___10____ the pattern more easily with a map in his hand. 1 A. make use of B. make usage of C. make the use of D. make the usage of 2 A. take root B. develop root C. have root D. get root 3 A. moreover B. unfortunately C. therefore D. furthermore 4 A. on hand B. on other hand C. on the hand D. on the one hand 5 A. on B. in C. to D. with 6 A. quite B. very C. too D. rather 7 A. with B. of C. by D. as 8 A. mine B. my C. me D. one 9 A. In addition B. In belief C. As a result D. In short 10 A. form B. track C. follow D. catch The natives seem to have adopted the mode of living in villages. There is no proportion to the size of their houses, however, some ___1___ large and commodious--forty to fifty feet in length and twenty to thirty ___2___ while others of them are mere buts. The entrance is made either at ___3___ end or side, and is an oblong hole, so low that one must ___4___ down on one's hands and knees and creep in. No light enters the ___5___ but at the opening, and though such close habitations may afford a comfortable ___6___ in bad weather, they seem poorly adapted to the hot climate. However, they ___7___ remarkably clean, and their floors are covered with a large quantity of dried ___8___ over which mats are spread to sit and sleep upon. At one end ___9___ a bench about three feet high on which their household utensils are placed. ___10___ consist principally of gourds, which they use to hold water and food. 1 A. being B. since C. that D. be 2 A. long B. width C. wide D. wider 3 A. one B. a C. some D. that 4 A. come B. going C. get D. act 5 A. house B. morning C. time D. afternoon 6 A. house B. return C. room D. retreat 7 A. come B.are C. feel D. be 8 A. roof B. grass C. clothes D. wood 9 A. stands B. there C. finds D. were 10 A. Something B. These C. That D. This In our eyes, the desirability of a material or object is inextricably linked to its availability. If it is plentiful and therefore cheap, it becomes unattractive. It is this simple human truth that has brought ___1___ a reversal in the perception of plastics in the twentieth century. As the industrial uses have grown, the appreciation of plastics ___2___ materials having intrinsic(内在的) beauty has diminished. Bakelite (胶木), a material discovered by L.H. Baekeland, typifies the changing attitude of the public ___3___ plastics. In the early stage of its development, it was made ___4___ decorative objects and was used as a molded substitute for onyx (条纹玛瑙) and marble. When demand grew, it was produced in greater ___5___, became cheaper and began to be used for light fittings. telephones and ashtray, thus losing any pretensions to stylishness it originally had. The same attitude ___6___ to all plastic nowadays, to the extent that \become a derogatory term even though some plastics are very ___7___. Fluorocarbons (碳氟化物) in particular perform well in situations where on other material, ___8___ the cost, would be able to survive.
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Because of this change in attitude, plastics are rarely used ___9___ purely aesthetic purposes. Although some beautiful products are still made, the sad reality is that plastics are now usually chosen for the simple ___10___ that production is not feasible in any other material. 1 A. about B. out C. up D. around 2 A. from B. for C. into D. as 3 A. of B. to C. on D. about 4 A. from B.out of C. into D. as 5 A. numbers B. qualities C. details D. amounts 6 A. applies B. responds C. reacts D. adapts 7 A. intensive B. expensive C. extensive D. explosive 8 A. whichever B. whatever C. no matter D. however 9 A. as B. on C. of D. for 10 A. proposal B. condition C. request D. reason A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment. The unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses ___1___ time and his good name. There is an old saying which says, \never to be recalled\again. Time is more valuable than material things. In fact time is life itself, an unpunctual man is forever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset as well as ___3___. The unpunctual man is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or keep appointments ___4___. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time rand seldom complains of want of it. He knows that he cannot get ___5___ his immense amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every appointment without the least delay and deals with every piece of work when it has to be attended ___6___. Failure to be punctual in keeping one's appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to a dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he ___7___ all the other guests waiting for him. This is a great impoliteness both towards the host and the other guests. Friends sometimes grow ___8___ towards each other, or even become enemies, because one of them has been neglectful of answering letters or keeping appointments. Unpunctuality, moreover, is very ___9___ when it comes to doing one's duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are entrusted (受托) with important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by friends or fellow men. And the unpunctual man is a ___10___ of annoyance both to others and to himself. 1 A. both B. with C. either D. as well as 2 A. losing B. disappeared C. missed D. lost 3 A. others' B. another's C. other D. others 4 A. earlier B. nicely C. faster D. promptly 5 A. through B. off C. away D. on 6 A. at B. to C. in D. into 7 A. makes B. keeps C. forces D. lets 8 A. jealous B. angry C. cold D. uncomfortable 9 A. important B. serious C. harmful D. accurate 10 A. source B. cause C. root D. supply
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There have been theories of how stars came into being, but now scientists have actually seen the birth of a new ___1___. For the first time ever, scientists ___2___ pictures of a baby star, or protostar, developing in the Milky Way. These pictures confirm the scientists' theory of how a star is born and ___3___. Scientists had believed that new stars are formed inside clouds of gas and dust, explains Thomas Kuiper, an American astrophysicist. Gravity, the force that attracts objects to ___4___, pulls some of the gas and dust particles together into a compact ball, the protostar. Until now, scientists had found the clouds ___5___ the star so thick that they couldn't see inside. But two groups of scientists took pictures of this new star, using radio telescopes. These telescopes gather and focus radio waves, a type of energy ___6___ from some objects in space, using large antennas. As the scientists had predicted, the images show gas and dust collapsing into this baby star, ___7___ is now 150,000 years old. (That's young for a star, which can \ \ Scientists will continue to watch the new star ___8___ it matures and becomes hotter and more compact. Kuiper ___9___ that the rest of the gas cloud will either collapse into the star or blow away. Then, in a few million years, hydrogen atoms inside this star will start to fuse (combine) and ___10___ light energy. When that happens, the star will begin to glow. 1 A. state B. star C. theory D. baby 2 A. have taken B. take C. took D. had taken 3 A. becomes B. matures C. composes D. bears 4 A. the other B. others C. another D. one another 5 A. on B. around C. in D. inside 6 A. fled B. fleeing C. emitted D. emititng 7 A. that B. which C. what D. this 8 A. that B. which C. as D.if 9 A. performs B. appraises C. anticipates D. predicts 10 A. give in B. give out C. give off D. give up Parents can no more be friends to their children than teachers can be to their students. For the feature of friendship is reciprocity(回报、相互) : giving and getting something ___1___ what you give. Parents see to the proper development of their children, and teachers ___2___ the shaping of their students' minds. Children and students cannot reciprocate in ___3___. It should be clear now why real friendship requires more than merely having something in common. It is just this that ___4___ the kind of friendship they will have. True friendship required at least a sound moral character out of the ___5___ of which individuals are able to give and get this precious affection. And the more individuals give, the more they realize a genuine kind of ___6___, the better frineds they are. A good man will not only do for his friend what he would do for himself, but will, if necessary, do more. These prerequisites being hard to ___7___, true friendship is bound to be rare. To acquire a real friend, therefore, is one of the most ___8___ accomplishments in life. Montaigne tells a story of Cyrus, the ruler of Persia. He was asked whether he would exchange a valuable horse, on which he had just won a ___9___, for a kingdom. Cyrus replied, \any man ___10___ of that alliance (联盟).\ 1 A. upon B. like C. with D. for
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2 A. guide B. change C. cultivate D. nurse 3 A. kind B. return C. order D. place 4 A. promises B. ensures C. determines D. yields 5 A. richness B. happiness C. readiness D. forgiveness 6 A. selflesness B. establishment C. relationship D. association 7 A. perfect B. satisfy C. fulfill D. approach 8 A. prosperous B. praiseworthy C. productive D. profitable 9 A. race B. game C. test D. fight 10 A. serious B. aware C. worthy D. positive Because alcohol abuse is such a common problem, it is important to recognize the danger signals of alcoholism. Progression from a \phase, the social drinker begins to turn more frequently to alcohol to ___1___ tension or to feel good. There are four danger signals in this period that signal excessive dependence on alcohol. The first is ___2___ consumption. The individual drinks more and more and may begin to worry about his drinking. The second is morning drinking. Morning drinking is a dangerous ___3___, particularly when it is used to fight against a hangover or to \behavior while drunk that leaves him feeling guilty or embarrassed. Finally, there are blackouts. ___5___ drinking may be accompanied by an inability to remember what happened during intoxication(酒醉). The decisive phase begins when the person begins to ___6___ control over his drinking. At this stage, there is usually control over when and where a first drink is taken, but one drink starts a(n) ___7___ reaction leading to a second and a third, and so on. In the last phase, the alcoholic drinks compulsively and continuously. He eats infrequently, becomes intoxicated from far less alcohol than before, and feels a powerful ___8___ for alcohol when it is denied to him. His work, family ties, and social life all ___9___. His self-drugging is usually so compulsive that when given the choice, the bottle comes ___10___ friends, relatives, employment, and the selfrespect. 1 A. reflect B. relax C. relieve D. restrain 2 A. raised B. increased C. raising D. increasing 3 A. symbol B. hint C. trace D. sign 4 A. envelops B. involves C. engages D. concerns 5 A. Exclusive B. Extra C. Excessive D. Excited 6 A. deceive B. decrease C. loosen D. lose 7 A. definite B. tied C. chain D. endless 8 A. use B. need C. sense D. strength 9 A. worsen B. fail C. destroy D. damage 10 A. over B. after C. with D. before I must tell you about the most awful dream I had the other night. Actually, it wasn't a dream, it was more of a nightmare. You know I don't believe in the supernatural: ghosts, witchcraft and all ___1___, but what happened was so real, I'm actually beginning to ___2___ there must be some truth in it. It was a terrible night, what with the wind howling and the thunder crashing but finally I ___3___ to get to sleep. What happened next was really frightening. There, at the end of the bed, stood a dark figure. I 'm not ___4___--honestly I could really see it. It was dark in the room, of course, but I saw the outline of the figure clearly. I know not all ghosts are ___5___, but this one looked really terrifying. Then it spoke. At least, it made
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