| Tom put his heart into the wildlife research, and finally, his efforts ________ him great success and fame. |
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| A. saved B. earned C. made D. offered |
| She is ________ the newspapers to be thrown away and putting away the rest. |
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| A. sorting out B. figuring out C. making out D. turning out |
| — What a qualified husband he is! — Definitely. Lots of people are touched by his ________ to his wife who has weak eyesight. |
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| I don't know the result for sure, but ________ with you, I don't think our team won an advantage over theirs in yesterday's competition. |
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| A. not at all B. in depends C. to be honest D. no problem |
| You may certainly ________ his words, for he always speaks the truth. |
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| A. pay attention to B. ask for C. suffer from D. rely on |
| No matter who you are and what are you, ________, we should remember that "being" and "doing" are much more important than "having". |
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| A. after all B. in all C. first of all D. above all |
| Everyone's attention was drawn to the eightyearold girl who was ________ perfectly at the piano. |
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| A. acting B. behaving C. doing D. performing |
| On April 1, the westerners will play ________ on each other but make sure that no one is hurt. |
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| A. fun B. fool C. jokes D. games |
| At home, he never seems to have time until after 10?30 pm, ________ his children have gone to bed. |
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| A. whose time B. when C. on which D. by which time |
| The detective, ________ to be reading a newspaper, glanced at the man seated next to a woman. |
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| A. pretending B. expecting C. wanting D. intending |
| Do not disturb me. I ________ letters all morning and have written ten so far. |
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| A. write B. have been writing C. have written D. was writing |
| A good teacher ought to be familiar ________ teaching skills. |
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| A. to B. with C. of D. at |
| If you keep working like this, your health will ________ under the pressure of work sooner or later. |
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| A. break up B. break down C. break in D. break out |
| Many people in China have never dreamed of ________ a chance for them to learn to drive after their retirement. |
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| A. being B. there C. there to be D. there being |
| Big companies in Germany generally ________ the euro, while small manufacturers are nervous; big banks are in favor; small ones are against. |
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| What do you hear? A Native American and his friend were in downtown New York City, walking near Times Square in Manhattan. It was during the lunch hour and the _1_ were filled with people. Cars were honking, taxis were 2 around corners, sirens (汽笛)were howling, and the sounds of the city were almost 3 . Suddenly, the Native American said,"I hear a cricket." His friend said,"What? You must be 4 . You couldn't possibly hear a cricket in all of this 5 !" "No, I'm sure of it," the Native American said,"I heard a 6 ." "That's crazy," said the friend. The Native American listened 7 for a moment, and then walked across the street to a big cement plant where some bushes were 8 . He looked into the bushes, beneath the branches, and sure enough, he 9 a small cricket. His friend was utterly 10 . "That's incredible(不可思议)," said his friend."You must have superhuman ears." "No," said the Native American."My 11 are not different from yours. It all depends on what you're listening for." "But that can't be," said the friend."I could never 12 a cricket in this noise." "You, it's 13 ,"came the reply."It depends on what is really 14 to you.Here, let me show you." He 15 into his pocket, pulled out a few coins, and discreetly 16 them on the sidewalk. And then, even with the noise of the 17 street still blaring in their ears, they noticed every head within twenty feet 18 and look to see if the money that tinkled on the 19 was theirs. "See what I 20 ?" asked the Native American."It all depends on what's important to you." | ||||
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| I've always known my kids use digital communications gear (装置) a lot. But my cellphone bill last month really grabbed my attention. My son had come up to nearly 2,000 incoming text messages, and had sent nearly as many. Of course, he was out of school for the summer and communicating more with friends from a distance. Nevertheless, he found time to hold down a summer job and complete a college course in between all that typing with his thumb. I was even more surprised to learn that my son is normal. Teenagers with cellphones each send and receive 2,272 text messages a month on average, Nielsen Mobile says. Some experts regret that all that keyboard jabber is making our kids stupid, unable to read nonverbal cues such as facial expressions, gestures, posture and other silent signals of mood and attitude. Unlike phones, text messaging doesn't even allow transmission of tone of voice or pauses, says Mark Bauerlein author of a book called The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes (危害) Our Future. Beyond that, though, I'm not sure I see as much harm as critics of this trend. I've posted before on how I initially tried to control my kids' texting. But over time, I have seen my son suffer no apparent ill effects, and he gains a big benefit, of easy, continuing contact with others. I don't think texting make kids stupid. It may make them annoying, when they try to text and talk to you at the same time. And it may make them distracted,__when buzzing text messages interrupt efforts to noodle out a math problem or finish reading for school. But I don't see texting harming teens' ability to communicate. My son is as accustomed to nonverbal cues as any older members of our family. I have found him more engaged and easier to communicate with from a great distance, because he is constantly available via text message and responds with faithfulness and speed. |
| 1. What does the underlined word "distracted" in the fifth paragraph mean? |
| A. Confused. B. Absentminded. C. Comfortable. D. Badtempered. |
| 2. What would be the best title for this passage? |
| A. For Teens, Texting Instead of Talking B. For Parents, Caring Much for Their Kids C. Advantages and Disadvantages of Texting D. The Effect of Communication |
| 3. What is Mark Bauerlein's attitude towards texting? |
| A. It is so convenient for teens to communicate with others. B. It is likely to cause trouble in understanding each other. C. It is convenient for teens to text and call at the same time. D. It will cause damage to the development of intelligence. |
| 4. The author's attitude towards texting is ________. |
| A. suspicious B. opposed C. supportive D. doubtful |
| 5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? |
| A. It is normal for a teen to send or receive 60 text messages a day. B. Texting is a very popular way of communication among teens. C. Parents don't mind teens' texting and talking at the same time. D. The writer limited his son to sending or receiving text messages at first. |