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微软前技术总监纳森·梅尔沃德2001年组建“智力风险”公司，雇佣一群最聪明的人______生产技术专利，迄今已申请了价值八千万美元的专利。这证明“想法”并不______，到处都是，我们以为发明所必须具备的天才、专心、灵感和机缘巧合并不是______。
依次填入画横线部分最恰当的一项是( )。

A．集体 虚幻 千载难逢
B．合作 遥远 遥不可及
C．批量 稀罕 必不可少
D．专门 离奇 不可替代

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参考答案：C

解析： 由“到处都是”可知，第二空应填入和“多”意思相对的嗣语“稀罕”。而且由“迄今已申请了价值八千万美元的专利”可知，该群人生产专利的速度快且多，用“批量”符合这一意思。故选C。

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      When 47-year-old volunteer Susan Boyle stepped on to the stage of Britain's Got Talent and

announced she was unemployed, had never been married and "never been kissed, actually", few in the

audience would have wondered why. This Ms. Boyle, looking unfashionable, from a village in Scotland,

shocked the three judges and the audience with the song "I Dreamed a Dream" from the musical Les

Miserables on a show of Britain's Got Talent, one of the hottest reality shows in Britain.

      She couldn't hide the awkwardness when walking to the center of the stage in a housedress, and

everyone-including the judges-seemed laughing at her when she said she wanted to be as successful as

Elaine Paige. As soon as she began singing, however, everyone present fell silent, then rose within

seconds to applaud her incredible voice as the celebrity (名人) judges sat open-mouthed, and remained

standing to the end.

After her performance, one of the judges Piers Morgan said, "Without doubt that was the biggest

surprise   I've had in three years of this show. When you stood there everyone was laughing at you. No

one is laughing now. That was amazing." Actress Amanda Holden followed, "I am so thrilled because I

know that everybody was against you. I honestly think that we were all being cynical (愤世嫉俗的) and

I think that's the biggest wake-up call ever."

     Susan obviously won over the hearts of millions around the world with sensation spreading across the

Atlantic. Hollywood actors Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore-who between them have nearly 1.5 million

followers-speak highly of her. Kutcher posted a link to the video clip (片段). The Scottish talent made

her first live American appearance via satellite connection on CBS's The Early Show, doing an interview

and singing live from her room. And she already accepted an invitation from talk show host Oprah

Winfrey.

     Now Boyle has become one of the world's hottest celebrities. The video clip of her performance has

been viewed more than 50 million times on YouTube, becoming a hit on the Internet. Not long ago she

came to China and was warmly welcomed.

1. We learn from the passage that Susan Boyle        .

A. rose from a low social background    B. was working in a company

C. had an unhappy marriage            D. won the championship in the Talent show

2.  At the beginning of the show, almost everyone       .

A. looked forward to her wonderful performance  

B. was attracted by her beautiful dress

C. looked down upon her                    

D. placed great hope on her

3. We can infer that        contributed most to her global popularity.

A. the judges    

B. the Internet    

C. the newspaper    

D. the advertisement

4. The 4th paragraph intends to tell us        .

A. how Susan Boyle achieved her success

B. the comment made by Ashton Kutcher

C. Susan Boyle's influence in the USA    

D. Oprah Winfrey's invitation to Susan Boyle

5. What can we learn from this passage?

A. Where there is a will, there is a way.      

B. Failure is the mother of success.

C. Pride goes before a fall.                

D. The gold will glitter wherever it is.
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Consult the page adapted from an English dictionary and do Questions 45–48．

root1 /ru:t/ n [C]

1 ►PLANT◄ the part of a plant or tree that grows under the ground and gets water form the soil: Be careful not to damage the roots when repotting．| tree roots —see picture at germinate

2 ►CAUSE OF A PROBLEM◄ the main cause of a problem: Money is the root of all evil．| be/lie at the root of （="be" the cause of a problem） Often allergies are at the root of a lot of the problems．| get to the root of （="find" out the cause of a problem） | root cause （="the" main reason for a problem）

3 ►OF A CUSTOM/TRADITION◄ roots the origins of a custom or tradition that has continued for a long time: has its roots in Jazz has its roots in the folk songs of the southern states of the US．

4 ►OF AN IDEA/BELIEF◄ the main part of an idea or belief which all the other parts come from: be/lie at the root of Foucault is challenging the very root of 20th century liberalism．

5 ►FAMILY CONNECTION◄ sb’s roots your con- nection with a place because you were born there, or your family used to live there: Naita has come to Ghana in search of her roots．

6 put down roots if you put down roots somewhere, you start to feel that this place is your home and to have relationships with the people there

7 ►TOOTH/HAIR ETC◄ the part of a tooth, hair etc that fixes it to the rest of your body

8 take root a） if an idea takes root, people begin to accept or believe it: The concepts of democracy and free trade are finally beginning to take root．b） if a plant takes root, it starts to grow where you have planted it

9 have a （good） root round informal especially BrE to search for something by moving other things around

10 root and branch if you destroy something root and branch, you get rid of it completely and permanently because it is bad

11 ►LANGUAGE◄ technical the basic part of a word which shows its main meaning, to which other parts can be added: The suffix ‘ness’ can be added to the root ‘cold’ to form the word ‘coldness’．—compare stem1 （4）

12 ►MATHEMATICS◄ technical a number that when multiplied by itself a certain number of times, equals the number that you have: 2 is the fourth root of 16．

—see also cube root, square root, grass roots

root2 v

1 ►SEARCH◄ [I always + adv/prep] to search for something by moving things around: [+ through/in/ around] “Hang on a second,” said Leila, rooting through her handbag for a pen．| [+ for] pigs rooting for food

2 ►PLANT◄ a） [I] to grow roots: New shrubs will root easily in summer．b） [T usually passive] to fix a plant firmly by its roots: The bush was too firmly rooted in the hard earth to dig up easily．| root itself Clumps of thyme had rooted themselves between the rocks．—see also deeply rooted （deeply （5））

3 be rooted in to have developed from something and be strongly influenced by it: policies that are rooted in Marxist economic theory

4 be rooted to the spot to be so shocked, surprised, or frightened that you cannot move

root for sb phr v [T] informal 1 to give support and encouragement to someone in a competition, test or difficult situation, because you want them to succeed: Good luck – we’ll all be rooting for you! 2 especially AmE to support a sports team or player by shouting and cheering: We’ll all be rooting for the Dallas Cowboys in the Superbowl．

root sth ↔ out phr v [T] 1 to find out where a particular kind of problem exists and get rid of it: Racism cannot be rooted out without strong government action．2 informal to find something by searching for it: I’ll try and root out something suitable for you to wear．

root sth ↔ up phr v [T] to dig or pull a plant up with its roots

1．What’s meaning of the word “roots” in the sentence “Many Americans have roots in Europe．”?

A．The underground part of a plant．    B．One’s connection with a place．

C．The origins of a custom or tradition．   D．The main cause of a problem．

2．What’s the fourth root of 81?

A．27． B．9．   C．6．   D．3．

3．Which phrase can complete the sentence “Do you think it is possible to ____ crime?”

A．root for           B．root out           C．root up            D．root through

4．In which of the following situations can we use the phrase “be rooted to the spot”?

A．A bush is so firmly rooted in the ground that it is difficult to pull it up．

B．A football fan got excited when his favorite football team scored a goal．

C．A girl became too scared to walk when she caught sight of a long snake．

D．A man is unable to walk because he was caught in a car accident years ago．
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