完形填空Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A., B., C. and D. on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet.During recent years we have heard much about “race”: how this race does certain things and that race believes certain things and so on. Yet, the 【A1】______ phenomenon of race consists of a few surface indications. We judge race usually 【A2】______ the colouring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. But 【A3】______ you were to remove the skin you could not 【A4】______ anything about the race to which the individual belonged. There is 【A5】______ in physical structure, the brain or the internal organs to 【A6】______ a difference.There are four types of blood. 【A7】______ types are found in every race, and no type is distinct to any race. Human brains are the 【A8】______. No scientists could examine a brain and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. Brains will 【A9】______ in size, but this occurs within every race. 【A10】______ does size have anything to do with intelligence. The largest brain 【A11】______ examined belonged to a person of weak 【A12】______. On the other hand, some of our most distinguished, people have had 【A13】______ brains. Mental tests which are reasonably 【A14】______ show no differences in intelligence between races. High and low test results both can be recorded by different members of any race.【A15】______ equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in average standings, either on account of race or geographical location. Individuals of every race 【A16】______ civilization to go backward or forward. Training and education can change the response of a group of people 【A17】______ enable them to behave in a 【A18】______ way. The behavior and ideals of people change according to circumstances, but they can always go back or go on to something new 【A19】______ is better and higher than anything 【A20】______ the past.

完形填空 A. Plan for the Financial Transition B. Examine Your Investment Portfolio C. Contribute to an IRA D. Save Before You Spend E. Max Out Your Retirement Plans F. Set a Retirement Savings Goal G. Review Your Own Retirement Plan Take Time to Review Your Retirement Game Plan One month into the new year, it's time to check in on your promises to yourself to start saving more for retirement. Fully 70 percent of Americans are concerned about not having enough money for a comfortable retirement, a recent Fidelity Investments study found. Here are strategies to boost your retirement savings in 2007. 41 'Pay yourself first, and find ways to invest automatically,' says Heather Dzielak of Lincoln Financial Group. 'Get in the discipline of setting aside money for your retirement.' Many companies will let you automatically deposit part of your paycheck into savings or investment accounts. 42 Most Americans are counting on individual retirement accounts (IRA) to help fund their retirement. But as of 2004, only 29 percent of families owned an IRA or Keogh, with a median value of ＄30,000, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). The deadline for making a 2006 contribution to a tax-advantaged IRA is April 17, the date your federal tax return is due. 43 Be sure to contribute enough to get your employer's full match. 'The way to really do well,' says Ed Slott, author of Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map, 'is to keep putting more money in as much as you can. I try to fund all the retirement accounts I can to the max.' You should also account for all 401 (k) plans you've had at previous employers and consolidate them in your current employer's plan or transfer them into a rollover IRA, says Dallas Salisbury, EBRI president. Rolling a 401 (k) over into an IRA allows you to avoid most fees and penalties. 44 Only 4 in 10 workers have actually calculated how much they need to save for retirement, according to EBRI. And many of those created their own estimate or guessed. It's a good idea to sit down with a financial adviser or use an online calculator or retirement worksheet. You should review your retirement accounts annually to make sure you are getting a good return on your investments. 'Over the long term, diversified stocks and bonds should return you 7 percent,' says Jonathan Pond, the author of You Can Do It! The Boomer's Guide to a Great Retirement. 'The average investor makes about 4 percent.' Pond recommends constructing a diversified portfolio and regularly monitoring it. 45 You'll need a plan to convert retirement savings into a stream of income. 'It's the way you take it out that will determine how much you and your family keep and how much goes to the government,' says Slott. 'If you take it out the wrong way, it all goes back to the government.' A financial adviser can help you determine the most tax-advantaged way to withdraw money from retirement accounts. You'll also want to double-check the beneficiary forms on all your retirement accounts. Says Slott: 'Most people think that somebody else took care of this The beneficiary form is the key document that's going to determine who gets all this money you've saved.'

完形填空While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life,college sets the stage for that exploration

完形填空Clothes, decorations, physique, hair and facial features give a great deal of information about us

完形填空Shakespeares sonnets are very different from Shakespeares plays, but they do contain 【A1】________ elements and an overall sense of story

完形填空Could a hug a day keep the doctor away? The answer may be a resounding yes!_____(1)helping you feel close and _____(2)to people you care about, it turns out that hugs can bring a _____(3)of health benefits to your body and mind. Believe it or not, a warm embrace might even help you _____(4)getting sick this winter. 　In a recent study _____(5)over 400 healthy adults, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania examined the effects of perceived social support and the receipt of hugs_____(6)the participants susceptibility to developing the common cold after being_____(7)to the virus. People who perceived greater social support were less likely to come_____(8)with a cold, and the researchers_____(9)that the stress-reducing effects of hugging _____(10)about 32 percent of that beneficial effect. _____(11)among those who got a cold, the ones who felt greater social support and received more frequent hugs had less severe_____(12).Hugging protects people who are under stress from the _____(13)risk for colds thats usually _____(14)with stress, notes Sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychology at Carnegie, Hugging is a marker of intimacy and help _____(15)the feeling that others are there to help_____(16)difficulty.Some experts_____(17)the stress-reducing, health-related benefits of hugging to the release of oxytocin, often called the bonding hormone_____(18)it promotes attachment in relationships, including that between mothers and their newborn babies. Oxytocin is made primarily in the central lower part of the brain, and some of it is released into the bloodstream. But some of it _____(19)in the brain, where it _____(20)mood, behavior and physiology.

完形填空 Culture shock might be called an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. Like most ailments, it has its own 1 and cure. Culture shock is 2 by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. Those signs or cues include the thousand and one 3 in which we orient ourselves to the 4 of daily life: when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to 5 purchases, when to accept and when to refuse invitations, when to take statement seriously and when not. These cues, 6 may be words, gestures, facial 7 customs, or norms, are 8 by all of us in the course of growing up and are as much a 9 of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. All of us 10 for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, 11 of which we do not carry on the 12 of conscious awareness. Now when an individual 13 a strange culture, all or most of these familiar cues are removed. He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded or 14 of goodwill you may be, a series of props have been 15 under you, followed by a feeling of frustration and 16 . People react to the frustration in much the 17 way. First they reject the environment which causes the 18 . 'The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad.' When foreigners in a strange land get together to 19 about the host country and its people, you can be sure they are 20 from culture shock.

完形填空【C4】【C4】

完形填空I collected my two-year-old grandson Max from kindergarten to take him to hospital to visit his mother and new baby brother

完形填空The American Constitution separated government and church, and does not allow the government to support a church

完形填空In the past, I always thought that being a teacher was an easy job

完形填空 Even if families don't sit down to eat together as frequently as before, millions of Britons will nonetheless have got a share this weekend of one of that nation's great traditions: the Sunday roast. 1 a cold winter's day, few culinary pleasures can 2 it. Yet as we report now, the food police are determined that this 3 should be rendered yet another guilty pleasure 4 to damage our health. The Food Standards Authority (FSA) has 5 a public warning about the risks of a compound called acrylamide that forms in some foods cooked 6 high temperatures. This means that people should 7 crisping their roast potatoes, reject thin-crust pizzas and only 8 toast their bread. But where is the evidence to support such alarmist advice? 9 studies have shown that acrylamide can cause neurological damage in mice, there is no 10 evidence that it causes cancer in humans. Scientists say the compound is 11 to cause cancer but have no hard scientific proof. 12 the precautionary principle, it could be argued that it is 13 to follow the FSA advice. 14 , it was rumored that smoking caused cancer for years before the evidence was found to prove a 15 . Doubtless a piece of boiled beef can always be 16 up on Sunday alongside some steamed vegetables, without the Yorkshire pudding and no wine. But would life be worth living? 17 , the FSA says it is not telling people to cut out roast foods 18 , but to reduce their lifetime intake. However, its 19 risks coming across as being pushy and overprotective. Constant health scares just 20 with no one listening.

完形填空Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land

完形填空 A. Analyzing your own taste B. Being cautious when experimenting C. Finding a model to follow D. Getting the final look absolutely right E. Learning to be realistic F. Making regular conscious choices G. How to judge people When we meet people for the first time, we often make decisions about them based entirely on how they look. And, of course it's something that works both ways, for we too are being judged on our appearance. When we look good, we feel good, which in turn leads to a more confident and self-assured manner. People then pick up on this confidence and respond positively towards us. Undoubtedly, it's what's inside that's important, but sometimes we can send out the wrong signals simply by wearing inappropriate clothing or not spending enough time thinking about how others see us. 41 For example, people often make the mistake of trying to look like someone else they've seen in a magazine, but this is usually a disaster as we all have our own characteristics. Stand in front of a full-length mirror and be honest with yourself about what you see. There is no need to dwell on your faults—we all have good points and bad points—but think instead about the best way to emphasize the good ones. 42 When selecting your clothes each day, think about who you're likely to meet, when you're going to be spending most of your time and what tasks you are likely to perform. Clearly, some outfits will be more appropriate to different sorts of activity and this will dictate your choice to an extent. However, there's no need to abandon your individual taste completely. After all, if you dress to please somebody else's idea of what looks good, you may end up feeling uncomfortable and not quite yourself. 43 But to know your own mind, you have to get to know yourself. What do you truly feel good in? There are probably a few favorite items that you wear a lot—most people wear 20 percent of their wardrobe 80 percent of the time. Look at these clothes and ask yourself what they have in common. Are they neat and tidy, loose and flowing? Then look at the things hanging in your wardrobe that you don't wear and ask yourself why. Go through a few magazines and catalogues and mark the things that catch your eye. Is there a common theme? 44 Some colors bring your natural coloring to life and others can give us a washed-out appearance. Try out new colors by all means, but remember that dressing in bright color when you really like subtle neutral tones, or vice versa, will make you feel self-conscious and uncomfortable. You know deep down where your own taste boundaries lie. And although it's good to challenge those sometimes with new combinations or shades, take care not to go too far all at once. 45 So, you've chosen an outfit that matches your style, your personality, your shape and your coloring. But does it fit? If something is too tight or too loose, you won't achieve the desired effect, and no matter what other qualities it has, it won't improve your appearance or your confidence. Sometimes, we buy things without thinking. Some people who dislike shopping grab the first thing they see, or prefer to use mail-order or the Internet. In all cases, if it doesn't fit perfectly, don't buy it, because the finer details are just as important as the overall style. Reappraising your image isn't selfish because everyone who comes into contact with you will benefit. You'll look better and you'll feel a better person all round. And if in doubt, you only need to read Professor Albert Mehrabian's book Silent Messages to remind yourself how important outward appearances are. His research showed that the impact we make on each other depend 55 percent on how we look and behave, 38 percent on how we speak and only 7 percent on what we actually say. So, whatever stage you are at in your life, whatever role you play, isn't it time you made the most of yourself?

完形填空Every day we experience one of the wonders of the world around us, without even realizing it

完形填空（）

完形填空After 20 years of marriage, a husband may still not understand his wife

完形填空Customs officers at a London airport yesterday found 500,000 pounds worth of drugs which were being smuggled (走私) into Britain in boxes marked Urgent Medical Supplies

完形填空 Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very 1 , particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, 2 , a younger sibling. 3 , there's another sort of parent that's a bit easier to 4 : a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, 5 every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy 6 . Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a 7 and composed style with their kids. I understand this. You're only human, and sometimes your kids can 8 you just a little too far. And then the 9 happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too 10 and does nobody any good. You wish that you could 11 the clock and start over. We've all been there. 12 , even though it's common, it's important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may 13 for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also 14 your child's self-esteem. If you consistently lose your 15 with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the 16 of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when 17 by stress is one of the most important of all life's skills. Certainly, it's incredibly 18 to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with 19 situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and 20 from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.

完形填空（）