When things get tough, I take ______ in the company of my closest friends. ()A. careB. comfortC. creditD. measures

If you get seasick easily, you may prepare for boat rides with some medicine and other helpful stuff. Now there's one more remedy: Timing your breathing to control the nauseaing (作呕的) motion. The technique presumably works because it helps control gravity sensors (传感器) in the abdomen (腹部)—a lesser-known input to our fine-tuned balance system.The brain is traditionally thought to sense body position in three ways. The inner ears sense motions of the head; the eyes see where the head is; and tiny sensory organs in muscles and tendons (筋) sense where the rest of the body is. More recently, researchers have realized that sensors in many other parts of the body also play a role: in the abdomen, the lower organs, and even blood vessels. As long as all of these sensors send matching signals to the brain, we feel directed. But if one or two don't match up, the brain gets confused and we become nauseated.Scientists knew the most sickening motions closely match the rate of natural breathing; they also knew that people naturally tend to breathe in time with a motion. In fact, Navy seamen in World War II discovered that they could use certain breathing tricks to combat motion sickness. But no one had ever tested whether breathing out of time with a motion could prevent nausea.1. According to the passage, which of the following helps control gravity sensors in the abdomen?A. Some medicine.B. Our fine-tuned balance system.C. Timing one's breathing.D. The nauseating motion.

词语匹配题 1)____ 遇到 2)____ 提前 3)____ 自由行 4)____ 毕竟 5)____ 退房 6)____ 绝对贫困 7)____ 危机管理 8)____ 语音控制 9)____ 不安全行为 10)____ 质量管理A. Quality controlB. Unsafe actsC. Voice controlD. Crisis managementE. Absolute povertyF. Check outG. After allH. Do-it-yourself tourI. In advanceJ. Come across

After standing in the_wind for a long time the tourist felt stiff in every limb.A. chillyB. lightC. gentle

题型说明：用括号内单词的适当形式填空42. (2.0分) Mrs. Gardiner does not take___(kind) to her boss' criticism.第1空

Filling roofs with plants and dirt can help pull a modest amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) out of the atmosphere, found by a new study.While green roofs certainly won't solve the global warming problem, their ability to absorb greenhouse gases—even just a little bit—supports the case for planting them on city buildings, despite extra costs on the front end, said lead researcher Kristin Getter, of Michigan State University in East Lansing."The key to fighting global warming is capturing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in new reservoirs that weren't storing carbon before," Getter said. "In the whole scheme of things, green roofs are not the one answer to sequestering carbon, but they will certainly help."Green roofs offer a long list of known benefits. They lower air-conditioning costs in the summer by absorbing and reflecting heat. They lower heating costs in the winter by adding extra isolation.Green roofs appeal to cities because they soak up rainwater, making excess storm-water less likely to flood sewage (下水道) systems and increase sewage treatment costs. Plant-filled roofs make urban areas less likely to become heat islands. They reduce air pollution and noise pollution. And plants, even when it's several stories up, provides living places for animals.What does the word "sequester" mean in the sentence "In the whole scheme of things, green roofs are not the one answer to sequestering carbon...?" (Para. 3)A. Decompose.B. Recirculate.C. Remove.D. Decay.

题型说明：从四个选项中选出最佳答案。 19. (1.0分) Such is ___ day in my working experience. A. most forgetting B. most forgot C. the most forget D. the most unforgettable

The term “off the grid” refers to living ina self- sufficient manner without reliance on one or more public utilities. On13 April 2006, USA Today reported that there were some 180,000 familiesliving off-grid in America, a figure that has jumped 33 percent a year for adecade. Because many third-world citizens have never had the chance to go onthe grid, current estimates are that 1.7 billion people live off-gridworldwide. Off-the-grid homes do not rely on municipal water supply, natural gas, electricalpower grid or similar utility services. A true “off the grid” house is able tooperate independently of all traditional public services. Electrical power canbe generated on-site with renewable sources such as solar, wind or geothermal (地热) energy; with a generator and adequate fuelreserves; or simply done without. Such electricity system is called astand-alone power system. On-site water sources can include a well, stream, orlake. Depending on the water source, this may include pumps and / orfiltration. Rainwater can also be harvested. In his book How to Live Off-grid, Nick Rosen lists seven reasons forgoing off-grid. The top two are saving money, and reducing the carbonfootprint. Another is survivalism, which means preparing for emergencies suchas disruptions in social or political order. Others include preparing for thecollapse of the oil economy and bringing life back to the countryside. Going off-grid can be done to lower the environmental impact of living, asthe typically limited amount of on-site renewable energy available is anincentive to reduce its use. But if energy usage is not reduced, going off-gridactually has a larger environmental impact against using the grid, due to thelower efficiencies of the components. It is often done to residential buildingsonly occasionally occupied, such as vacation cabins, to avoid high initialcosts of traditional utility connections. Other persons choose to live inhouses where the cost of outside utilities is prohibitive, or of such adistance away as to be impractical.21. What does the passage say about people living in third-world countries?A. Their homes are getting more dependent on public utilities.B. Thenumber of them living off-grid is increasing by 33 percent a year.C. About 1.7 billion of them are currently living off-grid.D. Many of them have no access to modern public utilities.

Despite the risks involved, the courageous journalist felt compelled to _____ the news, upholding his commitment to unbiased reporting. A. wire B. suppress C. distort

阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。-|||-It was the end of the summer holiday,and school would open in two weeks,which-|||-means we kids only had a very short period of time to enjoy.However, the holiday was so-|||-boring that it was impossible for me to find something fun to do.When I had successfully-|||-contacted all of my friends,one of them suggested that we all should go down to the sea and-|||-just relax.-|||-It wasn`t fun at first, just relaxing on the beach, seeing an old man repair an-|||-ancient-looking boat,but it was clearly on our minds to jump into the sea and just take a-|||-swim in the clear cold water because it was getting so hot.So we stripped off our clothes and-|||-dived into the water.The salt water was so truly cool and refreshing that we splashed cold-|||-water in each other`s faces.-|||-"You shouldn`t swim that day,"The old man advised."There is a storm coming up."-|||-Enjoying the soft sea wind,I didn`t take it scriously."If you go further there you`ll be sorry,"-|||-the old man called after me."Thanks for your reminding,we know very well in our heart."I-|||-replied and walked into the gentle waves. We were having so much fun that I didn`t notice-|||-how far I had reached into the sea as the water had almost reached my chest.-|||-Suddenly,a gust of wind lifted a huge wave over me and threw me further away.My-|||-friends failed to reach me so they swam ashore and screamed for help. Then white caps began-|||-rolling in and it became harder to swim against the currents. Before I knew it,before I could-|||-do anything to maintain my balance in the deep water, I was bringing my whole entire body-|||-into the sea.-|||-注意:-|||-1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;-|||-2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;-|||-3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;-|||-4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。-|||-Frightencd,I tried to resurface from the water.-|||-Then,just as it seemed as if I would sink into the sea,I heard a loud voice.