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TEST1BChoosethebestanswer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）:Touchisoneofthemostimportantofourfivesenses.Itisoneofthefirstsenseswedevelop.Oneofthemostcommonlyacceptedformsoftouchamongpeopleisalsooneofthefirstexperienceswehaveintheworld一Ahug!Thereisnobetterwaytounderstandtheimportanceofhugsthantolosethem.Forthosewhohaveexperiencedthelossofhugs,youwillknowhowimportanttheyaretoshare.Arecentresearchhasshownthatwhenpeoplehug,thebrainreleasesthechemicalwhichincreasesourwillingnesstotrustandreducesfear.Ithasalsoshownthathugsaregreatforyourheart.In1995,apairofnewlyborntwinswasbeingcaredforinhospital.Whileoneofthetwinsseemedquitehealthy,hersisterwasnot.Aftertryingdifferentmedicaltreatments,thenurseonduty,GayleKasparian,placedthetwinsinbedtogethe匚Thetwinsimmediatelysnuggled(依偎)uptoeachother.Asoneplacedherarmaroundtheother,theweakbabybecamebettergradually.Howgreatthepowerofahugis!Theneedforhugsdoesn'tdisappearaswegrowolder,thoughitseemswearelesswillingtogivethem.Researchonpeopleofallageshasproventhatahugisnecessaryforphysicalandemotionalhealth.Withouthugswecanbecomesad.Ahugprovidessafetyandgentleness.Ahugprovidesuswithsocialcontact,asenseofhealthandafeelingofimportanceandbelonging.)1.Thewriterbelievesthat.A.touchisthemostimportantsenseC.touchisthefirstdevelopedsense)2.TheunderlinedwordThey'referstoA.touchesB.people)3.Arecentresearchhasshownthat•A.hugscanreleaseakindofchemicalC.hugincreasepeopledfear)4.Thestoryofthetwinstellsus・A.twinsshouldbeplacedinbedtogetherC-twinsshouldbelookedaftertogether)5.AhugprovidesallthefollowingEXCEPTA.asenseofsocialcontactB.hugisoneofhumarTsfivesensesD・hugisoneoftheformsoftouchC.hugsD.experiencesB・hugisgoodforpeopledheartD・hugreducesthefeelingoftrustB.thepowerofahugisgreatD.MedicaltreatmentsareimportantB.asenseofhealthC.AsenseofbelongingD.asenseofpower)6.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe・A.TheGreatImportanceofHugsB.TheDifferentWaysofHugsC.TheTraditionalCulturesofHugsD.TheInterestingStoriesofHugs\ncChoosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词或词完成短文):TheVoiceofAmericabeganduringtheWorldWarII.WhenGermanywasbroadcastingaradioprogramtogetinternational1,AmericanofficialsbelievedtheyshouldanswertheGermanbroadcastwithwordsthattheythoughtwerethefactsofworldevents.ThefirstVOAnewsreportbeganwithwordsin2・"Thenewsmaybegoodorbad,butweshalltellyouthetruth/5Withinaweek,otherVOAannouncerswerebroadcastinginItalian,FrenchandEnglish.AftertheWorldWarIIendedin1945,someAmericansfeltVOA'spurposehadtobe3，consideringtheSovietUnionbecameenemyofAmerica.TheywantedtoreachSovietlisteners.ThenVOAbeganbroadcastinginRussian.IntheearlyyearsVOAbeganaddingsomethingnewtoitsbroadcastthatwascalledHMusicUSAn•Anothernewideacamealongin1959.VOAknewthatmanylistenersdidnotknow4EnglishtocompletelyunderstanditsnormalEnglishbroadcast.SoVOAinventeda5kindofEnglish,whichusesabout1,500wordsandisspokenslowly,ofcoursejtisspecialEnglish.IntheopinionofmostVOAlisteners,themost6programisthenewsreport.NewsfromaroundtheworldfliesintotheVOAnewsroominWashington24hoursaday.ltcomesfromVOAreportersinmajorcitiesandalsofromotherbroadcastslikeBBC.VOAwritersandeditorsusethesematerialstopreparenewsreport,whicharebeingbroadcastin43languages.)1.A.business)2.A.German)3.A.improved)4.A.any)5.A.cleverer)6.A.importantB.cultureB.EnglishB.toldB.manyB.simplerB.difficultC・supportC.FrenchC-comparedC.enoughC.slowerC.terribleD.InformationD.ItalianD.changedD.niceD.dearerD.comfortable\nReadthepassageandfillintheblankswithsuitablewords（在短文的空格肉谊入话坐的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母己给）：Goodhealthisthemostvaluablethingapersoncanhave.Itisimportanttorememberthatthebodyneedsproperc1inordertobehealthy.Therearethreethingsthatapersoncandotohelpstayingoodshape:eatrightfood,getenoughsleep,andexerciseregularly.Propernutritionisimportantforgoodhealth.Yourbodycannotworkwellifitdoesn'treceivetheproperkindof"fuel”.Don1teattoomuchfoodwithlotsofsugarandfat.Eatplentyoffoodswhichareh2inproteinjikemeat,fish,eggsandnuts.Vegetablesandfruitsareveryimportantbecausetheyp3necessaryvitaminsandminerals.However,dorfteattoomuch.Itisnothelpfultobeoverweight.Gettingtheproperamountofsleepisalsoimportant.Ifyoudon'tgetenoughsleep,youwillfeeltiredandgetangrye4.Youwillhavenoenergy.So,besuretohaveseventonineh5ofsleepeachnight.Ifyoudo,yourbodywillfeelstrong.F63getplentyofexercise.Exercisemakesthebodystrongandpreventsyoufromputtingonweight.Italsoimprovesyourheartandlungs.Ifyoufollowaregularexerciseprogram,youwillprobablyi7yourlife-span.Doingexercisesisnotonlygoodforyourbody,butitisfunandenjoyable,too.Ifyoueattherightfoods,getplentyofsleepandexerciseregularly,youwillalllivetobemucholderandwise匚\nEAnswerthequestions（根据短文内容，回答下列问题）：ThekindofdancingcalledballetbeganinItalyabout500yearsago.Yougotoatheatretoseeballetwhichtellsastoryusingmusicanddance.Youneedtobeverygracefulandathletic（健的）tobeagoodballetdancer.BalletdevelopedgreatlyinFranceabout350yearsagoanddancersallovertheworldstillcallallthemovementsbytheirFrenchnames.InEngland,manychildrenasyoungas3or4yearsoldgotoweeklyballetclassestodevelopgracefulmovementandtolearntomoveintimetomusic.Childrenwhowanttobecomeballetdancersasajobneedtostartlearningballetseriouslybythetimetheyare10.TheRoyalBalletSchoolinLondonisfamousandchildreninterestedinballetdreamofbeingabletogothere.TheSchoolholdsseveralauditions（试演）everyyearwheretheychoosesuitablechildrentotrainasballetdancers.Auditionstakeawholedayandabout1000childrengototheauditionseveryyear.Thechildren,usuallyagedabout10or11,aregivennumberstopin（另ijft）ontheirclothesand,inagroup,theycopythemovementsmadebyateache匚Balletteacherswatchthechildrencarefullyandchoosethechildrenwhohaveasuitableshape,somenaturaltalentandwhoverymuchwanttolearn.ChildrenfrommanycountriescangototheRoyalBalletSchool.ChildrenwhodonotliveinGreatBritainsendavideoofthemselvesdancingandiftheyareverygood,theymaybeaskedtotraveltoLondonforanaudition.Everyyear,only14boysand21girlsarechosentogototheRoyalBalletSchool.1.Inwhattwowaysdoesaballettellastory?2.InwhichcountryistheRoyalBalletSchool?3.WhyareballetmovementscalledbyFrenchnames?4.Whatkindofchildrenwouldtheballetteacherschoose?5.WhydosomechildrensendavideototeachersattheRoyalBalletSchool?6.HowmanychildrengototheRoyalBalletSchooleachyear?\nTEST2BChoosethebestanswer（根据短文内容，最恰当的答案）：Besidesthespellingoftheword,thereare,clearly,manydifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishhumor.ThereisacommonbeliefintheUKthatAmericansdon'tunderstandirony（讽朿Ij）.Thisisofcoursenottrue.ButwhatistrueisthatAmericansdon'tuseitallthetime.IronymayshowupinAmericancomedies（喜居butpeopletheredon'tuseitasmuchastheBritishdoindailylife.However,ironyiscommoninBritishculture.ItactuallyrunsinthebloodoftheBritishpeople.Theyuseitasmuchasprepositions（介词）ineverydayconversations,asawayofplayingwiththeirfriendsandlaughingattheirenemies,aswellasthemselves.Thismaysometimesmakepeopleunhappyifthelistenersarenotusedtoit.ThingsarequitedifferentinAmerica.AfterAmericansuseirony,theywillclearlysaythattheyare"onlykidding”.Theyfeeltheneedtomakeajokeclearersothatitwillnotmakeotherpeopleuncomfortable.Humoristiedsomuchtoculture.Americanjokesaremoreclearandforward,abitlikeAmericansthemselves.Britishjokes,ontheotherhand,aremoresubtleandusuallywithahiddenmeaning・ThismayresultfromthefactthatBritishcultureismorereserved（矜持白勺）thanAmericanculture.However,westillfindthatcertainAmericancomedieshavemadehugesuccessinBritainandviceversa（反Z亦然）•Therefore,althoughtherearedifferencesbetweenbothcomicstyles,thereisstillanappreciation（欣赏）andunderstandingoftheother\senseofhumor.（）1-AmericanpeopleuseBritishpeopleindailylife.A.asmuchironyasB.lessironythanC.aslittleironyasD.moreironythan（）2.Whentalkingineverydaylife,Britishpeopleuseironyto・A.makefriendswithothersB.fightwiththeirenemiesC.laughatthemselvesD.makeotherpeopleunhappy（）3.Americanswillafterusingironyinajoke.A.makeanotherjokeB.saytheyarejustkiddingC.maketheirkidslaughD.showtheyareuncomfortable（）4.Theunderlinedword“subtle'，inthepassageprobablymeans・A.明白的B.保守的C・直接的D.准以捉摸的（）5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThereisusuallyadarkhiddenmeaninginAmericanjokes.B.BritishcomedieshavenotmadeanysuccessinAmericayet.C.AmericanandBritishpeopleunderstandeachother'ssenseofhumor.D.Americansdon'tuseironyintheirdailylifebecausetheydon^tunderstandit.（）6.Thebesttitleforthepassageis“vs（与•••比较）"・A.AmericanHumor;BritishhumourB.AmericanPeople;BritishPeopleC.AmericanCulture;BritishCultureD.AmericanWordSpelling;BritishWordSpelling\ncChoosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(选择最怡当的单词或词语完成短文):HaveyoueverheardaboutPolarBear(北极熊)ClubinNewYork?These“PolarBears55arepeoplewhomeet1inthewintertoswiminfreezingcoldwater;ThemembersofthePolarBearClubarcabovetheageof60.Membersmustsatisfytworequirements.First,theymustgetalongwellwitheveryoneelseinthegroup；thisisvery2becausetherearesomanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheclub.PolarBearsmustalsoagreetoswimoutdoorsatleasttwiceamonthfromNovemberthroughFebruary.Doctorsdon，t3themedicaleffectsofcold-waterswimming.Somethinkthatthebody'stemperaturedropssolowincold-waterswimmingthatfinallytheheartstops.Butotherdoctorsthinkdifferently.Theypointoutthatthereismoredangerofaheartattackduring4swimmingbecausethedifferencebetweentheairtemperatureandthewatertemperatureismuchgreaterinsummerthaninwinter.ThePolarBearsthemselvesaresatisfiedwiththeadvantagesofcold-waterswimming.Theysaythattheirfavouriteformofexerciseisverygoodforthecirculatorysystem(循环系统)becauseitmakesthebloodmovefasttokeepthebodywairn.Cold-waterswimmersusuallyturnbrightredafterafewminutesinthewater.Apersonwhoturnsblueprobablyhasavery5circulatorysystemandcouldnottrycold-waterswimming.ThePolarBearslovetoswimalltheyearround.Theyfinditfunandrelaxing.Asone70-year-oldwomansays，"WhenIgointothewater,Ithrowmy6intotheoceanandletthewatercarrythemaway.WhenIgetoutofthewater,Ifeelhappyagain：()1.A.safelyB.regularC.carefullyD.quietly()2.A.importantB.interestingC.specialD.exciting()3.A.talkaboutB.careforC.agreeaboutD.relyon()4.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter()5.A.strangeB.oldC.ableD.poor()6.A.rubbishB.troublesC.clothesD.hopes\nDReadthepassageandfillintheblankswithsuitablewords（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：VincentVanwasoneofthemostfamousDutchartistsotthe19thcentury.Overthecourseofhis37years,VanGoghpaintedsomeofthemostrenowned（著名的）paintingsofour1•Attheageofsixteen,hebeganacareernotasapainterbutasanansalesmanforthefirmGoupil&Cie.VanGoghspentsevenyearswiththefirm,butbecameunhappy.Inthefollowingyears,VanGoghwentfromjobtojob,livingin2citiesinEurope.VanGoghwasnotc3ofhisownabilities,butthroughtheencouragementandsupportofhisbelovedbrother,Theo,hewenttoBrusselstobeginstudiesinart.Duringthenexttenyears,hepainted872paintings.AlthoughVanGoghisaworld-famousartisttoday,hewas14knowntotheartworldwhilehewasalive.Hesoldonlyonepaintingduringhislifetimebuthisfamegrewrapidlyintheyearsafterhisdeath.LaterVanGoghalsos_5_fromseveredepressionandwasadmittedtoanasylum（精卞申病院）.WhileintheasylumVanGoghpaintedoneofhisbest-knownpaintings-StarryNight.OnJuly27,1890VincentVanGogshothimselfinthechestinawhealfield.Twodayslaterhediedwithhisyoungerbrother,Theo,byhiss6.VanGoghproducedmorethan2000artworks,consistingofaround900paintingsand1100drawingsandsketches.Hisworkhasastronginfluenceonthemodemart,andtodaymanyofhispieces,includinghisnumerouss7-portraits,landscapes（丿刈景画）andoilpaintings,areamongtheworldsmostrecognizableandexpensiveworksofart.EAnswerthequestions（根据短文内容，回答下列问题）：Haveyouheardaboutteleworking?Itmeansworkingfromadistance,inotherwords,notworkinginanofficebutworkingathome.YouusethecomputerandtheInternettokeepintouchwithyourboss,butinsteadofbeingtiredofofficework,youcanworkinyourowncomfortableroom.Theideasoundsnice,doesn^tit?YoucandoailyourresearchontheWorldWideWeb,andsendinallyourworkbye-mail.Well,that^sexac什ywhatmybosssaidtomeago."Jenny、howwouldyouliketoworkathome?"hesaid.Atfirsteverythingwasgreat.Myjobwaseditingarticlesforauniversity,andsoIspentmostofmytimesittinginfrontofamonitorandtypingbusilyatthekeyboard.ThroughtheInternetI\nhadaccesstoalltheinformationIcouldpossiblywant.Itwasreallygoodbeingathome,too.Ididn^thavetowasteanytimetraveling,andIcouldstopandmakemyselfacupofcoffeeorasandwichifIwantedto一Iwasquitefreeandhappy.Butthenthingsstartedtochange.Iputonweight,becauseIwasn^tgoingoutasmuchasIhadbefore.Istoppedwearingsmartdresses,becauseajoggingsuitandtrainersweresomuchmorecomfortable.MyfriendsstoppedtelephoningbecauseIdidn5tmeetthemonthebusorinthecafe.Iknewsomethinghadtochange.Ineededtogetbackoutintotheworld.SoItelephonedmyboss,“Pleaseletmecomebacktotheoffice-Fmgoingmadonmyown!”Andthengoodness,hedid.Ifyouwantmypersonalopinion,teleworkingmaybecomepopularinthefuture...butnotforme!1.WhatdoesthewordHteleworkingHinthepassagemean?2.WhatwasJennyfsjob?3.HowdidJennyfeelwhenthebosstoldhertoworkathomeatfirst?4.Jennyhadmoretimetoenjoyherselfwhenworkingathome,didn'tshe?5.WhydidJennyputonweight?6.What9syouropinionabout"teleworking"?