1、I have been teaching for 27 years, only ______ in the USA as an AFS volunteer for one year.
A. to work B. working
C. worked D. work
2、It was ______ of you not to disturb us.
A. rude B. considerate
C. impolite D. cruel
3、Some people say more but do less ________ others do the opposite.
A.as B.when C.while D.because
4、_______relevant departments stressed no plastic covers were used for books, I didn't realize these covers contained harmful chemicals.
A.Until B.Unless C.While D.Since
5、In order to live up to their parents’ ______, most of the kids have to study hard even over vacations.
A.expectations
B.qualifications
C.applications
D.innovations
6、I would like to thank all of you who made the effort. It is a relief that employees so clearly show their _______ to their job. Thank you.
A.devotion B.application C.connection D.invitation
7、Tell your mother not to make a call while driving and her car_______missed a cyclist when she was on the way to work the other day.
A. merely B. narrowly
C. closely D. hardly
8、We can’t be _________ by investment projects promising to make you a millionaire overnight.
A.taken over B.taken on C.taken up D.taken in
9、In June 2000, Hanks was offered a scholarship to study in New York City ____ he could have supported his family, but he refused it.
A.by which B.through which C.with which D.in which
10、He likes dancing very much.该句子结构为
A.SV
B.SVO
C.SV IO DO
D.SVOC
11、My mother takes a walk after supper every day, ________ bad weather stops her.
A.since
B.unless
C.when
D.because
12、Undoubtedly, we are experiencing more and more mental(精神) pressure in our life, ______, in my opinion, everyone will meet in their life.
A.where
B.that
C.which
D.as
13、Kirl and I entered the art room, completely __________ the rule that no student may enter the art room without permission.
A.to ignore
B.ignored
C.ignoring
D.to be ignored
14、Silk ________ one of the primary goods traded along the Silk Road by about 100 BC .
A.had become
B.was becoming
C.has become
D.is becoming
15、________ he had spent years apart from home and endured extreme conditions, Deng Jiaxian refused to back down from his responsibilities.
A.Because
B.Unless
C.While
D.Since
16、The government has decided that the publication of the report would be ________ to the public interest.
A.opposite B.similar C.contrary D.different
17、There is no light in Smith’s room. Therefore, he ________ be at home.
A.wouldn’t B.mustn’t C.shouldn’t D.can’t
18、________ is expected, according to the online survey is that prices of he houses won't rise any more.
A.What
B.It
C.As
D.Which
19、________ delicious, the bread in this market was sold out soon.
A.Tasted
B.To taste
C.Tasting
D.To be taste
20、Brought up in China, Mary found it quite difficult to______ the life in America.
A.go with B.fit for C.live up to D.fit in with
21、When you want advice to achieve something, whom would you rather ask: the top performer in that area or someone barely getting by? Most people would choose the top performer. That person’s advice, however, may not be any more helpful.
“Skillful performance and skillful teaching are not always the same thing, so we shouldn’t expect the best performers to necessarily be the best teachers as well,” said David Levari (Harvard Business School), lead author of a recent Psychological Science article.
Across four studies, he and co-authors found that top performers don’t give better advice than other performers, at least in some domains(领域). Rather, they just give more of it. “Our studies suggest that at least in some instances, people may overvalue advice from top performers,” the researchers wrote.
“In our experiments, people given advice by top performers thought that it helped them more, even though it usually didn’t. Surprisingly, they thought so even though they didn't know anything about the people who wrote their advice,” said Levari. “Top performers didn’t write more helpful advice, but they did write more of it, and people in our experiments mistook quantity for quality,” Levari added.
So, why wasn’t the advice more helpful? Levari and colleagues have a few ideas. First, skilled performers may overlook fundamental advice because natural talent and extensive practice have made conscious thought unnecessary. Second, top performers may not be skilled communicators. Even when an excellent performer does have explicit information to share, they may not be especially good at sharing it. Finally, a large quantity of advice may be more than what can realistically be carried out.
“We spend a lot of time and money looking for good advice, whether from coworkers and coaches, teachers and tutors, or friends and family,” said Levari. “The next time you get advice, you should think less about how much of it there was, and more about how much of it you could actually use.”
【1】How did the author introduce the topic of the text?
A.By comparing data.
B.By raising a question.
C.By describing a definition.
D.By presenting the survey result.
【2】Which of the following agrees with Levari’s opinion?
A.Top performers give poor advice.
B.Top performers give better advice.
C.Top performers give useful advice.
D.Top performers give more advice.
【3】What did Levari suggest people do when getting advice?
A.Learn about its writer.
B.Consider its practicality.
C.Think less about its quality.
D.Find more related information.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A.Top Performers Can Be Trusted
B.Trying Common Performers' Advice Is Great
C.Common Performers May Give More Advice
D.Top Performers Don't Always Give Better Advice
22、A woman from Australia has found the world’s oldest known message in a bottle nearly 132 years after it was cast into the sea.
Tonya Illman discovered the drift (漂流) bottle half-buried in the sand on a beach in Western Australia, 180 kilometers north of the state capital Perth.
The message, dated 12 June 1886, was thrown into the Indian Ocean from the German ship Paula, which was en route from Cardiff, Wales, to its destination of Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). The bottle was one of the thousands thrown into oceans as part of a 69-year-long German experiment on global currents (洋流) to find faster shipping routes.
Until now, the previous world record for the oldest message in a bottle was 108 years, 4 months and 18 days from the time it was cast until its discovery.
Illman found the bottle near her son’s car in the beach’s soft sand.
“I was walking across when I saw something sticking out of the sand, so I went to take a closer look,” Illman was quoted as saying.
“It just looked like a lovely old bottle, so I picked it up thinking it might look good in my bookcase. My son’s girlfriend was the one who discovered the note when she went to tip the sand out.
“The note was damp, rolled tightly and tied with a string. We took it home and dried it out, and when we opened it, we saw it was in German, with very faint German handwriting on it.”
The Illmans took their find to the local museum which established that the bottle was a 19th Century Dutch gin bottle, and the German ship Paula sailed from Cardiff to Makassar (Indonesia) in 1886.
【1】What can we learn about the newly-found bottle?
A. It was thrown overboard near Germany.
B. It was brought to a university for consultation.
C. It was one of the bottles cast into the ocean in 1886.
D. It was used for sending a message to today’s Indonesia.
【2】What do the underlined words “en route” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. On the way. B. Off the course.
C. In the center. D. At the end.
【3】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. 19th Century Dutch Gin Bottle Returned to Germany
B. Oldest Message in a Bottle Found on Australian Beach
C. German Ship Paula Sailed Across the Indian Ocean in 1886
D. 69-year-long German Experiment on Global Currents Ended
23、
﹡After the fire, what now?
Bishop Patrick Chauvet, Notre Dame (巴黎圣母院)’s manager, admitted that the famous building would close for “five to six years” as he spoke with local business owners Wednesday. He added that it was unclear what the church’s 67 employees would be doing in the future. French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that he wanted the church rebuilt in five years.
﹡What are the new rules?
While tourists can’t go inside the site itself, the area still may prove popular to those paying their respects. Visitors are welcome to write messages of support in both the main and local city halls.
The island that houses the church has been closed and the people there have been evacuated since the fire. Paris businessmen who depend on Notre Dame tourism are worried about the church’s future as well as their own.
﹡_________________________
It’s known that spring is a busy time for tourists in Paris. The travel company recommends people visit other places, like the Basilique Saint-Denis, the Sacre-Coeur and so on. Those who tend to observe church services during Holy Week are advised to go to Saint-Eustache.
﹡Looking ahead to rebuilding
It seems rebuilding can begin, since firefighters put out the fire early Tuesday, more than 12 hours after nearly 400 firefighters had battled the flames that changed the city’s skyline. Two policemen and one firefighter were not badly injured, according to the Paris Fire Service.
A large campaign to raise money already is underway to rebuild the church. Up to Wednesday, donations came to $1 billion.
【1】What does the underlined word “evacuated” mean?
A.removed
B.examined
C.accused
D.ruined
【2】Which of the following subtitles can fill in the blank?
A.Saint-Eustache is favored by tourists.
B.Tour companies offer other choices.
C.Church culture develops fast in Paris.
D.The best time to visit Paris is spring.
【3】According to the passage, what will happen after the fire?
A.The government will arrange work for 67 employees.
B.Visitors will be forbidden to leave messages anywhere.
C.Churches in Paris will also be examined and repaired.
D.More money will be donated for the rebuilding project.
24、You still don't know what to do this summer? Well, here's your chance to win a one-week language course in Kent, England! Free4Fun and ETC (English Travel Connections)are giving away two trips to Rochester. This historic city is less than an hour's drive from London and close to the sea resort of Heine Bay. It is also the home of one of England's most famous writers, Charles Dickens. The town of Rochester is in Southeast England. Charles Dickens often wrote about it in his books. His home, Gad's Hill, is there, too. A popular attraction is Rochester Castle, a large Norman fortress (堡垒). It was built in the 11th century and rebuilt during the 14th century. Other attractions are Rochester Cathedral, which was built during the 13th century, and Dickens Centre. It has got its name in honour of Dickens himself.
The trip to England includes:
* travel by train( via the Eurotunnel)to and from any railway station in Germany
* room and full board with a guest family for one week
* language course in small groups
* two trips to London
* large choice of sports and entertainment
* German-speaking advisors available 24 hours a day
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【1】Rochester Cathedral was built in the .
A. 1400s B. 1300s C. 1200s D. 1100s
【2】What activities can you participate in during the trip?
A. Enjoying sports and entertainment.
B. Learning the German language.
C. Traveling by train with a guest' family.
D. Working as a language advisor.
【3】 If you want to win a prize you have to send your answer to .
A. the June issue of Free4fun B. ETC
C. info@ etc. com D. free4fun@ netlight, com
【4】This advertisement was designed to target .
A. Italians B. Germans
C. Europeans D. Americans
25、As 17-year-old Torri’ell Norwood drove through St, Petersburg. Florida, last February, the laughter and chatter from the four teenage girls inside her car quickly ________ screams. As they approached a crossroad, another car T-boned them, sending their black car sailing into the yard of a ________ home, coming to a stop only when it crashed into a tree.
As smoke billowed from the other car, a bystander shouted, “It’s about to ________. Get out!” she ________ out through the window. Along with two of her friends, who’d also managed to ________ themselves, she ran for her life.
But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, A’zarria Simmons, wasn’t with them. Norwood ran back to the wreck and found Simmons slumped (蜷缩) in the back seat. “She wasn’t ________.” Norwood told Inside Edition. She threw open the back door and ________ her friend out, avoiding the broken glass as best she could. She dragged Simmons a few feet to safety and ________ her on the ground. “I checked her pulse.” Nothing. “I put my head against her chest.” No ________ of life. “That’s when I started CPR.”
Had the accident happened a few weeks earlier, she might not have known what to do. But Norwood had earned her CPR certificate just the day before. ________ on the lawn and looking down at her dying friend, Norwood knew she had ________ little time to practice what she’d learned.
She started ________ Simmons’s chest with her interlocked fingers and breathing into her friend’s mouth in the ________ of filling her lungs with the kiss of life. No response And then, after the 30th compression, Simmons began coughing and ________ for air. The CPR had worked!
Soon, paramedics arrived and rushed Simmons to the hospital, where she received stitches for a gash (伤口) in her forehead. And then she heard how her best friend had saved her life. “I wasn’t ________,” Simmons told CNN. “She will always help any way she can.”
【1】
A.gave way to
B.looked forward to
C.took care of
D.broke away from
【2】
A.near
B.close
C.next
D.nearby
【3】
A.give away
B.break out
C.blow up
D.burst out
【4】
A.edged
B.dashed
C.walked
D.crawled
【5】
A.cheer
B.free
C.calm
D.rid
【6】
A.shouting
B.speaking
C.moving
D.laughing
【7】
A.pulled
B.pushed
C.dropped
D.picked
【8】
A.lay
B.laid
C.threw
D.hold
【9】
A.signal
B.sign
C.mark
D.point
【10】
A.Kneeling
B.Standing
C.Running
D.Lying
【11】
A.worthy
B.no
C.precious
D.much
【12】
A.patting
B.touching
C.knocking
D.pumping
【13】
A.hope
B.need
C.advance
D.front
【14】
A.asking
B.gasping
C.reaching
D.crying
【15】
A.delighted
B.annoyed
C.shocked
D.amused
26、假定你是李华,你的朋友李明写信告诉你他因不善交友而苦恼,感觉在日常学习生活中缺乏和同学之间的交流,请根据下面提示给他回信,提出建议。
提示:1.友善、乐于助人;
2.多与他人交流,寻找自己的知心朋友;
3.多参加学校组织的各种活动。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当发挥,以使短文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。
Dear Li Ming,
I'm sorry to hear that________________________________________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua
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