[单项选择]All flights ______because of the snowstorm, we decided to take the train instead.


A. were canceled
B. had been canceled
C. having canceled
D. having been canceled

[单项选择]All the flights ______ because of the snowstorm, we had to take the train instead.
A. were canceled
B. had been canceled
C. having canceled
D. having been canceled

[单项选择]She is ______ to sprain her ankle because it is weak from 3 previous pains.


A. prone
B. disposed
C. bound
D. destined

[单项选择]All flights _________because of the heavy fog, we had to decide to take the train.


A. were canceled
B. having canceled
C. having been canceled
D. have been canceled

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Passage One
All that we really need to plot out the future of our universe are a few good measurements. This does not mean that we can sit down today and outline the future course of the universe with anything like certainty. There are still too many things we do not know about the way the universe is put together. But we do know exactly what information we need to fill in our knowledge, and we have a pretty good idea of how to go about getting it.
Perhaps the best way to think of our present situation is to imagine a train coming into a switch yard(调车场). All of the switches are set before the train arrives, so that its path is completely determined. Some Switches we can see, others we cannot. There is no ambiguity (不明确) if we can see the setting of a switch; we can say with confidence that some possible futures will not materialize (实现) and others will. At the unseen switches, however, there is no such certainty. We know the train will take one of the trac
A. A statement illustrated by an analogy.
B. A hypothesis supported by documentation.
C. A comparison of two contrasting theories.
D. A critical analysis of a common assumption.

[单项选择]Prediction is useful because of all the following reasons except that______.

[单项选择]We'll be away for two weeks because we'll have a ______.

[单项选择]All the information we have collected in relation to that case______very little.


A. makes up for
B. adds up to
C. comes up with
D. puts up with

[填空题]
How We Form First Impression
1 We all have first impression of someone we just met. But why Why do we form an opinion about someone without really knowing anything about him or her aside perhaps from a few remarks or readily observable traits.
2 The answer is related to how your brain allows you to be aware of the world. Your brain is so sensitive in picking up facial traits, even very minor difference in how a person’s eyes, ears, nose, or mouth are placed in relation to each other make you see him or her as different. In fact, your brain continuously processes incoming sensory information-the sights and sounds of your world. These incoming "signals" are compared against a host of "memories" stored in the brain areas called the cortex system to determine what these new signals "mean".
3 If you see someone you know and like at school, your brain says "familiar and safe". If you see someone new, it says, "new potentially threatening". Then your brain starts to match features of this stranger with other "known" memories. The height, weight, dress, ethnicity, gestures, and tone of voice are all matched up. The more unfamiliar the characteristics, the more your brain may say, "This is new. I don’t like this person". Or else. "I’m intrigued". Or your brain may perceive a new face but familiar clothes, ethnicity, gestures-like your other friends; so your brain says: "I like this person." But these preliminary "impressions" can be dead wrong.
4 When we stereotype people, we use a less mature form of thinking (not unlike the immature thinking of a very young child) that makes simplistic and categorical impressions of others. Rather than learn about the depth and breadth of people-their history, interest, values, strengths, and true character-we categorize them as jocks, geeks, or freaks,
5 However, if we resist initial stereotypical impressions, we have a chance.to be aware of what a person is truly like. If we spend time with a person, hear about his or her life, hopes, dreams, and become aware of the person’s character, we use a different, more mature style of thinking and the most complex areas of our cortex, which allow us to be humane.
A. Ways of Departure from Immature and Simplistic Impressions
B. Comment on First Impression
C. Illustration of First Impression
D. Comparing Incoming Sensory Information Against Memories
E. Readily Observable Traits of First Impressions
F. Differences Among Jocks, Geeks and FreaksParagraph 1______

[单项选择]According to the passage, we need sharks because of the following except ______.


A. they are delicious food for us
B. they are companions of human beings
C. they can help rescue human beings
D. they can help improve human health

[单项选择]We cannot trust Steve any more because he often ______ his duty.
A. cancels
B. abandons
C. deserts
D. neglects

[单项选择]We have a high regard for Prof. Joseph because he always______his principles.
A. lives on
B. lives up to
C. lives through
D. lives with