I: 单项选择：(共15小题，每题1分；满分15分) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 1. If the opportunity comes quickly and you don’t grab it, you’ll ______ it. A. present B. seize C. catch D. miss 2. We must respect those who differ from us as well as those with whom we have ______. A. friendship B. similarities C. differences D. trouble 3. There’re reasons for optimism. We face huge______, but we also have enormous advantages. A. challenges B. chances C. changes D. charges 4. --- We need more and better education at every level, especially job training. --- ______. Workers need to be educated and retrained to keep with the time. A. Particularly B. Generally C. Absolutely D. Usually 5. Most jobs that will have good prospects in the future will be ______. They will involve being able to juggle data, symbols, computer programs in some way or the other, no matter what the task. A. complicated B. well-paid C. straightforward D. environmentally friendly 6. Research from the US earlier this month found that simulated acupuncture using toothpicks which do not pierce the skin could be ______ using real needles. A. as well as B. as good as C. as long as D. as far as 7. One of the few constants in life is change. Everything ______ and nothing stands still. A. freezes B. flies C. follows D. flows 8. Don’t try to solve all your problems at once. Pick just one area that needs ______, and work on it until you’ve reached your goal. A. improvement B. imagination C. intelligence D. investigation 9. Without good habits, anyone will ______ in school. With them, everyone can ______.
A. struggle; succeed B. survive; struggle C. succeed; survive D. struggle; suffer 10. It is very _______ of you to notice that detail straight away. A. sharp B. enthusiastic C. eager D. aware 11. An increase in the price of drugs has ______ the rising cost of medical care. A. explained why B. contributed to C. resulted from D. kept up 12. --- Have you looked through the plan? --- Not yet. But I will read it carefully. It is ______ careful consideration. A. short of B. fond of C. proud of D. worthy of 13. --- Journalists have to work very quickly in order not to ______. --- I know. I like that. It’s very challenging. A. meet the deadline B. miss the deadline C. avoid being fired D. make both ends meet 14. He’s always ______ and trying to impress people around. A. showing off B. showing up C. making off D. making up 15. --- Today, many developing countries are heavily in debt. In fact, most of them have debts that can never be repaid. --- Something must be done to help them, otherwise, things will ______. A. get better B. go mad C. be under control D. get worse
II: 完形填空(共20小题，每题2分；满分40) 请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的 A 、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
What should you say if you’re caught doing something wrong? Apologize first. Then if you can do anything to __16__ the damage, do it. All of us make mistakes. The question is, how do we __17__ to them? If we try to avoid having trouble, __18__ the finger at others, and __19__ responsibility, all we do is make ourselves look __20__ and lose the respect of those around us. All we do is show the adults __21__ that we are still __22__ like little kids. So if you get caught, don’t say, “It wasn’t me.” Or, “Those other guys were __23__ it first.” Or, “I don’t know.” If you make a mistake, have the __24__ to say, “I messed up, and I’m sorry. How can I fix it, or __25__ up for it?” Then follow through. People are ready to __26__ you―but only if you’re ready to take responsibility. Apologize, fix it, and move __27__. That kind of response will earn __28__ and respect. I once saw two students __29__ the entranceway to their school after having been caught for a minor misdeed. One of them saw this task as a __30__, while the other saw it as doing service to the school. The first one was __31__ at being caught and still refused to accept responsibility for what he had done. The second had __32__ his mistake, apologized, and asked what he could do to balance the scales. It wasn’t a big deal, but this __33__ spoke volumes about each of these two __34__. They were the same age, but one was still a boy, while the other was __35__ a young man on the way to becoming a responsible adult.
16. A. prevent B. cause C. repair D. inspect 17. A. return B. reply C. refer D. respond 18. A. point B. cross C. cut D. pull 19. A. share B. deny C. accept D. claim 20. A. smart B. good C. bad D. well 21. A. interested B. disappointed C. involved D. encouraged 22. A. feeling B. acting C. looking D. smelling 23. A. doing B. keeping C. creating D. changing 24. A. right B. time C. chance D. courage 25. A. set B. put C. make D. take 26. A. forgive B. forget C. follow D. forbid 27. A. away B. on C. in D. over 28. A. interest B. confidence C. admiration D. competition 29. A. repairing B. designing C. blocking D. sweeping 30. A. punishment B. commitment C. requirement D. treatment 31. A. confused B. angry C. poor D. expert 32. A. repeated B. admitted C. avoided D. covered 33. A. event B. accident C. sample D. incident 34. A. mistakes B. examples C. individuals D. stories 35. A. clearly B. hardly C. finally D. recently
There are nearly 400 different types of sharks, but only about 30 types have been reported as attacking human beings. Most people know that the most dangerous shark is the great white shark, mainly because they have seen the movie “Jaws”. However, there are still two other sharks which are fierce. They are the tiger shark and the bull shark.
The chances of being attacked by shark are very small compared to other dangers. Many more people drown in the ocean every year than are bitten by sharks. The low number of attacks that happen every year proves that s
