A．howevermuchitmaycostB．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howmuchmayitcostD．howevermanyitmaycost2．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.3．Everyschoolintothecompetitionwillhaveachancetowin$2,000______ofcomputingequipment.4．Variousefforts________inthepastdecadestoprotecttheenvironment.5．TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．6．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.7．Jimtoldusallthat_______hesaidsoatthemeetingwasright.8．Itisreallycoldandthegroundiswet;it________haverainedlastnight.C．canD．should9．—Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanfindasupermarket?C．thatD．some10．Anew________busservicetoTianjinAirportstartedtooperatetwomonthsago.11．Theautofactory______newprofitrecordsthroughtechnicalinnovation—10%growthrateinthelasttwoyearsandhopefully15%thisyear.12．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.13．HowIwishI______mymouthbeforeIshoutedatmymum!C．hadshutD．wouldshut14．Nostudent________gooutofschooltohavelunchwithoutpermissionoftheheadteacher.15．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.C．whoD．that16．________thestudentsfromtheirendlesshomeworktheschoolhasdecidedtotakeaseriesofmeasures.17．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.18．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.19．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?C．wouldhavegrownD．wouldgrow20．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?B．WhatisthisC．WhatisitD．Whatdoyouwant21．6分）Noise-cancellingaudioinstrumentshavebeenaroundforawhilenow，butoneBerlin-baseddesignerbelievesthatblocking"visualnoise"isasimportant，ifnotmoreso，ascancellingoutunwantedsounds．TothisendhehascreatedasimpleaccessorycalledtheFocusCap．Openworkspacesdefinitelyhavetheirbenefits，buttheycomewiththedrawbackofofferingemployeeslittletonocontrolovervisualdistractions(干擾)．Withsomanypeoplearoundandsomuchgoingon，someofuscaneasilygetInormal，stress-freehumanstatethroughsimpletoolsandtechniquescanwefinallyreleaseouractualcreativepotentialandcreateourmeaningfulworkforabrighterfuture，"saysGermandesignerHannesGreblin，inventoroftheFocusAfterlookingatotherproductsdesignedatminimizingvisualdistractions，Greblindecidedthatmostofthemwereeithertooexpensiveortoouncomfortabletobecomemainstream，sohedecidedtogowithsomethingmuchsimpler—aretracted，justcollapsethesideswheneveryouneedtofocusonwhat'saheadofyou．onataskinanopenworkoffice．Tryingtostudyatuniversity，orpracticingyogainaparkandtryingtoignorestaresfromstrangers，theFocusCapcanhelp．Tobehonest，thiswholeprojectsoundslikeajoke，buttheFocusCapdoeshaveitsownwebsitewherepeopleinterestedinthisunusualaccessorycanactuallysignupforupdatesonwhenitwillgoonsale．Greblinclaimsitwillcost1、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhentousetheFocusCapB．HowtooperatetheFocusCapC．TheFocusCap—anordinaryaccessoryD．TheFocusCap—avisual-cancellingaccessory2、WhydidGreblincreatetheFocusCap?3、WhatdoweknowabouttheFocusCap?4、Fromthetextwecaninferthat________．A．TheFocusCapsimplyblocksunwantedsoundsB．TheFocusCapcanonlybeusedintheofficeC．GreblinisconfidentaboutthefutureofhisproductD．TheFocusCaphasbeenonsaleinquantityThenewiPhone8andXhavewirelesscharging,edge-to-edgeglassscreenanddoublecameras.Butallofthesebuyerstopay$1,000foritshigh-endmodel,someAsianphonemakerscanoffersimilarfeaturesforless.Atonetime,Chinesemanufacturerscopiedfeaturesanddesignsfromotherstoproducelow-costphones.Buttheyhavenowaddedhigh-endfeaturestotheirphonesandtheycontrolnearlyhalftheglobalmobilephonemarket.seenasarelevantcompetitortoAppleandSamsungbycoveringallmajorpricepointsandplacingbiginvestmentsinbest-sellingsmartphonesinitsstores.theirsmartphones.Thatisalmostdoublethenumberfromjustthreeyearsago,accordingtotheHongKonginvestmentcompanyCLSA．companyCanalys,theChinesecompanyisgettingclosertosecond-placeAppleandmightovertakeitlaterthisyear.Huaweiplanstoshowitstop-of-the-lineMate10phoneonOct.16.Thephonewillhaveartificialintelligencefeaturessuchasinstanttranslationandimagerecognitionandwillcostlessthan$1,000.OtherChinesecompaniesarelookingtoenterthehigh-endsmartphonemarket.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?D．CompetitionamongAsianphonemakers.2、WhichisNOTamongthetop3phonemakersintheworld?3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．HueweiwillhaveovertakenApplebylater2017.C．Thetop-10smartphonesaretoenterthehigh-endcompetition.D．40percentofAsiansmartphonesareexportednow.23．8分）TODOTHISWEEKEND:Outdooractivities,plays,chocolatefeaturedLocalgolfcoursesarelikelytoseeariseinbusinessthisweekendasgolfersdustofftheclubsandhitthecoursetotakeadvantageofspring-liketemperatures.GolferscouldbeheadingtoLeavenworthGolfClub,455W.Eisenhower,Lansing.Call913-727-6600tobookatime.Formoreinformation,calltheclubhouseat913-651-7176.StageactorswillbeperformingindowntownLeavenworthandatLeavenworthHighSchool.TheRiverCityCenterindowntownLeavenworth.Showtimesare8p.m.FridayandSaturdayand2p.m.Sunday.thePerformingArtsCenterattheschool,23910thAve.Halfoftheincomefromtheshowwillbedonatedtolocalveteran'sorganizations.Formoreinformation,call913-682-2012.Thedinnerbeginsat6:30p.m.andtheshowstartsat7:30p.m.TheHeritageCenterislocatedat109DelawareSt.,Leavenworth.Forticketinformation,call913-682-2122.Doyouhaveasweettooth?TheWomen'sCommunityYishavingtheninthannualChocolateEventfrom10:30a.m.to1:00p.m.SaturdayattheC．W.ParkerCarouselMuseum,2S.EsplanadeSt.,Leavenworth.Theeventservesasafundraiserforchildren'sprogramsattheWomen'sCommunityY.Formoreinformation,call913-682-6404.1、Ifyouwanttolearnmoreinformationaboutthegolfcourses,whichnumberwillyoucall?A．From10:30a.m.to1:00p.m.Saturday.B．At8a.m.onFridayandSaturday.D．At7:30p.m.onFridayandSaturday.3、Wherecanyougofortheweekendifyouwanttobeengagedincharity?A．AttendChocolateEventattheWomen'sCommunityY.B．BookatimeatLeavenworthGolfClub.C．GototheHeritageCenterinLeavenworth.D．WatchashowatPerformingArtsCenter.24．8分）itpossibletopersuademankindtolivewithoutwar?Warisanancientinstitutionwhichhasexistedforatleastsixthousandyears.Itwasalwaysbadandusuallyfoolish,butinthepastthehumanracemanagedtolivewithit.Moderncreativityhaschangedthis.Eithermanwillabolishwar,orwarwillabolishman.Forthepresent,itisnuclearweaponsthatcausethemostseriousdanger,butbacteriological(使用細菌的)orchemicalweapons,maysoonofferanevengreaterthreat.Ifwesucceedinabolishingnuclearweapons,ourworkwillnotbedone.Itwillneverbedoneuntilwehavesucceededinabolishingwar.Todothis,weneedtopersuademankindtolookuponinternationalproblemsinanewway,notbycontestsofforce,inwhichthevictorygoestothesidewhichisthemostskillfulinkillingpeople,butbyarbitration(仲裁)accordingtoagreedprinciplesoflaw.Itisnoteasytochangeveryoldmentalhabits,butthisiswhatmustbeattempted.Therearethosewhosaythattheadoptionofthisorthatthoughtwouldpreventwar.Ibelievethistobeabigerror.Allthoughtsarebasedonstatementswhichare,atbest,doubtful,andatworst,totallyfalse.Theirfollowersbelieveinthemthattheyarewillingtogotowarinsupportthem.Themovementofworldopinionduringthepastfewyearshaschangedverylargelysuchaswecanwelcome.Itisbelievedthatnuclearwarmustbeavoided.Ofcourseverydifficultproblemsremainintheworld,buttheattitudetowardsthemisabetteronethanitwasseveralyearsago.Ithasbeguntobethought,evenbythepowerfulmenwhodecidewhetherweshallliveordie,thatpeopleshouldreachagreementsevenifbothsidesdonotfindtheseagreementswhollysatisfactory.Ithasbeguntobeunderstoodthattheimportantconflictnowadaysisnotbetweendifferentcountries,butbetweenmanandtheatombomb.1、Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthatwarnowis________.A．asbadasinthepastC．worsethaninthepastB．asnecessaryasinthepastD．notsodangerousasinthepastC．solvinginternationalproblems3、FromParagraph2,welearnthattheauthor________.A．isasupporterofsomemodemthoughtsB．hasnodoubtaboutthetruthofanythoughtC．believestheadoptionofsomethoughtscouldpreventwarD．doesnotthinktheadoptionofanythoughtcouldstopwar4、Whatcanbeinferredaboutwaraccordingtotheauthor?A．Itmustbeabolishedifmanwantstosurvive.B．Itistheonlywaytosolveinternationalproblems.C．Itisimpossibleforthepeopletolivewithoutwar.D．Itwillbelessdangerousbecauseoftheimprovementofweapons.OnaflightfromDallas,Texas,toCincinnati,Ohio,tovisitafriendin2008,eventplannerPaigepregnantatthetime.)Then,flippingthroughamagazine,shesawaphotoofanimpoverishedHaitianboy,skinny."Ithought,thiskidhasnothing,"Paigesays.birthdaypartiesforhomelesskids,"Paigesays.Forthenextfouryears,Paigeandherhusband,Colin,tooktimeoutfromparenthoodtovisitshelterstodeterminehowbesttopullofftheparties.Finally,inJanuary2012,PaigelaunchedtheBirthdayPartyProject,anonprofitorganization,andrecruitedfriendsandfamilytohelpdecorateDallas's75-occupantFamilyGatewayShelterwithballoonsandstreamers,NowPaigeandherstaffofthreepaidemployeesworkwithregionalvolunteerstoplanmonthlythemedpartiesat15sheltersacrossthecountry,someofwhichhouseabusedorabandonedkids.Eachchildcelebratingabirthdaythatmonthgetsa$30gift,adecorativeplacemat,andanindividualcakeorcupcake.mykidtobegenerous."1、WhatwasitthatmadePaigewanttohelpthehomelesschildren?C．ThephotoofaHaitianboy.D．Hertalentforthrowingparties.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"impoverished"mean?3、Whatcanbelearntfromthepassage?A．Atotalof75full-timeworkersareemployedbyPaigeatpresent.B．Afterunsuccessfulattempts,Paigefinallythrewawonderfulpartyforthehomelesskids.C．Kidscanspend$30tocelebratetheirbirthday.D．Paigecommitsherselftothecauseofhelpingthehomelesskids.4、WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkPaigeis?A．Caringandsensitive.C．Kindandperseverant.B．Competentandloyal.D．Responsibleanddisciplined.26．30分）Lastnightwasthelastgameformyeight-year-oldson'ssoccerteam.Itwasthequarter.The,myson'steaminthelead.Parentsencircledthefield,offeringWithlessthantenseconds,theballrolledinfrontofmyson's,oneMikeyO'Donnel.Withshoutsof.O'Donnelhadscored!Thentherewasiteverythinghehad.Allroundmethecrowd.Mikeyhadscoredallright,butinthewronggoal,endingthegameinmomenttherewastotalhush（寂靜）.Yousee,MikeyhasDown'ssyndrome(akindofmentaldisease)andthereisnosuchthingasawronggoal.AllgoalswerebyajoyoushugfromMikey.Hehadevenbeenknowntoplayerswhentheyscored.brokenwhenMikey,hisfacefilledwithjoy,grabbedmyson,huggedhimand.I.Iwatched,throughtears,mysonthrewuphishandintheclassichigh-fivesaluteandchantandcongratulatedhimonhisgoal.Laterthatnight,whenmydaughteraskedwhohadwon,IC．congratulationsB．entertainmentC．hurryC．supportingC．permanentlyC．surrounded1．(know)asFAST,hasidentifiedsixpulsars(脈沖星)afteroneyearoftrialoperation.ItisthefirsttimeChinesescientistshavediscoveredpulsarsusingaradiotelescopeindependentlydevelopedbyChinesescientists,thus2．(open)a"neweraofChineseoriginalspacediscovery."ItistrulyencouragingforChinatohaveachievedsuchresultsinjustoneyear.Sincethefirstpulsar3．(discover),largestradiotelescope,FASTisexpectedtocapturepulsarsoutsidethegalaxy.Apartfromthemassivesize,italsohasunmatchedaccuracyandsensitivity,allowingscientists5．(find)previouslyhiddenstars.Moreover,FASTiscapableofsurveyingthenightskyformultiple6．(science)dataatonce,7．enablesastronomerstojump-startmanysciencegoals.Itsinnovativeengineeringconceptanddesignpave8．newroadtorealizeahugesingledishinthemosteffectiveway.9．(area)ofthenaturalsciences.It10．(remain)thegloballeaderforthenext10to20years.Thisafternoon,IsawaninterestingthingwhileIwaswalkinghometoschool、Inoticedaschoolboywalkinginthefrontofme、Whenhepassedbyawhitewall,helefthistwofootprintsonthewall、Seethis,anoldmanshoutedattheboyangry、Theboyfeltafraidandranoutquickly、Afewminuteslater,otherboypassedbythewallandsawthefootprintsonthewall、Hethoughtamomentandtookoutapencilfromhisschoolbag、AfterIwaswondering,Isawtheboypaintingapandaonthewall、Andthe22、OtherChinesecompaniesarelookingtoenterthehigh-endsmartphonemarket..?C選項Optimistic.?關鍵詞enterthehigh-endsmartphonemarket.24、MichelleYeohalsoknownasYeohChooKhengwasborninIpoh,Malaysia.Ataveryyoungageshedreamtofbeingaballerina.Unluckily,whenshewas16,shesufferedaseriousbackinjuryandherprofessionaldancingcareerwasbrokendown.21,shewontheMissMalaysiabeautycontest.ThinwontheattentionofJackieChanandtheHongKongmovieindustry.In1988aft