1、1C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使内容通顺, 每空格限填一词，首字母已给): (14 分)(2013)(1)It may be hard to believe that many people eat insects （昆虫）and bugs（虫子）. Insects are now very common in all of their processed food（加工食品）. Imagine sitting down at the dinner table and b
2、_86_ served a bowl of worms(软体虫). Its enough to make most Westerners stomachs t_87_. But in other countries the same meal makes peoples mouths water. Eating bugs has been around for thousands of years in some countries . Today its estimated（估计）that more than half of the people of the world eat diffe
3、rent kinds of bugs. Not only do these insects taste g_88_, but also they are a cheap and nutritious food source. In the US, some people eat bugs for quite a different reason to show their courage. In television shows l_89_ Survivor, contestants（参赛者）eat beetles（甲壳虫）and spiders(蜘蛛), and viewers watch
4、the shows at home, feeling shocked and disgusted(恶心的). But many of the viewers dont realize that they may have done the same thing but just dont know it! Many American people dont p_90_ eat bugs, but in the future they may. There are fewer and fewer natural r_91_ and the population is getting larger
5、 and larger. Experts say that insects will be raised as an alternative（可供选择的）form of protein（蛋白质）. If more people did their part to eat bugs and broaden their diets and did not just go out and eat chicken, beef and pork, the planet would be better off (境况改善) today. Western children are not as n_92_
6、about bugs as their parents, because they often visit science museums and zoos, and at school they are learning more about the environment and bugs. (2)Do you want to be an online student? It is important to remember that online education is not right for everyone.On your timeOne of the b 86 advanta
7、ges of online classes is that you are able to enter your classroom when it is convenient for you. Do you work all day? Then you can log on (登录) to your class in the evening or at the weekend. Are you an early riser? You can log on to your class in the early morningh 87 . Your virtual (虚拟的) classroom
8、 is open around the clock, seven days a week.The teachers lectureIn an online classroom your teachers lecture is written rather than s 88 . There are several advantages. The online classroom is completely different from the real one. If you cant remember what your teacher said, all you have to do is
9、 to reread his or her lecture. In most cases you will be able to get a copy of the lecture. You will be able to review your teachers lecture w 89 even getting online again.Students interactionOnline students may find it d 90 to talk with each other face to face. T 91 discussion forums (论坛) and chat
10、rooms provide some ways for student interaction, they do not provide the social connection of an on-campus class. We have to say, the disadvantages to be an online student are clear. For example, the teachers cant help you face to face. They wont praise your work orally (口头).An advantage is the fact
11、 that some students are shy. They are more willing to speak out their ideas on the discussion forum and are usually more l 92 to ask their teacher a question by 2email. They will feel more comfortable with this online interaction.(3)Connect to the worldOver the past 20 years, the Internet has greatl
12、y influenced our world and changed our lives. The Internet makes it much e_86_ for people to search for information. For example, when we write a history report, we dont have to go to the library. We can find information about world leaders and historical events on different websites. Everything we
13、want to know can be found at the click of a button.The Internet helps us to stay connected to family, friends and the world around us. Not long ago, we wrote letters by h_87_ and waited weeks for a reply. Today, when we use QQ, we send and receive messages across thousands of miles in a few seconds.
14、 The Internet gives us a way to express our opinions in p_88_. We share interesting ideas with other people on QQ, Baidu Tieba, blogs or forums(论坛). If we dislike the food at school, we can discuss it in the schools forum or in the Tieba of our own class.A_89_ the Internet has made our world better
15、in many ways, in some ways it can be a bad influence. There is a lot of false information on the Internet. It is important not to believe a_90_ we read on the Internet. In addition, many teenagers choose to keep in touch with each other online instead of meeting face-to-face. People w_91_ that this
16、harms their social communication skills.Some teenagers spend too much time playing Internet games. They may lose focus on their studies. There are millions of interesting sites to visit and so many wonderful things to do online. How could we live without the Internet nowadays? But remember to use th
17、e Internet p_92_ and wisely. Try to let the Internet be your good servant, not your bad master! (4)Nike, Adidas, Converse, do you know these world-famous brands（商标）? What do you think of them? Do you use their products?Sam: Im a Nike fan. Many of Nikes a_86_ on TV are fun and its products are great!
18、Joe: In my eyes, top brand means top quality. So I love top brand products a_87_ theyre very expensive.Sally: The logos of famous brands are usually unique（独一无二的） and nice. Its c_88_to own products with those logos.Jackie: Many top brand products are advertised by spokesmen. Spokesmen are my favouri
19、te stars. I love the stars, so of course I want to use the products they speak f_89_.Susan: I know its popular for young people to have famous brand products nowadays. But I have no i_90_ in following the fashion. I only choose the products that suit（适合） me.Adam: As students, we dont earn money ours
20、elves. Its not easy for our parents to support us. So I use whatever they choose for me now. When I grow up and become financially i_91_, I may buy the famous brand products I am fond of.Bob: I like playing basketball with my classmates. When we play on the playground, we dont care about what you we
21、ar as long as (只要) you can play w_92_. So in my opinion, there is no need to care so much about the brands of what you wear.3(5)Peggy Cardona parked her blue Nissan at a supermarket one day in February. “Ill come and open the door for you,” she told her four-year-old grandson, Ryan Eshleman, in the
22、back s 86 . The car moved ahead before Cardona could even closed the door. “Nana, the car is moving!” Ryan cried. Cardona jumped into the drivers seat and reached for the handbrake (手闸), her left leg stepping outside, trying to s 87 the car. She couldnt find the brake, and she got out of the car as
23、it moved down the steep slope(陡坡) toward a pond 20 feet way. Ryan was very f 88 and cried “Nana!” as the car fell into the pond and the water began pouring in.“Help!” Cardona cried as the car moved from the bank. “My grandson is i 89 !”A supermarket clerk, Clint Fountain, 24, had just stepped outsid
24、e for a break when he saw acrowd gathering by the pond. He jumped down the slope and dived into the cold water.Reaching the car, Fountain saw Ryans terrified face just inches above the water. “Unlock the door!” Fountain shouted. The boys fingers fumbled (未触到 ) with the lock.Fountain hit on the back
25、window, but the glass wouldnt break. A 90 man Dick McClung dived in and handed him a hammer (锤子). Grabbing it, Fountain told the boy to move aside, and broke the glass. His hands went through the broken window in the black water and pulled the boy out. At that moment the last flash of the blue car d
26、 91 under the water.“Climb onto my back,” Fountain said. Ryan did so, but the tired man couldnt swim back. McClung, still beside them in the water, picked up Ryan and swam to the bank s 92 . Later, doctors found Ryan had got only a little hypothermia (体温过低). “They risked their lives to save Ryan,” C
27、ardona said of the men. “I thank God every day for them.”(6)It is difficult to imagine what the world was like in 1254. Europe was living in an age that we call the Medieval Period (中世纪 ). It was a time of many wars. It was in that time that Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy. Life in Venice was d
28、 86 from life in most of Europe. Venice was a city of beautiful buildings and water canals (运河). Many businessmen did business in Venice. Marco Polos father and uncle were businessmen. They had traveled to a far-off country called Cathay. (Cathay is now called China.) There they had friends with the
29、 great ruler, Kublai Khan(忽必烈). He i 87 them to return to Cathay.When Marco Polo was seventeen years old, he began a journey to China with his father and uncle. They sailed the Indian Ocean and crossed the desert and mountains of Asia on camels. The journey to China took three years.Kublai Khan gree
30、ted the Polos and sent them lots of gifts. He was especially impressed (留印象) with Marco, who could speak four l 88 including Chinese and others.Khan sent Marco on many trips t 89 China. On these trips, Marco saw many amazing things that he had never seen in Europe, such as coal used as fuel, paper m
31、oneyi 90 of coins, and papermaking and printing processes. Marco made many notes about life in China.After almost twenty years in China, the Polos began their journey home to Italy. Kublai Khan gave them many gifts of ivory, silk, jewels, and jade.When they returned to Venice, they found their city
32、at war. Marco Polo was put in prison. He spent his time w 91 a book about his years in China. The book is called Descriptions of the World. It became the most p 92 book in Europe. Because of the book, many 4people in Europe learned about life in China. (7)Li Ming has studied in the UK for nearly two
33、 years now. But hell never forget his first few weeks of living in a different country.The FoodIn China, Ill eat almost anything. But I remember the first food I tasted at school in England. We had this soup and it tasted of n 86 at all. In China, our food is quite salty, but we like it because the
34、salt m 87 it taste nice. A friend advised me to try some cheese and biscuits. I thought biscuits were the same as cookies in America but I was wrong. Again, I felt disappointed at the taste of the biscuits and the cheese was really sour.IntroductionsIn China when you meet someone for the first time,
35、 you sometimes shake hands. I was so s 88 when my friends mother gave me a kiss when I left his house. I felt so embarrassed and I know my face went very red at that moment.T 89 When I want to go anywhere in China, I just take my bicycle. Here in England, I have to get a bus everywhere. Its really c
36、onfusing b 90 buses dont stop automatically like they do in Beijing. You have to put your hand out, ring the bell or press the signal button.Socialising (社交 )I remember when I went around to a friends house and I wanted to say “thank you” to his mother. In China, we often give people cakes as p 91 .
37、 The boys mother stared at the cake. She was trying to be polite but I knew from her face that I had taken something wrong. In England, a cake is more o 92 given on someones birthday.(8)If you thought you could protect yourself on the web by lying about your personal details, youd better think again
38、. In online communication at least, entering untrue details about name or age may no longer prevent others from working out exactly w 86 you are.Microsoft is developing a new software that could accurately guess your name, your age, your s 87 and possibly even your location.Many studies show that th
39、ere are strong relationship b 88 the websites that people visit and their personalities. For example, 74% of women try to get some information about health and medical information online, while only 58% of men do. The software could use a wide series of such details to make a good guess about their
40、ID from a p 89 browsing history.So far the software can only guess your age and other information with any accuracy, but the research team say they expect to be able to “predict (预测) your job, and perhaps your location one day.“H 90 , Ross Anderson, a computer security engineer at the University of
41、Cambridge, thinks the i 91 could put Microsoft in big trouble. “I think it h 92 if Microsoft were to sell such software widely. It may provide opportunity for someone to make a mistake or even to commit a crime.”5(9)Dear PeterI hope everything is going well. I have something very special to tell you
42、. Last week I went into space for the first time!My parents visited space last year, but I was too y 86 to go with them. Anyway, a month ago I had my birthday party. It was very exciting when I opened my presents. There were lots of wonderful games, but I was really happy when I saw a t 87 for a spa
43、ce flight!Two weeks after my birthday, I had to go on a short training course. It was quite difficult, and I had to study very hard. L 88 , I got a good mark in the exam in the end, and my parents were able to b 89 the date of the space flight. I began to look forward to that day.Finally the day arr
44、ived, and my parents took me to the airport. I got on the plane with ten other passengers. We took off from the runway and c 90 higher and higher. After about an hour, we went down from the plane into the space shuttle. The plane then dropped the space shuttle at very high altitude(高度). The engines
45、in the space shuttle started, and thirty minutes later we were in space.I admit that for a few seconds I felt a little n 91 when I sat in the space shuttle. However, when we left the Earths atmosphere, everyone began to float(飘浮). It was great fun! I felt so free in space, and it was really amazing
46、to see some other p 92 out of the window though I had seen them many times in my geography book. My first space flight only lasted fifteen minutes, but I will never forget it. I also have some good news for you. My parents say they want to go back into space next year. They say I can bring a friend.
47、 Would you like to come with us? I hope to hear from you soon.Mark(10)Shopping used to mean actually going to shops, but nowadays, you can shop without even leaving your house. Just sit in front of your computer, click your mouse and your t 86 will be sent to your house in a matter of days.Nov 11 is
48、 a big day for people who like shoppin g online. Many online stores offered a big discount and free deliver s 87 . On that day, the biggest online shopping sites in China, T and T, sold things worth 19.1 billion yuan in total.“Goods online are often much c 88 . It also saves me a lot of time. And we
49、 often have more choices on many online stores than in shopping malls,” Wang Xin, an online shopping lover in Beijing, said to China Daily.A 89 big advantage of online is that it helps people get things from different cities, even different countries, with ease. “I like eating duck neck very much and I often b uy it on Taob
