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25. The bank is reported in the local newspaper __________ (rob) in broad daylight yesterday. 26. Hardly had we arrived at the cinema _________ the film started. 27. We need strong spirit of team work __________ we are to overcome the difficulties. 28. We come to understand that Mr. Black is the very person __________ __________ we are grateful. 29. I invited Joe and Linda to dinner, but neither of __________ came. 30. He __________ (learn) Japanese for six years by the time he graduates from the university next year. 31. It is the first time Spain __________ (reach) the semi-finals of a major tournament since they got to the final of the European championships in 1984. 32. Technology is here to stay and whether it improves our lives or ruins the planet depends on __________ we make use of it.
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Many of us have read the story of The Little Mermaid by Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. And now, a goldfish is ready to pull at our hearts in Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. It is the latest, and reportedly (33) __________ last production by Japan’s famous animator（漫画家）Hayao Miyazaki. The film became a hit after it (34) __________ (show) at the Venice Film Festival last week. (35) __________ (base) on the famous story, the film takes place in a modern Japanese setting. It is a story of childhood love and adventure. Ponyo is a little fish from the sea that struggles (36) __________ (realize) her dream of becoming a girl and living with a boy named Sosuke. Ponyo’s father is against her (37) __________ (change) into a girl. Ponyo learns that she must give up her special powers to become human. The film also tells of how five-year-old Sosuke manages to keep his promise. The final message is about love (38) __________ lasts forever and acceptance. In Ponyo, Miyazaki didn’t use computer graphics（制图）but instead returns to pencil and crayon(蜡笔). He said that (39) __________ digital techniques are useful, they have at times become too much. “A little boy and a little girl, love and responsibility, the ocean and life are shown in the most basic way in Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. This is my response (40) __________ the difficulties and uncertainties of our times,” said Miyazaki.
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A. interrupt B. hence C. establish D. different E. naturally F. structure G. doubts H. difference I. encourage J. amounts K. approach According to the latest research in the United States of America, men and women talk such different languages that it is like people from two different cultures trying to communicate with each other. Professor Deborah Tannen of Georgetown University has noticed the ____41____ in the style of boy’s and girl’s conversations from an early age. She says that little girls’ conversation is less definite than boys’ and expresses more ____42____. Little boys use conversation to____43____ status with their listeners. These differences continue into adult life, she says. In public conversations, men talk most and ____44____ other speakers more. In private conversations, men and women speak in equal ____45____ —although they say things in a different style. Professor Tannen believes that, for woman, private talking is a way to establish and test intimacy(亲切感). For men, private talking is a way to explore the power ____46____ of a relationship. Teaching is one job where the differences between men’s and women’s ways of talking show clearly. When a man teaches a woman, says Professor Tannen, he wants to show that he has more knowledge, and ____47____ more power in conversation. When a woman teaches another woman, however, she is more likely to take a sharing ____48____ and to encourage her student to join in. But Professor Tannen does not believe that women are ____49____ more helpful. She says women feel they achieve power by being able to help others. Although the research suggests men talk and interrupt people more than women, Professor Tannen says, women actually ____50____ this to happen because they believe it will lead to more intimacy and help to establish a relationship.
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1. The little girl’s dream is to be a famous singer and actress when she ___________ in the future. 2. As the Best Winner of the contest of Outlook 2012 English Talent Contest, she ___________ great pressure to compete with students all over the country then. 3. These days almost all the schools in Shanghai ___________ advanced facilities in the labs. 4. When you start a conversation with a British guy for the first time, do remember ___________ subjects of a casual nature, such as weather. 5. Don’t bother him now; he wants to ___________. 6. I wish I could do something ___________ the kindness I have received from him. 7. The students burnt the midnight oil to meet the ___________ of his homework. 8. The hardworking father always ___________ spending too little time with his son. 9. ___________ the popularity of Apple products, opinions vary from person to person. 10. ___________ we move the picture over there? Do you think it looks better?
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1. 这项研究表明, 文化和礼仪之间有密切联系。( related) 2. 老师的工作包括备课、上课、布置作业、批改试卷等。( involve ) 3. 盯着盲人或其他残疾人士看在国内外都被视为不礼貌的。（It） 4. 从老外的面部表情和肢体语言中你会看出他是否想要与你聊天。(feel like) 5. 自从就读寄宿制学校以来, 他养成了在寝室把一切物品摆放井井有条的习惯。(ever since)
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I strongly believe that it is rather important to be a good listener. And although I have become a better listener than I was ten years ago, I have to admit I’m still only a(n) ___51___ listener. Effective listening is more than simply ___52___ the bad habit of interrupting others while they are speaking or finishing their sentences. It’s being ___53___ listening to the entire thought of someone ___54___ waiting impatiently for your chance to respond. In some ways, the way we fail to listen is symbolic of the way we live. We often treat communication as if it were a ___55___. It's almost like our goal is to have no time ___56___ between the conclusion of the sentence of the person we are speaking with and the beginning of our own. My wife and I were recently at a cafe having lunch, eavesdropping(偷听) on the conversations around us. It seemed that no one was really listening to one another. ___57___, they were taking turns not listening to one another. I asked my wife if I did the same thing. With a smile on her face she said, “Only sometimes.” Slowing down your responses and becoming a better listener ___58___ you in becoming a more peaceful person. It takes ___59___ from you. If you think about it, you'll notice that it takes an enormous amount of energy and is very stressful to be sitting at the edge of your seat trying to ___60___ what the person in front of you (or on the telephone) is going to say so that you can ___61___ your response. But as you wait for the person you are communicating with to finish, as you simply listen more ___62___, to what is being said, you’ll notice that the pressure you feel is off. You’ll immediately feel more ___63___, and so will the people you are talking to. They will feel safe in slowing down their own responses because they won’t feel in ___64___ with you for “air time”! Not only will becoming a better listener make you a more patient person, it will also ___65___ the quality of your relationships. Everyone loves to talk to someone who truly listens to what they are saying. 51. A. super B. adequate C. accurate D. amateur 52. A. developing B. offending C. avoiding D. escaping 53. A. moderate B. resistant C. comfortable D. objective 54. A. rather than B. apart from C. other than D. in spite of 55. A. game B. race C. trade D. burden 56. A. limit B. control C. drain D. gap 57. A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Meanwhile 58. A. allows B. aids C. forbids D. enables 59. A. pleasure B. patience C. instinct D. pressure 60. A. interrupt B. suggest C. guess D. ensure 61. A. show up B. pick out C. break into D. fire back 62. A. effectively B. attentively C. honestly D. eagerly 63. A. relaxed B. excluded C. convinced D. impressed 64. A. touch B. accordance C. competition D. communication 65. A. determine B. enhance C. imitate D. decorate
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Kim Jones planned a birthday party for her boyfriend Sam Phillips last Thursday night after work. However, the evening turned out differently than either of them had expected. In the late afternoon a huge electricity blackout hit seven northeastern states and three provinces in Canada. Just after four o’clock, a time when millions of people leave their offices and head home, the electricity stopped, so elevators and the subway systems in large cities like New York and Toronto didn’t work. Flights could not land or take off at major airports. As soon as most people found out about the blackout, they put their cell phones to good use and called their families to let them know where they were. Kim works on the 70th floor of a business center in New York. She had just left her office and was trapped in an elevator on the 65th floor. At first she was worried. She called Sam and discovered what had happened. He told her not to give up hope. Then Sam remembered that his friend Joe also worked high in that building. Joe could take care of the situation. About five o’clock, Joe and some other workers figured out that they could get Kim out of the elevator through its roof. Kim still ended up having to walk down to the street at eight o’clock, she found Sam waiting for her. A number of their friends were there too. As for the birthday party, it turned into a picnic by candlelight because the city went without electricity for several days. Sam said he’d never forget it. 66. Which service was still available when the electricity stopped? A. Lift. B. Airline. C. Mobile phone. D. The underground. 67. Which of the following is true? A. The blackout lasted a whole night. B. Sam’s birthday party became a picnic. C. Kim and Sam work in the same building. D. Kim was rescued by some of her colleagues. 68. Which of the following best serves as the title for the passage? A. Unforgettable Birthday B. The Electricity Blackout C. Kim and Sam’s Romance D. A Picnic by Candlelight
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A New Mind-set With teenagers at home, tempting foods were always around Mary Saltsman. But she made one change a week and the weight started to come off --- 18 pounds so far. And she’s thrilled about another positive benefit: Her kids have started imitating her healthy eating habits. A New Way of life Debra Outlaw’s ChangeOne journey began 116 pounds ago. Now, she is much healthier and more in control of her eating. “Staying with the plan consistently is key,” she says. “With dedication and perseverance, every temptation does not become a war. Conquering Snacks Snacking was getting Michael Krauss in trouble. “I’d open a bag of chips and just start in on them without even thinking about what they tasted like,” he said. “I never even took time to think about whether I was hungry.” On ChangeOne, he spent two weeks getting snacks under control. Once he did, he started to see results on the scale right away: After four weeks, he was down 13 pounds. Feeling Good About Herself Frustrated with her inability to lose weight and keep it off, Gail Davis wanted to try a weight-loss program. “I never had any faith in gimmicks (骗人的玩意儿) or fads,” she says. So she tried ChangeOne and now, 50 pounds lighter, she’s thrilled with her results. Little Changes Make a Difference “The secret for me was making the little changes one at a time and not thinking I had to change my diet and schedule all at once in a drastic way. I have lost 29 pounds, and now walk at least 6 days a week.” For more information about ChangeOne, please call 1-999-5649852 or visit us on the World Wide Web at http://www.ChangeOne.com. 69. Who lost 13 pounds in weight after four weeks according to the passage? A. Mary Saltsman. B. Debra Outlaw. C. Michael Krauss. D. Gail Davis. 70. What is the “ChangeOne” probably? A. A weight-loss program. B. A healthy diet. C. A kind of medicine. D. A training course. 71. The passage most probably is ___________. A. a research report B. an official document C. an advertisement D. a news story
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Even facts "forgotten" by people during a busy day may be retrieved if this is followed by a good night's sleep. Researchers from the University of Chicago asked volunteers to remember simple words. Many found their memories letting them down towards the end of the day, but the following morning, those who had slept well could recall much more. Researchers, writing in the journal Nature, said the brain could "rescue" lost memories during the night. When the brain is first asked to remember something, that memory is laid down in an "unstable" state, meaning that it is possible that it could be lost. At some point, the brain consolidates important things into a "stable", more permanent state. However, the Chicago researchers suggested that it was possible for a "stable" memory to be made "unstable" again. This would mean that memories could be modified then filed away again in the face of new experiences. The 12 volunteers tested in the experiment were played words created through a speech synthesizer（合成器）which were purposely difficult to understand. Initially, the written version of the word was available, but afterwards the volunteers were asked to identify the word from the audio version only. Tests revealed that the ability to recall the right word tended to tail off as the day ended. However, when the volunteers were retested after a good night's sleep, they were able to recall some words that they had "forgotten" the previous evening. Dr Daniel, one of the study authors, said: "Sleep consolidates memories, protecting them against subsequent interference or decay.” He added: "Sleep also appears to 'recover' or restore memories. If performance is reduced by decay, sleep might actively recover what has been lost." Dr Karim Nader, from the Department of Psychology in McGill University in Montreal, said: "Memory research is undergoing a transformation - no longer is memory thought to be a hard-wiring of the brain, instead it seems to be a process of storage and re-storage. Sleep helps some memories 'mature' and also prunes out unimportant memories." 72. The underlined words “prunes out” in the last paragraph means _____. A. records B. deletes C. rescues D. keeps 73. What can be inferred from the passage? A. The audio version seems to be more helpful than the written version. B. Interference and decay may affect one’s memory. C. The ability to recall the right word was greatly improved as the day ended. D. The volunteers who had a good night’s sleep were able to recall some “forgotten” words. 74. Which of the following statements is FALSE? A. Words consolidated into a stable state will never be forgotten. B. Memory is an active process rather than an unchanged state. C. Memory used to be considered as a hard-wiring of the brain. D. A good sleep helps the brain to rescue the lost memory. 75. What’s the best title for the passage? A. How the Brain Works. B. Sleep Helps Memory. C. Research Transformation. D. Lost and Found.
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