一、完形填空
Lifeisfilledwithchallenges.Aswegetolderwe1realizethatthosechallengestotheverythingsthan2usandmakeuswhoweare,itisthesamewiththechallengesthatcomewith3.
Whenwearefacedwithachallenge,weusuallyhavetwo4.Wecantrytobeatitoff,orwecandecidethatthething5thechallengeisn’tworththe6andcallitquits.Althoughtherearecertainly7whencallingitquitsittherightthingtodo,inmost8allthatisneededis9andcommunicable.
Whenwearecommunedtosomething,itmeansthatnomatterhow10orhowuncomfortablesomethingis,wewillalwayschooseto11itthroughinsteadofrunningawayfromit.Communicationismakinga12fordiscussionandtalkingabouthowyoufeelasopposedtojustsayingwhattheotherpersondidwrong.13youcansaytoafriend,“Igotmyfeelingshurt.”14“Youhurtmyfeelings,”youaregoingtobeablesolvetheproblemmuchfaster.
Indealingwithmanychallengesthatfriendshipwillbringtoyou,trytoseethemfor15theyme:smallhurdlesyouneedtojumpor16onyourwaythroughlife.Nothingissobigthatitis17togetover,andhurtonly18tomakeusstronger.Itsallpartofgrowingup,it19toeveryone,andsomedayyouwill20allofthisandsay,“Hardasitwas,itmakemewhoIamtoday.Andthatagoodthing.”
1．A．seemtoB．cometoC．hopetoD．tryto
2．A．designB．promoteC．directD．shape
3．A．confidenceB．pressureC．friendshipD．difficulty
4．A．opportunitiesB．expectationsC．choicesD．aspects
5．A．demandingB．deservingC．predictingD．presenting
6．A．commentB．lossC．troubleD．expense
7．A．spansB．timesC．datesD．ages
8．A．casesB．fieldsC．partsD．occasions
9．A．assessmentB．commitmentC．encouragementD．adjustment
10．A．doubtfulB．shamefulC．harmfulD．painful
11．A．keepB．controlC．faceD．catch
12．A．spaceB．planC．topicD．room
13．A．IfB．AsC．WhileD．Unless
14．A．otherthanB．ratherthanC．orratherD．orelse
15．A．whatB．whoC．whereD．which
16．A．passbyB．comeacrossC．getthroughD．runover
17．A．unnecessaryB．necessaryC．impossibleD．possible
18．A．servesB．meansC．aimsD．attempts
19．A．opensB．appealsC．goesD．happens
20．A．lockdownonB．lookbackonC．lookforwardtoD．lookupto
A
WhenAndreaPetersonlandedherfirstteachingjob,shefacedthedauntingtaskofcreatingamusicprogramwithalmostnomoneyforequipmentorsuppliesinaclimatewherestandards-basedlearningwasthefocusandmusicjustprovidedabreakforstudentsandteachers.
Forherdriveandcreativityinovercomingthosechallenges,she’sbeennamednationalteacheroftheyear.
PrincipalWaynesKettlersaidhe’sworkedwithmanyoutstandingteachersinhis22yearsasaneducator,butPetersonis“justthatonestepaboveanybodyI’veeverworkedwithbefore.”
KettlerandothersatMonteCristoElementarySchooltalkaboutthewaysshehasintroducedthelearningfromotherclassroomsintohermusicprogramandhercreativityinworkingaroundthingssuchasthelackofmoneyfornewmusic.
WhenstudentswerereadingS.E.Hinton’snovelTheOutsidersintheirregularclassroom,Petersonhelpedthemwritea30-minuteplaywithscenesfromthebook.ThentheychosethreeBroadwaytunesthatfocusednorace,equalityandsocialjustice,thethemesofthebook.Petersoncomposedtwoothersongsherselfafterclassroomdiscussionsabouttheplayandthebook.
ThehonormeansalottoresidentsofGraniteFoils.It’sinspiringtoknowthatpeoplefromsmalltownsownevenwinnationalhonors.
Asnationalteacheroftheyear,Petersonwillspendthemoreyearoutsidetheclassroom,asanationalandinternationalspokeswomanforeducation.
Notsurprisingly,sheisabigbelieveinthewhiteofactseducation.Shesaidit’sessentialforschoolstoofferclassessuchasactormusicandphysicaleducationbecauseforsomekidsoneofthosesubjectsistheonlythingthatnotiustersthemtocomebacktoschooldayafterday.
21．Theunderlinedword“daunting”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans__________.
A．discouragingB．interestingC．creativeD．unbearable
22．WhenPetersonbeganherteachingcareer,____________.
A．musicwasafocusoflearninginmostschools
B．theenvironmentwasfavorabletomusicteaching
C．theschoolbackedteachingfacilitiesformusic
D．immemorialsupportformusicprogramswasunavailable
23．WhatisthemostimportantreasonthatPetersonwontheaward?
A．Sheconcernedherselfwithcurrentsocialproblems.
B．Shemotivatedstudentstolearnmusicwithhercreativity.
C．Shehasaughtmusicattheelementaryschoolfor22years.
D．Shemakegreateffortstoamusestudents’interestinliterature.
24．WhichofthefollowingisanexampleofPeterson’swayofteachingmusic?
A．Shewroteplaysonthemesofrace,equalityandsocialjustice.
B．Shemadeuseofthecontentsofotherclassesinherteaching.
C．SheorganizedclassroomdiscussionsofBroadwaytunes.
D．Shehelpedstudentscomposesongsbythemselves.
25．InPeterson’sopinion,____________.
A．artmusicandPEclassesareallimportant
B．moresubjectsshouldbeofferedtostudents
C．studentsshouldbemotivatedtoattendartclasses
D．artseducationismoreimportantthanothersubjects
26．Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.
A．Peterson’shonorwasasurpriseforthelocalpeople
B．Peterson’sartclassesattractedstudentsbacktoschool
C．Petersonarousedthelocalresidents’passionformusic
D．Petersonwillchangeherprofessionnextyear
B
SportsshoesthatoutwhethertheirownerhasenoughexercisetowarranttimeinfrontofthetelevisionhavebeendevisedintheUK.
Theshoes—namedSquareEyes—containanelectronicpressuresensorandatinycomputerchiptorecordhowmanystepsthewearerhastakeninaday.Awirelesstransmitterpassestheinformationtoareceiverconnectedtoatelevision,andthisdecideshowmucheveningviewingtimethewearerdeserves,basedontheday’sefforts.
ThedesignwasinspiredbyadesiretofightagainsttherapidlyballooningwaistlinesamongBritishteenagers,saysGillianSwan,whodevelopedSquareEyesasafinalyeardesignprojectatBrunelUniversitytoLondon,UK.“Welookedatcurrentissuesandchildhoodoverweightreallystoodout,”shesays.“AndIwantedtotacklethatwithmydesign.”
Onceachildhasuseduptheirdailyallowancegainedthroughexercise,thetelevisionautomaticallyswitchesoff.AndfurthertimeinfrontoftheTVcanonlybeearnedthroughmoresteps.
Swancalculatedhowexerciseshouldtranslatetotelevisiontimeusingtherecommendeddailyamountsofboth.Healthexpertssuggestthatachildtake12,000stepseachdayandwatchnomorethantwohoursoftelevision.So,every100stepsrecordedbytheSquareEyesshoesequalspreciselyoneminuteofTVtime.
Existingpedometers（计步器）normallyclipontoabeltorslipintoapocketandkeepcountofstepsbymeasuringsuddenmovement.Swansaysthesecanbeeasilytrickedintorecordingstepsthroughshaking.Buthershoehasbeenbuilttobeharderforlazyteenagerstocheat.“Itispossible,butitwouldbealotofeffort,”shesays.“Thatwasoneofmymaindesignconsiderations.”
27．AccordingtoSwan,thepurposeofherdesignprojectisto________.
A．keeparecordofthestepsofthewearer
B．dealwithoverweightamongteenagers
C．enablechildrentoresistthetemptationofTV
D．preventchildrenfrombeingtrickedbyTVprograms
28．WhichofthefollowingistrueofSquareEyesshoes?
A．Theyregulateachild’seveningTVviewingtime.
B．Theydetermineachild’sdailypocketmoney.
C．Theyhaveraisedthehotissueofoverweight.
D．Theycontaininformationofthereceiver.
29．Whatisstressedbyhealthexpertsintheirsuggestion?
A．Theexactnumberofstepstobetaken.
B．TheprecisenumberofhoursspentonTV.
C．TheproperamountofdailyexerciseandTVtime.
D．ThewayofchangingstepsintoTVwatchingtime.
30．Comparedwithothersimilarproducts,thenewdesign________.
A．makesitdifficultforlazyteenagerstocheat
B．countsthewearer’sstepsthroughshaking
C．recordsthesuddenmovementofthewearer
D．sendsteenagers’healthdatatothereceiver
31．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A．SmartShoesDecideonTelevisionTime
B．SmartShoesGuaranteeMoreExercise
C．SmartShoesMeasureTimeofExercise
D．SmartShoesStopChildhoodOverweight