205700.（2018•西安中学•高二下期末）People have all turned to sad music to make themselves feel better at some point in their lives，（1）why does the music with double or even triple sadness help drag people out of low spirits？ A new study throws light on what's going on inside people's brains when they match their music to their feelings，and it looks as if sad music can be enjoyable，rather than（2）（simple） depressing．Music of this sort can arouse positive memories in people's life ，thus （3）（lift）their mood． Psychologist Adrian North from Curtin University in Australia says there （4）（existence） two groups of possible explanations for why people enjoy listening to sad music like this---one from social psychology，and the other from cognitive neuroscience（神经学）． （5） terms of social psychology，one idea about this is that people will feel （6）（good） about themselves if they focus on someone who's doing even worse．Everything's going to be okay，because this person is having （7） even worse day than they are． Another idea from social psychology is that people like to listen to the very music （8） shows their present life circumstances，because this kind of music makes them feel they are understood．With their emotions （9）（share），they definitely get a certain amount of comfort． So，the （10） （conclude） again-sad music does cheer people up，and it works far better than happy music，in most cases．
214675.（2017•西安中学•高一上期中）
One evening years ago in New York，I sat on a bench in a park and watched a little boy，around 2 years old，（1） （run） freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance away．The boy would fall to the grass，（2） （get） up，and without looking back （3） his mother，run as fast as he could as if nothing had happened． When kids fall down，they don't think of the fall as a failure．Instead，they consider（4） as a learning experience．They try again and again until they succeed．While I（5）（touch）by the boy's strong mind，I was also touched by the way he ran．With each attempt，he looked so confident and natural．He only wanted to run freely and to do it as（6）（good） as he could．He was just being a child-just being himself-being completely in the moment．He never gave up．Each time he（7）（fall），he got himself back up again，as if he knew that falling down was（8）（simple）a part of life．He was not looking for others' smiles，or worrying about（9） someone was watching or not．He only wanted to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely．I learned a lot from that experience，and have successfully brought that lesson with me in many（10） （part） of my life．
214934.（2017•西安中学•高二下期中）
One evening years ago in New York，I sat on a bench in a park and watched a little boy，around 2 years old，（1） （run） freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance away．The boy would fall to the grass，（2） （get） up，and without looking back （3） his mother，run as fast as he could as if nothing had happened． When kids fall down，they don't think of the fall as a failure．Instead，they consider（4） as a learning experience．They try again and again until they succeed．While I（5）（touch）by the boy's strong mind，I was also touched by the way he ran．With each attempt，he looked so confident and natural．He only wanted to run freely and to do it as（6）（good） as he could．He was just being a child-just being himself-being completely in the moment．He never gave up．Each time he（7）（fall），he got himself back up again，as if he knew that falling down was（8）（simple）a part of life．He was not looking for others' smiles，or worrying about（9） someone was watching or not．He only wanted to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely．I learned a lot from that experience，and have successfully brought that lesson with me in many（10） （part） of my life．
214639.（2018•西安中学•高三上期中）
Which is the most significant classical Chinese painting？According to Paul Denlinger，（1）visited China many times when young，it should be Along the River During the Qingming Festival．This （2）（create） dates back to the Northern Song Dynasty． This painting is important （3）several reasons．First，up until this time，almost all Chinese paintings are landscapes，（4）（contain） no or only a few images of people．Second，this is the first scroll （卷轴） painting （5）（describe） both Chinese urban and suburban life during the period in the capital，Bianjing，Third，the painting is （6）（high） detailed and featureops of all kinds and different economic activities in and out of the city．People are able to see the Chinese technology of the time，which helps them （7）great deal in understanding （8）the Chinese lived． The Beijing Palace Museum keeps the （9） （origin） Song painting and one of its famous copies--the Qing version （10）（hold） in the National Palace Museum in Taipei．
220027.（2019•西电附中•高一上一月）
Anne lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands during World War Ⅱ．Her family were Jewish so they had to hide or they would be caught by the German Nazis．During that time she wasn't able to go（1）（outdoor） for so long that she had grown so crazy about everything（2）（do） with nature．One evening，she stayed （3）（wake） on purpose to have a good look at the moon by herself，（4）she didn't dare open a window．Another time she happened to be upstairs（5）dusk when the window was open．The dark，rainy evening，the wind，the thundering clouds held her （6）（entire） in their power．It was the first time in a year and a half that she （7）（see） the night face to face． Anne felt very lonely （8） seeing her old friends，so she had to make （9）new friend，her diary Kitty，whom she could tell everything to．（10）（sad），at last，her family were discovered and caught by the German Nazis．
205512.（2020•莲湖区•高二下期末）
Scientists from Britain and Kenya may have found a way to control malaria（疟疾） and possibly destroy one of the world's most dangerous （1）（disease）．The scientists say they have found a microbe（微生物） that prevents mosquitoes from being infected with the organism （2） causes the disease． A report on the research was published in Nature Communications．It says the microbe （3）（complete） protects the insects from infection．The microbe （4） （call） Microsporidia MB．The scientists found it inside the body of mosquitoes （5） （live） around Lake Victoria in Kenya．Experts say they do not know how the microbe prevents the mosquitoes from carrying the malaria．But they suspect that it affects the mosquito's （6）（nature） defenses so the insect does not become（7） （infect）． The researchers say the next step is to study ways to release the microbe-carrying mosquitoes（8） the wild．Malaria kills about 400，000 people every year．The disease spreads to people through mosquito bites．Mosquito nets and insect-killing chemicals（9）（help） people fight against malaria over the past 20 years．This is especially the case in African countries south of the Sahara Desert．（10），mosquitoes in some areas are becoming resistant to chemical products．The World Health Organization （WHO）predicts that the number of malaria deaths could reach 769，000 or higher this year．
205643.（2018•西安中学•高一下期末）
Yuan Longping is one of China's most famous scientists．（1）（work） the land to do his research，he considers himself a farmer．Indeed，his sunburnt face and arms and his slim，strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers，（2） he has struggled for the past five decades．When he was young，he saw many people dying of（3） （hungry），which was a（4）（disturb） problem in many parts of the countryside．Then，he devoted all his time and energy（5）searching for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding （6）area of the fields．In 1973，he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world （7）（grow） rice that has a high output．Now，he remains（8）（circulate） his knowledge in many less developed countries to increase their rice harvests．He is quite（9）（satisfy） with his life．However，he doesn't care about being famous．He feels it gives him less freedom to do his research．In his view，spending money on himself or（10）（lead） a comfortable life means very little to him．He therefore gives much money to equip others for their research in agriculture．
205775.（2018•西安一中•高二上期末）
Access to electricity has always been limited for people living in Nuevo Saposoa， （56）remote village in Peru．However，things went from bad to （57） （bad） in March 2015 after a flood damaged the power station in the area．The villagers （58） （force）to turn to kerosene（煤油）lamps，which are not only expensive but give off poisonous matter． Fortunately，the researchers and students at the UTEC in Lima，Peru heard about it and came up with a（59） （create） idea．They designed a lamp that can be powered by plants and soil，both of （60） can be found in the Amazonian rainforests where the village （61）（lie）．Called Plantalamparas，the lights draws energy from a plant （62） （grow） in the rainforests and uses it to light up an LED bulb．So far，the bulbs have been a huge success． This is not the first time the students and professors of UTEC （63） （come） up with a clever approach （64） a problem．In 2014，（65） （deal）with Peru's severe air pollution they created a large advertising board that could be used as an air purifier（净化器）as well．
205929.（2016•西北大附中•高一下期末）
Last week，I watched a movie．I noticed an actress（66）has very good eyesight playing the part of a blind lady．She played it so well that if you saw her（67）the first time，you would think that （68） was blind．It seemed that this actress had spent her time（69）（put） a little more effort into her career so that she could play the part that the other actresses could not． Have you ever seen people digging a well before？They don't just stop（70）they see a little drop of water．They put in a little more effort to ensure that they get plenty of water． A popular （71）（say）goes that it is only an average mind that would do the same thing all the time but expect another result．All you need to do is put a little more effort so that you can expect a（72）（whole） different result． You have two options in life either to focus on what's lost（73）to fight for what's left．Fighting for what's left is all about（74） （forget） the past，putting on your arm or of courage and （75）（brave） and putting in that extra effort．Be better than the best you can be．
219988.（2020•西工大附中•高二下二月）
We always think it's OK for us to leave our plants unattended during our vacation，but a recent study has led to a new（1）（discover）． Some scientists tested tobacco plants and tomato plants by cutting off their stems（茎）and （2）（stop）watering them．They then recorded their response with a microphone （3）（place）ten centimeters away． They found that the plants began to scream ultrasonic（超声波）sounds， which they believed could convey their suffering （4） other plants．When the stem of a tomato plant was cut，the scientists found that （5） screamed 25 ultrasonic sounds of suffering within an hour．The tobacco plant that had its stem cut（6）（send）out 15． The plants also seemed to respond to different （7）（stress）with the different intensities（强度）of sound．The scientists observed that the tobacco plants let out （8）（loud）sound when they were not watered than when they had their stems cut． The study answers the question（9）plants can feel pain or not．It can change the way that we think about the plant kingdom，which has been （10）（natural）considered to be almost silent．
219574.（2020•西安一中•高一上一月）
A best friend is someone（1） you can tell everything to，even your deepest（2）（person）feelings and thoughts.Anne Frank treated her diary（3）her best friend.Her family（4）（hide）away for nearly 25 months in order not to （5）（catch）by the German Nazis.They didn't dare go out even in the evenings.They had to stay indoors day and night.Not（6）（be）able to go out for such a long time，Anne missed the （7）（beautiful）of nature so much that she grew crazy about everything to do with（8）.She stayed up until eleven thirty one evening on purpose just to see the moon.She said，"This is the first time I have seen the night（9）I came here."（10）（luck），the family were discovered at last and taken away from the hiding place.
219369.（2021•鄠邑二中•高三上三月）
We know that smartphone addiction can affect lives in negative ways.A 2017 University of Texas study claimed that merely（1）（place） a smartphone in someone's line of sight slowed down their productivity and reduced their grades.An （2）（early）study from London found students who didn't use smartphones saw their test scores increase by 6.4 percent. It is（3）（extreme） difficult to break away from smartphone addiction.Some people have even tried punishing（4）（they） for using their devices.Now，an APP is being released（发行）in the UK that rewards people for staying away from their smartphones.The APP，called Hold，（5）（create）by three Norwegian university students，who found that positive rewarding was the most （6）（effect）way of conquering smartphone addiction.Hold allows students to collect points for staying away from their devices between the hours of 7 a.m.（7）11 p.m.；they get 10 points for every 20 minutes.The points（8）（collect）can be used for discounts on everything from cinema tickets to food and drinks.A cinema ticket，for example，costs 60 points，or 2 hours away from a phone. Over 120，000 people in Norway，of（9）40% are college students，use the app.It's now available （10）students from over 170 universities in the UK.
219219.（2022•关山中学•高二下一月）
Larry Belmont worked for a company（1）made robots.Recently it had begun experimenting （2）a household robot at Larry's home.The robot's name was Tony and he seemed more like a human （3）a machine.He was tall and handsome although his（4）（face） expression never changed.Claire thought it was embarrassed （5）（offer） help by a robot when Tony， （6）（wear） an apron，brought Claire breakfast the next morning.As time（7）（go） on，Tony helped Claire a lot，making her and her house （8）（complete） transformed.Claire even felt the（9）（warm） of his body when she fell off the ladder.Maybe there would be（10）threat to Claire's marriage if Tony was not taken away.
204340.（2023•未央区•高二上期末）
The giant panda （1）（love） by people throughout the world．Chinese scientists （2）（recent） had a chance to study a wild female panda with a newborn baby．She was a very（3）（care）mother．For 25 days，she never left her baby，not even to find something （4）（eat）!She would not let any other pandas come near．She licked the baby constantly to keep it clean．Any smell might attract natural （5）（enemy） that would try to eat the little panda．The mother held the baby in her front paws much the way a human does．（6）it cried，she rocked it back and forth and gave it little comforting pats．The mother continued to care for the young panda（7）more than two years．By that time，the panda no longer needed （8）（it） mother for food．However，it stayed with her and learned about the ways of the forest．Then，after two and a half years，the mother （9）（drive） the young panda away．It was time for her to have a new baby， （10） it was also time for the young panda to be independent．
219883.（2019•西安中学•高三上一月）
Most people at present are so busy with their lives that they do not have time （1）（enjoy） a healthy and balanced diet． For most individuals， as （2） result of eating foods rich in fat and sugar for several years， they choose to go on a diet but fail at the end． Be sure to be with a strong awareness that you are （3） you eat! Therefore， maintaining a healthy diet（4）（provide） your body with not only energy but also numerous health benefits． The first one is that you will meet your everyday nutritional（5）（require）． As we all know， we have to take in various nutrition every day to keep fit．（6） （basic） speaking， you should make sure that you take a good amount of vegetables， grains， milk and proteins． Another benefit is that it is the easiest and most（7） （benefit） way in which you can be energetic and protect yourself（8） a number of diseases when growing old． In most cases， a healthy diet can help you decrease the risk of （9）（get） some diseases like diabetes and cancer． And for those who want to lose weight， there（10）（come） good news! Keep a healthy diet and you will finally keep a healthy weight!
219163.（2022•雁塔二中•高二下二月）
Few people I know seem to have much desire or time to cook．Making Chinese（1）（ dish） is seen as especially troublesome．Many westerners （2）come to China cook much less than in their own countries once they realize how cheap （3）can be to eat out．I still remember （4）（visit）a friend who'd lived here for five years and I （5）（shock） when I learnt she hadn't cooked once in all that time． While regularly eating out seems to （6）（become）common for many young people in recent years，it's not without a cost．The obvious one is money；eating out once or twice a week may be（7）（afford）but doing this most days adds up．There could be an even（8）（high） cost on your health．Researchers have found that there is a direct link between the increase in food eaten outside the home and the rise in （9）（weigh）problems． If you are not going to suffer this problem，then I suggest that the next time you go to your mums' home（10）dinner，get a few cooking tips from her．Cooking food can be fun．You might also begin to notice the effects not only on your health but in your pocket．
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