一、單項(xiàng)選擇youfood?Yes,ourfood,Sowemustbuysomeimmediately.outof;hasrunoutout;hasrunoutofout;hasrunoutoutof;hasbeenrunout2.isreported,overonehundredpeoplewerekilledorinjuredinthataccident.thearea,forthreehours,thepolicefoundthetrucknearariver.forsearchforforwereyoudoingwhenshedroppedin?Iforawhileandsomereading.playing;wasgoingtodo;didplayed;wasgoingtodoplayed;didfar,heasmanyas1,000stampsoftheUSA.collectedbeencollectingcollectedanovellastautumn,butIdon’tknowwhetherheit.writing;hasfinished;finished;hasfinishedwritten;hasfinishedcaseofhisdeathisbeingandwillbefoundoutbeforelong.upforintoondaVinci（1452-1519）birdskeptincagesinordertohavethepleasureofsettingthemfree.saidtobebuying saidtohaveboughtsaidtobuy saidtohaveboughtbookwaswrittenin1946,theeducationsystemhasexperiencedgreatchanges.thenwhichwhenthetimeyouheretomorrow,Ie;havefinished;finished;willhavefinishedhavecome;willhavefinishedclimbingisgreatfun.Youwillgetclosetonatureandtakeexerciseatthesametime.;the;/C./;theD./;/reallytookmequitealongtimetodealwiththedifficultythathadinsociety.fitwasabouttotellmethesecretsomeonepattedhimontheshoulder.’msorry,Ishouldn’thavebeensorudetoyou.Dearme!Youyourtemperbutthat’sOK.lostlostloselosingWilliamfinishedwritinghisgraduationpaperyet?Idon’tknowexactly,butheallday.writingbeenwritingwritingtheendofnextmonth,thisbuilding.becompletedhavebeencompletedcompletegetcompletedlongisitwevisitedyourmother?aredrinkingtoomuch.Onlyathome.Noonemebutyou.seeingseenyougonow?NotuntilImyexperiment.finishedfinishhavefinishedfinishedyoufinishedyourhomework,Mary?No,Imymotherinthekitchenalldayyesterday.helphadneverhadeverhaddinneristhemostexpensivemealwe.havebadneverbadneverbadthesametreatmentagain,heissuretogetwell.givenisthesecondtimethatthesamejoke.toldtoldbeentoldbetoldofCDshavegreatlyincreasedsincetheearly1990swhenpeopletoenjoytheadvantagesofthisnewtechnology.begunbeguntogiveyouabirthdaypresent,butIwasshortofmoneythen.meantmeantmeaning二、完形填空。Mysonwasbeen12weekspremature（早產(chǎn)的）,Whenhewasborn,thedoctorstoldmethathehadonlya12%chanceof26Andifhedidsurvive,therewasa99%chancethathewouldhaveserioushealthproblems.Theysaidhewouldbeinhospitalforalifetime.Buttheywouldnever__27,eveniftherewasonlyalittlehope.Ididn’tthinkhewouldliveuntilthedayIhadtogobackwithoutmy28.Anursetookmetomyson’sroomwhenIwas29thehospital.“Hehasn’tbeenabletoopenhiseyesyet,”the30toldme.Ispoketohimwithtears.Tomygreat31,heopenedhiseyes!Iwasso32!Mybabyheardmyvoiceandwastryingto23me!Mysonbegantoprovethedoctorswere34.Whenhewas6weeksold,hefinallyleftthehospital,Buthe35hadalotoftroublelearninghowtobreatheonhisown.Irememberheoncestopped36andturnedgrayaftereating.Iturnedtothedoctorsandtheymadehim37again.Healsohaddifficultywith38.Thedoctorshadtohaveatube（管子）placedinhisstomach39hecouldgetenoughfood.Whenmylittlebabywas3monthsold,hewasso40atthattime--hewasonly5poundsinweight.Thedoctorsgotthe41outlastyearbecausehecouldeatwithoutitandnowisa5-year-oldhealthyboy.Iwillneverforgethow42hislifeisandhowmanypeoplefoughttosavehim.Iamforever43forwhatthedoctorsdid.Ireallybelievethatitwas44thatsavedmybaby’slife.Sonever45hope! back up in up 三、閱讀理解:ASomeunusualwordsdescribehowapersonspendshisorhertime.Forexample,someonewholikestospendalotoftimesittingorlyingdownwhilewatchingtelevisionissometimescalledacouchpotato.Acouchisapieceoffurniturethatpeoplesitonwhilewatchingtelevision.Robert

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government.Toomuchtimeinsidethehouseusingacomputerorwatchingtelevisioncancausesomeone

togetcabinfever.Acabinisasimplehouseusuallybuiltfarawayfromthecity.Peoplegotoacabintorelaxandenjoyquiettime.Cabinfeverisnotreallyadisease.However,peoplecanexperienceboredomandrestlessnessiftheyspendtoomuchtimeinsidetheirhomes.Thisisespeciallytrueduringthewinterwhenitistoocoldorsnowytodothingsoutside.Oftenchildrengetcabinfeverwhenthereissomuchsnowthatschoolsandevenofficesandstoresareclosed.Somepeopleenjoyspendingalotoftimeintheirhomestomakethemniceplacestolive.Thisiscallednestingorcocooning（繭）.Birdsbuildnestsoutofstickstoholdtheireggsandbabybirds.Someinsectsbuildcocoonsaroundthemselvesforprotectionwhiletheygrowandchange.Thetermscocooningandnestingbecamepopularmorethantwentyyearsago.Theydescribepeoplebuyingtheirfirsthomesandfillingthemwithmanythings.Thesepeoplethenhadchildren.Nowthesechildrenaregrownandhaveleftthetheseparentsarelivingalonewithoutchildrenintheiremptynest.Theyhavebecomeemptynesters.istheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?warmusnottospendtoomuchtimeindoorsgiveussomeadviceonhowtokeepfittellussomephrasesandhowtheycameintobeinginformusoftheinterestingsideofalanguagearemorelikelytogetcabinfever.theyspendtoomuchtimeincoldwhethertheyplaywithsnowforsometimetheydotheirhomeworkintheschoolroomtheycan’tgoouttoplayforalongtimeofthefollowingphrasesisrelatedtobusiness?potatonestfeverorcocooningBApolloForloversofthearts,Apolloistrulynecessary.Coveringtheagesandthegreatcivilizationsoftheworld,Apollobringsyouwell-illustratedyetacademicarticlesbyinternationallyfamousscholars,aswellasinformationonexhibitionsandsales.Experiencefivemonthlyissuesforaslittleas￡5each.TheGuardianWeeklyTheGuardianWeeklygivesyouaglobalviewwitharticlesfromfouroftheworld'smostrespected

newspapers.Readthenewsfromdifferentviewsanddrawyourownconclusionsonthestoriesshapingourworld.Tryitfor3monthsforjust￡.PlusgetafreecopyofTheGuardianYear2023.

NewInternationalist Fullofexcellentwritingandphotography,theN1coversonekeysubjecteachmonth,fromTerrorismtoPovertytoClimateChange.Reportersfromaroundtheglobeprovideyouwithacomprehensiveworld:massesoffreshreportsandstoriestokeepyouup-to-dateonworldaffairs.3monthsfreeandfree

WorldMap.

TheWeekTheWeekistheonlyweeklysummarygivingyouthebestoftheBritishandforeignnewspapersinjust35

pages.Designedtobereadinjust1hour,itprovidesyouwitheverythingyouneedandwanttoknow.TryTheWeeknowwith13issuesforjust￡13.75.Ifyoudecideit'snotforyou,justtelluswithinthefirst6weeks

andyoucangetyourmoneyback.4.

Whichofthefollowingmagazineswillprobablyprovideyouwitharticlesaboutmusicandpaintings?A.Apollo.

B.TheWeek.

C.NewInternationalist.

D.TheGuardianWeekly.5.

Itispossiblethatmostofthereadersofthefourmagazinesare.A.men B.women

C.children

D.grown-ups6.

Whichofthefollowingwouldyoumostprobablyreadifyouwantinformationfromtheworld'smostpopularnewspapers?A.Apollo&TheWeek.

B.Apollo&NewInternationalist.

C.TheGuardianWeekly&TheWeek.

D.TheGuardianWeekly&NewInternationalist.7.

Thepurposeofwritingthesefourtextsisto.A.tellthereadersthelatestnewsB.getmorereaderstosubscribe(訂閱)

C.showtheimportanceofthefourmagazinesD.introducethefourmagazinestonewreadersCLetusbeginbusayingwhatcausesourdreams.

Ourdreamsdonotcomefromanotherworld.Theyarenotmessagesfromoutsidesource.Theyarenotalookintothefuture,either．Allourdreamshavesomethingtodowithourfeelings,fears,longings,wishes,needsandmemories.Ifapersonishungry,ortiredorcold,hisdreamsmayincludeafeelingofthisthecoversonyourbody,suchasaquiltorablankethaveslippedoffyourbed,youmaydreamthatyouaresleepingontheiceandsnow.Thematerialforthedreamyouwillhavetonightislikelytocomefromtheexperienceyouhavetoday.Sothesubjectofyourdreamusuallycomesfromsomethingthathaseffectonyouwhileyouaresleeping（feelingofcold,anoise,adiscomfort,etc.）anditmayalsouseyourpastexperiencesandthewishesandtheinterestsyouhaveiswhychildrenarelikelytodreamoffairies,olderchildrenofschoolexaminations,hungrypeopleoffood,home-sicksoldiersoftheirfamiliesandprisonersoffreedom．Toshowyouhowthisishappeningwhileyouareasleepandhowyourneedsandwishescanallbejoinedtogetherinadream,hereisthestoryofthemanwasasleepandthebackofhishandwasrubbedwithapieceofabsorbedwoulddreamhewasinhospitalandhischarminggirlfriendwasvisitinghim,sittingonthebedandfeelinggentlyhishands!Therearesomescientistswhohavemadeaspecialstudyofwhywedream,whatwedreamandwhatthosedreamsmean．Theirexplanationsofdreams,thoughabitreasonable,isnotacceptedbyeveryonebutitoffersaninterestingapproachtothebelievethatdreamsaremostlyexpressionsofwishesthatdonotcometrue．Inotherwords,dreamsareawayofhavingyourwishescarriedout．

thepassageweknowthatourdreams.imaginationofourdailylife man’scuriouslookintothefuturenothingtodowithourfeelings tosomedegreeconnectedwithourfeelingsyourchildrenoftendreamofexaminationsprobablybecause.areinterestedinexamsareoftenworriedabouttheirstudieshopeforbetterlifeshowmuchinterestintheirstudieschildrenoftendreamofexaminationsprobablybecause.areinterestedinexamsareoftenworriedabouttheirstudieshopeforabetterlifeshowmuchinterestintheirstudiesscientist’sexplanationdreams.notwidelyacceptedthoughabitreasonableanexactdescriptionofourlifeuswithinformationofdreamsofnouseforusDResearchersareplacingroboticdogs（機(jī)器狗）inthehomesoflonelyoldpeopletodeterminewhethertheycanimprovethequalityoflifeforhumans.

AlanBeck，anexpertinhuman-animalrelationship，andNancyEdwards，aprofessorofnursing，areleadingtheanimal-assistedstudyconcerningtheinfluenceofroboticdogsonoldpeople’sdepression，physicalactivity，andlifesatisfaction.“Noonewillarguethatanolderpersonisbetteroffbeingmoreactive，challenged，orstimulated(刺激)，”Edwardspointsout.“Theproblemishowwepromote(使……成為現(xiàn)實(shí))that，especiallyforthosewithoutfriendsorhelp.Aroboticdogcouldbeasolution.”

Inthestudy，therobot，calledAIBO，isplacedforsixweeksinthehousesofsomeoldpeoplewholivealone.BeforeplacingAIBOinthehome，researcherswillcollectbaselinedataforsixweeks.TheseoldpeoplewillkeepadiarytonotetheirfeelingsandactivitiesbeforeandafterAIBO.Then，theresearcherswillreviewthedatatodetermineifithasinspiredanychangesinthelifeofitsowner.

“Italktohimallthetime，andherespondstomyvoice，”saysaseventy-year-oldlady.“WhenI’mwatchingTV，he’llstayinmyarmsuntilhewantsdown.Hehasamindofhisown.”

TheAIBOsrespondtocertainorders.Theresearcherssaytheyhavesomeadvantagesoverlivedogs，especiallyforoldtheelderlyaredisabledandcannotcareforananimalbywalkingitorplayingwithit.Aroboticdogremovesexercisesandfeedingconcerns.“Atthebeginning，itwasbelievedthatnoonewouldrelatetotheroboticdog，becauseitwasmetalandnotfurry.”Becksays.“Butit’samazinghowquicklywehavegivenupthatbelief.”

Hopefully，downtheroad，theseroboticpetscouldbecomeamore-valuablehealthhelper.Theywillrecordtheirmasters’bloodpressure，oxygenlevels，orheartrhythms.AIBOsmayevenonedayhavegamesthatcanhelpstimulateoldpeople’sminds.purposeofBeckandEdwards’studyisto.human-animalrelationshiplonelyoldpeople’slifebetterthecausesofoldpeople’slonelinesstheanimal-assistedresearchtheresearch，theoldpeopleareaskedto.theactivitiesofAIBOs AIBOsathomefor12weekstheirfeelingsandactivity thecollectedinformationistheadvantageofAIBOoverlivedogs?iseasiertokeepathome canhelpthedisabledpeoplerespondstoallthehumanorders canwatchTVwithitsownerauthorseemstosuggestthatthefutureroboticdogsmay.certaindiseases oldpeopleactivepeople’sbeliefs morelikerealdogs四、任務(wù)閱讀： Whendifficultpeopleexpressthemselvesorally,theygenerallywantatleasttwothings;they'vebeen

heardandthey'vebeenunderstand.Asagoodcommunicatorshouldbeagoodlistener,fivestepsare

advocatedtowardgoodlistening.

Thefirststepiscooperating(合作).Howdoesadifficultpersonknowthatyou'relisteningand

understanding?Infact,it'sthroughthewayyoulookandsoundwhileheistalking.Youmayhelphimto

fullyexpresshisthoughtsandfeelings.Youdothisbynoddingyourheadinagreement,makingcertain

soundsofunderstanding.

Whenthepersonbeginstorepeatwhat'sbeensaid,it'ssignalofStepTwo:turningback.Itmeansthatyourepeatbacksomewordsheisusing,sendingaclearsignalthatyou'relisteningcarefullyandthatyouthinkwhatheissayingisimportant.

Havingheardwhathehastosay,thenextstepisclarifying.Atthispoint,youstarttogatherinformationaboutwhatisbeingcommunicated.Asksomeopen-endedquestions,whichwillallowyoutofigureout

hisintention.

Thefourthstepistosummarizewhatyou'veheard.Thisallowsyoutomakesurethatbothyouandthedifficultpersonareonthesamepage.Whenyoudothis,twothingshappen.First,ifyou'vemissedsomething.hecanfillinthedetails,Second,you’veshownthatyou'remakinganefforttounderstandcompletely.Thisincreasesthepossibilityofgainingcooperationfromhim.

Havinglistenedcarefully,you'venowarrivedatthepointofconfirmingthathefeels

satisfiedthathisthoughtshavebeenfullyvoiced.Askifhefeelsunderstood.

Whenenoughsincerelistening,questioning,andrememberingarebroughttogether,understandingis

usuallyachievedandadifficultpersonbecomeslessdifficultandmorecooperative.Topic（1）tounderstandReasonDifficultpeoplehopetheyhavebeenheardand(2)whentheyexpressthemselves.（3）onlistening◆(4)______inagreementandmakesomesoundsofunderstanding

whileadifficultpersonisspeaking.

◆Repeatsome(5)______thatyouhaveheard.

◆Collectinformationabouttheperson'sexpressionsandfind

his(6)______.

◆Givea(7)______ofwhatthepersonhassaid.

◆Confirmthatthepersongains(8)______withyoubecauseyouspeakinghis

thoughts.ResultAdifficultpersonwillbe(9)______tocooperatewithif

understandingisachieved.CommentYoumayunlockthedoorstodifficultpe