周测9Part I. Grammar 2’x 20ATaking a walk in the school field, you run into athletes 1)_________( stretch ) their legs to warm up. Chances are 2) ________ you are in the middle of the annual Volleyball Month on our campus.Famous for its professional men’s volleyball team, which is widely thought to be second to none in the whole of Sichuan province, Chengdu No 7 High School really cares 3)_______ keeping its students active. Volleyball, which is considered our school’s signature sport, has always enjoyed a high level of popularity. There was a lot of excitement when the event began.Every class has to take part in the volleyball games, picking out two male teams and two female teams. My team this year was the first team. It played in the first and third sessions , 4)________ the second team, usually not as good as the other one, played in the second session.Newly introduced at the beginning of Senior 2, not much was expected 5)_______our class’s teams. Our female team ended up in a group 6)_______ included teams with great potential. All of us felt uneasy. Faced with the team from class six, which was thought to be 7) _________ (likely ) winner, we had to fight a tough battle . But, hard 8) ________ we tried, we couldn’t win.However, we didn’t lose heart. Instead, we put ourselves back together. On the second day, we won two matches 2-0.9)_______ ______ our teamwork, we succeeded in the fourth match as well. Everybody fought with all of their strength and energy during the game. It was at that moment that I realized it is important to appreciate your teammates, but it is equally important to learn to cheer for the other team.During the competition, I remembered 10) _______had happened the year before. When I was told that I had only been chosen as a substitute for the first team, my pride made me say no and join the second team. After Volleyball Month last fall, I got enthusiastic about volleyball and wanted to improve my ability enough to play for the first team. I joined the school volleyball team, which gave us professional training. I’m aware that I was not born good at it, but I have spent a lot of time working on my skills with great energy.Finally, I made the first team this year.BFor you, the “Clear and Bright” day that falls in every April 11)________ be no more than just another holiday – the fact that it comes with three days off school matters to most students much more than the fact that it is part of the 24 solar terms.But the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has recognized the importance of the 24 solar terms. This ancient system that Chinese people have used to keep track of the time of year 12)________ ( add ) to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Nov 30.To be fair, the terms do sound old; they were invented thousands of years ago to offer weather information for agricultural activities. But the truth is that they still have an influence on our lives today, 13)_______ ______ we don’t realize it most of the time.For starters, y ou may have heard your mom say: “The sanfu days are almost over. The heat won’t be here for long.” The sanfu days are a period of time that falls in summer, somewhere 14) ________ Minor Heat (in July) and Autumn Equinox (in September). The coldest days, or the sanjiu days, are similar. They cover the 27 days 15)_________ (follow) Winter Solstice. And 16) ______ this year’s Winter Solstice (Dec 21) hasn’t arrived, you need to prepare yourself for even colder days that are yet to come.In some places, solar t erms guide people’s lives through special foods, cultural events and healthy living tips. For example, people from northern China are 17)_______ the habit of eating dumplings on the day of Winter Solstice. And on Start of Autumn, some treat 18)________ to a big feast, especially of meat, something they call “putting on autumn weight”, or tieqiubiao But 19）______ ______ ______ differently people celebrate the 24 solar terms, they have been here for a long time and could last forever.According to Chinese writer and academic Yu Shicun, unlike many other examples of intangible cultural heritage –Peking Opera and Chinese Zhusuan (knowledge and practices of mathematical calculation through the abacus), for example – the solar terms are neither regional (地域的) nor a type of art or skill. Instead, the system is a philosophy of time, 20)_______ applies to everything. And this means they are unlikely to die out.Part II. Vocabulary 2’x 20ACupboards with pigeon-holed (小格的) drawers are seen all around the room, giving off different smells. The 21)_______ on the drawers are all written in Chinese characters. The doctor sits at the table and takes pulses rather than relying only on the stethoscope (听诊器) to decide on treatments. This is a 22)________ Chinese pharmacy.To show the special attraction of traditional Chinese medicine, a new documentary called The Tale of Chinese Medicine (《本草中国》) started on Nov 20 on the CCTV-9 Documentary Channel In the documentary, the ways in which people use medicine from Chinese pharmacies to23)________health problems can be seen.For example, many have used special Chinese herbs when they have “caught heat”, also known as “shanghuo” in Mandarin, after eating too much spicy, hot food duri ng the cold winter. According to traditional Chinese medicine, someone’s health is all about the balance of yin and yang. When the yang of someone’s body is stronger, the person hasinner heat. People24)_______ aren’t asked to go to the doctor or take me dicine if they have inner heat. They are just asked to drink a special drink to balance their yin and yang.25)________ known as liangcha, it is a drink made from herbs, not a tea. The drink usually includes honeysuckle (金银花), chrysanthemum (菊花) and wild tuckahoe (茯苓) to balance the heat from what people eat and drink and their surroundings.Drinking herbal tea is a tradition in the Lingnan region, and it is found largely in Guangdong and Guangxi. Dried tangerine peel (陈皮) is another herb the region feels proud of, as it is shown in The Tale of Chinese Medicine. “There are three 26)_______ in Guangdong – dried tangerine peel, old ginger (姜) and straw (禾秆草),” the Cultural China website 27)_______. “But 100-year-old tangerine peel is considered more valuable than gold.”The longer the tangerine peel has been 28)________, the more expensive it becomes. Kept in avault (地窖), with honey used to keep worms and mould away for over 100 years, the tangerine peel is 29)_________ and smells good. And dried tangerine peel has a great effect on getting rid of wind and phlegm (痰), according to the documentary.It also shows red yeast rice (红曲米) being used to make people feel better after overeating and lower their cholesterol (胆固醇).“The documentary aims to show audiences the rich world of Chinese herbs and medicine, 30)_________ moving traditional Chinese medicine stories and show its role in civilization,” the Red Net website commented. “It also reminds people to pay close attention to their health and respect their lives.”BMany runners and gym members feel that music makes exercise more enjoyable. However, they mig ht not know that scientists have found that some kinds of music can improve people’s energy by 15 percent. This was discovered by Costas Karageorghis at Brunel University’s School of Sport and Education in London. Karageorghis has worked with 31)________ such as Nike and with many champion athletes. In the study, 30 people listened to 32)________ music by Queen, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Madonna. They did exercise at the same time.Nerve communication “stopped”When they were doing exercise in 33)______ with the music, people showed higher energy levels. Even when they were doing very hard exercise, they were 34)_______ about how they felt. When people are doing exercise, their nerves send messages 35)________ that their body is getting tired. However, when they are listening to music at the same time, these messages are 36)_______. Karageorghis thinks this is because the music causes part of the brain to send different messages to the body that make it feel happy and relaxed.Different effectsKarageorgh is’ work shows that different types of music can have different effects on different people. The effect of some music can also depend on how tiring the exercise is. Karageorghis saidthat people who have extroverted (外向的) personalities prefer faster and louder kinds of music 37)________ to people who have a reserved personality. This is because, for the music to have an effect, the brains of extroverted people need more 38)________ than the brains of reserved people. Reserved people want to feel less worried and so have better results when the music makes them feel relaxed.Karageorghis was asked to provide music for the “Run to the Beat” half marathon in the UK, and which has also now started in other countries. “I also have lots of other exciting39)_________ that I am working on,” said Karageorghis. One of these is to find out if the40)_______ of the music we listen to has an effect on our heart rate whi le we exercise.Part III. Reading 2’x4At 23, my career got going. I was midway through a master’s degree at The London School of Economics and Political Science and had been hired as a part-time reporter for a finance website. ________________41________________However, balancing graduate studies with work was challenging. To deal with it, I checked my real self at my office door. ______________42___________The small team I worked with often seemed busy, so rather than giving ideas that might get turned down, I stayed back.After four months, my boss called me into his office. The meeting was going well until hetold me that despite the great work I had produced, the team had held a meeting and decided, “We don’t think it’s the right fit.”I must have looked confused. “You’re ambitious, intelligent and will be very successful,” my boss said. “But you haven’t made enough of an effort to join the team. You lost the enthusiasm you showed in your interview. That won’t work long term, and if I could give you one piece of advice, it would be to let your guard down.”_____________43___________ But I knew my boss was right. They knew when they hired me that I had no experience in finance reporting, yet they took a chance on me. In meetings I usually contributed last, after I had heard everyone else’s suggestions. I did it to show th at I was a listener, but also to hide my fears. They had liked the person who walked into the interview, and they didn’t respect me when I hid that person from them.“Don’t leave before you leave.” _____________44_____________ Because we work so hard for s uccess, we don’t like to think that we hurt ourselves sometimes. But each of us must change when necessary. In trying to earn a full time job, I “leaned back” in order to not show too much of myself or my lack of expertise. I learned the hard way that it i sn’t the way to achieve your goals.Part IV.1’x 1245. 习惯做某事_________________________ 46.款待自己_________________________ 47. 丧失信心_________________________ 48.首屈一指_________________________ 49. 很可能… __________________________ 50. 打一场硬仗_______________________ 51. 把脉___________________________ 52. 旨在… ________________________ 53. 内向性格__________________________ 54. 散发着不同气味___________________ 55. 在…缺乏经验______________________ 56. 专业技能不足________________________ End____Key to Newspaper Quiz 657Part I.A. 1) stretching 2) that 3) about 4) while 5) of6) that/which 7) the most likely 8) as 9) Thanks to 10）WhatB. 11)might/may 12)was added 13) even if 14) between 15) following16) since/because 17) in 18) themselves 19) no matter how 20) whichPart II.21) B, BD, AC, AD, ABC / C, BC, A, D, AB31)B, AC, C, AD, D, / BC, BD, ABC, CD, APart III.41-44) E, C, A, BPart IV.45) in the habit of doing 46) treat oneself to a big feast 47) lose heart 48) be second to none49) Chances are that…50) fight a tough battle51) take pulses 52) aim to do53) a reserved personality 54) give off different smells 55) have no experience in 56) lack of expertise。
