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---- Test11 C In1885,ayoungdoctornamedArthurConanDoyleopenedofficesinLondon.Hewantedtobeasuccessfuldoctor,butforsomereasonsheneverfoundenoughpatients.To___1___thetime,hebegantowritestoriesandsendthemtothenewspapers. ConanDoyle'sstorieswereaboutacleverdetective,SherlockHolmes.ConanDoylewrotethatSherlockHolmeslivedat221bBakerStreetinLondon,andpeoplewithproblemscametohisfor ___2___.OftenpolicedetectivescametoSherlockHolmeswiththeirproblems,too.HewasabletosolvemysteriesthatthecleverestpolicemeninEnglandwere___3___tofigureout. SometimesSherlockHolmescouldsolveamysterywithoutleavinghischair.Helistenedcarefullytotheinformationhisclient(委托人)gaveandfiguredouttheanswer.Atothertimeshespentdaysorweekslookingforclues.SherlockHolmestravelledtodifferentcitiesandcountriestosolvethemysteries.___4___heworedisguises,pretendingtobeanoldman,orasailor.Holmesdidanythingtofindouttheanswertothemysterieshewasworkingon. SherlockHolmesisthemost___5___detectiveinEnglishliterature,butmanypeopledon'tunderstandthatheisafictional(虚构的)character,notarealperson.TheEnglishpostofficesreport thatpeoplestillsendmailtoSherlockHolmesinBakerStreet.Evenhegetsmorethan2,000___6___everyyear. ( ( ( ( ( )1.A.keep )2.A.practice )3. A.willing )4. A.Seldom )5. A.tired B.change B.thinking B.suitable B.Never B.relaxed C.pass C.trust C.likely C.Sometimes C.nervous D.mention D.help D.unable D.Always D.famous ( )6. A.visitors B.letters C.calls D.directions Test13 E Greenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisthecolorofmostgrowingplants,too. Sometimes,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnotyetfinishedorplantsthatarenotripe.Forexample,agreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperience,whoisnewtoasituation.Inthefifteenthcentury,agreenhornwasayoung---- ---- coworoxwhosehornshadnotyetdeveloped.Acenturyorsolater,agreenhornwasasoldierwhohadnotyethadanyexperienceinwar.Bytheeighteenthcentury,agreenhornhadthemeaningithastoday--apersonwhoisnewinajob.Aboutonehundredyearsago,greenhornwasapopularexpressionintheAmericanwest.Old-timersusedittodescribeamanwhohadjustarrivedfromoneofthebigcitiesintheeast.Thegreenhorndidn'thavetheskillsthathewouldneedtoliveinthehard,roughcountry. Someonewhohastheabilitytogrowplantswellissaidtohaveagreenthumb.Theexpressioncomesfromtheearlynineteenhundreds.Apersonwithagreenthumbseemstohaveamagictouchthatmakesplantsgrowquicklyandwell.Youmightsaythatthewomannextdoorhasagreenthumbifhergardencontinuestogrowlongafteryourplantshavedied. TheGreenRevolutionisthenamewhichwasgivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Thenewplantsproducedmuchlargercrops.TheGreenRevolutionwastheresultofhardworkbyagriculturalscientistswhohadgreenthumbs. Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeeling-jealousy.Thegreen-eyedmonsterisnotafrighteningcreaturefromouterspace.ItisanexpressionusedaboutfourhundredyearsagobyBritishwriterWilliamShakespeareinhisplayOthello.Itdescribestheunpleasantfeelingapersonhaswhensomeonehassomethingthathewantstoget.Ayoungmanmaysufferfromthegreen-eyedmonsterifhisgirlfriendbeginsgoingoutwithsomeoneelse. 1. Whatdoesa“greenhorn〞nowreferto? ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Isthepersonwithagreenthumbgoodatgrowingplants? ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Whoworkshardandhelpstodevelopnewkindsofriceandothergrains? ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. Peopledon?tusegreentodescribepeople?sfeeling,dothey? ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Whenwastheexpression“thegreen-eyedmonster〞probablyfirstlyused? ____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Whatkindofpersonwiththegreen-eyedmonsterdoyouthinkhe/sheis? ____________________________________________________________________________---- ---- Test14 D Withsomanythingsgoingoninyourlifeandthepressureofworkandsociety,youmaystartthinkingitisnotwiseatalltostartahobby.Butthereasonthatstopsyoufromgettingintoahobbyisthes___1___reasonwhyyoushouldsurelytakeupahobby. Hobbycanr___2___pressure.Thereisnothingwrongwithfocusingonyourjob.Afterall,itisyourwayofmakingmoney.H___3___,whenyoufocusonworktoomuch,youmayforgetaboutotheraspects(方面)ofyourlife.Thatiswhenthingsstarttogowrong.Whatyouhavetothinkaboutis:eventherichestpeoplearenotpleasedwithmoneyormaterialthingsa___4___.Weallneedaspacewherewecanbecomeourselves,withoutanypressure. Hobbiescanhelprecover(恢复)notonlyyourp___5___energybutalsoyouremotionalenergy.Andthatwillbeshowninallaspectsofyourlife.Althoughyoucanrelaxbysleepingordoingnothing,ahobbyhasadifferentrelaxingeffect.Doingnothingcanrelaxyourtiredbody,butitisnosolutiontoatiredm___6___.Thatisthebigdifferencebetweenthetwo. Ahobbyisagreatwaytospendtimeonyourenjoyment.Butifyouarethinkingthatahobbyisallaboutbeingquiet,thenyouarewrong.Infact,hobbiescanalsobeh___7___toyoursocialskills.Hobbiescanevenhelptoexpand(拓展)yournetwork,andthatcanbecomeanadvantagetoyourjob.1.___________ 2.___________ 3.___________ 4.___________5.___________ 6.___________ 7.___________ E WhenMattySallin,34,wasstudyingartandtechnologyatNewYorkUniversity,hegotaninterestingtaskforthefinalexam:Createsomethingfortheordinaryfamily.Hedecidedtocreateanalarmclock. "Togetupintime,manypeoplehavetouseanalarmclockeverymorning.Butthesoundoftheclockisextremelynoisyandunpleasant,"hesays.Sobeforehestartedtodesignthenewclock,heaskeddifferentpeoplewhatthey'dliketowakeuptointhemorning.Alotofthemsaid,"Thesmellofbacon(培根肉)." SoSallinandhistwoclassmatesinventedanewkindofalarmclock:awoodenboxwithapigfaceandadigitalclockthatusesthesmellofcookingbacontowakepeopleup.Heexplains,"There'snodangerofburning,becauseIbuiltitcarefully.Itusesspeciallightbulbs(灯泡)insteadofafireforcookingandrumsoffautomaticallyaftertenminutes."Justafeweasystepsarerequiredtosetthe"alarm". "Whatyoudoistoputafewpiecesofbaconmeatinsidetheboxthenightbefore,thenyousetthealarm,"saysSallin."Ifyousetthealarmfor8:00,itwillturnonat7:50andslowcookfortenminutesunderthebulbs.Thenthebulbsrumoffandafanblowsthesmelloutthroughthenoseofthepig. "Sothepleasantsmellofbaconwillwakeyouup.Therewillbenomorenoisyalarms,"saysSallin."Thenyoucanopenthedooronthesideandpullthebaconoutandeatit." WhenSallinwasakid,hespentalotoftimemakingdrawingsofinventions."Iwantedtomakealiftinmybackyardandaspecialtreehouse,"hesays."ButIneverreallythoughtI'd---- 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/f18d6c31ccc789eb172ded630b1c59eef8c79af8.html