1、He wrote a long letter ______ he explained what had happened in the accident.
A.what B.which C.where D.how
2、The doctor tried ___________ the lady of her illness, so he tried ____________ her with a new medicine.
A.treating; treating
B.treating; to treat
C.to treat; treating
D.to treat; to treated
3、The old photos I came across while cleaning up the drawer helped me recall the days that I would have forgotten ________.
A. otherwise B. anyway C. somehow D. though
4、I __ __ to go for a walk, but someone called and I couldn’t get away.
A.was planning B.planned
C.had planned D.would plan
5、The policeman ________ the facts again and again, but couldn’t piece them together.
A.got through B.picked up C.went over D.turned out
6、I want to know _____________it was that broke the window.
A.who
B.whose
C.that
D.when
7、— Tom is an honest boy and he works really hard!
— It is the same ______ you.
A. as B. with C. about D. to
8、It was in Haikou _______ more than 80 farmers received about 2.89 million yuan year-end bonus on Jan 8, 2015.
A. where B. which C. that D. when
9、You won't know the value(价值)of the health _______you lose it.
A.until
B.after
C.when
D.because
10、______the council has provided places for us to take our empty bottles for recycling, many of us still throw glass bottles into the ordinary dustbins.
A.However
B.Even though
C.On account of
D.Despite
11、----Are there any English story books for us students in the library?
----There’re only a few, .
A. if some B. if any
C. if many D. if ever
12、 ---- Did you ______ the concert yesterday evening?
---- Sorry, I didn’t have enough time. I really regret ______ my homework earlier.
A. attend; not to finish
B. join; not finishing
C. take part in; having not finished
D. attend; not having finished
13、--- Do you know anything about War of Seven Kingdoms, the Chinese Game of Thrones?
---Sure. Although each event _____ a well-known actor playing the key roles, it has all its plots well _____on established historical records and archaeological findings.
A.features; grounded B.characteristics; witnessed
C.stars; depended D.displays; commented
14、Mr. Smith as well as two of his students ________ the experiment with care at the moment.
A.is doing B.are doing C.does D.do
15、Your desk is crowded with too many unnecessary things, including used papers and books. You’s better ______ some of them.
A. remain B. recover C. remove D. replace
16、"Take this medicine and it will make you _______ better soon," the nurse says to the _______ boy.
A.to feel; sick B.feeling; ill C.feel; sick D.feels; ill
17、The Twins Days Festival, _______ began in 1975, is the largest annual gathering of twins.
A. that B. which
C. who D. when
18、—Sarah went to the party.
—Really? I_______ her if I had gone with you.
A.met B.had met C.would met D.would have met
19、The teacher _____ I like best often encourages me ______ my dream.
A.who; fight for B.that; to fight for
C.which; to fight for D.which; fight for
20、The ______ of the pain can be easily achieved but the disease can be hardly cured.
A.harmony
B.relaxation
C.relief
D.ease
21、Many people believe that all ice cubes are created equal, but they are not. At least that’s what the folks at California’s Glace Luxury Ice Company would like us to believe. The Davisbased company says that the ice cubes they make are healthier and last longer than the ones that we throw into our drinks on a daily basis. What’s more, the company also says that their ice cubes do mot leave behind an aftertaste(余味)in drinks, like regular ones do.
In order to create these unique ice cubes, Glace Luxury begins with water that has been rid of the_____impurities(杂质)that the company says can lead to cancer and exist in regular ice. They then freeze it in large blocks. Once ready, the ice is carved into perfect cubes and each cube measures 2.5 inches across. Besides being healthier, these ice cubes apparently also take longer to melt. The company says that each ice cube can last up to 30 minutes.
Of course, those ice cubes do not come cheap. Those that wish to have a taste of this “tasteless” frozen perfection will have to pay $325USD for a bag of 50 ice cubes. That comes to $6.50USD for a single cube of ice!
The unique product is the brainchild of Robert Sequeira, a former business school lecturer who said that he wanted to establish a profitable business that could be easily scaled. Given that he can make as mush Glace Luxury ice as he needs for as little as $0.12USD per cube, he thinks that the idea certainly meets the standard. Now, if he can find that the few people can afford to buy this Glace Luxury ice, life would be great!
【1】People at California’s Glace Luxury Ice Company probably want consumers to believe that _____.
A. ice cubes are healthy for people to use
B. their ice cubes add tastes to drinks
C. all ice cubes are created the same
D. their ice cubes are different
【2】What does the underlined word “hazardous” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Active B. Regular C. Dangerous D. Powerful
【3】Compared with regular ice cubes, the ice cubes created by Glace Luxury Ice Company_____.
A. taste much bette
B. look much more beautiful
C. have more different shapes
D. are healthier and melt more slowly
【4】What does the author think of the ice cubes created by Glace Luxury Ice Company?
A. They will be a big success
B. They are too costly to make.
C. They are just regular ice cubes.
D. They are too expensive for consumers
22、A Hungarian doctor is advising her lung disease patients to consider a non-traditional form of treatment: singing! And not just singing while making dinner or washing up at night. As part of their treatment, she wants her patients to sing in public as part of a choir (合唱队)!
The Reuters news agency reports that a new choir named “Breathing for the soul” was formed earlier this year. The group recently performed in the ballroom of a hotel in Budapest. The members of the choir come from all across Hungary. Many are sick with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (慢性阻塞性肺病), more commonly called COPD.
Speaking with Reuters, the choir members explained how singing has improved the quality of their lives. Seventy-four-year-old Maria Aranyi has been suffering with serious asthma, a breathing disorder, for over 10 years. Aranyi said that she never thought in her life that she would ever sing. But now, singing in the choir provides relief from what she call the “gray days”. She added that after singing she noticed that she could also breathe more easily.
Many lung disease patients and others with chronic disorders can become less involved with other people as they grow older. They may be unwilling to go to new places or to try new things. Over time if this continues, they can become more and more lonely.
Singing with others can be a way to break the cycle of loneliness. Singing with others is not easy. It takes a lot of practice and offers a challenge—both physical and mental. But the result—hearing your voice blend and harmonize with others—can be truly uplifting. And for most people, singing in a group is easier than singing alone. There is strength and a sense of well-being in numbers.
【1】What should the patients do according to the doctor’s suggestion?
A.Join the hospital choir.
B.Say no to singing along.
C.Try some new treatment.
D.Refuse conventional treatments.
【2】How did singing benefit Aranyi?
A.It gave her lungs a good workout.
B.She became fond of live performances.
C.It provided her with more leisure time.
D.She felt more enthusiastic about music.
【3】What does the underlined word “blend” mean in the last paragraph?
A.Rise.
B.Combine.
C.Become clearer.
D.Grow louder.
【4】What may be the best title for the text?
A.Breaking The Silence
B.Singing For Harmony
C.Breathing For The Soul
D.Involving Singing Together
23、Teaching is a constant process of upgrade, where every moment you learn new things, not only as a teacher, but also as a human being.
At the start of my career, I believe I should come across to my students as a ‘no-nonsense’ type of person. My entire focus was towards maintaining classroom discipline (纪律). It was tough. Most of my Indian students were from a rural background. They would intentionally use vocabulary that sounded Greek to me. They did all in their power to make me feel like a fish out of water.
My last lecture ended at 2.30 in the afternoon. Some of the students approached me begging to let them leave 15 minutes early as they had a bus to catch. My permission resulted in a stir and restlessness as half of the class stood up to leave. They all had buses to catch! Unable to distinguish between the genuine ones and those faking it, I put a ban on anybody leaving before time.
One evening, I spotted three boys from my last class at the bus stop. I called out, “You constantly blame me for not allowing you to leave early because you have a bus to catch and here you are still hanging around at 5 pm!” One of the boys replied respectfully and humbly, “Madam, the bus leaves at 2:30. If we leave the class at 2:15, we are able to make it. In case we miss it, the next bus to our village comes after three hours. Now we are waiting for it. At this hour, the bus will be overloaded and we will not even get a seat.”
I was full of remorse (懊悔). The next day, I asked all the students who had a bus to catch to write an application, get it signed and leave whenever they wanted, without seeking my permission. I learnt the first lesson of my life as a teacher — learn to empathize (共鸣) with your students, for they would learn better from you when they respect you than when they fear you.
【1】What gave the author the biggest headache when she started teaching?
A.Her students’ serious violent behavior.
B.Her inability to understand Greek words.
C.Her struggle to keep her classes in order.
D.Her students’ diverse educational backgrounds.
【2】How did the author deal with the students’ request to leave before time at first?
A.She took it seriously.
B.She approved it instantly.
C.She rejected it completely.
D.She processed it gracefully.
【3】How did the author feel the moment she spotted the three boys at the bus stop?
A.Embarrassed.
B.Concerned.
C.Regretful.
D.Annoyed.
【4】What advice would the author give to her fellow teachers by sharing the story?
A.Show students that you respect them.
B.Relate to students’ emotional experiences.
C.Cooperate with students to promote learning.
D.Evaluate yourself first and the students second.
24、Donating to charity is a great way to get rid of things that you no longer want or need when you're moving. And if you donate through one of the charities that pick up your stuff, you don't even have to leave your home to make a difference. To help make your life even easier, we'd like to recommend Salvation Army that offers donation pick-ups right from your home. Get to organizing, schedule a pick-up date, and find out just how easy it is to give new life to your unwanted items.
When you think about where to donate unwanted belongings, your mind might go to Salvation Army first. And it makes sense—the Salvation Army has been in operation for over 150 years, and its locations can currently be found in more than 7,000 American towns and cities. Items are either brought directly to those who need them or sold at a steep discount to those in need at a Salvation Army store, and the organization offers free furniture pick-up, among other things.
What they accept: Furniture, clothing, various household items and appliances, electronics, books and used cars.
Who they help: The Salvation Army assists those in need across a wide variety of areas, including victims of domestic violence, at-risk youth, the elderly, and natural disaster victims.
How to schedule a Salvation Army pick-up: To schedule a Salvation Army pick-up, head to satruck.org/donate/choose and enter your address and phone number. From there, you'll list the items that you plan to donate and then schedule a pick-up date. Note that you don't have to be home for the pick-up-you can simply leave the items outside your home, provided you mark them "SA."
More info: SalvationArmyUSA.org
【1】What's the purpose of the text?
A.To explain what a charity is set up for.
B.To recommend a way to get what you need.
C.To suggest a charity to donate unwanted items.
D.To state what to prepare before moving to a new place.
【2】Which is one way of Salvation Army to handle donations?
A.Sending them to the factories to recycle.
B.Bringing them straight to the families in need.
C.Selling them at a high price at one of its stores.
D.Picking them up and sending them to the waste yard.
【3】What can we know about Salvation Army's pick-up?
A.It picks up everything you donate.
B.It charges a small fee for the services.
C.It only offers services to the elderly in need.
D.It offers services whether you are at home or not.
25、 What's all this tree- - planting for? " I was asked when I began writing about _____ a piece of land I had bought in Somerset. The truth is, I just love trees. And I am not _____ AsI get older, all I really _____ is to plant trees , Prince Charles says in a BBC documentary in which he is _____ in the wood he planted on the day Prince George was born.
There are _____ and wonderful trees in our cities and villages. They were planted, or self- sown, years, even centuries ago. We take them for granted, _____ the creatures living among them, remain in ignorance of the _____ trees are doing us(cleaning the air, for instance) and cut them down for new _____. Yet we keep a feeling of _____ for them. This may account for the _____ the government faced in 2010 when it sought to sell off publicly owned woods, and for the wide support that the Woodland Trust (a tree-protecting charity) _____.
Trees need _____, which is why I, a city-resident, bought my Somerset woodland in 1999. At that time, climate change was already well proved, _____ my hopes of planting long-lived oaks and pines gradually developed into anxiety about their _____. Tree diseases new to the UK, wind, drought and flood were all _____ against them.
But I did not _____ things to move so fast. The woodland is still good, the new trees are growing like mad, but the creatures are _____. The rabbits have disappeared and the owl has moved. The bees and butterflies are _____ there but in smaller numbers. How can this happen on land _____ pesticides (杀虫剂)?Surely, it indicates we need to give nature the chance to restore its own _____. Meanwhile, I love my wood, and so do many of its visitors. And tree-planting has done wonders for restoring my balance town and country.
【1】A. replacing B. restoring C. recycling D. returning
【2】A. rich B. weak C. alone D. social
【3】A. apply for B. wait for C. make for D. long for
【4】A. filmed B. tracked C. reflected D. discovered
【5】A. holy B. young C. mature D. mysterious
【6】A. raise B. watch C. ignore D. abuse
【7】A. honor B. good C. credit D. justice
【8】A. use B. spirit C. life D. hope
【9】A. trust B. sadness C. betrayal D. affection
【10】A. approval B. opposition C. option D. dilemma
【11】A. wins B. rejects C. requires D. withdraws
【12】A. space B. time C. company D. nutrition
【13】A. since B. for C. yet D. so
【14】A. benefits B. chances C. location D. appearance
【15】A. piling up B. speeding up C. keeping up D. mixing up
【16】A. wish B. intend C. allow D. expect
【17】A. in place B. in order C. in decline D. in question
【18】A. even B. still C. ever D. once
【19】A. short of B. sick of C. free of D. full of
【20】A. glory B. function C. impact D. balance
26、阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
“It’s not looking too good, darling, I think you’d better pack a few things and go to your mother’s place. And you’d better take Rosie and Monty with you.”
Putting down the phone, Sara sighed. Tomorrow was her husband Tony’s birthday. She had planned to cook him a nice meal and then surprise him with the new mountain bike she’d bought for him. If she went to her mother’s house, Tony wouldn’t get his present for days.
However, her mother’s house was the best place to be right now. Being on higher land, it would be safe from the floods. It had been raining heavily for almost two weeks and the river near Sara and Tony’s house was rising higher and higher all the time. Tony and others from the village had spent the last two days putting sandbags along the side of the river to stop it from overflowing. Now they feared that their hard work had been useless and soon the whole valley would be flooded.
Sara dressed baby James in warm clothes and collected the things she would need for him over the next few days. She put the lead on the dog and went in search of Monty, the cat. It took her a long time, but eventually she found him safe and warm under the covers on her bed. She placed him in his cat basket and took him into the kitchen where James and the dog, Rosie, were waiting.
Just as she was reaching for the car keys, Sarah heard a sound like the noise bath water makes when you pull out the plug. She looked at the backdoor, water was flowing in underneath. Turning around, she saw dirty brown water fountaining out of the drain and filling the sink. Realizing that they were trapped by the flood and it became impossible for her to drive out, quickly she put James into her backpack and pulled onto her back. Calling to Rosie, she picked up the cat basket and ran to the front of the house and out into the front garden, where the car was parked.
注意:
1.所续写的短文的词数应为150左右;
2.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
The water was already up to her knees, and Rosie was swimming beside her.
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Paragraph 2:
Sara, together with James, Rosie and Monty, was hungry and frightened on the roof of the house when a boat appeared in the distance.
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