阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Language is the most astonishing behavior in the animal kingdom. It is the species-typical behavior that sets humans completely 36 from all other animals. Language is a means of 37 , but it is much more than that. Many animals can 38 . The dance of the honeybee communicates the location of flowers 39 other members of the hive (蜂群). But human language permits communication about anything, 40 things like unicorns (独角兽) that have never existed. The key 41 in the fact that different words can be 42 together in different ways, according to 43 to communicate different meanings.
Language is the most important learning we do. Nothing can 44 humans so much as our ability to communicate abstract 45 , whether about the university, the mind, love, dreams, or ordering a drink. It is an extremely complex 46 that we take for granted. Indeed, we are not aware of most 47 of our speech and understanding. Consider what happens when one person is speaking to 48 . The speaker has to translate thoughts into 49 language. Brain imaging studies suggest that the time from thoughts to the 50 of speech is extremely fast. Only 0.04 seconds! The listener must hear the sounds to 51 what the speaker means. He must use the sounds of speech to 52 the spoken words, understand the pattern of 53 of the words (sentences), and finally 54 the meaning. This takes somewhat longer, a minimum of about 0.5 seconds. But once started, it is of course a(n) 55 process.
A．apart B．off C．up D．down
A．advertisement B．communication C．discovery D．invention
A．transfer B．move C．convey D．communicate
A．to B．from C．over D．on
A．only B．almost C．even D．just
A．stays B．situates C．hides D．lies
A．stuck B．joined C．rung D．controlled
A．rules B．scales C．laws D．standards
A．combine B．contain C．define D．declare
A．activities B．thoughts C．effects D．chances
A．expectation B．progress C．process D．produce
A．aspects B．abstracts C．angles D．assumptions
A．anybody B．another C．other D．everybody
A．body B．gesture C．written D．spoken
A．growing B．fixing C．beginning D．building
A．put out B．take down C．draw up D．figure out
A．identify B．locate C．reveal D．discover
A．performance B．organization C．design D．show
A．regulate B．justify C．release D．interpret
A．slow B．interesting C．continuous D．serious
In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Harvard University, aiming for a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed and one with quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, a(n) woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that . But one year after I entered college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw（退出） from college to her. This meant that school and my personal dream would have to .
Then I got married with another dream: building my family from a of adopted（收养的） and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. A year later came our second adopted boy. , the following year, we adopted son number three. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.
You can how totally occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of eight! Our home was a complete zoo－a joyous zoo. Not surprisingly, I never did it back to college full-time. But I never my dream either. I had only one option: make it work. That meant taking as as one class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to . But I knew I should set a(n) for them to follow for the rest of their lives.
In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years, but I got my college degree！
I am not , just single-minded. It always me that from the , challenges look huge, but when you’re in the midst of them, the same ones seem . Not everything you want arrives in your life in one day. It’s a (n) . Remember: little steps can lead to big dreams.
A．judge B．student C．housewife D．dreamer
A．sensitive B．ordinary C．amazing D．curious
A．plan B．goal C．decision D．record
A．attend to B．search for C．care about D．stand for
A．drop B．wait C．expect D．keep
A．connection B．relation C．combination D．comparison
A．Therefore B．Then C．Otherwise D．Finally
A．imagine B．hope C．imply D．doubt
A．take B．make C．manage D．get
A．put up B．picked up C．cleaned up D．gave up
A．few B．little C．much D．many
A．satisfied B．inspired C．confused D．guilty
A．go B．leave C．return D．stay
A．break B．continue C．quit D．relax
A．leader B．alarm C．example D．challenge
A．proud B．special C．responsible D．usual
A．hurt B．occurred C．struck D．troubled
A．end B．bottom C．outside D．inside
A．normal B．funny C．unbearable D．strange
A．experiment B．solution C．performance D．process
Ellen Granz lied to her teacher about why she hadn’t done her homework, but, of course , many students have lied to their teachers. The is that Ellen Glanz was a 28-year–old high school teacher who was a student for six months to her teaching by gaining a fresh perspective (视角)of her school.
She found many classes , students doing as little as necessary to pass tests. She concluded that many students have little power and for their own education.
Ellen Glanz found herself doing the things. There was the day when Glanz wanted to join her friend’s party to the purchase of a new house, but she had for a math class. For the first time , she knew how students feel when they think something is more than homework.
She found a way out and told the , “I considered my choices: admit to the teacher, copy someone else’s sheet, or make up an excuse .”She chose the one —— the one most widely ——and told the teacher that the needed to complete the homework had been ripped (撕掉) from her book. The teacher accepted the story, never her book. In fact, nobody else did the homework .
“Finally,”Glanz said, “the teacher , thinking that the homework must have been difficult, each question at the blackboard while students copied the at their seats. The teacher had the material and the students had listened to the explanation. But had anything been ? I don’t think so .” Glanz found these things were in many classes . Students simply didn’t do the homework, but copied from someone else or the teacher into doing the work for them.
A．change B．chance C．difference D．mistake
A．improve B．change C．increase D．finish
A．advanced B．long C．boring D．special
A．appreciation B．blame C．sympathy D．responsibility
A．small B．important C．old D．same
A．celebrate B．watch C．report D．support
A．time B．homework C．suggestions D．plans
A．surprising B．encouraging C．independent D．important
A．lie B．secret C．opinion D．doubt
A．openly B．angrily C．carefully D．partly
A．best B．last C．only D．real
A．offered B．admired C．used D．argued
A．photos B．plans C．letters D．pages
A．reading B．checking C．reviewing D．remembering
A．went over B．took down C．replied to D．searched for
A．theories B．problems C．designs D．methods
A．collected B．provided C．found D．covered
A．learned B．judged C．considered D．tested
A．pleasing B．amazing C．common D．funny
A．suggested B．influenced C．cheated D．frightened
One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter's wedding. We had to a great climbing plant that had grown a roof beam(房梁)，so that we could repair the roof and the walls.
When my husband was taking the plant away, he found the of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then something among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his , saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet(手镯). He ran into the house to me.
“You won’t believe that the blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we to feed on,”he said, “but they also want their children to in a cradle(摇篮) of gold!”
When my daughter came over on the eve of the , we told her about this occurrence(发生的事).
“Don’t you remember, mother?” she said with a loud . “When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”
As the bracelet no longer its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.
In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized(受洗礼). Among the the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like . I hope that if my grandson loses it, one of the that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.
A．cover B．remove C．grow D．water
A．across B．over C．beyond D．through
A．build B．rescue C．paint D．print
A．nest B．baby C．body D．egg
A．moved B．got C．picked D．noticed
A．shiny B．colorful C．nice D．special
A．honor B．surprise C．delight D．disappointment
A．ask B．tell C．give D．show
A．working B．cheating C．thieving D．dreaming
A．buy B．plant C．store D．collect
A．listen B．sing C．lie D．wait
A．party B．Christmas C．birthday D．wedding
A．strange B．important C．terrible D．funny
A．cry B．laugh C．sigh D．sound
A．hid B．threw C．lost D．broke
A．interested B．satisfied C．matched D．fitted
A．jewels B．toys C．clothes D．presents
A．new B．attractive C．modern D．golden
A．almost B．just C．ever D．even
A．grandchildren B．blackbirds C．Neighbors D．mice
A New Life
Have you ever thought that parents make mistakes too? Memories of my childhood and parents are really , but let me tell you my story. My father was not always there for us, my mom smoking, and the unclean house. It was ; the sky was a deep navy blue, when my Mom, my brothers, and I heard the three hard knocks on our door. Dad wasn’t there because he was in prison. We saw the red and blue flashing lights outside and ,“It’s the police.” I don’t remember who, but someone the door to expose two tall and attractive policemen. The policemen my brothers and me out to their cars, while my mom staggered （蹒跚）behind with . The street was quiet as though a could be heard, and the neighbors came out to what was happening. “You can’t take them away from me. You can’t! ” cried my mom. One of the policemen replied , “We have to, Miss. This is no place to bring up children. They’ll be in（a） good .” I decided to go to the farthest police car with my younger brother, Alec, to avoid the neighbors’ . I somehow felt ashamed. The policeman turned his car key in the car and it . We drove away from my apartment, neighbors, and my mom, them behind. The night went by very fast. One minute I’m being away from my mom, the next I’m in a policeman’s car, and now I find myself in a nursery with my brothers. threeyears I lived with a very nice family with my brothers in the town of Leominster. On the third year of my at the nursery home, I met this very strange lively couple who treat us well. That moment had changed everything that was going to happen to me. A major turning point in my life when my brothers and I were adopted .
A．thin B．heavy C．clear D．valid （有效的）
A．morning B．night C．spring D．fall
A．mom B．neighbor C．apartment D．house
A．replied B．answered C．said D．heard
A．closed B．opened C．heard D．leaked （泄露）
A．protected B．showed C．sheltered D．accompanied
A．tears B．sweats C．clothes D．schoolbags
A．voice B．whisper C．needle D．cry
A．blame B．sympathize C．appreciate D．watch
A．gently B．gratefully C．seriously D．severely
A．shape B．environment C．mood D．spirits
A．demands B．enquiries C．looks D．questions
A．started up B．held up C．took up D．turned up
A．pulling B．hearing C．keeping D．leaving
A．taken B．broken C．torn D．moved
A．kindergarten B．school C．home D．hospital
A．For B．Before C．After D．Later
A．play B．stay C．quarrel D．work
A．so B．or C．and D．but
A．existed B．ended C．reacted D．occurred
Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I my plans with my dad, he as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous from him, he was all for it.
I had only been away from my three days now, but there was an inner going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I could make it. The other part of me was ready to to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.
On the road, I met another who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of . It encouraged me not to .
As I listened to my artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was around me for miles. , that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.
A．party B．meeting C．conversation D．lecture
A．flight B．interview C．performance D．trip
A．instructions B．maps C．magazines D．newspapers
A．walking B．flying C．biking D．running
A．compared B．shared C．prepared D．changed
A．agreed B．sighed C．left D．cried
A．stories B．spirits C．skills D．hobbies
A．hotel B．school C．home D．office
A．discussion B．activity C．request D．battle
A．certainly B．really C．usually D．reasonably
A．turn B．reply C．prove D．adapt
A．driver B．jogger C．bicyclist D．pilot
A．alone B．slowly C．patiently D．worriedly
A．humour B．direction C．balance D．satisfaction
A．calm down B．break down C．speed up D．give up
A．favourite B．personal C．professional D．successful
A．nobody B．everybody C．anything D．everything
A．Firstly B．Eventually C．Actually D．Fortunately
A．wounds B．cuts C．bites D．dots