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作者:21ST
时间:2011-12-05

Day1
Science admist... (P3)
阅读短文并根据文章内容填空,每空一词。
Introduction to Imperial College London (IC)
 

History
 
It was founded in 1. _______.
 
Specialty It specializes in science and 2. _______.
 
Motto
 
3. _______ is the adornment and protection of the Empire.
Fame It ranked 4. _______ in Europe in the Times Higher Education World University rankings 2010 and also came top for 5. _______ and second for teaching in Europe.
 
6. _______ ◆It is among the top five in Europe and the top 15 in the world for many 7. _______.
◆It has produced 16 Nobel Prize winners. One of the most famous alumni is Alexander Fleming, who discovered the drug penicillin.
◆It has many prestigious 8. _______, including 68 Fellows of the Royal Society and 71 Fellows or Honorary Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Strong atmosphere of arts and humanities Lots of London’s big cultural and 9. _______ institutions are near to the main 10. _______, such as the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, the Royal College of Music and the Royal College of Art.



Day2
What are you... (P4-5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?
A. It has become unnecessary to thank people in Britain.
B. Something strange has happened in Britain suddenly.
C. People in Britain feel embarrassed about thanking others.
D. “Thank you” is being used less and less frequently in Britain.

2. All the following might be appropriate ways of expressing thanks EXCEPT _______.
A. saying “ta”
B. saying “sure”
C. nodding
D. smiling

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Britons say thank you 5,000 times fewer every year than they did in previous generations.
B. 60 percent of Britons believe they say “thank you” more than previous generations did.
C. It’s impossible for people from different countries to express thanks in the same way.
D. It’s appropriate to say “cheers” after a good dinner with British friends.

4. What is the main theme of the article?
A. The fact that people no longer thank each other.
B. New trends in expressing thanks in the UK.
C. International ways to express thanks.
D. A comparison of Chinese and British customs.

Day3
Bringing back body... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. According to the article, the research team in Germany _______.
A. has worked out why humans can’t regrow lost limb
B. found that zebrafish could regrow their body parts
C. found that retinoic acid helps the regrowth of fins
D. found out how certain animals regenerated organs

2. Which of the following correctly describes the process of a zebrafish growing back a lost fin?
a. blastema starts forming under the control of retinoic acid
b. tissue over the wound starts growing back
c. more cells develop
A. abc B. bac
C. cab D. bca

3. What does the underlined “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. retinoic acid
B. a genetic trick
C. blastema
D. fish

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. Retinoic acid is only found in lizards.
B. Blastema are the most important cells in the human body.
C. Humans can regrow organs or body parts.
D. Vitamin A is necessary for the development of babies.

Day4
Drive of my life (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.
A. show she was familiar with the city
B. see some places for the last time
C. let the driver earn more money
D. reach the destination on time

2. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______.
A. wanted to do her a favor
B. had turned off the meter by mistake
C. had received her payment in advance
D. was in a hurry to take other passengers

3. What can we learn from the story?
A. Giving is always a pleasure.
B. People should respect each other.
C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.
D. People should learn to appreciate others’ concerns.

Day5
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
1. _________ the cold weather, we were unable to plant the trees.
A. Because B. For
C. Apart from D. Due to

2. The key to _______ the problem of land subsidence is to save water.
A. solving B. solved
C. having solved D. solve

3. It was thanks to Norman Bethune ______ the University of Toronto became connected to China.
A. when B. that
C. who D. why

4. Van Gogh is among a number of creative minds who _______ from mental health problems.
A. suffers B. had suffered
C. suffered D. suffering

5. Traffic jams ________ loss of time – and loss of health, according to recent research.
A. benefit from B. keep away
C. make up D. result in

6. You have probably heard of the Seven Wonders of the World, _____ China’s Great Wall ranks top of the list.
A. where B. which
C. when D. how

7. Thanks to the development of science, we have learned much about the _______ of the human brain.
A. process B. structure
C. link D. amount

8. Researchers say that our ears are ________ to pay more attention to important sounds, including the human voice.
A. used B. founded
C. started D. designed

9. Currently scientists are not sure what the exact effects of traffic jams will be ______ people’s brains and behavior.
A. at B. in
C. on D. with

10. Ever since 1879, when Thomas Edison invented the incandescent light bulb, the small, yellow glass balls __________ up the world.
A. have been lighting B. has lit
C. had lit D. lit


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