1、I’ve come to the point____I can’t stand her arguing any longer.
A.why
B.which
C.that
D.where
2、We’re taking the train, _____ the day before the October holiday begins.
A.left
B.leave
C.to leave
D.leaving
3、We are supposed to ________ smartphones and take more exercise instead.
A.give out
B.put away
C.take up
4、More than eighty years on, the ________ contribution of Lianda still needs to be reaffirmed.
A.priceless
B.worthless
C.valueless
D.costless
5、I________to help you with your homework but I couldn’t spare any time. I________a composition last night and I’ll finish it today.
A.had wanted;have written
B.have wanted;was writing
C.have wanted;wrote
D.had wanted;was writing
6、—Be careful not to drop the Ming Dynasty vase.
—Yes, we can’t be ________.
A. too careful B. very careful
C. too careless D. careless enough
7、China's most celebrated martial art novelist and essayist, Jin Yong, under________influence many people have become interested in martial arts, passed away in a Hongkong hospital.
A.his B.whose C.which D.whom
8、Although the National DNA Database has proved to be a (an) ________ tool in the fight against crime, many people are concerned about its ethical issues.
A.inexpensive
B.invaluable
C.valueless
D.worthless
9、________ in English, he joined a club to practice ________ well.
A. Interested /speaking
B. Interested / speak
C. Interested / to speak
D. Interesting / speaking
10、—Has your father returned from Africa yet?
—Yes,but he _______ here for only three days before his company sent him to Australia.
A.was B.has been C.will be D.would be
11、_____ interest in studying abroad is rising, more Chinese students who study abroad are also returning home upon completing their degrees.
A.Once B.Since C.While D.Until
12、This is a promising company as its employees _______ to think outside the box and develop creative solutions.
A.encourage B.have encouraged C.were encouraged D.are encouraged
13、If we work with a strong will, we can ____any difficulty, however great it is.
A.overtake B.overpass C.overlook D.overcome
14、Nowadays, many chefs take _____ from old recipe collection and recreate dishes to suit young appetite.
A.purpose
B.potential
C.virtue
D.inspiration
15、That’s the woman ________ photo is on the cover of the latest magazine.
A.that B.who C.which D.whose
16、Mrs. Wood makes some suggestions and points out some items he has because of carelessness.
A. taken out B. put out
C. picked out D. left out
17、As a matter of fact, getting rid of a bad habit is ____________forming a good one.
A. an effort much as B. much an effort as
C. as an effort much as D. as much an effort as
18、________ you should do is to get down to your study from now on. Please concentrate on ________ is of great importance to your future development.
A.What; what
B.That; where
C.What; where
D.That; that
19、We keep in touch _____ writing often.
A.of B.on C.by
20、A recent study found that the number of smartphone users ________ sharply over the past five years.
A.has increased
B.have increased
C.is increasing
D.are increasing
21、 When I opened my closet door this morning, I saw a sign that says, “Good morning, beautiful business.” It’s a reminder to me of just how beautiful business can be when we put all our creativity, energy, and care into producing one product or service in exchange for another. Economic exchange can be one of the most meaningful and beautiful interactions among human beings.
Over the past years since I started the White Dog Café, my business has not only provided me with a way of making a living and a way of serving others but also been my teacher. In reading Small Is Beautiful I realized that so much of what my business has taught me can be found in the great lessons of E.F. Schumacher: it is of great benefit to keep your business focusing on the needs of workers rather than only on what they produce; you’d better use a management style that balances freedom and order; you should build sustainable local economies and respect the land and nature. The effects of industrialization that worried Schumacher decades ago have gotten even worse: namely, wealth inequality and the growing degradation (退化) of our environment.
Today much of what I care about ---nature, animals, communities, family farms, family businesses, native cultures, the character of our towns and cities, even our children’s future---is being threatened by corporate globalization. To protect all that I care deeply about, I need to step out of my own company, out of the White Dog Café. I started my journey with the simple idea that a sustainable global economy must be compromised of sustainable local economies. Rather than a global economy controlled by large international corporations, our movement advocates a global economy with a network of local economies made up of small independent businesses that create community wealth while working in harmony with natural system.
I opened the White Dog Café in 1983 on the first floor of my house in a neighborhood of Philadelphia. It is the house I have lived in since I was a child. Today much of the food I serve at the White Dog Café comes from the same land where my ancestors once farmed. When I opened the café years ago, it was a simple coffee and cake take-away shop serving students who lived nearby. Over the years we have expanded our menu and grown to occupy five buildings. We now employ more 100 people, can seat more than two hundred customers, and earn over $5 million a year! I owe our success to making decisions not for the purpose of maximizing profits but instead maximizing the relationships with our customers and staff, with our community, with our suppliers and with our natural environment.
Now I still live above the shop. I still have the old-fashioned way of doing business---the way it was in the old days with the family farm, the family inn, and the corner store. Living and working in the same community has given me a stronger sense of place and a different business outlook. When I make a business decision, it comes naturally for my decision to be made in the common interest of all involved because every day I see the people affected by my decision---my neighbours, my customers, and my employees as well as the natural world. There is a short distance between the business decision-maker and those affected by the decision. I believe that when we are surrounded by those affected by our decisions, we are more likely to make a decision from the heart as opposed to the head.
Business schools teach “grow or die”. But I make a conscious decision to continue to be a small business because I know that when we grow in physical size, we give up something very important ---authentic relationships with the people around us and those we do business with. I have come to realize that we can measure our success by measuring how much we improve our knowledge, deepen our relationships, achieve happiness, and have more fun.
【1】What do we know about the sign on the author’s closet door?
A.It has been her family motto for years.
B.It serves as an inspiration to her.
C.It comes from one of her favourite book.
D.It helps her forget difficulties in business.
【2】What is one drawback of corporate globalization according to the author?
A.The high cost. B.Small profits.
C.Poor management. D.Damage to the environment.
【3】What did the author do when facing the threat of corporate globalization?
A.She worked together with other independent businesses.
B.She fought against the global economy in her community.
C.She expanded her own business at home and abroad.
D.She learned from large international corporations.
【4】What is the secret behind the success of the White Dog Café?
A.It always has regular customers.
B.It has been run as a family business.
C.It gets along well with the people involved.
D.It makes big profits by developing fast.
【5】Why does the author choose to live and work in the same community?
A.She wants to stay close to her family.
B.She can learn about others’ opinions easily.
C.Food in her café can be served immediately.
D.Neighbors can be her customers or employees.
【6】What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph imply?
A.We usually learn how to do business in business school.
B.Business schools focus on the basic principles of business.
C.We tend to measure success in business by constant growth.
D.Business schools teach when to expand or leave the business.
22、There’s that old saying: How you do one thing is how you do everything. 【1】, it shows in everything that you do, even when playing music.
I recently went to a concert with some other musicians in town (many of whom I was meeting for the first time). 【2】, I spent more time in my head thinking about my drumming instead of actually paying attention to what was going on. This time though, I found that I was more attentive and was able to support the other musicians more through my playing.
【3】. And I could feel the audience was enjoying the music more too, because the music was no longer about me, it was about all of us connecting through the universal language of music.
Afterwards, the musicians I played with told me they felt like our hearts were connected while playing, and that we were able to achieve a new level of playing together thanks to our collected approach. When playing, we didn’t consider how to show ourselves off. 【4】.
I believe that the best musicians in the world have this in common; which is to see past their own values, and to listen to/connect with their audience and fellow musicians. I’ve realized all of this thanks to my practice of being a more compassionate and caring person.
So, I would like to thank everyone on this website for opening your hearts and showing me how to be a more caring person. 【5】, but also through my music, and to those who listen.
A.When I used to connect with other musicians
B.Therefore, as you become more kind and sympathetic
C.Because of this, our music was better than ever before
D.There was just us sharing ourselves with our open hearts
E.I often find music moves me to be open and connect with others
F.There are languages that are universal, music and kindness are two of those languages
G.As I grow into a more kind and caring person, I can bring joy to not only those in my daily life
23、 My father had died when I was young, so if I didn't acknowledge my mother's birthday, likely no one would. On her birthday, I decided to bake her some cookies, take them to her house and leave them with a little note for her.
But what to write about? My mother and I had not always been close. Pouring out words of love seemed insincere, but there were plenty of things I did appreciate, so I wrote a letter expressing my appreciation for what she had taught me. She taught me to live within our means, and not to go into debt. She taught me the color of someone's skin was irrelevant. She taught me helping others in need was its own reward. She taught me to value the elderly. She taught me how to see the shapes in the clouds. She taught me to appreciate the way the air smelled after a rain ...
Having finished the letter, I sent the cookies and the handwritten letter to my mother. That evening, she called and thanked me, saying it was a wonderful birthday present.
Two years later, she suffered a fatal heart attack. While cleaning out her house, I came across a photocopy of the birthday letter I had written to her in the drawer of the bedside table in the guest room. And then room after room, drawer after drawer revealed more photocopies of the same letter. There was one in the kitchen drawer and one taped to the inside of the kitchen cabinet. I also found one in a drawer in both bathrooms, another in the living room and two more in her bedroom.
Finally, I opened the drawer beside her bed, where I found an old handkerchief and as I pulled it out, a wrinkled piece of paper fluttered to the floor. It was the original birthday letter. It had been smoothed over and over again. I realized at that moment that the best things I could have given my mother weren't really things at all.
【1】What did the author learn from her mother?
A.Live a happy life regardless of how much money one has.
B.We should treat people of different skin colors differently.
C.One can be rewarded a lot of money when helping others.
D.It's of great importance to explore the beauty of nature.
【2】How many photocopies of the birthday letter did the author find in her mother's house?
A.Six. B.Seven. C.Eight. D.Nine.
【3】What does the author mean by saying the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A.What her mother value was her love not the gift itself.
B.She should never have sent any present to her mother.
C.Of all the gifts she had given her mother, nothing was best.
D.No gift was better than what she had given her mother.
24、 A photography exhibition by French artist San Bartolome entitled Moon Door Dreamers opened in the 798 Art Zone in Beijing on December 10. 2011, presenting a cross-cultural perspective (视角) on ordinary life in the capital city.
Bartolome took these photos in August 2008, and produced a video named Two Worlds, One Dream. These works were displayed in Pingyao, an ancient city in Shanxi Province, under the title Beijing Midsummer Night Dream in September 2010.
The moon doors serve as a keyhole through which one can catch a glimpse of a slice of Beijing life. He got his inspiration from one cycling trip to the southeastern suburb of Beijing, where he discovered a peculiar street along which a gray brick wall was built to cover the shabby bungalows. These cabins were mostly rented by migrant workers- peddlers, craftsmen, grocers and innkeepers.
Born in 1950, Bartolome has worked as a photographer, stage director. Artistic manager, writer and diplomat. A noted Sinophile, Bartolome frequently visits China for photographic subjects. In the fall of 2003, he joined the French Embassy in Beijing as a cultural attache. His work experience in China from 2003 to 2015 further enhanced his awareness of and love for China.
Bartolome not only loves Chinese culture but also the Chinese people. He thinks that Chinese people are kind, welcoming and diverse.
Back from his bike ride to southeastern Beijing, he decided to shoot pictures about ordinary urban lifestyles. He observed dwellers carefully and made friends with them.
After about 30 days and nights that he spent with these common migrants, he created a number of portraits. Meanwhile, he learned more about those rural migrants who earn their living in a city with which they are unfamiliar.
He adopted an optimistic perspective to shoot the sights, and he borrowed the title of one of William Shakespeare s comedy works: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
【1】What is the main purpose of the exhibition?
A.To present Bartolome's photographic skills.
B.To tell us Bartolome's work experience in Beijing.
C.To show us Bartolome's opitimistic view on ordionary life in Beijing.
D.To build a cross-cultural communication bridge between China and France.
【2】What inspires Bartolome to shoot pictures about ordinary urban styles?
A.His bike ride to Southeastern suburb of Beijing.
B.His work experience in the French Embassy in Beijing.
C.His visit to the ancient city of Pingyao.
D.Shakespeare's comedy work: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
【3】What does the underlined word “Sinaphile" in paragraph 4 refer to?
A.A successful aritist.
B.A cultural attache.
C.A person of status.
D.A fan of China.
【4】What does the text mainly talk about?
A.A French artist tells Chinese stories with his camera.
B.A French artist frequently visits China for photography.
C.Migrant workers live a simple but happy life in Beijing.
D.Moon Doors serve as a window to display China to the world.
25、 There was once a man who met with a shipwreck (船只失事) and landed on a deserted island. Every day he prayed, _______someone could pass and rescue him, but to his _______, no one ever came.
Months went by and this man learned to _______ food and firewood from the island and stored them in a hut that he built, which helped him_______ on the deserted island. One day when he _______ his hut after hunting for food, _______, he saw his hut was on fire, along with almost everything he had!
All of his _______ were going up in smoke! The only thing _______was the clothes on his back. At first, he was_______, frozen there and then he was filled with ________! He threw a fist into the air and began yelling, “How unfair! How could this happen to me? I________every day for months but now everything that I have is on fire!”
Later the man grew so ________ that he fell on his hands and knees weeping heavily when he happened to look up and ________a ship coming in his direction. The man was ________. As they were heading back to civilization, the man asked the captain, “How were you able to ________ me?” The captain ________, “We were voyaging across the ocean________a cloud of smoke going up caught our________.We decided to go check it out and that’s why we found you!”
In life we will always be________with challenges, problems and disasters. Always keep in mind that a disaster can sometimes be good ________in disguise(掩盖).
【1】A.realizing B.designing C.hoping D.doubting
【2】A.excitement B.disappointment C.amazement D.embarrassment
【3】A.collect B.receive C.order D.share
【4】A.survive B.suffer C.adapt D.develop
【5】A.visited B.put up C.returned to D.passed
【6】A.naturally B.unexpectedly C.instead D.anyway
【7】A.preparations B.preferences C.feelings D.things
【8】A.valued B.lost C.moved D.left
【9】A.touched B.shocked C.bored D.confused
【10】A.anger B.pain C.fear D.shame
【11】A.prayed B.will pray C.had prayed D.have been praying
【12】A.excited B.tired C.weak D.hopeless
【13】A.spotted B.sought C.caught D.searched
【14】A.protected B.rewarded C.welcomed D.rescued
【15】A.trust B.keep C.seize D.find
【16】A.declared B.explained C.added D.found
【17】A.when B.why C.while D.where
【18】A.interest B.attention C.approach D.consideration
【19】A.supplied B.satisfied C.faced D.delighted
【20】A.experience B.luck C.information D.progress
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