1、In a ________, two or more speakers express two or more opposing views.
A.challenge
B.schedule
C.opportunity
D.debate
2、The recent field research________the mystery of the Sanxingdui ancient tombs.
A.reached out to
B.accounted for
C.threw light on
D.benefited from
3、If Tom’s wife won’t go to the party,________.
A.he will either
B.neither will he
C.he neither will
D.either he will
4、_____ is even important _____ as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface.
A. That, which B. What, that
C. What, what D. It, that
5、________ by the policeman, Ciara Judge gave some information.
A. Asking B. Asked C. To be asked D. Ask
6、For all the failure of his business, he remains optimistic and ________ untroubled by his problems.
A. hopefully B. seemingly
C. rarely D. frequently
7、At times when the work ____ Mary, she likes to dream about going to a wonderland free of care or worries.
A. sets down B. takes down
C. gets down D. settles down
8、Hobby can be almost anything ___________ a person likes to do in his spare time.
A. which B. that
C. what D. why
9、Some of them, ______ in rural villages, had never seen a train.
A. to be born and brought up B. born and brought up
C. having born and brought up D. having been born and brought up
10、--Look! Somebody the sofa.
--Well, it wasn’t me. I didn’t do it.
A.is cleaning B.was cleaning C.has cleaned D.had cleaned
11、You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is _______________ I disagree.
A. why B. where
C. what D. how
12、Many students today suffer from ________ problems, since they are under too much pressure.
A. recreation-related B. pollution-related
C. stress-related D. pollution-free
13、It is often the case________ miracles can happen for those who hang on to hope.
A.what
B.that
C.where
D.why
14、It was not until I came here ______ I realized this place was famous for not only its beauty but also its weather.
A.how
B.which
C.when
D.that
15、The director and his movies ____ you have just talked about are really popular.
A. who B. which
C. that D. of whom
16、If customers think the services are worthwhile, I do believe many of them ________ accept and pay for them.
A.had better B.may well C.may as well D.may
17、The boy ________his breakfast in order to get to school on time.
A. choked down B. choked back
C. choked off D. choked up
18、More strict measures to protect Heihe River Basin in a few years.
A.have been taken B.will be taken
C.were taken D.had taken
19、It was fortunate that Jack narrowly escaped _____ in a traffic accident last month.
A.killing
B.being killed
C.to be killed
D.to kill
20、—What will the weather be like tomorrow?
—I have no idea. I was on the phone when the weather report ________.
A.is broadcast
B.was being broadcast
C.has been broadcast
D.had been broadcast
21、The Brazilian scientists were in disbelief after seeing the results. They tested different models to re-check their information. But all returned the same. The country with the most freshwater resources in the world had lost 15 percent of its surface water since 1991.
Evaporation (蒸发) is a part of the natural process that can lessen water resources. This is especially true in areas with low water levels like the Pantanal wetlands. But the scientists believe something else is happening.
Experts have warmed human activity is affecting the world’s weather patterns. It is causing extreme events to happen more often, such as severe droughts and floods. The cutting and burning of forest and the building of large hydroelectric factories and dams for watering crops all affect natural patterns.
In Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, water evaporates then travels on air flows to provide rainfall far away. But some climate experts say if too much forest is destroyed, the Amazon will start an irreparable process of becoming a savannah (大草原).
There are more immediate effects for worry, like possible power shortages this year. Hydroelectric reservoirs have had ten years of lower-than-usual rainfall. Reservoirs in the Parana River area have never before been overused.
The Parana River and its connected water bodies supply fresh water to some 40 million people. That includes the large city of Sao Paolo and several states. Fishing communities and farmers also depend on these water bodies.
Brazil’s decreasing water resources may also worsen fires that people set each winter to clear land. The fires then bum out of control. Last year, more than 25 percent of Brazil’s Pantanal was on fire. It was the worst yearly damage since officials began keeping records in 2003. In areas without roads, moving on smaller rivers can be a problem because of low water levels, Rabelo said. That means firefighters could soon have trouble reaching some fires. And, even if they can, less water is available to put them out.
【1】What was the Brazilian scientists’ reaction to their findings?
A.Satisfied.
B.Disappointed.
C.Shocked.
D.Overjoyed.
【2】Which of the following belongs to “something else” in the third paragraph?
A.Evaporation.
B.Building dams.
C.Power shortage.
D.Fishing.
【3】What can we know from the passage?
A.Brazil lacks roads for firefighters to reach fires.
B.The destruction of the rainforest may affect the rainfall.
C.Brazil’s people set fires to keep wild animals away in winter.
D.Reservoirs in the Parana River area is useless due to water shortage.
【4】What is the best title of the passage?
A.Water Study Raises Fears for Drought
B.Brazil’s Forest Is Disappearing
C.More Water, More Happiness
D.Cherish Water, Extend Life
22、When Shakespeare was twenty-one, he went to London to try his fortune in that great city, and a very interesting place was the London of his day.
There was the famous London Bridge and St. Paul’s Cathedral, and palaces and markets and long streets full of shops.
Then, too, there were the daily crowds where people from all over the world could be seen. Knights,scholars and the highwayman (拦路强盗)or thief,who had been infamous for his clever robberies, passed by each other. Here, also, were noblemen dressed in gold, from Italy and Spain and France; slaves from Spanish America, sea captains and ministers, soldiers and servants—all held by chance or interest within the gray walls which circled London, and whose gates gave welcome to as strange a crowd as could be found in the world.
Into this curious crowd came Shakespeare, quick to see and eager to learn. And before long all these strange sights were as familiar to him as the faces of his own town’s residents. Each one told its story to him so plainly that, as before he had learned the secrets of the fields and woods, so now he learned men and men’s interests that make up the great world.
And he learned these lessons so well that when he came to write his plays, he made such use of them as no writer ever made before or since; for it is the use of this knowledge of the world, combined with his own genius, that makes Shakespeare the greatest dramatist that has ever lived.
【1】Which of the following best describes Shakespeare?
A.Shakespeare got inspiration to write from his hometown, London.
B.Shakespeare was eager to make friends with the noblemen in London.
C.Shakespeare became the greatest dramatist owing to his own genius.
D.Shakespeare was good at observing and learning from the daily life.
【2】What does the word “one” in paragraph 5 refer to?
A.Face. B.Sight. C. Crowd. D.Resident
【3】The passage probably comes from______.
A.an announcement B.an advertisement
C.a textbook. D. a poster
23、The world’s craziest festivals
Crazy festivals all over the world are out there just waiting to be celebrated. Join Cornelia Kumfert on a trip to the most unusual events taking place around the globe.
Burning Man Festival
Every year in Nevada (US) there is artwork and cunosities galore to marvel at when the Black Rock Desert changes into a mammoth art exhibition.
In August and September, some 70,00 people come here to celetrate the Burning Man Festival.
San Diego Comic Con
Surely superheroes don’t queue? Well, at San Diego’s Comic Convention they do. Each July hey open their dos to fans of Superman and other comic figures. More than 100,000 annual visitors have paid homage to their mythical heroes.
Crying Baby Festival, Tokyo
At the Crying Baby Festival in Tokyo (Japan), sumo wrestlers do what they can to bring babies to tears.
Sadists run riot? Certainly not! It’s a 400-year-old tradition based on a Japanese proverb, which says that crying babies grow fastest and parents believe the event brings good health to their children.
Palio Contest, Siena
Fame and honour await the winner of the Palio contest in Siena (Italy).
In July and August, ten inhabitants of different districts of the city jockey for first place in a spectacular horse race.
The trophy goes to the contestant whose horse crosses the finishing line first—whether he’s still in the saddle or not.
【1】Which of the festivals offers a view of art?
A.Burning Man Festival.
B.Palio Contest, Siena.
C.Crying Baby Festival, Tokyo.
D.San Diego Comic Con.
【2】How was the festival in Tokyo founded?
A.On the basis of a proverb.
B.Based on a phrase.
C.According to a story.
D.At the request of the public.
【3】What can tourists see in Siena of Italy between July and August?
A.A burning man show.
B.A comedy play.
C.A horse race.
D.A baby-crying show.
24、Many years ago, my dad was facing a serious heart condition. He was unable to work a steady job. He fell suddenly ill and had to be admitted to the hospital.
He wanted to do something to keep himself busy, so he decided to volunteer at the local children’s hospital. My dad loved kids. It was the perfect job for him. He ended up working with the seriously ill children. He would talk, play, and do arts with them.
One of his kids was a girl with a rare disease that paralyzed her from the neck down. She couldn’t do anything, and she was very depressed. My dad decided to try to help her. He started visiting her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He stood the paper up, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn’t use his hands at all. All the while he would tell her, “See, you can do anything you set your mind to.”
At the end of the day, she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. Soon after, the little girl was sent home because the doctors felt there was nothing else they could do for her. My dad also left the children’s hospital for a little while because he became ill. Some time later after my dad had recovered and returned to work, in came the little girl who had been paralyzed, only this time she was walking. She ran straight over to my dad and hugged him really tight. She gave him a picture she had done using her hands. At the bottom it read: “Thank you for helping me walk.”
My dad would cry every time he told us this story and so would we. He would say sometimes love is more powerful than doctors, and my dad-who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture—loved every single child in that hospital.
【1】The author’s father worked at the local hospital to ________.
A.ease his serious heart condition.
B.realize his childhood dream
C.earn money to pay for treatment
D.keep himself occupied and happy
【2】How did the author’s father help the paralyzed little girl?
A.He showed her she could still do things.
B.He painted special pictures for her.
C.He helped her practice walking.
D.He visited her and made a toy for her.
【3】According to paragraph 4, the paralyzed girl _______.
A.eventually became a unique painter
B.gradually recovered and walked
C.was sent home and never seen again.
D.sent him a picture painted with her mouth.
25、 All our food comes directly or indirectly from soil. The soil which is dark in colour is humus(腐质土). Humus includes plenty of useful materials_________from dead plants and waste_________from animals. Soil_________its food. If we do not_________it with any,_________will not grow well on it. Animal_________is the best food for soil, and chemical_________are good, too. A change of crop every year in the same soil will also do_________.
When soil is too_________,winds blow it away, and the land will soon look like a_________. Farmers can prevent this_________growing trees. This will weaken the_________of the wind. After a heavy rain. the_________carries the humus down to the river. This often happens________the fields are on the hillsides. Farmers can level their fields and make them_________.
At the beginning of the 21st_________there have been about 7,000_________people on earth. We now ought to_______every bit of the soil._________,where will such a large_________grow their food?
【1】A.died B.made C.brought D.taken
【2】A.matter B.gases C.goods D.rubbish
【3】A.cats B.needs C.feeds D.enjoys
【4】A.give B.produce C.supply D.develop
【5】A.man B.trees C.plants D.animals
【6】A.body B.blood C.bone D.waste
【7】A.poisons B.fertilizers C.powders D.medicines
【8】A.harm B.good C.help D.favour
【9】A.light B.energetic C.dry D.thirsty
【10】A.desert B.lake C.valley D.plain
【11】A.from B.by C.off D.with
【12】A.noise B.blow C.speed D.force
【13】A.wind B.farmer C.tree D.water
【14】A.where B.in C.to D.that
【15】A.hill-like B.stair-like C.bottom-like D.gulf-like
【16】A.period B.century C.history D.dynasty
【17】A.thousand B.thousands C.million D.millions
【18】A.affect B.use C.save D.share
【19】A.Otherwise B.However C.Therefore D.Though
【20】A.people B.globe C.population D.number
26、阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Ronny and Henry were two friends in the same class. They always played together and went home together. One day as Ronny and Henry were going home after school, they saw some students with the same school uniform fighting in the street corner. Ronny said excitedly, " Some people are fighting! Let's go and have a look! But Henry refused, "I don't think so. It's dangerous. We'd better tell our teachers, who have rich experience to solve this kind of things. Besides, our parents are expecting to have dinner with us together at home and I don't want them to worry about me."
“You are a coward, and afraid to go,” said Ronny, and off he ran to the spot with some other boys. Henry sighed, deciding to inform his teachers what happened. So now, the boys had different opinions about the definition of “bravery” . But what kind of things can be considered to be brave?
After that, Ronny thought Henry was a coward and told all the boys that. They laughed at him a great deal. From then on, they looked down upon Henry and didn't want to play with him.
Henry was sad but he wasn't angry with Ronny for his rude behaviour , because he had learned that true courage was shown most in bearing misunderstanding when it was not deserved, and that he ought to be afraid of nothing but doing wrong. Thus, he just ignored the other boys’ laughter and continued to stick to his thought and go to school and study as well. However, Ronny didn't invite Henry to go home with him anymore. Instead, he had his new friends who also thought Henry was a coward. Every day after school, they didn't go home directly but went to the river or somewhere to play games and had lots of fun.
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左石;
2. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
A few days later, something terrible happened to Ronny.
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Paragraph 2:
At that moment, Henry happened to pass by.
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