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Task 1
To someone stuck in a traffic jam,the ability to soar(高飞)right over other cars seems like a dream.Inventors and businessmen tried to make flying cars,but have never been able to.That may be changing.Many companies are competing to be the first to develop a flying car.
One of the ideas being developed is a car with wings that unfold for flight.But most are more like helicopters instead of cars and they are operated by a battery-powered motor.Still,some companies are moving forward.They see a need for “air taxis”,especially as cities grow more congested.These taxis would send passengers to the rooftops of office buildings during rush hours.
Charles Eastlake is a professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.He says advances in technology have opened the door to a whole new world of flying machines.But he also expresses some hesitancy, “It’s possible that people actually use self-flying air taxis in the next 10 or 15 years.But the challenges are big.”
The key will be making longer-lasting batteries.Batteries now could keep an air taxi in the sky for about 15 to 30 minutes.Depending on how fast it flies,that probably isn’t enough time to transport passengers.Companies will also have to get permission from the government.The government office in charge of flying says further study is needed on flying cars.It thinks the ideas being worked on are good ones,but they must be safe.Reducing noise is another challenge because air taxis will be taking off and landing in areas with a lot of people.Creating enough landing pads to deal with many flying cars at the same time is also a challenge.
Though there are so many challenges for humans to deal with,inventors and businessmen think their dream of making flying cars will come true soon.
1.What do we know about flying cars now?
A.They can fly as fast as helicopters.
B.They mainly depend on the sunlight.
C.They resemble helicopters very much.
D.They can fold their wings easily.
2.What does the underlined word “congested” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Crowded. B.Developed. C.Modern. D.Convenient.
3.What can we infer from Charles Eastlake’s words?
A.He will devote himself to designing flying machines.
B.He supposes that making flying cars is beyond his power.
C.He still has confidence in making flying cars into reality.
D.He advises to apply the advanced technology to flying cars.
4.The challenges of making flying cars are mentioned to show__________.
A.making flying cars is only a dream
B.safety is of importance to flying cars
C.there is a long way to make real flying cars
D.noise is the biggest problem
Task 2
Learning how to use new words well will make it easier to learn a language and make you more knowledgeable.If you’re committed to building your vocabulary,set a goal for yourself.Try to learn three new words a day and use them in your speech and writing.With great efforts,you can learn several thousand new words that you’ll remember and use.
Use flash cards or post-it notes around your house.If you’re going to make a habit of learning new words,try some simple memorization techniques.Hang post-it notes with the definition of a particular word you hope to memorize above the coffee maker,so you can study it while making your morning cup.Even if you’re watching TV or doing other activities,keep some flash cards with you and study your new words.
Use accurate adjectives and precise nouns.The best writers aim to keep it short and accurate.Get out the dictionaries and use the most accurate words possible in your sentences.A word is a useful addition to your vocabulary if it reduces the number of the words in a sentence.
A.Have a goal.
B.Set an example.
C.Don't use three words when one will do.
D.Start keeping a diary if you don't,or start a blog.
E.Consider taking on more writing tasks at work.
F.Stick a new word to each house plant so you can study while watering.
G.It also pays to create a good habit of guessing what the writer is really trying to say.
Task 3
About a few years back starting from the fourth grade,I was in very low spirits for about four-anda-half years.Ireally had any friends during that time.My only friend had justto another city with her parents at the end of the third grade.What wasmy pet dog and my cat had just died.It almost seemed as if my life was slowlyfor me,and I always feltbecause no one and not even my family would talk to me.I didn’t think they knew what I wasIt was a reallytime for me.I'd alwaysmy feelings and just put a nice,fake smile for them.That's all theyright?
During the end of my seventh-grade year,I started to make a friend or two.That'smy depression state started dying down.But,I was stillmyself,calling myself fat or ugly,and my friends knew this!They tried their best to help and it didin some way but not fully.I found what I wasmusic.I found this song calledBeautiful.There was one line that said,“We are beautiful in everyway,yes,words can't bring us down.”I nowthat we are all beautiful and no guy or girl can tell us otherwise.some people can't see that.
Now I firmly believe that even a song cana person's life just because of the lyrics（歌词）.I just hope they find thislisten to it,and have theeffect it had on me when I was suffering.
1.A.always B.hardly C.once D.never
2.A.walked away B.moved away C.looked away D.driven away
3.A.worse B.funnier C.better D.easier
4.A.continuing B.ending C.beginning D.spending
5.A.angry B.tired C.shameful D.lonely
6.A.learning B.accepting C.experiencing D.expecting
7.A.hard B.free C.slow D.long
8.A.express B.hide C.hurt D.share
9.A.ordered B.tried C.wanted D.chose
10.A.what B.how C.where D.when
11.A.promising B.praising C.disliking D.ignoring
12.A.change B.exist C.work D.suffer
13.A.Gradually B.Eventually C.Regularly D.Surprisingly
14.A.missing B.wondering C.following D.developing
15.A.other B.single C.sunny D.new
16.A.insist B.promise C.admit D.realize
17.A.Importantly B.Naturally C.Sadly D.Happily
18.A.change B.save C.give D.take
19.A.story B.song C.lesson D.voice
20.A.different B.other C.main D.same
Task 4
第一节 语法填空
The 1.________（rich） prizes in science,the Breakthrough Prizes,were presented at a ceremony full of famous performers in California on Sunday.Seven prizes,each worth$3 million,2._______（award） across three groups:fundamental physics,life sciences and mathematics.
In physics,the award was divided between the 27 3.________(member)of the team that mapped the temperature of the cosmic(宇宙的)microwave background 4._________（use） NASA’s WMAP satellite.The pattern of hot and cold spots 5._______(see)in this radiation leftover from the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago has advanced our 6.________（understand） of the origins and evolution of the universe and transformed cosmology（宇宙学） into a precision science.
Christopher Hacon at the University of Utah 7._______James McKernan at the University of California,San Diego,share the prize in mathematics for 8.________contributions to algebraic geometry.Five prizes were given 9.________researchers working on life sciences,including Don Cleveland at the University of California,San Diego,for his insight into diseases of the brain and nervous system.Seven prizes worth$100,000 each 10._________（go） to early career scientists.The Breakthrough Prize was founded in 2012 by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs(创业者)Mark Zuckerberg,Priscilla Chan,Anne Wojcicki,Yuri and Julia Milner and Sergey Brin,etc.
第二节 书面表达
假定你是李华，你的澳大利亚朋友Tom被中国新疆的喀纳斯湖美景所吸引，想来喀纳斯湖(Kanas Lake)旅游，发邮件向你询问有关情况。请你回复邮件，内容包括：
1.合适的交通工具；
2.合适的时间及原因（6月份或9月份）；
3.需要带的东西。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
Yours，
Li Hua
