1、He always did well at school _____ having to do part-time jobs every weekends.
A. in spite of B. regardless of
C. on account of D. in case of
2、—Did you enjoy the party?
—Yes. We ___________ well by our hosts.
A.were treated
B.would be treated
C.treated
D.had treated
3、With everything settled down finally, Harry sank into a chair and ________ with relief.
A.shivered
B.frowned
C.sighed
D.shook
4、A well-written composition ___ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
A.calls on B.calls for C.calls up D.calls in
5、--- Did you go to the class reunion last Sunday?
--- Yes. I was so exciting, because we each other since graduation.
A.didn’t see
B.won’t see
C.haven’t seen
D.hadn’t seen
6、 —If he ______, he _____ that food.
— Luckily, he was sent to the hospital immediately.
A. was warned; would not take
B. had been warned; would not have taken
C. would be warned; had not taken
D. would have been warned; had not taken
7、______ by a greater demand for vegetables, farmers have built more green houses.
A.Driven
B.Being driven
C.To drive
D.Having driven
8、The quality of life is a(n) ________ survey to individuals or group’s physical functions, and psychological and social adaptation.
A.representative B.productive C.impressive D.comprehensive
9、The reason________he didn’t show up at the party is________he was ill.
A.why; that
B.that; because
C.why; because
D.which; for
10、I _______ him three years ago, but this morning I heard from him.
A.paid off B.lost track of C.suffered from D.was concerned about
11、一Which job do you think I should take, the counter's job or the waiter's job?
一________.
A.That's all right
B.It's your matter
C.It's up to you
D.It's none of my business
12、Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it ________ and is beyond our control.
A. has passed B. will pass C. passed D. had passed
13、A sport with a broom on ice ________ requires bowling ________ makes curling one of the most unique sports out there.
A.that … precision
B.that … diversity
C./ … precision
D./ … diversity
14、After a long journey, we came to a village______ was surrounded by water.
A. that B. where C. in which D. 不填
15、Here in our supermarket fruit is sold by ____ kilogram, that is, by _____ weight.
A. the; 不填 B. the; the C. 不填 D. 不填; 不填
16、——I went to Hu’guang Guild Hall this National holiday.
——Ah,amazing! That is I’ve been dreaming to go.
A.why B.when
C.where D.which
17、While staying in the village, James unselfishly shared whatever he had with the villagers without asking for anything ______ .
A. in return B. in common
C. in turn D. in place
18、As an island caretaker, Ben Southall made a number of appearances on TV to argue ________ the defence of the Reef.
A.in charge of
B.in response to
C.in favour of
D.in addition to
19、More efforts________ to protect the wild animals from________ in this area in the last few years.
A.have been made; hunting
B.have made; being hunted
C.have been made; being hunted
D.have made; hunting
20、—I saw Susan in the library just now.
—No, it _______ be her. She went to Shanghai this morning.
A. mustn’t B. can’t
C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
21、 At the beginning of the 20th century there were more than a million lions worldwide. Today there are less than 30,000 in the wild. The remaining lions are increasingly threatened by habitat loss, hunting activities to protect farms and cattle.
For generations, Masai tribesmen on the large African plains in southeastern Kenya have hunted lions-to protect their farms and cattle. Today they celebrate the lions’ life. Noah is an elder in the Masai community. “We have decided as a community of the Masai to lay down our spears, and there will be no more killing of lions in our community.” He is part of a group of Masai visiting the United States promoting (推广) the Predator (捕食性动物) Compensation Program.
Conservation International’s Frank Hawkins explains,“The Masai have been living with wildlife for many generations and it has been a conflicting relationship in many ways. They compete with the animals for food as lions eat their cattle. We’re trying to find ways in which the wildlife will become something useful to them.” They had the Predator Compensation Fund founded in 2003. After much discussion, a group of Masai farmers agreed to protect lions. In turn, if lions or other predators kill their cattle, the Masai owner will be paid market value for the dead animals from the fund.
One man said that in the past, when a lion killed cattle, they killed it on the spot. And now, after the start of the program, the Masai see the lion population growing. Since 2003. only four lions have been killed here.
【1】What is this passage mainly about?
A.The wildlife in the world.
B.Lions and the Masai.
C.The reason why lions are killed.
D.The living ways of the Masai.
【2】What is the aim of the Predator Compensation Program?
A.To protect people in the wild.
B.To help the Masai protect their farms and cattle.
C.To protect lions only.
D.To protect the wildlife.
【3】Masai tribesmen killed lions before 2003 ______.
A.because lions were dangerous for people there.
B.because dead lions were worth a lot of money.
C.because they wanted lions’ meat.
D.because they wanted to protect their farms and cattle.
【4】What do you think of the Masai?
A.Reasonable.
B.Cruel.
C.Poor.
D.Stupid.
22、Here are some kids who had great ideas that they turned into inventions. We call these kids “brain children”.
Sixyearold Suzanna Goodin, tired of cleaning the cat food spoon, came up with the idea of a spoonshaped cracker that can be eaten. She won a grand prize for her invention in the Weekly Reader National Invention Contest.
Eightyearold Theresa Thompson and her 9yearold sister Mary were the youngest sisters to receive a US patent. They invented a solar tent for a science fair project in 1960. They called the device a Wigwarm.
At age 9, Margaret Knight began working in a cotton mill, where she saw a steeltipped shuttle (梭子) fly out and hit a nearby worker. As a result, Margaret made her first invention: a shuttle restraining device. She went on to invent the machine that makes the squarebottom paper bags we still use for shopping today. That machine was patented in 1871.
Elevenyearold Jeanie Low received a patent on March 10, 1992, for inventing the Kiddie Stool(凳子) — a foldup stool that fits under the sink so kids can unfold it, stand on it, and reach the sink on their own!
Becky Schroeder began her patenting career when she was 14 years old. She put phosphorescent_paint on paper under her writing paper so that she could write in the dark. This invention was later used in all sorts of ways. Doctors use it in hospitals to read patients’ charts at night without waking them, and astronauts use it when their electrical systems are turned down for recharging.
Fourteenyearold Pamela Sica invented a pushbutton device that raises the floor of a car so that goods can be raised and easily removed. Her invention won a grand prize for her age group in the Weekly Reader National Invention Contest. She wanted to patent her invention but found that it was too expensive.
Eightyearold Chelsea Lannon received a patent in 1994 for the “pocket diaper (尿布)”, a diaper that has a pocket that holds things. She got her idea while helping her mother with her baby brother — while she was still in kindergarten!
【1】Which inventions won a prize in the Weekly Reader National Invention Contest?
A. The spoonshaped cracker and the shuttle restraining device.
B. The shuttle restraining device and the Kiddie Stool.
C. The Kiddie Stool and the pocket diaper.
D. The spoonshaped cracker and the device that raises the floor of a car.
【2】What can we know from the passage?
A. Theresa Thompson was the youngest child to make an invention.
B. A Wigwarm can be used to make paper bags.
C. Margaret Knight made more than one invention.
D. Jeanie Low invented the spoonshaped cracker that can be eaten.
【3】According to Paragraph 6, “phosphorescent paint” probably refers to a kind of paint that________.
A. can produce light in the dark
B. is used to write things
C. is produced in the dark
D. is specially designed for doctors
【4】The idea of the pocket diaper occurred to Chelsea Lannon when she________.
A. was cleaning the cat food spoon
B. was in primary school
C. was helping her mother
D. was working in a cotton mill
23、My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆症)last summer. Suddenly, it was difficult for me to accept that the roles were now reversed---my mother became my child, and I became her mother. I became impatient, argued with her, once I even yelled at her. Gradually, I was used to this kind of life. Now I am able to deal with her and the situation better. I have learned a lot of life lessons from the experience.
My mother reacts very sensitively to my feelings. That is typical of Alzheimer’s patients. When I visit her, feeling busy and tense, she reacts immediately, takes on my mood, and becomes nervous and negative. But when I appear cheerful and attentive, she is happy. This has taught me to pay more attention to my own feelings when I am with other people.
I always thought I was very tolerant, but in reality, my tolerance ran out as soon as someone turned away from what I considered “right”. With my mother I can now really be tolerant. Through her illness she has developed a childlike tactlessness(不得体). Eating out in restaurants, for example, is a bit embarrassing when she shouts at the waiter that the food is so bad or talks about people at the next table in a loud voice. Of course I make sure that my mother doesn’t offend(冒犯)anyone, but I’ve stopped complaining about others and have become more tolerant.
I have also learned that everything has special value. When my mother got sick I didn’t want to burden my two daughters with it. They are young and have enough going on with their education, and starting their careers. I felt that it was simply my job as my mother’s daughter. The most wonderful discovery I’ve made through my mother’s disease may be that my children not only offer to help me when they sense that I’m feeling overwhelmed(难以承受), but that they take care of my mother on their own initiative(主动地). They visit her often, play cards with her, and look at photo albums together with her. It shows me that it’s all worth it.
【1】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. How I Cared for My Sick Mother
B. How I Became More Tolerant
C. What I Have Learned from Alzheimer’s
D. Why I Am Feeling Overwhelmed
【2】Which of the following is common behavior of Alzheimer patients?
A. Being curious about everything
B. Being sensitive to others’ moods
C. Being afraid of strange people
D. Being particular about clothes
【3】We can infer that the writer’s daughters are ________.
A. naughty B. selfish C. traditional D. considerate
24、History never stops moving. It develops and it is fluid (易变的). What history looks like today is different from what it looked like a hundred years ago; and what today's history-in-the-making looks like now may be seen differently just 20 years from now.
When combing the past and the present for a list such as the 100 People Who Changed the World, there are criteria to consider, to be sure, but there are no hard-and-fast rules. There are judgments to be made, but there are no certain truths. Our list was less a hardened document than a current collection — a collection of men and women who, for better and sometimes for worse, have made a clear mark on our civilization. Such a list is by necessity subjective and open to delicious debate.
But while history may be fluid, it does tend to be clarified over time; The significance of Aristotle or Catherine the Great is cask to see from here. And certainly, the importance of some of history's great characters was apparent to their contemporaries; Mother Teresa or Pablo Picasso. Others were largely invisible in their own time, their contributions realized only long after they were gone: Karl marks died in 1883, many years before his writings would inspire powerful communist societies; Alan tubing, who died lonely and painfully, is now regarded as the brilliant father of the computer.
Perhaps the most inter c sting part of this exercise is thinking about the final impact of present-day figures. Steve Jobs makes the list by virtue of his influence on high teach and our daily lives. But what of Mark Zuckerberg. Perhaps the founding figure of social me din who lunched Facebook in 2004? His impact is huge. And he has made it possible for billions of people to come together. But the social med is site has also made it easier to drive society apart, upsetting the news business.
Will the moment last? Only time will tell. History will move unavoidably forward, our questions today will have answers tomorrow. And lists like these will change—again and again and again.
【1】What do we know about the list of “the 100 People Who Changed the World”?
A.It needs to be objective.
B.It is based on strict criteria.
C.It should be accepted by all
D.It keeps changing with history.
【2】What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A.Some people's contributions may be recognized much later.
B.Most people couldn't be acknowledged at their own time.
C.History will change and giants' deeds will fade away.
D.The important figures always stand out easily.
【3】What can be Mark Zuckerberg's impact on the world?
A.Positive.
B.Mixed.
C.Negative.
D.Uncertain.
【4】What is the purpose of this text?
A.To educate.
B.To persuade.
C.To inform.
D.To describe.
25、Yesterday was Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, my mother was not among the many happy mothers, as I couldn’t visit her this year. I made a ___on the phone that I would go to see her as soon as possible.
My mother always says that kids don’t need to ___a national day to say they love their mums. However, I remember one year I ___calling her on that very day, and the next morning she rang up to complain about it.
If you ___Thailand, you could hear the sentimental(伤感的) songs about mothers’ greatest love playing in ___places a week before the holiday. Schools, especially, are places that take this day very ___. Back in my teenage years, I ___there was once a Mother’s Day singing ___and my friend represented the school. She was so emotional while singing the famous song on Mother’s Day ___Kah Nam Nom that she almost didn’t finish the song.
However, her deep connection to the song helped her to ____third prize. After the contest, I asked her why she was so emotional ____the song. She told me that while she was singing, suddenly she had the ____that one day her mother would no longer be with her and every word in the song became ____. Every time I hear this song, it’s not my mother who ____to my mind but a ____of my friend crying with a microphone in her hand. The image ____vivid today.
Last week, a colleague ____an experience with me — every year on Mother’s Day, she has to attend a ____ceremony at her daughter’s school. Every year the teachers invite ____to the school for a big gathering in which students pay ____with flower garlands(花环). She said that the event was filled with the sobbing sounds mixed with Mother’s Day anthems.
【1】
A.remark
B.promise
C.practice
D.suggestion
【2】
A.long for
B.turn to
C.wait for
D.refer to
【3】
A.missed
B.tried
C.regretted
D.avoided
【4】
A.visit
B.like
C.leave
D.hate
【5】
A.secret
B.public
C.large
D.possible
【6】
A.strangely
B.carelessly
C.seriously
D.kindly
【7】
A.remember
B.think
C.doubt
D.wonder
【8】
A.program
B.activity
C.competition
D.show
【9】
A.called
B.designed
C.made
D.created
【10】
A.assist
B.place
C.win
D.adopt
【11】
A.in
B.expect
C.besides
D.about
【12】
A.duty
B.gift
C.idea
D.habit
【13】
A.interesting
B.heartbreaking
C.delighting
D.puzzling
【14】
A.hits
B.comes
C.occurs
D.catches
【15】
A.picture
B.guess
C.part
D.drawing
【16】
A.develops
B.controls
C.remains
D.increases
【17】
A.compared
B.shared
C.provided
D.filled
【18】
A.common
B.special
C.serious
D.rare
【19】
A.friends
B.fathers
C.students
D.mothers
【20】
A.respect
B.attention
C.satisfaction
D.manners
26、阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Michael saw the trouble coming from all the way at the end of the school hallway. There standing by the stairs was Tom, the school bully, who enjoyed taunting (嘲讽) anyone he felt like at any moment. He was tall and strong, so few of the students who were picked on were willing to stand up to him and defend themselves. Michael was one of them.
When they met in the middle of the hallway, Tom walked directly toward Michael, stopped abruptly and snapped at Michael, “Hey, let me see those books!” A group of students watched as Michael held out the books he was carrying, trying not to tremble to show how nervous he was. Tom grabbed a math book, looked inside for a second, and then pushed the book at Michael, who dropped all the books he held. “Hey, those books are school belongings,” Tom barked, “so don’t let them fall to the floor!” Then he walked away, laughing loudly.
Michael’s cheeks turned red. Suddenly a hand appeared beside Michael and picked up a book as it slid away. Michael turned around and saw that it was Ramon, the school’s star baseball player. He couldn’t believe that Ramon was stopping to help him, as they had hardly spoken to each other.
“Thanks,” Michael sighed with relief. “It’s so confusing. I don’t know what his problem is,” Ramon said. “You need to find a way to end this conflict with Tom.” Ramon continued, “My grandmother used to tell me whenever I had a problem with someone, ‘You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.’”
Looking puzzled, Michael asked what it meant. “It means that being kind to your enemies may be more effective than being angry at them,” Ramon explained.
That night, Michael thought about the advice that Ramon had given him. It sounded like a good plan, but deep down Michael wasn’t very confident that it would actually work with Tom.
注意:1. 所续写短文的词数应为120左右;
2. 请按以下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
The next day in school brought Michael’s usual trouble.
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