0) + local number. To call the Republic from Northern Ireland, dial 00353 + the area code (without 0) + local number.
Tipping Check your bill to see if a service charge has been made. If not and you’re satisfied with the service, add 10-15%.
Left Luggage T: +44 (0) 28 9024 6609 Belfast Welcome Centre is the only place that provides this service. ￡3 per item for up to 4hrs. ￡4.50 4hrs+. Last pick up is 15 minutes before closing.
Shopping Victoria Square, Castle Court and many Belfast City centre stores have extended opening hours from 09:00 until 19:00 each weekday evening. Thursday is late night shopping until 21:00. On Sundays shops are open from 12:00/13:00 and stay open until 17:00/18:00.
Medical Insurance T: 0845 606 0707 (UK), +44 (0) 191 212 7500 www.ehic.org.uk You need to obtain a European Health Insurance card (EHIC) which will allow you to access state-provided healthcare in all European Economic Area (EEA) countries at a reduced cost or sometimes free of charge. You can apply online at their website or by telephone. Visitors are strongly advised to take out private travel insurance.
Public Holidays Banks are closed and transport services are reduced on public holidays. See www. for up-to-date details. New Year’s Day January St. Patrick’s Day March Good Friday start April Easter Monday start April May Bank Holiday start May May Bank Holiday end May July Holiday mid July August Bank Holiday end August Christmas Day December Boxing Day December
Emergency Services Dial 999 for emergency services. If your passport is lost or stolen, contact the local police station, embassy or consulate.
All Ireland Information For details on the rest of Ireland visit: www..
1. If Jack wants to call his friend in Northern Ireland from London, he should dial ________.
A. 0044 + area code (without 0) + local number B. 048 + area code (without 0) + local number
C. area code (with 0) + local number D. 00353 + the area code (without 0) + local number
2. While travelling in Northern Ireland, you ________.
A. can shop until 21:00 on Thursdays
B. needn’t leave a tip after receiving service
C. can use American dollars to buy what you want
D. can draw money from banks from 9:00 to 16:30 every day
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the above Visitor Guide
A. A German needn’t a passport to travel in Northern Ireland.
B. A visitor can dial 999 in emergency situations while in Northern Ireland.
C. Any European can get healthcare in Northern Ireland at a reduced cost or free of charge.
D. A visitor will be charged 3 for leaving luggage in Belfast Welcome Centre for 6 hours.
【Keys】1-3 CAB
(C)
Every day it seems that people are coming up with new and innovative ways to use mobile devices like cellphones and smart phones. Researchers at Princeton University are looking for new ways to measure (计算, 衡量) a person’s sense of well-being with mobile devices.
To gain a better understanding of how cellphones and other mobile devices can measure our sense of happiness, the research team conducted a study that was published recently in the journal Demography. To gather data for their study, the team created an application for mobile devices using the Android operating system.
Once the app was developed, the researchers invited people to download it and take part in their study. Over a three-week period, the research team was able to collect data from some 270 participants living in 13 countries.
Participants came not only from the United States, but also from other nations like Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Over the course of the study, participants received occasional (偶尔的) text questions from the researchers that asked “How happy are you ”. Along with recording their response, the app used the mobile device’s built-in GPS to keep track of (跟踪) the participant’s location.
The study participants were asked to rate (评级) their current state of happiness on a scale of zero to five. As they gathered data from the information collected through the application, the researchers then were able to create new methods that could help provide a better understanding of how our surroundings can influence our emotional well-being.
The researchers learned that mobile devices can provide an effective way to quickly gain information that, because of today’s active lifestyle, can be difficult to record. Being able to quickly grab this information was something the researchers felt was important. They said feelings and emotions that were recorded as they were happening were most likely to be more honest and precise (准确) than using other methods like writing down how they felt on a piece of paper after the fact.
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage
A. The study the team conducted has not been published yet.
B. The participants didn’t need to download the app to participate.
C. About 270 people from 13 countries participated in the study.
D. None of the participants came from the United Kingdom.
2. What did the researchers find important as to rating people’s sense of happiness from the passage
A. Writing down how they felt on a piece of paper.
B. Recording people’s feelings and emotions quickly.
C. Answering the text question “How happy are you ”
D. Knowing how the surroundings affect people’s happiness.
3. The underlined word well-being in the first paragraph probably refers to ______.
A. happiness B. wealth C. emotion D. technology
4. The best title of the passage is most likely to be “_______”.
A. People’s Sense of Happiness Related to Mobile Phones
B. A Better Understanding of People’s Sense of Happiness
C. Methods to Rate People’s Happiness
D. Scientists Track Happiness with Cellphones
【Keys】1-4 CBAD
该要写作：
In the United States, employees typically work five days a week for eight hours each day. However, many employees want to work a four-day week and are willing to accept less pay in order to do so. A mandatory (法定的) policy requiring companies to offer their normal pay will benefit the individual companies, the economy as a whole as well as the employees who decide to take the option.
The shortened workweek will increase company profits because employees will feel more rested and alert, and as a result, they will make fewer costly errors in their work. Hiring more staff to ensure that the same amount of work will be accomplished will not result in additional payroll cost (工资成本) because four-day employees will only be paid 80 percent of the normal rate. In the end, companies will have fewer overworked and error-prone (容易出错的) employees for the same money, which will increase company profits. For the economy as a whole, one of the primary benefits of offering this option to employees is that it will reduce unemployment rates. If many full-time employees started working fewer hours, some of their workload would have to be shifted to others. Thus, for every four employees who went on an 80 percent week, a new employee can be hired at the 80 percent rate. Finally, the option of a four-day workweek will be better for individual employees. Employees who can afford a lower salary in exchange for more free time can improve the quality of their lives by spending the extra time with their families, pursuing private interests, or enjoying leisure activities.
【Keys】
The writer argues that a four-day workweek will benefit companies, the whole economy, and employees. First, it will increase company profits with more efficient employees for the same money. Second, the whole economy will benefit from reduced unemployment rates. Third, employees can have more time to improve life quality.
六选四：
Building Trust in a Relationship Again
Trust is a learned behavior that we gain from past experiences. ___1___ Trust is a risk.But you can’t be successful when there’s a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.
Unfortunately, we’ve all been victims of betrayal. Whether we’ve been stolen from, lied to, misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust.Sometimes people simply can’t trust anymore. ___2___ It’s understandable, but if you’re willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there.
Learn to really trust yourself. Having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best outcome would be for your well-being.
___3___ If you’ve been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance. But there’s a difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”. At some point in all of our lives, we’ll have our trust tested or violated.
You didn’t lose “everything”. Once trust is lost, what is left Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life. ___4___ Instead, it’s a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness.
A. It is putting confidence in someone.
B. Stop regarding yourself as the victim.
C. Remember that you can expect the best in return.
D. They’ve been too badly hurt and they can’t bear to let it happen again.
E. This knowledge carries over in their attitude toward their future relationships.
F. Seeing the positive side of things doesn’t mean you’re ignoring what happened.
【Keys】1-4 ADBF
语法填空：
Fear may be felt in the heart as well as in the head, according to a study that has found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the chance of someone feeling fear. Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely to feel ____1____ sense of fear at the moment when their hearts are contracting (收缩) and pumping blood around their bodies, compared with the point ____2____ the heartbeat is relaxed. Scientists say the results suggested that the heart is able to influence ____3____ the brain responds to a fearful event, depending on which point it is at in its regular cycle of contraction and relaxation. Sarah Garfinkel at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School said, “Our study show for the first time that the way 4 _______ _______ we deal with fear is different, depending on when we see fearful pictures in relation to our heart. The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reactions to fear as they ____5____(show) pictures of fearful faces. Dr. Garfinkel said, “The study showed that fearful faces are better noticed when the heart is pumping ____6____ when it is relaxed. Thus our hearts can also affect ____7____ we see and what we don’t see -- and guide whether we see fear.” ____8____ (understand) this relationship further, the scientists also used a brain scanner to show how the brain influences the way the heart changes a person’s feeling of fear. “So far we ____9____ (find) an important mechanism by which the heart and brain ‘speak’ to each other to change our feelings and reduce fear” Dr. Garfinkel said. “We hope that by increasing our understanding about how fear is dealt with and ways that it could be reduced, we may be able to develop more successful treatments for anxiety, disorders, and also for ____10____ who are suffering from serious stress disorder.”
十一选十：
A. admitted B. schedules C. achievement D. tired E. interesting F. stress G. occasionally H. demanding I. scores J. explore K. link
The homework explosion has hit kids the hardest in the under-12-age group. A study released in September 2000 compared children’s weekly ____1____ in 1981 and 1997 and found that time spent on homework has more than doubled for six-to eight-year-olds.
Elementary school teachers ____2____ they were piling it on. In a survey, eight of ten teachers said their curriculum (课程) is more ____3____ than just three years ago. And students are working much harder to keep up. Moms and dads are getting caught in homework cross fire too. Of course they want their children’s teachers to push for ____4____. But playing homework cop isn’t fun. More than one third of the parents said homework is an ongoing source of ____5____ in their home, fueling arguments and even screaming matches. And it’s not always the child who is burning the midnight oil. Nearly one fourth of parents confess they’ve ____6____ finished their children’s assignments, either because the project was too hard or their kid was too ____7____.
And is all this homework paying off Not in the younger grades, according to one expert. There is no ____8____ between the amount of time students spend studying and their test ____9____. In fact, excessive homework might be turning some kids off from learning. It’s ironic -- one of the main purposes of all this homework is to raise reading grades, but kids need enough free time to ____10____ books on their own. That’s how they learn to be keen readers.
完形填空：
Every one of the participates has played in big games before, but nothing like this. “We’re playing against the home team to open up the Olympics, and I'm pretty sure it’s going to be crazy and ____1____ there. Everybody in that building is going to be jumping. It’s the biggest game on the biggest ____2____ in the world,” said forward (前锋) Carmelo Anthony.
With the basketball-mad ____3____ country playing its first game against the global superstars of the NBA, the worldwide television ____4____ for the game could be the largest in Olympic history.
President Bush -- the first sitting U.S. president to attend an Olympics in a ____5____ country -- will attend the game along with China ’s president Hu Jintao.
“It is the start of the first Olympic Games to be played in China,” said Yao Ming. “It is the start of the first Olympic Games to be played in China. It is the ____6____ that my country and I have been looking forward to for seven years, since Beijing was ____7____ the Games. I am so happy that I have been able to recover from my foot injury. To play against the USA team will be a great ____8____ and a great honor.”
The NBA stars are just as thrilled. “It’s going to be exciting,” said 35-year-old Jason Kidd. “It’s going to be something that nobody’s ____9____ before. I don’t know if anybody had a ____10____ come to a game to watch them play before.”
A huge grin spread across the face of Carlos Boozer as he anticipated the game. “ I ____11____ the crowed to be amazing incredible,” he said. “If you can just ____12____ and try to wrap your minds around the opening tip with Dwight Howard and Yao Ming. As soon as that ball ____13____, every camera in the building is going to be ____14____. Media are going to be writing stories. We’re going to be cheering.”
“It’s something we’ll be able to tell our kids and our grand kids that we ____15____ the largest sporting event ever,” point guard Chris Paul nodded his head up and down.
1.A. irregular B. automatic C. original D. energetic
2.A. stage B. point C. society D. space
3.A. mother B. home C. host D. native
4.A. studio B. authority C. program D. audience
5.A. friendly B. foreign C. forceful D. fortunate
6.A. fortune B. fame C. event D. effect
7.A. awarded B. offered C. elected D. accessed
8.A. impression B. evidence C. creation D. challenge
9.A. undergone B. experienced C. estimated D. influenced
10.A. family B. president C. colleague D. journalist
11.A. lead B. limit C. object D. expect
12.A. control B. doubt C. imagine D. ensure
13.A. goes up B. sets off C. comes down D. rolls away
14.A. moving B. flashing C. working D. pushing
15.A. took over B.looked through C. took part in D. looked forward to
阅读理解：
(A)
One early morning, I went into the living room to find my mother reading a thick book called Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again. My interest was aroused only by the fact that the word "Poems” appeared in big, hot pink letters.
"Is it good ” I asked her.
"Yeah,” she answered. "There’s one I really like and you’ll like it, too.” I leaned forward.
" ‘Patty Poem,’ ” she read the title. Who is Patty I wondered. The poem began:
She never puts her toys away,
Just leaves them scattered① where they lay,… ①散乱的
The poem was just three short sections. The final one came quickly:
When she grows and gathers poise②, ②稳重
I’ll miss her harum-scarum③ noise, ③莽撞的
And look in vain④ for scattered toys. ④徒劳地
And I’ll be sad.
A terrible sorrow washed over me. Whoever Patty was, she was a mean girl. Then, the shock.
"It’s you, honey,” My mother said sadly.
To my mother, the poem revealed a parent’s affection when her child grows up and leaves. To me, the "she” in the poem was horror. It was my mama who would be sad. It was so terrible I burst out crying.
"What’s wrong ” my mother asked.
"Oh Mama,” I cried. "I don’t want to grow up ever!”
She smiled. "Honey, it’s okay. You’re not growing up anytime soon. And when you do, I’ll still love you, okay ”
"Okay,” I was still weeping. My panic has gone. But I could not help thinking about that silly poem. After what seemed like a safe amount of time, I read the poem again and was confused. It all fit so well together, like a puzzle. The language was simple, so simple I could plainly understand its meaning, yet it was still beautiful. I was now fascinated by the idea of poetry, words that had the power to make or break a person’s world.
I have since fallen in love with other poems, but "Patty Poem” remains my poem. After all, "Patty Poem” gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits, but because it was the one that hurt me the most.
1. Why was the writer attracted by the book Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again
A. It was a thick enough book. B. Something on its cover caught her eye.
C. Her mother was reading it with interest. D. It has a meaningful title.
2. After her mother read the poem to her, the writer felt _______ at first.
A. sad B. excited C. horrified D. confused
3. The writer’s mother liked to read "Patty Poem” probably because ________.
A. it reflected her own childhood B. it was written in simple language
C. it was composed by a famous poet D. it gave her a hint of what would happen
4. It can be concluded from the passage that "Patty Poem” leads the writer to ________.
A. discover the power of poetry B. recognize her love for puzzles
C. find her eagerness to grow up D. experience great homesickness
(B)
Northern Ireland Visitor Guide
Passport/Visa Requirements Passport Advice Line (UK) T: 0300 222 0000 www.ips.gov.uk UK nationals can travel without a passport but will need photographic identification. Passports are not required for travel between Northern Ireland and the Republic. For further information, contact the British Embassy in your country of origin. Money Sterling currency. Most large stores accept Euro. Main credit cards are in general use but bring cash too. In main towns, bank hours are 09:30-16:30. Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) dispense cash at hundreds of locations, banks, garages and shopping centres. Bureau de Change are in larger bank branches, travel agents, the Belfast Welcome Centre, some other tourist information centres, big hotels and at a few visitor attractions.
Telephone To call Northern Ireland from abroad, dial 0044 + area code (without 0) + local number. From the Republic of Ireland, dial 048 + area code (without 0) + local number. From elsewhere in UK or to make an internal call, dial area code (with 0) + local number. To call the Republic from Northern Ireland, dial 00353 + the area code (without 0) + local number.
Tipping Check your bill to see if a service charge has been made. If not and you’re satisfied with the service, add 10-15%.
Left Luggage T: +44 (0) 28 9024 6609 Belfast Welcome Centre is the only place that provides this service. ￡3 per item for up to 4hrs. ￡4.50 4hrs+. Last pick up is 15 minutes before closing.
Shopping Victoria Square, Castle Court and many Belfast City centre stores have extended opening hours from 09:00 until 19:00 each weekday evening. Thursday is late night shopping until 21:00. On Sundays shops are open from 12:00/13:00 and stay open until 17:00/18:00.
Medical Insurance T: 0845 606 0707 (UK), +44 (0) 191 212 7500 www.ehic.org.uk You need to obtain a European Health Insurance card (EHIC) which will allow you to access state-provided healthcare in all European Economic Area (EEA) countries at a reduced cost or sometimes free of charge. You can apply online at their website or by telephone. Visitors are strongly advised to take out private travel insurance.
Public Holidays Banks are closed and transport services are reduced on public holidays. See www. for up-to-date details. New Year’s Day January St. Patrick’s Day March Good Friday start April Easter Monday start April May Bank Holiday start May May Bank Holiday end May July Holiday mid July August Bank Holiday end August Christmas Day December Boxing Day December
Emergency Services Dial 999 for emergency services. If your passport is lost or stolen, contact the local police station, embassy or consulate.
All Ireland Information For details on the rest of Ireland visit: www..
1. If Jack wants to call his friend in Northern Ireland from London, he should dial ________.
A. 0044 + area code (without 0) + local number B. 048 + area code (without 0) + local number
C. area code (with 0) + local number D. 00353 + the area code (without 0) + local number
2. While travelling in Northern Ireland, you ________.
A. can shop until 21:00 on Thursdays
B. needn’t leave a tip after receiving service
C. can use American dollars to buy what you want
D. can draw money from banks from 9:00 to 16:30 every day
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the above Visitor Guide
A. A German needn’t a passport to travel in Northern Ireland.
B. A visitor can dial 999 in emergency situations while in Northern Ireland.
C. Any European can get healthcare in Northern Ireland at a reduced cost or free of charge.
D. A visitor will be charged 3 for leaving luggage in Belfast Welcome Centre for 6 hours.
(C)
Every day it seems that people are coming up with new and innovative ways to use mobile devices like cellphones and smart phones. Researchers at Princeton University are looking for new ways to measure (计算, 衡量) a person’s sense of well-being with mobile devices.
To gain a better understanding of how cellphones and other mobile devices can measure our sense of happiness, the research team conducted a study that was published recently in the journal Demography. To gather data for their study, the team created an application for mobile devices using the Android operating system.
Once the app was developed, the researchers invited people to download it and take part in their study. Over a three-week period, the research team was able to collect data from some 270 participants living in 13 countries.
Participants came not only from the United States, but also from other nations like Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Over the course of the study, participants received occasional (偶尔的) text questions from the researchers that asked “How happy are you ”. Along with recording their response, the app used the mobile device’s built-in GPS to keep track of (跟踪) the participant’s location.
The study participants were asked to rate (评级) their current state of happiness on a scale of zero to five. As they gathered data from the information collected through the application, the researchers then were able to create new methods that could help provide a better understanding of how our surroundings can influence our emotional well-being.
The researchers learned that mobile devices can provide an effective way to quickly gain information that, because of today’s active lifestyle, can be difficult to record. Being able to quickly grab this information was something the researchers felt was important. They said feelings and emotions that were recorded as they were happening were most likely to be more honest and precise (准确) than using other methods like writing down how they felt on a piece of paper after the fact.
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage
A. The study the team conducted has not been published yet.
B. The participants didn’t need to download the app to participate.
C. About 270 people from 13 countries participated in the study.
D. None of the participants came from the United Kingdom.
2. What did the researchers find important as to rating people’s sense of happiness from the passage
A. Writing down how they felt on a piece of paper.
B. Recording people’s feelings and emotions quickly.
C. Answering the text question “How happy are you ”
D. Knowing how the surroundings affect people’s happiness.
3. The underlined word well-being in the first paragraph probably refers to ______.
A. happiness B. wealth C. emotion D. technology
4. The best title of the passage is most likely to be “_______”.
A. People’s Sense of Happiness Related to Mobile Phones
B. A Better Understanding of People’s Sense of Happiness
C. Methods to Rate People’s Happiness
D. Scientists Track Happiness with Cellphones
该要写作：
In the United States, employees typically work five days a week for eight hours each day. However, many employees want to work a four-day week and are willing to accept less pay in order to do so. A mandatory (法定的) policy requiring companies to offer their normal pay will benefit the individual companies, the economy as a whole as well as the employees who decide to take the option.
The shortened workweek will increase company profits because employees will feel more rested and alert, and as a result, they will make fewer costly errors in their work. Hiring more staff to ensure that the same amount of work will be accomplished will not result in additional payroll cost (工资成本) because four-day employees will only be paid 80 percent of the normal rate. In the end, companies will have fewer overworked and error-prone (容易出错的) employees for the same money, which will increase company profits. For the economy as a whole, one of the primary benefits of offering this option to employees is that it will reduce unemployment rates. If many full-time employees started working fewer hours, some of their workload would have to be shifted to others. Thus, for every four employees who went on an 80 percent week, a new employee can be hired at the 80 percent rate. Finally, the option of a four-day workweek will be better for individual employees. Employees who can afford a lower salary in exchange for more free time can improve the quality of their lives by spending the extra time with their families, pursuing private interests, or enjoying leisure activities.
六选四：
Building Trust in a Relationship Again
Trust is a learned behavior that we gain from past experiences. ___1___ Trust is a risk.But you can’t be successful when there’s a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.
Unfortunately, we’ve all been victims of betrayal. Whether we’ve been stolen from, lied to, misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust.Sometimes people simply can’t trust anymore. ___2___ It’s understandable, but if you’re willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there.
Learn to really trust yourself. Having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best outcome would be for your well-being.
___3___ If you’ve been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance. But there’s a difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”. At some point in all of our lives, we’ll have our trust tested or violated.
You didn’t lose “everything”. Once trust is lost, what is left Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life. ___4___ Instead, it’s a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness.
A. It is putting confidence in someone.
B. Stop regarding yourself as the victim.
C. Remember that you can expect the best in return.
D. They’ve been too badly hurt and they can’t bear to let it happen again.
E. This knowledge carries over in their attitude toward their future relationships.
F. Seeing the positive side of things doesn’t mean you’re ignoring what happened.
期末复习（原卷）
语法填空：
Fear may be felt in the heart as well as in the head, according to a study that has found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the chance of someone feeling fear. Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely to feel ____1____ sense of fear at the moment when their hearts are contracting (收缩) and pumping blood around their bodies, compared with the point ____2____ the heartbeat is relaxed. Scientists say the results suggested that the heart is able to influence ____3____ the brain responds to a fearful event, depending on which point it is at in its regular cycle of contraction and relaxation. Sarah Garfinkel at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School said, “Our study show for the first time that the way 4 _______ _______ we deal with fear is different, depending on when we see fearful pictures in relation to our heart. The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reactions to fear as they ____5____(show) pictures of fearful faces. Dr. Garfinkel said, “The study showed that fearful faces are better noticed when the heart is pumping ____6____ when it is relaxed. Thus our hearts can also affect ____7____ we see and what we don’t see -- and guide whether we see fear.” ____8____ (understand) this relationship further, the scientists also used a brain scanner to show how the brain influences the way the heart changes a person’s feeling of fear. “So far we ____9____ (find) an important mechanism by which the heart and brain ‘speak’ to each other to change our feelings and reduce fear” Dr. Garfinkel said. “We hope that by increasing our understanding about how fear is dealt with and ways that it could be reduced, we may be able to develop more successful treatments for anxiety, disorders, and also for ____10____ who are suffering from serious stress disorder.”
【Keys】
1.a 2.when 3.how 4.in which 5.were shown 6.than 7.what 8.To understand 9.have found 10.those
十一选十：
A. admitted B. schedules C. achievement D. tired E. interesting F. stress G. occasionally H. demanding I. scores J. explore K. link
The homework explosion has hit kids the hardest in the under-12-age group. A study released in September 2000 compared children’s weekly ____1____ in 1981 and 1997 and found that time spent on homework has more than doubled for six-to eight-year-olds.
Elementary school teachers ____2____ they were piling it on. In a survey, eight of ten teachers said their curriculum (课程) is more ____3____ than just three years ago. And students are working much harder to keep up. Moms and dads are getting caught in homework cross fire too. Of course they want their children’s teachers to push for ____4____. But playing homework cop isn’t fun. More than one third of the parents said homework is an ongoing source of ____5____ in their home, fueling arguments and even screaming matches. And it’s not always the child who is burning the midnight oil. Nearly one fourth of parents confess they’ve ____6____ finished their children’s assignments, either because the project was too hard or their kid was too ____7____.
And is all this homework paying off Not in the younger grades, according to one expert. There is no ____8____ between the amount of time students spend studying and their test ____9____. In fact, excessive homework might be turning some kids off from learning. It’s ironic -- one of the main purposes of all this homework is to raise reading grades, but kids need enough free time to ____10____ books on their own. That’s how they learn to be keen readers.
【Keys】1-10 BAHCF GDKIJ
完形填空：
Every one of the participates has played in big games before, but nothing like this. “We’re playing against the home team to open up the Olympics, and I'm pretty sure it’s going to be crazy and ____1____ there. Everybody in that building is going to be jumping. It’s the biggest game on the biggest ____2____ in the world,” said forward (前锋) Carmelo Anthony.
With the basketball-mad ____3____ country playing its first game against the global superstars of the NBA, the worldwide television ____4____ for the game could be the largest in Olympic history.
President Bush -- the first sitting U.S. president to attend an Olympics in a ____5____ country -- will attend the game along with China ’s president Hu Jintao.
“It is the start of the first Olympic Games to be played in China,” said Yao Ming. “It is the start of the first Olympic Games to be played in China. It is the ____6____ that my country and I have been looking forward to for seven years, since Beijing was ____7____ the Games. I am so happy that I have been able to recover from my foot injury. To play against the USA team will be a great ____8____ and a great honor.”
The NBA stars are just as thrilled. “It’s going to be exciting,” said 35-year-old Jason Kidd. “It’s going to be something that nobody’s ____9____ before. I don’t know if anybody had a ____10____ come to a game to watch them play before.”
A huge grin spread across the face of Carlos Boozer as he anticipated the game. “ I ____11____ the crowed to be amazing incredible,” he said. “If you can just ____12____ and try to wrap your minds around the opening tip with Dwight Howard and Yao Ming. As soon as that ball ____13____, every camera in the building is going to be ____14____. Media are going to be writing stories. We’re going to be cheering.”
“It’s something we’ll be able to tell our kids and our grand kids that we ____15____ the largest sporting event ever,” point guard Chris Paul nodded his head up and down.
1.A. irregular B. automatic C. original D. energetic
2.A. stage B. point C. society D. space
3.A. mother B. home C. host D. native
4.A. studio B. authority C. program D. audience
5.A. friendly B. foreign C. forceful D. fortunate
6.A. fortune B. fame C. event D. effect
7.A. awarded B. offered C. elected D. accessed
8.A. impression B. evidence C. creation D. challenge
9.A. undergone B. experienced C. estimated D. influenced
10.A. family B. president C. colleague D. journalist
11.A. lead B. limit C. object D. expect
12.A. control B. doubt C. imagine D. ensure
13.A. goes up B. sets off C. comes down D. rolls away
14.A. moving B. flashing C. working D. pushing
15.A. took over B.looked through C. took part in D. looked forward to
【Keys】1-15 DACDB CADBB DCABC
阅读理解：
(A)
One early morning, I went into the living room to find my mother reading a thick book called Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again. My interest was aroused only by the fact that the word "Poems” appeared in big, hot pink letters.
"Is it good ” I asked her.
"Yeah,” she answered. "There’s one I really like and you’ll like it, too.” I leaned forward.
" ‘Patty Poem,’ ” she read the title. Who is Patty I wondered. The poem began:
She never puts her toys away,
Just leaves them scattered① where they lay,… ①散乱的
The poem was just three short sections. The final one came quickly:
When she grows and gathers poise②, ②稳重
I’ll miss her harum-scarum③ noise, ③莽撞的
And look in vain④ for scattered toys. ④徒劳地
And I’ll be sad.
A terrible sorrow washed over me. Whoever Patty was, she was a mean girl. Then, the shock.
"It’s you, honey,” My mother said sadly.
To my mother, the poem revealed a parent’s affection when her child grows up and leaves. To me, the "she” in the poem was horror. It was my mama who would be sad. It was so terrible I burst out crying.
"What’s wrong ” my mother asked.
"Oh Mama,” I cried. "I don’t want to grow up ever!”
She smiled. "Honey, it’s okay. You’re not growing up anytime soon. And when you do, I’ll still love you, okay ”
"Okay,” I was still weeping. My panic has gone. But I could not help thinking about that silly poem. After what seemed like a safe amount of time, I read the poem again and was confused. It all fit so well together, like a puzzle. The language was simple, so simple I could plainly understand its meaning, yet it was still beautiful. I was now fascinated by the idea of poetry, words that had the power to make or break a person’s world.
I have since fallen in love with other poems, but "Patty Poem” remains my poem. After all, "Patty Poem” gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits, but because it was the one that hurt me the most.
1. Why was the writer attracted by the book Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again
A. It was a thick enough book. B. Something on its cover caught her eye.
C. Her mother was reading it with interest. D. It has a meaningful title.
2. After her mother read the poem to her, the writer felt _______ at first.
A. sad B. excited C. horrified D. confused
3. The writer’s mother liked to read "Patty Poem” probably because ________.
A. it reflected her own childhood B. it was written in simple language
C. it was composed by a famous poet D. it gave her a hint of what would happen
4. It can be concluded from the passage that "Patty Poem” leads the writer to ________.
A. discover the power of poetry B. recognize her love for puzzles
C. find her eagerness to grow up D. experience great homesickness
【Keys】1-4BADA
(B)
Northern Ireland Visitor Guide
Passport/Visa Requirements Passport Advice Line (UK) T: 0300 222 0000 www.ips.gov.uk UK nationals can travel without a passport but will need photographic identification. Passports are not required for travel between Northern Ireland and the Republic. For further information, contact the British Embassy in your country of origin. Money Sterling currency. Most large stores accept Euro. Main credit cards are in general use but bring cash too. In main towns, bank hours are 09:30-16:30. Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) dispense cash at hundreds of locations, banks, garages and shopping centres. Bureau de Change are in larger bank branches, travel agents, the Belfast Welcome Centre, some other tourist information centres, big hotels and at a few visitor attractions.
Telephone To call Northern Ireland from abroad, dial 0044 + area code (without 0) + local number. From the Republic of Ireland, dial 048 + area code (without 0) + local number. From elsewhere in UK or to make an internal call, dial area code (with 0) + local number. To call the Republic from Northern Ireland, dial 00353 + the area code (without 0) + local number.
Tipping Check your bill to see if a service charge has been made. If not and you’re satisfied with the service, add 10-15%.
Left Luggage T: +44 (0) 28 9024 6609 Belfast Welcome Centre is the only place that provides this service. ￡3 per item for up to 4hrs. ￡4.50 4hrs+. Last pick up is 15 minutes before closing.
Shopping Victoria Square, Castle Court and many Belfast City centre stores have extended opening hours from 09:00 until 19:00 each weekday evening. Thursday is late night shopping until 21:00. On Sundays shops are open from 12:00/13:00 and stay open until 17:00/18:00.
Medical Insurance T: 0845 606 0707 (UK), +44 (0) 191 212 7500 www.ehic.org.uk You need to obtain a European Health Insurance card (EHIC) which will allow you to access state-provided healthcare in all European Economic Area (EEA) countries at a reduced cost or sometimes free of charge. You can apply online at their website or by telephone. Visitors are strongly advised to take out private travel insurance.
Public Holidays Banks are closed and transport services are reduced on public holidays. See www. for up-to-date details. New Year’s Day January St. Patrick’s Day March Good Friday start April Easter Monday start April May Bank Holiday start May May Bank Holiday end May July Holiday mid July August Bank Holiday end August Christmas Day December Boxing Day December
Emergency Services Dial 999 for emergency services. If your passport is lost or stolen, contact the local police station, embassy or consulate.
All Ireland Information For details on the rest of Ireland visit: www..
1. If Jack wants to call his friend in Northern Ireland from London, he should dial ________.
A. 0044 + area code (without 0) + local number B. 048 + area code (without 0) + local number
C. area code (with 0) + local number D. 00353 + the area code (without 0) + local number
2. While travelling in Northern Ireland, you ________.
A. can shop until 21:00 on Thursdays
B. needn’t leave a tip after receiving service
C. can use American dollars to buy what you want
D. can draw money from banks from 9:00 to 16:30 every day
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the above Visitor Guide
A. A German needn’t a passport to travel in Northern Ireland.
B. A visitor can dial 999 in emergency situations while in Northern Ireland.
C. Any European can get healthcare in Northern Ireland at a reduced cost or free of charge.
D. A visitor will be charged 3 for leaving luggage in Belfast Welcome Centre for 6 hours.
【Keys】1-3 CAB
(C)
Every day it seems that people are coming up with new and innovative ways to use mobile devices like cellphones and smart phones. Researchers at Princeton University are looking for new ways to measure (计算, 衡量) a person’s sense of well-being with mobile devices.
To gain a better understanding of how cellphones and other mobile devices can measure our sense of happiness, the research team conducted a study that was published recently in the journal Demography. To gather data for their study, the team created an application for mobile devices using the Android operating system.
Once the app was developed, the researchers invited people to download it and take part in their study. Over a three-week period, the research team was able to collect data from some 270 participants living in 13 countries.
Participants came not only from the United States, but also from other nations like Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Over the course of the study, participants received occasional (偶尔的) text questions from the researchers that asked “How happy are you ”. Along with recording their response, the app used the mobile device’s built-in GPS to keep track of (跟踪) the participant’s location.
The study participants were asked to rate (评级) their current state of happiness on a scale of zero to five. As they gathered data from the information collected through the application, the researchers then were able to create new methods that could help provide a better understanding of how our surroundings can influence our emotional well-being.
The researchers learned that mobile devices can provide an effective way to quickly gain information that, because of today’s active lifestyle, can be difficult to record. Being able to quickly grab this information was something the researchers felt was important. They said feelings and emotions that were recorded as they were happening were most likely to be more honest and precise (准确) than using other methods like writing down how they felt on a piece of paper after the fact.
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage
A. The study the team conducted has not been published yet.
B. The participants didn’t need to download the app to participate.
C. About 270 people from 13 countries participated in the study.
D. None of the participants came from the United Kingdom.
2. What did the researchers find important as to rating people’s sense of happiness from the passage
A. Writing down how they felt on a piece of paper.
B. Recording people’s feelings and emotions quickly.
C. Answering the text question “How happy are you ”
D. Knowing how the surroundings affect people’s happiness.
3. The underlined word well-being in the first paragraph probably refers to ______.
A. happiness B. wealth C. emotion D. technology
4. The best title of the passage is most likely to be “_______”.
A. People’s Sense of Happiness Related to Mobile Phones
B. A Better Understanding of People’s Sense of Happiness
C. Methods to Rate People’s Happiness
D. Scientists Track Happiness with Cellphones
【Keys】1-4 CBAD
该要写作：
In the United States, employees typically work five days a week for eight hours each day. However, many employees want to work a four-day week and are willing to accept less pay in order to do so. A mandatory (法定的) policy requiring companies to offer their normal pay will benefit the individual companies, the economy as a whole as well as the employees who decide to take the option.
The shortened workweek will increase company profits because employees will feel more rested and alert, and as a result, they will make fewer costly errors in their work. Hiring more staff to ensure that the same amount of work will be accomplished will not result in additional payroll cost (工资成本) because four-day employees will only be paid 80 percent of the normal rate. In the end, companies will have fewer overworked and error-prone (容易出错的) employees for the same money, which will increase company profits. For the economy as a whole, one of the primary benefits of offering this option to employees is that it will reduce unemployment rates. If many full-time employees started working fewer hours, some of their workload would have to be shifted to others. Thus, for every four employees who went on an 80 percent week, a new employee can be hired at the 80 percent rate. Finally, the option of a four-day workweek will be better for individual employees. Employees who can afford a lower salary in exchange for more free time can improve the quality of their lives by spending the extra time with their families, pursuing private interests, or enjoying leisure activities.
【Keys】
The writer argues that a four-day workweek will benefit companies, the whole economy, and employees. First, it will increase company profits with more efficient employees for the same money. Second, the whole economy will benefit from reduced unemployment rates. Third, employees can have more time to improve life quality.
六选四：
Building Trust in a Relationship Again
Trust is a learned behavior that we gain from past experiences. ___1___ Trust is a risk.But you can’t be successful when there’s a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.
Unfortunately, we’ve all been victims of betrayal. Whether we’ve been stolen from, lied to, misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust.Sometimes people simply can’t trust anymore. ___2___ It’s understandable, but if you’re willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there.
Learn to really trust yourself. Having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best outcome would be for your well-being.
___3___ If you’ve been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance. But there’s a difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”. At some point in all of our lives, we’ll have our trust tested or violated.
You didn’t lose “everything”. Once trust is lost, what is left Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life. ___4___ Instead, it’s a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness.
A. It is putting confidence in someone.
B. Stop regarding yourself as the victim.
C. Remember that you can expect the best in return.
D. They’ve been too badly hurt and they can’t bear to let it happen again.
E. This knowledge carries over in their attitude toward their future relationships.
F. Seeing the positive side of things doesn’t mean you’re ignoring what happened.
【Keys】1-4 ADBF
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