1、______the morning train,he would not have been late for the meeting.
A.Did he catch B.Should he catch
C.Had he caught D.Has he caught
2、Mother told her son to keep __________ how much money he had spent.
A. a record B. the record
C. a record from D. a record of
3、Henry made a list of all the possible solutions,______ helpful in handling the present situation, though.
A. none of them B. none of which
C. all of which D. all of them
4、The teacher asked a difficult question, but Tom managed to ____ a good answer.
A. put up with B. keep up with
C. come up with D. go through with
5、A number of students_______ from the south.
A.are
B.is
C.have
D.has
6、Our teacher often ________ her lessons with vivid examples.
A.illustrates
B.ignores
C.observes
D.wraps
7、She received something of a surprise when Robert said that he ___________to California.
A.has come
B.came
C.is coming
D.would come
8、— Can you come to a party on Saturday, Peter?
— Oh, ______I'm already going out, I'm afraid.
A. what a pity! B. don't ask!
C. how come? D. so what?
9、Mary can’t attend the conference at 3 o’clock this afternoon because she ________ an event at that time.
A.will be interviewing
B.would interview
C.has interviewed
D.will interview
10、The children, all of _______ had played all day long, were exhausted.
A.who
B.them
C.whom
D.that
11、More than 300 years ago, an apple hit Newton on the head when he wad reading under a tree, ________ he got inspiration.
A.which
B.from which
C.on which
D.to which
12、I don’t know the man to ________ I spoke on the phone just now.
A.what
B.whom
C.who
D.that
13、The most important thing ________ we should pay attention to is the first thing ________ I have said.
A.what; which
B.that; which
C.that; that
D.which; what
14、The film is well worth _______.
A. to see B. seeing
C. to be seen D. of being seen
15、—Would you mind if I closed the door, as it is so cold?
—Of course not. .
A. My pleasure B. It depends
C. With pleasure D. Go ahead
16、So ______ was the TV programme that I kept laughing from the beginning to the end.
A.graceful
B.entertaining
C.moving
D.normal
17、I find most of my classmates ________.
A.lovely and confidently
B.kindly and friendly
C.kind and friendly
D.friendly and helpfully
18、Accidents_______from drunk driving resulted in more than 10 deaths in that city last year.
A.rising B.arousing
C.arising D.raising
19、I can’t wait to reach the age of majority, because I can ________ how the government spends the taxes.
A.pave the way for
B.have a say on
C.throw in the towel
D.take any chances
20、Some international passenger flights remain________until further notice due to the rising concerns over the virus.
A.crashed
B.conducted
C.suspended
D.sustained
21、 In 1928, James Braddock was a successful boxer who broke his hand in several places during a championship fight. He lost the fight but continued to box with an injured hand because he needed the money. As a result, his career floundered and he eventually lost his boxing license (执照) when he was considered as a shame to the sport.
Out of work, Braddock found himself in a difficult situation as the Great Depression swept the country of its wealth. Along with millions of other Americans, Braddock went under, with no money or career to put food on the table of his young family. During this difficult time, the family struggled with little food and even had their electricity cut during the winter.
In 1934, with government assistance, Braddock was asked to fill a spot as a temporary boxer. Out of shape, Braddock was seen as an easy opponent (对手). In what was considered a big upset (爆冷门), Braddock beat his higher ranked (排位较高的) opponent much to the amazement of boxing fans. With the help of his ex-manager, his license was eventually restored (恢复).
Braddock won fight after fight and managed to eventually come back from a dead career. He finally went on to fight the World Heavyweight Champion of the time — Max Baer. A tall, powerful boxer, Baer had actually killed a few of his opponents in the ring. As he was a small boxer, fans hoped Braddock wouldn't be killed during the fight. Most believed that his fairy-tale revival would end on the night he fought Baer. It was a difficult fight for Braddock. He took heavy beatings and even suffered broken ribs during the match. However, he fought until the end of the fight and eventually won the World Boxing Heavyweight Championship, much to the amazement of the whole country.
【1】What does the underlined word “floundered” in the first paragraph probably mean?
A.Became respectable. B.Got into trouble.
C.Lasted for long. D.Took off.
【2】How was Braddock's life in the Great Depression?
A.Poor. B.Smooth. C.Colorful. D.Relaxing.
【3】What can be learned about Braddock in the fight against Max Baer?
A.He gave up halfway.
B.He disappointed his fans.
C.He won the fight unexpectedly.
D.He lost his boxing license again.
【4】What does Braddock's story imply?
A.Everyone has their price.
B.Two heads are better than one.
C.Every cloud has a silver lining.
D.Actions speak louder than words.
22、The health of millions could be at risk because supplies of medicinal plants are being used up. These plants are used to make traditional medicine, including drugs to fight cancer. “The loss of medicinal plants is a quiet disaster,” says Sara Oldfield, secretary general of the NGO Botanic Gardens Conservation International.
Most people worldwide rely on herbal (药草制的) medicines which are got mostly from wild plants. But some 15,000 of the 50,000 medicinal species are under threat of dying out, according to report from the international conservation group Plantlife. Shortages have been reported in China, India, Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania and Uganda.
Over-harvesting does the most harm, though pollution and competition from invasive species (入侵物种) and habitat destruction all contribute. “Businessmen generally harvest medicinal plants, not caring about sustainability (可持续性),” the Plantlife report says, “damage is serious partly because they have no idea about it, but it is mainly because such collection is unorganized.” Medicinal trees at risk include the Himalayan yew (紫衫) and the African cherry, which are used to treat some cancers.
The solution, says the report’s author, Alan Hamilton, is to encourage local people to protect these plants. Ten projects studied by Plantlife in India, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Uganda and Kenya showed this method can succeed. In Uganda, the project has kept a sustainable supply of low-cost cancer treatments, and in China a public-run medicinal plant project has been created for the first time.”
“Improving health, earning an income and keeping cultural traditions are important in encouraging people to protect medicinal plants,” says Hamilton, “You have to pay attention to what people are interested in.”
Ghillean Prance, the former director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London, agrees that medicinal plants are in need of protection. “Not nearly enough is being done,” he told New Scientist. “We are destroying the very plants that are of most use to us.”
【1】From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that ________.
A.millions of people are threatened with-cancer
B.most countries see a shortage of herbal medicines
C.about two thirds of medicinal species will disappear
D.a number of medicinal species are in danger of extinction
【2】The major factor that causes the decreasing of supplies of medicinal plants is ________.
A.pollution
B.habitat destruction
C.over-harvesting
D.invasive species
【3】The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.
A.over-harvesting
B.sustainability
C.other species’ invasion
D.pollution
【4】What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Protecting medicinal plants has a long way to go.
B.Ghillean Prance is optimistic about medicinal plants’ future.
C.Local people don’t know how to protect medicinal plants.
D.China has made great progress in protecting medicinal plants.
【5】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A.Low-cost Cancer Treatment
B.The Importance of Sustainability
C.Medicinal Plants on Verge of Extinction
D.Sustainable Development of the Environment
23、Training for a marathon(马拉松)needs careful preparation and steady, gradual increases(增加)in the length of the runs. 【1】, buy the best-fitting, best-built running shoes you can find. No one can say which brand will work best for you or feel best on your feet, so you have to rely on your experience and on the feel of each pair as you shop. When you have found shoes that seem right, walk in them for a few days to check the fit again and again.【2】. As always, you should stretch(伸展)at least ten minutes before each run to avoid injuries.
During the first week, do not think about distance, but run five minutes longer each day.【3】, it is wise to take one day off to rest. But during the next week, set a goal of at least a mile and a half per run.【4】. After two weeks, start timing yourself.【5】.
Depending on the kind of race you plan to join in, you can set up a timetable for the remaining weeks before the race.
A.After you have trained for six days
B.If you want to be a good marathon runner
C.Before you start your training for a marathon
D.With each day, increase the distance by a half mile
E.If they still feel good, you can begin running in them
F.Time spent for preparation improves the quality of training
G.Now you are ready to set a goal of improving distance and time
24、“Deep reading” —as opposed to the often superficial reading we do on the Web —is an endangered practice, one we ought to take steps to preserve as we would a historic building or a significant work of art. Its disappearance would jeopardize(危及) the intellectual and emotional development of generations growing up online, as well as the preservation of a critical part of our culture: the novels, poems and other kinds of literature that can be appreciated only by readers whose brains, quite literally, have been trained to understand them.
Recent research in cognitive science and psychology has demonstrated that deep reading —slow, immersive, rich in sensory detail and emotional and moral complexity—is a distinctive experience, different in kind from the mere decoding of words. Although deep reading does not, strictly speaking, require a conventional book, the built-in limits of the printed page are uniquely helpful to the deep reading experience. A book’s lack of hyperlinks(超链接), for example, frees the reader from making decisions —Should I click on this link or not? —allowing her to remain fully immersed in the narrative.
That immersion is supported by the way the brain handles language rich in detail, indirect reference and figures of speech: by creating a mental representation that draws on the same brain regions that would be active if the scene were unfolding in real life. The emotional situations and moral dilemmas that are the stuff of literature are also vigorous exercise for the brain, propelling us inside the heads of fictional characters and even, studies suggest, increasing our real-life capacity for empathy (认同).
None of this is likely to happen when we’re browsing through a website. Although we call the activity by the same name, the deep reading of books and the information-driven reading we do on the Web are very different, both in the experience they produce and in the capacities they develop. A growing body of evidence suggests that online reading may be less engaging and less satisfying, even for the “digital natives” to whom it is so familiar. Last month, for example, Britain’s National Literacy Trust released the results of a study of 34,910 young people aged 8 to 16. Researchers reported that 39% of children and teens read daily using electronic devices, but only 28% read printed materials every day. Those who read only onscreen were three times less likely to say they enjoy reading very much and a third less likely to have a favorite book. The study also found that young people who read daily only onscreen were nearly two times less likely to be above-average readers than those who read daily in print or both in print and onscreen.
【1】What does the author say about “deep reading”?
A.It serves as a complement to online reading.
B.It should be preserved before it is too late.
C.It is mainly suitable for reading literature.
D.It is an indispensable part of education.
【2】Why does the author advocate the reading of literature?
A.It helps promote readers’ intellectual and emotional growth.
B.It enables readers to appreciate the complexity of language.
C.It helps readers build up immersive reading habits.
D.It is quickly becoming an endangered practice.
【3】In what way does printed-page reading differ from online reading?
A.It ensures the reader’s cognitive growth.
B.It enables the reader to be fully engaged.
C.It activates a different region of the brain.
D.It helps the reader learn rhetorical devices.
【4】What do we learn from the study released by Britain’s National Literacy Trust?
A.Onscreen readers may be less competent readers.
B.Those who do reading in print are less informed.
C.Young people find reading onscreen more enjoyable.
D.It is now easier to find a favorite book online to read.
25、 I was in the sixth grade and has just moved to California from Alaska when I met Ms. Linda Jones. Most of my teachers seemed to _________ me; I was one more student among hundreds. Ms. Jones, however, took a ___________ interest. 'You can write, ' she said, explaining that she wanted to move me into the honors English class. So did I.
A decade later, when my first novel was _________, I went back to Ms. Jones's classroom, handing her a copy of my book. 'And I _________ this for you. ' Ms. Jones began to cry _________. She'd been considering early _________, she said, _________ she felt she wasn’t having enough of an effect _________ her students. I didn't know how to make Ms. Jones understand what she’d done for me: _________ her, I fell in love with Shakespeare. I learned how to compose an essay. It was her __________ in me that gave me the confidence to become a writer. I __________ her.
Fifteen years later, when I heard that she was __________ ready to retire, I attended her __________ party. All Ms. Jones needed to do was say a few words thanking her colleagues for coming. __________, she stood up and made an exciting __________ that began like this: 'For those of you complaining that __________ have changed, and that it's harder to teach these days. You're getting __________ and lazy. These kids haven't changed. You have! Do not __________ these kids! '
When she finished her talk, everyone __________ hands! I went up to Ms. Jones and thanked her for changing my life all those years ago. I __________ that night that I was still, and would forever be, her student.
【1】A.admire B.ignore C.discover D.hate
【2】A.typical B.special C.practical D.complicated
【3】A.sold B.finished C.tested D.published
【4】A.wrote B.did C.bought D.drew
【5】A.madly B.shyly C.bitterly D.happily
【6】A.choice B.change C.behaviour D.retirement
【7】A.but B.unless C.because D.though
【8】A.on B.for C.about D.off
【9】A.Thanks to B.According to C.Regardless of D.In terms of
【10】A.idea B.belief C.motto D.talent
【11】A.owed B.believed C.helped D.congratulated
【12】A.gradually B.frequently C.constantly D.finally
【13】A.going-up B.bringing-in C.going-away D.get-together
【14】A.Still B.Moreover C.Instead D.Therefore
【15】A.notice B.speech C.decision D.appointment
【16】A.teachers B.kids C.writers D.schools
【17】A.old B.proud C.smart D.greedy
【18】A.let down B.give up C.play jokes on D.put pressure on
【19】A.shook B.waved C.raised D.clapped
【20】A.heard B.hoped C.admitted D.proved
26、4岁开始练习跳水的陈若琳,以顽强拼搏的精神艰苦训练,取得了很大的成功, 在2012年伦敦奥运会上获得两枚金牌,成为世人瞩目的焦点。请以此为例,根据以下提示,谈谈你对拼搏精神的看法。
1. 拼搏精神的意义:激励我们直面困难;鼓励我们实现人生目标,走向成功……
2. 拼搏精神的培养:相信自己;从失败中学习, 遇到挫折不气馁……
注意:词数80左右。开头已给出, 不计入总词数。
参考词汇:伦敦奥运会 London Olympic Games;拼搏精神 determination;培养 cultivate
Chen Ruolin, who took up diving at the age of four and had been training hard and overcoming all kinds of difficulty, won two gold medals at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
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