1、At the press conference, a government spokesman expressed his great ____________ for the
safety of the three trapped workers.
A. sympathy B. concern
C. sorrow D. anger
2、The car salesman took the customer for a drive in the new model in order to ______ its improved features.
A.advocate
B.demonstrate
C.exhibit
D.reveal
3、— Would you please lend me some money?
—_______. I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
A . No problem B. Out of question
C. Without question D. No way
4、______playing computer games,Li Hua can't help spending too much time surfing the Internet.
A.Being addicted to B.Addicted to
C.Having addicted to D.To addict to
5、I still remember the ______ where the headmaster awarded me the prize.
A.view B.scene C.scenery D.sight
6、The USA shows great concern _______ human rights of all other countries,which is a laughing stock,_______ the many cases of blacks being maltreated in their own country.
A. about ;of B. to;relating to
C. for;concerning D. with;including
7、Every Monday, my English teacher would cheerfully ask me ______ my weekend had been.( )
A.that B.if C.what D.how
8、 All the scientific evidence ______ that increasing use of chemicals in farming______ damaging our health.
A. show; are B. shows; are
C. show; is D. shows; is
9、One of the firms I applied to has offered me a job, but I ______ my options open until I hear from others.
A.have kept
B.am keeping
C.will have kept
D.keep
10、Though the number of Japanese army was _____ that of our Eighth Route Army, they lost the battle in that mountainous village.
A.as large twice as B.twice as large as
C.large as twice as D.as twice large as
11、— I can’t bear the air pollution in this city anymore.It is getting worse and worse.
— ________!We’ve never had so many chemical factories before.
A.I wouldn’t bet on it
B.You said it
C.Keep it up
D.Come off it
12、Gradually some of them get used to depending on their parents and lack the ability to solve problems _____.
A.independently
B.individually
C.irrespectively
D.dependently
13、–You’re wearing your new sunglasses again! But you said you had lost it on the train!
–Unbelievable, right? Someone _____ it.
A. will have stolen B. might have stolen
C. should have stolen D. must have stolen
14、The school had promised to keep parents fully _____ about the conditions of their children at school.
A.inform B.informing
C.informed D.being informed
15、If you________ the failed experiences, you would not havemade such a mistake in your homework.
A. refer to B.have referred to
C. referred to D. had referred to
16、Only when the age-old distrust between the two nations is overcome _________ to the area.
A.lasting peace will be restored B.will lasting peace be restored
C.will be lasting peace restored D.will be restored lasting peace
17、Besides British citizens, the new traffic law will also ______ to foreign drivers.
A.appeal B.refer C.apply D.attend
18、You should keep in mind ________ you should behave while travelling abroad.
A. that B. what C. how D. where
19、—I'm sorry. I _________ at you the other day.
—Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself.
A.shouldn't shout
B.shouldn't have shouted
C.mustn't shout
D.mustn't have shouted
20、I think the price of the dress is ________. I can’t afford it.
A.expensive B.high C.low D.cheap
21、 When I was about twelve, I headed to a restaurant for dinner with my family. It was a windy winter night. As my mom and I headed towards the restaurant from our car, a girl about my age and her mother came up to us. They asked if we had any spare change. My mom immediately asked where they kept their things. They pointed to an old car in a parking across the street. The girl said there were six of them living in that car, which was the same size as my own family.
My mom said she had something to do after handing the people a few dollars. She sent me inside the restaurant with my dad and my three siblings(兄弟姊妹).But she didn’t come.
Later, I found out she had gone home and practically emptied our cupboards into a few bags. Then, she brought that food over to the car and handed the bags to the family. I wasn’t there when that part happened, but I can only imagine the joy it brought to their faces.
A few days later, when I actually found out about what she had done, I asked her why she helped those people. She told me that they were not lucky. I remember the face of that girl who had asked us for change; she was the same age as me, yet we looked so different.
Here I stood, dressed in almost new clothes, headed to dine in a restaurant and then back home to the bedroom I shared with my younger sister. I remember thinking that the girl didn’t have any food to eat and that she was heading back to a cold car shared with five other people.
After painting this picture in my mind, I understood why my mom had done what she did. I will never forget what she did that night. And that night I also learned one of the best lessons she taught.
【1】We learn from the passage that the girl about the writer’s age .
A.made friends with the writer
B.had her own bedroom
C.received a good education
D.lived a hard life
【2】Which of the following is the right order of the story?
a. My mom gave the girl a few dollars.
b. My family was on the way to a restaurant.
c. My mom went home and brought some food.
d. We met with a girl and her mother asking for dollars.
A.b a c d B.b d a c
C.d a c b D.d c b a
【3】Which of the following words can best describe the writer’s mother?
A.Patient. B.Strict.
C.Kind. D.Proud.
【4】It can be inferred from the passage that the writer will .
A.visit the girl in the near future
B.save as much money as possible
C.learn from her mother
D.deal with the world’s food problem
22、Four Things You Must Know About College Degrees
Are you getting ready to begin college, to head back to school after a few years off, or are you just exploring your options? 【1】 Here’s a quick overview of several key facts that will serve you well as you aim for an education certificate.
Online study can ‘save you big bucks
In modern society, it’s becoming easier to attend school online. If you choose a school’s online program, it’s possible to save as much as 50 percent over in-person. 【2】 Be aware that institutions that offer online study sometimes have a more limited range of courses and majors for those e-degree programs. Check if your desired subjects are part of the e-curriculum.
【3】
Getting your degree and paying for it are two completely different challenges. That’s why it’s essential to get financing arranged before you choose your college or pick your major. If you don’t have the money situation taken care of, schools simply won’t let you begin the coursework. The good news is that you can take out a student loan from a private lender and get the entire payment issue resolved quickly.
Do career research before choosing a major
It’s important to choose a major that has realistic job prospects for graduates. You might love art history or linguistic philosophy. 【4】 Accounting, IT, advertising and engineering are all sensible choices. Ask the school administrators what their most popular majors are, what job placement rates are,and whether they offer internships for seniors in their fields of study.
Concentrate on application essays
When you fill out applications for the schools that interest you, don’t just rush through the paperwork. Some of it is merely standard, fill-in-the-blank information. 【5】 You’ll need to be careful when filling out these kinds of items as admissions offices tend to focus on your essay, scores on standardized tests, grades, and job history.
A.Arrange financing first
B.Work while earning a degree
C.Therefore, spend at least one hour on each essay
D.But most applications usually contain at least one essay-type question
E.If so, it’s important to know a few of the basic facts about modern-day degrees
F.So, unless you have some special reason for attending in person, weigh all your choices
G.However, unless you aim to restrict your career to teaching, check out more practical majora
23、The amount of fish caught worldwide is much larger than has been reported. And that could mean serious problems for the environment and nations that depend on fisheries(渔业). A new estimate shows that it is 32 million tons higher than countries have been reporting yearly.
The same report notes that the world's fish catch has been declining since the late 1990s. Countries report their industrial catches to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. But they do not report other kinds of fishing. This include the catches of small commercial fisher, which are called artisanal fisheries, and fishing for recreation and individual food.
Daniel Pauly at the University of British Columbia in Canada led the study. He noted that a huge amount of some catches is thrown away. “For example, shrimp trawlers(拖网渔船)keep only the shrimp and the fish that they catch—often eight to ten times as much as the shrimp—gets thrown away.”
Pauly told VOA that better estimates of the actual global catch will help ensure there will be enough fish in the future. “But our figures suggest that since 1996 a rapid decrease is happening. And if you project this forward you end up in a few decades having much less catch, literally no catch. So that is potentially dangerous.”
Researchers also found ways the world's fisheries are changing. They found that fishing fleets of larger nations are catching fish in the waters of developing countries more and more.
Pauly said he was surprised by the amount of fishing done by foreign fleets in competition with local fishers. “In West Africa, the figure that was most astonishing is the enormous role of foreign fishing—of European and Asian vessels fishing legally or illegally——and competing against local fishers. On the other hand for the U. S., Australia and some developing countries, such as the Bahamas, what was apparent is the enormous contribution of recreational fisheries, which also never get reported to the FAO.”
Researchers say inaccurate data also harms the development and supervision(监管)of effective policy and management measures.
【1】What's the main idea of the passage?
A.The management of global fishing need improving.
B.The world's fish catch has been declining.
C.The global fishing competition is serious.
D.False reports of fish caught harms economy environment.
【2】What does the underlined word “it”(in Para. 1)refer to?
A.The amount of foreign fishing.
B.The amount of local fishing.
C.The amount of all fish caught worldwide.
D.The amount of recreational fishing.
【3】Which kind of the fishing has been reported to the FAO?
A.Commercial fishing.
B.Industrial fish catches.
C.Fishing for entertainment.
D.Fishing for individual food.
【4】Which part is this article possibly chosen from on the Internet?
A.Health report.
B.Explorations.
C.Science in the news.
D.Agricultural report.
24、Over Half of Young Chinese Block Parents on WeChat Moments
We all know the feeling-you want to check what someone you care about has been up to on social media, and suddenly you find you are denied access to their feeds. It’s an instant start of mixed emotions and speculations-when did this happen? Did do anything wrong? What are they attempting to hide from me?
And that’s what half of Chinese parents have to deal with when they try to browse their children’s WeChat Moments, also known as “Friends’ Circle”, as suggested by a recent survey released by Tencent, the Chinese Internet giant. According to the report, entitled Annual White Paper on Family Affection on WeChat Moments, about 52 percent of WeChat users aged 18 to 29 block their parents on Moments, a major feature on the platform that allows users to share everything they like with their WeChat contacts.
About 62 percent of the young interviewees said that parents “are neurotic about everything,” along with reasons such as fear of parents’ disapproval, rejection to parents’ nagging(唠叨), and seeking privacy. “My parents don’t know Moments very well, so I just told them I don’t use it anymore,” said Qin Jianping, a 28-year-old Xie Yun, a 26-year-old, said that while she didn’t block her parents entirely, they were in a specific group to which she only shares positive posts. “I don’t want my parents to see minor setbacks in my life, she said.
The report also found that more than 49 percent of Chinese parents use WeChat as a main channel to communicate with their children When asked how they would react to being blocked, some parents said they would initiate a conversation with their children to find out the reason, while others said they wouldn’t care. And some parents just outsmart their kids in this hide-and-seek game online. “I didn’t realize I was blocked until I compared what I could see on my phone to what my son’s aunt could see,” said Chen, a mother of a 27-year-old son. I chose to remain silent on this and now I’m following my son’s posts through his aunt.”
【1】Parents would like to read their children’s WeChat Moments because they _________.
A.are too emotional and speculative.
B.want to keep up with the trend of time.
C.are concerned about their children’s lives.
D.leave a lot of comments on their feeds.
【2】The children block their parents to ________.
A.protect their privacy. B.learn from parents’ nagging.
C.challenge parental authority. D.maintain a positive state.
【3】The author looks into parents’ being blocked to ________.
A.criticize parents. B.support the young.
C.entertain readers. D.analyse a phenomenon.
25、It was a mystery that the police department in Medford, Massachusetts, could never solve. Every once in a while, for years and years, a basket of homemade pizzas would suddenly_______ on the main desk of their building, without any clue as to who the _______ baker was. She came to be kindly _______ as the “Pizza Lady”. Recently, the police _______ the baker was Antonietta Manganiello by accident, who fell ill, and that she made the pizzas to show her _______ for all their hard work.
On Saturday, they decided to return the _______ by surprising her in her house and offering her a bunch of flowers and a trophy (奖杯) with her name on it _______ expressing their gratitude.
Manganiello looked astonished as she was _______ by Chief Buckley and received a hearty round of applause from the entire police department. “Are you coming to get me?” she _______. And then, as ____________, Manganiello immediately ____________ to treat them to some tea as guests, but the chief told her to sit down in a chair so they could do something for her for a ____________. Chief Buckley told her, “We are so ____________ for everything you’ve ever done for us.”
It might not seem like much, but it clearly ____________ a lot to Manganiello. It’s evident that it’s the little things that really ____________ in life. Besides, in our lives, the elderly are often the ____________ people to be taken for granted, as are the people who do thoughtful things for us every day without expecting anything ____________. It’s truly ____________ that the officers went out of their way to express their gratitude in ____________ to Mnnganicllo’s doing the same. Sometimes, it only takes one small ____________ to make someone feel truly loved.
【1】
A.increase
B.mark
C.appear
D.go
【2】
A.careless
B.patient
C.secret
D.strict
【3】
A.called
B.thought
C.known
D.figured
【4】
A.got across
B.turned out
C.found out
D.took down
【5】
A.permission
B.sympathy
C.intelligence
D.appreciation
【6】
A.favor
B.fortune
C.burden
D.call
【7】
A.instead of
B.regardless of
C.as a way of
D.in honor of
【8】
A.checked
B.protected
C.caught
D.greeted
【9】
A.refused
B.joked
C.questioned
D.admitted
【10】
A.usual
B.ordinary
C.normal
D.common
【11】
A.prepared
B.promised
C.agreed
D.demanded
【12】
A.plan
B.reason
C.change
D.target
【13】
A.anxious
B.grateful
C.responsible
D.ready
【14】
A.owed
B.paid
C.meant
D.occurred
【15】
A.suffer
B.sacrifice
C.count
D.repeat
【16】
A.bravest
B.easiest
C.luckiest
D.rudest
【17】
A.in return
B.at risk
C.with caution
D.on duty
【18】
A.boring
B.touching
C.worrying
D.shocking
【19】
A.addition
B.advance
C.response
D.relation
【20】
A.purpose
B.apology
C.belief
D.gesture
26、假定你是李华,新西兰某中学的师生交流团来访你校。请你代表学生会用英文写一封电子邮件,将本周末郊 游(Spring Outing)的安排传达给来访的新西兰师生。
内容包括: 1.集合时间及地点;
2.活动安排:参观古寺,随后采摘草莓(strawberry) ;
3.注意事项:穿舒适运动鞋。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear teachers and students,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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