七选五
“To be a musician, it’s like fulfilling a part of your life that can’t be replaced. It’s something that I enjoy and I love to do and I get a satisfaction from it.”
That is Renald Richard. Born in 1925 in Thibodaux, Louisiana, just west of New Orleans, Richard’s memories of childhood are filled with music. His father played the piano by ear. ___1___ So at the age of six, Richard started piano lessons at home.
At the age of 13, Renald Richard went to see a band perform at a church dance. It was very amazing and he decided to play the trumpet. ___2___ Then in Houston, Texas in 1954, Richard was approached by Jeff Brown, the manager of musician Ray Charles. He recalled, “___3___ He just got a hit record out and he would be interested in you playing the trumpet in the band. Would you like to do that Of course. Ray Charles. I said ‘yes’!”
___4___ “First of all, to be selected by Ray Charles was an honor to me. I was honored by that and a little nervous.” In time, Richard became Charles’ bandleader. Richard stayed friendly with Ray Charles over the years. ___5___ Four years later, he moved again, this time to New York City.
Over the years, Richard has written many other songs that have been recorded by artists or bands including Joe Turner, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley, to name but a few.
Renald Richard retired from teaching in 1991.
A．Ray Charles is forming a new band.
B．He found himself can’t live without the trumpet.
C．His uncles and cousins all played instruments and sang.
D．He went on with his musical life in the years to follow.
E．Renald Richard soon was playing his trumpet for Ray Charles’ band.
F．He thought it was the right decision to work with Ray Charles for many years.
G．He went back to his hometown and became the high school’s band director until 1962.
Something strange has been happening to me lately: Women in the street have been telling me I’m brave. My act of courage isn’t much —____6____
I had brown hair that started going gray when I was 30. So, like a lot of women, I started dyeing it. ____7____ And my hair grew fast, so I needed to go back to the hair salon every five weeks. Many people seem to enjoy holding on to their youth for as long as possible. But our hair starts to turn gray and we start spending $500 or more a year to cover something our male colleagues don’t need to cover.
____8____ — my mother is 91 and still has “blond” hair, and why not I just wish more of us would feel that it was OK to be ourselves because going gray has done more for me than saving me time and money. ____9____ I like how it has gotten curly and full again. It is recovering after years of being damaged by chemicals. I also like that it has given me some needed perspective in a society that makes youth seem so important, while being against maturity.
When I see my hair in the mirror, it’s a reminder that my time is not infinite, and I should spend it doing what matters. ____10____ I see my gray hair as a little act of rebellion against the idea that people lose value as they age, instead of gaining it.
A．Enjoy whatever life gives me.
B．Dyeing made me look younger.
C．I just stopped coloring my hair.
D．I like my natural hair, just as it is.
E．It was expensive and time-consuming.
F．Of course, people should do what they want with their own body.
G．And pretending it’s not happening is a way of giving up our power.
I grew up like every other teenager of the 80’ and 90’—watching MTV. One day, I decided I was also going to become a rock star and perform on MTV. Then I set off to work to make that dream come true, but I found that doing my own thing was a completely different ball game. ___11___
For the first time, I started to listen to things I’d never listened to before, like the drums. ___12___ For the first time I started to really appreciate the power of the bass guitar, and the huge part it played in music. How was it possible that I’d never really heard it before I started to pay attention to what all the different instruments were doing and it blew my mind.
___13___ It was richer and more fascinating, and I started to appreciate it so much more than I had ever before. I found that becoming a creator, rather than a consumer, turned me from a receiver into a producer. ___14___ I started to collect stories, moments, feelings, quotes, and jokes. Eventually, I did reach my dream of being on MTV.
Music taught me a lot about being a creator. The world is so full of stuff that it’s easy to sit back and just consume it. ___15___ It quickly makes you aware of your shortcomings and your lack of knowledge. Yet, moving from a consumer to a creator in every area of life will open your eyes and your senses to so many fascinating things.
A．However, creating is hard.
B．I became curious about life.
C．I became an active hunter-gatherer of ideas.
D．Music opened up to me on a whole new level.
E．The beat and the sounds even made me dance.
F．You’ll transform from a consumer to a creator some day.
G．This required a whole new way of thinking, seeing and listening.
Before my stroke (中风) in 2014 I traveled every day from Brighton to London, where I worked. I was in charge of a team of engineers. ____16____
And even when stroke was diagnosed I thought I’d be better within a couple of weeks. But the stroke had wiped out my speech. All I could say were “yes”, “no”. ____17____ Although I’m naturally cheerful, it was really tough to know I couldn’t live the old life I loved.
Then, a year after my stroke, I was told about the Aphasia Befriending Scheme (失语症帮扶计划). Volunteers spend an hour each week with stroke victims who often live alone or can’t go out. ____18____ However, volunteers can.
I befriend one of the stroke patients, whose stroke has left him needing oxygen through a mask. When I visit, I often walk with him to a cafe. It’s a change of scene that cheers him up no end.
____19____ I’ve regained confidence and my sense of purpose. Befriending also inspired me to launch my own charity for stroke patients in Brighton, Crawley, Chichester and Worthing.
The first 50 years of my life were spent as an aggressive boss, where it was all about money and success. ____20____ I’m blessed to have had another chance to do something I really enjoy.
A．I also have a new feeling.
B．It was particularly demanding.
C．There is a difference in me, too.
D．It was very stressful but I loved it.
E．It became obvious that I couldn’t go back to work.
F．Now it’s all about helping people to deal with a life-changing event.
G．It’s the sort of treatment and companionship the hospital can’t provide.
A year ago when I was traveling alone in Guatemala I broke my back. I was surrounded by many kind strangers that day. ____21____ One of them I had met once in Mexico and the other I had just met the day before. We were planning on traveling to the next village together, but before we left, we decided to jump on one of those big Blob Bouncy Bags on the lake.
___22____ I missed my target. An ambulance took me to a hospital. They both got car sick pretty bad, but still offered to come to support and translate for me.
When we got to the hospital, they helped me get through it. ____23____ So every time I needed to update my parents, they had to go somewhere else with my phone to text them.
The ambulance employers wanted me to pay in cash. I didn’t have that much cash and the ATMs there never worked for my cards. ____24____ I felt terrible about borrowing that much money from them. But when I asked them to write down their bank details, they simply told me to text them later when I was out of the hospital.
They stayed with me for hours. But even after they left, they stayed in touch asking me how I was and how everything was going—even a year later. I may have been unlucky for breaking my back, but I was so lucky for the people there when it happened. ____25____
A．So they offered to pay for me.
B．And this where it went wrong.
C．There was no WiFi at the emergency department.
D．I actually look back at it as a heartbroken experience.
E．I am still grateful for the fact that I’ve met those two guys.
F．For me, there is one in particular that I’ll always remember.
G．But there are two guys that will always have a place in my heart.
“Home stay is a form of study-abroad program. ___26___. It helps to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitors’ language ability. If you wish to learn more about foreign experience, you should join this kind of holiday. I am sure you won’t be disappointed, ”said a teacher during a school meeting last term.
After this meeting, I always thought about this kind of holiday. At last, I had such a chance to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates last month. We went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.___27___, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family was a white couple who had a daughter about my age.___28___. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from then on.
___29___. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like Big Ben, London Bridge, and Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.
The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it.___30___. Three weeks later, we had to leave“home”for Hong Kong.
A．After we got to London
B．But time really flew fast
C．The teacher was very strict with me
D．It took me 8 hours to fly to London
E．They treated me as a daughter of their family
F．It allows the visitors to stay with a local family
G．The holiday was filled with activities every day
My fear of water started from childhood. It began when I was four years old and father took me to the beach. ____31____ I was so scared that I kept away from water for a long time, but I still wanted to play with water.
I was determined to learn swimming at the age of ten. At the K. P. L. B．was a pool offering the opportunity. The K. P. L B．pool was quiet. I was afraid of going in all alone, so I sat on the side of the pool to wait for others. Then came a big boy. He yelled, “Hi, Skinny! How’d you like to be ducked ” With that he picked me up and threw me into the deep end. I landed in a sitting position, and swallowed water. ____32____ I gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards. Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water. I tried to yell but no sound came out. ____33____
When I came to consciousness, I found myself on the bed in the hospital. After that, I avoided water whenever I could. ____34____ It prevented me from the joy of boating and swimming. Finally, I decided to get an instructor. Piece by piece, I practised hard and finally he built a swimmer. Several months later. the. instructor was finished, but I was not. Sometimes the terror would return.
____35____ I swam across the Lake Wentworth. Only once did the terror return. When I was in the middle of the lake, I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water. I laughed and said, “Well, Mr. Terror, what do you think you can do to me “I had conquered my fear of water.
A．This went on till July.
B．It seemed a long way down.
C．I never went back to the pool.
D．I went down, down, endlessly.
E．But I was not frightened out of my wits.
F．This bad luck stayed with me as the years rolled by.
G．There the huge waves knocked me down and swept over me.
Albert Einstein held a small, round instrument with a glass cover and a shaking needle in his palm. ___36___ Albert’s father called it a compass Albert called it a mystery. No matter how he moved the compass, the needle always pointed to the north.
Something was in the room with him, Albert realized — something he couldn’t see or feel, but that acted on the compass just the same. Puzzled and attracted, Albert listened to his father explain magnetism, the strange force that made the compass needle point north. ___37___ To many children the compass would have been just another toy. To Albert the compass was a miracle he would never forget.
___38___ Born on March 14, 1879, Albert hadn’t looked like other babies. As she cradled her new-son in her arms, Pauline Einstein thought the back of his head looked strange. Was something wrong with Albert Although the doctor told Pauline everything was fine, several weeks passed before the shape of Albert’s head began to look right to her. When Albert was one, his family moved to Munich, where his sister, Maja, was born a year later. ___39___ Where were the baby’s wheels The disappointed two-year-old wanted to know. Albert had expected a baby sister to be something like a toy, and most of his toys had wheels.
At an age when many children have lots to say, Albert seemed strangely backward. The nine-year-old still had trouble putting his thoughts into words. But Albert was a good listener and a good thinker. When he went hiking with his parents and Maja, he thought about his father’s compass and what it had revealed to him. The clear, open grasslands were filled with more than the wind or the pleasant smell of flowers. ___40___ The very thought of it quickened his pulse.
A．They were also filled with magnetism.
B．Albert had always been different from other children.
C．The five-year-old stared at his hand as if it held magic.
D．The invisible force makes the compass more than a toy to all.
E．Looking down at the tiny sleeping parcel, Albert was puzzled.
F．Somewhere, the wind, soft and magic, clicked through tree branches.
G．But nothing he said made the invisible power less mysterious or wonderful.
参考答案
1．C
2．D
3．A
4．E
5．G
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。雷纳德·理查德生于1925年，受家庭环境的影响，他从小喜爱音乐。他6岁学习钢琴，13岁学习小号，后来加入雷·查尔斯的乐队。理查德还写了很多歌，披头士、滚石乐队、猫王都唱过他的歌。
1．
根据上文“His father played the piano by ear. (他父亲靠听觉弹奏钢琴)”和下文“So at the age of six, Richard started piano lessons at home. (所以在六岁的时候，理查德开始在家学习钢琴)”可知，该空承接上文，讲理查德的其他家人也热爱音乐，与该空后句信息构成因果逻辑。C项“他的叔叔和堂兄弟都演奏乐器和唱歌”符合题意。故选C。
2．
根据上文“At the age of 13, Renald Richard went to see a band perform at a church dance. It was very amazing and he decided to play the trumpet. (13岁时，雷纳德·理查德去教堂看乐队表演。太令人惊奇了，他决定吹小号)”和下文“Then in Houston, Texas in 1954, Richard was approached by Jeff Brown, the manager of musician Ray Charles. (1954年，在德克萨斯州的休斯顿，音乐家雷·查尔斯的经理杰夫·布朗找到了理查德)”可知，上下文按时间顺序讲述理查德的音乐历程。由此推知，空处也陈述某个时间段理查德的音乐历程。D项“在接下来的岁月里，他继续着自己的音乐生涯”符合题意，选项中“the years to follow”即指13岁起到1954年期间。故选D。
3．
根据下文“He just got a hit record out and he would be interested in you playing the trumpet in the band. (他刚出了一张热门唱片，他会对你在乐队里吹小号感兴趣的)”可知，此处提到了乐队。由此可知，上文应陈述成立了一个乐队。A项“雷·查尔斯正在组建一支新乐队”符合题意，下文的he指代选项中的“雷·查尔斯”。故选A。
4．
结合上文雷·查尔斯邀请理查德成为乐队小号手和下文““First of all, to be selected by Ray Charles was an honor to me. I was honored by that and a little nervous.” In time, Richard became Charles’ bandleader. (“首先，被雷·查尔斯选中对我来说是一种荣誉。我很荣幸，也有点紧张。”后来，理查德成了查尔斯的乐队指挥)”可知，空处应陈述理查德成为了乐队的小号手。E项“雷纳德·理查德很快就为雷·查尔斯的乐队演奏了小号”符合题意。故选E。
5．
根据上文“Richard stayed friendly with Ray Charles over the years. (理查德和雷·查尔斯多年来一直保持着友好关系)”和下文“Four years later, he moved again, this time to New York City. (四年后，他再次搬家，这次搬到了纽约)”尤其again推知，虽然而查尔斯感情很好，但理查德选择了离开，搬到了其后地方，后来又搬到了纽约。G项“他回到家乡，成为家乡高中的乐队指挥，直到1962年”符合题意。故选G。
6．C
7．E
8．F
9．D
10．G
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要描写的是作者头发变白，开始染发，到后来意识到染发的危害，以及停止染发、勇敢做自己的过程。
6．
根据下文“I had brown hair that started going gray when I was 30. So, like a lot of women, I started dyeing it.(我的头发是棕色的，30岁时开始变白。所以，像很多女人一样，我开始染头发)”以及第三段“I just wish more of us would feel that it was OK to be ourselves because going gray has done more for me than saving me time and money. (我只是希望我们中的更多的人会觉得做自己是可以的，因为头发变白给我带来的不仅仅是节省了我的时间和金钱)”可知，文章主要描写的是作者头发变白，开始染发，到后来意识到染发的危害，以及停止染发勇敢做自己的过程，所以C选项“我只是不再染发了。”能承接上文“Women in the street have been telling me I’m brave. My act of courage isn’t much(街上的女人都说我很勇敢。我的勇气不算太大)”，说明街上的女人说我勇敢的原因，故选C。
7．
根据下文“And my hair grew fast, so I needed to go back to the hair salon every five weeks. Many people seem to enjoy holding on to their youth for as long as possible. But our hair starts to turn gray and we start spending $500 or more a year to cover something our male colleagues don’t need to cover. (我的头发长得很快，所以我需要每五周回一次发廊。许多人似乎都喜欢尽可能长时间地保持青春。但我们的头发开始变白，我们开始每年花500美元或更多的钱来覆盖一些我们的男同事不需要覆盖的东西)”可知，染发既浪费时间又浪费金钱，故选项E“这既昂贵又耗时。”概括下文，符合语境，故选E。
8．
据下文的例子“my mother is 91 and still has “blond” hair, and why not (我妈妈91岁了，还留着“金色”头发，为什么不呢)”可知，是对上文的一种解释，所以F选项“当然，人们应该对自己的身体做自己想做的事情。”能够引起下文，故选F。
9．
根据上文“I just wish more of us would feel that it was OK to be ourselves because going gray has done more for me than saving me time and money. (我只是希望我们中的更多的人会觉得做自己是可以的，因为头发变白给我带来的不仅仅是节省了我的时间和金钱)”以及下文“I like how it has gotten curly and full again.(我喜欢它又变卷又饱满了)”可知，这里都是在说不染发的好处以及作者更喜欢自己本来的头发，故选项D“我喜欢我本来的头发。”起到了承上启下的作用，故选D。
10．
根据上文“When I see my hair in the mirror, it’s a reminder that my time is not infinite, and I should spend it doing what matters.(当我在镜子里看到自己的头发时，它提醒我，我的时间不是无限的，我应该把它花在重要的事情上)”可知，当我们的头发变白了，我们应该知道我们的时间更宝贵了，更应把时间花在重要的事情上，而不是忽略这个问题，故选项G“假装它没有发生是我们放弃我们权力的一种方式。”符合语境，进而引出下文的哲理“I see my gray hair as a little act of rebellion against the idea that people lose value as they age, instead of gaining it.(我把我的白发看作是对“人的价值会随着年龄的增长而下降，而不是增加”这一观点的小小反抗)”，故选G。
11．G
12．E
13．D
14．C
15．A
【解析】
【导语】
本文是记叙文，描述作者为追求梦想——能够创造出自己的音乐并能登上MTV的节目，一直坚持努力并最终实现了梦想的故事；旨在告诉我们要敢于追求梦想。
11．
G选项“这需要一种全新的思维方式，即看和听。”承接上文“One day, I decided I was also going to become a rock star and perform on MTV. Then I set off to work to make that dream come true, but I found that doing my own thing was a completely different ball game. (有一天，我决定也要成为摇滚明星，在MTV上表演。然后我开始努力让梦想成真，但我发现做自己的事是一场完全不同的情况)”讲要实现摇滚明星的梦想是一件完全不同的事情，引出下文第二段“For the first time, I started to listen to things I’d never listened to before, like the drums. (我第一次开始听以前从未听过的东西，比如鼓)”，再根据空后“For the first time I started to really appreciate the power of the bass guitar, and the huge part it played in music. How was it possible that I’d never really heard it before I started to pay attention to what all the different instruments were doing and it blew my mind. (我第一次开始真正欣赏低音吉他的力量，以及它在音乐中所起的巨大作用。我怎么可能从来没有真正听到过呢？我开始注意所有不同的乐器在做什么，这让我大吃一惊)”讲要实现摇滚明星的梦想需要在和以前不一样思维的指导下，在看和听上有全新的经验。故选G项。
12．
由上文“For the first time, I started to listen to things I’d never listened to before, like the drums. (我第一次开始听以前从未听过的东西，比如鼓)”可知，E选项“节奏和声音甚至让我跳舞。”承接上文讲听鼓音乐产生的结果，E选项中的“the beat and sounds”指代上文的“drums”所发出来的声音。故选E项。
13．
考查段首句。本句为这一段的主题句，D选项“音乐给我打开了一个全新的境界。”承接下文“It was richer and more fascinating, and I started to appreciate it so much more than I had ever before. I found that becoming a creator, rather than a consumer, turned me from a receiver into a producer. (它更丰富、更迷人，我开始比以前更加欣赏它。我发现，成为一个创造者，而不是消费者，把我从一个接受者变成了一个生产者)”和“I started to collect stories, moments, feelings, quotes, and jokes. Eventually, I did reach my dream of being on MTV. (我开始收集故事、瞬间、感受、引用和笑话。最终，我实现了上MTV的梦想)”讲在实现摇滚明星梦想的过程中，以全新的思维了解音乐产生的具体结果，音乐在哪些方面让作者上升了境界。故选D项。
14．
下文“I started to collect stories, moments, feelings, quotes, and jokes. (我开始收集故事、瞬间、感受、引用和笑话)”是对C选项“我成了一个积极的思想采集者。”中的“an active hunter-gatherer of ideas”的具体解释，下文中的“collect”和C项“gather”属于同义词复现。故选C项。
15．
本段属于文章的总结段落，A选项“然而，创造是困难的。”与上文“The world is so full of stuff that it’s easy to sit back and just consume it. (这个世界充满了各种各样的东西，人们很容易坐视不管，只是消费它们)”形成转折，A选项中的“hard”和上文的“easy”形成转折的逻辑关系，用however来衔接，承接下文“Yet, moving from a consumer to a creator in every area of life will open your eyes and your senses to so many fascinating things. (然而，在生活的每一个领域，从消费者转变为创造者，会让你的眼睛和感官对如此多的迷人事物敞开)”讲成为创造者所带来的好处，A选项“create”和下文“creator”是同根词复现。故选A项。
16．D
17．E
18．G
19．C
20．F
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，中风后的作者在失语症帮扶计划的帮助下，重获信心和目标感的故事。
16．
D选项“这很有压力，但我很喜欢。”承接上文“Before my stroke (中风) in 2014 I traveled every day from Brighton to London, where I worked. I was in charge of a team of engineers. (在2014年中风之前，我每天都从布莱顿旅行到我工作的伦敦。我负责一个工程师团队)”讲中风前的作者生活忙碌、有压力，D选项中的“but”与上文形成转折，表明作者喜欢这种有压力的生活。故选D项。
17．
由上文“And even when stroke was diagnosed I thought I’d be better within a couple of weeks. But the stroke had wiped out my speech. All I could say were 'yes', 'no'. (甚至当我被诊断出中风时，我也认为我会在几周内好转。但是中风彻底摧毁了我的说话能力。我只能说“是”，“不是”)”可知，作者中风后只能说“是”，“不是”，无法讲话，E选项“很明显，我不能回去工作了。”承接上文讲作者中风后的结果——无法回去工作。故选E项。
68．
由上文“Then, a year after my stroke, I was told about the Aphasia Befriending Scheme (失语症帮扶计划). Volunteers spend an hour each week with stroke victims who often live alone or can’t go out. (然后，在我中风一年后，我被告知失语症帮扶计划。志愿者每周花一个小时与经常独自生活或不能外出的中风患者在一起)”可知，失语症帮扶计划的志愿者每周花一个小时来陪伴中风患者，结合常识，医院没法提供这种陪伴帮助，且G选项“这是医院无法提供的治疗和陪伴。”可与下文“However, volunteers can. (然而，志愿者可以)”形成转折关系。故选G项。
19．
由上文第四段“I befriend one of the stroke patients, whose stroke has left him needing oxygen through a mask. When I visit, I often walk with him to a cafe. It’s a change of scene that cheers him up no end. (我和一位中风患者交上了朋友，他的中风使他需要通过面罩吸氧。当我来访时，我经常和他一起去咖啡馆。这一个场景的变化，让他高兴不已)”和下文“I’ve regained confidence and my sense of purpose. (我重新找回了信心和目标感)”可知，上文讲在失语症帮扶计划中，作者和一位中风患者交上了朋友，这位朋友因为作者的来访，生活发生了变化，变得开心起来，下文讲作者重获信心和目标感，说明作者因为失语症帮扶计划，生活也发生了变化、有所不同，承接上下文，C选项“我也有不同之处。”引出下文作者的具体变化。故选C项。
20．
F选项“现在，这一切都是为了帮助人们应对改变生活的事件。”中的“Now it”指的是上文倒数第二段“Befriending also inspired me to launch my own charity for stroke patients in Brighton, Crawley, Chichester and Worthing. (朋友关系也激励我在布莱顿、克劳利、奇切斯特和沃辛为中风患者发起我自己的慈善活动)”作者“现在”为中风患者发起的慈善活动，和最后一段上文“The first 50 years of my life were spent as an aggressive boss, where it was all about money and success. (我生命的前50年是作为一个积极进取的老板度过的，在那里，一切都与金钱和成功有关)”讲作者未中风前50年作为一个只看金钱和成功的老板生活，形成鲜明的对比，表明作者生活思想得到了升华。故选F项。
21．G
22．B
23．C
24．A
25．E
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过回顾自己在危地马拉旅行时，摔断了背部，得到了两位好心人帮助的故事，来表达自己对于他们的感激之情。
21．
根据下文“One of them I had met once in Mexico and the other I had just met the day before.”(其中一个我在墨西哥见过一次，另一个我前一天才见过。)可知，作者在谈论他遇到的两个人。G项“But there are two guys that will always have a place in my heart.”(但是有两个人永远在我心中占有一席之地。)中的“two guys”与下文的“One of them和the other”相呼应，且内容与上文“I was surrounded by many kind strangers that day.”(那天我被许多好心的陌生人包围。)形成转折，故选G项。
22．
根据下文“I missed my target.”(我错过了我的目标。)可知，作者没有跳上大弹跳袋,出现了问题。This代指下文出现的内容，即就是“I missed my target.”，故B选项“这就是问题所在。”符合语境，故选B项。
23．
根据下文“So every time I needed to update my parents, they had to go somewhere else with my phone to text them.”(所以每次我需要更新我的父母的信息时，他们都不得不带着我的手机去别的地方给他们发短信。)这句话表示“结果”，横线处是“原因”。C项“There was no WiFi at the emergency department.”(急诊室没有 WiFi。)符合语境，开启下文，故选C项。
24．
根据上文“The ambulance employers wanted me to pay in cash. I didn’t have that much cash and the ATMs there never worked for my cards.”(救护车雇主要我用现金支付。我没有那么多现金，那里的自动取款机从来没有为我的卡工作过。)可知，作者没有现金支付，这是“原因”。A项“So they offered to pay for me.”(所以他们提出要为我付钱。)是“结果”，符合逻辑关系和语境，故选A项。
25．
根据上文“I may have been unlucky for breaking my back, but I was so lucky for the people there when it happened.”(我可能很不走运，因为我摔断了背，但我很幸运，因为事情发生的时候那里的人。)可知，作者在不幸的同时感到幸运，因为那里有人帮助他。E项“I am still grateful for the fact that I’ve met those two guys.”(我仍然很感激我遇到了那两个人。)承接上文，因为有人帮助他，所以他心怀感激。故选E项。
26．F
27．A
28．E
29．G
30．B
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者国外学习居住当地居民家的经历。
【详解】
根据空格上文“Home stay is a form of study-abroad program.(家庭住宿是留学计划的一种形式。) ”可知, 住在当地居民家中是一种海外学习模式, 因此推断空格处选F项It allows the visitors to stay with a local family(它允许访问学者住在当地居民的家里。)符合语境,其中stay with a local family与上文Home stay对应。故选F项。
空格上文“At last, I had such a chance to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates last month. We went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.(上个月，我终于有机会和我的一些同学一起去度假了。我们去了伦敦，一个多年前我就想去的地方。)”可知，这里阐述作者有机会参加一个项目, 与几位校友去伦敦住在当地居民家中, 因此推断, 到了伦敦以后, 他们住在不同的家庭里，所以A项After we got to London(我们到达伦敦后)符合语境。故选A项。
根据空格上文“ I was lucky that my host family was a white couple who had a daughter about my age.(我很幸运，我的寄宿家庭是一对白人夫妇，他们有一个和我年龄相仿的女儿。)”以及后文可知, 作者很幸运, 住在一个有一个和自己的年龄差不多的女儿的家庭里, 这家人对作者很感兴趣, 作者学到了很多东西, 因此推断空格处选E项They treated me as a daughter of their family(他们对待我就像我是他们的女儿)符合语境,其中a daughter of their family与上文对应。故选E项。
由空格下文“After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like Big Ben, London Bridge, and Buckingham Palace. (早餐后，一位当地老师会带我们上车。然后我们会上课或去不同的景点观光，比如大本钟、伦敦桥和白金汉宫。)”可知，这里讲述了作者一天的活动, 上课或者参观名胜古迹。因此推断空格处选G项The holiday was filled with activities every day(这个假期每天都排满了各种各样的活动)符合语境,且 activities与后文 the activities对应。故选G项。
根据空格上文“The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it.(假期对我来说是一次宝贵的经历。我享受其中的每一分钟。)”以及后文可知, 作者感觉这是一次非常有意义的经历, 非常快乐, 但是三周后要离开回家了。因此推断空格处选B项But time really flew fast(时间飞逝)符合语境。故选B项。
31．G
32．E
33．D
34．F
35．A
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者害怕水，下定决心学习游泳时发生危险，但最终克服对水的恐惧，学会游泳的故事。
31．
上文“My fear of water started from childhood. It began when I was four years old and father took me to the beach.(我从小就害怕水。它开始于我四岁的时候，父亲带我去海滩)”说明作者害怕水开始于四岁父亲带自己去海滩时，以及下文“I was so scared that I kept away from water for a long time (我是如此的害怕以至于我很长一段时间都远离水)”说明作者害怕水，远离水，G项中There 指代上文中的海滩，G项“在那里，巨浪将我击倒并席卷了我。”说明作者害怕水的原因，承上启下，符合语意。故选G。
32．
上文“With that he picked me up and threw me into the deep end. I landed in a sitting position, and swallowed water.(说完，他把我抱起来，把我扔进了深渊。我坐着着陆，呛了水)”以及下文“I gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards.(当我着陆时，我聚集了所有的力量，做出了一个我认为向上的巨大跳跃)”说明作者被人扔进游泳池时采取了行动自救，E项“但我并没有吓得魂不附体。”说明作者没有害怕，引出下文的自救行动，符合题意。故选E。
33．
上文“Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water. I tried to yell but no sound came out.(然后我睁开眼睛，除了水什么也没看到。我试图大喊，但没有声音)”说明作者没能跃出水面，也没办法喊救命，以及下文“When I came to consciousness, I found myself on the bed in the hospital.(当我苏醒过来时，我发现自己躺在医院的床上)”说明作者失去意识之后被人救起送往医院，D项“我没完没了地往下掉。”承上启下，符合题意。故选D。
34．
下文“It prevented me from the joy of boating and swimming.(这使我无法享受划船和游泳的乐趣)”说明害怕水使得作者不能去划船和游泳，F项“随着岁月的流逝，这种坏运气一直伴随着我。”说明作者一直害怕水，引出下文的结果，符合题意。故选F。
35．
上文“Sometimes the terror would return.(有时恐惧会再次出现)”以及下文“I had conquered my fear of water.(我克服了对水的恐惧)”说明作者最终克服了对于水的恐惧，A项“这一直持续到七月。”说明作者克服对水的恐惧的时间，符合题意。故选A。
36．C
37．G
38．B
39．E
40．A
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇人物传记。主要讲述了在阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦一开始就与众不同。
36．
根据上文“Albert Einstein held a small, round instrument with a glass cover and a shaking needle in his palm.(阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦手里拿着一个小而圆的仪器，有一个玻璃罩，手掌上握着一根摇晃的针)”以及后文“Albert’s father called it a compass Albert called it a mystery. No matter how he moved the compass, the needle always pointed to the north.(阿尔伯特的父亲称它为指南针，阿尔伯特称它为一个谜。无论他怎样移动罗盘，指针总是指向北方)”可知，本句应当是在说明阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦对手里这个东西的看法：好像手上有魔法。故C选项“这个五岁的孩子盯着他的手，好像手上有魔法”符合语境，故选C。
37．
根据上文“Puzzled and attracted, Albert listened to his father explain magnetism, the strange force that made the compass needle point north.(阿尔伯特既迷惑又被吸引，他听父亲解释磁力——使指南针指针指向北方的奇特力量)”后文“To many children the compass would have been just another toy. To Albert the compass was a miracle he would never forget.(对许多孩子来说，指南针只是另一个玩具。对阿尔伯特来说，指南针是他永远不会忘记的奇迹)”可知，本句与上文构成转折，指出虽然父亲解释了其中的原理，但阿尔伯特仍然觉得很神奇。故G选项“但是他所说的一切都没有减少这种无形的力量的神秘和奇妙”符合语境，故选G。
38．
根据后文“Born on March 14, 1879, Albert hadn’t looked like other babies. As she cradled her new-son in her arms, Pauline Einstein thought the back of his head looked strange.(阿尔伯特出生于1879年3月14日，他和其他婴儿不一样。当波琳·爱因斯坦把她刚出生的儿子抱在怀里时，她觉得他的后脑勺看起来很奇怪)”可知，本句旨在说明阿尔伯特和别的孩子不一样，B选项Albert had always been different from other children对应后文Albert hadn’t looked like other babies，故B选项“阿尔伯特一直和别的孩子不一样”符合语境，故选B。
39．
根据上文“When Albert was one, his family moved to Munich, where his sister, Maja, was born a year later.(阿尔伯特一岁的时候。他的家人搬到了慕尼黑，一年后他的妹妹Maja在那儿出生)”以及后文“Where were the baby’s wheels (婴儿的轮子在哪里？)”可知，本句是在说明阿尔伯特对婴儿的迷惑，故E选项“阿尔伯特低头看着襁褓中熟睡的小婴儿，感到迷惑不解”符合语境，故选E。
40．
根据上文“When he went hiking with his parents and Maja, he thought about his father’s compass and what it had revealed to him. The clear, open grasslands were filled with more than the wind or the pleasant smell of flowers.(当他与父母和Maja一起去徒步旅行时，他想到了父亲的指南针，以及它给他揭示的东西。清新开阔的草原上，充满了风和花香)”可知，本句承接上文说明上文提到的这些事物对阿尔伯特的影响，A选项中they指代上文grasslands和the wind or the pleasant smell of flowers。故A选项“它们也充满了吸引力”符合语境，故选A。七选五
Characteristics of an excellent scientist
The dictionary defines a scientist as a person having professional knowledge on one or more sciences, especially natural science or physical science.____1____ Let’s look at some characteristics of an excellent scientist.
Curiosity
An excellent scientist must be very curious about things. Scientists such as Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse discovered things mainly because they wanted to know how things work.____2____
Patience
Becoming a scientist takes a long time. ____3____ Even if you think you have received some education on science, you still have a lot of scientific research to do. If you’re an instant-gratification type of person, this may not be the best choice for you.
Ethical (道德的) qualities
In order to truly discover and use knowledge for the greater good, a scientist must have a desire to improve people’s life as well as the environment, since they are linked and they can affect one another in the long run. ____4____ Sticking to an old belief contradicted with evidence is dishonest. However, that belief shouldn’t be changed without powerful evidence.
Working habits
____5____He/She can work well alone or in groups, depending on what’s needed and also needs to communicate thoughts on paper and verbally. Networking connects him/her with colleagues working on similar projects where he/she may discover something new.
A．To make discoveries, you have to think differently.
B．There are very few jobs that take longer than this one.
C．It also defines a scientist as someone who uses scientific methods.
D．A scientist must report findings honestly regardless of personal interests or public opinion.
E．One of the main places that many scientists work in is the research laboratory.
F．An excellent scientist even takes notes of the smallest observation and keeps it in mind.
G．Without a drive to ask questions or even wonder, a scientist will never get to the first stage of the scientific process.
Have you ever gone to a museum or a show and been completely blown away by a piece If you haven’t, go out and get cultured. I’m a student at the College of Visual and Performing Arts where we create all kinds of art every day. ____6____ But I don’t think those people truly know the difficulties and struggles in the process of making art.
First of all, we need to be inspired. You may think that’s easy. In fact, anything can serve as a concept of a work of art. ____7____ Sometimes we will need people, volunteers, bodies to do so and finding willing people to work is hard. Other times we have a clear idea of what we want but we don’t know how to make other people fully understand what we’re trying to get at.
____8____ We need a space to be able to be creative and that can be tricky to acquire. Sometimes we need art supplies or certain equipment and costumes and that can cost money. Even if we do acquire what we need, visions change and mistakes happen so we might not end up using the resources.
The process can take weeks, months, and even years to be fully realized. Once completed, we need to share it and find an audience and provide an environment to display our work. ____9____ What if nobody likes what we created What if our vision isn’t what we thought though completed
Creating art is an art in itself. It is really not as easy as many people think. ____10____ It’s how we express ourselves and how we communicate with the rest of the world.
A．Outsiders think our jobs easy.
B．We should be quiet and creative.
C．We might choose other fields as well.
D．Resources are also a huge factor in making art.
E．The hard part comes when we put our ideas into reality.
F．And the negative thoughts love to overpower our minds.
G．It takes time, patience and space when things don’t go as expected.
How Your Personality Influences Your Job
How your personality influences your job or work actually depends on your way of performing skills. Choosing a career (职业) according to your personality type increases the chance of success.____11____
If you know your personality, then you will see those qualities in yourself, with the help of which you can get success. But there is one more thing to be noted with this—too much of any one thing in the personality can also be harmful.____12____
How Can a Person’s Personality Lead to Career Growth
To get success in the field, realizing your personality is very important, because your personality can be harmful too.
I realized this in my life when I started my first job in 2010.____13____Actually, that time was the time in my life when I needed to have a job. It was very interesting for me to work in the showroom of a motorcycle.
____14____Like personality, career trends (趋势) are there. Only when your personality matches the career trends can you get success.
Which Personality Is Best for Your Job
To get success, it is very important that your personality should be attractive. Developing your personality is a long-term process.____15____Your personality needs continuous practice to become attractive.
Attractive personality is very important for success and for this , along with the external (外部的) image, your healthy mind is also very important.
A．You can change the people around you.
B．And I left it after just six months.
C．Not every career is suitable for you.
D．It is not like passing an exam.
E．It is very important that you do not miss the chances anyway.
F．Therefore, after knowing your personality, try to remove the things that can stop your success.
G．You are able to perform the work that suits your personality in the best way.
It goes without saying that everyone has bad days at work. You hit an unexpected problem with a project you’ve been working on for weeks. ____16____You are severely criticized by your boss in the company. Whatever your workplace problem is, one effect it has is to make you feel more alone. There are times when you feel as though your colleagues are upset and you can only rely on yourself. ____17____
When you’re feeling upset about a problem at work, take a minute to think of someone in your life that you’re grateful to and write a sentence or two on a notepad about what you appreciate. ____18____ Why does it have such power Gratitude is often a positive emotion you feel when someone else has gone out of their way to do something helpful for you that they didn’t have to do. That person has done something selfless in order to make your life little---or perhaps a lot---better.
____19____ It might be a relative who took care of you when you were little, a teacher who helped you out in a tough situation or a colleague who put you up for a great opportunity.
Picking one of those folks out and reminding yourself of why you’re grateful to them has two benefits. ____20____ It also reminds you of the deep social connections you have so that you don’t feel quite as isolated anymore.
A．You have a quarrel with your beloved.
B．In those moments, a little gratitude can help
C．Here are some reasons to explain these situations.
D．All of us have people in our lives who fit that bill.
E．Research shows practicing gratitude can make you happier.
F．You forget the appointment with a VIP customer and keep him waiting.
G．For one, it gets you thinking about something positive and lifts your mood
As you work to develop your career (事业), whether you are applying for a job right now or planning what you will do in the future, three things are vital: your passion (激情), your value and your goals. These are three obvious but related beliefs that you need to both know for yourself and be able to communicate to others. ___21____
Passion is what drives you. Your passion is what brings a smile to your face, what lights your creative engine and what makes you approach a problem with passion. Your passion could be for a specific field, profession, industry, customer, type of problem, or some combination. ____22____ The success itself is enough.
____23____ It consists mainly of your problem-solving abilities and all the qualities that come with them, such as your skills, knowledge and experience. When you know your value, you can state this to develop cooperation and to encourage employers to hire you.
Goals are what you want to do. ____24____ They may be very specific, like “I want to work in City X on consumer products in the beauty industry.” Or they could be more general, such as “I want to use my passion for science communications to advance STEM.”
Knowing your passion can help you better define (界定) your value and clarify your goals. And understanding your goals can help you go better to your passion and pronounce your value. ____25____
A．But what are they exactly.
B．Thus how can we behave properly.
C．Value is what you offer to a partner.
D．Your goals may be personal or professional, a big picture or otherwise.
E．When your work performs your passion, it’s no need rewarding yourself.
F．Whatever your career is, you are to learn cooperation and communication.
G．The more you know about these three, the better you can build your career.
Writing your CV（简历）can be tough if you have no work experience.___26___
Start with some research.
___27___Once you have built a list of essential candidate requirements, you will know exactly what to populate your CV with, giving you a huge advantage.
How to write an outstanding CV.
To make up for your lack of direct work experience, it's important that you include plenty of detail in all other areas of your CV.
Education: Use this section to show your talents by including plenty of detail around the grades you achieved, the topics you studied, other projects you completed and positions of responsibility you held.
Interests and hobbies: If you have any interests that are related to your job or the role you are applying for, then it's definitely worth including them to show your skills.___28___
Sell yourself with a CV profile.
It's important that you capture the attention of employers within the first few seconds of them opening your CV.___29___
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If you really want to strengthen your CV, then think about gaining some voluntary experience to boost it. Although the work will be unpaid, the experience you gain will be invaluable to your career prospects.
A．It can leave you wondering if you will ever get that first step on the career ladder.
B．For example, an IT applicant runs a personal website in his or her spare time.
C．Take up some voluntary work when necessary.
D．But how to create an impressive CV without work experience
E．To find voluntary work, you could start with your school or university.
F．Search through adverts and make a list of the requirements.
G．Failing to do so can result in your CV being skipped over very quickly.
Many dogs are very hard-working animals. They have been helping people for thousands of years. Dogs protect our homes. __31__ They team up with rescue workers in search-and-rescue operations.
And now, dogs can add another job to their resumes — finding endangered animals! Experts in Australia are training dogs to use their sense of smell. __32__
Luke Edwards is a dog owner and trainer. He says that dogs are good for this kind of work because they have a great sense of smell.
Recently, the dogs have started their most difficult job — finding the Baw Baw frogs. This kind of frog is one of Australia’s most endangered animals.
__33__ Just to get to the place, or site, where the frogs live. The dogs and their trainers must walk far distances through forests. It is difficult but important work.
A kind of deadly fungus (真菌) has killed nearly all of Australia’s Baw Baw frogs. Experts there claim that since 1980 the deadly enemy has killed off 98 percent of the Baw Baw frogs. __34__ So, a special organization called Zoos Victoria is trying to save the frog. Experts there raise them and have them reproduce.
Deon Gilbert is a frog expert at Zoos Victoria. He says that detecting the frogs in the wild can be very difficult because they mainly live underground. __35__ They, unlike the male Baw Baw frogs, do not have a call. He adds that the dogs had no trouble in finding the frogs.
A．They help people with disabilities.
B．The females are even more difficult to find.
C．The work is difficult mainly because of the search area.
D．The aim of the job is to find some endangered creatures.
E．The dogs are able to find the exact site with the help of hearing.
F．Finding endangered animals may be the perfect job for the trained dogs.
G．In fact, scientists say these creatures could disappear in the next five to ten years.
What is your job Are you a teacher or a businessperson Or maybe you are a lawyer/writer or a teacher/photographer.
____36____ The term ‘slash (斜杠) career’ comes from the punctuation mark (标识符) — a slash that comes between job titles.
People with slash careers often have a primary job that provides for most of their needs. The primary job usually comes before the slash. ____37____
Why would anyone want more than one job Some people look to their jobs for opportunities to develop their interests. But most people have too many interests for one job. Secondary jobs can be enjoyable if they include interests that the primary job doesn’t touch. Some people who encourage slash careers say they actually help with work-life balance. ____38____
____39____ With a slash career, losing one’s job does not mean losing one’s entire. income. Or a secondary job may be so successful that it can turn into one’s primary job.
On the other hand, a slash career can be dangerous for work-life balance. ____40____ One might give up necessary things like relaxation, exercise or time with one’s family. People with slash careers need to think carefully about how they use their time.
In conclusion, if your interests stretch beyond your primary job or you need some extra income, a slash career may work for you.
A．Slash careers also provide extra money.
B．Slash careers also make one’s life more meaningful.
C．Working more than one job can fill up all of your time.
D．If you have more than one job, you have a slash career.
E．It shows the person is creative and willing to work hard.
F．The job after the slash is often based on a person’s interests.
G．That’s because they can give people some fun they need in life.
参考答案
1．C
2．G
3．B
4．D
5．F
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇说明文。成功绝非偶然，一定是一些特别的品质和性格才造就了那么多的伟人和成功人士。学习本文，让我们一起来欣赏这些成功科学家们的性格特点吧。
1．
C选项“它还将科学家定义为使用科学方法的人。”承接上文“The dictionary defines a scientist as a person having professional knowledge on one or more sciences, especially natural science or physical science. (字典将科学家定义为在一门或多门科学，特别是自然科学或物理科学方面具有专业知识的人)”讲字典对科学家这一名词的解释和理解，故选C项。
2．
G选项“如果科学家没有发问甚至好奇的动力，就永远无法进入科学过程的第一阶段。”承接小标题“Curiosity (好奇心)”和上文“An excellent scientist must be very curious about things. (一个优秀的科学家必须对事物非常好奇)”讲科学家要具备的一个特征就是有好奇心，故选G项。
3．
B选项“很少有工作比这一项需要更长时间。”承接小标题“Patience (耐心)”和上文“Becoming a scientist takes a long time. (成为一名科学家需要很长时间)”讲成为科学家时间很长，需要一定的耐心，故选B项。
4．
D选项“科学家必须诚实地报告研究结果，而不考虑个人利益或公众舆论。”和下文“Sticking to an old belief contradicted with evidence is dishonest. However, that belief shouldn’t be changed without powerful evidence. (坚持与证据相矛盾的旧信念是不诚实的。然而，没有强有力的证据，这种信念不应该改变)”一起表明科学家要诚实，坚持真理，这是科学家特征“Ethical (道德的) qualities (道德素质)”的体现，故选D项。
5．
由小标题“Working habits (工作习惯)”可知，下面一段主要谈到工作习惯，且下文“He/She can work well alone or in groups, depending on what’s needed and also needs to communicate thoughts on paper and verbally. (他/她可以单独或在团队中很好地工作，这取决于需要什么，还需要在纸上和口头上交流想法)”就是在讲科学家的工作习惯，F选项“一个优秀的科学家甚至会记下最微小的观察结果并牢记在心。”也是一种工作习惯和方式。故选F项。
6．A
7．E
8．D
9．F
10．G
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇议论文。文章开篇提出很多人认为艺术创作的工作很简单，但作者认为这些外行人士不懂艺术创作的艰难之处，并从艺术创作的灵感、资源、时间等方面论述艺术创作工作的不易，最后总结出艺术创作本身就是一件艺术，需要耐心、时间、空间。
6．上文“I’m a student at the College of Visual and Performing Arts where we create all kinds of art every day.(我是一名视觉与表演艺术学院的学生，每天都在创作各种各样的艺术作品)”，下文“But I don’t think those people truly know the difficulties and struggles in the process of making art.(但是我认为那些人并不是真正了解艺术创作过程中的艰辛。)”，说明中间设空处需要填一个意思与其相反相对的表达。A项“Outsiders think our jobs easy.(外人认为我们的工作很容易。)”恰好与之对应，下文的those people指代A项中的Outsiders， 下文的difficult也与A项中的easy对应。故选A项。
7．上文“First of all, we need to be inspired. You may think that’s easy. In fact, anything can serve as a concept of a work of art.(首先，我们需要灵感。你可能认为这很容易。事实上，任何东西都可以作为艺术作品的概念。)”提到了艺术创作需要灵感，而任何东西都可以作为艺术作品的概念，这是容易的部分。而下文“Sometimes we will need people, volunteers, bodies to do so and finding willing people to work is hard.(有时我们需要人、志愿者、人模来做这些，而找到愿意做这些工作的人很难。)”提到很难找到愿意做这些工作的人，属于艺术创作工作中难的部分。因此中间需要有过度，E项“The hard part comes when we put our ideas into reality.(我们要把想法变为实际时，困难就来了。)”恰好能把上下文衔接起来。故选E项。
8．本题设空处位于段首，根据下文“We need a space to be able to be creative and that can be tricky to acquire. Sometimes we need art supplies or certain equipment and costumes and that can cost money. Even if we do acquire what we need, visions change and mistakes happen so we might not end up using the resources.(我们需要一个能够发挥创造力的空间，而这很难获得。有时我们需要一些艺术用品或某些设备和服装，这需要花钱。即使我们获得了我们需要的东西，我们的想法会发生变化，错误也会随之出现，所以我们可能最终不会使用这些资源。)”可知，整段内容都在讲艺术创作需要用到的资源，故段首句需要含括整段内容。结合选项可知，D项“Resources are also a huge factor in making art.(资源也是艺术创作的一个重要因素。)”一方面能概括整段内容，另一方面also与第二段的first of all对应。故选D项。
9．上文“The process can take weeks, months, and even years to be fully realized. Once completed, we need to share it and find an audience and provide an environment to display our work.(这个过程可能需要几周、几个月、甚至几年的时间才能完全实现。一旦完成，我们需要分享它，找个观众，并提供一个环境来展示我们的作品。)”提到了作品完成后会做的事情；下文“What if nobody likes what we created What if our vision isn’t what we thought though completed (如果没有人喜欢我们创造的东西怎么办？如果我们的想法并不如我们所想的那样完成了呢？)”是对完成作品后可能出现问题的假设，且都是一些消极的想法，F项“And the negative thoughts love to overpower our minds.(我们的大脑里总是充斥着各种消极的想法。)”恰好与下文的消极设问对应。故选F项。
10．上文“Creating art is an art in itself. It is really not as easy as many people think.(艺术创作本身就是一种艺术。这真的不像许多人想的那么容易。)”总结性地提到了艺术创作并不是那么容易的；下文“It’s how we express ourselves and how we communicate with the rest of the world.(它是我们表达自我的方式，也是我们与世界交流的方式。)”总结了艺术创作对从事艺术的人的意义，故中间同样需要一句总结性的话语，表明艺术创作的不易。G项“It takes time, patience and space when things don’t go as expected.(当事情不像预期那样发展时，需要时间、耐心和空间。)”恰好总结了前面几段的内容，符合文意。故选G项。
11．G
12．F
13．B
14．C
15．D
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了一个人的性格是如何影响你的工作和职业发展的，以及哪种性格最适合你的工作。
11．
上文“Choosing a career (职业) according to your personality type increases the chance of success.(根据你的性格类型选择职业会增加你成功的机会。)”提到根据你的性格类型选择职业会增加你成功的机会，下文应该承接上文，对此做出具体说明，指出根据你的性格类型选择职业会给你带来好处，G项“You are able to perform the work that suits your personality in the best way.(你能够以最好的方式完成适合你个性的工作。)”符合，故选G。
12．
上文“If you know your personality, then you will see those qualities in yourself, with the help of which you can get success. But there is one more thing to be noted with this—too much of any one thing in the personality can also be harmful.(如果你了解自己的个性，你就会发现自己的优点，在这些优点的帮助下，你就能获得成功。但是还有一件事需要注意——个性中任何一点如果太多都可能是有害的。)”提到，要了解自己的个性，但是需要注意到个性中不好的地方，由此可知，空处对上文进行总结，指出我们要了解自己的个性，去除个性中不好的东西，F项“Therefore, after knowing your personality, try to remove the things that can stop your success.(因此，在了解了你的个性之后，试着去除那些会阻碍你成功的东西。)”符合，故选F。
13．
上文“I realized this in my life when I started my first job in 2010.(我在2010年开始我的第一份工作时就意识到了这一点。)”提到了自己的第一份工作，下文“Actually, that time was the time in my life when I needed to have a job.(事实上，那段时间是我需要工作的时候。)”描述了那段时间是作者需要工作的时候，由此可知，空处应该描写下文提到的那段时间，B项“And I left it after just six months.(六个月后我就离开了它。)”符合，其中“it”代指上文“my first job”，“six months”指代下文“that time”，故选B。
14．
下文“Like personality, career trends (趋势) are there. Only when your personality matches the career trends can you get success.(像个性一样，职业趋势就在那里。只有当你的个性与职业趋势相匹配时，你才能获得成功。)”提到职业趋势是存在的，只有当你的个性与职业趋势相匹配时，你才能找到合适的工作，由此可知，空处应该是引起下文，指出并不是每个职业都适合你，因为只有当你的个性与职业趋势相匹配时，你才能找到合适的工作，C项“Not every career is suitable for you.(不是每个职业都适合你。)”符合，故选C。
15．
上文“Developing your personality is a long-term process.(发展你的个性是一个长期的过程。)”指出发展你的个性是一个长期的过程，空处应该承接上文，继续对此进行描述，D项“It is not like passing an exam.(这不像通过考试。)”符合，其中it代指上文“Developing your personality”，发展你的个性是一个长期的过程而不像通过考试那样很快就完成，故选D。
16．F
17．B
18．E
19．D
20．G
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。阐述的是在工作中每个人都可能有不顺心的时候，而常怀感激之情可以帮助你赶走坏情绪。
16．根据前文“You hit an unexpected problem with a project you’ve been working on for weeks. (你在一个已经工作了几周的项目中遇到了意想不到的问题。)”以及空后的“You are severely criticized by your boss in the company. (在公司里你受到了老板的严厉批评。)”可知，设空处应该下文是并列关系，具体说明每个人在工作中都有不愉快的日子。F选项“You forget the appointment with a VIP customer and keep him waiting.(你忘记了和一位VIP客户的约会，让他一直等着。)”与此呼应。故选F。
17．根据前文的“There are times when you feel as though your colleagues are upset and you can only rely on yourself. (有时你会觉得你的同事很沮丧，而你只能依靠自己。)”可知，此处强调的是有些时候你只能依靠自己，无法求助别人。B选项“In those moments, a little gratitude can help.(在这样的时刻，一点感恩之心就会有所帮助。)”中，those moments指代的就是前文的“只能依靠自己”的时刻，故B选项与前文呼应。故选B。
18．根据后文的“ Why does it have such power (为什么它有这样的力量？)”中的it指代的就是前文的gratitude，“这种力量”指代的是“使人开心”。故E选项“Research shows practicing gratitude can make you happier.(研究表明，练习感恩可以让你更快乐。)”与此对应。故选E。
19．根据下文的“ It might be a relative who took care of you when you were little, a teacher who helped you out in a tough situation or a colleague who put you up for a great opportunity. (他可能是一个在你小的时候照顾你的亲戚，一个在困难的情况下帮助你的老师，或者一个给你一个很好的机会的同事。)”强调的应该感激的人是谁。D选项“All of us have people in our lives who fit that bill.(我们生活中都有符合这一标准的人。)”强调的是我们生活中都会有符合这个标准的人，引起下文。故选D。
20．根据前文的“Picking one of those folks out and reminding yourself of why you're grateful to them has two benefits.(挑出一个这样的人，提醒自己为什么你要感谢他们有两个好处。)”可知，感激他人的好处有两个，后文应该承接的是具体的两个好处是什么。以及空后的“It also reminds you of the deep social connections you have so that you don't feel quite as isolated anymore.(它还会提醒你，你有很深的社会联系，这样你就不会觉得很孤立了。)”可知，设空处应该强调的是第一个好处。G选项“For one, it gets you thinking about something positive and lifts your mood.(首先，它让你思考一些积极的事情，提升你的情绪)”承上启下。故选G。
21．A
22．E
23．C
24．D
25．G
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇说明文。文中讲述了工作中的激情、价值和目标具体是什么。
21．由上文“As you work to develop your career (事业), whether you are applying for a job right now or planning what you will do in the future, three things are vital: your passion (激情), your value and your goals. (当你努力发展自己的职业生涯时，无论你现在是在申请工作还是在规划未来的工作，有三件事是至关重要的：你的激情、你的价值和你的目标)”可知，激情、价值和目标在职业生涯中很重要，后文第二段和第四段解释激情和目标，可得出该空应该提问激情、价值和目标是什么，A选项“但它们到底是什么。”切题。故选A项。
22．由上文“Passion is what drives you. (激情是你的动力)”可知，本段解释激情是什么，E选项“当你的工作表现出你的激情时，就没有必要奖励你自己。”切题，和下文“The success itself is enough. (成功本身就足够了)”形成因果关系。故选E项。
23．第二段首句“Passion is what drives you. (激情是你的动力)”和第四段首句“Goals are what you want to do. (目标是你想要做的)”是对激情和目标的解释，由下文“When you know your value, you can state this to develop cooperation and to encourage employers to hire you. (当你知道自己的价值时，你可以陈述这一点，以发展合作，并鼓励雇主雇用你)”可知，本段应该解释价值是什么，C选项“价值是你为合作伙伴提供的东西。”切题。故选C项。
24．由上文“Goals are what you want to do. (目标是你想要做的)”和下文“They may be very specific, like “I want to work in City X on consumer products in the beauty industry.” Or they could be more general, such as “I want to use my passion for science communications to advance STEM.”(它们可能非常具体，例如“我想在X城从事美容行业的消费品工作”。也可以更一般，例如“我想用我对科学传播的热情来推动STEM。”)”可知，本段应该解释目标是什么，承接上下文，D选项“你的目标可能是个人的或专业的，可以是大副蓝图或其他的。”进一步解释说明什么是目标。故选D项。
25．由上文“Knowing your passion can help you better define (界定) your value and clarify your goals. And understanding your goals can help you go better to your passion and pronounce your value. (了解你的激情可以帮助你更好地定义自己的价值，明确自己的目标。理解你的目标可以帮助你更好地发挥你的热情，并表达你的价值)”可知，激情、价值和目标三者相互联系，互有好处，该空总结上文，应该是一句概括性话语，G选项“你对这三个方面了解得越多，你就能更好地发展自己的事业。”切题。故选G项。
26．D
27．F
28．B
29．G
30．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何在没有工作经验的条件下写好简历以吸引招聘者的目光。
26．
根据上文“Writing your CV（简历）can be tough if you have no work experience.（如果你没有工作经验，写简历可能很难。）”以及下文的三个小标题可知，此处是过渡句，引出下文的建议。D项“But how to create an impressive CV without work experience （但是怎样才能在没有工作经验的基础上制作出令人印象深刻的简历呢？）”与下文所介绍的具体方法相呼应。故选D。
27．
根据本段标题“Start with some research.（从一些研究开始。）”可知，本段主要介绍了要写好简历，首先要对这份工作展开调查，此处指着手调查的具体内容和途径。F项中的“make a list of the requirements”与空格后的“requirements”相呼应。故选F。
28．
根据上文“Interests and hobbies: If you have any interests that are related to your job or the role you are applying for, then it's definitely worth including them to show your skills.（兴趣和爱好：如果你有任何与你的工作或你申请的职位相关的兴趣，那幺绝对值得把它们包括进来以展示你的技能。）”可知，上文介绍了简历中兴趣爱好这一栏的填写建议，即如果兴趣对自己申请的工作有益，就应该写在简历中来展示自己。此处应用一个具体的例子来对上文的叙述做进一步阐释，B项“For example, an IT applicant runs a personal website in his or her spare time.（例如，IT申请人在业余时间运行个人网站。）”就是互联网行业的具体例子。故选B。
29．
根据上文“It's important that you capture the attention of employers within the first few seconds of them opening your CV.（在雇主打开简历的头几秒钟内吸引他们的注意力是很重要的。）”可知，上文提到在招聘者打开简历的头几秒就吸引他们的目光很重要。G项“Failing to do so can result in your CV being skipped over very quickly.（不这样做会导致你的简历很快被跳过。）”从反面角度进一步阐述，即如果没有做到的话会有什么结果。故选G。
30．
根据下文“If you really want to strengthen your CV, then think about gaining some voluntary experience to boost it. Although the work will be unpaid, the experience you gain will be invaluable to your career prospects.（如果你真的想加强你的简历，那就考虑获得一些志愿工作的经验来提高它。虽然工作是无偿的，但你获得的经验对你的职业前景将是无价的。）”可知，本段主要阐述了做些志愿工作的好处，志愿工作虽然没有报酬，但能让你获得经验。C项“Take up some voluntary work when necessary.（必要时参加一些志愿工作。）”适合作为本段小标题。故选C。
31．A
32．D
33．C
34．G
35．B
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。狗是人类忠实的朋友，可以看家，甚至在经过训练后可以参与救援，最近狗又增加了一份工作——寻找濒危动物。
31．
上文“Dogs protect our homes(狗保护我们的家园。)”和下文“They team up with rescue workers in search-and-rescue operations.(他们与救援人员一起展开搜救行动。)”都是举例说明“helping people”，所以设空处也应该讲狗如何帮助人类。A选项“They help people with disabilities.(它们帮助残疾人。)”与上下文构成并列关系，也是举例说明狗如何帮助人类，故选A。
32．
根据前文的“And now, dogs can add another job to their resumes—finding endangered animals! Experts in Australia are training dogs to use their sense of smell. (现在，狗狗们又多了一份工作——寻找濒危动物!澳大利亚的专家正在训练狗狗使用它们的嗅觉。)”可知，本段讲的是狗又增加了一份工作——寻找濒危动物，接着说明了训练狗来使用它们的嗅觉。设空处应该强调的是训练狗使用嗅觉的目的。D选项“The aim of the job is to find some endangered creatures.(这项工作的目的是寻找一些濒临灭绝的生物。)”与此呼应。故选D。
33．
根据下文“Just to get to the place, or site, where the frogs live. (只是为了到达青蛙生活的地方或地点。)”以及“The dogs and their trainers must walk far distances through forests. It is difficult but important work.(狗和它们的训练员必须在森林里走很远的路。这是一项困难但重要的工作。)” 可知，要想找到这种蛙是一项很难的工作，因为它们生存的地区不容易到达。设空处在开头，需要引出下文。C选项“The work is difficult mainly because of the search area. (工作的困难主要是因为搜索区域。)”与下文相对应。故选C。
34．
根据前文“Experts there claim that since 1980 the deadly enemy has killed off 98 percent of the Baw Baw frogs.(那里的专家称，自1980年以来，这种致命的敌人已经杀死了98%的汪汪蛙。)”以及空后的的“So, a special organization called Zoos Victoria is trying to save the frog. (因此，一个名为维多利亚动物园的特殊组织正在努力拯救这种青蛙。)”可知，空格处是进一步陈述这种蛙生存的严峻挑战。G选项“In fact, scientists say these creatures could disappear in the next five to ten years. (事实上，科学家说这些生物可能在未来五到十年消失。)”与此对应。故选G。
35．
根据前文“He says that detecting the frogs in the wild can be very difficult because they mainly live underground. (他说，在野外发现青蛙非常困难，因为它们主要生活在地下。)”可知，此处强调的是寻找青蛙的困难。B选项“The females are even more difficult to find.(雌蛙就更难找到了。)”承接上面寻找青蛙的难度，特此强调雌蛙寻找更难。故选B。
36．D
37．F
38．G
39．B
40．C
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了斜杠职业，也就是有多于一个职业的人，讲述了从事斜杠职业的优点和缺点。
36．
下文“The term ‘slash (斜杠) career’ comes from the punctuation mark (标识符) — a slash that comes between job titles.(‘斜杠职业’这个概念来源于标识符——一种介于工作之间的斜杠)”提到“斜杠职业”的概念，所以空格处的内容应该与引出“斜杠职业”是什么的信息有关，D项“如果你有一份以上的工作，你就有一个斜杠职业”符合语境，也是解释“斜杠职业”的概念。故选D项。
37．
上文“People with slash careers often have a primary job that provides for most of their needs. The primary job usually comes before the slash.(从事斜杠职业的人通常有一份能满足他们大部分需求的主要工作。主要工作通常在斜杠的前面)”提到，斜杠前面的职业是能满足大部分需求的主要职业，空处应是介绍斜杠后面的职业，F项“斜杠后的工作通常是基于个人的兴趣”符合语境，F项中的“after the slash”与上文“before the slash”形成对比。故选 F项。
38．
上文“Some people who encourage slash careers say they actually help with work-life balance.(一些鼓励斜杠职业的人说，这实际上有助于平衡工作和生活)”提到，斜杠职业有助于平衡工作和生活，G项“那是因为他们可以给人们生活中需要的一些乐趣”解释上文的原因，符合语境，故选G项。
39．
根据下文“With a slash career, losing one’s job does not mean losing one’s entire income. Or a secondary job may be so successful that it can turn into one’s primary job.(对于斜杠职业来说，失去一份工作并不意味着失去全部收入。或者一份次要工作可能非常成功，它可以变成一个人的主要工作)”可知，本段在讲斜杠职业的好处，所以空格处内容应该与斜杠职业的优点有关。B项“斜杠职业也使一个人的生活更有意义”能引起下文，符合语境。故选B项。
40．
根据下文“One might give up necessary things like relaxation, exercise or time with one’s family. People with slash careers need to think carefully about how they use their time.(一个人可能会放弃一些必要的事情，比如放松、锻炼或与家人在一起的时间。从事斜杠职业的人需要仔细考虑如何利用时间)”可知，此处是讲述斜杠职业的缺点，斜杠职业占用其他娱乐活动的时间，需要考虑如何利用好时间，C项“做一份以上的工作可以填满你所有的时间”符合语境。故选C项。七选五
I experienced years of loneliness as a child. ___1___ His friends teased him about babysitting his sister and his interests were far different from mine. With no other kids of my age in the neighborhood, I had to spend hours by myself.
A bright spot for me turned out to be reading. My love of the written word began early as my mother read to me every evening. ___2___ I started reading books on my own before age 5 and my mother took me to the public library once a week to borrow several books. I quickly graduated from typical children’s books to ones with fewer pictures and longer chapters. Reading opened new worlds to me. ___3___
My mother also encouraged me to make what I wanted. I tried making toy cars with cardboard boxes and constructing buildings from leftover cardboard and bits of wood my father gave me. When my mother saw my creations, she told me how creative my designs were. ___4___ I learned a lot about how to extend the life of objects and transform them into something new and useful. It was a trait(特点) others found helpful, and I soon had friends who wanted to make things with me.
___5___My parents made it a point for their two kids to spend time outside, no matter the weather or season. My brother, of course, raced off to be with his friends, while I had plenty to do myself. There was making leaf houses in autumn, ice skating in winter, and so much more. They’re all memories I treasure today.
A．I wasn't alone any longer.
B．I enjoyed reading stories aloud.
C．I was invited to play with another kid.
D．I loved the colorful photographs in the books.
E．Another habit I formed early was being outdoors.
F．Thus, I began my lifelong interest in making things.
G．My older brother couldn’t be bothered to play with me.
It was a little before nine o'clock on Tuesday night. _6_ “Do you need a second helping of pudding "a waitress asked. Antonio, who had already finished a plate of pasta,a Fish Stew and a slice of cake, couldn't answer it right away. The question might be common for most diners, but for him, it was entirely novel because he was homeless and was having the meal for free. _7_ .He had no preparation for it.
__8__But at night, it transforms itself into a pioneering place where homeless people such as Antonio can dine free of charge, at tables set with flowers, metal cutlery（餐具）and proper glasses.
The restaurant is the latest initiative（初步行动）from the charity Mensajeros de la Paz.It was founded 54 years ago by Father Angel Garcia Rodriguez. Its business model – using breakfast and lunch takings from paying customers to fund free evening meals for the homeless - is simple enough. __9__ “The inspiration came from Pope Francis, who's spoken again and again about the importance of giving people dignity, whether it's through bread or through work," said Father Angel. “ __10__People with nothing can come and eat in the restaurant and get the same treatment as everyone else. It's just common sense."
A．By day, the Robin Hood restaurant, which sits on a side street near the center of Madrid,is a typical Spanish bar.
B．So we thought, why not open a restaurant with tablecloths, proper cutlery and waiters
C．They plan to extend the scheme and hopes it will attract famous chefs to come to cook.
D．It was the first time that he had been asked such a question.
E．The homeless are treated with respect at the restaurant.
F．Antonio found himself facing a welcome dilemma.
G．Its aim, however, is a little ambitious.
About 43 years ago, spotted an advertisement in the paper for the YMCA wilderness program. ____11____ My first experience was a boat trip. I still have the images of sunrises and sunsets with all the beautiful colours on Lake of the Woods.
___12___ Even now I can feel the cold water dripping down my arm as we sat in the boat pulling the paddles awkwardly through running water. It was my first experience in a boat and my arms became tired after many hours of paddling.
We stopped for lunch in the boat by gathering all the boats together. ____13____
At night it was time to camp at our site picked out by our guide. There we learned to start campfires and cook some of our meals. This is where fell in love with noodles. ____14____ We cleaned up our mess and put up our tents and slept on the ground. We learned to carry the heavy packs to our next destination. I developed a sense of accomplishment and had arm muscles after that trip.
There were no phones, makeup, hair dryers... just us and the bush. We came from different backgrounds with different personalities and we all had to work together as a group.
___15___. I kept a journal from that second trip and often go back to it.
A．They dropped us off in the bush.
B．I had to experience more of the wilderness.
C．I was 15 and wanted to do something different.
D．Our guide handed out chocolate, cheese, and dried meat.
E．I liked the boat trip so much that I joined the survival trip the next year.
F．It was wonderful sharing simple meals over the fire and talking with new friends.
G．As a teenager, didn’t know that I was having the best adventure a teenager could have.
What I learned watching dentist at work
I would like to be a dentist in the future. ___16___ The patient, tender dentist comforted me, a 7-year-old girl at the time, and persuaded me to stop crying and to accept my treatment.
___17___ Recently, our teacher gave us the homework of experiencing a kind of job on the weekend. I chose without hesitation to live a day as a dentist at my friend’s older brother’s workplace.
I got to Dr Tan’s clinic at 7:45 am, 15 minutes before office hours began on Saturday. Dr Tan, who has been a dentist for five years, sat in his consulting room with a mask on his face and waited for his patients. I didn’t really understand his diagnoses or treatments, but I could see that Dr Tan was a responsible doctor. He explained conditions and therapies (治疗方案) to patients at length to remove their doubts. He paused operations to let patients rest if the treatment was taking too much time. ___18___ Dr Tan worked for almost the whole morning without a break. He only made a phone call to his wife to remind her to have an antenatal (产前) examination. Yes, he will be a father in five months, but he still cannot keep his wife company at the weekend. ___19___ They try to ease others’ pain anytime and anywhere, despite the cost to their own time and life.
As the last patient said goodbye to Dr Tan in the afternoon, my visit came to an end. I now feel that I understand more about doctors. ___20___
A．My dream has finally come true.
B．They are the heroes I admire most.
C．Doctors are ordinary people, yet they are also angels.
D．It helps me to reduce stress, find friends and learn new skills.
E．I thought it was a dream that was almost impossible to fulfill
F．That’s all because of a dentist I came across during my childhood.
G．He also gave a doctor’s advice to his patients carefully before they went out the door.
When and why did you start running
It was March 2017. My family had gone through a terrible experience. My nephew Peter had his arms and legs cut to save his life from the after-effects of meningitis(脑膜炎).___21___. I needed to get fit and healthy for my family, to become a role model for them. Peter inspires me to live life to the full: he doesn’t let his disability get in his way!
What race result are you most pleased with
I'm proud of all the races I’ve done. I never thought I'd be able to call myself a runner. I now regularly race and love bringing home medals for my daughters to be inspired by.___22___!
What's next
__23___ .We started a campaign called Hope 4 Peter and support has been amazing: our local community helped raise 240k for prosthetic legs(假肢)and physiotherapy. We’ve had huge support from Meningitis Now and Time is Precious too, and I’ll be raising money for them, but also pushing Peter around the full course.___24___ .
What does running mean to you
I’ve suffered with mental health problems and running gives me a clear head and removes negative (消极的)thoughts and stress.___25___. We should be so grateful for our bodies and what amazing things they can do!
A．It was quite a shock to me
B．The London Half Marathon
C．That makes me keep running
D．My favorite thing to do is run a marathon
E．I love the freedom of it and I love the fact I can run
F．No child has ever taken part in the full half marathon
G．I do love to have a cool chocolate, banana and apple pie after running
Lizzy Greene’s official website says it all: "Actress, Artist & Animal Lover. " At 13, Lizzy has performed in children’s theater, and she is a trained gymnast. She is most known for her role as Dawn Harper on Nickelodeons Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn. Now Lizzy is taking on another role—as a voice for animals.
___26___ She grew up with dogs, and her family’s pet is a 110-pound German shepherd(牧羊犬) named Jett. On the show, Lizzy shares the screen with a lovable 20-pound dog named Squishy Paws. In second grade, she stationed herself outside her school to ask for donations (捐款) to a local animal shelter. ___27___
Now Lizzy is also speaking out for farm animals. She’s recently joined The Humane Society of the United States, Meatless Monday movement. She encourages young people to take a break from eating meat on Mondays. ___28___ And she’s encouraging the under-20 crowd to take part.
Lizzy knows that raising animals for meat causes pollution, uses a lot of natural resources (资 源) like water and also harms animals. ___29___ Choosing meat-free meals one day a week is also a great way to feel healthy.
Many K-12 schools, universities and hospitals nationwide have started Meatless Monday programs.
“It’s so easy to love animals.” Lizzy says. ___30___ For some kid-and-animal-friendly meatless recipes(食谱), visit humonesociety. org/kindnezws.
A．It’s easy to eat animal-friendly foods, too.
B．Lizzy has only just begun her bright career.
C．Animals have always been a big part of Lizzy's life.
D．And Lizzy says she has always wanted to help animals.
E．Cutting meat from our diet once a week helps the environment and animals.
F．Kids'breakfast can be as simple as trying a vegetable burger instead of a hamburger.
G．After the movement, Lizzy says she wants to save a few more lives and force humans to eat healthier.
There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds. ___31___ She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt the great love from the birds.
___32___. The larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. ___33___ . She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear, blue sky. ___34___. The bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. ___35___ . She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
A．Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss.
B．She gave them some delicious food and left.
C．One day she left with the two birds at home alone.
D．She took them home and put them in a small cage.
E．She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air.
F．One day the girl left the door of the cage open.
G．Suddenly she felt the bird go softly.
If anyone had told me three years ago that I would be spending most of my weekends camping, I would have laughed heartily. Campers, in my eyes, were people who enjoyed insect bites, ill-cooked meals, and uncomfortable sleeping bags. They had nothing in common with me. ___36___
The friends who introduced me to camping thought that it meant to be a pioneer. ____37____ We slept in a tent, cooked over an open fire, and walked a long distance to take the shower and use the bathroom. This brief visit with Mother Nature cost me two days off from work, recovering from a bad case of sunburn and the doctor’s bill for my son’s food poisoning.
I was, nevertheless, talked into going on another fun-filled holiday in the wilderness. ____38____ Instead, we had a pop-up camper with comfortable beds and an air conditioner. My nature-loving friends had remembered to bring all the necessities of life.
___39___ We have done a lot of it since. Recently, we bought a twenty-eight-foot travel trailer complete with a bathroom and a built-in TV set. There is a separate bedroom, a modern kitchen with a refrigerator. The trailer even has matching carpet and curtains.
___40___ It must be true that sooner or later, everyone finds his or her way back to nature. I recommend that you find your way in style.
A．This time there was no tent.
B．Things are going to be improved.
C．The trip they took me on was a rough one.
D．I was to learn a lot about camping since then, however.
E．I must say that I have certainly come to enjoy camping.
F．After the trip, my family became quite interested in camping.
G．There was no shade as the trees were no more than 3 feet tall.
参考答案
1．G
2．D
3．A
4．F
5．E
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者养成几个生活习惯的原因。
1．
设空在段中，应是承前启后句。根据后文“His friends teased him about babysitting his sister and his interests were far different from mine”可知，设空句应提及“his”的身份，即G项中的“My elder brother”，且G项“我哥哥懒得和我一起玩”在此起到了承上启下的作用。故选G项。故选G项。
2．
根据前句提到“我对文字的爱始于母亲每天晚上给我读故事的时候”可知，D项“我喜欢书中的彩色照片”和上句构成进一步说明。同时D项中的“书”指代上句提到的母亲每天给我读故事的书。D项切题。故选D项。
3．
根据前句提到“阅读为我打开了新世界”可知，A项“我不在孤独”和上句构成了因果关系。A项切题。故选A项。
4．
根据前句“当我的母亲看到我的创作时，她说我的设计很有创意”可知，F项“于是，我开始对制造东西产生了长久的兴趣”和上句构成因果关系，我正是在听了母亲那句话后才开始了对制造东西产生兴趣。F项切题。故选F项。
5．
根据后句“无论天气或季节，我的父母都要让他们的两个孩子花时间在户外”可知，E项“我很早养成的另一个习惯是去户外”和前句表示因果逻辑。作者有去户外的习惯是因为后句提到的父母的影响。E项切题。故选E项。
6．F
7．D
8．A
9．G
10．B
【解析】
【分析】
本文为一篇记叙文。文章记叙了安东尼奥在一家利用付费客户的早餐和午餐收入为无家可归者提供免费晚餐的慈善餐厅用餐的故事。
6．结合后文Antonio, who had already finished a plate of pasta,a Fish Stew and a slice of cake, couldn't answer it right away. The question might be common for most diners, but for him, it was entirely novel because he was homeless and was having the meal for free. 安东尼奥已经吃完一盘意大利面、一份炖鱼和一块蛋糕，他不能马上回答。这个问题对大多数用餐者来说可能很常见，但对他来说，这完全是个新奇的问题，因为他无家可归，而且是免费用餐。安东尼奥正在面临着已经吃饱了，可是如果走了又无家可归的两难境地。F. Antonio found himself facing a welcome dilemma. 安东尼奥发现自己面临一个受欢迎的两难境地。符合此处语境。故选F项。
7．结合前文“Do you need a second helping of pudding " a waitress asked. “你需要再来一份布丁吗？”一位女服务员问道。及后文He had no preparation for it. 他没有准备。D. It was the first time that he had been asked such a question. 这是第一次有人问他这样的问题。与前文问题相照应，也与后文“没有准备好回答”相对应。故选D项。
8．结合后文But at night, it transforms itself into a pioneering place where homeless people such as Antonio can dine free of charge, at tables set with flowers, metal cutlery（餐具）and proper glasses. 但到了晚上，它就变成了一个开拓性的地方，像安东尼奥这样的无家可归者可以在摆满鲜花、金属餐具和玻璃杯的桌子上免费用餐。结合连词but可知，此处应该为描述与后文晚上相反的白天的酒店状态。A. By day, the Robin Hood restaurant, which sits on a side street near the center of Madrid,is a typical Spanish bar. 白天，罗宾汉餐厅坐落在马德里市中心附近的一条小街上，是一家典型的西班牙酒吧。与后文形成转折。故选A项。
9．结合前文Its business model – using breakfast and lunch takings from paying customers to fund free evening meals for the homeless - is simple enough. 它的商业模式非常简单，利用付费客户的早餐和午餐收入为无家可归者提供免费晚餐。G. Its aim, however, is a little ambitious.它的目标有些雄心勃勃。早餐和午餐收入是远不及晚餐的，因此用早餐和午餐的收入为无家可归者提供免费晚餐有些雄心勃勃。故选G项。
10．结合后文People with nothing can come and eat in the restaurant and get the same treatment as everyone else. 没有任何东西的人可以来餐馆吃饭，得到和其他人一样的待遇。B. So we thought, why not open a restaurant with tablecloths, proper cutlery and waiters 所以我们想，为什么不开一家有桌布、餐具和服务员的餐厅呢？此处的开餐馆与后文的来餐馆吃饭相对应。故选B项。
11．C
12．G
13．D
14．F
15．E
【解析】
【分析】
本文是记叙文。讲述了大约43年前，作者在报纸上看到一则关于基督教青年会的野外活动广告后参加的划船活动。
11．根据空格前About 43 years ago, spotted an advertisement in the paper for the YMCA wilderness program. 作者在43年前看到一则关于基督教青年会的野外生存广告。以及My first experience was a boat trip.我的第一次经历是海上旅行。可以推断出，作者当时15岁，想要做一些不同的事情。故选C。
12．根据空格后Even now I can feel the cold water dripping down my arm as we sat in the boat pulling the paddles awkwardly through running water.现在当时的感受还历历在目，但是作者当时是个青少年，不知道自己当时正在体验对青少年来说最好的奇遇。故选G。
13．根据空格前We stopped for lunch in the boat by gathering all the boats together.我们所有小船停下来，聚在一起吃午饭，接下来导游要分发食物。导游发给大家巧克力，奶酪和肉。故选D。
14．根据空格前. There we learned to start campfires and cook some of our meals. This is where fell in love with noodles.我们学会了生火，煮饭。盯着自己煮的饭和朋友聊聊天这种体验很棒。故选F。
15．根据空格后I kept a journal from that second trip and often go back to it.得知作者第一次体验感觉很棒，他又开始了第二年的生存旅行。故选E。
16．F
17．A
18．G
19．C
20．B
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这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述"我7岁时看牙医的经历"。那位牙医给我留下良好的印象，这才使我有了当牙医的愿望。
16．前一句I would like to be a dentist in the future说到"我想要做一名牙医"，后一句The patient， tender dentist comforted me， a 7-year-old girl at the time， and persuaded me to stop crying and to accept my treatment讲述"我7岁时看牙医的经历"。那位牙医给我留下良好的印象，这才使我有了当牙医的愿望。故答案选F。
17．根据前一段I would like to be a dentist in the future"我想要做一名牙医"和后一句"I chose without hesitation to live a day as a dentist"可知"我终于有机会实现愿望了"。故选A。
18．前面几句 He explained conditions and therapies （治疗方案） to patients at length to remove their doubts． He paused operations to let patients rest if the treatment was taking too much time都在介绍Dr Tan的工作态度，之后的句子是总结Dr Tan整个上午的工作状态，所以空选择G符合行文逻辑。
19．根据后一句"They try to ease others' pain anytime and anywhere"他们试图随时随地减轻别人的痛苦。可以与"angels"相联系．可知医生是普通人，但他们也是天使。故选C。
20．前文As the last patient said goodbye to Dr Tan in the afternoon， my visit came to an end． I now feel that I understand more about doctors作者根据自己的亲身体验更加了解牙医这个职业，所以用一句总结性句子进行概况；他们是我最崇拜的英雄。故选择答案B。
21．A
22．C
23．B
24．F
25．E
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这是一篇记叙文。作者的侄儿Peter由于脑膜炎被截肢，这个事件以及Peter的精神使得作者决心变得健康成为全家人的榜样。于是他从自己擅长的长跑开始，带Peter一起长跑参加马拉松，筹集捐款，一边努力克服着困难，一边追求健康的生活。
21．空格位于段中。空格前一句话句意为：我的侄儿Peter由于脑膜炎后遗症双手和双腿都被截肢了。选项A中的It可以用来指代这个事件，并且选项A中的me与下句中的I也是呼应关系。这样选项A就在上下句之间起到了承上启下的作用。故选A。
22．空格位于段尾。空格位于第一个小标题下段落内，第一个小标题意思为：你最满意的比赛结果是什么呢？空格前一句话意思为：我现在常常跑步并且喜欢把奖牌带回家鼓舞女儿。选项C中的That可以指代这句话，且keep running与上句中的“regularly race”呼应。故选C。
23．空格位于段首。由于空格所在段落标题为问句“下一步是什么呢？”，所以段首开始应该是一个答句。选项B（伦敦半程马拉松）可以作为答句，且与上段中的regularly race呼应，说明伦敦马拉松是下一次race的项目。故选B。
24．空格位于段尾。空格上一句话意为：我们也得到了Meningitis和Time is Precious的大力支持，并且我将为它们筹钱，而且我推着Peter跑完了全程。选项F中的Child与Peter呼应，其中的the full half marathon与上一个空格处单词呼应。故选F。
25．空格位于段中。空格上一句意为：我遭受过精神健康的问题，跑步让我头脑清醒，让我远离消极的情绪和压力。选项E中的the freedom of it与这句话中描述的跑步的好处相呼应，且it与running是指代关系。故选E。
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七选五题目主要考查学生综合的英语逻辑思维能力。一篇好的短文，不仅在内容上要前后一致，而且还要语篇结构清晰，上下文逻辑意义严谨。内容的前后一致体现在段内及语篇内话题的自然过渡。语篇结构主要体现为：文章是总分结构，还是按时间或空间顺序发展的，还是辩证三段论的编排的。逻辑意义的严谨最主要的可以通过代词、连词和副词等形式来体现。例如本题中的第三题是比较难的一个题目，同学们首先要分析标题问的是什么，与上一段之间的关系是什么？我们由上一段知道作者之前参加了很多跑步项目，那么第二个大标题问的就是下一个项目是什么？有了这个思路选择答案就容易一些了。第一题和第五题分别依据it的指代关系解题是比较容易的。第四题依据peter与child之间的呼应关系解题，第三题依据代词that的指代关系解题。具体分析步骤见详解，同学们把握住除了根据句意之外的这些解题思路，做题时才能更快更准。
26．C
27．D
28．G
29．E
30．A
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这是一篇记叙文。Lizzy是一名训练有素的体操运动员，她最近加入了美国人道协会的无肉星期一运动。文章主要是介绍了Lizzy尽力保护动物的情况。
26．根据下文"She grew up with dogs, and her family's pet is a 110-pound German shepherd（牧羊犬） named Jett（她和狗一起长大，家里的宠物是一只110磅重的德国牧羊犬，名叫杰特）"可知，此处应填“动物一直是Lizzy生活中很重要的一部分”。故选C。
27．根据前文“she stationed herself outside her school to ask for donations （捐款）to a local animal shelter（她驻扎在学校外面，向当地一家动物收容所募捐）”可知，此处应填“Lizzy说她一直想帮助动物”。故选D。
28．根据前文“She encourages young people to take a break from eating meat on Mondays（她鼓励年轻人周一不要吃肉）”可知，此处应填“Lizzy说，她想挽救更多的生命，迫使人们吃得更健康”。故选G。
29．根据下文Choosing meat-free meals one day a week is also a great way to feel healthy（每周选择一天不吃肉的饮食也是保持健康的好方法）可知，此处应填“每周一次从我们的饮食中减少肉类有利于环境和动物）”。故选E。
30．根据前文It’s so easy to love animals（爱动物很容易）可知，此处应填“也很容易吃友好型的食物”。故选A。
31．D
32．F
33．G
34．E
35．A
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这是一篇哲理性的故事。一个孤独的小女孩很渴望爱。一天，她遇到两只快要饿死的小鸟，就带回家养着，鸟也反馈给她很多的爱。一天，一只鸟飞出了笼子，小女孩怕鸟飞走，当鸟靠近她时，她太用力把鸟捏死了。同时，她感受到了另一只鸟渴望自由，就把另一只鸟放了。鸟落在她肩膀唱起了最甜美的歌。这个故事告诉我们：握得太紧爱就会失去，保存爱的方式是给它自由。
31．空格位于段中。空格前一句话意思是：一天她走在森林里时发现了两只快要饿死的鸟。空格后一句话意思是：她用爱来关心它们，小鸟长得很强壮。可推知，小女孩把小鸟带回了家。选项D中的“took them home”符合语境，并且选项D中的“a small cage”与下文中的cage呼应。故选D。
32．空格位于段首。由空格后的The larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage.（大点强壮点的鸟从笼子里飞了出去）可知，笼子门被打开了。选项F中的“left the door of the cage open”符合情境。故选F。
33．空格位于段中。空格上句意思为：她成功抓住了鸟她很开心。空格下句意思为：她张开手，惊恐的发现鸟死了。选项G中的she felt the bird go softly（她感觉到鸟变软）符合语境，故选G。
34．空格位于段中。空格后句意为：鸟盘旋了一次、两次、三次。由“circle（盘旋）”可知，小女孩把鸟放了出去，因为小笼子里太小鸟无法盘旋。选项E中的threw him softly into the air符合语境，故选E。
35．空格位于段中。空格前句意为：小女孩开心的看着鸟的乐趣。空格后一句意思为：她想要鸟高兴。可知本段是一个快乐的基调，选项A中的“no longer concerned with her loss（不再关注在失去上）”符合语境。故选A。
【点睛】
七选五题目主要考查学生综合的英语逻辑思维能力。一篇好的短文，不仅在内容上要前后一致，而且还要语篇结构清晰，上下文逻辑意义严谨。内容的前后一致体现在段内及语篇内话题的自然过渡。语篇结构主要体现为：文章是总分结构，还是按时间或空间顺序发展的，还是辩证三段论的编排的。逻辑意义的严谨最主要的可以通过代词、连词和副词等形式来体现。本文是一篇记叙文，相对来说比较容易，同学们只要按照事件发生顺序合情推断就可以解出一些题。但是要确定自己做的答案是否正确，还是需要一定的检查技能。例如第一题根据句意选好答案后，我们可以认为Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song与home 呼应， a small cage 与下文中的 small cage也呼应。所以确定答案正确。第二题one day是引出故事的常用词。第三题suddenly与in horror呼应，第四题into the air 与 circle 呼应，且与上段中的great need for freedom 呼应，与文章最后一句中的 give it wings 呼应。第五题心情基调一致。这些技巧是我们第一遍做完题进一步确认答案的方法，大家多积累。
36．D
37．C
38．A
39．F
40．E
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本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己近三年来逐渐改变了对野营的看法，从以前对野营活动嗤之以鼻，经过几次野营后慢慢喜欢上了野营，最后表达野营将逐渐成为人类回归自然的很好方式，建议人们找到属于自己的方式。
36．上文 They had nothing in common with me 说明作者原来认为他不会成为野营者．而下文主要描述的是"我"从最开始进行"rough travel"到有了"pop-up camper"再到有了 trailer 的过程，在这过程中作者对野营的爱好逐步增加，对野营的相关知识也在逐步增长，上下文呈转折关系．D项意为"然而在那之后我将会学到关于野营的很多知识"，起到转折作用，引出下文，符合语境．故正确答案为D。
37．由下文 We sleep in a tent，cooked over an open fire，and walked a long distance to take the shower and use the bathroom 可知，"我"的野营条件非常艰苦．C项意为"他们带我去的旅途非常艰苦"，引出下文，符合语境．故正确答案为C。
38．由下文 Instead，we had a pop-up camper with comfortable beds and an air conditioner 可知，空格处是与下文形成转折的内容，而"我"此次旅行用了展开式营房．A项意为"这一次没有帐篷"，与下文形成转折，符合语境．故正确答案为A。
39．由第三段第一句 going on another fun-filled holiday 可知，"我"对这次旅行非常满意，而由下文 We have done a lot of it since 可知，"我们"都爱上了野营．F项意为"从这里旅行后，我全家都对野营产生了巨大的兴趣"，承上启下，符合语境．故正确答案为F。
40．由下文 sooner or later，everyone finds his or her way back to nature 可知，"我"希望每个人都能找到回归自然，也就是野营的个性化选择．形成这一观点的前提是"我"自己已经爱上了野营．E项意为"我必须承认我已经开始享受野营了"，引出下文，符合语境．故正确答案为E。七选五
Handling difficult co-workers in an office environment is a headache. Avoiding them at work is sometimes not an option, so many people wonder how to deal with them, and perfect solutions can’t come too soon. ____1____.
Go to H.R.
Whether you have a formal Human Resources department or just one person who supervises everyone, there should be someone who’s in charge of employee peace-keeping. You can talk to this person. ____2____. For example, don’t say, “This person is driving me crazy!” Instead, you should say, “This person habitually asks me to do her work while she visits chat rooms.”
Address the offending party directly.
If your co-workers do something that you object to, speak up. Politely but firmly say that you don’t want to do their extra work, or tell them whatever else is on your mind. ____3____, but you may if you keep trying. And you’ll also get the benefit of speaking your mind.
Let it roll off your back.
____4____, you may choose to get better at ignoring them. This may seem difficult at first, but there’s something more serious for choosing your battles. If you are dealing with someone who tells your secrets around the office, stop sharing them. If you’re dealing with someone who has offensive manners, stay at a comfortable distance.
____5____.
If you’ve tried the tips above but they don’t work, you may consider changing jobs. It’s sad if things have to come to this, but you wouldn’t have to seek a job if you didn’t have a difficult co-worker prompting you to make a change. Maybe, there are potential positives in your new position. The trick is to find them.
A．Look for a new job
B．Try to seek jobs in a creative way
C．If your co-workers realize their problems
D．You may not get a positive response at first
E．If the co-workers don’t affect you too much
F．If you do, be specific about what is upsetting you
G．Fortunately, there are some basic ways that can work
How Not to Be Awkward
Not all of us are outgoing and ready to take the world by storm. Many among us are shy and may even feel kept apart from others. This usually happens when a person is still in his or her teen years and going through the socialization process. ____6____ Let’s try to find answers to the questions.
Stay in shape and dress up well
Sometimes, awkwardness could be due to being overweight. When you are large in size, you tend to get very self-conscious So, in order to avoid this, get into the habit of exercising every day ____7____ If you look as if you have just stepped out of a 1980’s film when actually it is 2011, there is no doubt that you are bound to feel awkward about yourself.
Be optimistic
Another effective tip on how not to feel awkward is to always keep a smile on your face. ____8____ On the other hand, a smiling, happy and positive think person is appreciated by everybody So, smile when you meet acquaintances or even strangers, say a cheerful “Hi” and automatically some of your awkwardness will disappear completely!
____9____
This one really helps. Awkwardness generally develops when a person remains isolated from others. So, in order to change this situation, join groups For instance, if you are a reading lover, join a book club. Joining people in book reading sessions as well as debates will help remove your awkwardness. Choose any activity of your choice, such as playing team sports or joining a dance class, and soon you will find your comfort level around people increasing day by day!
Develop your personality
Being a book-worm or an Internet addict will not get you anywhere. For self-improvement, take up a hobby that adds meaning to your life. Learn singing or try adventure sports. ____10____
A．Participate in Team Activities.
B．Learn how to end a conversation.
C．Secondly, have appropriate clothes on.
D．If you look sad, nobody will actually like being with you.
E．Something as simple as listening to music will do wonders too.
F．So, what can a person do to overcome this tendency to be awkward
G．Awkwardness could be because you do not have anything in common to talk about.
The“WHO Quit Tobacco App” is the latest tobacco control initiative (倡议) by the WHO South-East Asia Region. It was started during WHO’s year-long “Commit to quit”campaign. ____11____
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region said that tobacco is deadly in every form and that new approaches such as the “Quit Tobacco App” are much needed to support people to give up tobacco. ____12____ However, they are unable to quit for various reasons.
Every year, tobacco, which is the world’s leading cause of preventable death, kills nearly eight million persons. In the WHO South-East Asia Region, tobacco claims 6 million lives. This region is among the largest producers and consumers of tobacco products. ____13____ These users account for 29 percent of the population in the Region.
Some additional challenges to tobacco control include the growing use of new and emerging products such as Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems(ENDS )or electronic cigarettes, sheesha (水烟) or hookah, among others.
In order to monitor tobacco use prevalence (流行) and tobacco control policies, the Region has tobacco surveillance (监控). ____14____ Thailand was the first in Asia to carry out Plain Packaging.
____15____ Countries such as Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka are working towards moving tobacco farmers away from growing tobacco. Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste have established and scaled-up tobacco cessation services.
A．It wants to take control over tobacco consumption.
B．These people may be aware of the fact that tobacco is harmful.
C．ENDS or electronic cigarettes have been banned in six countries.
D．The Region continued to have the highest 432 million tobacco users.
E．Some people have been addicted to tobacco for quite a lot of years.
F．Its aim is to help people quit tobacco use in all forms, including smokeless and other newer products.
G．Meanwhile, Timor-Leste, Nepal, Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka have attached large-sized
graphic health warnings to tobacco packs.
Every New Year, thousands decide they’re going to change their lives. Fewer than 10 percent actually stick with their plans, and that figure is being generous. ____16____.
Not aiming high enough. While it’s easy to think setting easy goals will keep you motivated, it may harm your long-term motivation. If you make goals that are too achievable, you’ll get bored and lose interest. ____17____. If you’re used to staying within your comfort zone, you'll be missing out on the satisfaction of achieving a life-changing goal. When you push yourself, you'll be able to build unshakable confidence as you achieve goal after goal.
____18____. This is a fear many of us deal with. Instead of taking action, we start worrying about “ What if ” “What if it doesn’t work out What if my dream isn’t truly my dream What if I don’t succeed ” If you have trouble creating a vision , then you’re at the risk of being aimless through life. ____19____. You can start the process of discovering your life purpose by asking yourself, “ What would my ideal life look like ”
Letting fear control your mind and actions. Fear can prevent you from achieving your dreams. You’ll miss out on opportunities in life if you don’t learn how to manage your fears. ____20____ . One way to manage fear is to look for the root cause of your fear. With deep introspection (反省), you can uncover the exact moment when those fears are holding you back from growing. This will give you a window of opportunity to communicate with your inner being and find release.
A．Lacking self-confidence
B．Being uncertain about the future
C．Fortunately, fear can be overcome
D．Below you’ll find some common reasons why you’re losing motivation
E．Many of us are motivated not by a desire to achieve, but by fear of failure
F．Ideally, you want to strike a balance between pushing yourself and creating realistic goals
G．However, when you find your purpose and passion, you’ll be driven to struggle for excellence
An eco-friendly lunch bag is great because it is a game-changer. ___21___ It is so convenient that, after buying one, you’ll wonder how you ever survived the workday without a handy supply of food stored under your desk.
Why do I focus on lunch bags Because it's so beneficial both personally and environmentally. Here is a list of my reasons:
___22___ Depending on where you live, you could save $1,000-$3,000 per year. I had a personal financial crisis a few years ago and I was floored by how much money I saved just by packing a lunch every day.
Buying lunch in single-use items is wasteful. If you buy a small meal and a drink, you could go through many single-use items and a pile of napkins with each meal. ___23___
Now such lunch bags have been invented by rü. This company, whose name is short for “re-use”, is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ___24___ And post-consumer plastic waste can be made full use of. Just as impressive as the recycled material is the fact that rü bags are machine washable. Moreover, the bags are lovely to look at and come in a wide range of colors and patterns.
The bags also have an impressive 3-gallon capacity. The roll-down top means they can be easily adjusted for size. ___25___ Combined with some lightweight sandwich bags, everything can be put in a briefcase or clipped onto a purse at the end of the day.
A．When empty, it can be rolled up easily.
B．So you can buy one that adjusts to your bag.
C．Everyone wants to own a beautiful lunch bag.
D．Bringing lunch to work saves so much money.
E．It creates beautiful lunch bags from recycled material.
F．It saves money, boosts nutrition, reduces plastic waste.
G．Packing lunch saves thousands of single-use products every year.
A Few Tips for Starting an Art Habit
Art is good for your mind and body. It can reduce stress and anxiety and improve your mood.____26____ Here are some things you need to know.
Figure out your mode of creative expression. You can start with what you enjoy, but keep an open mind. Anything that engages your creative mind is good for you: finger painting, cooking, baking, oil painting, weaving, writing screenplays—the sky’s the limit.____27____ Mix them up—do whatever you’re in the mood for.
Focus on the making, and let go of expectations. Once you have your art materials, here comes the fun part. Mess around! It’s the physical act of making art that causes those feelings of stress relief—not what you make or how you make it. You don’t even need to like what you’re making.____28____ When you don’t like what you are making, it frees you up to explore new ideas.
Carve out time and space for art. Try to find a special time in your week to devote to your practice. You don’t need a few hours.____29____ In addition, try to set aside a corner table for your art supplies. If space is an issue, put them all in a basket or a plastic container that’s easily accessible.
____30____ Some days, you won’t feel like making art. That’s OK. Try to understand what’s going on. What’s stopping you from making art Are you anxious If you’re too anxious to make art, address the anxiety. Stand up from the couch and go to take a walk or a run.
A．Get yourself in the mood.
B．Get familiar with the basis of art.
C．In fact, that can be a positive thing.
D．When is the best age to start an art habit
E．But how can you start your creative art habit
F．And don’t feel like you have to stick to one thing.
G．Going just 10 minutes of art each day can do wonders.
An association between individuals working together in the same organization is called interpersonal relationship. An individual spends around seven to eight hours at his workplace and it is practically not possible for him to work all alone. ____31____ Research says productivity increases when individuals work in groups as compared to an individual working alone.
Employees must get along well for a healthy atmosphere at the workplace. Let us go through various ways of improving interpersonal relationships at workplace.
● ____32____ Discussions must be on an open platform where every individual has the liberty to express his/her views and opinions. Written mode of communication is one of the effective ways of communicating at the workplace. Ignoring any of your co-workers might hurt him and spoil your relationship with the individual concerned. Avoid hiding things from your fellow workers.
●Team leaders should conduct morning meetings with their team members. ____33____ The employees should be allowed to bring their coffee. Let them communicate with each other. Morning meetings go a long way in breaking the ice among employees and improving interpersonal relationships at workplace.
● ____34____ Let the employees bring their families as well. Ask your team members to exchange contact numbers among themselves for them to interact with each other even after work.
●Greet your colleagues on their birthdays or anniversaries. ____35____ Such small initiatives (提议) go a long way in strengthening the bond among fellow workers. Important festivals must be celebrated for employees to come closer to each other.
A．Avoid being jealous.
B．Do not make the meetings too formal.
C．Interact with your co-workers more often.
D．Send them a nice e-card and do ask for a treat.
E．Individuals can also communicate through emails.
F．Take your team out for lunch, picnics or get together once in a while.
G．He needs people to talk to and discuss various issues at the workplace.
Is It Safe to Eat Snow
There’s nothing quite like a fresh blanket of pure, white snow. Great for sledding, snowballs, fort-building — and maybe even dessert Before you take a big bite of the white stuff, let’s talk about what could be in the flakes (雪片).___36___. When it gets cold, moisture (水分) in the air freezes into tiny, beautiful crystals that drift down from the sky.
___37___. For example, if snow has been removed from a sidewalk or a street, it might contain rock salt with certain chemicals, which help ice melt at low temperature. Unfortunately, those chemicals can also make you sick if you eat them, so you definitely don’t want to eat any snow that’s been shoveled (铲掉).
You should never take small bites on any snow near bird feeders or animal tracks. ___38___, squirrels, birds, neighborhood dogs for example, it may carry something not safe to you. Brown snow is off limits for the same reason you wouldn’t want to taste a mud pie. And if that snow looks yellow, well, let’s just say it’s unlikely to be lemon-flavored.
OK, so what about freshly fallen snow ___39___. But actually, because snow can take in pollutants on the way down, the first hour or two of a snowfall acts like a brush for the air. Scientists have found that new snow can contain strange stuff including pesticides, ashes and even dirt.
All of these things are found at extremely low levels. That means it’s technically safe to eat. But it’s also good to know that if you just wait a few hours and then have a meal on the snow that piles up midway through a storm, you’ll have the best chance of eating nothing more than pure, frozen, sky water. ___40___!
A．Snow is mostly water
B．Let’s take a close look
C．Try not to have any taste of the snow
D．But snow can also contain other substances
E．Because snow can act like a pathway for animals
F．One bite and you’ll be hoping spring never comes
G．That should be the safest, yummiest frozen water to eat
参考答案
1．G
2．F
3．D
4．E
5．A
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何应对工作中遇到的难相处的同事。
1．
前文“Handling difficult co-workers in an office environment is a headache. Avoiding them at work is sometimes not an option, so many people wonder how to deal with them, and perfect solutions can’t come too soon.（在办公室环境中处理棘手的同事是一件令人头痛的事。在工作中避开他们有时不是一个选择，所以很多人不知道如何处理他们，完美的解决方案不能来得太快。）”可知上文提到面对难相处的同事没有快的完美方案；阅读下文可知下文在介绍方法；G项“Fortunately, there are some basic ways that can work（幸运的是，有一些有效的基本方法）”承接了上文，也引出了下文所介绍的一系列的方法，符合题意，故选G项。
2．
前文“You can talk to this person.（你可以和这个人谈谈）”可知提到要和这个人谈谈；下文“For example, don’t say, “This person is driving me crazy!” Instead, you should say, “This person habitually asks me to do her work while she visits chat rooms.”（例如，不要说:“这个人快把我逼疯了！”相反，你应该说，“这个人习惯性地要求我在她访问聊天室的时候做她的工作。）” F项“If you do, be specific about what is upsetting you（如果你这样做了，具体说说是什么让你心烦意乱）”承接了上文所述的和这个人谈谈，也引出了下文举例该怎样谈，符合题意，故选F项。
3．
前文“If your co-workers do something that you object to, speak up. Politely but firmly say that you don’t want to do their extra work, or tell them whatever else is on your mind.（如果你的同事做了你反对的事情，大声说出来。礼貌但坚定地说，你不想做他们的额外工作，或告诉他们任何其他你的想法。）”可知本处提到了如何说出自己的想法；下文“but you may if you keep trying. And you’ll also get the benefit of speaking your mind.（但是如果你继续尝试，你就可以。而且你也会得到说出你的想法的好处。）”可知本处出现了转折，提到了要继续尝试，推知空处讲的是如果讲一次或者才开始讲，未必得到积极回应；D项“You may not get a positive response at first（一开始你可能得不到积极的回应）”承接了上文，又与推测意思一致，符合题意。故选D项。
4．
下文“you may choose to get better at ignoring them. This may seem difficult at first, but there’s something more serious for choosing your battles.（你可以选择更好地忽略他们。这在一开始可能看起来很困难，但是在选择战斗时还有更严肃的事情。）”可知提到了忽略，推知应该是影响不严重才能忽略；E项“If the co-workers don’t affect you too much（如果你的同事对你没有太大影响的话）”符合题意，故选E项。
5．
下文“If you’ve tried the tips above but they don’t work, you may consider changing jobs. It’s sad if things have to come to this, but you wouldn’t have to seek a job if you didn’t have a difficult co-worker prompting you to make a change. Maybe, there are potential positives in your new position. The trick is to find them.（如果你已经尝试了上面的建议，但是没有用，你可以考虑换工作。如果事情不得不走到这一步，这是令人伤心的，但是如果没有一个难相处的同事促使你做出改变，你就不必去找工作了。也许你的新职位有潜在的好处。关键是要找到他们。）”可知本段讲的是如果以上方法不管用的话，就换新工作。选项A“Look for a new job（寻找新工作）”可以作为本段标题，故选A项。
6．F
7．C
8．D
9．A
10．E
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。作者主要向我们描述了怎样使自己不笨拙不尴尬，并提出了几点建议，如保持体形注意穿着、乐观、参加团体活动、发展个性等。
6．标题“How Not to Be Awkward”（如何不尴尬）和文章第一段“Many among us are shy and may even feel kept apart from others.”（我们当中的许多人都很害羞，甚至可能感到与他人隔绝。）可知很多人会害羞的心理，这个是引起标题所说的尴尬的原因。下文说到“Let’s try to find answers to the questions.”（让我们试着找到问题的答案）标题和上文提到很多人有害羞的心理，会引起尴尬，下文引出解决问题的方法，可推知空处讲述的是如何克服这种尴尬的倾向。故选F项。
7．根据本段标题“Stay in shape and dress up well”（保持身材，好好打扮）可知需要保持体形，并穿着打扮好。根据下文“If you look as if you have just stepped out of a 1980’s film when actually it is2011, there is no doubt that you are bound to feel awkward about yourself.”(如果你看起来像是刚从1980年代的电影中走出来，而实际上是2011年，那么毫无疑问，你一定会对自己感到尴尬。)可知下文在谈不符合年代的穿着是多么尴尬。可推知，空处讲的是要穿合适的衣服，承上启下。故选C项。
8．根据标题“Be optimistic”（要乐观）可知本段中心思想就是要求我们要有乐观的心态。本段最后一句是“a smiling，happy and positive think person is appreciated by everybody.”（一个面带微笑，开心并积极思考的人会受到每个人的喜欢）可推知如果总是不开心，不乐观面对一切，没有人会喜欢你。选D项。
9．根据第四段“This one really helps. Awkwardness generally develops when a person remains isolated from others. So, in order to change this situation, join groups For instance, if you are a reading lover, join a book club. Joining people in book reading sessions as well as debates will help remove your awkwardness. Choose any activity of your choice, such as playing team sports or joining a dance class, and soon you will find your comfort level around people increasing day by day!”（这个真的很有帮助。当一个人与他人保持孤立时，通常会产生尴尬。所以，为了改变这种情况，加入团体例如，如果你是一个阅读爱好者，加入一个读书俱乐部。 与人们一起参加读书会和辩论会有助于消除你的尴尬。选择您选择的任何活动，例如参加团队运动或参加舞蹈课，很快您就会发现自己与人相处的舒适度与日俱增！）可知本段主要呼吁人们要参加团队活动。故选A项。
10．根据本段第二句“For self-improvement，take up a hobby that adds meaning to your life.”（为了自我提升，培养一个为你的生活增添意义的爱好）可知为了提高自己，要开始一个爱好，这个爱好可以给你的生活带来很大的意义。空处前面内容“Learn singing or try adventure sports”（学习唱歌或尝试冒险运动）与 E选项表达“有时候简单如听音乐这样的事情也会带来奇迹”属于并列的同类型的例子。故选E项。
11．F
12．B
13．D
14．G
15．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍一些国家为戒烟采取的行动。
11．
根据设空上一句“It was started during WHO’s year-long “Commit to quit” campaign.(这开始于世界卫生组织为期一年的“承诺戒烟”活动)”可推断，此处介绍这个程序的具体内容。结合选项可知，F项“它的目标是帮助人们戒除各种形式的烟草使用，包括无烟产品和其他较新的产品。”符合语境。故选F项。
12．
根据后文“However, they are unable to quit for various reasons.(然而，由于各种原因，他们无法戒烟。)”可知，前后是转折关系，从而可推知，虽然人们知道吸烟有害，但是却因各种原因戒不掉。B项“These people may be aware of the fact that tobacco is harmful.(这些人可能意识到烟草是有害的。)”符合，其中下文“they”代指选项中的“These people”，故选B项。
13．
根据上文“This region is among the largest producers and consumers of tobacco products.(该地区是最大的烟草产品生产者和消费者之一。)”以及下文“These users account for 29 percent of the population in the Region.(这些用户占该地区人口的29%。)”可知，此部分介绍此地区吸烟的情况。结合选项可知，D项“该区域仍有4.32亿烟草使用者，为最高水平。”符合语境。故选D项。
14．
根据上文“In order to monitor tobacco use prevalence (流行) and tobacco control policies, the Region has tobacco surveillance.(为了监测烟草使用流行情况和烟草控制政策，该地区有烟草监控)”可知，此部分介绍为戒烟采取的行动。结合选项可知，G项“与此同时，东帝汶、尼泊尔、马尔代夫、印度、斯里兰卡等国也纷纷把健康警告大图加到烟草包装上。”符合语境。故选G项。
15．
根据下文“Countries such as Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka are working towards moving tobacco farmers away from growing tobacco. Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste have established and scaled-up tobacco cessation services.(孟加拉国、印度、印度尼西亚和斯里兰卡等国正在努力让烟农不再种植烟草。不丹、尼泊尔、马尔代夫、斯里兰卡和东帝汶已经建立并扩大了戒烟服务。)”可知，此段是一些国家为禁烟采取的行动。设空句位于句首，起到概括的作用。结合选项可知，C项“六个国家被禁止电子烟。”故选C项。
16．D
17．F
18．B
19．G
20．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了导致我们失去动力的常见原因以及如何去分别克服它们。
16．
根据第一段的前两句“Every New Year, thousands decide they're going to change their lives. Fewer than 10 percent actually stick with their plans, and that figure is being generous.（每年的新年，成千上万的人决定要改变他们的生活，但实际上只有不到10%的人坚持自己的计划。）”可知，本段在说明多数人难以坚持自己的计划。根据设空处的下一段的第一句“Not aiming high enough.（目标不够高）”可知，文章接下来是说明原因。故D项“下面你会发现一些导致你失去动力的常见原因”符合题意。故选D项。
17．
根据设空的前一句“If you make goals that are too achievable, you'll get bored and lose interest.（如果你制定的目标太过容易实现，你会感到无聊，失去兴趣。）”可知，本段在讲述目标过低的情况。F项“理想情况下，你需要在督促自己和设定现实目标之间取得平衡”与空前一句联系紧密，并与下文中的 “push yourself（推动自己）”相呼应，符合语境。故选F项。
18．
根据文章的结构可知，此空位于段首，应是主题句。根据下文中的“worrying about（担忧）”和段中多次提到的“What if（假若……怎么办）”可知，本段介绍的是不确定的情况，故B项“对未来不确定”符合语境。故选B项。
19．
根据设空前一句“If you have trouble creating a vision , then you’re at the risk of being aimless through life.（如果你在设立愿景方面有困难，那么你就有可能在生活中漫无目的。）”和设空后一句“You can start the process of discovering your life purpose by asking yourself, " What would my ideal life look like "（你可以通过问自己“我的理想生活是什么样子的？”来开始探索你的人生目标）”可推断，空处是过渡句，承上启下。G项“然而，当你找到自己的目标和激情时，你就会被驱使着去追求卓越” 中的“purpose（目标）”与设空后的“life purpose（人生目标）”相呼应，符合语境。故选G项。
20．
根据设空前一句“You’ll miss out on opportunities in life if you don't learn how to manage your fears.（如果你不学会控制自己的恐惧，你将会错过生活中的机会。）”和设空后一句“One way to manage fear is to look for the root cause of your fear.（管理恐惧的一种方法是寻找恐惧的根源。）”可推知，设空处应是关于管理或克服恐惧的内容，故选C项“幸运的是，恐惧是可以克服的”符合上下文语境。故选C项。
21．F
22．D
23．G
24．E
25．A
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了环保午餐袋的好处以及一家公司生产的环保午餐袋的特点。
21．
上文“An eco-friendly lunch bag is great because it is a game-changer.”(环保午餐袋很棒，因为它是游戏规则改变者。)提到了，好的午餐袋是规则改变者， F选项“It saves money, boosts nutrition, reduces plastic waste.”(用午餐袋自带午餐能省钱，增进你的营养，还能减少塑料垃圾)解释了它如何改变规则，且其中的“It”代指上文的“An eco-friendly lunch bag”，F项符合上下文连贯，故选F。
22．
下文“Depending on where you live, you could save $1,000—$3,000 per year.”(根据您居住的地方，您每年可以节省 1,000 至 3,000 美元。) 提及了，自己带午餐可以省钱的具体数额。D项“Bringing lunch to work saves so much money.”(自带午餐上班可以省很多钱。)中的“saves so much money”与下文“you could save $1,000—$3,000 per year”相呼应，符合上下文连贯，故选D项。
23．
上文“Buying lunch in single-use items is wasteful. If you buy a small meal and a drink, you could go through many single-use items and a pile of napkins with each meal.”(用一次性用具购买午餐是很浪费的。如果你买了一小顿饭和一杯饮料，你可能会在每顿饭中使用许多一次性物品和一堆餐巾纸。)可知，本段大意为“每天用一次性用具购买午餐会造成浪费，因为会用掉很多一次性物品”。G选项“Packing lunch saves thousands of single-use products every year.”(打包午餐每年可节省数千件一次性产品。)承接上文，提出解决这一问题的办法，符合上下文连贯，故选G项。
24．
上文“Now such lunch bags have been invented by rü. This company, whose name is short for “re-use”, is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.”(现在这样的午餐袋已经由rü发明了。这家公司的名字是“再利用”的缩写，总部位于不列颠哥伦比亚省的温哥华。)介绍了发明午餐袋的公司rü。E项“It creates beautiful lunch bags from recycled material.”(它使用回收材料制作精美的午餐袋。)进一步说明该公司制作午餐袋的材料，其中“It”代指上文的“rü”，符合上下文连贯，故选E项。
25．
上文“The roll-down top means they can be easily adjusted for size.”(可滚动的顶部意味着它们可以轻松调整尺寸。)提到了这款午餐袋是可以调整大小的。A选项“When empty, it can be rolled up easily.”(空的时候，很容易卷起来。)进一步说明如何调整大小，符合上下文连贯，故选A项。
26．E
27．F
28．C
29．G
30．A
【解析】
【导语】
本文为说明文。介绍了养成艺术习惯的几点建议。
26．
根据上文“Art is good for your mind and body. It can reduce stress and anxiety and improve your mood.”(艺术对你的身心都有好处。它可以减轻你的压力和焦虑，改善你的心情。)和下文“Here are some things you need to know.”(下面是你得知道的一些事。)可知，上文提到艺术对身心都有好处，下文提到要给出一些建议，所以中间应该有个过渡句，提到如何才能拥有艺术呢？选项E“但是，你如何才能开启你有创造力的艺术习惯呢？”和上下文意思一致。故选E。
27．
根据上文“You can start with what you enjoy, but keep an open mind. Anything that engages your creative mind is good for you: finger painting, cooking, baking, oil painting, weaving, writing screenplays”(你可以从你喜欢的开始，但要保持开放的心态。任何能激发你创造性思维的事情都对你有好处：手指画、烹饪、烘焙、油画、编织、写剧本)可知，这里作者认为，任何能激发你创造性思维的事情都可以做，所以不能只做一件事。选项F“并且，不要认为你必须坚持一件事情。”和上文意思一致。故选F。
28．
根据上文“You don’t even need to like what you’re making.”(甚至你都不用去喜欢你在做的东西。)和下文“When you don’t like what you are making, it frees you up to explore new ideas.”(当你不喜欢自己做的东西时，它会让你自由地去探索新的想法。)可知，这里作者提到你可能不喜欢你在做的画，但是它还是有好处的，因为它让你有了去探索新想法的自由。选项C“事实上，它有可能是积极的东西。”和上下文意思一致。故选C。
29．
根据上文“You don’t need a few hours.”(你不需要几个小时。)可知，作者建议人们不需要花太多时间在艺术上，那需要多少时间合适呢？接下来，作者应该提出合适的时间。选项G“每天只花10分钟，就能创造奇迹。”和上文意思一致。故选G。
30．
设空句是段首小标题，根据下文“Some days, you won’t feel like making art. That’s OK. Try to understand what’s going on. What’s stopping you from making art Are you anxious If you’re too anxious to make art, address the anxiety. Stand up from the couch and go to take a walk or a run.”(有时候，你会不想做艺术。没关系。试着理解发生了什么。是什么阻止你创作艺术品？你紧张吗？如果你太急于创作艺术，解决焦虑。从沙发上站起来，去散散步或者跑跑步。)可知，这一段作者主要介绍如果遇到不想做艺术的时候，要怎么做才能调节状态。选项A“让你自己进入状态。”是本段主题句。故选A。
31．G
32．C
33．B
34．F
35．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。研究表明，与单打独斗工作相比，个人在集体工作时的工作效率会提高。员工必需在工作场所和睦相处，以营造健康的氛围。文章主要讲述了改善工作场所的人际关系的几种方法。
31．
空格前说“An individual spends around seven to eight hours at his workplace and it is practically not possible for him to work all alone.”(一个人在他的工作场所工作七到八个小时，他不可能独自工作。)，空格后说“Research says productivity increases when individuals work in groups as compared to an individual working alone.”(研究表明，与单打独斗工作相比，个人集体工作时的工作效率会提高。员工必需在工作场所和睦相处，以营造健康的氛围。)可知空格处应该说他需要在工作场所和人进行交谈和沟通，G项“He needs people to talk to and discuss various issues at the workplace.”(他需要在工作场所与人交谈并讨论各种问题。)，选项中的“He”指代上文的“An individual”。能够承上启下，符合语境。故选G.
32．
空格前说“Let us go through various ways of improving interpersonal relationships at workplace.”(让我们来看看改善工作场所人际关系的各种方法。)空格后说“Discussions must be on an open platform where every individual has the liberty to express his/her views and opinions.”(讨论必须在一个开放的平台上进行，每个人都有表达自己的观点和意见的自由。)可知空格处应该说在工作场所应和同事之间进行互动。C项的“Interact with your co-workers more often.”(多和同事交流。)能够承上启下，符合语境。故选C。
33．
空格前说“Team leaders should conduct morning meetings with their team members.”(团队领导者应该与他们的团队进行早会。)，空格后说“The employees should be allowed to bring their coffee. Let them communicate with each other.”(应该允许员工自带咖啡。让他们互相交流。)。可知空格处应该说团队领导对员工们出席早会的表现不应该太正式。B项“Do not make the meetings too formal.”(会议不要太正式。)承上启下，符合语境。故选B。
34．
空格后说“Let the employees bring their families as well. Ask your team members to exchange contact numbers among themselves for them to interact with each other even after work.”(让员工也带着他们的家人吧。让你的团队成员之间交流电话，让他们在工作后相互交流。)可知空格处应该说带你的团队出去吃餐, 野餐或偶尔聚餐。而且下文的“as well”是关键词，与空格处是递进关系。F选项“Take your team out for lunch, picnics or get together once in a while”(带你的团队出去吃午餐，野餐或偶尔聚在一起。)符合语境,与空格处是递进关系。故选F。
35．
空格前说“Greet your colleagues on their birthdays or anniversaries.”(在同事的生日或周年纪念日时问候他们。),空格后说“Such small initiatives (提议) go a long way in strengthening the bond among fellow workers.”(这样的小型提议在加强同事之间的关系方面大有帮助。)可知空格处应该说通过什么样的方式来问候你的同事们。D选项“Send them a nice e-card and do ask for a treat.”(送给他们一张漂亮的电子卡片，并要求他们请客。)中的“them”指代上文的“your colleagues”，空格后的“such small initiatives”指代选项中的“do ask for a treat。”承上启下，符合语境，故选D。
36．A
37．D
38．E
39．G
40．F
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了为什么人们不能直接吃雪的原因。
36．
下文“When it gets cold, moisture (水分) in the air freezes into tiny, beautiful crystals that drift down from the sky. (当天气变冷时，空气中的水分冻结成微小美丽的晶体，从天空飘落下来。)”提及水如何变成雪，由此可知，空处指出雪的主要成分是水，A项“Snow is mostly water (雪主要是水)”符合语境。故选A。
37．
由后文“For example, if snow has been removed from a sidewalk or a street, it might contain rock salt with certain chemicals, which help ice melt at low temperature.(例如，如果人行道或街道上的雪被清除，其中可能含有某些化学物质的岩盐，这有助于冰在低温下融化。)”，可知雪里面可能包其它物质，说明雪里面可能不单单是水，D项“But snow can also contain other substances (但雪也可能含有其他物质)”符合语境，是对下文的总结。故选D。
38．
上文“You should never take small bites on any snow near bird feeders or animal tracks.(千万不要在靠近喂食器或动物足迹的雪地上吃雪。) ”指出不要在靠近喂食器或动物足迹的雪地上吃雪，空处应该是承接上文，对上文做出解释，即为什么不能在靠近喂食器或动物足迹的雪地上吃雪，E选项“Because snow can act like a pathway for animals (因为雪可以作为动物的通道)”符合，且下文“squirrels, birds, neighborhood dogs for example, it may carry something not safe to you. (例如松鼠、鸟、邻居家的狗，它们可能会携带对你不安全的东西。)”中的“squirrels, birds, neighborhood dogs”与E项的“animals”相对应。故选E。
39．
由下文“But actually, because snow can take in pollutants on the way down, the first hour or two of a snowfall acts like a brush for the air. (但实际上，因为降雪过程中会吸收污染物，所以降雪的头一两个小时就像是空气的刷子。)”和“But actually”可知，空出应该和下文描述的内容相反，下文描述刚下的雪是不安全的，由此可知，空处应该叙述“刚下的雪应该是安全的”，G项“That should be the safest, yummiest frozen water to eat (这应该是最安全、最美味的冷冻水)”符合语境。故选G。
40．
由前文“But it's also good to know that if you just wait a few hours and then have a meal on the snow that piles up midway through a storm, you'll have the best chance of eating nothing more than pure, frozen, sky water. (但是，如果你只是等几个小时，然后在暴风雪中段堆积的积雪上吃顿饭，你就有最好的机会只吃纯净、冰冻的天空水。)”可知，当你吃上最干净的雪时，那是一种幸福的感觉，就不会希望春天到来。F项“One bite and you'll be hoping spring never comes (只要咬一口，你就会希望春天永远不会到来)”符合语境。故选F。
