填空题By degrees the shutters were opened; the window-blinds were drawn up, and people began passing to and 1 . Some few stopped to gaze at Oliver for a moment or two, or turned round to st 2 at him as they hurried by; but none relieved him, or troubled themselves to inquire how he came there. He had no heart to beg. And there he sat. He had been crouching on the step for some time, 3 (wonder) at the great number of public-houses (every other house in Barnet was a tavern, large or small) ; gazing listlessly 4 the coaches as they passed through, and thinking how strange it seemed that they could do, with e 5 , in a few hours, what it had taken him a whole week of courage and 6 (determine) beyond his years to accomplish; when he was roused by observing that a boy, who had passed him carelessly some minutes before, had returned, and was now surveying him most 7 (earnest) from the o 8 side of the way. He took little heed of this at first; but the boy remained in the same attitude of close observation so long, that Oliver 9 (raise) his head, and returned his steady look. Upon this, the boy crossed over, and, w 10 close up to Oliver, said, "Hello! My covey, what"s the row?"

填空题Wine can be made with red grapes or white grapes, and, especially in the case of red wines, a number of medical researchers have reposed that a moderate amount of wine has certain health benefits. This may be one of the reasons why the number of people drinking wine has risen over the past years. As new wine shoppers browse the shelves of their local markets, they face a tough decision. Should they buy a wine with a cork or a screw top? And shoppers are not alone in their dilemma. Wineries are also facing tough choices in the best way to seal their products. The root of the problem lies in" cork taint. "Cork taint refers to a problem with wine that has been sealed with a bad cork. Traditionally, all corks are made from a special oak tree that grows around the Mediterranean. In the process of making the corks and sealing wine bottles, a certain type of mold may start to grow on some corks. Over time, this mold can produce a chemical that makes the wine inside the bottle taste musty. In fact, the human tongue is so sensitive to this particular compound that people can taste it even diluted up to six parts per trillion! How big is the problem of cork taint? Some experts from the wine industry claim cork taint affects one out of every ten bottles of wine. And as one spokesperson for an American winery says, "No other packaging industry in the world would put up with that kind of failure rate. " Some wine makers see a possible solution to the problem of cork taint through adopting the tried and true method of sealing bottles with screw tops. However, many wineries are still playing it safe and sticking to corks for two reasons. First, there is the old belief among cork users that small amounts of oxygen are able to penetrate corks. This oxygen, they say, is necessary for the proper aging of fine wines, especially those aged 10 years or more. Screw tops do not allow for any oxygen to get into the bottles after they are sealed. Another problem arises from the image screw tops have with the public. In most people's minds, screw tops are only found on cheap, low-quality wines. It will take a lot of effort from wineries to re-educate the public if they want to change the image of screw tops. In addition, there is the problem of losing the romantic, elegant mood produced by the ceremonial popping of the cork. Consumers don't seem to feel the same thrill when unscrewing a top. Summary: The wine industry is facing a dilemma. What is the best way to (1) wine bottles? Many people think that it is only (2) for wine bottles to be sealed with corks. They think that oxygen needs to be able to penetrate the cork. Other experts, however, suggest that wineries change to (3) . Using corks can lead to cork taint, a bad taste in the wine caused by (4) (4) However, it is unlikely that the public will accept this solution. They will most likely (5) buying wine with corks for the romantic image.

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填空题{{B}}Section D{{/B}} In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary below by choosing no more than three words from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet. The deathwatch beetle is thought of as the devil's pest in churches and old houses, but in natural habitats it infests a wide range of decaying hardwoods. It has been found in hornbeam, sweet chestnut, hawthorn, beech, ash, blackpoplar, elm, larch, spruce and yew, but the two most commonly infested species in Britain are oak and willow. In buildings, oak timbers are usually the focus of attack by the beetle, but alder, walnut, elm, larch and Scots pine can be affected too. Deathwatch beetles attack wood that has been decayed by fungi, so it is the damp-prone parts of timbers, at the ends and near leaking gutters and enclosed spaces that are normally attacked first. Adult beetles emerge from holes in the timber in spring, or occasionally in autumn. They breed once and a week or two later the females lay eggs, usually about fifty, in small cracks on the surface of the wood. Adults depend on stored reserves; they do not feed, so the adult lifespan is largely determined by body size and metabolic demands. Emergent females rarely live for more than ten weeks, and males eight or nine weeks, at a temperature of about 20%. The eggs hatch after two to five weeks and the larvae then wander across the wood to find suitable entry points through which to bore into the timber. Then they take between two and ten weeks to complete their development. The larvae pupate in late summer to early autumn, each individual having constructed a pupal cell just below the surface of the wood. After two or three weeks, the immature beetle emerges from the pupal skin, but then remains torpid inside the chamber until the following spring or early summer. The mature beetle then cuts a perfectly round hole, three to five millimetres in diameter, and emerges covered in a fine layer of wood powder. SUMMARY : The deathwatch beetle is found most often in {{U}}(66) {{/U}} trees in Britain. They infest damp-prone timber which has been affected {{U}}(67) {{/U}}. Adults do not feed, so they survive on {{U}}(68) {{/U}} and live for only two or three months. The larvae, on the other hand, live for up to {{U}}(69) {{/U}} . They pupate in late summer to autumn, but the adult does not emerge until {{U}}(70) {{/U}} or early summer.

填空题{{B}}Section B{{/B}} Instructions: There are 10 blanks in the passage. Use the word given in each set of brackets to form a word that fits in each blank. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet. Observation of spontaneous social activity, most productively carried out in certain kinds of psychotherapy groups, reveals that from time to time people show {{U}}(76) {{/U}} (notice) changes in posture, viewpoint, voice, vocabulary, and other aspects of behaviour. These behavioural changes are often {{U}}(77) {{/U}} (accompany) by shifts in feeling. In a given individual, a certain set of behavioural patterns corresponds to one state of mind, while another set is related to a different psychic attitude, often not {{U}}(78) {{/U}} (consist) with the first. These changes and differences give rise to the idea of ego states. The position is, then, that at any {{U}}(79) {{/U}} (give) moment each individual in a social aggregation will exhibit a Parental, Adult or Child ego state, and that individuals can shift with varying degrees of {{U}}(80) {{/U}} (ready) from one ego state to another. These observations give rise to certain {{U}}(81) {{/U}} (diagnose) statements. "That is your Parent" means : "You are now in the same state of mind as one of your parents or a {{U}}(82) {{/U}} (parent) substitute used to be, and you are responding as he would, with the same posture, gestures, vocabulary, feelings, etc. " "That is your Adult" means: " You have just made an autonomous, objective {{U}}(83) {{/U}} (appraise) of the situation and are stating these thought-processes, or the problems you perceive, or the {{U}}(84) {{/U}} (conclude) you have come to in a non-prejudicial manner. "That is your Child" means: "The manner and intent of your {{U}}(85) {{/U}} (react) is the same as it would have been when you were a very little boy or girl. "

填空题SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATUDAY What day comes three days after the day which comes two days after the day which comes immediately after the day which comes two days after Monday?

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填空题 Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the correct word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given word, or by using the given letters of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. To its fans, it is addictive. To the media, it is a promising money-maker. Sudoku, an old puzzle long popular in Japan is fast ga {{U}}(66) {{/U}} popularity the world over. In Britain, a sudoku book is a bestseller and national newspapers are competing {{U}}(67) {{/U}} (feverish) to publish the most, and the most fiendish, puzzles. {{U}}(68) {{/U}}, the puzzle is being published in newspapers from Australia to Croatia to America. Even the New York Times is considering intr{{U}} (69) {{/U}} sudoku in its Sunday magazine, alongside its venerated crossword. The game's ap {{U}}(70) {{/U}} is that its rules are as simple as its solution is complex. On a board of nine-by-nine sq {{U}}(71) {{/U}} most of them empty, players must fill in each one {{U}}(72) {{/U}} a number so that each row ( left to right), column ( top to bottom) and block ( in bold lines) {{U}}(73) {{/U}} 1 to 9. Advanced ver {{U}}(74) {{/U}} use bigger boards or add letters from the alphabet. Sudoku--the Japanese word combines " number" and " single"--seems perfectly suited {{U}}(75) {{/U}} modern times, a puzzle for an era when people are more nu {{U}}(76) {{/U}} than literate. And like globalism itself, sudoku transcends borders by {{U}}(77) {{/U}} (require) no translation. The overall business of puzzles is hard to measure {{U}}(78) {{/U}} revenues in America from magazines, syndicated newspaper sales, books, and online and phone services are almost $ 200m annually. The New York Times {{U}}(79) {{/U}} millions of dollars a year from its crosswords and hundreds of thousands from a special phone service that provides hi {{U}}(80) {{/U}}. Over 30,000 people pay $ 35 a year for the newspaper's e-mail version.

填空题The radical cause of the conflict in Northern Ireland: 1 of Ireland Plantation: Take place in the 2 century Most land are taken from 3 people and given to 4 people. More 5 and organized in Ubster. Ubster is more popular than the rest of Ireland among the 6 Religion: 7 wanted to remain part of Britain. 8 were discriminated in political representation, 9 and employment. Peaceful marches for Catholic civil rights began in 1968 and 10

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填空题I wish my memory worked differently. I'd like to be able to conjure up an accurate image of my (1) (conscious) from, say, 25 years ago. You know what 25 years means? No cellphones, no e-mail, no Internet, no social networking (except with an actual drink in hand), and only the most primitive of personal computers. What I want to answer is a single (2) : Was I as addicted to the future than as I seem to be now? I ask this because I really enjoy a new update to my operating system, like the one I (3) down from Apple earlier this week. I find it (4) (surprise) pleasing when one of my iPhone applications requests an update too. Every day I await, with anticipation, a long list of email messages that could arrive at any second, and there are several people I'm really eager to get a text message (5) . Those, too, could come at any time. Soon-even now-I could find my feed-list in Google Reader delightfully stuffed with newness. I am not a Twitterer, but I understand the dismay the Twitter world must have felt during its service (6) (disrupt) last week. When I think back 25 years, there just wasn't that much to be waiting (7) . The phone might ring-and if you left home, you had to leave without it. The mail would come, and so might UPS or Federal Express. Someone might stop by on the spur of the moment. A fax perhaps? That was about it. I've always looked forward to the mail coming. I don't know why, and now where the mail comes constantly, cease (8) , a world where I find myself dismayed by the slowdown in blog feeds over the weekend. I consider myseff a moderate user of personal electronics. I almost never wear earbuds, and yet this constant foretaste of the future, this hunger for the next electronic blip, feels to me like a full-blown (9) (addict). Which is why I'd like a clearer picture of my old serf. Was I a little more serene 25 years ago? Was there a little more silence inside my head? A little less (10) (expect)? or was I leaning headlong into the future even then?

填空题TheDogwiththeGoldenNoseJiggs,thechimpanzeethatstarredinoverfifteenTarzanfilmsinthe1930s,waspaidthousandsofpounds.TheownerofBart,anAlaskanbrownbear,waspaidamilliondollarsforlettingBartappearinthefilmTheEdge.AracehorsecalledRockofGibraltarisworthanestimated￡100million.NowthereisKeela,adogdoingagreatjobandgettingwellremuneratedforit.Keela,a16-month-oldspringerspaniel,hasbecomesuchanassettotheSouthYorkshirePolicethatshenowearnsmorethanthechiefconstable.Hersenseofsmell,sokeenthatshecanfindtracesofbloodonweaponsthathavebeenscrubbed'clean',hashersomuchindemandbyforcesupanddownthecountrythatsheishiredoutat￡530aday,plusexpenses.Thoughttobetheonlyoneofherkind,this'crimescenedog'earnsnearly￡200,000ayear.Herdailyrate,tentimesthatofordinarypolicedogs,payhermorethanthechiefconstable,MeredyddHughes,whopicksup￡129,963.Keela'sconsiderabletalentinuncoveringminutepiecesofevidencethatcanlaterbeconfirmedbyforensictestshasputherintheforefrontofdetectiveworkacrossBritain.Sbewasdraftedintohelpafterthestabbingoftheyoungmother,AbigailWitchalls,inSurrey,andhasbeeninvolvedinhigh-profilecasesacross17forces,fromDevonandCornwalltoStrathclyde.PCJohnEllis,herhandler,saidthatthepolicesendforKeelawhenthescenesofcrimesquadsfailtofindwhattheyarelookingfor.'Shecandetectminutequantitiesofbloodthatcannotbeseenwiththehumaneye,'hesaid.'Sheisusedatsceneswheresomeonehascleanedup.Ifbloodhasseepedintothetilesbehindabathwhichcontainedabody,shecanfindit.Thespanielcansniffoutbloodinclothes'aftertheyhavebeenwashedrepeatedlyinbiologicalwashingpowder,andcandetectmicroscopicamountsonweaponsthathavebeenscrubbedandwashed.Whenfacedwitha'clean'crimescene,MrEllisandPCMartinGrimes,Keela'sotherhandler,willfirstsendinFrankie,abordercollie,andEddie,anotherSpringerspaniel,topickupanygeneralscent.Thentheywheelinthebiggun.'WetakeKeelainandshewillfindtheminutesttracesofblood.'MrEllissaid.'It'snotlikelookingforaneedleinahaystackanymore.TheothertwodogswillfindthehaystackandKeelawillfindtheneedle.'Whiletheotherdogsbark,Keelahasbeentrainedtofreezeandpinpointtheareawithhernose.MrEllissaidKeela's'perfecttemperament'andenthusiasmmakeheragreatasset.'Wethoughtwewouldgetoneortwodeploymentsayear,butthingshavejustsnowballed.Obviouslywhenwearecalledinbyotherforcestheyarechargedafeeandit'squitefunnytothinksheearnsmorethanthechiefconstable,'commentedMrEllis.MrHughessaystherearenohardfeelings.'Keela'straininggivestheforceanedgewhenitcomestoforensicinvestigationwhichweshouldrecognizeandusemoreoften.'MrEllisandMrGrimescameupwithaspecialtrainingregimetofocusonKeela'sremarkableskills.IthasprovedsosuccessfulthattheFBIhasinquiredaboutit.'TheFBIisveryinterestedinhowweworkbecausetheydon'thavethissortoffacilityin-houseandtheyarelookingatsettinguptheirownunit,'MrEllissaid.PaulPuffell,ofK9Solutions,asecurityfirmspecializingindogunits,saidhewasamazedatKeela'sabilities.'I'vebeenworkinginthisbusinessfor25yearsandI'veneverheardanythinglikeit,'hesaid.SummaryKeelamaynotbea(n)(71)likeotherhighly,paidanimals,butsheissimilarlyindemand.Shehasanincredible(72);shecandetectbloodonclothes,evenaftertheyhavebeenwashedinwashingpowder.Thismakesherespeciallyusefulata(n)(73)Onceherhandlersrealizedshewassoexceptional,theyinventedaspecial(74)forher.Shenownakesmoremoneythanthe(75)ofthepoliceforce!

填空题Our history includes manu great scientists. They increased our knowledge but 1 changed our ideas about the world and our role for it. Some of these changes were 2 fundamental and scientists call them paradigm shifts. Before Copernicus" time, the most people in the West believed that the Earth was the center of the universe 3 and that everything else revolved around it. His theory showed that the sun was the center of the system. Isaac Newton made a mechanical description of the universe 4 and wrote laws of motion and gravitation and this led to the industry revolution. 5 Max Planck gave us the Quantum Theory. Albert Einstein explained, among other things, that anything comes from the same energy, and that we are all parts of the same 6 whole. All of these theories expanded the limits of our mind and opened new 7 era of understanding. In some cases, however, the application of new knowledges 8 has also caused destruction. History teaches us that opposites are inherently in 9 nature—we construct and destroy, believe and doubt. At the moment we are experience rapid changes. Perhaps we are in the process of a new paradigm shift. 10

填空题Attheageof35,Nathan,awould-beprofessorinNewYorkState,shouldalreadyhaveapermanentpositionatauniversityandperhapsbepublishinghissecondorthirdbook.Instead,he"sworkingonapaperinsociologythathe"dplannedtocompleteadecadeago.He"sblowntwo"drop-dead"deadlinesandisworriedaboutmissingathird.Hisgirlfriendislosingpatience.Noonecanunderstandwhyaguytheyconsiderbrilliantdoesn"t"justdoit".Nor,forthatmatter,canNathan."IfIcouldchangeit,believeme,Iwould,"heswears.Nathanisamongtheoneinfivepeoplewhochronicallyprocrastinate,endangeringcareersandthrowingawaypeaceofmind,allthewhilerepeating,"Ishouldbedoingsomethingelsefightnow."Procrastinationisnotjustanissueoftimemanagementorlaziness.It"saboutfeelingparalyzedandguiltyasyouchannelsurf,knowingyoushouldbestudyingorrethinkingyourinvestmentstrategy.Whythegapbetweenincentiveandaction?Psychologistsnowbelieveitisacombinationofseveralfactors,someofwhichareanxietyandfalsebeliefsaboutproductivity.TimPychyl,Ph.D.,associateprofessorofpsychologyatCarletonUniversityinOttawa,Canada,trackedstudentswithprocrastinationproblemsinthefinalweekbeforeaprojectwasdue.Studentsfirstreportedanxietyandguiltbecausetheyhadnotstartedtheirprojects."Theyweretellingthemselves,"Iworkbetterunderpressure"or"Thisisn"timportant","saysPychyl.Butassoonastheybegantowork,theyreportedmorepositiveemotions:Theynolongerlamentedwastedtime,norclaimedthatpressurehelped.Psychologistshavefocusedonprocrastinationamongstudentsbecausetheproblemisrampantinacademicsettings:someseventypercentofcollegestudentsreportproblemswithoverduepapersanddelayedstudying,accordingtoJosephFerrari,associateprofessorofpsychologyatChicago"sDePaulUniversity.Pychylalsofoundthatprocrastinationisdetrimentaltophysicalhealth.Collegestudentswhoprocrastinatehavehigherlevelsofdrinking,smoking,insomnia,stomachproblems,coldsandflu.Sowhycan"tpeoplejustbuckledownandgetthejobdone?FalseBeliefsManyprocrastinatorsareconvincedthattheyworkbetterunderpressure,orthey"llfeelbetterabouttacklingtheworklater.Buttomorrownevercomesandlast-minuteworkisoftenlowquality.Inspiteofwhattheymaybelieve,"Procrastinatorsgenerallydon"tdowellunderpressure,"saysFerrari.Theideathattimepressureimprovesperformanceisperhapsthemostcommonmythamongprocrastinators.FearofFailure"Themainreasonpeopleprocrastinateisfear,"saysNeilFiore,Ph.D.,authorofTheNowHabit.Procrastinatorsfearthey"llfallshortbecausetheydon"thavetherequisitetalentorskills."Theygetoverwhelmedandthey"reafraidthey"lllookstupid."AccordingtoFerrari,"Procrastinatorswouldratherbeseenaslackingineffortthanlackinginability."Ifyouflunkacalculusexam,bettertoloudlyblameitonthehalf-hourstudyblitzthanadmittoyourselfthatyoucouldhaveusedatutortheentiresemester.PerfectionismProcrastinatorstendtobeperfectionists—andtheyareinoverdrivebecausetheyareinsecure.Peoplewhodotheirbestbecausetheywanttowindon"tprocrastinate;butthosewhofeeltheymustbeperfecttopleaseothersoftenputthingsoff.Thesepeoplefretthat,"NoonewilllovemeifeverythingIdoisn"tuttergenius."Suchperfectionismisattheheartofmanyanunfinishednovel.Thrill-seekingSomeprocrastinatorsenjoytheadrenaline"rush".ThesepeoplefindperversesatisfactionwhentheyfinishtheirtaxesminutesbeforemidnightonApril15anddashtothepostofficejustbeforeitcloses.UnclearExpectationsAmbiguousdirectionsandvagueprioritiesincreaseprocrastination.Thebosswhoassertsthateverythingishighpriorityanddueyesterdayismorelikelytobekeptwaiting.Supervisorswhoinsiston"prioritizingtheJonesprojectandusingtheSmithplanasamodel"seegreaterproductivity.DepressionThebluescanleadtoorexacerbateprocrastination—andviceversa.Severalsymptomsofdepressionfeedprocrastination.Decision-makingisanotherproblem.Becausedepressedpeoplecan"tfeelmuchpleasure,alloptionsseemequallybleak,whichmakesgettingstarteddifficultandpointless.Itmightbecomfortingforprocrastinatorstorealizethatthereisareasonforwhytheyprocrastinate.Butforthesituationtochange,theyhavetodosomethingaboutit.Andforaprocrastinator,thatisnotsoeasytodo.Completethesummarybelowwithinformationfromthepassage,usingnomorethanthreewordsforeachblank.Researchersfindthattheproblemofprocrastinationisrampantamongstudents.Mostoftentheyprocrastinatewhenthereisagapbetween1.Psychologistsalsoarguethatprocrastinationis2physicalhealth.Mostprocrastinatorsholdthefalsefaiththattimepressureimprovesperformance.3aremorelikelytoprocrastinatebecausetheyareinsecure.Someprocrastinatorsachieve4whentheyfinishtheirchoreatthelastminute.Sometimes,alackof5leadstoprocrastinationwhenthebossstressesthateverythingishighpriority.

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填空题 In this section, you will hear one passage once. You are required to make some necessary notes when you listen to it. After you hear the passage, you should complete the summary below using the exact words you hear from the recording, not exceeding three words in each blank. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. The general aims of group discussions are manifold. The most important objective is to give students the chance to ask questions or {{U}}(21) {{/U}} a lecturer's point. Secondly, lecturers can give students {{U}}(22) {{/U}} in group discussion sessions, otherwise unavailable in formal lectures attended by many students. Many students, especially non-native speakers, find group discussions very difficult and fail to take full {{U}}(23) {{/U}} of them. The most important {{U}}(24) {{/U}} reasons for this are listed below. Firstly, if the speed of the dialogue is too rapid, learners of English will find it difficult to follow. Secondly, a non-native speaker may not know how to {{U}}(25) {{/U}} a discussion by drawing attention to himself, how to express {{U}}(26) {{/U}}, how to ask for explanation or to {{U}}(27) {{/U}} another student. Thirdly, it is difficult for a non-native speaker to formulate questions {{U}}(28) {{/U}}. What advice can be given to learners of English? The first thing to do is to try to {{U}}(29) {{/U}} by learning and practicing the language forms to ask questions, interrupt, disagree, ask for explanation etc. Secondly, you should realize that although grammatical accuracy is important, the ability to {{U}}(30) {{/U}} must be your first objective, even if you're not using perfectly correct English constructions.

填空题What is the color of the universe? Astronomers had not answered this question until two months ago. That is when two American astronomers reported on their study of all the light in the universe. They said that the universe would appear to the human eye to be a light greenish color, called turquoise. Karl Glazebrook and Ivan Baldry of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, reported their finding in January. They presented research at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society. They said that finding the color of the universe was not part of their more serious scientific research. They did it for fun. However, earlier this month, the scientists admitted to making a mistake. They said their finding was much more colorful than it should have been. They now say the light from our universe is closer to white. It is more like a milky or creamy white color. Their study attempted to show what people might see if they could observe the universe from far away. The scientists found the average color by combining light from about two-hundred-thousand star systems. The scientists gave a number value to the colors of the different star systems. Then they added the numbers together and found the average measurement. The scientists used this average to identify the color of the universe. They said it was a very pretty light green or turquoise color. They called it "cosmic spectrum green." Many newspapers and television stations reported their finding. Other scientists and color engineers attempted to reproduce the result. Mark Fairchild of the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York was the first person to identify a mistake. He discovered a mistake in the computer software program used by the Johns Hopkins scientists. When the mistake was corrected, the results changed. The new color of the universe is much less colorful. It is very close to white. The scientists have apologized for the mistake. They are now working with the Rochester. Institute of Technology to produce more images of the color of the universe. They also asked for suggestions for a name for the new color of the universe.

填空题1Manyofthesecustomsincludestoriesandbeliefsrelatedtocreatures,realormagical,takingtheteeth.InAsia,forexample,birdsandotheranimalsarethoughttoplayaroleintakingthesebabyteeth.IntheWest,though,afairyisthoughttovisit.Inallcases,itisconsideredluckyfortheanimalorfairytotaketheofferedtooth.2Latter,themagpiewillreturnandbringanewtoothforthechild.ThiscustomisalsofollowedinotherAsiancountries.InbothJapanandVietnam,followasimilartraditionofthrowinglostteethontotheroofsofhouses.3InMexicoandSpain,forinstance,traditionsaysamousetakesthetoothandleavessomemoney.ButinMongolia,dogsareresponsiblefortakingchildren"steethaway.DogsarehighlyrespectedinMongoliancultureandareconsideredtobepeople"sguardianangels.4Accordingly,parentsinMongoliawillputtheirchild"slosttoothinthefatofapieceofmeatandfeedittoadog.5ManychildreninWesterncountriescountontheToothFairytoleavemoneyorpresentsinexchangeforatooth.TheexactoriginsoftheToothFairyareunknown,althoughthestoryprobablybeganinEnglandorIrelandcenturiesago.Accordingtothistradition,achildputsalosttoothunderhisorherpillowbeforegoingtobed.Inthesmallhourswhilethechildissleeping,theToothFairytakesthetoothandleavessomethingelseunderthepillow.Whatshedoeswiththeteethisamystery.InFrance,theToothFairyleavesasmallgiftorcandy.IntheUnitedStates,however,theToothFairyusuallyleavesmoney.Thesedays,therateis$1to$5pertooth.ThatcanadduptoalotofmoneyfromtheToothFairy!Completethepassagewiththefollowingsentences.Therearetwoextrasentencesthatyoudonotneedtouse.A.TheideaofgivinglostteethtoanangelorfairyisalsoacommontraditionintheWest.B.Manyculturesfollowspecialcustomswhenachild"sbabyteethfailout.C.Traditionsaysthatthenewtoothwillgrowingoodandstrongifthebabytoothisfedtoaguardianangel.D.Othercountrieshaveteethtraditionswhichincludeotheranimals.E.Accordingtotradition,amagpiewillcomeandtakethetooth.F.TheToothFairyprobablyoriginatedinthewest.G.Manycustomsindicatethatanimalswouldtakecareofbabyteeth.

填空题Identify two words (one from each set of brackets) that form a connection (analogy), thereby relating to the words in capitals in the same way. PAINT(brush, colour, dry, pigment) CONCRETE (solid, set, sand, road)

填空题As the world's urban population gets bigger, cities are struggling to provide the basic services that their residents need. One of the most pressing problems is public transport. Now let's look at the crisis facing the city of London. {{U}}In no time in history has there been such a mass migration of people from countryside to city as is happening now.{{/U}} By the year 2030, it's estimated that more than two thirds of the world's population will be living in cities, twice as many as today. This means that the problems faced by cities today—overcrowding, poor housing, unemployment, poverty, and lack of food and water will be twice as bad in the this century, unless we find solutions soon. Another crucial issue facing cities today is how to provide good transport links to service the commercial, cultural and leisure needs of their inhabitants. Today, many of the world's major cities are already struggling to cope with out-of-date transport infrastructures. {{U}}How they will cope with the additional demands placed on them has not yet been addressed.{{/U}} London is a good example of the problems facing many major urban centres. It was the world's first mega city and the first with a population of a million people. Its expansion was made possible by the invention of the steam engine, which, among other things, powered the world's first underground railway. Today, London has one of the world's most extensive transport systems. But, because it was the first city to build a railway network, much of the infrastructure—the trains and buses, the tracks and tunnels—is now hopelessly out-of-date, and needs urgent modernization. London's future success depends very much on transport. The city lies at the heart of Britain's road and rail networks and problems in London can rapidly affect other areas of the country. On an average morning, over ground trains bring passengers to stations on the outskirts of the city, and they then continue their journeys by underground, bus or taxi. Over a million people travel into central London every day from outside the city. They, and the people who live in London, want a public transport system that is frequent, safe, reliable, affordable and environmentally friendly. What they often get, however, falls far short of that ideal. Commuters complain about delays, unreliability, cost and pollution, while businesses worry about the problems their staff have getting to work on time. Companies also face high costs for delivering goods and services in a city where congestion means that cars today travel at the same speed as horse-drawn carriages did in the last century. Yet car ownership continues to grow. The proportion of London households that own a car grew from just over 10 per cent in the early 1950s to over 60 per cent today. 20 per cent of house-holds now own two or more cars. As the city has become increasingly congested and polluted, there has been a growing realization that action is needed. However, precisely what should be done is hotly debated. Some people have called for cleaner fuels and strict controls on exhaust emissions. Others say more effort must be put into persuading people not to use their cars, perhaps by charging people to drive into London. There does seem to be agreement on one thing, though—that until London's public transport system is improved, people will continue to use their cars. This raises the all important questions of where the money is going to come from. Until about 10 years ago, most public transport in Britain was owned and paid for by the government. But in the last decade, most train and bus networks have been privatized. The government says that the private sector should take most, but not all, of the responsibility for public transport. In London, the underground railway system known as the "Tube" is likely to be where this policy is first put into practice. The government admits that it cannot afford to modernize the Tube system alone. Instead, it wants to form a partnership with private companies, so that they provide some of the money. Questions: Mark each statement as either true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.