1、In the beginning, the hospital staff did not pay much attention to the cats behavior._6_, after some of the people that Oscar snuggled up to pass away, they began to notice _7_ pattern(模式)the cat only went close to those that were a few hours away from dying. Otherwise, he would spend the day sleepi
2、ng.To test_8_it was just a coincidence, the staff tried to place Oscar next to a patient they believed was close to dying.But the cat refused to stay and decided to snuggle next to someone else. _9_ turned out that he was right because “his ” patient died that same evening, while the one whose death
3、 the nurses had thought_10_(come), lived on for another two days.(关可) 二Its easy to gain a few pounds over holidays, especially for the Chinese as the Spring Festival and its component family feasting are nearing. To get rid of those holiday fat, _1_, is not that easy. Following is _2_ you are suppos
4、ed to do to avoid putting on extra weight. Stay _3_( act). One of the major causes of weight gain during the holidays _4_( be) lack of activity. Time is spent doing holiday errands, _5_ makes us more tired, less motivated, and not wanting to stick to our routine. Best thing to do is to stick to your
5、 regular schedule. Not only will it help keep weight gain down, it will give _6_ more energy and it will reduce your stress. Dont starve yourself. Many people think _7_ attending new year feast, they should go _8_(hunger)all day so that they can afford the calories later on. _9_ truth is you may be
6、so hungry that you will forget about any sense of the word moderation or control. The right thing to do is _10_( make) sure to eat your normal and healthy meals before the New Year feast.(黄华穗) 三Can trees talk? Yes, but not in words. Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate with ea
7、ch other. Not long ago, researchers learned some_1_(surprise) things. First a willow tree _2_ (attack) in the woods by caterpillars (毛虫) changed the chemistry of its leaves and _3_ (make) them taste so terrible_4_they got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. Then even more astonishing, the t
8、ree sent out a special smell-_5_signal causing its neighbors to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make _6_less tasty. _7_(communicate), of course, doesnt need to be in words. We can talk to each other _8_ smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals
9、use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals,_9_(fly) in certain patterns _10_tell other bees where to find nectar (花蜜)for honey. So why shouldnt trees have ways of sending message?(孟芳) 四Recently a documentary about Chinas pollution problem hasbecome ahit in the c
10、ountry over the weekend, 16 attracted over 100 million viewers in less than 24 hours. 17 (show)a series of photographs and slides, Chai Jing examines 18 the pollution problem has become so serious in the country and says the project was inspired by lung illness of 19 new-born daughter. The TED Talk-
11、style presentation was self-funded by the former TV anchor,Chai Jing 20 was released by video site Youku and the Peoples Daily Online. 21 newly-appointed head of Chinas environment ministry, Chen Jining, has praised Chai Jing and her documentary saying it has “aroused the publics environmental aware
12、ness 22 the public health point of view, and is worthy of 23 (admire).The minister was reported to have contacted Chai Jing to 24 (person)thank her. It came just days before the 2015 National Peoples Congressconvenesin Beijing and 25 (expect)toprovoke debate on environmental policy.(莫燕群) 五Several da
13、ys ago, I was walking home from school and saw some writing on the fence of a house. 16 _said, Happiness is a direction, not an end. I had been having a bad day and just reading this 17 _(brighten) my day a little. I also took out a pen and wrote one of my favorite quotes down. When I came back to 1
14、8 _ fence, I saw another quote under mine in the same handwriting as the first one. I added another, and we kept doing this for quite a while. One day, I was writing another quote on the fence 19 _ an old man, one of my neighbors, who owned the fence, saw me. He came out and I was afraid he would be
15、 mad 20 _me for writing on his fence; he was not known to be very21 _ (friend). He gave me a sharp glance and then read the quotes on the fence. Without 22 _ (say) a word, he said something to himself and then went back inside. I was a bit terrified for a while, and afraid to go back to the fence, 2
16、3 _ when I did, I noticed not more quotes but two words in entirely different handwriting had been added, Thank you. Later, I saw the old man in his front yard. He told me how my quotes had been inspiring him, how he thanked me and how he was glad to see young people still have 24_(value) . We are n
17、ow good friends and I talked to him a lot .This experience has changed my life. I still dont know25 _wrote that very first quote, but if he is out there, Id like to say thanks to that unknown hero. (曾文) 六It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. one day, some v
18、isitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere _1_ liked to eat frogs legs. But they did not have enough frogs _2_ their own. And so they wanted to buy frogs from other places. This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields and
19、 _3_ were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But _4_ dream did not last long. The change was hardly noticed at first, but _5_ seemed
20、 as if the crops were not doing so well. There seemed to be more insects around lately. The villagers decided that they couldnt just wait to see the crops _6_ (fail) and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides and medicines. Soon there was no money _7_(le
21、ave). Then the people realized _8_ was happening. It was the frog. They hadnt been _9_.(use)They had been doing an important job- eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing _10_ (rapid). 七The worlds richest self-made(白手起家的) woman, a Spanish former seamstress (女裁缝)who
22、co-founded the fashion retailer(零售商)Zara, has died at the age of 69 in August, 2013. Rosalia Mera was the richest woman in Spain 16 an estimated worth of $6.1bn(10亿), although her fortune represented a fraction (一小部分) of the wealth accumulated by 17 former husband, Armancio Ortega. Mera suffered a s
23、troke 18 on holiday. She died in a hospital in the town 19 she was born. 20 ( leave ) school at 11 years old, Mera worked as a seamstress as a teenager before setting up a company with Ortega that would evolve into one of the biggest clothes retailers in the world. 21 (origin ), the pair had planned
24、 to name the store Zorba, but the store sign was modified(修改) to avoid 22 (confuse ) with a nearby bar. The Zara model grew up from the idea that first sent Mera into business: 23 (produce) speedy and cheap imitations of the latest catwalk or pop culture trends. Mera was one of the great pioneers of
25、 so-called “fast fashion”. 24 her vast wealth, Mera stayed close to home and was often seen socializing in Galicias bars and taverns(酒馆). According to Forbes magazine, Mera was the worlds richest self-made woman, and 25 20th richest overall. 完形填空 一Kidnappers (绑架者) are rarely interested in animals, b
26、ut they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsays cat. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her _1_, Rastus, for a great many years. Rastus leads an _2_life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven oclock. One evenin
27、g, however, he _3_ to arrive. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried. She looked everywhere for him but could not _4_ him.Three days after Rastus _5_, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter. The writer _6_ that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of1,000.
28、Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door. At first, she decided to go to the police, but _7_that she would never see Rastus againthe letter had made that quite clear she changed her mind. She _8_1,000 from her bank and followed the kidnappers
29、_9_. The next morning, the _10_had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the _11_ would keep his word. Sure enough, Rastus arrived _12_at seven oclock that evening. He looked very well, though he was rather _13_, for he drank half a bottle of milk. The police were _14_ when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her. Considering the amount she paid, he was _15_ in more ways than one.(苏丹)1. A. do
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