填空题{{B}}Direction:{{/B}} In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.An estimated 7,000 properties around England and Wales will be sacrificed to rising seas over the next century, according to the Environment Agency. Analysis by the Agency, based on current funding levels, projects that more than 800 will be lost over the next 20 years as coastlines erode. The cost of protecting these properties is {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}to be too high. The Environment Agency estimates that more than ￡1bn worth of properties will disappear as a result. Local groups are campaigning for {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}if they are forced out of their homes. The government has {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}this call, which could {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}a precedent for paying damages to people affected by climate change. Friends of the Earth has {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}the government of dumping the costs of climate change on to vulnerable people. An Environment Agency spokesperson told BBC News: "The recent announcement of ￡2.3bn investment over the next six years will see {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}investment in coastal flood and erosion risk management, with 15,000 properties better protected from coastal erosion over the next six years. The Environment Agency uses a {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}of advanced techniques to monitor and assess the causes and impacts of coastal erosion." The Agency said the estimates of flood damage were calculated as part of a {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}exercise and had not been {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}published. The Agency has been told by government to prioritise (优先考虑) flood defences in areas in heavily {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}areas. This is why agricultural land on the Somerset Levels was allowed to flood last winter. A. previously B. populated C. improvement D. accused E. compensation F. considered G. resisted H. additionally I. neglect J. available K. routine L. distributed M. range N. significant O. set

填空题If you wipe a finger across a household surface that hasn"t been cleaned in the last few days, chances are you"ll 1 with dust. Look around and you"ll find the stuff everywhere, from the particles 2 in the sunlight to the fine 3 of dirt coating TV screens, bookshelves, and car dashboards. Dust comes from everything and, like death and taxes, you can"t avoid it. When things—shoes, rocks, plants, socks, anything at all—begin to 4 , they release tiny pieces of themselves into the air. These 5 bits settle everywhere, and because matter is always coming apart, dust production is a never-ending business. In a typical household, dust 6 mainly of things such as dead insect parts, sheets of skin, food particles, and pieces of fabric. But not all dust is the product of natural 7 ; we create amazing quantities of dust everyday. For example, a single puff (吸) of a cigarette contains an estimated four billion large dust particles. Industry of all sorts, from the 8 of a piece of wood to large-scale steel manufacturing, creates particular kinds of dust. In short, dust is all around, even in the air we breathe. Because its particles are so small, dust is highly 9 . Westward winds regularly blow dust from the Sahara desert across the Atlantic and into the 10 above American coastal towns, where it contributes to some thrilling sunsets.

填空题Many people believe in the ads in magazines and TV commercials that a good tan means health, attractiveness and fun.

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填空题It seems you always forget—your reading glasses when you are rushing to work, your coat when you are going to the 1 , your credit card when you are shopping... Such absent-mindedness may be 2 to you. Now British and German scientists are developing memory glasses that 3 everything the user sees. The glasses can play back memories 4 to help the wearer remember things they have forgotten such as where they left their keys. And the glasses also allow the user to "label" items so information can be used later on. The wearer could walk around an office or a factory 5 certain items by pointing at them. Objects indicated are then given a blank label on a screen inside the glasses that the user then 6 in. It could be used in 7 plants by mechanics looking to identify machine parts or by electricians wiring complicated a device. A spokesman for the project, said: "A car 8 for instance could find at a glance where a part on a certain car model is so that it can be identified and repaired. "For the 9 the system could highlight accident black spots or dangers on the road." In other cases the glasses could be worn by people going on a guided tour, indicating points of 10 or by people looking at panoramas where all the sites could be identified. A. later B. motorists C. moisture D. noticeable E. frustrating F. fills G. dashing H. necessity I. record J. halts K. cleaners L. mechanic M. industrial N. interest O. identifying

填空题For Americans, time is money. They say, "you only get so much time in this life; you'd better use it wisely." The{{U}} (36) {{/U}}will not be better than the past or present, as Americans are {{U}}(37) {{/U}}to see things, unless people use their time for constructive activities .Thus, Americans{{U}} (38) {{/U}}a "well-organized" person, one who has a written list of things to do and a {{U}}(39) {{/U}}for doing them. The ideal person is punctual and is{{U}} (40) {{/U}}of other people's time. They do not{{U}} (41) {{/U}}people's time with conversation or other activity that has not{{U}} (42) {{/U}}beneficial outcome. The American attitude toward time is not{{U}} (43) {{/U}}shared by others, especially non-Europeans. They are more likely to regard time as{{U}} (44) {{/U}}One of the more difficult things many students must adjust to in the United States is the notion that time must be saved whenever possible and used wisely every day. In this context{{U}} (45) {{/U}}McDonald's, KFC, and other fast food establishments are successful in a country where many people want to spend the least amount of time preparing and eating meals. As Mcdonald's restaurants{{U}} (46) {{/U}}bringing not just hamburgers but an emphasis on speed, efficiency, and shiny cleanliness.

填空题Dave Rejeski thinks that nanotechnology research should be funded more money.

填空题Job-sharing can offer the chance of interesting work to people who can only work part-time.

填空题Passage Nineteen The answer is neither simple nor easy. Multimedia is the (1) of computer and video technology. Multimedia is really just two media: sound and pictures, or in today's term, audio and video. Multimedia itself has its binary (两重的) (2) . As with all modem technologies, it is made from a mix of hardware and (3) , machine and ideas. More importantly, you can conceptually divide technology and function of multimedia into control systems and information. The (4) force behind multimedia is digital technology. So what is multimedia? By now you should agree that multimedia isn't any one thing but a complex entity that (5) the many things: hardware, software, and the interface where they meet. But we've forgotten the most important thing that multimedia involves: you. Yeah, sure. With multimedia, you don't have to be a (6) recipient. You can control. You can interact. You can make it do what you want it to do. It (7) you can tailor a multimedia presentation to your own needs. You can cut through the chaff and dig (8) into the important data in a report, pull together reports and video clips from around the world that interest you. That's the strength of multimedia and what (9) it from traditional media like books and television. What does multimedia do? It presents information, shares ideas and elicits (引起) (10) . It enables you to see, hear, and understand the thoughts of others. In other words, it is a form of communication.A. combinationD. aspectsG. distinguishesJ. soil-ware M. passionateB. drivingE. passiveH. directly K. excitement N. definitelyC. involvesF. meansI. emotions L. concems O. excludes

填空题In order to be more comfortable while studying, students are advised to ______.

填空题She ______ (凭借智慧而不是美貌) to get promoted to the present position.

填空题According to the passage, if the system refuses to work properly, have it checked by your ______.

填空题Hengshan Road is a very ideal place to enjoy especially for youngsters.

填空题Except for a number of stores ______ (主要街道两边), the others are closed on Christmas Day.

填空题The problems are working out how to de and then making it happen.

填空题Careercast.com is out with its list of best and worst jobs of 2012. It's bad news for the writer of this story, but much brighter for the (26) who program the code that keeps this website humming. Using a methodology that looked at (27) demands, work environment, income, stress and hiring outlook, career website Careercast.com, ranked the top 200 jobs. They also ranked the jobs with the most stress. Not (28) none of the most stressful jobs (29) on the best jobs list. At the top is software engineer and at the bottom is the woodcutter. (30) failed to skate above the bottom 10 percent in all ranking categories, excluding income. (31) for woodcutters is very high, and the demand for their (32) is expected to continue to fall through 2016. And while working outside all day may seem like a great job perk, being a woodcutter (33) is considered the worst job, but also one of the world's most dangerous. And, the salary that most dangerous job can expect to (34) is a little more than $32,000 a year. That's about $56,000 less than the fight job of a software engineer, which has the average salary of $88,000 a year, (35) Careercast.