Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary.
Section A
Directions：After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, u one word that best fits each blank.
The need for using reusable water bottles
“We have been taught the“Three R’s—Reduce. Reu. Recycle—and I decided to focus on the first step, and that is to reduce plastic waste,”said Clark graduate John Bandek. He witnesd the excessive u of plastic water bottles on Clark’s campus and focud on this issue.“The plastic bottles were ___16___（leave）behind on the field, parking lot and lunch areas,”he said.
The previous work of Bandek and his Environmental GIS team led to the idea of a refillabl
e water bottle station for Clark. Along with the help of his teacher, he ___17___ ______ _______ accomplish his goal by putting a refillable water bottle station on campus at the end of his nior year. This station is still at Clark today.
Every 60 conds. An incredible I million single-u plastic bottles ___18___（buy）around the world. ___19___ is even more shocking is that this number is expected to jump 20% by the year 2021. Single-u plastic bottles can be very convenient, but that convenienece comes ___20___ a high cost—plastic bottles take an incredible amount of resources ___21___（produce）and they take 生活日记网
up space in our landfills and pollute our oceans. What’s more, plastic bottles contain a chemical called BPA, ___22___ could be harmful to your health.
With plastic bottles ___23___（impact）not only the earth’s resources but the personal health of the people who drink from them, switching to reusable bottles is definitely a choice you’ll want to make. ___24___ you’re in a boardroom meeting, cycling, or working out at a gym, a quality reusable water bottle can help remind you to keep drinking.
It is true that nothing will last forever, including your favorite stainless steel reusable water bottle. However, it’ll take years ___25___ it’s so worn out that you’re forced to toss it into the trash bin.
Section B
Directions：Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be ud once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. masterpieces B. stimulate C. contributed D. abstract E. considerable F. maintain G. posssion H. inspiration I. originated J. impact K. fascinating |
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Pablo Picasso and his paintings
Pablo Picasso is p迟到的情书
robably the most important figure of the 20th century. There had been no other artists, prior to Picasso, who had such a(n) ___26___ on the art world, or had a mass following of fans and critics alike, as he did.
There are many ___27___ details of Picasso’s life that help enrich understanding of his artwork. While most children’s first words are“mama”or“data,”Picasso was a true artist right from the start. Picasso’s mother said that his first word was“piz”which is short for lapis—the Spanish word for pencil.
For nearly 80 of his 91 years, Picasso devoted himlf to an artistic production that ___28___ significantly to the whole development of modern art in the 20th century, notably through the invention of Cubism（with the artist Georges Braque）. Subjects and objects in Cubism are broken up into pieces and re-arranged in a(m) ___29___ form. Picasso continued to create art and ___30___ an ambitious schedule in his later years. According to Picasso, anything could ___31___ an artist’s mind. And by anything, it means absolutely anything. From living to non-living things, from something humble as an ant or the towering skyscrapers. A simple thought could turn into stunning ___32___.
Picasso’s ability to produce works in an astonishing range of styles made him wel88年属啥
l respected during his own lifetime. After his death in 1973 his value as an artist and ___33
___ to other artists has only grown. At the time of Picasso’s death many of his paintings were in his ___34___, as he had kept off the art market what he did not need to ll. In addition, Picasso had a(n) ___35___ collection of the work of other famous artists. The works form the core of the immen and reprentative collection of the Mue Picasso in Paris.
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions：For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phras marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phra that best fits the context.
Secrets of a smile
Babies are born with the ability to smile. Babies learn a lot of behaviors and sounds from watching the people around them, but scientists believe that all babies are born with the a
bility, since even ___36___ babies smile. Babies smile in sleep, from birth, but it takes around four to six weeks, before they start smiling when they are ___37___.
