1、Advertising can influence consumers’ moods which, ______, are likely to influence consumers’ reactions to products.
A.in return
B.in turn
C.in all
D.in total
2、People who do not smoke have less ________ of suffering from lung cancer than those who do so.
A.potential
B.cause
C.hope
D.choice
3、________ you happen to see Kate, would you please ask her to come here?
A. Would B. Could C. Should D. Might
4、I ______ sooner, but I didn’t know he was waiting for me.
A.would come B.had come C.would have come D.was coming
5、It was the middle of the night _______ my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game.
A. that B. when C. since D. which
6、My money_________ . Could you please lend me some?
A. has run out of B. has run out
C. was run out of D. has been run out
7、He hurried to the station only that the train had left.
A. to find B. finding C. found D. to have found
8、When the boy came to himself, he found himself ________ by his teacher and classmates.
A.surrounding
B.surround
C.surrounded
D.surrounds
9、I wouldn't have punched him if it for the fact that he to apologize to me yesterday.
A. were not; refused B. were not; had refused
C. had not been; refused D. had not been; had refused
10、 —- Mum, look at my shoes. I need a new pair.
—- .I bought them for you only a week ago!
A. You bet B. You said it
C. You don't say D. You name it
11、We were two months ________ schedule, so we had to do much extra work.
A.ahead B.beside C.under D.behind
12、He applied _________ a job as a teacher.
A.in
B.for
C.on
D.at
13、The new student was very slow to ________ the strict rules of the school.
A.adapt for
B.adapting for
C.adapt to
D.adapting to
14、The number 9. 11 is a special number, ______, I think, that will be remembered by the Americans for ever.
A. what B. it
C. which D. one
15、I arrived at the Tianjin Train Station at 10:30 that day, by which time the express train for Beijing _____.
A.was starting B.has started C.started D.had started
16、By the end of last month, some latest teaching equipment ________ to some high schools in Tibet.
A. has been sent B. was sent
C. had been sent D. would be sent
17、The warm sunshine________ that spring is coming.
A.announces
B.announced
C.announcing
D.announce
18、 There is no doubt _________ technological advance enables people to live more comfortably and happily.
A. which B. where C. what D. that
19、—I`m afraid a car is too expensive for me.
—But more and more Chinese can ______to buy one.
A. require B. afford
C. refuse D. offer
20、Upon entering a “new era”, what we now face is the _______ between unbalanced and inadequate development and the people’s ever-growing needs for a better life.
A. administration B. violation C. contradiction D. presentation
21、Holidays
Holiday News Vacancies(空位) now and in the school holidays at a country hotel in Devon. This comfortable, friendly home-from-home lies near the beautiful quiet countryside, but just a drive away from the sea. The food is simple but good. Children and pets are welcome. Reduced prices for low season. |
The Snowdonia Centre The Snowdonia Centre for young mountain climbers has a mountain climbing lesson. The beginners’ costs are £57 for a week, including food and rooms. Equipment is included except walking shoes, which can be hired at a low cost. You must be in good health and prepared to go through a period of body exercises. This could be the beginning of a lifetime of mountain climbing adventure. |
The World Sea Trip of a Lifetime Our World Sea Trip of 2008 will be unlike any holiday you have ever been on before. Instead of one hotel after another, with all its packing and unpacking, waiting and traveling, you just go to bed in one country and wake up in another. On board the ship, you will be well taken care of. Every meal will be first-class and every cabin like your home. During the trip, you can rest on deck(甲板), enjoy yourself in the games rooms and in the evening dance to our musical team and watch our wonderful play. You will visit all the places most people only dream about — from Acapulco and Hawaii to Tokoy and Hong Kong. For a few thousand pounds, all you’ve ever hoped for can be yours. |
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【1】What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets?
A.Choose the holiday in Devon.
B.Go to the Snowdonia Centre.
C.Join the World Sea Trip of 2008.
D.Visit Acapulco and Hawaii.
【2】In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different from the other two holidays?
A.It provides chances of family gatherings.
B.It provides customers with good food.
C.It offers a sports lesson.
D.It offers comfortable rooms.
【3】What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2008?
A.You can have free meals on deck every day.
B.You can sleep on a ship and tour many places.
C.You will have chances to watch and act in a play.
D.You have to do your own packing and unpacking.
22、A British man has learned skills needed to perform Beijing Opera, making the audience enjoy his lively performance of the Monkey King.
Ghaffar Pourazar said he has been a big fan of Bruce Lee since he was a child and is full of interest about China. In 1993, he happened to watch Beijing Opera performed in London by professionals from Jingyu Theatre Company of Beijing. Ghaffar said he fell in love with the beautiful voices, colorful costumes, excellent shows and so on. So after one year, he arrived in China alone and became a student of Beijing Opera at a Beijing school.
At the age of 32, he had to learn with teenage students everyday, starting from the most basic training of the legs and waist. At the time, he was mostly troubled by the dialogue in Beijing Opera. To him, it was the biggest obstacle, but he never gave up.
Four years later, he began to learn to perform the Monkey King, a traditional character from the Chinese classic story Journey to the West. He said he arrived at the workroom an hour earlier than other performers and also bought books and CDs to better understand the character.
Ghaffar today is not only good at speaking Beijing dialect, but has also built fame for Beijing Opera. He once got a top international prize for performing the Monkey King.
To help more people enjoy Beijing Opera, Ghaffar often teaches the traditional art form in schools in the United States Britain and other countries. When he found that the language was difficult to understand, he started to translate Beijing Opera story Lyrics. He led a group of actors to perform 66 times in a month and a half in the United States. He also led a 48-member team to perform in Malaysia. In the past 10 years, he has performed in more than 400 shows.
【1】What did Ghaffar begin to do in the year of 1994?
A.He became a fan of Bruce Lee.
B.He took an interest in Beijing Opera.
C.He learn Beijing Opera in Beijing.
D.He acted the part of the Monkey King.
【2】What does the underlined word “obstacle” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.chance
B.target
C.dream
D.headache
【3】From Paragraph 4, we can see_________.
A.Monkey King is not easy to perform.
B.He practised harder than other performers.
C.He didn’t understand the Monkey King well enough.
D.He loved the Chinese classic story Journey to the West.
【4】What can be implied from the last paragraph?
A.Ghaffar is a successful team leader.
B.Ghaffar translated Beijing Opera story for a living.
C.Ghaffar teaches Beijing Opera for fun in many schools.
D.Ghaffar has made huge contributions to spreading Beijing Opera.
23、I ask every student I interview for admission to my institution, Pitzer College, the same question, “What do you look forward to the most in college?” I was surprised and delighted recently when a student called David replied. “I look forward to the possibility of failure.” Of course, this is not how most students respond to the question when siting before the person who can make decisions about their academic future. “You see, my parents have never let me fail,” he said. “When I want to take a chance at something, they remind me it’s not a safe route to take. Taking a more challenging course or trying an activity I may not succeed in, they tell me, will ruin my chances at college admission.”
I wish I could tell you this is an uncommon story. Students are usually in shock when I tell them I never expect perfection. But these days finding imperfections in a college application is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Students only tell us things they believe we will find impressive. And this is supported by a secondary school culture where teachers are under pressure to give students nothing less than an A, and counselors are told not to report disciplinary infractions to colleges.
Admission officers are digging deeper to find out who students really are outside of their medals or test scores. We get most excited when we read an application that seems real. It’s so rare to hear stories of defeat and win that when we do, we cheer. If their perspectives are of lessons learned or challenges overcome, these applicants tend to jump to the top of the heap at highly selective colleges. We believe an error in high school should not define the rest of your life, but how you respond could shape you forever.
During my weekend of interviews, another student Jefferson told me, “I’m ashamed to admit I failed calculus, but I decided to take it again and got a B-plus. I will still take calculus, even though I don’t like it.” I asked him what he had learned from the experience. “I learned to let go of shame,” he said. “I realized that I can’t let a grade define my success. I also learned that if you want anything bad enough, you can achieve it.”
I smiled as I wrote his words down on the application-review form. Apparently, he has the coping skills he needs to adjust to college life. Failure is about growth, learning, overcoming and moving on. Let’s allow young people to fail. Not only will they learn something, it might even get them into college!
【1】What can we learn from David’s reply?
A.He wanted to show he had never failed before.
B.He wanted to prove he was an independent thinker.
C.He wanted to set himself apart from other applicants.
D.He wanted to try something new, even though he might fail.
【2】What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 imply?
A.Students lie about what they have achieved.
B.Students list everything in their applications.
C.Students just show their best in their applications.
D.Students show good writing skills in their applications.
【3】Which of the following applications do admission officers like best?
A.The one that shows a balance between life and study.
B.The one that proves a student focuses on test scores less.
C.The one that proves a student understands what college life is.
D.The one that shows a student has struggled and overcome a barrier.
【4】How did the author feel about Jefferson’s interview?
A.He didn’t care that Jefferson failed calculus.
B.He appreciated Jefferson’s attitude to failure.
C.He found Jefferson’s self-awareness impressive.
D.He appreciated that Jefferson was open about college life.
【5】What does the author most likely want to tell us?
A.Teachers should be responsible for helping students succeed.
B.Students would benefit from the positive attitude to failure.
C.Parents should try to keep their kids from suffering failure.
D.Experiences of enough failure could shape students’ future.
24、 NANCHANG - In the Chinese Lunar Year of the Pig, pigs have attracted a large amount of attention as there has been a huge rise in the price of pork, China’s major meat, resulting in high living costs. China’s pig herd(群) has shrunk considerably due to multiple factors including an outbreak of African swine fever(非洲猪瘟) and the bad effect of the last market cycle when low pork prices drove many out of business.
Xiong Lijiao, a resident in Nanchang, a major pig-breeding region, said her family eats less pork now. “Prices of pork have doubled, making it much more expensive.” said Xiong. The weekly average price of a carcass-weight hog(胭体瘦肉型生猪) in 16 provincial-level regions was 37. 57 yuan($5. 3) per kg in mid-September, up 94. 1 percent year-on-year, according to the information center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. It is not only pork prices that are being affected, demand for soybeans, used as food for hogs, as well as other kinds of meat prices are also being affected.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said favorable government policies and market conditions have boosted some farmers’ confidence in restoring production. China has rolled out 17 measures to support hog production since the end of August, and most of them have been carried out. To meet the market gap, China is increasing imports and releasing frozen pork from its central reserves. But eyeing a long-term solution, China is encouraging large-scale pig farming. The industry concentration will further increase with many small and medium-sized breeding companies leaving the business. Despite the current challenges, China’s pig breeding industry is heading toward a more intensive, environmental-friendly and risk-resistant growth model.
【1】Which is NOT a cause of the rise of the price of pork?
A.The spread of African swine fever.
B.A supply shortage of pork.
C.The high living cost in recent years.
D.Marketable hogs on the decline.
【2】What kind of phenomenon is described in paragraph 2?
A.Butterfly effect—small change leads to great variation.
B.Buckets effect—the weakest influences the whole.
C.Pygmalion effect—expectation influences performance.
D.Anchoring effect—first information affects later decisions.
【3】Which of the following measures can get to the root of the problem?
A.Releasing frozen pork from the stock.
B.Importing pork from overseas markets.
C.Establishing industrial-scale pig farms.
D.Encouraging small breeding companies.
【4】In which section of the newspaper can you read this article?
A.Editorial & Opinion. B.Health & Wellbeing.
C.Home & International News. D.Celebrities & Social.
25、Archer Calder is a 16-year-old school student from Utah. His sister is 14-year-old Della, who has a disease that makes her unable to_________.
In 2020, Archer was _________ online for an app that might help Della _________ her needs, wants, likes and dislikes. “It’s always been my _________ to be able to communicate with her the way I would with anybody else,” he said.
But the result is _________. The related apps were greatly expensive, and didn’t_________ everything he was looking for. So he decided to make his own app, completely open and free. That’s_________ Freespeech was born.
Freespeech helps people communicate by enabling them to press buttons that _________ words. Users can string together sentences by pressing many buttons_________. The app opens up a whole new world of communication for people who are __________ to talk.
“It was__________ growing up with a brother or sister that you couldn’t talk with,” Archer explained. “For the first time I was able to__________ with my sister because of this app, kind of like I would communicate with anybody else. It was kind of a special__________ that I had never experienced before.”
__________, Freespeech app still had some disadvantages, so Archer __________ other programmers for help by making the source code __________. He first put it on TikTok, and the reaction was so __________ that he shared it on GiHub, where experienced programmers helped upgrade it.
Archer says __________ Freespeech only helps one person, his sister, all the time and effort he put in was __________. Somehow, the public have a feeling that Archer’s app is going to help far__________ just one person.
【1】
A.walk
B.see
C.feel
D.speak
【2】
A.operating
B.searching
C.calculating
D.estimating
【3】
A.express
B.ignore
C.overcome
D.weaken
【4】
A.idea
B.concept
C.dream
D.advantage
【5】
A.upsetting
B.tough
C.encouraging
D.reluctant
【6】
A.suggest
B.offer
C.conclude
D.mean
【7】
A.when
B.where
C.how
D.why
【8】
A.stand for
B.look for
C.wait for
D.apply for
【9】
A.in a mess
B.in detail
C.in order
D.in control
【10】
A.unwilling
B.expert
C.shy
D.unable
【11】
A.typical
B.disappointing
C.awkward
D.different
【12】
A.speak
B.communicate
C.discuss
D.unite
【13】
A.smell
B.condition
C.moment
D.accident
【14】
A.However
B.Therefore
C.Furthermore
D.Thus
【15】
A.adjusted to
B.turned to
C.showed off
D.focused on
【16】
A.public
B.connected
C.accessible
D.available
【17】
A.amazing
B.reasonable
C.essential
D.positive
【18】
A.because
B.as though
C.even if
D.in case
【19】
A.useless
B.worthwhile
C.previous
D.careless
【20】
A.other than
B.less than
C.fewer than
D.more than
26、假定你是李华,你的英国好友Peter 8月份打算来中国旅游,想先学习一些中文,却不知道如何入门。你决定帮助他,用英语给他写一封邮件告诉他你的建议。内容包括:
1. 你给他的学习建议;
2. 介绍你帮助他的计划;
3. 对结果的展望。
注意:1) 词数100词左右;
2) 可以适当增加细节,使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
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Yours
Li Hua
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