1、【XZB2017TBYLYYJSX06006】学业分层测评(六)Task & Project (建议用时：30分钟).单项填空1He graduated from a key university with great honors and I think he is _ to the job.Adelicate BcompulsoryCadequate Dsuitable2Tickets are limited and will be _ to those who apply first.AsharedBpurchased CdepositedDallocated3With the self
2、help materials and medicines available today，smokers have more tools than ever to help them quit _ for good.Aof smoking Bsmoking Cto smoke Dsmoke4He will be a promising musician，because he has a talent _ music.Afor BofConDwith5_ over a week ago，the books are expected to arrive any time now.AOrdering
3、BTo orderCHaving orderedDOrdered6With the pace of modern life speeding up，_ food is more and more popular.Aquick BinstantCneedy Durgent7Teddy came to my _ with a check of $200 to pay my room rate，after I told him that my wallet had been stolen.AattendanceBassistanceCrescue Dsafety8Lost in the mounta
4、ins for three days，what the three men were able to do was _ the help of helicopter.Aexpected BexpectCbeing expected Dto be expected9I like Mr.Smiths speech；it is clear and _ the point.AatBtoConDof10Im _ so much homework every day and _ after the examination.Aconfused；tired of Btired of；encouragedCti
5、red out；amazed Dtired of；tired out.完成句子1根据目前的经济趋势，经济学家预测了今年下半年通货膨胀率的上升。According to the present economic trend，the economists_in the rate of inflation in the second half of this year.2你能帮助我们成功完成我们的计划吗？Would you please_carrying our plan through?3在目前，我们远远领先其他队。We are well_at present.4一个人的第一印象很可能是大家都是匆
6、忙的。Ones first impression is likely to be that everyone is _5他一到办公室就开始工作。He started to work_.阅读理解AHappiness is contagious，researchers reported on Thursday.People with the most social connectionsspouses，friends，neighbors and relativeswere also the happiest，the data showed.“Each additional happy person
7、 makes you happier，”Christakis said.“Imagine that I am connected to you and you are connected to others and others are connected to still others.It is this fabric(结构)of humanity，like an American patch quilt.”Each person sits on a different colored patch.“Imagine that these patches are happy and unha
8、ppy patches.Your happiness depends on what is going on in the patches around you，”Christakis said.“It is not just happy people connecting with happy people.Above and beyond，there is this contagious process going on.”And happiness is more contagious than unhappiness，they discovered.“If a social conta
9、ct is happy，it increases the likelihood that you are happy by 15 percent，”Fowler said.“A friend of a friend，or the friend of a spouse or a sibling(兄弟姐妹)，if they are happy，increases your chances by 10 percent，”he added.A happy thirddegree friendthe friend of a friend of a friendincreases a persons ch
10、ances of being happy by 6 percent.“But every extra unhappy friend increases the likelihood that youll be unhappy by 7 percent，”Fowler said.“The finding is interesting and it is useful，too，”Fowler said.“Among other benefits，happiness has been shown to have an important effect on reduced mortality(死亡率
11、)，pain reduction，and improved cardiac(心脏的)function.So better understanding of how happiness spreads can help us learn how to promote a healthier society，”he said.The study also fits in with other data suggested in 1984 that having $5，000 extra increased a persons chances of becoming happier by about
12、 2 percent.“A happy friend is worth about $20，000，”Christakis said.1According to the research，your happiness_Ahas nothing to do with your workmates or schoolmatesBhas something to do with anyone who has a close relationship with youCdepends on those who are in favour of you or are against youDhas li
13、ttle to do with what social connections you have2The underlined word“contagious”in the first paragraph means_AinfectiousBbeautifulCeffectiveDprior3It can be inferred that_Ahappiness spreads as fast and widely as unhappinessBunhappiness spreads faster and more widely than happinessChappiness spreads
14、faster and more widely than unhappinessDthe spread of unhappiness has not been studied by researchers 4Which of the following will increase your chances of becoming happier most?ABeing in a party with a happy atmosphere.BA happy experience of your brother or your parents.CA happy trip to a foreign c
15、ountry of your friends.DHappiness of your friends friend.BEl Nio，a Spanish term for “the Christ child，”was named by South American fishermen who noticed that the global weather pattern，which happens every two to seven years，reduced the amount of fishes caught around Christmas.El Nio sees warm water，
16、collected over several years in the western Pacific，flow back eastwards when winds that normally blow westwards weaken，or sometimes the other way round.The weather effects，both good and bad，are felt in many places.Rich countries gain more from powerful Nios，on balance，than they lose.A study found th
17、at a strong Nio in 199798 helped Americas economy grow by $15 billion，partly because of better agricultural harvests：farmers in the Midwest gained from extra rain.The total rise in agricultural incomes in rich countries is greater than the fall in poor ones.But in Indonesia extremely dry forests are
18、 in flames.A multiyear drought(干旱) in southeast Brazil is becoming worse.Though heavy rains brought about by El Nio may relieve the drought in California，they are likely to cause surface flooding and other disasters.The most recent powerful Nio，in 199798，killed around 21，000 people and caused damage
19、 worth $36 billion around the globe.But such Nios come with months of warning，and so much is known about how they happen that governments can prepare.According to the Overseas Development Institute (ODI)，however，just 12% of disasterrelief funding in the past two decades has gone on reducing risks in
20、 advance，rather than recovery and rebuilding afterwards.This is despite evidence that a dollar spent on riskreduction saves at least two on reconstruction.Simple improvements to infrastructure(基础设施) can reduce the spread of disease.Better sewers(下水道) make it less likely that heavy rain is followed b
21、y an outbreak of the disease of bad stomach.Stronger bridges mean villages are less likely to be left without food and medicine after floods.According to a paper in 2011 by Mr Hsiang and coauthors，civil conflict is related to El Nios harmful effectsand the poorer the country，the stronger the link.Th
22、ough the relationship may not be causal，helping divided communities to prepare for disasters would at least reduce the risk that those disasters are followed by killing and wounding people.Since the poorest are least likely to make up for their losses from disasters linked to El Nio，reducing their l
23、osses needs to be the priority.5What can we learn about El Nio in Paragraph 1?AIt is named after a South American fisherman.BIt takes place almost every year all over the world.CIt forces fishermen to stop catching fish around Christmas.DIt sees the changes of water flow direction in the ocean.6What
24、 may El Nios bring about to the countries affected?AAgricultural harvests in rich countries fall.BDroughts become more harmful than floods.CRich countries gains are greater than their losses.DPoor countries suffer less from droughts economically.7The data provided by ODI in Paragraph 4 suggest that
25、_Amore investment should go to risk reductionBgovernments of poor countries need more aidCvictims of El Nio deserve more compensationDrecovery and reconstruction should come first8What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?ATo introduce El Nio and its origin.BTo explain the consequences of El Nio.CTo show ways of fighting against El Nio.DTo urge people to prepare for El Nio.
