Unit1Greatscientists單元練習(xí)一、聽(tīng)力(聽(tīng)力)（共20小題；共20分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題分，滿分分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace? A.Atarestaurant. B.Atthedoctor's. C.Inacoffeeshop.2.Whattimeisitnow? A.9:15. B.9:30. C.9:45.3.Whycan'tthewomanmeetthemanthisevening? A.Themanwillvisithisfriend. B.Shewillgotovisitherfriend. C.Herfriendwillcometoseeher.4.WhatdoesBillymean? A.Hisbrotherneverforgetshisownbirthday. B.Hisbrotherwillgivehimabirthdaypresent. C.Hisbrotheriscomingtocelebratehisbirthday.5.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando? A.Orderanewbook. B.Readanotherbook. C.Searchtheshelfagain.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題分，滿分分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Whatistheattitudeofthemantowardsthewoman? A.Cold. B.Rude. C.Considerate.7.Howmuchisthecalculator? A.9dollars. B.19dollars. C.90dollars.聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8.Whereisthewoman? A.Inahotel. B.Inacompany. C.Inatravelagency.9.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout? A.Theman'shobby. B.Tourinformation. C.Hotelservice.聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.WhyisthemangoingtotheStates? A.Tovisitplacesofinterest. B.Toattendaconference. C.Tovisithisfriends.11.Whatisthemanmostprobably? A.Ascientist. B.Areporter. C.Apilot.12.Whowillpaytheman'sexpenses? A.Themanhimself. B.ACaliforniaofficial. C.TheUniversityofStanford.聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.Whatfieldofjobdoesthewomanwanttodoaftergraduation? A.Law. B.Medicine. C.Management.14.Whatdoesthewomanthinkisthekeytoone'ssuccess? A.Educationbackground. B.Workingexperience. C.Interest.15.Whatdoestheman'sfatherwanthimtobe? A.Adoctor. B.Ateacher. C.Abusinessman.16.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman? A.Hehasn'tfoundajobuptonow. B.Hehasnoambitionandfeelsdown. C.Hewillaccepthisfather'ssuggestion.聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.WheredidMaryworkasawaitress? A.AtatopclubinBritain. B.AtaclubnamedTopClub. C.AtaclubatNewYorkUniversity.18.HowdidMarydescribeMr.Williams? A.Nice. B.Careless. C.Humorous.19.WhydidtheclubpayMarythemoney? A.Sheworkedhardfortheclub. B.Herstorymadetheclubwellknown. C.Mr.Williamsaskedthebossoftheclubtodoso.20.Whatisthestorymainlyabout? A.Agenerouscustomer. B.Thebiggesttipinthehistory. C.Anunexpectedamountofmoney.二、單詞拼寫(單句首字母填空)（共15小題；共15分）21.Fromhisappearance,wemayc

thatheisaheavysmoker.22.Ourschoolfootballteamd

theSunshineSchoolteaminthematch.23.Sorry,Mr.Smithhasanimportantmeetingtoa

rightnow.ShallIaskhimtocallbackanhourlater?24.Beinge

tothesunisharmfultoyourskin.25.Withbetterunderstandingofthehumanbody,scientistsandphysicianswillbeabletoc

morediseases.26.Perhapsthemostdifficultc

ishowtosurvivewithoutfriends.27.Nooneknowswhokilledher,butthepolices

herhusband.28.Youaretob

forthebrokenglass.29.Hefoundthatitcamefromtheriverp

bythedirtywaterfromLondon.30.Ifyoucan'th

thejob,Iwillgetsomeoneelsetodoit.31.Warmsunshinea

thecomingofspring.32.Weshouldc

ourselvestothemotherland.33.Itwashardformetor

myfamily'sreligiousbelief.34.Youneedtositdownanda

whyyoufeelsoupset.35.Wecanplantmoretreesbecausetreesa

carbondioxideintheairtoproduceoxygen.三、單詞拼寫(根據(jù)中文提示拼寫單詞)（共15小題；共15分）36.When

(參加)networkingevents,askotherswhattheydoandthinkabouthowyoucanhelpthem.37.This

(嫌疑犯)comesunderobservation.38.She

(露出)asetofperfectwhiteteethwhenshesmiles.39.Itisagreat

(挑戰(zhàn))forhimtogovernthecountrywell.40.Themeetingwillprobably

(結(jié)束)withoutanysolutionstothisproblem.41.Youmustbe

(謹(jǐn)慎的)aboutstrangers.42.Tooursurprise,theolddoctor

(治愈)mycousinofhercancer.43.Ifyoufailintheexam,you'llonlyhaveyourselfto

(責(zé)備).44.Hefoundthatthewatercamefromtheriver

(污染)bythedirtywaterfromLondon.45.Thecoachtriedto

(分析)thecauseofourdefeat.46.Wearesurethatourclassbasketballteamwill

(打敗)anyotheroneinthecomingsportsmeeting.47.Ibelievethateachofuscan

(為...做貢獻(xiàn))tothefutureoftheworld.48.It'snecessaryforyoungpeopletolearnto

(處理)stress.49.Warmsunshine

(預(yù)告,宣告)thecomingofspring.50.Sheiskind-hearted.Youshouldn't

(拒絕)heroffer.四、翻譯(根據(jù)中文提示完成句子)（共10小題；共20分）51.這個(gè)問(wèn)題一被提出來(lái)，大家就紛紛站起來(lái)發(fā)表自己的觀點(diǎn)。Theinstant

,weallstooduptogiveouropinions.(put)52.雖然他對(duì)學(xué)生要求很嚴(yán)格，但深受學(xué)生們的歡迎。（詞數(shù)不限）Thoughheisverystrict

hisstudents,heisvery

them.53.指紋使嫌疑犯與犯罪聯(lián)系起來(lái)。Fingerprints

thesuspect

thecrime.54.Heisateacher

(受學(xué)生尊敬的).（詞數(shù)不限）55.Whenmychancecame,Ireally

(在…之間感到為難)furthereducationandbeginningtowork.56.除了別的考慮外，時(shí)間也是個(gè)因素。

otherconsiderations,timeisalsoafactor.57.Youcan't

(得出結(jié)論)withoutenoughevidence.58.你看得懂這首詩(shī)嗎？(詞數(shù)不限)Canyou

thispoem?59.別在太陽(yáng)下曬太久，你會(huì)被曬傷。(詞數(shù)不限)

fortoolong.You'llgetburnt.60.他昨天在機(jī)場(chǎng)丟失的那臺(tái)手提電腦是IBM的。Thecomputer

attheairportyesterdayisanIBMlaptop.(lose)五、單項(xiàng)選擇（共20小題；共20分）61. HisanswerwassoconfusedthatIcouldhardlymakeany

ofitatall. A.meaning B.sense C.idea D.point62.

providingentertainment,thewebsitealsoturnsouttobeahelpfultool. A.Farfrom B.Insteadof C.Regardlessof D.Apartfrom63. ---Hi,Terry,canIuseyourcomputerforawhilethisafternoon? ---Sorry.

. A.It'srepaired B.Ithasbeenrepaired C.It'sbeingrepaired D.Ithadbeenrepaired64. I

hisanswer,becauseIdidn'tbelievehecouldhavefounditsoeasily. A.contradicted B.suspected C.distributed D.forecast65. Atthemeeting,studentrepresentatives

someverygoodsuggestions. A.putout B.putoff C.putforward D.putdown66. Therehavebeenseveralnewevents

totheprogramfortheOlympicGames. A.add B.toadd C.adding D.added67. Facedwithaproblem,youhaveto

itfirst,andthentrytofindasolution. A.contribute B.assist C.concentrate D.analyze68. Jimisingreatneedofmoney,buthehas

myhelp. A.rejected B.received C.followed D.carried69. Nodifficultycould

thisbravemansinceheissomuchconfidentandcapable. A.defeat B.attack C.win D.overcome70. Whenthegroupdiscussionisnearingitsend,makesureto

itwithimportantpoint. A.conclude B.lead C.avoid D.hold71. ---I'msorry,butIdon'tquitefollowyou.DidyousayyouwantedtoreturnonSeptember20? ---Sorry,I

myselfclear.WewanttoreturnonOctober20. A.hadn'tmade B.wouldn'tmake C.don'tmake D.haven'tmade72. Thedoctorfinally

herofthebadinjury. A.examined B.fixed C.treated D.cured73. Aftercompletingandsigningit,pleasereturntheformtousintheenvelope

. A.providing B.provided C.havingprovided D.provide74. Youmustfollowthedirectionsexactly,andifyoushouldbecome

,youmusttakethetimetogobackagainandreadthemover. A.confused B.tobeconfused C.toconfuse D.confusing75. Friendsarelikeleaves,

everywhere,buttruefriendsarelikediamonds,preciousandrare. A.tofind B.finding C.found D.beingfound76. Igot

whenIheardthathefailedtheexam. A.confuse B.confused C.confusing D.toconfuse77. Sheisverystrictnotonly

allofus,but

allherownwork. A.in;with B.with;with C.with;in D.in;in78. Whilelisteningtotheconcert,theaudienceisrequiredtoremain

andkeepquiet. A.seated B.tobeseated C.seating D.toseat79. Lastmonth,theJapanesegovernmentexpressedtheirthanksfortheaidthey

fromChina. A.receive B.arereceiving C.havereceived D.hadreceived80. Whydidsomanypeoplestandbywhilethewoman

inbroaddaylight? A.isbeingrobbed B.hadbeenrobbed C.wasbeingrobbed D.hasbeenrobbed六、完形填空（共20小題；共30分）Thestudyofsciencehelpsustobetterunderstandthenaturalworld.Scientistsarelearningtopredict81

thingsasearthquakes.Thisissomethingthat82

tosavehundredsoflives.83

arealsocontinuingtostudymany84

naturaleventssuchasstormsofvariouskinds.Scientistsarealsostudyingpeople.85

aretryingtounderstandnotonly86

makespeoplehuman,butalsothethings87

affectpeoplesuchasillness.Theyare88

variousotherthingsofhumanbiology,89

.Thestudyofthenaturalworldbyscientistsandbystudentsofsciencemayhelpto90

theworldeasiertounderstand.It91

alsosavemanylives,andimprove92

formanypeopleallovertheworld.Someofthethingsonemightstudy93

asciencecourseareveryinterestingquestions94

peopleandtheirlives.Someof95

questionsare:Whataremenand96

?Whatinformationwouldhelpustounderstandallpeople97

?Whatinformationcanexplainwherehumanbeingscomefromandwhytheyactthewaytheydo?Questions98

thesehaveledbiologiststounderstandtheorigin(發(fā)源地)99

developmentofthehumanrace.Someoftheotherquestionsbiologistsstudyhavesomethingtodo100

illness.Whatmakespeoplesick?Theseareallquestionsthatinterestscientistsandthat,whenanswered,willsurely,haveaneffectonourlives.81. A.the B.those C.such D.this82. A.does B.helps C.works D.gives83. A.Scientists B.Students C.Biologists D.Teachers84. A.of B.those C.that D.other85. A.You B.They C.People D.Many86. A.that B.to C.about D.what87. A.what B.that C.he D.then88. A.studying B.working C.looking D.learning89. A.only B.though C.too D.then90. A.work B.make C.allow D.let91. A.is B.must C.had D.may92. A.life B.work C.study D.lives93. A.of B.to C.in D.about94. A.to B.about C.above D.at95. A.this B.that C.some D.these96. A.women B.people C.ladies D.human97. A.much B.over C.better D.even98. A.like B.with C.of D.about99. A.about B.of C.to D.and100. A.the B.along C.with D.to七、閱讀理解（共14小題；共28分）AThenexttimeyouusetelephoneandInternet,youcanprobablythankCharlesKao(高錕),whowasoneoftheNobelPrizeinPhysicswinnersonOctober6,2023.Hisideaoffiber-optic(光纖)communicationshasmadethemoderntelephoneandInternetpossible.Peoplecanexchangetext,musicandphotosaroundtheworldwithinsecondsthankstothistechnology.Halfthe$millionprizegoestoCharlesKaofordiscoveringhowtosendlightsignalslongdistancesthroughhair-thinglassfibers.TheotherhalfgoestotheAmericansBoyleandSmithforinventingasensor(傳感器)thatturnslightintoelectricalsignals.Theirinventionledtodigitalcameras.KaowasborninShanghaiin1933andnowhasbothAmericanandBritishcitizenship(公民身份).Kaohasbeeninterestedinsciencesincehewasaboy.Heoncetriedmakingabombathomeusingchemicalsandwater;thenhethrewitinthestreet.Fortunately,noonewashurt!Afterprimaryschoolandthefirstyearofmiddleschool,KaomovedtoHongKongwithhisfamily.HewenttoHongKongUniversity,buthehadtogotoLondonUniversitytostudyelectricalengineering.Laterhestudiedfiber-opticcommunications.Kaosaidin1966thatglassfiberscouldcarrylightoverlongdistances.Notmanytookhimseriouslyatthetime.Butin1970,researchersintheUSwereabletomakethematerial.Todaythefibersareusedthroughouttheworldincomputercablesandothercables.Thelightthatflowsthroughthemsendstext,music,picturesandvideogloballyinlessthanasecond.Ifyouputtogetherallthefibersintheworld,youwouldgetasinglethreadover1billionkilometerslong.Thatisenoughtogoaroundtheglobemorethan25,000times.101.WhywasCharlesKaoawardedtheNobelPrizeinPhysics? A.BecauseheinventedthemoderntelephoneandInternet. B.BecausehetogetherwithBoyleandSmithinventedasensorwhichchangeslightintoelectricalsignals. C.Becausehisidealedtotheinventionofdigitalcameras. D.Becausehediscoveredthewaytosendlightsignalsthroughglassfibers.102.Thepassagemainlytellsus

. A.CharlesKao'scontributionandhisgrowth B.CharlesKaotogetherwithBoyleandSmithwontheNobelPrizeinPhysics C.howCharlesKaodiscoveredfiber-opticcommunications D.howCharlesKaobecameagreatscientist103.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.CharlesKaolefthisparentsandwenttoHongKongafterthefirstyearofmiddleschool. B.CharlesKaoisaChinese-American. C.OnlyafewpeopleconsideredCharlesKao'sideaveryusefulattheverybeginning. D.CharlesKaostudiedfiber-opticcommunicationsinHongKongUniversity.BWhenTwoBangsMeetSheldonCooperisascientificgeniusonthepopularAmericanTVshow—TheBigBangTheory.Hefinallymethismatchlastyear:StephenHawking.ThisisnotthefirsttimethatthescientisthasappearedonTV.HehasalsobeenonStarTrek(in1987)andTheSimpsons(in1989).Eachtime,heplayedhimself.Hawking,71,isperhapstheworld'smostfamousscientistafterAlbertEinstein.Hehasspenthiswholelifestudyingthebeginningandtheendoftheuniverse,includingtheBigBangtheory.TheBigBangtheoryexplainstheearlydevelopmentoftheuniverse.Accordingtothetheory,aboutbillionyearsagoeverythingwasallsqueezedtogetherinatiny,tightlittleball,andthentheballexploded.Theresultsofthatexplosionarewhatwecalltheuniverse.Hawkinghasalwaystriedtomakesciencemorepopularwithpeople.Hisbook,ABriefHistoryofTimewaspublishedin1988.Inthebookheshareshisunderstandingoftheuniverseinsimplelanguage.Thebooktriestoexplainmanysubjectsabouttheuniversetocommonreaders,includingtheBigBang,blackholesandlightcones(光錐).Hawking'sachievementsareevengreaterifyouthinkabouthisdisability.Whenhewas21,Hawkingcaughtabadillnessthatslowlystoppedhimfrommovingortalking.Nowhesitsonawheelchairwithacomputerbyhisside.Tocommunicate,hemovestwofingerstocontrolthecomputer'smouse.Hechooseshiswordsfromthescreen,whicharethenspokenbyavoicesynthesizer(合成器).Hawkingalsobelievesthattheremightbealiensinspace.However,hebelievestheyareprobablyverydangerous,soweshouldnotlookforthem."Iimaginetheymightexistinverybigships...havingusedupalltheresourcesfromtheirhomeplanet,"HawkingsaidinaBritishdocumentarynamedIntotheUniversewithStephenHawking.104.Whatdoesthe"TwoBangs"inthetitlereferto? A.ThedirectoroftheTVshowandthefounderofit. B.ThedirectorandtheactorofTheBigBangTheory. C.ThescientificgeniusontheTVshowandtheoneinreallife. D.Thefounderofthe"BigBang"theoryandSheldon.105.TheBigBangtheorymainlyexplains

. A.howtheuniversestarted B.whattheuniverseislike C.howoldtheuniverseis D.howtheuniverseexploded106.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutHawkingisTRUE? A.Hewasbornwithadisability. B.HeplayedanartistinStarTrek. C.Heusesacomputertocommunicate. D.Hebelievesaliensareourfriends.C"Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisgettingunwell."Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.Butinfact,anunknowncitizenwholivedinRomeinAD53wroteit.Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexciting,amazingandcanevenchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovedthequalityofourlives?Picturethis:You'rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephonerings,aQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreen,andthenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.Nowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdone.Howcalmandhappydoyoufeel?Inventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveusfeelingstressedandtired.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycities,whohavenotelephones,nocars,notevenanyelectricityoftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsbecausetheyleadsimplelives.OurfamilyintheUKwent"backintime"toseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.Thegrandparents,withtheirdaughter,andgrandsonsBenjamin,10andThomas,7,spentnineweeksina1940shouse.Theyhadnowashingmachine,microwave,computerormobilephones.Thegrandmother,Lyn,said,"Itwashardphysically,butnotmentally."Shebelievedlifewaslessmaterialistic."Themorethingsyouhave,themoredifficultlifebecomes,"shesaid.Theboyssaidtheyfoughtless.Probably,theysaid,becausetherewaslesstofightover,suchastheircomputer.AlsoLynchangedfrombeinga"fashionable,beer-drinkinggranny,toonewhocookedthings."Herearesomesimplewaystobeatthestressoftencausedbyourinventions!Don'tbeavailableallthetime.Turnoffyourmobilephoneatcertaintimesoftheday.Don'tcheckyouremailseveryday.Makesureyouspendsometimetalkingtoyourfamily.Setasideoneeveningaweekwhenyoudon'tturnonthetelevision.Playcardsandchatinstead.Getalow-techhobby.Everyday,dosomethingintheold-fashionedway,suchaswalkingtohaveaface-to-facemeetinginsteadofusingtheemailortelephone.Don'tworrytoomuchaboutlife—laughmore.107.Thepassageismainlyabout

. A.theimportantrolestechnologyplaysinoureverydaylife B.improvementsofourlifewithtechnology C.problemswithtechnology D.majorchangeswhichwillbelikelytohappentotechnology108.Thewriterusesthequote(引文)atthebeginningofthestoryto

. A.shareatruthaboutlife B.telluswhatlifewaslikelongtimeago C.pointoutthatyouexperiencesomebigproblemsandtheymaybethesame D.makeuswonderwhatcausessuchathingtohappen109.Whydidthefamilychoosetospendsometimeina1940shouse? A.Becausetheylovedtolivesimplelives. B.Becausetheywerecuriousabouthowpeoplelivedwithoutmoderninventions. C.Becausetheyweretroubledbymoderninventions. D.Becauselivingadifferenttimewouldbealotoffunforthem.110.Whatdoyouthinktheunderlinedword"available"inthe1stsuggestionofferedbythewritermeans? A.Busy. B.Free. C.Usable. D.Foundbyothers.DScientistsareworkingtodevelopcropplantsthatcanreducetheamountofwaterusedforagriculture.Almostsixtypercentoftheworld'sfreshwaterwhichwithdrawalsfromrivers,lakesandotherwaterresourcesgoestowardsirrigatingfields.Scientistsareusingbiotechnologyaswellastraditionalbreeding(再生)methodstodevelopwater-savingcropstofeedagrowingworld.ThomasTommyCarterisaplantscientistinNorthCarolina.HeleadsTeamDrought,agroupofresearchersatfiveuniversities.Theyhavebeenusingconventional(傳統(tǒng)的)breedingmethodstodevelopandtestsoybeansthatcangrowwellunderdryconditions.HisresearchhastakenhimasfarasChina,wheresoybeanshavebeengrownforthousandsofyears.FarmersintheUnitedStates,however,havegrownsoybeansforonlyaboutacentury.TommyCartersaysthesoybeanstheygrowareforthemostpartgeneticallysimilar.Moredifferences,ordiversification(多樣化),couldbetterprotectcropsagainstclimatechangesthatcanreduceproduction.Thosechangesincludewatershortageswhichcouldincreasebecauseofglobalwarming.TheAgricultureDepartmenthasasoybeangermplasm(生殖質(zhì))collection,acollectionofgeneticmaterialpassedfromonegenerationtothenext.Theylookedatonesfromtheancestralhomeofsoybeans,Asia.Theysearchedforgermplasmsthatcouldkeepplantsfromweakeningandwilting(枯萎)duringhot,drysummersintheUnitedStates.TommyCartersaystheyfoundonlyfive.Buttheseslow-wiltinglines,hesays,producefourtoeightbushels(蒲式耳,容量單位)morethannormalsoybeansunderdroughtconditions.Theyielddependsonlocationandenvironment.Scientistsarealsoworkingonotherplantsthateitheruselesswateroruseitbetter,orboth.Forexample,companieslikeMonsanto,DuPontandSyngentahavebeendevelopingcornwithreducedwaterneeds.Monsantoexpectstobereadyinafewyearstomarketitsfirstcornseedsgeneticallyengineeredtoresistdrought.111.WhichsentenceisNOTtrueaboutTommyCarter'sopinion? A.Chinahasalonghistoryofplantingsoybeans. B.Thegermplasmwouldaffecttheproductionofsoybeans. C.Growingcropswithlesswaterhasnothingtodowithglobalwarming. D.IntheUnitedStates,thesoybeansareforthemostpartgeneticallysimilar.112.WhatisthedifferenceofsoybeansbetweenAsiaandAmerica? A.ThesoybeansinAmericaarebiggerthanthoseinAsia. B.ThesoybeanproductioninAmericaishigherthanthatinAsia. C.ThesoybeansneedmorewaterwhentheyareplantedinAmerica. D.ThesoybeansfromAsiacanresisthotteranddrierweather.113.Wecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthat

. A.cropswillneedlesswaterinthefuture B.companieslikeMonsantowillcatchthechanceandimprovetheirtechnologyofthecorn'sresistingdrought C.scientistsarealsoworkingonotherplantsinordertohelpcompanieslikeMonsanto D.companieslikeMonsantowilltrytheirbesttoimprovetheproductionoftheirplants114.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage? A.ThepurposeofcomparingChina'ssoybeanwithAmerica'ssoybean. B.Howtouselesswaterwhenweplantcrops. C.Thestudyaboutgrowingcropswithlesswater. D.Howtogetmoregainfromourplants.八、短文7選5(5選5等)（共5小題；共10分）WhatTeenagersCanDoToEarnMoreRespectAsteenagerscontinuetogrowanddevelopintoyoungadults,thetransition(過(guò)渡)intoadulthoodhasbegun.Withsomanyphysicalandemotionalchangesgoingon,certainmannersareoftenforgottenandotheradulttraitsarenotyetacceptedasawayoflife.115.

Bydoingthefollowingthings,youwillearnmorerespect.ContributetothehouseholdAttheveryleast,cleanupafteryourself.Asateenager,youareoldenoughtocleanupafteryourself.Whenyoumakeamess,cleanitup.116.

Allchoresthatyoudohelptoreducetheloadofthepersonwhodidthembefore.Nowthatyou'reoldenoughandcapable,whyshouldn'tyoucontributetothehousehold?117.

Beresponsible118.

Whethertheyarebasicthings,likebrushingyourteethordoingyourhomework,ormoreinvolvedchoresthatcontributetothehousehold,simplyfulfillyourresponsibilitiesontime.Whenadultsknowthattheycanrelyonyou,theirtrustandrespectforyouwillincrease.SolvemoreofyourownproblemwithoutaskingforhelpInsteadoftakingtheeasyapproachandaskingforhelp,makeanefforttosolveyourproblemsonyourownfirst.The"easyway"isonlyeasyforyou,butitisanextrataskforthepersonfromwhomyouareseekinghelp.Seekhelponlyafteryouhavemakeanhonestefforttosolveyourownproblems.119.

Whenyoubecomeagoodproblemsolver,youincreaseyourvalvetothecommunity. A.Everyonehascertainresponsibilities. B.Bybeingawareofthesemannersandtraits,youcanmanagethemsooner. C.Thepeopledoingthechoresbeforewillgreatlyappreciatethehelp. D.Thisincludes.Butisnotlimitedto,yourdishesandyourroom. E.Itwillmakeyourlifemorepleasant. F.Dependingontheproblem,15minutesofeffortisusuallyagoodguideline. G.Whenspeakingtoagroup,speakloudenough.九、補(bǔ)全短文（共10小題；共10分）OnceJamesThornhill,afamousEnglishpainter,wasasked120.

(paint)somepicturesonthewallsoftheking'spalaceinEnglish.Thenworkersweresentforand121.

bigplatformwasmade.122.

thehelpofaworker,Thornhillstartedpaintingontheplatform.Theyworkedforawholeyear123.

atlastthepictureswereready.Thornhillwashappywhenhelookedatthepictures,fortheywere124.

(real)beautiful.Helookedatthemforalongtime,andthentookonestepbackandlookedagain