蓝鸽英语【作业期限】14-09-2214-10-10

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Directions:There are some blanks in the following passage taken from certain textbooks and reading materials. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the list given below. Change the forms of the words where necessary. Please type your answers on the web page.[题数：50；分数：100分；参考时间：50分0秒]
Passage 5
see; up; knit; inside; yet; to; for; stand; however; over; be; occasionally; accidentally; sit; down
It was a cold wet March day when the train traveled north. The trees, not [41] green, raced by the windows. [42] the train all the passengers felt sleepy. There was very cold air in the compartments. [43] one of the passengers got [44] to go to the buffet car [45] a cup of coffee or a sandwich. In one compartment, a young man [46] quietly knitting. Opposite him [47] a young lady quietly reading a novel. On [48] the young man first take out his two [49] needles, she almost wanted [50] laugh, but feeling that it would be rude she turned her eyes to gaze out of the windows.
Passage 1
which; persuade; until; winner; as; change; when; prevent; great; but; victory; manage; that; by; convince
War is an ancient institution which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always bad and usually foolish, but in the past the human race [1] to live with it. Modern ingenuity (机智) has [2] this. Either Man will abolish war, or war will abolish Man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons [3] cause the most serious danger, [4] bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an even [5] threat. If we succeed in abolishing nuclear weapons, our work will not be done. It will never be done [6] we have succeeded in abolishing war. To do this, we need to [7] mankind to look upon international questions in a new way, not [8] contests of force, in which the [9] goes to the side which is most skillful in killing people, but [10] arbitration (仲裁) in accordance with agreed principles of law. It is not easy to change very old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted.
Passage 3
flee; determination; decision; what; judge; there; by; why; between; in; how; see; go; among; consider
Between 1815 and 1914, the world witnessed the greatest peaceful migration in its history: 35 million people, mostly Europeans, left their home lands to start new lives in America. [21] did these people risk everything [22] leaving their homes and families to see [23] the New World had to offer? [24] are both push and pull factors which we should [25] .
First, what forced emigrants to make the [26] to leave? One major cause of the exodus [27] European peasants was the rise in population which [28] turn led to land hunger. Another was politics. Nationalism [29] increased taxation and the growth of armies, and many young men [30] Europe to avoid being conscripted. Also, the failure caused the departure of hundreds of thousands of refugees.
Passage 4
for; living; around; when; simple; behaviour; at; afford; characteristic; to; than; anger; natural; difficult; expect
Hundreds of years ago, people attempted to gain a basic understanding of the world in which they live. These people thought that things [31] them had minds of their own. In fact, they believed that all the [32] things in the world have human [33] . They thought, for example, that [34] the sea was rough, it was due to its [35] . The sun, on the other hand, was considered kind, [36] the warmth it brought to life. Today we often talk about the [37] life of these early people. Their usual reaction [38] natural events was horror; they could not [39] to see any humour reflected in nature. Their lives were nothing more [40] an endless struggle for existence. Only through physical accomplishments could they deal with the complex elements of nature, which they considered to be psychological forces.
[总题数：50；总分数：100分；总参考时间:50分0秒]
Passage 2
do; let; up; partially; out; unaware; obvious; which; decide; form; only; in; never; either; send
As behavioural sciences develop, researchers find that the importance of speech has been overestimated. Though speech is the most [11] form of communication, it is not the [12] means by which we communicate. Speech is probably the most conscious way [13] which we communicate, but we [14] use other means of which we may be only [15] aware or, in some cases, completely [16] . It is possible that we are unconsciously [17] out messages with our every action, messages [18] are also unconsciously picked [19] by observers and used in [20] opinions. These unconscious actions and reactions to them on the part of others may in part account for the "love at first sight" and "snap judgments".