1、As is often the case, a man who can dream will try hard to _________ any difficulties and live his dream.
A. overwork B. outcome
C. overcome D. output
2、As is expected, it will be not long before our domestically built aircraft Carriers _____ into operation.
A.will be put B.are put
C.will have been put D.have been put
3、________ be late for the meeting, we must set off as early as possible.
A.In order to
B.In order not to
C.So as to
D.So that
4、Pupils who pass the test will be _____ to the next grade.
A. promoted B. progressed
C. proceeded D. proposed
5、It’s necessary to be prepared for a job interview. _____ the answer ready will be of great help.
A.To have had B.Having had C.Have D.Having
6、You did not perform as well as the other competitors--- ,you failed.
A. in the end B.after all
C. in other words D. at the same time
7、He wrote a letter ___ he explained what had happened in the accident.
A. what B. which C. where D. How
8、I hate to say this but you need to stop doing things like this because they __________ me all the time.
A.disturb B.have disturbed C.disturbed D.are disturbing
9、—What’s on your desk, Judy?
—It’s _________ English-Chinese dictionary. It’s ________ useful dictionary.
A.an, the
B.an, an
C.an, a
D.the, an
10、The design of modern buildings________ usefulness rather than decoration.
A.concentrate on
B.apply for
C.look out for
D.appeal to
11、—Can I use the telephone on the table,sir?
—Under no circumstances _________ to use the telephone in the office for personal affairs.
A. anyone is allowed B. nobody is allowed
C. is anyone allowed D. is nobody allowed
12、According to the Ministry of Education, college will strengthen measures the quality of higher education.
A.to control B.controlling
C.to be controlled D.to have controlled
13、Your parents seem very much opposed ________ abroad. What will you do about it?
A.your going B.you to go C.to your going D.your to go
14、My train arrive in New York at eight o'clock tonight. The plane I would like to take from there _________by then.
A.would leave
B.had left
C.has left
D.will have left
15、_______ the sun works attracts a lot of students who are interested in astronomy.
A. How B. What
C. That D. Why
16、The virus came without people’s being aware of it and it was _________ assumed to be a common one. But with more cases reported, it proved wrong.
A. accurately B. relatively C. purely D. initially
17、The children’s television programmes are aimed at a ______ age of group.
A.smart
B.senior
C.specific
D.slight
18、The hotel is ______ easy reach of the town centre. It’s only a tenminute trip.
A. against B. beyond C. within D. beneath
19、_______ on the moon's far side is extremely challenging.
A.Landed
B.Landing
C.Having landed
D.Being landed
20、Turning 18 means I’m already ___________ enough to understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people.
A.appropriate
B.mature
C.mutual
D.legal
21、Dramatized Thoughts on Public Speaking
As the crowd gathered, I could feel my heart beating. I wondered if they could hear it. Against my will, I could feel my face turning hot and knew that I was blushing. Even if they cannot hear my heart thumping with every beat, I thought, they can surely see it in my eyes. My eyes are always a dead give-away. They well up with fear and often even hot with tears, every time I get nervous. That and my stupid old face turning a bright shade of red… I knew that by now I probably looked like a sunburned tomato. They would never take me seriously.
I began to wish that I was more like my sister. She is always so confident and proud of herself. It seemed like she hardly ever gets nervous when it really counts. Either that or she hid it better than I. I wished I had never even thought of this stupid idea of running for student body president. That was a month ago, before I found out that I would have to speak in front of the entire school. It was too late to back out now pretty soon the speeches would begin. It would only be a few hours before the embarrassing results would come out, and that wasn't even the worst of my worries. What would everyone say? What would my parents think when I told them that I lost the election? They were so proud of me; I would never be able to tell them. Everyone was counting on me, my teachers, my friends, even the principal. I was sure that I would fail miserably now that I had gotten myself into such a negative state of mind. I reread my speech. All the great hopes and ideas I had, all written on that awful piece of paper. I realized why I had written those words and an air of anticipation (预感) ran through my body. Just in time, too.
I heard my name only seconds later. Those few feet to the podium ( 讲 台 ) felt like a mile. My knees were shaking, but somehow I managed to keep my ground. Although I knew that I probably wouldn't need it, I placed my well-rehearsed speech on the podium. Then, like a gymnast about to plunge into a tumbling pass, I looked up at the audience. And as I delivered that speech, a new and strange realization came to me. I had captured their attention and for a moment---they belonged to me.
【1】Why did the author think it stupid to attend the election?
A.People wouldn’t take her seriously.
B.Her sister was much better than her.
C.She didn’t expect such a large audience.
D.There wasn’t enough time for her to prepare.
【2】What was the author’s worst worry?
A.Her efforts would be in vain.
B.She would disappoint others.
C.The results would come out soon.
D.She would suffer from stage fright.
【3】What can we learn from the author’s experience?
A.Great efforts pay off.
B.Always look on the bright side.
C.Never lose heart when you fail.
D.Things may not be as bad as you think.
22、 The world climbs in population every year, meaning new parents enter the workforce daily. A wide variety of ideas change and adapt over time as people try to figure out what the “best” take on parenting is. Sadly, some parenting techniques have disastrous effects.
A common technique that leads to a difficult adult life by lowering confidence in children is negative parenting. Negative parenting tactics, such as lecturing, complaining, and yes, insulting can have a serious effect on your child’s behavior and activities later on in life. Clearly, being insulted and lectured multiple times a day by an authority figure can greatly affect a child’s confidence going into adulthood. It’s not surprising he’s hardly apt to actively seek out the companionship of others. Instead, his negative feelings toward himself cultivate a feeling of unworthiness around other children.
While negative parenting can affect a child’s mental state, helicopter parenting results in ill-prepared children in an ever growing competitive world. A helicopter parent is overly involved in the life of his or her child. Children who cannot regulate their emotions and behavior effectively are more likely to have a harder time making friends and to struggle in school. Another problem children with helicopter parents may have in the future is managing their health. Taking all of this information into account, helicopter parenting doesn’t allow the child to be independent, so once the child has grown up he or she will not be able to make a decision by himself or herself.
On the other side of the spectrum, permissive parenting leaves a child undisciplined for life. This style of parenting has a very loose structure and few rules; the parents usually show a lot of affection and love for their children. Therefore, permissive parenting is a type of parenting style characterized by low demands with high responsiveness. Because parents have low expectations of their children, and want to be friends rather than parents, kids suffer because of a lack of achievement and motivation to do well in what they do. Therefore, children have worse self-control and cannot follow rules. These are fundamental concepts that should be taught at a young age to prepare for adulthood. If done a certain way, the effects left from parenting can hurt an adolescent into adult years.
Overall, parenting really does affect how children grow and adapt to their world. Some parenting techniques lead to major problems that show in adulthood. The new parents of the world ought to be careful with how they raise their children.
【1】What might be the influence on a child by negative parenting?
A.Affecting child’s mental state.
B.Improving a child’s confidence.
C.Cultivating a child’s worthiness.
D.Looking for the companionship of others actively.
【2】What do helicopter parents usually do?
A.Expect too much of their child.
B.Teach their child to manage health.
C.Make too many decisions for their child.
D.Allow their child to do whatever he wants.
【3】What does the author think of self-control and self-discipline?
A.Punishing.
B.Suffering.
C.Permissive.
D.Essential.
【4】What is the purpose of the author’s writing the passage?
A.To make comparison of parenting styles on children.
B.To highlight the importance of parenting styles on children.
C.To share the latest definitions of parenting styles on children.
D.To inform the readers of the new parenting styles on children.
23、Travis is the manager of G&G where he is responsible for forty employees (雇员)and profits (利润) of over $2 million per year. He's never late to work. He does not get upset on the job. When one of his employees started crying after a customer screamed at her, Travis took her away. "Your working uniform is your shelter," he told her. "Nothing anyone says will ever hurt you. You will always be as strong as you want to be."
Travis picked up that lecture in one of his G&G training courses, an education program that began on his first day and continues throughout an employee's occupation. The training has, Travis says, changed his life. G&G has taught him how to live, how to focus, how to get to work on time, and how to master his emotions (情绪). Most importantly, it taught him willpower.
At the center of that education is an extreme focus on an all-important habit; willpower. Dozens of cases show that willpower is the single most important habit for a person's success.
And the best way to strengthen willpower is to make it into a habit. "Sometimes it looks like people with great self-control aren't working hard—but that's because they've made it automatic," Angela Duckworth, one of the University of Pennsylvania researchers said. "Their willpower occurs without them having to think about it."
The company spent millions of dollars developing programs of study to train employees on self-control. Managers wrote workbooks that serve as guides to how to make willpower a habit in workers' lives. Those courses arc, in part, why G&G has grown from a sleepy company into a large one with more than seventeen thousand stores and profits of more than $10 billion a year.
【1】We loam from Paragraph 2 that employees in G&G must .
A. learn to give lectures
B. attend education programs
C. design a working uniform
D. develop a common hobby
【2】Willpower will become a habit when employees can .
A. focus on the profits
B. benefit from the job
C. protect themselves well
D. control their feeling well
【3】What can we infer from the passage?
A. G&G has grown into a large company.
B. G&G will spend half its profits training employees.
C. G&G may become more successful in the future.
D. G&G has to produce more workbooks for managers.
24、You may think that an underground town of 3,500 people is something out of a science-fiction film. You may not believe that such a town has shops car parks, hotels, restaurants, cafes and much more. Well, Coober Pedy in Australia is just such a place.
Miners and their families choose to live like this, hoping to get rich looking for the precious stones that Australia is famous for --- opals(蛋白石). Living underground is the only way to be away from the sandstorms and the high temperatures above ground. Deep down in the town far below the desert surface, the temperature is between 19℃ and 20℃ and life is cool.
Mary Deane and her husband Jim are among the lucky ones. They live in a home, built with money from the opals Jim has found. “Whenever people hear we live underground, they always imagine a dusty cave,” says Mary, “but they are amazed at my clean kitchen, our furniture and electrical appliances in here.”
However, not everything is perfect in Coober Pedy. Mary has a tiny garden that she is very proud of, but the grass is not real. Plant life is rare. Water is five times more expensive underground than it is overground. Recycling is a way of life, so Jim usually washes his car with bath water and they have a special system to reuse the water from the dishwasher and washing machine.
Even so, most families enjoy life in Coober Pedy. The children can make as much noise as they want and there are no complaints from the neighbors because the thick walls stop sounds from traveling. Adults enjoy the peace and quiet away from the world above.
【1】People in Coober Pedy live underground______.
A. because of their secret identities
B. because it is warmer underground
C. so that they can save some money
D. due to the terrible natural environment.
【2】Which word can best describe Mary’s life underground according to Paragraph 3?
A. Comfortable. B. Exciting. C. Healthy. D. Lonely.
【3】 Which is the biggest problem people in Coober Pedy have to face?
A. High living expenses.
B. The awfully dusty environment.
C. Shortage of water and greenery.
D. The extremely high temperatures
【4】 Children enjoy the life in Coober Pedy mainly because they _____.
A. enjoy traveling around with their parents
B. can get many expensive toys from their parents
C. enjoy the peace and quiet while doing their homework
D. can enjoy themselves without disturbing their neighbors[
25、My mom and dad got divorced when we were young kids, so we lived at different families. After we grew up, my three siblings (兄弟姐妹) and I could go years_______speaking. And that is where this story_______.
My sister Jeanne and I were born only 14 months _______, but by the time we were teenagers we had lost _______. By age 19, I had moved away from our home in Wisconsin to live on my father’s horse farm in Virginia. We lived separate and our connection somehow ended.
Fast-forward (快进) about five years, I was 24 and on a _______with my fiancé (未婚夫) to New York City, a place I had never been to.
During a day of sightseeing, we were crossing a very_______street loaded with people. I had laughed at something my fiancé said, and I _______heard my name yelled from somewhere around me: “Cheryl!” I _______in my steps in the middle of the road. Tears _______ in my eyes. I knew without a ________that it was my sister Jeanne. I yelled back before even turning to look. “Jeanne?” It was her.
I later asked how she’d known it was me — she had ________seen me since we lost in touch! She said it was my________. I wouldn’t say my laugh is all that ________, but I guess to a family member it’s infectious (有感染力的). It ________your heart and resonates (共鸣) in your mind.
Since that time, my sister and I have never been ________. We both moved back to Wisconsin. We ________daily. Many years have passed, and we are now in our 50s. But our reunion ________wasn’t just a sign. I see it as more of a/an ________, a reminder(提醒) not to lose touch with loved ones. It is so easy to remain ________. After our________of gathering, I don’t plan to let that happen again.
【1】
A.by
B.after
C.without
D.beyond
【2】
A.ends
B.begins
C.twists
D.spreads
【3】
A.ago
B.later
C.ahead
D.apart
【4】
A.heart
B.home
C.touch
D.interest
【5】
A.team
B.trip
C.date
D.picnic
【6】
A.busy
B.dark
C.empty
D.quiet
【7】
A.readily
B.finally
C.suddenly
D.naturally
【8】
A.fell
B.stopped
C.struggled
D.hesitated
【9】
A.came up
B.welled up
C.ran away
D.give away
【10】
A.word
B.break
C.care
D.doubt
【11】
A.never
B.often
C.seldom
D.already
【12】
A.shape
B.clothing
C.look
D.laugh
【13】
A.clear
B.pleasant
C.bright
D.unusual
【14】
A.hits
B.lifts
C.breaks
D.cures
【15】
A.separated
B.bothered
C.suspected
D.united
【16】
A.work
B.travel
C.play
D.talk
【17】
A.by mistake
B.by chance
C.on schedule
D.on purpose
【18】
A.change
B.result
C.lesson
D.accident
【19】
A.lost
B.touched
C.broken
D.loved
【20】
A.behavior
B.act
C.miracle
D.adventure
26、请根据以下提示,并结合事例,用英语写一篇短文。
We all know that “Silence is golden”, but in most cases, good communication can help wipe out misunderstanding and build a good relationship.
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