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57 km road will be　　up and more blockhouses will be built, 　　the total dug-out road length to 200 km. At the same time, traffic jams can　　serious air pollution, 　 　people’s health and the city’s investment environment, not to mention(提到)　　the city’s future development.
If more people　　rush hour by exercising or taking classes　　the rush hour, traffic jams may be　　. This is a clever　　that can also help people improve their health and meet others with similar　　.
小題1:
A．reasons　B．reactions　C．a(chǎn)ctions　D．a(chǎn)ctivities
小題2:
A．out ofB．a(chǎn)fterC．exceptD．a(chǎn)t
小題3:
A．out B．a(chǎn)way C．offD．busy
小題4:
A．manage B．decideC．tryD．refuse
小題5:
A．lostB．thrownC．stuckD．put
小題6:
A．breathingB．giving
C．growingD．breaking
小題7:
A．keep up withB．keep away from
C．keep in touch withD．keep on
小題8:
A．surprisinglyB．interestingly
C．importantlyD．fortunately
小題9:
A．goodB．serious
C．comfortableD．convenient
小題10:
A．improvesB．reduces
C．worsensD．shortens
小題11:
A．dugB．pickedC．putD．given
小題12:
A．rising B．raisingC．providingD．offering
小題13:
A．letB．strikeC．causeD．influence
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)ffordingB．preventing
C．protectingD．a(chǎn)ffecting
小題15:
A．limitingB．benefiting
C．predictingD．promising
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)voidB．a(chǎn)dmitC．a(chǎn)ttractD．a(chǎn)ttend
小題17:
A．forB．duringC．with D．a(chǎn)t
小題18:
A．increased B．reduced
C．stoppedD．replaced
小題19:
A．solutionB．search
C．pollutionD．a(chǎn)dvice
小題20:
A．jobsB．friends
C．equipmentD．interests

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:C
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:C
小題9:B
小題10:C
小題11:A
小題12:B
小題13:C
小題14:D
小題15:A
小題16:A
小題17:B
小題18:B
小題19:A
小題20:D

【文章大意】在城市中上下班高峰期, 堵車是常見(jiàn)的, 為了避免出現(xiàn)這種情況, 文章給出了不錯(cuò)的建議。
小題1:選A。邏輯推理題。此處指年輕人下班后參加健身課堂、去體育館等有很多理由。由引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句的why可知應(yīng)選A。
小題2:選B。詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)題。after work下班后。根據(jù)上一句中. . . are taking gymnastics, dancing or yoga classes after work. 可知。
小題3:選A。邏輯推理題。根據(jù)下文“在這個(gè)時(shí)間回家, 我就會(huì)遇上交通堵塞”可知每個(gè)人都下班了, 都在街上。故填out。
小題4:選C。詞語(yǔ)辨析題。根據(jù)主句“I’ll get stuck in traffic. ”可知作者想要回家。而manage to do表示成功做成某事; decide to do表示決定做某事; refuse to do sth. 表示拒絕做某事, 都與句意不符合。try to do表示想要做, 但不一定能成功做到, 符合語(yǔ)境。
小題5:選C。詞語(yǔ)搭配題。get stuck in被困在……, 固定短語(yǔ)。
小題6:選A。邏輯推理題。此處指吸入煙塵。從上句所說(shuō)的環(huán)境處于堵車時(shí), 由于車輛過(guò)多, 天空的煙塵被人吸入。
小題7:選B。詞語(yǔ)辨析題。此處指“跳舞是遠(yuǎn)離不停地酗酒的一個(gè)好方法”。keep up with趕上; keep away from遠(yuǎn)離; keep in touch with與……保持聯(lián)系; keep on繼續(xù)。
小題8:選C。邏輯推理題。此處表示“更重要的是, 我更健康了, 肚子也更小了”。
小題9:選B。邏輯推理題。根據(jù)下文的內(nèi)容可知, 胡志明市的交通目前很糟糕, 是因?yàn)檎诼飞箱伖艿? 并且還在蓋房子。故選B。
小題10:選C。邏輯推理題。根據(jù)上下文可知, 鋪管道和蓋房子使得交通問(wèn)題更嚴(yán)重。improve提高; reduce減少; worsen使嚴(yán)重, 使更糟糕; shorten縮短。
小題11:選A。詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)題。根據(jù)本句中的the total dug-out road length to
200 km可知, 此處填dug。dug是dig的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞, 表示“挖”。
小題12:選B。詞語(yǔ)辨析題。rise上升; raise提高; provide提供; offer提供。此處指使得總的被挖的路的長(zhǎng)度上升到200千米。由此可知, 從A、B中選。rise表示“上升, 提高”, 是不及物動(dòng)詞; raise表示“提高, 增加”, 是及物動(dòng)詞。此處需要的是及物動(dòng)詞, 故選B。
小題13:選C。詞語(yǔ)辨析題。let讓; strike襲擊, 吸引, 大鐘報(bào)時(shí); cause引起, 造成; influence影響。此處指交通堵塞造成嚴(yán)重的大氣污染。故選C。
小題14:選D。背景常識(shí)題。affect影響。此處指大氣污染影響人們的健康和投資環(huán)境。
小題15:選A。邏輯推理題。limit限制。此處指交通堵塞限制一個(gè)城市未來(lái)的發(fā)展。
小題16:選A。背景常識(shí)題。句意: 如果更多的人通過(guò)鍛煉或上課避開(kāi)上下班高峰期, 交通堵塞就會(huì)緩解。
小題17:選B。詞語(yǔ)辨析題。during/in the rush hour在上下班高峰期。
小題18:選B。邏輯推理題。increase增加; reduce減少; stop停止; replace替換。此處指交通堵塞會(huì)減少。故選B。
小題19:選A。邏輯推理題。solution解決方法。前面一句是針對(duì)交通堵塞問(wèn)題提出的解決方法, 所以此處指這是一個(gè)聰明的解決方法。干擾項(xiàng)是D, 但D項(xiàng)是不可數(shù)名詞, 前面不能加a。
小題20:選D。邏輯推理題。此處指鍛煉和上課可以促進(jìn)身體健康, 可以讓人們結(jié)識(shí)與自己有相同興趣的人。interest興趣。
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See what happens? We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? At this point, one woman started crying. “Oh, no! We are going to       ！” There were sighs of desperation and       spreading throughout the plane, and we hadn’t even        yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still        there. Then the voice of the pilot came over again,“ Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are       , so we are. We only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time. ”
There was crying       we had walked into grave. But, the pilot told us our one engine was working double time, and his        was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air and         happened. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone        for still being alive.
Although I do sincerely like to have a plan        “see what happens”, which really isn’t such a bad life strategy, all too often, I would see people pursuing their goals        with inaction just because they don’t have        success. Actually, success will never be guaranteed. The       thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what hap­pens.
If you are planning to learn a new skill, get up in the air, and see what happens! It might not be as       as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought. It could be        ! So don’t stay there trying nothing just because there is no        of guaran­teed success.
小題1:
A．HopefullyB．ExcitedlyC．UnfortunatelyD．Thankfully
小題2:
A．serviceB．powerC．waterD．fuel
小題3:
A．shutB．fixC．changeD．start
小題4:
A．get upB．pack upC．light upD．speed up
小題5:
A．waitB．delayC．crashD．suffer
小題6:
A．rumorB．a(chǎn)nxietyC．diseaseD．smoke
小題7:
A．looked overB．gone outC．got acrossD．taken off
小題8:
A．sittingB．checkingC．watchingD．boarding
小題9:
A．puzzledB．patientC．desperateD．embarrassed
小題10:
A．even ifB．a(chǎn)s ifC．what ifD．only if
小題11:
A．commentB．complaintC．promiseD．plan
小題12:
A．everythingB．somethingC．nothingD．a(chǎn)nything
小題13:
A．escapedB．cheeredC．sighedD．praised
小題14:
A．less thanB．other thanC．better thanD．more than
小題15:
A．frozenB．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．concernedD．satisfied
小題16:
A．realisticB．organizedC．potentialD．guaranteed
小題17:
A．sameB．commonC．bestD．last
小題18:
A．interestingB．challengingC．surprisingD．encouraging
小題19:
A．funB．painC．sorrowD．trouble
小題20:
A．meaningB．sighC．a(chǎn)ctionD．reward

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Everybody is afraid of something.That’s what more than 1,700 kids told us when we asked them about fears and scary stuff.We gave kids a list of 14 scary things and asked which one frightened them most.Here are the top 5 answers from our survey (調(diào)查)：① Scary movies and TV shows；②Scary dreams；③Thunderstorms，hurricanes(颶風(fēng))；and other horrible weather；④War and terrorism (恐怖行動(dòng))；⑤Sounds heard at night.
But not everyone is afraid of the same thing.And what makes one person scared can be of no big deal for someone else.Plenty of kids said their biggest fear wasn’t on our list.
What is fear?
Fear is a feeling that eyeryone has—it’s programmed into all of us—and that’s a good thing because fear is there to protect us.We’re born with a sense of fear so we can react to something that could be dangerous.The baby cries，and their mom comes over to comfort him or her，helping the baby feel safe and OK again.Real vs.Pretend
The best way to get over a fear is to get more information about it.As kids get older，they understand more and start seeing the difference between what is real and unreal.So when William’s imagination leads him to think of witches，he can tell himself，“Wait a minute.They’re only pretend things.I don’t need to worry about them.”
The same goes for the dark.A kid’s imagination can start playing tricks when the lights go out.What’s under my bed？Is that a thief I hear？With the help of a parent，kids can get more comfortable in the dark.Using a nightlight or shining a flashlight under the bed to see that there’s nothing there can help kids fight that fear.
小題1:What did the writer find out from the survey?
A．Some people have never experienced fear.
B．Kids don’t like watching scary movies.
C．All people are afraid of something.
D．People often cry loudly when they are scared.
小題2:What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A．The list of fears is not complete.
B．The things people fear are of no big deal.
C．Kids have more fears than people think.
D．People are afraid of different things.
小題3:In the writer’s opinion，________.
A．having a sense of fear is not a bad thing
B．babies have a weak sense of fear
C．fear is not something that we are born with
D．not all people can react to dangerous things

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Cut off from society

You're on your way to school as usual when suddenly an invisible barrier appears out of nowhere, trapping you underneath it and isolating you from the outside world. What do you do?
This is the scary experience the residents of a fictional town called Chester’s Mill are going through in the US TV series Under the Dome. Based on famous US author Stephen King’s 2009 best-selling novel, the show has become “the highest-rated summer show in 21 years” since debuting (首播) on June 24, reported the New York Post.
The series begins with the dome (穹頂) making its alarming appearance. As the earth trembles and birds take off, an enormous, invisible barrier slices down, cutting the town off from the rest of the world.
The residents quickly realize they are trapped, probably for quite some time. Families are separated, emergency services are unreachable and water, food and fuel are strictly limited.
There is no way out or in. But who or what is responsible? Nobody knows. Thus, the residents are at the mercy of unknown forces and their internal conflicts.
While it provides an enjoyable TV thrill ride, the movie’s science fiction is closely linked with reality.
“Not only is it worrying, suspenseful (懸疑的) and full of splendid special effects, but it has big thoughts about environmentalism and the future of the commented The Denver Post planet,”
As King himself explained to The Telegraph: “The dome is a microcosm (微觀世界) of life. We all live under the dome. We live on this little blue planet and so far as we know that’s all we’ve got,” he said. “The resources that we’ve got are the resources that we’ve got; they’re limited.”
But the show explores many themes in addition to environmental destruction. It also shows “how quickly the social order we take for granted can disappear when people are isolated and afraid”, said the Los Angeles Times.
It is “a science-fiction social study”, said The Washington Post. “Once the people of Chester’s Mill realize they are indefinitely trapped without means of food supply, outside communication and power, their polite sense of small-town, American civilization begins to fall apart.”
小題1:The underlined word “isolating” in the first paragraph probably means _______.
A．separatingB．protecting
C．discouragingD．distinguishing
小題2:In the TV series Under the Dome, _______.
A．the dome, which appears out of nowhere, doesn’t have huge effects on the residents’ lives
B．it takes a long time for residents to realize they are trapped by the invisible dome
C．because of the dome, the residents in the small town become more united and helpful D．not knowing what has D．happened, the residents feel helpless against unknown forces
小題3:Why is the TV series closely linked with reality according to the article?
A．Because it is suspenseful and uses splendid special effects to reflect modern life.
B．Because it gets us to think about the future of the earth and the importance of environmental protection.
C．Because it attaches great importance to following the social order even in frightening situations.
D．Because the residents in the TV series live almost the same life as ordinary Americans do.

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