14.短文詞匯填空十一選十（原題版）-上海名校高中自主招生英語(yǔ)黃金寶典

第14講：詞匯填空（十一選十）第14講：詞匯填空（十一選十）考點(diǎn)歸納、真題精練、考前鞏固Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．luckily

B．a(chǎn)lertsC．established

D．entrances

E.contact

F.habitatG.measures

H.wandered

I.studying

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K.enjoyFifteenwildAsianelephantsthatlefttheir____1____inXishuangbannaNationalNatureReserve(保護(hù)區(qū))inYunnanprovincehavesofarnotcausedanytroubleintheprovincialcapital(省會(huì)),Kunming,thankstolocalauthorities’effectivemeasures.ByThursdayafternoon,theherd(獸群)hadmovedtoShuanghecounty,JinningdistrictinKunming’soutskirts,accordingtotheYunnanForestryandGrasslandAdministration,whichhas____2____aspecialworkteamundertheguidanceoftheprovincialgovernment.Provincialforestrypolicehavefollowedtheelephants’movementsroundtheclock,usingdrones(無(wú)人機(jī))andcameras.Expertsfromboththenationalandprovincialforestrydepartmentsareadvisingon____3____tocontroltheelephants.PoliceandfirefightersinKunmingareworkingtopreventtheelephantsfrominginto____4____withresidents.Trucks(卡車(chē))anddiggingequipmenthavebeenputinplaceatthe____5____ofvillagestotrytostopthepachyderms’(厚皮動(dòng)物)entry.AwomanfromGanhevillage,wheretheelephants____6____aroundforseveralhoursonThursday,toldlocalmediathattheyhadreceived____7____fromthevillagemittee.“AllmyfamilymembersmovedtothesecondfloorofourhouseonWednesday.Wewereverynervouslastnight,but____8____noonewashurt,”shesaid.Althoughit’snotknownwhentheelephantslefttheXishuangbannareserve,expertsbelievetheymayhavestartedroaming(徜徉)lastyearandarenowabout500kilometersawayfromthereserve.TheAsianelephants,whicharelistedasendangered(瀕危的)ontheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureRedListofThreatenedSpecies,____9____ClassAprotectionstatusinChina,thesamelevelafforded(給予)thegiantpanda.YunnanistheonlyhometowildAsianelephantsinChinaandhas300oftheanimals.However,morethantwothirdsofthepopulationliveoutsidenaturereserves,saidChenMingyong,alifesciencesprofessoratYunnanUniversitywhohasbeen____10____wildelephantsfordecades.Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．contribute

B．global

C．bringing

D．originally

E.concerned

F.seekingG.features

H.power

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K.regularlyWhenitestoinnovativecountries,wealwaysthinkofplacesliketheUS,theUKandGermany.However,Israelisalsoa(n)____11____leaderininnovation.AccordingtotheWorldEconomicForum’sglobalpetitivenessReport20162017,Israelisthesecondmostinnovativenationintheworld,justafterSwitzerland.Manyofusmaynotbeaware,buttechnologies____12____inIsraelhavechangedourlives.Forexample,antivirussoftwarethatprotectsourputerswas____13____developedinIsraelinthe1970s,accordingtoTheTelegraph.Inaddition,____14____onourmobilephonessuchasvoicemailandSMSwerealsodevelopedinIsrael.SoitesasnosurprisethatIsraelplanstouseitsinnovativestrengthto____15____thecooperationwithChinaintheBeltandRoadInitiative.AslongasIsraelisneeded,itwillsparenoeffortto____16____totheproject,saidIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahuduringhisvisittoChinainMarch,accordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency.ManyIsraelienvironmentaltechnologypanieshavealreadysetupfacilitiesinShandongprovince,____17____Israelitechniquestomanyareassuchasrecyclingwaterforagriculturaluse,reportedtheTimesofIsrael.Foundedonverydryland,Israelhadbeen____18____aboutwaterforaverylongtime.However,inrecentyears,thequalityandquantityofwaterinIsraelhavebeenimproved,withthehelpoftechniquesthatturnMediterraneanseawaterandwastewaterintousablewater.Infact,suchinnovationshaveledtomoreandmoreChinesestudents____19____qualityhighereducationinIsrael.“WhenChinesestudentswhostudyheregobackhome,theywillbein____20____toinfluenceChinaIsraelrelationshipsinthefuture,”EmmaAfterman,managerofIsraelChinaAcademicRelationsattheCouncilforHigherEducation,toldtheJerusalemPost.Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．wound

B．fundamentally

C．a(chǎn)rgues

D．virtue

E.mirrors

F.universallyG.judged

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K.similarlyJennyCarteranNHScoordinatorisan“extremenightowl,”oneofanestimated8.2%ofthepopulationwhosenaturalinclination(傾向)istofallasleepwellaftermidnight.Lefttoherowndevices,she’dprefertogotobedaround3a.m.andwakeupaboutnoon.Whydonightowlsexist?Thereisnosingle___21___acceptedtheory,butevolutionarybiologiststhinkthatmunitieswithmorevariationinchronotypes(睡眠類型)mayhavebeenmorelikelytosurvive.Anothertheoryisthatvariationis___22___howgeneticsworks.Rightfrombirth,ourpersonalbiologicalclocksarealready___23___.Geneticsestablishesaperson’schronotype.ColinEspie,professorofsleepmedicineattheUniversityofOxford,saysthis___24___differencesinhaireyeandskincolororheight.Naturalnightowlsare___25___differentfrominsomniacsorpeoplewhostayupuntiltheearlyhoursbecauseoffamilyorworkcircumstances.Beinganightowlisn’taproblem.Butthisisn’talwayswellunderstood.JessicaBatchelorisamedicalwriterwhofeelsmostproductiveat11p.m.“Ican’ttellanyonewhenIwenttosleep,wokeup,showeredorateamealwithoutbeing___26___,”shesays“Istrugglewithfeelingsofguiltandshame.”Thismentalityisrootedinouragrarian(耕地的)pastwhenfarmworkhadtobeginatdawn.Ourculturemistakenlyassociatessleepinglittleandrisingearlywith___27___.Itisoftenextolled(頌揚(yáng))asahabitofsuccessfulpeople:forinstanceinthe___28___withMargaretThatcher’sfourhourrest,orarticlesabout“sleeplesselite”CEOswhostarttheirdayswitha4a.m.jog.Actually,thereisnothingwrongwithstayinguplateaslongasyou’regettingagoodamountofsleepeverynight;___29___,earlyrisershavenospecialbiologicaladvantage.Whatresearchhasnotdisproved,however,isthatmorningpeopletendtogetmoredone.TheproductivityexpertLauraVanderkam____30____thatpeopleshouldconsiderswitchingtheirschedulenotbecauseit’snecessarilybetterbutbecauseit’spractical.Wakingupearliertoworkout,makeheadwayonacreativeprojectorenjoyastressfreecupofcoffeecanhelpmakeiteasiertoacplishmorewithoutsacrificingtimeforyourself.Directions:pletethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．bodiesB．containersC．cutD．deposedE.denselyF.engagedG.preventionH.propertyI.removeJ.scarcelyK.unwantedGetridofmosquitoes,buthow?Almosteveryonewhospendstimeoutdoorshasexperiencedmosquitoes.Thesebloodsuckinginsectsgiveitchybitesandcanspreaddisease.Buthowcanyouavoidthemandprotectyourself?JessicaDamianoisagardeningexpert.Inarecentstory,Damianosaidthebestcontrolis___31___.Andshegavesuggestionsonhowto___32___mosquitopopulations.Itmayseemdifficulttoavoidmosquitoes,asmostoftheareasintheworldare___33___populatedwiththem.Peoplewholivenear___34___ofwater,suchaslakeside,mayexperiencemoremosquitoes.Butthereareseveralmeasuresyoucantaketoreducetheirnumbers.Mosquitoesneedlessthanacentimeterofwatertolayeggs.Afemalecanlayhundredsofeggsatatime.So,checkyour___35___toseeifthereisanywherethatcollectswater.Watercaneasilycollectinsmall___36___—achild’stoy,atrashcanlid,oracookingpot.Eveniftheamountofstandingwaterseemssmall,___37___it.Makeholesinthebottomsofcontainersthatcanhold___38___water.Otherstandingwatersuchasinpondsandbirdbathscanbe___39___withchemicals.Thereareotherthingsyoucandotoprotectyourself.Putscreensinyourdoorsandwindowsorkeepthemclosed.Andcutdownontimespentoutdoorsbetweentheearlyeveningandtheearlymorning.Mosquitoesaremost___40___duringthattime.Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．bend

B．fascinated

C．implication

D．invites

E.resemblesF.habitable

G.outpacing

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K.colonizedGoodevening,ladiesandgentlemen:We’reatatippingpointinhumanhistory,betweengainingthestarsandlosingtheplanetwecallhome.Atthesametimeaswe’rediscoveringthistreasureofpotentially____41____worlds,ourownplanetissinking.2014wasthehottestyearonrecord.Glaciersandseaicearenowdisappearinginamatterofdecades.Theseplanetaryscaleenvironmentalchangesarerapidly____42____ourabilitytoaltertheircourse.I’mnotaclimatescientist,I’manastronomer.YoucouldsaythatIlookfor____43____alienrealestate.Now,assomebodywhoisdeeply____44____inthesearchforlifeintheuniverse,IcantellyouthatthemoreyoulookforplanetslikeEarth,themoreyouappreciateourownplanetitself.Eachoneofthesenewworlds____45____aparisonbetweenthenewlydiscoveredplanetandtheplanetsweknowbest:thoseofourownSolarSystem.Considerourneighbor,Mars.ThoughtheMartianview____46____thedesertsofourownhomeworld,Marsisaprettyterribleplacetoliveconsideringtheextenttowhichwehavenot____47____thedesertsofourownplanet.Eveninthedriest,highestplacesonEarth,theairissweetandthickwithoxygenexhaled(呼氣)fromthousandsofmilesawaybyourrainforests.IworrythatMarsandotherplanetscarrieswithitalong,darkshadow:the____48____bysomethatMarswillbetheretosaveusfromthedestructionoftheonlytrulylivableplanetweknowof,theEarth.AsmuchasIloveinterplanetary____49____,Ideeplydisagreewiththisidea.TherearemanyexcellentreasonstogotoMars,butforanyonetotellyouthatMarswillbetheretobackuphumanityislikethecaptainoftheTitanictellingyouthattherealpartyishappeninglateronthelifeboats.Ifwetrulybelieveinourabilityto____50____thehostileenvironmentsofMarsforhumanhabitation,thenweshouldbeabletosurmountthefareasiertaskofpreservingthehabitabilityoftheEarth.Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．importanceB．convincingC．challengesD．scheduledE.privateF.standG.settledH.qualityI.trendJ.anxietyK.publicOnMonday,theMinistryofEducationpublishedthedraft(草案)ofthepreschooleducationlawtoinvitepublicopinion.Ofalltheclauses(條款),whatattractsmostattentionistheonethatforbidskindergartensfromteachingkidsorholdingactivities____51____forolderkids.Thatmighteasethepressureonparentswhofeartheirchildrenmightlose“atthestartingline”.Somekindergartenstrytoforcethechildrentolearnsomethingbeyondtheirage,____52____theirparentsthatthreeyearslatertheirchildrenwillhaveanadvantageoverothersinprimaryschool.That____53____hasimposed(把……強(qiáng)加在……上)aheavyburdenonthekids.Besides,puttingpressureonkidsaheadoftimewillonlykilltheirpassiontolearn.However,manyparentscalledit“impractical”,despitethe____54____ofthedraftlaw.Thatisbecauseteachingaheadoftimeisnotlimitedtokindergartens.Itexistsinprimary,middleandhighschools,too.TherehasalwaysbeenpressureinChinathatchildrenhavetostandoutfromacademicpetitiontogetintoabetterhigherlevelinstitute(學(xué)府).Topreparestudentsforthe____55____,sometimesevenschoolsteachthemwhattheyneednotlearnontheirgradelevel.Notsurprisingly,manyparentssharethesame____56____withschoolsandsomeevenpushschoolstogofurther.Besides,someparentsfearthebanmightworkinkindergartens,butnotinextracurricularorganizations.Infact,somekindergartenteachersthemselvesarereportedtoorganizeextracurricularcoursesforchildrenin____57____.Andmanyparentswillsendtheirchildrenthereincasetheymightmisssomethingimportant.Itistheparents’____58____andspeculation(投機(jī))bybusinessthathaveturnedtheofferingoftheteachingaheadoftimeandthebanonitintoacatandmousegame.Sinceparents’anxietyoriginatesfromthelackof____59____educationresourcesandlimitedpromisingcareeropportunities.Iftheseproblemsarenot____60____,anynewlawtobantheteachingoflessonsaheadoftimewillbenothingbutanewyetineffectiverule.根據(jù)句意，選擇單詞并以其適當(dāng)形式填空。UCLAenvironmentallawprofessorSeanHechtwaswalkingacrossthecampusrecentlywhenhephotographedfourfooddeliveryrobotsthatcouldn’tfigureoutawayaroundapileofdiscardedelectricscooters.“Automatedfooddeliveryrobotswereapparentlyall___61___behindacarelesslyplacedscooter.Ijustobservedacoupleofstudentsclearingapathoutofpityfortherobots,”Hechttweeted,“Thisisourfuture,Iguess.”TwitterjumpedonHecht’spostwithenthusiasm:Somesaidtheywouldhavehelpedtherobots.Otherssaid,noway,nohelp.Somejokedaboutturningtherobotsoverontotheirbacks.It’snoteasybeingadeliveryrobot.Theyhavebeenkickedbyangrypedestrians,peedonbydogs,and___62___byheavyglassdoors,amongothermisfortunes.They’vebeepopular___63___ofonlinefailvideos.Inthesevideostheycanbeseenfallingdownstairs,bumpingintoafirehydrant(消防栓)and___64___uparamp(斜坡)muchtooquickly.And,ofcourse,crashing.Therearealsosomepotential___65___tooverebeforedeliveryrobotscanbewidelyadopted.Manypeoplestillhaveconcernswiththeirsafety,nottomentionthepossibilityofsidewalkcongestion(擁堵)andjobloss.Plus,theyhaveafairlylowcarryingcapacity,whichisa/an___66___factortothelimitednumberandtypeofdeliveriesthattheycanplete.Moreover,therobotsneedtoremainwithinacertainradius(半徑)ofachargingstation,sotheyarealso___67___intheirpotentialrange.Thiscouldmaketheir___68___slow,especiallyinthoseareaswhicharelocatedfartherfromthecountry’smajorcitycenters.Itisalsoworthnotingthatevenifthedeliveryrobotsthemselvesarepoweredbyelectricity,thesourceoftheelectricitymaynotbeenvironmentallyfriendly.Thisisanotherconcernthatwillneedtobe___69___astheirusagegrows.

Society’sgrowing____70____forcontactlessdeliveryserviceshavehelpeddrivenupdemandfordeliverybots.Itseems,however,thatthesemachinesstillhavealongwaytogo.選詞填空A．genuineB．creativeC．proudD．throughoutE.forward

F.assignment

G.teenager

H.pressureI.reflect

J.aim

K.relatedDearstudents,Goodmorning,everyone.I’myourheadmaster,Mr.Lee.WeletoABCHighSchool.Isyourfirstdayasseniorhighschoolstudents,sothereareafewthingsIwantyoutoknow.FirstIwanttosay—Congratulations!Iknowyoumusthavebeenundergreat____71____topreparefortheSeniorHighSchoolEntranceExaminationinordertomakesureyougetaplaceinourschool.Youmusthavebeenlooking____72____tostudyinghere.ItturnsoutthatyouhavemadeitandIfeelreally____73____ofyou.Next,Iwantyoutoknowthatthosewho____74____higharemorelikelytosucceed.Soeveryoneofyouwillbegivenawriting____75____towritesomethinginaway____76____toyourdream.Don’tbeafraidtowritedownwhatyouwanttodo.Youareexpectedtobeasmuch____77____asyoucan.Then,thenewschoolisanewsocietywhereyouwillfind____78____friendsandqualifiedstaff.Youareadvisedtomakemoreattemptstofigureoutwhatdifferenceyoucanmaketothissociety.Don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseafteryou____79____onyourfailures,alotoflessonswillbelearned.Andtheselessonswillalsobebeneficialtoyou_____80_____youradultlife．Finally,IhopethateveryoneofyouwillbeabletoenjoyyourthreeyearsinABCHighSchool!Direction:pletethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.TheKingandtheRoyalTreesA．handsome

B．helplessly

C．a(chǎn)sleep

D．observed

E.remove

F.freezingly

G.damage

H.content

I.awe

J.pick

K.providedTheKinghadafrightfuldream.HedreamtthatwhileridinghishorsethroughtheRoyalForest,thesouthwindcalled:“Mindthefallingtees!Mindthefallingtrees!”Thoughthetreeswerebeautifulandwavedgentlyinthewind,theKingwasin____81____.Heturnedhishorseanddashedoutoftheforest.ThenextmorningtheKingorderedhispeopletocutdownallthetreesinthekingdom.“Wedonotwantthetreestofalldownandhurtourchildren,”hereasoned.“Wewill____82____theforestandgrowvegetablesinstead.”ThepeoplelikedtheKing’sidea,fornowtheyhadtheir____83____ofthefinestwoodintheforesttobuildhousesandfurniture.Andtherestofthetreesweresoldat____84____pricestoneighboringkingdoms.Onceallofthetreeswerecutdown,theKingfelt____85____—andrelieved.Butthepeopleweregloomy.Theymissedthetrees,whichhad____86____workforloggersandcarpenters,andhomesforbirds.Althoughtheysadlymissedtheirwork,theymissedthebirdsmostofall.Soonafterthetreesweregone,adrysouthwindbegantoblow.Itblewdayafterday.Thevegetablecropsbegantowitheranddie.Peoplehuddled(蜷縮)____87____intheirhouseswatchingthewinduproottheirgardensandscatterthedeadplantsacrosstheland.TheKingwasworried.Hecalledforhishorseandrodethroughthefieldstoinspectthe____88____Therewerenomoretreestobreakthefuryofthewind.Asthewindblewfaster,itsweptwitheredplantsandsoilpasttheKing,who____89____dumblyashiskingdomblewnorthward.Lostincloudsofdustanddriftingsand,fatigueovercametheKing.Nodding_____90_____inthesaddle(馬鞍),heheardthesouthwindcall:“Mindthefallingtrees!Mindthefallingtees!”Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce,Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．backed

B．monly

C．cover

D．customs

E.special

F.majorG.mark

H.misfortunes

I.performed

J.puzzled

K.thoroughlyTellingthebees“LondonBridgeisdown”ishowSirEdwardYoung,Queen’sprivatesecretary,conveyedtheofficialnewsaboutthedeathofQueenElizabethIIonThursday.Asthenewsspreadthroughtheworld,aheadline____91____manyonsocialmedia:“royalbeekeeperhasinformedtheQueen’sbeesthattheQueenhasdied.”Didbeesneedtobetoldabouthumanaffairs?Wouldtheyhaveanysortofopiniononthematter?Butsomebeekeepers,____92____byhistorians,say“tellingthebees”isastandardpracticethatgoesbackcenturies,withpotentiallyseriousconsequencesifnotfollowed.“It’saveryoldand____93____tradition,butnotsomethingthat’sverywellknown,”saidMarkNorman,afolkloristandtheauthorofTellingtheBeesandOther____94____:TheFolkloreofRuralCrafts.Thetraditionholdsthatbees,asmembersofthefamily,shouldbeinformedof____95____lifeeventsinthefamily,especiallybirthsanddeaths.Beekeeperswouldknockoneachhive,deliverthenewsandpossibly____96____thehivewithablackclothduringamourningperiod.Thepracticeismore____97____knowninBritainbutisalsofoundintheUnitedStatesandotherpartsofEurope,Mr.Normansaid.Inthe18thand19thcenturies,itwasbelievedthatneglectingtotellthebeescouldleadtovarious____98____,includingtheirdeathordeparture,orafailuretomakehoney.Nowadays,beekeepersmaybelesslikelytobelievetheyriskbadluck,buttheymaycontinuetofollowthetraditionas“a____99____ofrespect,”Mr.Normansaid.StephenFleming,abeekeeperfor25yearsandthecoeditorofBeeCraft,amagazineforBritishbeekeepers,saidheonce_____100_____thetraditionafterafrienddied.Hewenttothefriend’sbees,gentlyknockedonthehivesandtoldthemthenews,hesaid.“ItwasjustsomethingIthoughtmyfriendwouldhaveenjoyed,”headded.Mr.Flemingsaidmostbeekeeperswouldmostlikelybeawareofthetradition,butnotasmanywouldpracticeit.“It’sgenerallythoughttobeagoodandnicethingtodo,”hesaid.Directions:pletethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

Today’schildrenareexhausted,andnotjustbecauseoneinthreekidsisnotgettingenoughsleep.Sleepdeprivationinkids(whorequireatleastninehoursanight,dependingonage)hasbeenfoundto____101____decreaseacademicachievement,lowerintelligencetestscores,slowphysicalgrowth,and____102____tomoodinessandirritability.Whiletheargumentforprotectingourchildren’ssleeptimeisconvincing,thereisanotherkindofrestthatis____103____andbeneficialtoourchildren’sacademic,emotional,andcreativelives:daydreaming.Notallmentaldowntime(停工休息期)isalike,ofcourse.Downtimespentplayingavideogameorwatchingatelevisionshowmayhaveits____104____,butthekindofdowntimeIamtalkingaboutisdifferent.I’mtalkingaboutthekindofmindwanderingthathappenswhenthebrainisfreeofinterruptionandallowedtogetridofthe____105____oftheday.Television,videogames,andotherelectronic____106____preventthiskindofmentalwanderingbecausetheyinterrupttheflowofthoughtsandmemoriesthat____107____thefoundationofpositive,productivedaydreaming.Thereis,however,anotherwayoflookingatmindwandering.Fortheindividual,mindwanderingoffersthepossibilityofveryreal,personalreward,someimmediate,somemore____108____.Theserewardsincludeselfawareness,memoryconsolidation,futureplanning,simulatingthe____109____ofanotherperson,evaluatingtheimplicationsofselfandothers’emotionalreactions,moralreasoning.Inotherwords,daydreamingonlyseemslazyfromtheoutside,butviewedfromtheinsideorfromtheperspectiveofapsychologist,suchasKaufman,oraneuroscientist,suchasMaryHelen,aplicatedandextremely____110____neurologicalprocessistakingplace.Viewedfromtheinside,ourchildrenareexploringtheonlyspacewheretheytrulyhaveautonomy:theirownminds.Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．a(chǎn)greementB．a(chǎn)wareC．municatingD．considerE.conflictsF.gapG.recognizeH.reflectionI.sharingJ.thoughtfulK.valueThemeaningofsilencevariesamongculturalgroup.Silencemaybe____111____,ortheymaybeemptywhenapersonhasnothingtosay.Asilenceinaconversationmayalsoshowstubbornness,uneasiness,orworry.Silencemaybeviewedbysomeculturalgroupsasextremelyunfortable;thereforeattemptsmaybemadetofillevery____112____withconversation.Personsinotherculturalgroupsvaluesilenceandviewitasnecessaryforunderstandingaperson’sneeds.ManynativeAmericansvaluesilenceandfeelitisabasicpartof____113____amongpeople,justassometraditionalChineseandThaipersonsdo.Therefore,whenapersonfromoneofthesecultureisspeakingandsuddenlystops,whatmaybeimpliedisthatthepersonwantsthelistenerto____114____whathasbeensaidbeforecontinuing.Inthesecultures,silenceisacallfor____115____.Otherculturesmayusesilenceinotherways,particularlywhendealingwith____116____amongpeopleorinrelationshipsofpeoplewithdifferentamountsofpower.Forexample,Russian,French,andSpanishpersonsmayusesilencetoshow____117____betweenpartiesaboutthetopicunderdiscussion.However,Mexicansmayusesilencewheninstructionsaregivenbyapersoninauthorityratherthanberudetothatpersonbyarguingwithhimorher.Instillanotheruse,personsinAsianculturesmayviewsilenceasasignofrespect,particularlytoanelderorapersoninauthority.Nursesandothercaregiversneedtobe____118____ofthepossiblemeaningsofsilencewhentheyeacrossthepersonalanxietytheirpatientsmaybeexperiencing.Nursesshould____119____theirownpersonalandculturalconstructionofsilencesothatapatient’ssilenceisnotinterruptedtooearlyorallowedtogoonunnecessarily.Anursewhounderstandsthehealing_____120_____ofsilencecanusethisunderstandingtoassistinthecareofpatientsfromtheirownandfromothercultures.Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．improve

B．ignore

C．a(chǎn)cceptable

D．crowd

E.desire

F.affectG.secondary

H.assignment

I.reduce

J.achieve

K.uptodateEveryonewantstobethebestHighSchoolstudent.Unlikely,onlyfewtopit.Wanttobeoneofthem?Followthesetips,knowthesecretonlythetoppersknow!DreambigYouaretheproductofyourthoughts.Dreambigandhaveahigherpurposetolive.Dreammakesyou____121____forsomethingnecessaryforyourlife.Itensuresahighlevelofexcitement,andthusyoustayhighlyfocused.Therefore,youshouldbeseriousaboutdreamingbigand____122____thequalityofyourlife.Findthereasonstogetgoodgrades.Makeyourparentshappyandyourcomatesadmireyou.Donotbeoneamongthe____123____;trybeingthetoponeabovethecrowd.Dreamingbigmotivatesyouandmakesyou____124____more.DoonetaskatatimeAvoidmultitasking,likelisteningtosongswhiledoingyourhomeworkorwatchingyourfavoritefootballshowwhiledoinga(n)____125____.Doyouthinkyouaresavingyourtime?Butno,youarenot.Multitaskingcan____126____yourproductivityandeffectiveness.Affectingyourworkis____127____,youknowwhat?Multitaskingcan____128____yourmemoryandreduceyourIQby15points.Donotprocrastinate(拖延)Timeandtidewaitfornone.It’sveryeasytoproc