2023高考复习完形填空 专项训练30题 （Word版含解析）

高中英语 2023高考复习 必修二（人教2019版）
完形填空 专项训练30题
‘Small Data’ Are Also Crucial for Machine Learning
Many people relate “artificial intelligence” with “big data.” There’s a reason for that: some of the most prominent AI breakthroughs in the past decade have relied on enormous data sets. Image ____1____ made great progress in the 2010s thanks to the development of ImageNet, a data set containing millions of images hand sorted into thousands of categories. More recently, GPT-3, a language model, was trained on ____2____ online texts to produce humanlike text in Jan, 2021. So it is not surprising to see AI being tightly connected with “big data” in the ____3____ imagination. But AI is not only about large data sets, and research in “small data” approaches has grown extensively over the past decade. The so-called transfer learning serves as an especially ____4____ example.
Also known as “fine-tuning,” transfer learning is helpful in settings where you have ____5____ data on the task of interest but abundant data on a related problem. You need to first train a model using a big data set and then retrain slightly using a smaller one related to your ____6____ problem. A research team working on German-language speech recognition, ____7____, showed that they could improve their results by starting with an English-language speech model trained on a larger data set. Then, they used transfer learning to ____8____ that model for a smaller data set of German-language audio.
Small data approaches such as transfer learning are more ____9____ than more data-intensive methods. They can promote progress in areas where little or no data exist, such as in forecasting natural hazards that occur relatively _____10_____. In this context, small data approaches will become increasingly important as more organizations look to diversify AI application areas and invest in previously _____11_____ fields.
Despite the progress in research, transfer learning has received relatively little _____12_____. While many machine learning experts are likely familiar with it at this point, the existence of techniques such as transfer learning does not seem to have reached the awareness of the broader space of policymakers in positions of making important decisions about AI funding and _____13_____.
As long as the success of small data technique like transfer learning is _____14_____, resources can be allocated to support their widespread use. In that case, we can help correct the popular _____15_____ regarding the role of data in AI and foster innovation in new directions.
1．A．standard B．classification C．quality D．acquisition
2．A．written B．limited C．spoken D．abundant
3．A．moral B．visual C．literary D．popular
4．A．complicated B．interesting C．promising D．distinguished
5．A．extra B．different C．available D．few
6．A．personal B．specific C．technical D．potential
7．A．in addition B．or rather C．in particular D．for example
8．A．adjust B．invent C．follow D．check
9．A．definite B．advantageous C．complex D．precise
10．A．remotely B．severely C．ultimately D．rarely
11．A．underexplored B．underestimated C．underpopulated D．underqualified
12．A．guidance B．respect C．supervision D．visibility
13．A．publication B．adoption C．tracking D．polishing
14．A．celebrated B．evaluated C．recognized D．diversified
15．A．challenge B．concern C．fear D．misunderstanding
Minnie Blumfield believed that with age came a true appreciation of life — all life. That’s why, at the age of eighty-six, Minnie became the ____16____ of a flock of chickens deserted alongside a California freeway after a truck accident. The chickens ____17____ residence in the roadside bush, becoming ____18____ to locals as the Hollywood Freeway Chickens.
Like many seniors, Minnie lived alone and ____19____ on a pension (养老金). But to her, life was precious and not to be ____20____— not even the lives of little animals. Minnie simply saw creatures ____21____ and without hesitation, stepped into____22____. For nine years, while others sped past ____23____, Minnie provided food and water for the deserted chickens, using what little money she had ____24____. As the years passed, she worried about the day when she would ____25____ be able to care for her ____26____ chicken. Who would look after these poor ____27____ creatures if she couldn’t make her journey
At ninety-five, just when the ____28____ of time began to ruin Minnie’s body, Jodie Mann, Minnie’s neighbour, ____29____. Jodie had noticed that the older woman also ____30____ many of the homeless cats in the neighborhood. A quick and lasting friendship ____31____. Learning of Minnie’s concern for the fate of her flock, Jodie ____32____ to find the chickens a new home.
Minnie is ____33____ now, but her concern for her fellow creatures lives on. Her courage and ____34____ continue to be a source of inspiration and ____35____ for me, for Jodie and for everyone else, as we continue our work of caring for all living creatures who share our planet, our homes and our hearts.
16．A．petkeeper B．caretaker C．receiver D．playmate
17．A．took up B．set up C．put up D．gave up
18．A．exposed B．appealing C．known D．similar
19．A．carried B．insisted C．held D．survived
20．A．punished B．ignored C．objected D．restored
21．A．in despair B．in ruins C．in pain D．in need
22．A．action B．function C．control D．force
23．A．uncertain B．unbearable C．unconcerned D．unkind
24．A．acceptable B．available C．applicable D．affordable
25．A．no doubt B．no wonder C．no matter D．no longer
26．A．adopted B．identified C．disturbed D．confirmed
27．A．promising B．restless C．helpless D．striking
28．A．credits B．values C．cruelties D．shortcomings
29．A．turned up B．showed off C．moved out D．broke in
30．A．caught B．fed C．possessed D．donated
31．A．remained B．insisted C．accounted D．resulted
32．A．promised B．persuaded C．prepared D．pretended
33．A．passed B．gone C．lost D．finished
34．A．carefulness B．bravery C．forgiveness D．selflessness
35．A．unity B．focus C．strength D．patience
The most unforgettable thing during my long summer holiday last year, of course was my trip ___36___ England. This was my first time to go abroad, so it really made me ___37___.
There were quite a lot of interesting places in England, ___38___ Oxford. When we walked around Oxford, we saw quite a lot of ancient buildings on ___39___ sides of the streets. One of the most famous tourist ___40___ in Oxford is Christ Church, it’s ___41___ one of the Oxford University’s 39 colleges. There is a huge hall in Christ Church, ___42___ was used as the dining hall at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter ___43___. I felt really excited when I heard this.
___44___ place that impressed me ______45______ during my trip was a place called Stratford upon Avon. It was a small town. Maybe you haven’t ______46______ it, but I’m sure you have heard about William Shakespeare—it’s the great man’s ______47______. In Stratford upon Avon, I could ______48______ Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Shakespeare Countryside Museum, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and a lot of places that are connected with _______49_______.
I went to Shakespeare’s Birthplace. It was the house _______50_______ Shakespeare was born and spent his early years. Its sitting room, hallway (走廊), bedrooms, and kitchen were furnished (布置) in 16th century style. I also went to see the Shakespeare Exhibition. It illustrated (以图解说明) Shakespeare’s life and career in both Stratford and London.
I really enjoyed this nice trip to England, from which I learned a lot. I’m very happy that I could visit such an interesting country. I want to go there again in the future.
36．A．at B．for C．from D．to
37．A．excited B．appointed C．stubborn D．determined
38．A．for example B．such as C．as such D．for instance
39．A．both B．either C．neither D．each
40．A．views B．scenes C．sites D．interests
41．A．also B．too C．still D．yet
42．A．that B．which C．who D．where
43．A．novels B．records C．films D．songs
44．A．Other B．Every C．Each D．Another
45．A．deep B．deeply C．high D．highly
46．A．thought about B．heard about C．listened to D．dreamed about
47．A．hometown B．office C．play D．theatre
48．A．speak B．say C．talk D．see
49．A．Shakespeare B．Oxford C．England D．Harry Potter
50．A．who B．that C．when D．where
Arthur C Clarke (1917-2008) is a science-fiction writer. His fictional HAL 9000 computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey, which he co-wrote, ___51___ many of today’s fears about artificial intelligence. I have a copy of a long-forgotten 1987 book of him July20, 2019: Life in the 21st century. I did not plan on mentioning it until the 50th anniversary of the first moon landings, which its title reflects. But I am ___52___ my own word because re-reading it has given me new insight.
Till now, the book is ___53___ in almost every detail. Clarke suggests, for example, “amplifiers(放大器)” to make us more intelligent, but makes no ___54___ of the Internet, which was in development at the time and was ___55___ 15 years earlier by Joseph Licklider of MIT, when he was working at the US defence department.
Being wrong is just one problem I have with Clarke’s book. Like most future-gazing, it sees tomorrow ___56___ in terms of technology. He viewed technology as humanity’s saviour(救世主). Technology is marvellous, but it has had little or nothing to do with the best things about the world, and it will play a ___57___ role in casting out humanity’s worst things: poverty, ignorance and madness. What do I mean by the best things The outlawing of racism; rights for disabled people; liberation for women; the rise of ___58___ but the fall of superstition(迷信); social security, animal rights and greater life expectancy.
I love what technology is doing for the developing world, where electric lighting, washing machines and the Internet have ___59___ progress. But even better for that world will be universal education, the elimination of corruption(腐败), the rule of law, and democracy. Technology will play its part, but it will not be ____60____.
Mare Demarest, an Oregon-based digital thinker and author, believes technology tells us truths regardless of our nasty tendency to get distracted, to miss the moment, and to ____61____ data to make it mean what we want it to mean. “Gathering data is mostly done to ____62____ the human lot one way or another. Making sense of data, ____63____, will remain a human activity,” he says. “We are better at ____64____ than any machine we will be able to make for a very long time to come.”
We’re not progressing humanity or changing the world. That’s what ideas do, and machines don’t have ideas. Technology is only the ____65____ of our desires. It isn’t the future; we are the future. It’s funny that even Clarke stopped short of predicting machines with imaginations.
51．A．experiences B．causes C．eliminates D．foresees
52．A．coining B．breaking C．emphasizing D．parroting
53．A．wrong B．technical C．readable D．informative
54．A．use B．sense C．mention D．doubt
55．A．launched B．predicted C．discovered D．inspected
56．A．entirely B．attentively C．seriously D．positively
57．A．constructive B．supervisory C．minor D．leading
58．A．economy B．industry C．reason D．reflection
59．A．achieved B．assessed C．traced D．aided
60．A．active B．essential C．revolutionary D．passive
61．A．bend B．store C．download D．transfer
62．A．create B．educate C．understand D．improve
63．A．besides B．however C．therefore D．otherwise
64．A．multitask B．identification C．judgment D．flexibility
65．A．agent B．spokesperson C．signboard D．illustration
Since the age of four, Jacquelyn Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. However, a car accident put the high school senior in the hospital for 5 days and left her paralyzed from the waist down and ____66____ to sitting in the wheelchair the whole life. For most people, that would have ____67____ any hope of a dancing career. For Hill, it was the beginning. ____68____ being a barrier, her wheelchair brought her bravery and encouraged her to think a lot of her life and she wanted to prove that she was still ____69____. Actually, Hill made it, rolling her wheelchair right alongside her non-disabled high school dance team. “It feels as if half of my body were ____70____ from me, and I have to move it with my hands,” Hill said. “ It ____71____ took a lot of learning and ____72____.”
After graduation, she wanted to expand her dancing network to include women like her. She began to ____73____ people online who had suffered similar injuries and shared her determination. Then in 2014, Hill moved to Los Angeles and formed a team of dancers with disabilities she calls the Rollettes. “I want to ____74____ the false belief of wheelchair users and show dance is dance, whether you’re walking or you’re ____75____.”
Dancing on wheels can be just as fast-paced, artful and ____76____ as the foot-based variety. In disabled dance competitions around the country, her team danced to the popular ____77____, rocking their ____78____ bodies, shaking their heads to the special beats, and ____79____ their wheelchairs in well-timed, dynamic, highly designed routines. The cheers, whistles and applause of the audience suggested that the fun was ____80____.
66．A．reduced B．addicted C．attached D．tied
67．A．aroused B．exposed C．ruined D．seized
68．A．Far from B．Apart from C．Away from D．Free from
69．A．special B．normal C．exceptional D．upright
70．A．torn down B．picked up C．taken away D．cut down
71．A．previously B．absolutely C．occasionally D．aggressively
72．A．intelligence B．perseverance C．creativity D．modesty
73．A．reach B．expose C．recommend D．observe
74．A．call off B．bring in C．break down D．carry on
75．A．rolling B．driving C．lying D．playing
76．A．conventional B．artificial C．profitable D．fruitful
77．A．tunes B．lines C．notes D．voices
78．A．upper B．stiff C．flexible D．sensitive
79．A．lifting B．operating C．stretching D．guiding
80．A．increasing B．declining C．spreading D．connecting
I Still Look for Patches
Aren’t we lucky, when we had a childhood friend willing to be our everlasting, faithful companion(同伴)？I can still remember the day I met my special ____81____ .
One spring evening, my mother and I patiently waited for my father to come home. His____82____ in the doorway made no clear impression on my mind. Suddenly, I heard a____83____ “Yip”. “Did I hear something Daddy, please tell me. What was that ”
As he____84____ his pocket he answered, “Nothing. It was only my pocket.” The look on my face must have been a sign of____85____.
“Amy!” Softly, daddy called.
I slowly turned around to look at daddy’s____86____. There, crawled in his palm was a little dog. ____87____ several brown spots on her white fur, I named her, “Patches(斑点).”
Patches became a____88____ and blame taker. If I was troubled, I could depend on her two ears to listen____89____ to everything I had to say. If unfortunately I broke a glass, my trusting companion would willingly_____90_____ responsibility. Her_____91_____ devotion(奉献) only made it hard to separate from her.
When I was about 10, my family moved into a house which wasn’t_____92_____ enough to contain a dog. Sadly, we had to_____93_____ her. My auntie, owning a house with vast pieces of land, _____94_____ her.
I can still remember her eyes_____95_____ at me forlornly(可怜地) as she left. The_____96_____ in her eyes will be with me forever.
I saw her once or twice before she_____97_____. Until my dying day, I shall always expect to see her. I believe that, to this very day, she is still trying to find her way back to her true home. Because I have no_____98_____ that she died, I continue to have faith. The picture is_____99_____ in my mind: a thin white dog comes jumping up, _____100_____ me in loving dog kisses.
81．A．friend B．dog C．neighbor D．relative
82．A．absence B．appearance C．performance D．confidence
83．A．clear B．loud C．small D．weak
84．A．looked up B．found out C．reached into D．took away
85．A．excitement B．sadness C．disappointment D．pleasure
86．A．leg B．hand C．foot D．face
87．A．Because of B．Instead of C．In spite of D．In case of
88．A．trouble maker B．baby sitter C．risker taker D．good listener
89．A．wisely B．carefully C．positively D．unwillingly
90．A．avoid B．allow C．take D．face
91．A．faithful B．powerful C．fearful D．wonderful
92．A．cool B．clean C．large D．bright
93．A．make use of B．take care of C．look out of D．get rid of
94．A．caught B．adopted C．bought D．refused
95．A．seeing B．staring C．watching D．smiling
96．A．joy B．anger C．pain D．strength
97．A．disappeared B．ran C．returned D．fell
98．A．doubt B．idea C．problem D．proof
99．A．unclear B．colorful C．creative D．vivid
100．A．watering B．hugging C．bathing D．following
I first heard of Alex Haley around 1967. My brother Paul, who was a student at West Virginia University, told me that this man had given a(n) ___101___ lecture on campus, which was part of a book the author would be ___102___.
“It’s Roots”! Paul said. My mind began ___103___. What a brilliant title. I had been interested in my own “roots” ___104___ I was nine years old, when I interviewed my parents and ___105___ my first family tree, on the very day after we buried my father’s father.
When I read Roots in 1974, I was ___106___. I had a serious period of ___107___ toward Alex Haley. I wanted to be like him. Alex Haley called finding out roots “a hunger to know our heritage” in his ___108___ successful book.
My Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series, Finding Your Roots, which I ___109___ showing respect for the title of Alex Haley’s book, can trace its own roots to that family tree I ____110____. And a letter I received from an African American geneticist explained that scientists can now do what Alex Haley ____111____ to do in Roots. After my DNA was tested, I got the idea for the ____112____, which from the beginning was a huge hit. So how would Alex Haley feel about this ____113____ technology
Roots continues to be important because we are a nation of immigrants. That’s one of the ____114____ truths in Finding Your Roots. Today, all of us who stamp on the exciting path in search of our roots stand on the ____115____ of a brave author named Alex Haley.
101．A．conventional B．demanding C．accurate D．impressive
102．A．exporting B．selecting C．publishing D．replacing
103．A．falling B．racing C．sinking D．rising
104．A．until B．unless C．because D．since
105．A．drew up B．climbed up C．broke up D．lighted up
106．A．stressed B．discouraged C．upset D．struck
107．A．escape B．envy C．dependence D．prejudice
108．A．intentionally B．narrowly C．phenomenally D．slightly
109．A．recorded B．promoted C．named D．supported
110．A．carved B．crafted C．bought D．exchanged
111．A．forgot B．abandoned C．stopped D．claimed
112．A．video B．novel C．show D．book
113．A．peaceful B．imaginary C．revolutionary D．hopeful
114．A．argued B．repeated C．denied D．behaved
115．A．heads B．shoulders C．backs D．necks
You can tell a lot about a man by how he treats his dogs.
For many years, I enjoyed living with my dogs, Tilly and Chance. Their ___116___ was nearly enough to keep my loneliness at bay. Nearly. Last year, I started dating, but with ___117___. When I first dated Steve, I ___118___ he had a dog, Molly, and a cat, Flora. While I was ___119___ that he was an animal lover, I ___120___ that three dogs were perhaps too many, and my dogs might attack ___121___, the cat.
The next week we ___122___ our dogs together. It was a hot day. When we paused to catch our ___123___, Steve got down on one knee. Was he proposing (求婚) I liked him too, but so ___124___ He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offered it to my dogs. ______125______, I began to fall for him.
We ______126______ to date, though neither of us brought up the future. And then in late November, Tilly had an operation on her ______127______. I took the dogs out four times a day, and I worried that Tilly ______128______ climbing the stairs could reopen the wound. Then Steve ______129______ his house. All worked ______130______. The three dogs formed a pack that, with coaching, ______131______ Flora’s space; Steve and I formed a good team ______132______ for Tilly. We made good housemates.
A year later, much to my ______133______, this man produced a little box with a ring and proposed to me. He did not kneel (跪) down, nor did I ______134______ him to. That’s only for giving ______135______ to the dogs that brought us together.
116．A．ownership B．membership C．companionship D．leadership
117．A．reservations B．expectations C．confidence D．prejudice
118．A．feared B．doubted C．hoped D．learned
119．A．unsatisfied B．amused C．terrified D．thrilled
120．A．predicted B．worried C．regretted D．insisted
121．A．Flora B．Chance C．Molly D．Tilly
122．A．tied B．walked C．bathed D．fed
123．A．breath B．balance C．attention D．imagination
124．A．calm B．sure C．soon D．real
125．A．By the way B．In that case C．By all means D．In that moment
126．A．continued B．decided C．intended D．pretended
127．A．eye B．tail C．ear D．leg
128．A．secretly B．constantly C．eventually D．unwillingly
129．A．left B．sold C．suggested D．searched
130．A．late B．hard C．fine D．free
131．A．emptied B．respected C．occupied D．discovered
132．A．looking B．caring C．waiting D．calling
133．A．delight B．credit C．interest D．disadvantage
134．A．beg B．trust C．need D．aid
135．A．toys B．awards C．food D．water
A 23-year-old woman has achieved an unbelievable feat that many of us dream of—visiting every country on Earth.
Lexie Alford was born into a family of travel agents, which gave her the opportunity to ____136____ places such as Cambodia, Dubai and Egypt during her childhood, according to Forbes magazine. She began saving up at age 12 to ____137____ her goal of visiting all countries. By her 18th birthday, she had travelled to 72 nations. In October, 2016, she realized she could see the ____138____ nations on her list in time to set an official record. Many people ____139____ her travel on social media platform Instagram, so she decided to chase the world record partly to ____140____ others.
“____141____, in the beginning, I simply wanted to push the ____142____ of what I thought I could do with my life and see as much of the world as possible in the ____143____,” she told Forbes. “It wasn’t until things started getting really ____144____ that I realized I was inspiring people around me, especially the _____145_____.”
“I also loved visiting Northern Pakistan, for the natural beauty of the mountains and kindness of the locals were astonishing,” Lexie Alford said. “The most pleasant surprise about travelling to all these misunderstood areas of the world was that the countries that I had the _____146_____ expectation for _____147_____ being the most incredible.”
“My _____148_____ for young people is to believe that you can do anything you set your mind to do. If you want to travel, you have to _____149_____ sacrifices to travel, around the world. And it’s only a matter of _____150_____ until you can make it a reality.”
136．A．remark B．settle C．tour D．love
137．A．fund B．quit C．switch D．register
138．A．powerful B．ideal C．developed D．remaining
139．A．ranked B．modified C．followed D．criticized
140．A．inspire B．grill C．understand D．accompany
141．A．Occasionally B．Honestly C．Completely D．Temporarily
142．A．dream B．button C．family D．growth
143．A．platform B．agency C．process D．country
144．A．dull B．official C．natural D．challenging
145．A．adult B．youth C．bosses D．agents
146．A．most B．least C．greatest D．worst
147．A．started with B．showed off C．ended up D．searched for
148．A．advice B．compromise C．belief D．information
149．A．save B．appreciate C．worsen D．make
150．A．honor B．career C．time D．assessment
Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. They ___151___ with them lots of waste. The ___152___ might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers(冰川) are disappearing, changing the ___153___ of Kilimanjaro.
Hearing these stories, I’m ___154___ about the place — other destinations are described as “purer” natural experiences.
However, I soon ___155___ that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of ___156___ among tons of rubbish. I find a ___157___ mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are ___158___ but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be ___159___.
The best of a Kilimanjaro ____160____, in my opinion, isn’t reaching the top. Mountains are ____161____ as spiritual places by many cultures. This ____162____ is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as ____163____ go through five ecosystems(生态系统) in the space of a few kilometers. At the base is a rainforest. It ends abruptly at 3, 000 meters, ____164____ lands of low growing plants. Further up, the weather ____165____ — low clouds envelope the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass. I ____166____ twelve shades of green from where I stand. Above 4, 000 meters is the highland ____167____: gravel(砾石), stones and rocks. ____168____ you climb into an arctic-like zone with ____169____ snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.
Does Kilimanjaro ____170____ its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists ruining the atmosphere of peace I found the opposite to be true.
151．A．keep B．mix C．connect D．bring
152．A．stories B．buildings C．crowds D．reporters
153．A．position B．age C．face D．name
154．A．silent B．skeptical C．serious D．crazy
155．A．discover B．argue C．decide D．advocate
156．A．equipment B．grass C．camps D．stones
157．A．remote B．quiet C．tall D．clean
158．A．new B．special C．significant D．necessary
159．A．paying off B．spreading out C．blowing up D．fading away
160．A．atmosphere B．experience C．experiment D．sight
161．A．studied B．observed C．explored D．regarded
162．A．view B．quality C．reason D．purpose
163．A．scientists B．climbers C．locals D．officials
164．A．holding on to B．going back to C．living up to D．giving way to
165．A．changes B．clears C．improves D．permits
166．A．match B．imagine C．count D．add
167．A．village B．desert C．road D．lake
168．A．Obviously B．Easily C．Consequently D．Finally
169．A．permanent B．little C．fresh D．artificial
170．A．enjoy B．deserve C．save D．acquire
In high school Norman Greenstein was a productive doodler(涂鸦手), and created lots of paintings. When he ____171____ his works to his teacher, the teacher responded, “The problem with modern art is that you can ____172____ on a canvas and call it art.” Norman felt so disappointed, but he ____173____ parted with art over the years.
After his ____174____, Norman spared no efforts to ____175____ his wife and three children with devotion. Although life was sometimes hard for him, it didn’t ruin his ____176____ for creative expression. After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, the 65-year-old social worker, decided to turn his ____177____ diagnosis into a positive opportunity to ____178____ a lifelong dream.
With the help of his son, Norman was able to start a ____179____ involving his whole family, in order to make his own works ____180____ by all people around him, as well as his ____181____ experience of fighting against Parkinson’s disease.
In 2021, an online ____182____ was launched to feature the colorful canvases and he also ____183____ a memoir called Spit on a Canvas: the Journey of the Parkinson’s Painter. Meanwhile, Norman began selling his first paintings, with galleries exhibiting his works. The team is also ____184____ releasing Norman’s first digital NFT art collection. 20% of the ____185____ has been donated to two Parkinson’s research foundations.
171．A．showed B．offered C．conveyed D．assigned
172．A．set B．spit C．sneeze D．skip
173．A．still B．occasionally C．never D．frequently
174．A．retirement B．exhibition C．graduation D．marriage
175．A．support B．remove C．judge D．replace
176．A．calling B．longing C．praying D．waiting
177．A．unbelievable B．dark C．embarrassing D．unsolved
178．A．restore B．refresh C．realize D．release
179．A．project B．request C．competition D．reform
180．A．spotted B．recommended C．developed D．regarded
181．A．thrilling B．plain C．tough D．stressful
182．A．drama B．contest C．programme D．gallery
183．A．published B．copied C．revised D．examined
184．A．ending with B．working on C．relying on D．paying for
185．A．salary B．reward C．sale D．allowance
It was snowing hard outside. Thomas and Mick had to ____186____ in their house all day. When they went to bed late into night, it was still snowing, and every time they ____187____ up during the night, they could ____188____ the wind whistling around the house, and through the branches of the trees.
But the next morning the ____189____ was bright. What a(n) ____190____ day! It looked as if the branches of the trees had been covered with gold. “Oh Grandma! Please do make ____191____ as quickly as possible. We are going out to build a fort (城堡),” cried the boys, running into the ____192____. Grandma smiled and told them to eat a good breakfast, for building a fort was ____193____. They were soon out in the snow, and what a great time they had ____194____, the fort didn’t grow very fast, for they had to _______195_______ so often to play snow-ball each other. When Grandma called them in to dinner they wondered where the _______196_______ had gone since breakfast.
After dinner, Thomas was looking out of the window, when he _______197_______ two little birds standing on a branch of a tree. “Mick! Come here,” he called. “See those _______198_______ birds. They seem half frozen and so _______199_______.” “Poor little things,” replied Mick. “Doesn’t it make you feel _______200_______ to think what a happy time we had this morning out of the snow. Let us get some bread from Grandma and throw it out to them,” said Thomas. The birds soon found the food and ate it quickly. Will other children be as kind as Thomas and Mick
186．A．study B．eat C．stay D．sleep
187．A．stood B．showed C．grew D．woke
188．A．touch B．smell C．hear D．see
189．A．house B．moon C．sun D．branch
190．A．great B．interesting C．terrible D．snowy
191．A．room B．breakfast C．lunch D．supper
192．A．library B．supermarket C．bedroom D．kitchen
193．A．dull B．hard C．dangerous D．exciting
194．A．Therefore B．Instead C．Otherwise D．However
195．A．stop B．jump C．read D．rest
196．A．money B．time C．snow D．water
197．A．spotted B．felt C．realized D．greeted
198．A．excited B．disappointed C．poor D．angry
199．A．happy B．funny C．curious D．hungry
200．A．scary B．tense C．mean D．talented
Rebecca Glass was born blind, who is a musician now. The childhood years were challenging in Rebecca’s memory, Some teachers would ___201___ her and suggest an other place, as they hadn’t taught children with ___202___. She didn’t get her sheet music translated into braille(盲文) which was ___203___ for her poor family. Then she had to learn by studying ___204___. That people identified her by appearance was the most upsetting part when she was young, but now it ___205___ happens on Rebecca. Despite the difficulties, Rebecca held on. And now with a doctor’s degree of musical arts, she has ____206____a professional musician.
Her love for performing music ___207___ her girlhood. When Rebecca was at a wedding, she ___208___ her flower girl duties and went straight for a piano instead. A photo caught that moment. So tiny is the girl that she doesn’t touch the ___209___ but she’s sitting tall at the piano. “Since Rebecca first ___210___ the piano, she had worked over eight hours a day. I could see she had a real __211__ for music,” her mother said, “In addition, I noticed her talent soon she learned musical instruments so quickly.”
Rebecca loves chamber music and sees herself as a(n) ___212___ in the future, teaching children about classical music. Influential teachers also inspire her to ___213___ the next generation of musicians. She’s trying to ___214___ a summer camp program, too. And to every child, regardless of physical ability, the camp will ____215____ .
201．A．admit B．guide C．comfort D．reject
202．A．experiences B．disabilities C．ambition D．potential
203．A．worthless B．effortless C．unaffordable D．unfamiliar
204．A．recordings B．videos C．books D．notes
205．A．frequently B．rarely C．totally D．usually
206．A．invited B．followed C．made D．taught
207．A．lives up to B．puts up with C．dates back to D．gets back at
208．A．demanded B．dropped C．finished D．acted
209．A．floor B．piano C．wall D．bench
210．A．carried on B．heard of C．took in D．picked up
211．A．reason B．respect C．fondness D．concern
212．A．volunteer B．educator C．pianist D．lecturer
213．A．motivate B．monitor C．meet D．manage
214．A．accept B．join C．develop D．select
215．A．start B．agree C．succeed D．apply
This era of “Industry 4. 0” is being driven by the same technological advances that enable the capabilities of the smartphones in our pockets. It is a mix of low-cost and high-power computers, high-speed communication and artificial intelligence. This will produce smarter robots with better sensing and communication abilities that can ____216____ different tasks, and even adjust their work to meet demand without the input of humans.
In the manufacturing industry, where robots have arguably made the most headway of any division, this will mean a(n) ____217____ shift from centralized to decentralized cooperative production. ____218____ robots focused on single, fixed, high - speed operations and required a highly skilled human workforce to operate and maintain them. Industry 4. 0 machines are flexible, cooperative and can operate more independently which ____219____ removes the need for a highly skilled workforce.
For large-scale manufacturers, Industry 4. 0 means their robots will be able to sense their environment and communicate in an industrial network that can be run and ____220____ remotely. Each machine will produce large amounts of data that can be ____221____ studied using what is known as “big data” analysis. This will help ____222____ ways to improve operating performance and production quality across the whole plat, for example by better predicting when repairing is needed and automatically ____223____ it.
For ____224____ manufacturing businesses, Industry 4. 0 will make it cheaper and easier to use robots. It will create machines that can be rearranged to perform _____225_____ jobs and adjusted to work on a more diverse product range and different production volumes. This part is already beginning to benefit from robots designed to cooperate with human workers and analyse their own work to look for _____226_____.
While these machines are getting smarter, they are still not as smart as us. Today's industrial artificial intelligence operates at a _____227_____ level, which gives the appearance of human intelligence exhibited by machines, but designed by humans.
What's coming next is known as “deep learning”. Similar to big data analysis, it involves processing large quantities of data in real time to _____228_____ what is the best action to take, The _____229_____ is that the machine learns from the data so it can improve its decision making. A perfect example of deep learning was _____230_____ by Google's Alpha Go software, which taught itself to beat the world's greatest Go players.
216．A．compare with B．adapt to C．pick out D．hold on
217．A．extensive B．accidental C．convenient D．dramatic
218．A．Traditional B．Removable C．Fashionable D．Potential
219．A．temporarily B．thoroughly C．eventually D．initially
220．A．arranged B．evaluated C．monitored D．composed
221．A．gradually B．collectively C．similarly D．approximately
222．A．identify B．reserve C．exploit D．indicate
223．A．dominating B．imposing C．eliminating D．scheduling
224．A．high-speed B．mass-produced C．small-to-medium D．multi-cultural
225．A．multiple B．feasible C．profitable D．independent
226．A．promotions B．improvements C．highlights D．resolutions
227．A．separate B．peculiar C．narrow D．mysterious
228．A．come up with B．account for C．give way to D．make decisions about
229．A．difference B．commission C．phenomenon D．expectation
230．A．introduced B．described C．prepared D．demonstrated
Like many young people, Jessica wants to travel the globe. Unlike most of them, this 25-year-old is doing it ___231___ . She and her husband have spent the last two years traveling the world, stopping everywhere from Paris to Singapore. It might sound like one long, expensive ___232___ , but the couple has an unusual way to make their travel ___233___ .
They’re part of a new form of the ___234___ economy: an online group of house sitters. Throughout their no-cost stays in ___235___ homes, they feed pets and water plants in the homeowner’s ___236___ .
It’s not all sightseeing. The two travelers carefully ___237___ their trips, scheduling their days around the pets that are sometimes difficult to ___238___ . But house sitting also offers a level of ___239___ they can’t find in a hotel. “It’s like ____240____ at a friend’s house,” Jessica says.
The couple has a high ____241____ rate in getting accepted as house sitters and they always go beyond the homeowner’s ____242____ . For Jessica, that means ____243____ plenty of pictures of happy pets, keeping the house ____244____ and leaving a nice small gift before heading to the next house. “You want to make the homeowner feel that they made the right ____245____ ,” she says.
231．A．indoors B．online C．single-handed D．full-time
232．A．game B．service C．vacation D．procedure
233．A．safe B．busy C．helpful D．affordable
234．A．local B．private C．sharing D．agricultural
235．A．strangers’ B．parents’ C．co-workers’ D．neighbors’
236．A．favor B．defense C．honor D．absence
237．A．plan B．explain C．compare D．complete
238．A．buy B．transport C．choose D．please
239．A．support B．comfort C．control D．attention
240．A．cooking B．staying C．waiting D．studying
241．A．success B．survival C．growth D．unemployment
242．A．budget B．abilities C．expectations D．understanding
243．A．admiring B．donating C．sending D．borrowing
244．A．clean B．open C．simple D．empty
245．A．guess B．decision C．response D．impression
In December 2013, photojournalist Wood set out to become the first person to walk the length of the Nile River.
Wood’s journey began in Rwanda, took nine months and ____246____ 3,750 miles. It was necessary to make the trip on foot, he says, because “____247____ is the only way you can really get under the skin of a country.”
Wood acknowledges that his ____248____ was often dependent on the hospitality (好客) of local villagers. The people of the Sudan, he says, were probably the most ____249____ of all. Even sharing water, he says, ____250____ an incredible act of kindness.
“The biggest challenge was the sun ____251____ down. Most of the day I had to be ____252____ to the sun,” he recalls, “My guide had a catapult (弹弓). He would shoot pigeons. Other times we’d eat with villagers. The local ____253____ could vary, from grasshoppers to rats.”
The journey wasn’t without danger. Civil War in South Sudan ____254____ shortly after his arrival. He made it halfway through the country, to Bor—the front line of the war. It was there that he was arrested and ____255____ before an army commander, who told him he was not ____256____, and threatened to kill him if he crossed the border. He was evacuated (疏散) to the capital, and flew to North Sudan.
“I ____257____ out 400 miles of the journey,” he regretted.
Had he made the trip ____258____, he would ____259____ have achieved a Guinness World Record. But he says it doesn’t matter.
“It was never about breaking records, it was about taking the biggest ____260____ in my life, and it was certainly that.”
246．A．covered B．filled C．flew D．drove
247．A．exploring B．researching C．traveling D．walking
248．A．tour B．shelter C．survival D．consumption
249．A．giving B．humble C．elegant D．violent
250．A．marked B．included C．demonstrated D．required
251．A．pulling B．diving C．rolling D．beating
252．A．connected B．shown C．forced D．exposed
253．A．drinks B．delicacies C．grains D．possessions
254．A．broke out B．came out C．brought up D．broke in
255．A．found B．brought C．asked D．killed
256．A．honest B．brave C．welcome D．available
257．A．missed B．dropped C．took D．put
258．A．undone B．unnoticed C．unpunished D．uninterrupted
259．A．gradually B．likely C．merely D．urgently
260．A．dream B．adventure C．exercise D．hike
Picture yourself driving down a city street. Suddenly you see something in the middle of the road ahead. A torn paper bag, a lost shoe, or something else You'll quickly determine the actions that best fit the ___261___-what humans call having“common sense”.
However, ___262___ “obstacles” that no human would ever stop for, AI self-driving vehicles are likely to apply the brakes unexpectedly.The challenges for self-driving vehicles won’t be solved by giving them more training data or rules for what to do in unusual situations. To be trustworthy, these vehicles need common sense to solve the object-in-the-road problem: broad ___263___ about the properties of objects and an ability to ___264___ adapt that knowledge in new circumstances. You can predict, ___265___, that while a pile of glass on the road won’t flyaway as you approach, birds likely will. From this ___266___ the term “common sense” seems to ___267___ exactly what current AI systems cannot do.Their lack of a ___268___ of commonsense makes them susceptible to unpredictable errors, which humans will never make.
Today’s AI systems use neural networks, algorithms(算法) trained to spot patterns, based on data gathered from extensive collections of human-labeled examples.This ___269___ is very different from how humans learn. We humans seem to come into the world with inborn knowledge of certain basic concepts--including the ideas of objects and events and the nature of space. We aren’t even ____270____ that we have it, or that it forms the basis for all future learning. A big lesson from decades of AI research is how hard it is to teach such ____271____ to machines.
The history of planting common sense in AI systems has largely focused on cataloging human knowledge: manually programming and ____272____ stereotyped(模式化的)situations. But all such attempts face a possibly fatal ____273____. Much of our instinctive knowledge is unwritten,unspoken,and not even in our conscious awareness.
A US AI research agency recently launched a programme. It challenges researchers to create an AI system that learns from “experience” in order to acquire the cognitive abilities of an 18-month-old baby. It might seem strange that ____274____ a baby is considered a grand challenge for AI, but this reflects the gulf between AI's success in specific fields and more general intelligence. If we can figure out how to get our machines to learn like children, perhaps after some years, these young “commonsense agents” will finally become teenagers--ones who are sufficiently sensible to be ____275____ with the car keys.
261．A．situation B．environment C．context D．regulation
262．A．inspecting B．locating C．tracking D．spotting
263．A．horizon B．mind C．knowledge D．control
264．A．casually B．flexibly C．routinely D．mechanically
265．A．as a result B．in a word C．for example D．in the meantime
266．A．perspective B．conclusion C．condition D．inference
267．A．diagnose B．analyze C．specify D．capture
268．A．prediction B．foundation C．definition D．motivation
269．A．process B．experience C．tendency D．strategy
270．A．content B．confident C．conscious D．concerned
271．A．approaches B．procedures C．skills D．concepts
272．A．registering B．presenting C．uncovering D．reviewing
273．A．obstacle B．prejudice C．consequence D．error
274．A．training B．raising C．delivering D．matching
275．A．burdened B．rewarded C．entrusted D．honored
Finding Home
“I hate New Orleans! I wanna go home!” I ___276___ to my mother as we moved boxes. ___277___, going home was not easy because my home was 1, 100 miles away.
I was born and ___278___ in northern Virginia. Virginia was my home, and I never expected that to ___279___ In 2014, my family experienced a tragedy (悲剧), so my parents decided to move to my mom’s hometown of New Orleans.
Only three months after my parents made the ___280___ to move, I found myself moving boxes into our new house. My announcement to my mother that I ___281___ the new environment was partly motivated by how hot it was, but it was mostly due to the fact that I felt like my entire life had been turned upside down. 1,100 miles away from everyone and everything I had ever known, I was ___282___. To make matters worse, I was starting high school in two weeks. Beginning high school is a scary ___283___ on its own.
I spent my first few months in New Orleans, ___284___ wanting to go home to Virginia. But after a few months of missing home, I ___285___ that I had a choice. I could continue thinking about how much I missed my old home, ___286___ I could start trying to build a new home right here. I chose the latter.
As soon as I stopped giving all my ___287___ to how much I missed Virginia, I was able to begin accepting the love that people were already giving me. I joined some clubs at school, which gave me the chance to make friends. My neighbor taught me how to cook some New Orleans food, and I found a wonderful ___288___ of fellow cooks and neighbors. Overall, I seized every possible opportunity to ___289___ myself and to rebuild my life.
Because of my resilience (复原力) in creating a new home for myself and the ___290___ that people have shown to me, home is right here.
276．A．announced B．replied C．turned D．pointed
277．A．Therefore B．Instead C．However D．Besides
278．A．trained B．raised C．promoted D．fed
279．A．develop B．continue C．exist D．change
280．A．command B．suggestion C．excuse D．decision
281．A．preferred B．missed C．hate D．imagined
282．A．surprised B．frightened C．delighted D．relieved
283．A．performance B．region C．presentation D．experience
284．A．partly B．badly C．slightly D．hardly
285．A．realized B．remembered C．observed D．complained
286．A．and B．but C．or D．so
287．A．attention B．patience C．trust D．confidence
288．A．generation B．community C．race D．school
289．A．teach B．accept C．judge D．better
290．A．belief B．freedom C．love D．interest
You should see the photo. I’m sitting in red dirt, ____291____ an ugly purple T-shirt. My face is pink and my hair is wet with sweat. Flies buzz around my head. I’m in the northwest of Australia, on a school trip with 20 parents and 20 kids.
It was a strange choice for a holiday. I like sitting by the pool with a cola, not flies and frogs. I like being ____292____ and quiet, not a busload of kids. I like ____293____ washed sheets, not dirty-looking blankets.
But here’s the thing about that photo: I am smiling!
The trip sounded good when I ____294____. We were told that guides would take us into the heart of the place and I would see a new part of Australia and learn about local ____295____. Besides I knew it would be a valuable chance for me to stay with my youngest daughter. I would also stay with 40 strangers. I just hope there would be good coffee.
In Darwin we got onto a bus. It quickly became tiresome. The kids were ____296____ and kept on talking but I hate making small talk.
But later when I looked out at the large empty land, I was surprised at and moved by its ____297____. Our local guide told us about the land and his culture. I felt far from home.
Finally we reached our ____298____. There the small room I shared with my daughter was a brick cell, full of crickets (蟋蟀), but too dark to see them.
It didn’t matter. The next nine days were ____299____. Waterfalls, lakes, community visits, and a trip around Katherine Gorge where we even saw giant crocodiles!
On our last night, a water pipe (管子) ____300____. We awoke to a mess, everything in water. Usually I would have ____301____, but it just seemed ____302____ to be dirty.
Indeed, it was ____303____ to stay clean. We were hiking in red dirt with temperatures of 35 degrees. Still, I felt a kind of energy I hadn’t ____304____ in years.
Yes, the coffee was bad, but I was too focused on keeping crickets off my face.
I love that photo of me in the dirt. I look messy but happy. Sometimes it’s another way of traveling. There is beautiful ____305____ and there is dirt. There was always someone to talk to, someone to laugh with.
291．A．washing B．wearing C．waving D．watching
292．A．noisy B．busy C．alone D．shy
293．A．shortly B．cautiously C．freshly D．clearly
294．A．signed up B．showed up C．stood up D．woke up
295．A．guide B．business C．culture D．resource
296．A．silent B．encouraged C．moody D．excited
297．A．coldness B．beauty C．enthusiasm D．emptiness
298．A．goal B．agreement C．destination D．decision
299．A．killed B．packed C．wasted D．booked
300．A．cut B．expanded C．shortened D．broke
301．A．scared B．complained C．laughed D．saddened
302．A．normal B．strange C．unbelievable D．perfect
303．A．impossible B．probable C．easy D．important
304．A．tested B．stored C．valued D．experienced
305．A．dress B．weather C．scenery D．room
Gerry Keene was about 20 minutes into his caving tour in the Tom Moore cave system near Perryville, Missouri, when one of the kids with him spotted a dog ahead of them.
The dog, curled (蜷) up on the mud floor, looked rather ____306____, because when they approached with lights and greeted her, she just ____307____ lifted her head but wouldn’t move at all. It was ____308____ that the dog was not in the right place, but they had no idea how to rescue it. They ____309____ a light for her and went out to get help.
Keene called Rick Haley, another experienced ____310____, who soon arrived and joined them. But figuring out how best to get the dog out took a bit of ____311____, since the rescue equipment on hand was really ____312____ for humans. Haley had an idea of using a bag and a blanket to move the dog like a package.
The channel in the cave was tight and upright in places, so it was a little ____313____ to move down. It was about 500 feet from the entrance, Haley ____314____, when they got back to where the dog was. He did a _____315_____ assessment to her, gently moved her into the bag and covered her with the blanket. Then they started moving her _____316_____ towards the entrance until finally getting out of the cave. In total, the rescue _____317_____ took about an hour and a half. The dog was soon _____318_____ by the local people and finally reunited with her owner after _____319_____ for two months. Keene said their cave project didn’t go exactly as planned, but was an unforgettable experience for the_____320_____. “If it weren’t for the project, we’d have never found the dog,” he said.
306．A．weak B．lazy C．sad D．frightened
307．A．excitedly B．politely C．basically D．actively
308．A．essential B．clear C．doubtful D．interesting
309．A．brought B．sent C．provided D．left
310．A．dog-trainer B．pet-doctor C．firefighter D．caver
311．A．persuasion B．emotion C．brainstorming D．quarreling
312．A．meant B．common C．heavy D．risky
313．A．vital B．technical C．possible D．reasonable
314．A．confirmed B．insisted C．suspected D．estimated
315．A．medical B．usual C．quick D．professional
316．A．side by side B．foot by foot C．hour after hour D．one after another
317．A．mission B．drill C．team D．plan
318．A．identified B．saved C．adopted D．bought
319．A．traveling B．running C．hiding D．missing
320．A．dog B．kids C．pet-owner D．residents
Little Jarrell was testing his mountain bike road outside of Columbus, Georgia, when his riding partner, Chris Dixon, stopped suddenly. Something in the distance___321___among the trees caught her attention. It___322___to be a sandy-colored five-month-old Great Dane mix.
He was skinny, and had a lot of road rash and a___323___leg. The cyclists fed the friendly pup and___324___their water. They were more than seven miles from___325___and riding bikes. ''We couldn't___326___ him," Little told his partner. He___327___picked up his new friend and slipped the dog's hind legs into the back pockets of his cycling jersey. Then he put the dog's___328___paws over his shoulders.
The 30-minute ride into town"___329___at a bike store, where they got more water and _____330_____ for the dog. That was when Andrea Shaw, a woman from Maine in town on business,_____331_____by. The dog made a beeline for her, licking her. Shaw was_____332_____and, after learning what had happened, declared her_____333_____ : I am keeping this dog.
Shaw called him Columbo _____334_____the town where they'd met and scheduled an operation on his leg. Today, Columbo is living the high_____335_____on a farm with a horse, a pony, a six-year-old boy, and two coon dogs to keep him company.
321．A．calling B．moving C．standing D．sleeping
322．A．turned out B．looked C．found out D．figured
323．A．dirty B．broken C．burnt D．beaten
324．A．shared B．drank C．poured D．finished
325．A．school B．home C．village D．downtown
326．A．take B．carry C．leave D．keep
327．A．quickly B．carefully C．natural D．finally
328．A．front B．other C．hurt D．injured
329．A．turned B．reached C．arrived D．ended
330．A．medicine B．care C．food D．rest
331．A．happened B．made C．stopped D．moved
332．A．excited B．touched C．shocked D．annoyed
333．A．luck B．wish C．intention D．mind
334．A．at B．in C．from D．after
335．A．friendship B．way C．life D．chance
A man in California survived a five-hour night swim, thanks to the ____336____ of a friendly seal (海豹).
Scott Thompson, a boater from Southern California, was out on his boat. After realizing the weather wasn’t favorable, he turned the boat back towards land.
Soon after, something ____337____ happened. The boat was rocked by the wavy water and Scott got ____338____ out of the boat. The engines continued to run, moving the boat farther and farther away from him, which made it ____339____ to swim back to it. He watched his boat ____340____ in the middle of the icy Santa Barbara Channel.
Lost at sea, with no land in ____341____, Thompson was sure these were his ____342____ moments on earth. However, thoughts of his family helped him find the ____343____ to survive. “Just keep ____344____, and you will get home to your family,” Thompson kept telling himself. “Just imagining my girls and my son growing up without me, and my wife not having a husband to support her, I couldn’t ____345____.
All of a sudden, he heard a big splash (拍水声). It was a medium-sized harbor seal that Thompson described as “an angel” that came to help him. “The seal would come up and ____346____ me, like a dog comes up and pushes your leg.” Thompson said. It was a sense of ____347____, Thompson recalled, knowing that he wasn’t alone on this heroic journey.
Being pushed along by the seal, Thompson felt ____348____ to swim to the nearest oil platform, which was far but closer than land. With the ____349____ of the seal, he swam through the dark, freezing water for five hours, until he managed to reach an oil platform. People aboard the oil platform offered aid. They rushed him to a hospital where Thompson was treated and recovered a few days later.
While the thought of his ____350____ motivated him to keep going, Thompson said that he would not have endured through the pain if it hadn’t been for the seal swimming alongside him.
336．A．recognition B．encouragement C．respect D．trust
337．A．unexpected B．common C．confusing D．funny
338．A．kicked B．locked C．rushed D．knocked
339．A．easy B．unnecessary C．impossible D．safe
340．A．disappear B．stop C．ground D．sink
341．A．space B．mind C．line D．sight
342．A．spare B．final C．exciting D．private
343．A．tool B．way C．will D．skill
344．A．swimming B．calling C．watching D．practicing
345．A．break in B．show up C．slow down D．give up
346．A．greet B．push C．lift D．take
347．A．duty B．hope C．anxiety D．wonder
348．A．determined B．satisfied C．honored D．amused
349．A．task B．cost C．company D．arrival
350．A．pets B．friends C．family D．boat
Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating My friend Stella is such an example. Every time we went to a restaurant she would not take a bite until all the dishes we ____351____ were on the table. Then she would spend five minutes in ____352____ the dishes in a seemingly random but in fact ____353____ order. Then the most important part: taking pictures. After that, she would choose one of the ____354____ and click in the filter app. The food eventually looked 10 times more delicious than it really was, but we had no ____355____ to really enjoy it—it all went cold, actually Stella’s real life is much less elegant. For example, she hates to wash the dishes, so she leaves them in the sink for days.
Many people care too much about others’ opinions and try too hard to ____356____ others. They find it hard to be ____357____ and to accept themselves, and thus they are afraid to show their ____358____ life on social media. What they are trying to prove is ____359____ what they lack in reality. But this will not bring any ____360____ to reality, as they still ____361____ the same old pattern of life.
If they really want an elegant life, they should put more ____362____ into achieving it ____363____ fabricating it. Being more confident, ____364____ themselves and trying their best to be better are much more meaningful than ____365____ their life on social media.
351．A．ordered B．served C．offered D．prepared
352．A．cooking B．washing C．setting D．collecting
353．A．messy B．arranged C．casual D．missed
354．A．dishes B．restaurants C．tables D．pictures
355．A．chance B．choice C．excuse D．reason
356．A．comfort B．please C．inspire D．discourage
357．A．independent B．generous C．responsible D．confident
358．A．real B．secret C．peaceful D．healthy
359．A．rarely B．hardly C．exactly D．nearly
360．A．difficulty B．change C．guidance D．harm
361．A．question B．dislike C．doubt D．follow
362．A．effort B．ambitions C．feeling D．money
363．A．other than B．more than C．rather than D．less than
364．A．identifying B．accepting C．persuading D．amusing
365．A．simplifying B．ruining C．beautifying D．worsening
One winter, a homeless dog called Shavi was left to die on the streets of south-west Russia after being ____366____ by a driver. With two broken legs, she was taken to a pet clinic for ____367____ by a volunteer from One Green Planet. After launching an appeal to find someone who could look after Shavi, the vet found Nina who ____368____ her and nursed her back to health, working on regaining her confidence and ____369____.
Due to work commitments, Nina couldn’t keep Shavi and instead found her a new ____370____ 185 miles away, near the Russian border. However, after just a few days, Shavi ____371____ from there.
Two weeks later, while walking along the road outside her home, Nina felt something brush up against her leg. Realizing it was Shavi, she was so ____372____ and excited. The dog had made the almost 200-mile journey back to the woman who had saved her life and legs.
The pair lived together and moved into a bigger apartment so Shavi had plenty of room to play. “Of course, she has now remained with us for good. I would never give this kind of friend away again. ____373____ are the most loyal and loving companions in the world. For every drop of human love, they ____374____ give all of theirs in return, and I know that from personal experience. Shavi is just like a ____375____ to me.” Nina said.
366．A．abandoned B．adopted C．caught D．hit
367．A．treatment B．food C．weekend D．comfort
368．A．collected B．trained C．walked D．visited
369．A．patience B．strength C．growth D．freedom
370．A．friend B．toy C．home D．cage
371．A．recovered B．suffered C．wandered D．disappeared
372．A．annoyed B．relaxed C．shocked D．worried
373．A．Humans B．Volunteers C．Animals D．Drivers
374．A．calmly B．willingly C．bravely D．properly
375．A．beggar B．child C．leader D．stranger
Kimberly and I had planned a trip to Europe for a long time, but we encountered some curveballs. Getting the departure time wrong, we had to ___376___ from the original train trip to a ship one.
Boarding the ship, we ___377___ it was not like a spacious hotel. The room were incredibly tight. The ___378___ in the small bathroom was a spout (喷头) connected to the sink. You turned it on and sprayed yourself, ___379___ the rest of the room.
The week-long ship travel was full of ___380___ . There were people from diverse backgrounds speaking different languages. We had stopovers on ___381___ of all sizes, where we cycled 30-40 kilometers. Then there were whole gales (狂风)—so fierce that even the buses couldn’t pass for safety ___382___. So finally we ___383___ back home.
We still appreciated the experience. Our real passion was about the ___384___ rather than the destination-the missed rides, the ____385____ ship, the mixture of cultures, and all the ____386____.
Sometimes people are so ____387____ to their comfortable life that it scares them to be off the beaten track. Yet, Once out of their comfort zone, the different experiences are what actually ____388____. Mixing things up, trying new things, seeing something ____389____ to adventure—this is how you through another person’s eyes, being create ____390____.
376．A．shift B．range C．break D．deliver
377．A．admitted B．regretted C．fancied D．realized
378．A．towel B．shower C．drier D．wardrobe
379．A．rather than B．let alone C．along with D．in particular
380．A．risks B．barriers C．conflicts D．adventures
381．A．islands B．harbors C．malls D．decks
382．A．measures B．consequences C．concerns D．expectations
383．A．emerged B．jogged C．returned D．headed
384．A．journey B．emotion C．scenery D．culture
385．A．vacant B．luxurious C．overcrowded D．expensive
386．A．listed B．recommended C．canceled D．unsettled
387．A．close B．accustomed C．opposed D．accessible
388．A．fall over B．stand out C．set off D．go by
389．A．open B．alert C．blind D．limited
390．A．hope B．opportunities C．passion D．changes
I had a great dream when I was in my twenties. I wanted to travel around Africa with my ____391____. So I left my hometown with great confidence and ____392____ Cape Town, not really____393____ what to do next. Luckily, before my trip actually started, I met a kind, old Nigerian man. He gave me the best travel ____394____ I had ever received. “Be like a(n) ____395____on your way around the world.”
It sounded ____396____, but it really changed my idea about travelling. He helped me realize that travel is about learning and observing local ____397____. “It’s far too easy to go into a(n) ____398____ country and believe your ways are better. But if you study, ask questions and try to learn from the locals, you’ll have far richer ____399____,” he promised me.
On other vacations, when I was on my tour way to Cancun. I was _____400_____ a tourist. I only stayed there for a week to see the _____401_____ and places of interest and then left. The culture didn’t _____402_____me. I left the cities and towns without really knowing anyone or anything that existed in those places to which I had paid a visit.
This time, I promised to myself that I would be a _____403_____ traveler. After seven months of_____404_____ backpacking in Africa from Cape Town to Cairo, I realized that having a student-like mindset (观念模式) helped extend my trip and helped me learn a lot, which _____405_____ me more than any other trips ever did to me.
391．A．pet B．parents C．friend D．backpack
392．A．looked at B．checked out C．arrived in D．took on
393．A．happy B．worried C．sure D．excited
394．A．choices B．tips C．chances D．plans
395．A．teacher B．player C．actor D．student
396．A．simple B．perfect C．foolish D．boring
397．A．events B．houses C．habits D．cultures
398．A．big B．new C．interesting D．old
399．A．dreams B．experience C．tasks D．practice
400．A．just B．already C．quite D．even
401．A．watches B．mountains C．sights D．pictures
402．A．welcome B．change C．respect D．hurt
403．A．real B．hopeful C．lovely D．healthy
404．A．successfully B．suddenly C．politely D．hurriedly
405．A．warned B．frightened C．satisfied D．understood
Last year a group of friends and I began a project called The World Needs You. Its aim is to show how __406__ it is to make a positive difference in our community. Over the holidays, we collected hats, __407__ and other cold-weather equipment for the “stor