1、__________him not to do so, he wouldn’t have made such a serious mistake.
A. Did I persuade B. If I persuade
C. If I should persuade D. Had I persuaded
2、A plane shot ________ the sky and then in a flash it was ________.
A.over; vanished
B.through; disappeared
C.into; missed
D.across; gone
3、There are concerns that the beggars in the street may not the freezing winter.
A.survive B. live
C.suffer D.experience
4、He has an advantage ______ others because he has relevant working experience.
A.over
B.against
C.with
D.than
5、— I am so glad to find you at home. Can you do me a favor?
— Sure. _______?
A. Why not B. What’s up
C. How come D. How is it going
6、 When she asked Peter ________ he was out of work again, he nodded his head and said yes.
A. that B. when C. whether D. how
7、It was _________lovely weather_________ we decided to spend the day on the beach.
A.such a; that
B.such; that
C.such; as
D.so a; that
8、Mary wrote a letter to her parents, ______ she missed them and was studying hard.
A. to be said B. said C. saying D. having said
9、Which do you like _____, coffee, tea or milk?
A.the worst B.worse C.the worse D.worst
10、The air is nice _______.
A.breathe B.breathed
C.breathing D.to breathe
11、—Do these paintings ________ you?
—No, not really. They don’t ________ to me at all.
A. interest to; make any sense
B. appeal for; attract
C. appeal to; make sense
D. interest; attract
12、The old man, who ________ in the rope, saw the fishing spear ________ into the shark’s head.
A.was wrapping, threw
B.wrapped, being thrown
C.was wrapped, thrown
D.wrapping, throw
13、Listen carefully! The rule is true__________all cases.
A.about B.of C.on D.to
14、 _____ the temperature falling so rapidly, we couldn’t go on with the experiment.
A.Since B.For C.As D.With
15、 What surprised me was not what he said but_______he said it.
A. the way B. in the way that
C. in the way D. the way which
16、If you looked at the accident from another____ , you would see how funny it is.
A.ankle B.angel C.album D.angle
17、---What are you going to do with the flaw in the vase?
---I can either send a new one to you by express mail or _____ compensate you at a reasonable price.
A.artificially
B.accordingly
C.alternatively
D.consistently
18、It is wrong for Japan to set foot on the Diaoyu Island because it _______ China forever.
A.belongs B.is belonged C.belongs to D.is belonged to
19、Have you checked all the machines ________ to Tibet next month?
A.to send
B.sending
C.to be sent
D.to be senting
20、 their age, the photographs have a modern feel.
A.Besides
B.Speaking of
C.Despite
D.Thanks to
21、Here’s a list of 4 books that I think are not only helpful but important for today’s teenagers. These books contain powerful stories and practical concepts for critical thinking.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Eventually, every teen will have to come to terms with suffering and loneliness. This book shows how to approach even the most challenging trials of life. Angelou’s memoir of her childhood is heartbreaking, but the strength of her spirit and her optimism and hope help readers make sense of life. Maya shows us that it’s possible to develop something inside that can shine brightly, even in the darkest night.
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
This book highlights a very uncomfortable truth about life: if you want to create something, you will face many roadblocks. Whether it’s naysayers (唱反调者), self-doubt, or laziness, there are lots of things that will keep us from doing what we long to do. Pressfield helps us easily and clearly identify the enemy of creativity, and outlines a battle plan to defeat this enemy within.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
This is very nearly the perfect book for teenagers and a classic American novel. The story is told with such goodness (and warmth and humor) that it’s nearly universally loved. It is so powerfully written that it can actually achieve something unbelievable in its readers: it can build empathy (共情) for the “other”. And if there’s one thing teens need in today’s world, it’s more empathy.
Essentialism by Greg Mckeown
Do you ever feel busy but not productive? Essentialism shows you how to achieve the pursuit of less. The pursuit of less allows us to regain control of our own choices so we can channel our time, energy, and effort into making the highest possible contribution toward the goals and activities that matter.
【1】What is the purpose of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
A.To show how to make a battle plan.
B.To explain why being creative is important.
C.To show how to rise to challenges in life positively.
D.To explain why one should stay away from naysayers.
【2】Which of the following helps readers improve their work efficiency?
A.Essentialism.
B.The War of Art.
C.To Kill a Mockingbird.
D.I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
【3】What do these four books have in common?
A.They describe the hardships in life.
B.The target readers are children.
C.They are based on the authors' own life.
D.They tell positive stories.
22、Our room was on the second floor but you could still hear the roar of the ocean and see the stars at night. I used to take long walks along the water. The food in town was wonderful and the people were very friendly. The area was very quiet and peaceful, and fairly deserted.
The last evening of our vacation, however, we all heard strange footsteps following closely behind us as we were walking up to our room in the holiday centre. We turned around and noticed a fairly young man moving very rapidly across the beach and getting closer to us. He was tall and wore a baseball cap. We couldn’t see his face and he was approaching us very rapidly. The man’s actions made my dad very nervous. Dad warned us that we’d better try to make it to our hotel room as quickly as possible. I didn’t like my dad’s voice; I could hear fear in it. It was late and we were all alone. We didn’t have any cell phones on us. I never saw Dad as worried as he was then and I knew that something was terribly wrong. The sense of fear started to overwhelm Mom and me. We had had such a good time in town. Now, the night was rapidly turning into a dangerous situation.
We could hear the man’s footsteps getting closer. Dad’s face was almost pale. The so-called intruder (侵入者) had moved nearer and nearer when all of a sudden, the nearby vending(自动贩卖) machine started going crazy and spitting out cans of soda! The noise actually scared the intruder and he ran out of sight. My parents were shaking, but we all turned around to see who had put money into the vending machine downstairs, and actually saved us, but no one was around at all. Not a soul.
It’s one vacation I will never forget.
【1】Where did the author spend her vacation?
A. Near a lake. B. At the seaside.
C. In a village. D. In a mountain.
【2】What happened on the last evening of their vacation?
A. They were followed by a stranger.
B. Their cell phones were missing.
C. Their money was stolen.
D. They lost their way.
【3】The underlined word “overwhelm” in Paragraph 2 means ________.
A. control B. move C. excite D. impress
【4】What helped them get out of the trouble?
A. Their quick action.
B. Other people’s kind help.
C. The young man’s warning.
D. The noise from the vending machine.
23、阅读短文,按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Roy Austin first experienced an African adventure in 2018. All he wanted to do was get close to some African wildlife. Although Roy did realize this dream, he found something even more meaningful in Africa.
Roy spent time in many countries throughout East Africa. He was most interested in the people of rural (农村的) Kenya, especially people of the Amboseli Primary and Secondary School.
During his stay, Roy became friends with several students and teachers at the school. He was deeply touched by their positive attitude, even thought it was hard for them to get books and other school supplies. Even finding basic stationery (文具) was a challenge, not to mention the lack of school buildings.
In rural Kenya, school buildings are not built by the government. Students, their parents, and teachers find materials and build the schools themselves, or they have to raise money to get builders’ help. Without schools, buildings like libraries and classrooms are just dreams. The students and teachers of the schools very much wanted a library or at least some books to read.
After returning home to South Carolina in the United States, the Kenyan students’ yearning for something as seemingly “basic” as books to read still worried Roy. He decided to do whatever he could to help these children. So he started the organization Libraries for Kids International.
Since it was started, Roy has shipped over 11,000 books to 11 schools in African countries, including Kenya and Tanzania. To keep costs down, he uses the post office to send the books instead of a carrier like FedEx. The organization has helped to supply these schools with much-needed books, which brought Roy much happiness. He plans to continue shipping books to Africa.
【1】What was the main purpose of Roy’s 2018 trip to Africa? (no more than 10 words)
_______________________________________________________________________
【2】Who built school buildings in rural Kenya? (no more than 15 words)
_______________________________________________________________________
【3】What can the underlined word “yearning” in paragraph 5 be replaced by? (no more than 5 words)
_______________________________________________________________________
【4】What does the text mainly tell us? (no more than 15 words)
_______________________________________________________________________
【5】What do you think of Roy? And please explain. (no more than 25 words)
_______________________________________________________________________
24、James Cameron, writer-director-producer of best picture Oscar winner “Titanic” (1997), has again denied a claim perennially put forth by fans: that there was room for Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) to climb aboard the floating door holding Rose (Kate Winslet) and avoid death by hypothermia (低体温) following the shipwreck in the North Atlantic.
Stating that “it says on page 147 [of the script] that Jack dies,” Cameron, 63, told Vanity Fair, “Obviously it was an artistic choice, [that] the thing was just big enough to hold her, and not big enough to hold him”. Finding it “silly, really, that we’re having this discussion 20 years later.” the filmmaker pointed out that, “Had he lived, the ending of the film would have been meaningless... So whether it was that, or whether a smokestack fell on him, he was going down.”
He added he believed the physics were correct as well. “I was in the water with the piece of wood putting people on it for about two days getting it exactly buoyant (漂浮) enough so that it would support one person with full free-board, meaning that she wasn’t immersed at all in the 28 degree water, so that she could survive the three hours it took until the rescue ship got there... And we very, very finely tuned it to be exactly what you see in the movie because I believed at the time, and still do that that’s what it would have taken for one person to survive.”
Winslet and fellow “Titanic” star Kathy Bates suggest otherwise, with Bates at the SAG AFTRA Foundation 2nd Annual Patron of the Artists Awards on Nov. 9 introducing Winslet by saying, “He lets go of her hand and sinks into the depth of the Atlantic. And I personally think that there was plenty of room on there!” Winslet agreed, telling the audience lightheartedly, “He could have fit on it! He could have fit on that door!” She similarly said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in February 2016 that Jack “could have actually fitted on that bit of door.”
As far back as 2012, Cameron told IGN.com, “It’s not a question of room, it’s a question of buoyancy... It’s clear that there’s really only enough buoyancy available for one person... She’s completely out of the water on the raft, and ... if he got on with her, they’d both be half in and half out of the water ... and they would have both died of hypothermia.
As well, he had told The Daily Beast in January, “You read page 147 of the script and it says, ‘Jack gets off the board and gives his place to her so that she can survive’ It’s that simple”
Referring to a 2012 episode of Discovery’s “MythBusters” in which he gamely guest-starred, Cameron told the website, “You’re Jack, you’re in water that’s 28 degrees, your brain is starting to get hypothermia. ‘MythBusters’ asks you to now go take off your life vest, take hers off, swim underneath this thing, attach it in some way that it won’t just wash out two minutes later - which means you’re underwater tying this thing on in 28-degree water, and that’s going to take you five to 10 minutes, so by the time you come back up you’re already dead. So that wouldn’t work. His best choice was to keep his upper body out of the water and hope to get pulled out by a boat or something before he died.”
【1】What question have the fans raised about the plot of the Titanic?
A.They think the ending of the story was not good enough.
B.They question the director’s level of direction.
C.They oppose the separation of the hero and heroine.
D.They believe that the hero has a chance of survival as well.
【2】According to James Cameron, Jack should have been dead because ________.
A.it comes up to the fans’ expectations
B.the process the screenplay can be satisfied
C.the true story that attracts more fans
D.the core role of the film is the actress not the actor
【3】Which of the following people hold(s) a different viewpoint of Jack’s life?
A.Kathy Bates.
B.Winslet.
C.James Cameron.
D.The fans.
【4】According to the passage, which of the following is incorrect?
A.According to the director, the hero is dead on page 147 of the script.
B.If the hero were still alive, the ending of the movie would be meaningless.
C.James Cameron attended the Foundation 2nd Annual Patron of the Artists Awards.
D.Some fans don’t want to believe that the hero is dead in the movie.
25、I watch her and her mother decorate her college dormitory room. Everything is in place, _______ and arranged. I closely watch that which I would have in the past ______. I know that this time is _______. As half of her room has been nicely decorated, I begin to _______ that her room at home is no longer hers. It is now ours, our room for her when she _______.
I _______ myself thinking of when I held her in my arm for the first time in hospital. One day old, so _______, so beautiful, so totally dependent on her new _______. All thoughts went through my mind as I _______ her eyes, her nose and her mouth. Time passes _______.
She looks up now, catching me _______ at her, causing her to say to her mother. “Mom, Dad’s looking at me funny.”
The last few days, I touch her arm, her face — _______ that when my wife and I return home, she will not be ______ us. I have so much to say, but no _______ with which to say it.
She says, “It’ll be all right, Dad. I’ll be home from _______ soon.” I tell her she will have a great year but I say little else. I only hold on to our good-bye hug a little longer, a little _______.
My wife’ eyes follow her ______ she leaves us. Mine do not. I know that what she is welcoming is exciting and _______. I remember what the world looked like to me when everything was _______
When I walk to the car with my wife at my side, my eyes are wet, my heart is painful, and I realize that my life is _______ forever.
【1】A. cleaned B. painted C. removed D. organized
【2】A. noticed B. ignored C. remembered D. frightened
【3】A. funny B. different C. pleasant D. strange
【4】A. accept B. expect C. wonder D. guess
【5】A. lives B. visits C. separates D. graduates
【6】A. force B. leave C. find D. let
【7】A. small B. big C. encouraging D. strong
【8】A. friends B. parents C. classmates D. teachers
【9】A. recorded B. replaced C. designed D. examined
【10】A. slowly B. quickly C. slightly D. gradually
【11】A. laughing B. staring C. glaring D. seeing
【12】A. hoping B. imaging C. knowing D. doubting
【13】A. for B. with C. within D. along
【14】A. mood B. feeling C. chance D. words
【15】A. office B. school C. farm D. company
【16】A. gentler B. softer C. tighter D. warmly
【17】A. before B. as C. since D. while
【18】A. mysterious B. adventurous C. wonderful D. hard
【19】A. old B. new C. small D. little
【20】A. destroyed B. beginning C. ended D. changing
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