13.As a general rule,it is best not to talk about politics or religion with your business friends.That can get you into trouble,even in the United States,________ people hold different views.( )
17.Frank Williams was a giant of Formula One(一級方程式),but hiding beneath all the success the British racing legend's life was touched by tragedy. The courage,energy and determination with which he dealt with this cruel roll of fate drew admiration from his family,friends,colleagues and the wider public.With Patrick Head he created one of the greatest Formula One teams of all time.Williams captured seven drivers' titles,while the team's nine constructors' crowns places Williams second only to mighty Ferrari(法拉利). His noted wisdom and charm,perseverant spirit served him well on his journey from being a trainee salesman earning 10 pounds a week,to the peak of the high-quality world of F1.He established Frank Williams Racing Cars in 1966,competing in F3 and F2,and F1 with a borrowed racing car from 1969. The first all-Williams built F1 car had an inauspicious start,when with Henri Pescarolo at the wheel,it was destroyed in a crash in 1972,With funding an ever-present problem and having lost control of his company he left,with Head,to set up the team that is still racing today,in 1977. Clay Regazzoni drove a Cosworth-powered Williams to its first F1 success,fittingly at the British Grand Prix,in 1979.Australian Alan Jones won the team's first drivers' title the following season.Williams also collected the constructors' championship that year.Keke Rosberg took the 1982 title,with five more captured in a golden period between 1987 and 1997,all after Williams' ill-fated 1986 crash to catch a flight in France that led to the car crash. Williams had to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. "But life has to go on, "he said. "I was able to continue in the business I was already in. "Not for the first time personal suffering failed to decrease Williams' single-mindedness to succeed,with Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve capturing the1996 and1997 world championships.He was knighted(封爵)in1999 and became Sir Frank. Williams died on November 28,aged 79.
(1)Why does the author refer to Ferrari in paragraph 2?
A.To explain why the races are useful. B.To voice his views on Formula One. C.To show the achievement of Williams. D.To emphasize the importance of Ferrari. (2)Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word "inauspicious" in paragraph 4?
A.Unlucky. B.Excellent. C.Amazing. D.Impressive. (3)After Williams'1986 crash,he chose to
. A.be optimistic to face the life. B.stop the career of Formula One. C.spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. D.decrease his single-mindedness to succeed. (4)Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.Where there is a will,there is a way. B.Frank Williams,Formula One Pioneer. C.God helps those who help themselves. D.Formula One,The high-quality Event.
18. In the Hollywood movie The Martian,actor Matt Damon plays an astronaut who grows food on Mars (火星) to survive alone on the red planet. After seeing the movie,Washington State University physicist Michael Allen and University of Idaho food scientist Helen Joyner decided to carry out a case study helping students figure out how to farm on Mars.In the case study,students had to imagine they were mining on Mars and decide how to feed themselves there before starting on the journey.They got advice from Allen and Joyner on how to select crops and take the challenges of growing crops over long periods on Mars.Students used a scoring system to select three foods to plant on Mars. Allen found the results impressive:among 30 students, "no two people have ever gotten the same answer",he said. Human travelers to Mars will likely have to make use of resources on the planet rather than take everything they need with them on a spaceship.This means farming their own food on another planet,one that has a very different ecosystem (生態系統) from Earth's. One challenge for those who would like to live on Mars is the fact that there can be no farming tools.Like real astronauts,students taking part in the study cannot take farming tools with them.As Joyner put it to his student astronauts, "You are starting with nothing." Besides,students also have to deal with a very limited choice of diet. "If you had to eat a single food for the rest of your life,could you do it?" Joyner asked. But Allen believes the case study is about more than farming and eating on the Red Planet. "I'm not teaching about growing food on Mars," Allen said, "I'm teaching about living with choices.I'm teaching about problem solving."
(1)What made Michael Allen and Helen Joyner carry out the case study?
A.A trip. B.A book. C.A movie. D.A lecture. (2)In the case study,students have to
. A.start with everything B.try different tools C.watch the movie D.select three foods (3)What might be the challenge for people living on Mars?
A.They have a limited choice of diet. B.They have a lot of farming tools. C.They have to take part in the study. D.They have to select crops on Mars. (4)Michael Allen thinks that the case study teaches the students
. A.how to look for foods on Mars B.to know more about Earth C.how to solve problems D.to learn about gardening (5)The passage is mainly about
. A.a research on how to farm on Mars B.a Hollywood movie The Martian C.how to survive alone on Earth D.how to design a scoring system
19.Last week,my younger brother visited me for five days,To ensure I could spend as much time with him as possible,I worked extra hard during the weekend before he arrived. It amazed me how much I could accomplish when I had a strong motivation to be efficient.During the week,I put in a couple of hours in the mornings to handle pressing issues and then spent the afternoons and evenings going out with him.Once again,I was surprised to realize just how much free time was available to me if I consciously chose to be more effective while working. This made me think of Parkinson's Law:Work expands to fill the time available for its completion. I realized then that I'd given myself more time than necessary for work,and as a result,I ended up spending lot of toe procrastinating (拖延)and entertaining myself online. How might things change for me,I wondered,if I chose to commit to more social and recreational (休閑娛樂)activities,made them priorities(優先事項)and was motivated to finish work quicker? I realize not everyone has flexibility in their work schedules,but I believe we could all create more time for ourselves if we were motivated to cut out the choices that don't match our strongest desires and intentions.Maybe it's zoning out in front of the TV or searching the web.If there's one thing that's consumed my time the most,it's researching how I actually want to spend it. I believe what English musician John Lennon said is true:Time that you enjoyed wasting was not wasted.I don't think there's anything wrong with using technology if we've consciously chosen to do it. However,we owe it to ourselves to get out in the world and explore different possibilities to be playful curious,engaged and just to be. Perhaps it would be easier to do that if we asked ourselves:How can I be more effective?Can I minimize what I am currently doing?How can I start using the time I've created in a way that will excite and inspire me?
(1)How did the author feel when she finished her work in advance?
A.Guilty. B.Exhausted. C.Stressed. D.Surprised. (2)What does the underlined word "this" in paragraph 2 refer to?
A.The change in her work efficiency. B.Ways of dealing with pressing issues. C.Her working motivation to be different. D.The time spent with her younger brother. (3)What does the author advise us to do to make more time for ourselves?
A.Commit to more personal activities. B.Get your priorities right with your work. C.Create a tight work schedule for ourselves. D.Don't waste time on technology for any reason. (4)What is the author's main purpose in writing this article?
A.To explain what Parkinson's Law is. B.To reflect on better time management. C.To introduce how to balance work and life. D.To show the importance of accompanying family members. (5)Which of the following is best title for the text?
A.Creating More Time B.Living Life to the Fullest C.Skills for Doing Work Effectively D.Relationship Influences Work Performance
20.- Recent research discovered that a low-cost computer training program can help older persons drive less dangerously. "We developed a training program,called Drive Aware,which could be used by anyone who has a computer," says Jing Feng,co-author of the study and a professor of psychology at NC State. "Drive Aware is a cognitive (認知的) training program for older persons that helps them notice traffic risks more effectively.The purpose of our recent study was to see how much Drive Aware changes trainees' driving behaviors once they get behind the wheel." The researchers found 27 persons aged 65 and up to test Drive Aware.In a driving simulator (模擬器),all of the study participants (參與者) experienced a basic driving exam.The "active training" group was made up of nine of the study participants.Every two weeks,the active training group had two Drive Aware trainings.A group of nine additional study participants was asked to take "passive training".This group watched videos of others receiving the Drive Aware instruction.This happened twice,with each lasting about a week.The control group,which was made up of the remaining nine study participants,received no training.After that,all 27 study participants performed a second driving exam in the simulator. The study participants in the active training group experienced 25% fewer "unsafe incidents (事件)" following the training,according to the researchers.There was no obvious change in the number of dangerous incidents among study participants in the passive training and control groups. "This testing was done with a fairly limited number of study participants," Feng says. "If we can succeed in getting the fund,we'd like to further our testing with more people to clearly prove how effective this training is at reducing accidents among older drivers."
(1)What does the underlined phrase "get behind the wheel" in paragraph 2 mean?
A.Take a risk. B.Start a program. C.Drive a car. D.Use a computer. (2)What was the "passive training" group required to do?
A.Experience no training. B.Receive two Drive Aware trainings. C.Take three driving tests. D.Observe videos of Drive Aware trainings. (3)How did the researchers arrive at their testing result?
A.By quoting former figures. B.By investigating car accidents. C.By operating the driving simulator. D.By comparing participants' performances. (4)What is Feng's attitude towards the testing?
22. Tea is a healthy drink.Drinking tea in China could be considered as (1)
art and away to help people achieve a sense of calm and renewed energy.It is also a way to enjoy life better. Stories (2)
are about the discovery of tea since different depending on the people who you ask,but we know that Chinese people (3)
(drink) tea since Shennong,5,000 years ago.Usually,tea (4)
(believe) to be medicinal,and is so central to (5)
(day) life that an old Chinese saying includes tea in a list of seven important (6)
(content) to be gathered each morning,along with firewood,rice,oil,salt,soy and vinegar. Drinking tea together is a sign of respect.In the life of Chinese,it is common (7)
(give) guests a cup of tea to welcome them into the home.But tea is more than a key of social customs.It is meant to act (8)
a medium through which people can become much (9)
(close) to nature.Drinking tea out in nature will create a spiritual connection to the environment and make people (10)
23.假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。 增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。 刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。 修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。 注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞; 2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。 Mum got be angry with me this morning. "Your room is such untidy that it is hard to find the way to the door!" she said.There is some books on the floor,and some clothes,and some CDs too.But the door is near my bed,so it's really easy for me to find my ways to the door.I think a tidy room is really bored.When I search for my things,I always get the surprise and find anything else.Yesterday I was looking my new football shoes.I couldn't find them,but I found a photo with me and my sister.My sister looks really young ,it was very funny.