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。
For a few years，I have been wearing a ring on my right hand．It’s not always the same ring，but it's always a ring that has on it so that when I look at it，I'm or reminded of something important．I have made a of buying rings like this whenever I one in a store．Sometimes I give them away as to someone like Jennie .
I first met Jennie in the waiting room and we had talked several times．One night I sat down beside her and ______how her son was doing because I knew that he was in very condition．She told me that she didn’t know what to do any more because it seemed none of the from the doctors was good．They weren’t at all sure her son was going to the accident that had hurt him so badly．With _______ in her eyes，she said，“They’re ____my hope.” I knew then that it was just a coincidence that 1 was wearing the ring that I had on that day．As she to talk ,I quietly slipped the ring off my finger and it in Jennie’s hand. I told her to wear it to that God loved her and he would be with her through all of this ._____Jennie looked down at the ring，she got excited and then held it tightly,__ the word written on the ring was “HOPE”．
The last day 1 was at the hospital，I saw Jennie in the distance as I got on the lift．She and held up the hand with the ring on it as she called out to me saying，“Look，I have Hope!”
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The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish from each other a lot.This is because the culture systems are two separate systems ____.
The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries：China and India.Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by ___.In China，the mother river is the Yellow River ___ the Indian one is the Hindu River.These two cultures were ____ for several thousand years and formed their own styles.Then in the Tang Dynasty of China，the Chinese culture ____ went overseas to Japan，____ into the Japanese society and ___ the Japanese culture nowadays.Though a bit different from the Chinese one，it ____ to the same system.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture，another famous culture was ____ on the Mesopotamian Plain(美索不达米亚平原)—the Mesopotamian Civilization.This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.And these two are wellknown as the ____ of the European culture.____ the Chinese culture，the European one also ____ waters.When the colonists of England ____ in America，their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean.So the American culture doesn’t ___ from the European one a lot.
At the same time，the ____ of the language systems adds to the cultural differences.In the East，most languages belong to the pictographic(象形文字的) languages while the Western languages are ____ based on the Latin system，for example，the one I’m using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference ____ as well.However，___ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West，the two cultures seldom ___ until recent centuries.____ they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference(干扰) from the other.
A．above all B．on the whole C．in all D．in no case
A．mountains B．plains C．lakes D．rivers
A．or B．for C．while D．when
A．developed B．improved C．created D．protected
A．suddenly B．quietly C．gradually D．naturally
A．mixed B．changed C．decided D．forced
A．expanded B．interrupted C．influenced D．shaped
A．comes B．belongs C．amounts D．adds
A．brought up B．carried out C．given out D．picked up
A．result B．sign C．base D．content
A．Via B．Except C．With D．Like
A．affected B．spread C．crossed D．formed
A．joined up B．went up C．broke down D．settled down
A．come B．suffer C．result D．differ
A．difference B．development C．appearance D．feature
A．properly B．partly C．simply D．mostly
A．last B．count C．reduce D．change
A．in terms of B．due to C．as to D．in case of
A．transform B．display C．communicate D．distinguish
A．Furthermore B．Meanwhile C．Therefore D．However
Angelina Jolie says she has a really wonderful time with her partner Brad Pitt，who is an American actor and film producer—and that’s why they’re still together!
Jolie ____ six children with the actor.She was ____ by America’s Parade magazine if their children are the ____ she and Brad stay together.
“The children certainly tie us together，but a relationship won’t ___ if it’s only about the kids，” Jolie replied.“You also must be really interested in each other and have a really，really wonderful，____ time together.We do.Brad and I ____ being together.We enjoy it.We need it，and we____ find that special time.We keep connected.We talk about it.It’s very ____ to our family.If Brad and I are strong and happy，then our kids have happy ____ and that’s the best thing we can give them.Brad knows me completely，____ as I am，every part of me.He loves me.The kids love me.Hopefully I’m giving my children the ____ that they are deeply loved and deeply safe.At the same time we are hopefully ____ their individuality (个性) as they get to know who they are，and not getting in the way of that.That’s why they are six very strong individuals.”
The Oscarwinning star showed ____ of helping her children develop their individuality is ____ them to develop their own identities (自我认同感)，____ she admitted that she can’t ____ the recent controversy(争论) with Brad when she agreed that her daughter Shiloh could cut her hair short and ____ like a boy.For example，she usually wears a jacket instead of a skirt.
Angelina added to ____，“She wants her hair cut like a boy and she wants to be ____ John for a while.Some kids wear caps and want to be Superman and she wants to be like her ___.”
A．finds B．teaches C．raises D．hires
A．written B．reported C．stopped D．asked
A．reason B．intention C．purpose D．result
A．break B．hold C．lose D．happen
A．boring B．disappointing C．exciting D．surprising
A．love B．avoid C．hate D．consider
A．never B．seldom C．always D．sometimes
A．easy B．different C．far D．important
A．parents B．classmates C．relatives D．neighbors
A．mostly B．only C．exactly D．simply
A．knowledge B．sense C．sight D．view
A．changing B．forming C．encouraging D．destroying
A．little B．none C．all D．part
A．forcing B．allowing C．warning D．refusing
A．and B．though C．because D．but
A．remember B．explain C．realize D．understand
A．walk B．dress C．eat D．think
A．doctors B．players C．readers D．reporters
A．mistaken B．called C．recognized D．made
A．brothers B．sisters C．uncles D．aunts
Five cloned pigs，whose organs are much less likely to be rejected(排斥) by a patient，have been born in the U．S.
More than 62,000 people in the U．S. alone are waiting to ____ donated hearts，lungs and so on.The number of human donors falls far short of ____.Pig organs are of a(n) ____ size to human organs，and some scientists hope they might be used to help meet the ____.But previous attempts to transplant pig tissue into humans have ____.
The five pigs ____ a gene that adds a sugar to the surface of pig cells.The sugar would ____ immune(免疫的) rejection of the tissue.“This advance provides a neartime ____ for overcoming the problem that there is not enough human organs for transplants，”says an expert.“This is the ____ gene for overcoming the ____ stage of rejection.”
____，scientists warn that much more work is necessary ____ organs from copies of the pigs could be transplanted into humans.Human genes will need to be added，to ____ rejection of the organ in the long term.There are also ____ that pig viruses could infect patients.
Cloning techniques were ____ to the production of the pigs.Genes can only be knocked out(去除) in a single cell.Cloning of these single cells then allowed the ____ of a whole animal in which the gene was knocked out in every cell.But the PPL researchers have ____ in knocking out only one copy of the gene.The team will now attempt to knock out both copies of the gene.
The team will also ____ tests to investigate whether a virus from the pigs could infect human cells.“Although a lot of the work is very ____，we’re still very far off being able to grow an organ，” says Julia，who is working on this project and quite ____ to creating similar knockout pigs with researchers at the University of Missouri.
A．exchange B．check C．possess D．receive
A．discussion B．demand C．doubt D．distance
A．beneficial B．identical C．similar D．certain
A．shortage B．condition C．satisfaction D．argument
A．continued B．failed C．finished D．paused
A．lack B．include C．make D．change
A．leave B．cause C．block D．destroy
A．supply B．ambition C．contribution D．solution
A．only B．rare C．key D．safe
A．last B．whole C．next D．early
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．because B．before C．if D．after
A．prevent B．ignore C．judge D．weaken
A．regrets B．emotions C．concerns D．interests
A．simple B．vital C．unusual D．basic
A．collection B．application C．reception D．creation
A．delighted B．succeeded C．joined D．believed
A．conduct B．plan C．design D．study
A．perfect B．strange C．exciting D．disappointing
A．opposed B．used C．devoted D．suited
Could the Internet be totally free and should it be？Should the Internet be regulated？The recent disorder in the Arab world ____ by a disputed(有争议的) video damaging the image of Prophet(先知) Muhammad shows the United States，which is busy ____ global Internet freedom，has paid a huge price ____ the lives of its diplomats.
In an unregulated Internet world，cheating，violence or rumors can ____ serious consequences.Many countries across the world are periodically suffering from “rumors” ___ by the Internet and social media.
The USled West always promotes Internet freedom and ____ any regulation as investigation，but it should think twice if it calculates the heavy price that has been and has to be paid for “____ Internet”．Moreover，____ the Internet in the West __9__ to be free，with no obvious ____ and no limited sites，isn’t the structure of the main pages already handcontrolled，with selected press agencies and ____ occupying clearly dominating(显著的) positions?
The Internet has helped fight injustice，____ corruption in places so far apart as Indonesia，India and Latin America.But the Internet could be extremely ____ as well.Various racist or separatist organizations are using their Internet sites to ____ strong feelings.Those who are spreading hate are frequently using the Internet as their tool.No country can ____ to make the Internet absolutely free.
The question is how to keep free flow of information ___ while protecting children from unhealthy works，common citizens from ____ rumors and countries from unfair and damaging propaganda(宣传) attacks.And who sets the limits?
The ____ is that there will never be a perfect system.Every country will have to ____ its own system，based on its culture，social ____ and the degree of danger it’s facing.
A．led B．caused C．damaged D．attacked
A．helping B．processing C．promoting D．improving
A．for B．at C．with D．off
A．bring B．reach C．fetch D．take
A．spread B．exposed C．delivered D．passed
A．supports B．follows C．opposes D．dislikes
A．free B．accessible C．available D．healthy
A．as if B．even if C．so that D．in that
A．happens B．intends C．offers D．appears
A．interruption B．interference C．defense D．preference
A．programs B．substances C．channels D．sources
A．uncover B．strike C．prevent D．avoid
A．beneficial B．useful C．sensitive D．destructive
A．increase B．decrease C．upset D．strengthen
A．refuse B．afford C．fail D．attempt
A．unpolluted B．unskilled C．unoccupied D．uninterrupted
A．evil B．meaningful C．untrue D．effective
A．importance B．conclusion C．description D．possibility
A．develop B．invent C．change D．study
A．trends B．structures C．surroundings D．factors
He was driving home one cold evening on a country road when he saw an old lady，stranded on the side of the road.He stopped to give her a ____.“Why don’t you wait in the car where it is warm，Madam？It won’t take me long.” he said.“____，my name is Joe.”
She had a flat tire.Joe crawled under the car and changed the tire.But he got dirty and his hands hurt.She couldn’t thank him ___ and asked him how much she ____ him.He told her that if she really wanted to ____ him back，the next time she saw someone in ____ of help，she could give that person the ____ they needed，and Joe added，“And think of me.”
She drove off with gratefulness.A few miles ____ the road the lady saw a small ____.She went in.The waitress who was nearly eight months pregnant，____ her with a sweet smile.The old lady ____ how someone like her who seemed so poor could be so genuinely happy and how she could ____ her enthusiasm in her work in such inconvenient conditions.Then Joe’s words ____ her.After the lady finished her meal，the waitress went to get her ____ from a hundreddollar bill.____，the lady stepped right out the door.
When the waitress came back，she noticed a note on the table，___ “I’m helping you because someone once helped me.If you really want to pay me back，here is ___ you can do—Do not let the chain of love ____ with you.”
The waitress went home that night with the ____ tip and what the lady had written.With the baby ___ next month，she and her husband needed money.She knew how worried her husband was and as he lay sleeping next to her，she whispered，“Everything’s going to be all right.I love you，Joe.”
A．surprise B．hand C．sympathy D．glance
A．Just in case B．As you wish C．For one thing D．By the way
A．enough B．right C．straight D．extra
A．charged B．provided C．owed D．offered
A．pay B．bring C．put D．hold
A．honor B．favor C．need D．possession
A．guidance B．assistance C．acquaintance D．consequence
A．down B．off C．beside D．beyond
A．bank B．grocery C．gas station D．restaurant
A．introduced B．greeted C．identified D．spotted
A．thought B．suspected C．wondered D．questioned
A．taste B．measure C．remain D．maintain
A．struck B．moved C．obtained D．reminded
A．tip B．change C．order D．service
A．Moreover B．Otherwise C．However D．Eventually
A．writing B．showing C．going D．saying
A．how B．which C．what D．whether
A．combine B．end C．disagree D．deal
A．honest B．generous C．modest D．graceful
A．due B．ready C．born D．likely