Robert Ballard is probably the most famous de...

Robert Ballard is probably the most famous deep-sea explorer in the past 100 years. While he is best known for his historic discovery of the wreckage(残骸) of the R.M.S. Titanic which sank to the bottom of the sea in 1912, he also discovered the wreckage of the Bismarck and the Yorktown. Over his career, Dr. Ballard has completed over 120 deep-sea journeys and continues to push exploration to new depths with new technologies and strategies. His new high-tech Inner Space Center at the University of Rhode Island links scientists all over the world and makes it possible to identify new discoveries in realtime.

Reporter: What were you like as a kid?

Ballard: I was a very “active” kid with lots of interests including sports (football, basketball, and tennis), fishing, and studies.

Reporter: Do you have a hero?

Ballard: My hero is Captain Nemo from the book, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne and his submarine the Nautilus.

Reporter: What do you daydream about?

Ballard: I dream about undersea exploration.

Reporter: How did you get into your field of work?

Ballard: It started with a scholarship to the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, in the summer of 1959 when I was a junior in high school. That summer, I went to sea on two separate expeditions in Baja California with various oceanographers(海洋学家). During one of those expeditions, I met Dr. Robert Norris, a Scripps graduate with a Ph. D. in marine geology, who invited me to come to the University of California, Santa Barbara where I ended up getting my undergraduate degree in Geology and Chemistry with minors in Math and Physics.

Reporter: What’s the best piece of advice that anyone has ever given you that you can share with us?

Ballard: Follow your dreams and don’t let anyone talk you out of them.

Reporter: Do you have any good jokes?

Ballard: I prefer sayings to jokes. My favorite is, “Never get into the thick of thin things.”

1.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that Robert Ballard ________.

A. is president of a university and travels a lot

B. is the most famous deep-sea explorer in history

C. is still contributing to the development of deep-sea exploration

D. is best famous for the discovery of the wreckages of three ships

2.From the passage we know Nemo ________.

A. is Jules Verne’s nickname　　 B. is the name of a ship

C. is a sailor on a submarine　　 D. is a character in a book

3.What can we know about Ballard?

A. He was lucky to meet Dr. Robert Norris.

B. He once wrote a book about the sea.

C. He loves jokes more than proverbs.

D. He used to be tired of studying.

4.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. The great achievements of Robert Ballard.

B. An interview with a famous deep-sea explorer.

C. A brief introduction to famous Robert Ballard.

D. What a famous deep-sea explorer is like.

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Robert Burns is the most famous poet to write in Scots, the traditional language of Scotland.

Born in Ayrshire, Scotland to a poor farming family, his parents made sure that he was well educated as a child. In 1783 he started composing poetry ________1.________ a traditional style using the Ayrshire dialect of Scots. These poems were well received ________2.________ (local) and in 1786 they were published in the volume, Poems, Chiefly, ________3.________ made him famous in Scotland overnight.

________4.________, his fame was not accompanied by money and he found ________5.________ necessary to return to farming. ________6.________ this also proved unprofitable, he entered government service in 1789.

He died at the age of 37 as a result of a weak heart, brought on by years of poor working conditions on the farm ________7.  (date) back to his childhood. Within a short time of his death, money started pouring in from all over Scotland ________8.________ (support) his widow and children.

Today, his memory ________9.________ (celebrate) by Burns clubs across the world and his birthday is

________10.________ unofficial “National Day” for Scots and those with Scottish ancestry, celebrated with Burns suppers.

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Eldrick Tiger Woods, nicknamed ''Tiger'', is probably the most famous golfer in his days. It was he who first made golf a global _________ and it was practice that made Tiger Woods a champion golfer.

When he was very young, Tiger Woods _________ golf. Since then, he played it whenever he had the chance. _________ with other children of his age, he showed special interest in golf. Finding that his son had a _________ for this game, Tiger's father decided to _________ him on his own. To his father's surprise, Tiger was a(n) _________ golfer even at the age of 6.

However, being a child, Tiger couldn’t focus all the time, _________ he never gave up. Tiger listened to soft music to improve his _________. His father helped him learn to focus in spite of the　 _________. Sometimes his father stood in front of Tiger and said, ''I'm a tree in your way, '' He would have to hit the ball __________ his father. Sometimes his father would dance and sing when it was Tiger's turn to hit and Tiger had to focus on the __________.

The training helped him. Once a __________ made a loud noise while Tiger was playing. He said he never heard the broadcast because he was so __________ on the game. Tiger cannot __________ losing. If he loses, he will go out and __________ even harder in order not to make the same mistake.

In the year 2000, when he was 24 years old, he __________ four major golf competitions—the US Open, the US Amateur, the British Open and the British Amateur. But during the 2008 season it became clear that Tiger was __________ pain in his knee. In April his knee was operated on and he __________ the PGA (美国职业高尔夫球协会) tour season. After an eight-month period of __________ he returned to play again in February 2009. He didn't make his fans __________—he won again.

He is so much better than the other golfers that some say he is the greatest golfer to ever play the game.

1.A.action B.practice C.sport D.exercise

2.A.looked up B.set up C.took up D.gave up

3.A.Mixed B.Competing C.Playing D.Compared

4.A.trick B.plan C.skill D.gift

5.A.train B.save C.stop D.raise

6.A.lucky B.common C.excellent D.careful

7.A.and B.but C.so D.as

8.A.confidence B.strength C.patience D.speed

9.A.disturbance B.carelessness C.determination D.failure

10.A.against B.under C.onto D.over

11.A.music B.ball C.dance D.ground

12.A.teammate B.kid C.radio D.fan

13.A.curious B.happy C.relied D.concentrated

14.A.tolerate B.forget C.understand D.recognize

15.A.cry B.practice C.think D.argue

16.A.judged B.watched C.conducted D.won

17.A.examining B.avoiding C.suffering D.reducing

18.A.missed B.offered C.escaped D.joined

19.A.research B.rest C.learning D.traveling

20.A.worried B.troubled C.surprised D.disappointed

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阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Truth about Whisky

Whisky is probably 1. most famous product of Scotland. Whisky making provides work 2. several thousand people in the Scottish Highlands and islands, and whisky is Scotland's biggest goods 3. (sell) to every corner of the world.

The qualities of whisky come from the water which 4. (use) to make it the rich "peaty"(多泥炭的) water of Scotland. When whisky is first made, it is 5. (actual) clear, not brown in colour. The colour comes from the wooden 6. (container) in which the whisky is stored for several years to allow it 7. (mature) from a little added sugar.

For many years, whisky has been one of the most popular drinks all over the world, and Scotland 8. (produce) more and more of it so far. But whisky sales have not increased as fast, so there are now large reserves of whisky in Scotland, especially the better and 9. (much) expensive whisky. So a lot of the whisky sold today was made several years ago when people thought that whisky would get more and more popular. That is 10., today, a lot of the whisky in the shops is marked with "Ten years old", or even "Fifteen years old".

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Robert Ballard was born in 1942. From an early age, he loved the sea. Ballard grew up in Southern California. He spent his free time at the beach near his home. He enjoyed fishing and swimming. He even learned to dive.

When Ballard wasn’t at the ocean, he loved reading about it. At age 10, he read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a book which describes the undersea adventures of Captain Nemo. Ballard decided he wanted to be like Captain Nemo when he grew up. His parents helped him follow his dream.

Ballard was a hardworking student. He spent many years learning all he could about the ocean. By the age of 28, he was an expert. In 1970, he took a job as a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts. There he studied underwater mountains of the Atlantic Ocean. He came up with ways to predict volcanoes under the oceans.

Working with other scientists, Ballard also found previously unknown sea animals. These animals lived far below the ocean’s surface, where scientists had believed no animals could live.

By the 1980s, Ballard’s interests changed. He developed unmanned vehicles to explore the ocean bottom. His first find, the well-known ship Titanic, made Ballard famous. He was not happy with just one big find, however. He looked for — and found — other well-known ships. One was the German battleship Bismarck. Another was the U.S. Yorktown, an aircraft carrier that sank during World War II.

Today Robert Ballard is still an underwater explorer. He also heads an organization that encourages students to learn about science. Ballard hopes that some of the students will follow in his footsteps. After all, the world’s huge oceans are mostly unknown. Who knows what remains to be discovered under the sea?

1.What was Ballard’s dream when he was young?

A. To be a science teacher.

B. To be an animal expert.

C. To be a famous writer.　　　　　

D. To be an underwater explorer.

2.When Ballard worked at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, he _____.

A. explored the undersea world by ship　　　　

B. thought of ideas to predict underwater volcanoes

C. found some unknown sea animals alone　　

D. set up an organization to teach students science

3.What can we learn from the text?

A. Ballard’s parents felt disappointed at his undersea adventures.

B. Ballard didn’t like fishing and swimming in his childhood.

C. Ballard was greatly influenced by 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

D. Human beings have explored more than half of the sea.

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Find out way around the British Museum, discover some of the most famous objects, and explore the unique collection.

Top tip

Some of the galleries can be very busy at peak times. If you want to avoid the crowds, try visiting these galleries.

Room 1

The Enlightenment Gallery provides an introduction to the Museum and its collections, showing how our understanding of the world of nature and human achievement has changed over time. It is divided into seven sections that explore the seven major ages. It is open daily 10:00---17:00, until 20:30 on Fridays.

Rooms 24

The Welcome Trust Gallery deals with the tough realities of life in many different ways. The displays in Room 24 explore different approaches to our shared challenges as human beings, focusing on how diverse cultures seek to maintain health and well-being. Daily 11:00---16:00.

Room 34

The John Addis Gallery houses the museum’s collection of Islamic art, which now officially forms part of the Department of Middle East. This includes objects from the earliest years of Islam to the 20th century. Available every Fri. , Sat. and Sun. at 11:30—14:00.

Room 77

Greek and Roman Architecture Gallery has an especially important collection of architecture and architectural sculpture from ancient Greek buildings. It has the earlier and later temples and the architecture on display in the room includes examples of the Corinthian and Composite orders in particular. Daily 11:00-----16:00.

Room 95

View famous blue-and-white china, which was first produced in China around AD 600. the skillful transformation of ordinary clay into beautiful objects has attracted the people across the globe. Within this gallery of almost 1,700 objects are examples of the finest china in the world, dating from the 3rd to the 20th century. Available Mon. ---Fri. at 10:30---16:00.

1.You can visit _______to know the general information about the Museum.

A. the Welcome Trust Gallery　　 B. the John Addis Gallery

C. Room 1　　 D. Room 95

2.The Welcome Trust Gallery features __________.

A. the understanding of living and dying

B. the ways of keeping healthy in Britain

C. the different realities in different cultures

D. the ideas about keeping fit from different cultures

3.If you plan to visit the John Addis Gallery at 12:00, you can go on ______.

A. December 1, 2017(Friday)　　 B. June 15, 2017(Thursday)

C. May 9, 2017(Tuesday)　　 D. March 20, 2017 (Monday)

4.Who might prefer to visit Room 95?

A. Professional architects　　 B. China lovers

C. Scholars majoring in religion　　 D. Students interested in medicine

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Robert’s new book about space exploration is fantastic. You simply ______ read it.

A. must　　　　　 B. can　　　　　　　 C. need　　　 D. may

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“Confidence” is probably one of the most noticeable traits(品质)in the Americans. They show confidence in the way they talk, the way they smile, the way they dress and the way they walk. Living and competing with all these confidence American students, I find it extremely important to be confident as an international student and instructor. As a student, being confident means you should never hesitate to raise your hand whenever a question or a point comes to your mind. Don’t mind if it sounds simple or silly. Otherwise you will never get a chance to speak in class at all. What’s worse, the professors may think you are not prepared for the discussion or you do not have your own opinion on the issue-this is the last comment any graduate would like to receive。

Being confidence for me as a foreign instructor means calmly asking the student to repeat what he or she has said if I did not get it. Pretending to understand what you actually did not may just bring yourself embarrassment or even disgrace. But the time I most need to be confident is when my students come to my office and bargain about the grades I have given for their Speeches。(The course I’m teaching here is Public Speaking). Modesty is a trait highly valued in China, but it won’t be of much help here if you want to survive and succeed in a good American graduate program．

1.To compete with American students it’s very important to

A．be quite confident

B．be polite and friendly

C．have more discussions with

D．understand what they think about

2.A professor will have the worst opinion of a student who

A．gives a silly or simple answer

B．tries to seize any chance to speak in class

C．shows no interest in the course

D．is considered to have no opinion of his own

3.The author is most likely to feel embarrassed if

A．he asks a student to repeat what he has said

B．the students bargain with him

C．he pretends to know what he doesn’t

D．he has to give a speech

4.We learn from the second paragraph that

A．we should also remain modest in America

B．modesty doesn’t help modest in America

C．American also like modest people

D．modesty can help you through an American graduate program

5.What can we infer from the passage?

A．American students are ready to accept the grades from the teacher.

B．The writer teaches in Europe for a living.

C．Students are encouraged to present simple questions.

D．One’s ignorance will give away in time.

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“Confidence” is probably one of the most noticeable traits（品质）in the Americans．They show confidence in the way they talk，the way they smile，the way they dress and the way they walk．Living and competing with all these confidence American students，I find it extremely important to be confident as an international student and instructor．As a student，being confident means you should never hesitate to raise your hand whenever a question or a point comes to your mind．Don’t mind if it sounds simple or silly．Otherwise you will never get a chance to speak in class at all．What’s worse，the professors may think you are not prepared for the discussion or you do not have your own opinion on the issue—this is the last comment any graduate would like to receive．

Being confidence for me as a foreign instructor means calmly asking the student to repeat what he or she has said if I did not get it．Pretending to understand what you actually did not may just bring yourself embarrassment or even disgrace．But the time I most need to be confident is when my students come to my office and bargain about the grades I have given for their Speeches．（The course I’m teaching here is Public Speaking）．Modesty is a trait highly valued in China，but it won’t be of much help here if you want to survive and succeed in a good American graduate program．

1.To compete with American students it’s very important to　　 ．

A．be quite confident

B．be polite and friendly

C．have more discussions with them

D．understand what they think about

2.A professor will have the worst opinion of a student who 　　　　　　 ．

A．gives a silly or simple answer

B．tries to seize any chance to speak in class

C．shows no interest in the course

D．is considered to have no opinion of his own

3.The author is most likely to feel embarrassed if　　　　　　 ．

A．he asks a student to repeat what he has said

B．the students bargain with him

C．he pretends to know what he doesn’t

D．he has to give a speech

4.We learn from the second paragraph that　　　　 ．

A．we should also remain modest in America

B．modesty doesn’t help you much in America

C．Americans also like modest people

D．modesty can help you through an American graduate program

5.The passage is mainly developed by 　　　　 ．

A．providing examples　　　　　　　　

B．making comparisons

C．giving different figures　　　　　　

D．telling personal experiences

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Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.

We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue(疲惫) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel.

Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first.

Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical(按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.

Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can-then let the unconscious take over.

When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.

One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relived, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.

An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.

Human beings, I believe must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.

1.People with start-up fatigue are most likely to ________.

A.delay tasks B.work hard

C.seek help D.accept failure

2.What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue?

A.Writing essays in strict order.

B.Building up physical strength.

C.Leaving out the toughest ideas.

D.Dealing with the hardest task first.

3.On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue?

A.Before starting a difficult task.

B.When all the solutions fail.

C.If the job is rather boring.

D.After finding a way out.

4.According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us ________.

A.ignore mental problems B.get some nice sleep

C.gain complete relief D.find the right solution

5.What could be the best title for the passage?

A.Success Is Built upon Failure

B.How to Handle Performance Fatigue

C.Getting over Fatigue: A Way to Success

D.Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems

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