1、Not what you say but what you do can _______ your true self and valuable qualities.
A.bring out
B.give out
C.smooth out
D.turn out
2、My roommate is a ______ person. He feels sure about his own ability.
A.careful B.confident
C.patient D.logical
3、He looked into her eyes and his voice ________ a more serious tone.
A.took off B.took on C.took in D.took down
4、Despite numerous failures, they continued to carry out the____________.
A.method B.experiment. C.warning D.effect
5、She carefully wrote out the recipes on white paper, notes as she explained the steps.
A. having made B. to make
C. making D. made
6、In the last few years thousands of cars ________ all over the world.
A.have produced
B.have been produced
C.are producing
D.are being produced
7、At first, Facebook investors did experience_________ analyst Arvind Bhatia called “sticker shock” after learning that Facebook planned to pay $19 billion for WhatsApp, a company that had declared it had no plans to make money any time soon.
A.what B.that C.which D.as
8、Such occasions are rare _______ the customers complain about the service provided by us.
A. that B. what C. where D. when
9、Five passengers were_______ in the traffic accident and they have all been taken to the nearest hospital.
A.injured
B.damaged
C.destroyed
D.ruined
10、He never _____ to help those in trouble because he was a warm-hearted man.
A. handled B. hurried C. hesitated D. determined
11、________ from him for a long time, she had difficulty ________ in touch with John.
A.Not having heard; getting
B.Not hearing; getting
C.Hearing not; to get
D.Having not heard; to get
12、—That must have been a hard project?
—Yeah, it _____ us a whole year to finish the work.
A. took B. has taken
C. takes D. was taking
13、Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant _________very frustrated. .
A.felt
B.to feel
C.feeling
D.be felt
14、Our parents sat us down to read and paint________all we really wanted to do was to make a mess.
A.when B.as C.since D.until
15、We haven’t met before. But he talked with me as if we __________ each other for a long time.
A.have known B.had known C.knew D.know
16、We ________ to rush through our meals, ________ to actually taste the flavors and feel the textures of what is in our mouths.
A.tend; forgetting
B.intended; forgot
C.tending; forgetting
D.intending; forget
17、Why not stay at home ______ the road is so slippery after the heavy snow?
A.in case B.as long as
C.now that D.even if
18、Over the years, people have learned from ants that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key ______ to success.
A. certificates B. ingredients
C. approaches D. instructions
19、Behind this shop lies a nonprofit organization, ____helping survivors of drug and alcohol addiction, violence and other horrible experiences.
A. one B. the one C. that D. which
20、For learning English, John has to __________ some magazines.
A.subscribe to
B.thanks to
C.expose to
D.owing to
21、 Born in the 1950s, shopping malls were once the symbol of the U.S. consumer culture, but many are now dying out.
Dying shopping malls can be found across the United States, often in middle-class suburbs. Economic decline in certain areas together with an upward trend towards online shopping and new forms of urban shopping centers have pushed the once seemingly unbeatable shopping malls into decline. It is estimated that 15 to 50 percent of shopping malls may close in the coming decades.
American shopping culture follows its housing culture. Numerous shopping malls were therefore born after the Second World War, as Americans with cars and fat wallets moved to the suburbs. U.S. shopping malls were built at a rapid pace as shoppers fled cities, peaking in the mid-1990s when they were being built at a rate of 140 a year. Thus, too many shopping malls are left though construction has gradually decreased since then.
Currently, there are around 1,500 shopping malls across the U.S. Most share a handful of similar feature. They usually contain two or three stories of stores separated by walkways. Food courts serve pizza and other fast food. Parking lots are big enough to easily misplace a car.
Shopping malls in Europe might contain grocery stores or childcare centers, while those in Japan are often built around mass transit (交通枢纽). But the suburban American shopping malls are hard to get to and mainly sell clothes and gifts.
As many shopping malls became redundant (过剩的), leaders in many U.S. towns who once fought for malls now struggle with how to transform them to new uses. Highland Mall in Texas is being transformed into a community college campus, and Lakeland Mall in Florida now houses a megachurch (大型教会). Others have been redeveloped to include housing, offices and even green space. However, it is hard to imagine every shopping mall meeting the demands for such transformations.
【1】What is this passage mainly about?
A.The introduction to American consumer culture.
B.The changes in Americans' shopping habits.
C.The growth of American shopping centers.
D.The decline of American shopping malls.
【2】When did the construction speed of IS shopping malls reach the highest point?
A.After the Second World War B.In the mid-1990s.
C.After mass transit appeared. D.In the 2000s.
【3】What do many U.S. towns do to solve the redundant shopping malls?
A.They make them look different from each other.
B.They make them more accessible to the public.
C.They change them to serve other purposes.
D.They move them to the urban areas.
22、 If Albuquerque Police Officer Ryan Holets had his way, this story would never have got so much attention. CNN would not have learned that Holets, while on duty, had agreed to adopt a baby from a homeless drug addict.
Holets values his privacy and didn’t do it for the attention. He did it just because he knew it was the right thing to do.
On Sept. 23, Holets responded to a call about a possible theft from a convenience store in Albuquerque. By the time he arrived, the thief was no longer there, but Holets spotted a woman in a grassy area behind the store about to inject a needle into her companion’s arm. The woman, Crystal Champ, was eight months pregnant.
After a short conversation, he learned Champ longed for her child to go to a good family. Holets offered to do just that.
When Sergeant Jim Edison learned what Holets did, he was floored. In his 10 years as a police officer, he has seen many “heroic acts” but none like what Holets did, Edison said.
Edison awarded Holets for his outstanding service for the city, but felt that wasn’t enough. It’s his job to reward his officers and encourage them to do the right thing, so Edison signed Holets up to do an interview for CNN’s “Beyond the Call of Duty”series without telling him.
“Every day Edison calls me to ask for forgiveness.” Holets said laughing, “And I keep assuring him that we're fine. We didn’t quite realize it would get this response, and neither did he. But we all realize it’s a really good thing, and some really good things can come of it.”
One of Holets’s conditions when he agreed to CNN’s interview was that his superiors would not set up a GoFundMe page for his family. “We don’t want anybody to say we've used this occasion to enrich ourselves,” Holets said. He instead urges those who want to offer support to donate to a local drug recovery center or adoption organization.
【1】What was Holets doing when he met Champ?
A.He was on his way home.
B.He was looking into a theft.
C.He was making a telephone call.
D.He was buying things in a store.
【2】What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 7 refer to?
A.the encouragement B.the telephone
C.the interview D.the forgiveness
【3】Why did Edison call Holets to ask for forgiveness?
A.He did wrong to Holets.
B.He didn’t keep his promise.
C.Holets didn’t get promoted as expected.
D.He made Holets become the focus of attention.
【4】What did Holets expect people to do?
A.Raise money for families like his.
B.Support the police’s routine work.
C.Make donations to adoption organizations.
D.Set up an organization to help the homeless.
23、Beijing Opera is the most typical of all Chinese traditional dramatic art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. Having a history of about 200 years, it is developed from absorbing (吸收) many other dramatic forms, mostly from the local drama “Huiban”, which was popular in South China during the 18th century. It is a scenic (戏剧的) art including music, performance, literature, aria(唱腔) and face painting.
Theatrical art forms in many other countries do not present singing, dancing and spoken parts in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor speaks on stage; there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play; in a dance drama, the dancer has no speaking role and does not sing either. Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment which includes spoken parts, singing, dancing and acrobatics(杂技).
Besides its presence in China, Beijing Opera has spread to many other places. Mei Lanfang, one of the most famous performers of all time, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.
“You will be puzzled (困感的) all the way through and a little bored from time to time; but you will be charmed and interested. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera even if you know nothing of the dramatic background.” This is how one American traveller described his first experience in watching Beijing Opera.
Beijing Opera is China’s national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!
【1】How long is the history of Beijing Opera?
A.One hundred years.
B.Two hundred years.
C.Three hundred years.
D.Four hundred years.
【2】According to Paragraph 3, what does the writer think of Mei Lanfang?
A.He played an important role in spreading Beijing Opera.
B.He isn’t as famous as the other Beijing Opera performer.
C.He never introduced Beijing Opera to the world.
D.He is a performer who doesn’t like to travel around the world.
【3】Which of the following is True about Beijing Opera?
A.There are no dancing parts in modern Beijing Opera.
B.Beijing Opera presents singing dancing and spoken parts.
C.Beijing Opera hasn’t absorbed the other art forms.
D.Nowadays, young people aren’t interested in Beijing Opera.
【4】What does “charm” underlined in Paragraph 4 most probably mean in Chinese?
A.展现
B.厌倦
C.吸引
D.哄骗
【5】What’s the writer’s purpose in writing the article?
A.To show us the foreigners’ opinions.
B.To introduce Mei Lanfang.
C.To tell the differences between dramas.
D.To introduce Beijing Opera.
24、A study looked at the various modes of e-mobility in Germany to find e-bikes are all charged up and leading the pack.
The most surprising finding was the number of e-bikes: 18% of the respondents stated they used an e-bike, compared to an also impressive 7% who said they use an e-car. E-bikes were considered practical compared to regular bikes because of the reduced physical exertion and extended range. Another benefit of e-bikes over e-cars is that they are fun. This apparently makes them the most “attractive” form of an electric vehicle.
In North America, we often need a car to go around, but in Germany, just over half of the e-bike users managed to do so. However, 68% of these e car users did, probably “due to the ability to transport larger items”.
Perhaps the most interesting numbers are those for the distance travelled. E-bikes are used for trips with a length of 15 kilometers, significantly less than the 25 kilometer trip length for the e-cars but still a big number for a bike trip.
The study stated, “E-bikes are already the most commonly used means of electric transportation in Germany.”
This is good news for North America, which has fallen behind European countries in e-bike uptake. The U.S. Office of Energy Efficiency said, “Data collected on one-way household trips show that 59.4% of vehicle trips were less than six miles. In fact, three-fourths of all trips are ten miles or less.”
Others tell us that the infrastructure (设施) is terrible, but cities in Texas are investing in bike infrastructure. For the e-bike revolution to take off, we need good affordable bikes, safe places to ride, and secure places to park. It's also apparent that we need better regulation of e-bikes to ensure they all meet related standard to avoid battery fires like those happening in New York.
But in Germany, the overall success of e-bikes can be expected to continue both in terms of popularity of e-bikes and in terms of total sales.
【1】What does the underlined word “exertion” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Weight.
B.Effort.
C.Contact.
D.Barrier.
【2】What can we infer about North America from Paragraph 6?
A.It is poorer then Europe.
B.Its residents prefer long trips.
C.Its road conditions are terrible.
D.It has the conditions to promote e-bikes.
【3】What is the author’s attitude toward the use of e-bikes?
A.Favorable.
B.Doubtful.
C.Uninterested.
D.Objective.
【4】Which can be the best title for the text?
A.E-Bikes Still Need Improving
B.E-Bikes Are Widely Used for Trips
C.E-Bikes Are Popular in Germany
D.E-Bikes Are Coming to North America
25、 My father was killed in a car accident, My sister and I were really too young to _______ what was going on, but I knew we missed dad and mum was lonely. Two years later, both of us _______ her to meet someone new. Then Charles came into my mum’s life and they decided to get married. My sister and I were so _______ that we were getting a daddy.
That was just the beginning of _______ years for us. Charles saw us as his own daughters instead of “step” children. My mother was a queen and we were princesses. Daddy was a man that we were so _______ to call Daddy.
However, we received news that would forever _______ our lives. Daddy had cancer. But he never complained (抱怨) and was determined to get as much out of life as possible. I have never experienced such pain as I did seeing my Daddy _______. I have also never seen such _______ shown when he _______ faced the destiny (命运) with as much humor and determination as he could gather.
I will never ________ the day I was spending the morning with him and he had gotten violently ________. Mom and I were sitting outside the room in case he needed help. All of a sudden, he began ________, “Just A Closer walk with Thee.” We ran inside and were moved to see ________ facing death, he still had a song in his heart and a smile on his face.
Daddy went to heaven weeks later, with our appreciation for his care and ________ to the family and our sadness for losing a daddy, not by blood, but by ________.
A.observe
B.witness
C.catch
D.know
A.refused
B.encouraged
C.taught
D.commanded
A.afraid
B.sad
C.excited
D.surprised
A.wonderful
B.harmful
C.painful
D.successful
A.afraid
B.upset
C.proud
D.concerned
A.lose
B.control
C.improve
D.change
A.suffer
B.enjoy
C.recover
D.lie
A.fear
B.hope
C.doubt
D.courage
A.bravely
B.carefully
C.gently
D.deeply
A.remember
B.want
C.forget
D.expect
A.upset
B.ill
C.angry
D.tired
A.shouting
B.crying
C.singing
D.reading
A.as if
B.even if
C.unless
D.before
A.addition
B.determination
C.expression
D.devotion
A.love
B.accident
C.law
D.chance
26、假设你是李华,将代表学校参加下月举办的英语演讲比赛,尽管你已做了充分的准备,但是仍然感觉面对评委和观众会紧张,没有自信。请你就此用英语给某英文杂志社的编辑Mr.smith写一封求助信。
注意:1.词数100字左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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