jz*jz*Test11CIn1885,ayoungdoctornamedArthurConanDoyleopenedofficesinLondon.Hewantedtobeasuccessfuldoctor,butforsomereasonsheneverfoundenoughpatients.To___1___thetime,hebegantowritestoriesandsendthemtothenewspapers.ConanDoyle'sstorieswereaboutacleverdetective,SherlockHolmes.ConanDoylewrotethatSherlockHolmeslivedat221bBakerStreetinLondon,andpeoplewithproblemscametohisfor___2___.OftenpolicedetectivescametoSherlockHolmeswiththeirproblems,too.HewasabletosolvemysteriesthatthecleverestpolicemeninEnglandwere___3___tofigureout.SometimesSherlockHolmescouldsolveamysterywithoutleavinghischair.Helistenedcarefullytotheinformationhisclient(委托人)gaveandfiguredouttheanswer.Atothertimeshespentdaysorweekslookingforclues.SherlockHolmestravelledtodifferentcitiesandcountriestosolvethemysteries.___4___heworedisguises,pretendingtobeanoldman,orasailor.Holmesdidanythingtofindouttheanswertothemysterieshewasworkingon.SherlockHolmesisthemost___5___detectiveinEnglishliterature,butmanypeopledon'tunderstandthatheisafictional(虛構(gòu)的)character,notarealperson.TheEnglishpostofficesreportthatpeoplestillsendmailtoSherlockHolmesinBakerStreet.Evenhegetsmorethan2,000___6___everyyear.( )1.A.keep B.change C.pass D.mention( )2.A.practice B.thinking C.trust D.help( )3.A.willing B.suitableC.likely D.unable

()5.A.tiredB.relaxedC.nervousD.famous()6.A.visitorsB.lettersC.callsD.directions( )4.A.SeldomD.AlwaysB.NeverC.SometimesTest13B.NeverC.SometimesEGreenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisthecolorofmostgrowingplants,too.Sometimes,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnotyetfinishedorplantsthatarenotripe.Forexample,agreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperience,whoisnewtoasituation.Inthefifteenthcentury,agreenhornwasayoungcoworoxwhosehornshadnotyetdeveloped.Acenturyorsolater,agreenhornwasasoldierwhohadnotyethadanyexperienceinwar.Bytheeighteenthcentury,agreenhornhadthemeaningithastoday--apersonwhoisnewinajob.Aboutonehundredyearsago,greenhornwasapopularexpressionintheAmericanwest.Old-timersusedittodescribeamanwhohadjustarrivedfromoneofthebigcitiesintheeast.Thegreenhorndidn'thavetheskillsthathewouldneedtoliveinthehard,roughcountry.Someonewhohastheabilitytogrowplantswellissaidtohaveagreenthumb.Theexpressioncomesfromtheearlynineteenhundreds.Apersonwithagreenthumbseemstohaveamagictouchthatmakesplantsgrowquicklyandwell.Youmightsaythatthewomannextdoorhasagreenthumbifhergardencontinuestogrowlongafteryourplantshavedied.TheGreenRevolutionisthenamewhichwasgivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Thenewplantsproducedmuchlargercrops.TheGreenRevolutionwastheresultofhardworkbyagriculturalscientistswhohadgreenthumbs.Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeeling-jealousy.Thegreen-eyedmonsterisnotafrighteningcreaturefromouterspace.ItisanexpressionusedaboutfourhundredyearsagobyBritishwriterWilliamShakespeareinhisplayOthello.Itdescribestheunpleasantfeelingapersonhaswhensomeonehassomethingthathewantstoget.Ayoungmanmaysufferfromthegreen-eyedmonsterifhisgirlfriendbeginsgoingoutwithsomeoneelse.Whatdoesa“greenhorn〞nowrefertoIsthepersonwithagreenthumbgoodatgrowingplantsWhoworkshardandhelpstodevelopnewkindsofriceandothergrainsPeopledon’tusegreentodescribepeople’sfeeling,dotheyWhenwastheexpression“thegreen-eyedmonster〞probablyfirstlyusedWhatkindofpersonwiththegreen-eyedmonsterdoyouthinkhe/sheis"Test14DWithsomanythingsgoingoninyourlifeandthepressureofworkandsociety,youmaystartthinkingitisnotwiseatalltostartahobby.Butthereasonthatstopsyoufromgettingintoahobbyisthes___1___reasonwhyyoushouldsurelytakeupahobby.Hobbycanr___2___pressure.Thereisnothingwrongwithfocusingonyourjob.Afterall,itisyourwayofmakingmoney.H___3___,whenyoufocusonworktoomuch,youmayforgetaboutotheraspects（方面）ofyourlife.Thatiswhenthingsstarttogowrong.Whatyouhavetothinkaboutis:eventherichestpeoplearenotpleasedwithmoneyormaterialthingsa___4___.Weallneedaspacewherewecanbecomeourselves,withoutanypressure.Hobbiescanhelprecover（恢復(fù)）notonlyyourp___5___energybutalsoyouremotionalenergy.Andthatwillbeshowninallaspectsofyourlife.Althoughyoucanrelaxbysleepingordoingnothing,ahobbyhasadifferentrelaxingeffect.Doingnothingcanrelaxyourtiredbody,butitisnosolutiontoatiredm___6___.Thatisthebigdifferencebetweenthetwo.Ahobbyisagreatwaytospendtimeonyourenjoyment.Butifyouarethinkingthatahobbyisallaboutbeingquiet,thenyouarewrong.Infact,hobbiescanalsobeh___7___toyoursocialskills.Hobbiescanevenhelptoexpand拓（展）yournetwork,andthatcanbecomeanadvantagetoyourjob.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. EWhenMattySallin,34,wasstudyingartandtechnologyatNewYorkUniversity,hegotaninterestingtaskforthefinalexam:Createsomethingfortheordinaryfamily.Hedecidedtocreateanalarmclock."Togetupintime,manypeoplehavetouseanalarmclockeverymorning.Butthesoundoftheclockisextremelynoisyandunpleasant,"hesays.Sobeforehestartedtodesignthenewclock,heaskeddifferentpeoplewhatthey'dliketowakeuptointhemorning.Alotofthemsaid,"Thesmellofbacon（培根肉）."SoSallinandhistwoclassmatesinventedanewkindofalarmclock:awoodenboxwithapigfaceandadigitalclockthatusesthesmellofcookingbacontowakepeopleup.Heexplains,"There'snodangerofburning,becauseIbuiltitcarefully.Itusesspeciallightbulbs（燈泡）insteadofafireforcookingandrumsoffautomaticallyaftertenminutes."Justafeweasystepsarerequiredtosetthealarm"."Whatyoudoistoputafewpiecesofbaconmeatinsidetheboxthenightbefore,thenyousetthealarm,"saysSallin."Ifyousetthealarmfor8:00,itwillturnonat7:50andslowcookfortenminutesunderthebulbs.Thenthebulbsrumoffandafanblowsthesmelloutthroughthenoseofthepig."Sothepleasantsmellofbaconwillwakeyouup.Therewillbenomorenoisyalarms,"saysSallin."Thenyoucanopenthedooronthesideandpullthebaconoutandeatit."WhenSallinwasakid,hespentalotoftimemakingdrawingsofinventions."Iwantedtomakealiftinmybackyardandaspecialtreehouse,"hesays."ButIneverreallythoughtI'dbecomeaninventor!"SallingotanAforhisalarmclockandwentontoinventotherthings—butpeoplecontinuetoemailhimeverydayaskingwheretheycanbuyhisalarmclock.Ifhedecidestoproduceandsellhisspecialalarmclock,maybehecanbuildasuccessfulbusinessoutofit.WhatwasMattySallin"Howmanypeopleworkedtogetheronthenewalarmclock"HowlongdidittaketocookthebaconWhyarelightbulbsusedforcookingbaconinsteadofafire"What'sspecialaboutSallin'salarmclock" wakespeopleupinsteadoftheloudalarm.Whatdoyouthinkofthenewalarmclock"TestTest#jz*jz*CTimBeckerandhisneighborsaredoingsomethingtomaketheirneighborhoodatrouble-freearea.WhenTimBeckergetsinhiscartogoshopping,hedoesn'tjustdrivetoastoreandbackhome.Healwayslooks___1___upanddownthestreetsofhisneighborhood.Helooksforanythingunusualsuchasstrangecars,loudnoises,___2___windows,orpeoplegatheringonstreetcorners.TimbelongedtoaneighborhoodwatchgroupinStoneville,Indiana,USA.TheneighborhoodwatchgroupmeetonthethirdWednesdayofeverymonth.That's___3___Timgetstogetherwithabouttenofhisneighborstodiscusscommunitysafety.Membersoftheneighborhoodwatchgroupwanttohelpthepolice___4___theirhomes,streets,andfamiliessafe.TinaStedman,presidentoftheirneighborhoodwatchgroup,agreeswithTim."Peopleseemtothinkthatcrimehappenstootherpeoplebutnottothem.Well,it's___5___happenedtome,"shesaid,"butIdon'tthinkanyonehastherighttostealfromotherpeopleortomakethemfeelunsafesittingintheirownhomes."Alex,amemberofthegroup,saidthatalltheneighborslookoutforoneanother,"Wewatcheachother'shomes.Wekeepwatchontheneighborhoodatnightandonweekends.Usuallyagroupoffourorfiveofusgoesouttogether.Ifsomethingdoesn'tlookright,thenwecallthepolice.Forexample,ifwenoticeagroupofteenagerswhoseemtobelookingfor___6___,orsomeonedestroyingproperty,wereporttothepolice."jz*jz*Alexfeelstheneighborhoodwatchgroupshelpalotinkeepingcrimedown.HerhusbandJimagrees,"Policearegoodpeople,buttheycan'tdoeverything.()1.A.carefullyB.clearlyC.happilyD.widely()2.A.dirtyB.niceC.oldD.broken()3.A.whereB.whyC.whenD.how()4.A.keepB.holdC.letD.protect()5.A.everB.neverC.oftenD.sometimes()6.A.workB.peopleC.serviceD.troubleTest38D“Thereisnolovewhichismoresincerethantheloveoffood,〞saidAnglo-IrishwriterGeorgeBernardShaw.LikeBernardShaw,manywriterse___1___foodverymuch,andtheysayandwriteinterestingthingsaboutit.BritishpoetOwenMeredith(1831-1891)learntalotaboutfoodwhenhelivedinParis.Hefamouslysaid,“Wemaylivewithoutfriends,wemaylivewithoutbooks,butcivilized(文明的)mencannot