Part Ⅰ Cloze Test Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center Online dating can be a fun and non-threatening way to re-enter the dating scene. One plus is that it can actually help you narrow down the 1 you're looking for in a mate, while also 2 the qualities you possess that are most unique and 3 . Here are some online dating tips to keep in mind as you get started: 1. Be Honest in Your Profile There's no need to 4 your best qualities when you write up your online dating profile. Just be yourself. You'll probably find through this experience that the physical, emotional, and intellectual qualities you bring are 5 sufficient to attract numerous candidates. 2. Use Quality Photos in Profile Make sure you use a quality digital photograph that meets the recommendations 6 by the service you've chosen to use. 3. Limit the Time on Online Dating Sites You can quickly feel "addicted" to logging on and perusing the latest additions. 7 lose your valuable time to a computer screen, put a limit on the amount of time you'll spend online each day, and stick to it. 4. Take Your Online Dating Relationships Slow Online dating is meant 8 be a gradual process. You can begin to E-mail back and 9 with the members who catch your interest. 5. A Final Thought:Use Caution Many people who've had extremely successful experiences. However it would be quite easy for an individual to 10 his or her worst qualities during the early stages of online dating. To protect yourself, you must avoid giving out too much personal information.
Have you ever heard of the Aesop Fable, "The Belly(肚子)and The Members"? As you read the following story, I encourage you to think about your own teams and how this might 11 . One day it 12 to The Members of the Body that they were doing all of the work while the Belly got all of the food. They believed the Belly was 13 and unproductive. They held a meeting to discuss how 14 this seemed. After a very long meeting, The Members of the Body decided to go on strike until the Belly agreed to take its proper 15 of the work. The unhappy body parts didn't do anything for several days to stop 16 the Belly. The Hands stopped moving and the Teeth stopped chewing. 17 , the Legs became more and more fired and the Hands could 18 move anymore. Eventually the entire Body collapsed. What is the moral of the story? Some members' contribution may seem of less 19 than that of others. It is important that every member of the team understands their unique roles and 20 they bring to the team. It is also important that they clearly understand everyone else's roles and contributions.
[解析] 本题测试从句。这里需要一个名词性从句做understand的宾语,they bring to the team中bring缺少宾语,只有what既能引导名词性从句,同时还能充当从句中的宾语。因此本题正确答案为C。
A lot of people want their fives to change for the better but not everyone pulls it off mainly because they feel chained to their present circumstances. And 21 external factors do play a role in how your life shapes out, the fact is, most of the things holding you back are living 22 your head. Kick those ideas and mindsets(思维定势)out, and you'll start seeing the world in a more 23 light. Doors will open up, great 24 will come to you more often, and you'll have a much better life in 25 . The big positive changes 26 you want your life to have can actually be achieved by making small adjustments 27 how you think. And the best part is it's not even that 28 You just have to train yourself to think and look at life a little 29 . Here are a few mind shifts that you can try right now to rethink your problems in order to start feeling more positive: Change "I need to spend less" to "I need to 30 more", "I can't" to "I won't", and "I failed" to "I learned."
[解析] 本题测试句子含义。根据下文的door will open可知,后面的例子是褒义,都是解释第二段首句的。由此可推理,该空应该填入一个褒义的词。negative“负面的,消极的”,positive“积极的”,radical“激进的”,rational“理智的”。根据题意,本题答案为B。该句大意为:将这些观点和思维定势排除在脑海之外,你就能用更积极的目光看待这个世界。
US. researchers suggest sleeping call help us remember things we have just learnt. A team from Northwestern University 31 that a 90-minute nap(小睡)can help people learn a new skill. The 32 on their research is published in the June edition of the journal Nature. The scientists say:"Information acquired during waking can be reactivated (重新激活) during sleep, 33 memory stabilization." Test volunteers practiced musical tunes before and after a short sleep. 34 the nap, the researchers played one of the tunes the volunteers had practiced. The team found that the participants made 35 errors when playing the tune that had been played while they slept. Study co-author Dr. Pau J. Reuber points out the research might not work 36 learning a foreign language while you sleep. He said: "The critical 37 is that our research shows that memory is strengthened for something you've already learned." He added:"Rather than learning something 38 in your sleep, we're talking about enhancing an existing memory by reactivating information recently acquired." 39 , Dr. Reuber did say there were possibilities for language learners: "If you were learning 40 to speak in a foreign language during the day, for example, and then tried to reactivate those memories during sleep, perhaps you might enhance your learning," he said.