1、She was so pleased with the exciting games that she ________ laughter.
A.burst out
B.burst into
C.burst forth
D.burst in
2、-What do you think of the book?
-It's ______ a book.It serves as a really good guide to job hunters.
A. other than B. more than
C. rather than D. less than
3、The scientists showed great ______ the warming of the earth.
A.interest in B.love for
C.concern about D.attention for
4、I f you cheat in the exam, you will never______it.
A. get away from B. get the hang of
C.get away with D.get over
5、There comes a time when the young man ______ a really difficult time.
A.is pulling through
B.is going through
C.is running through
D.is pushing through
6、Finally she ___________ that Tom was guilty.
A. was convinced of B. was convinced
C. convinced D. was convincing
7、________ focusing on what you lack, try noticing what you have. You may gradually escape from the condition of FOMO in social media, short for fear of missing out.
A.More than B.Other than C.Rather than D.Less than
8、It suddenly struck me how we could make the situation better.
A.袭击
B.侵袭
C.罢工
D.使突然想起
9、It was a few days later that he found the lady he was looking for ______ for eight years.
A.had died B.had been dead C.had dead D.had been dying
10、He could find the way home __________ he was only three years old.
A.though
B.because
C.where
D.if
11、Nelson Mandela died on Dec. 5,2013, people all over the world were in great sorrow.
A. where B. when
C. that D. which
12、The thief was ________ by the police as he entered the bank again.
A.spotted
B.fried
C.wandered
D.exhausted
13、We were grateful to Mr. Marks, in __________ car we had travelled home on the rainy night.
A. which B. whom
C. that D. whose
14、So every culture has ________ a formal way to greet strangers, to show them we are not aggressive.
A.made B.got C.developed D.taken
15、—Excuse me, where is Tom?
—He______be playing basketball in the gym, but I’m not sure.
A.must
B.might
C.needn’t
D.mustn’t
16、When the news of Jin Yong’s passing away was reported, there were many fans on social media ________ expressed their sadness over his death.
A. which B. who
C. where D. what
17、She said that she ________her work the next day.
A.will finish
B.would finish
C.finishes
D.finished
18、When was ________ you met your best friend at the street?
A.it that
B.it
C.the time
D.there
19、---They haven’t been to Beijing, have they?
---_____. They have never been there.
A.Yes, they haven’t B.Yes, they have C.No, they have D.No, they haven’t
20、As a modest person, the woman scientist, though renowned worldwide, is ___________ to take all the praises and honors.
A.reluctant B.content C.hesitant D.welcome
21、A new community sports center________beyond the river by the government now.
A.is being built
B.was built
C.is building
D.has built
22、In ________ film Cast Away. Tom Hanks plays ________ man named Chuck Noland.
A.a; the B.the; a
C.the; the D.a; a
23、One of the boys kept laughing at the back of the classroom, ________annoyed Mrs. Green intensely.
A.when
B.where
C.which
D.that
24、He________ to the teacher for being late for school.
A.apologized
B.combined
C.admired
D.sought
25、--Jenny has just had her baby. I ________ her some flowers this afternoon.
-- Really? That’s wonderful! Please give my regards to her.
A.have sent
B.sent
C.am sending
D.send
26、Everybody in this world is different from one another. But do you know that understanding differences can help you better manage your money?
As we grow up, we gradually develop a set of our own values or beliefs. These are influenced by society, our family, the education we receive and so on. Once this value system is set up, it’s not easy to change later in life.
Financial (金融) experts say that everyone also has their own belief of how to manage their finances. This is part of our value system and it has a great impact on the way we look after our money.
According to our different values, experts put us in three categories. They are: the ant, the cricket and the snail.
The ant—works first
Just like ants who work heart and soul in summer in order to store food for winter, these people don’t care about enjoying the moment. They work very hard and save money they earn so that they can enjoy life when they get old and retire. The ant loves to save but they could make more out of their money if they were willing to invest(投资) in some funds and stocks with low risk.
The cricket—fun first
The cricket wants to enjoy everything now and doesn’t think too much about the future. They even borrow money when they really want something. Many young people now belong to this group. These people have little savings. When they get old, they might have problems. They should learn to save and buy insurance(保险).
The snail—lives under pressure(压力)
The snail refers to people who make life difficult for themselves. They take big long-term loans (贷款)from the bank in order to buy things such as luxury(奢华的) houses. They are happy to take big loans even though they are not sure they can afford it. This can cause problems in the future. They should plan more carefully.
【1】People with the character of the snail would like to _______.
A. enjoy life at the moment without thinking much about the future
B. live a luxury life at all costs
C. put work before everything else.
D. take the risk of investing a large sum of money
【2】Our beliefs and values are affected by the following except ______.
A. society B. money
C. education D. our family
【3】This passage mainly talks about _______.
A. the reaction between man and insects
B. the problems with dealing with money
C. the insects in nature
D. the spending nature of people
【4】Which of the following has the character that the author prefers?
A. The ants B. The cricket
C. The snail D. None of the above
27、 Check your change and empty your money box! You may be the owner of coins that contain mistakes or imperfections that could make them worth thousands of dollars. Collectors go crazy for tiny minting errors (铸造错误) that appear when they are made at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra. The errors are mostly so fine that they go unnoticed to the untrained eye.
A 5 cent piece from 2007 that incorrectly had the Queen’s head on both sides of the coin was sold for thousands of dollars. Town Hall Coins and Collectables expert Matthew Thompson said that mistake was named a “double-obverse”. Obverse is what coin experts call the side with the Queen’s head on it.
“The last one I sold was for $3,500,” he said. “That one was in top-end condition and so was worth thousands. One in really poor condition, you’d still be looking at a few hundred for.”
Mr. Thompson said a simple check through coins could earn eagle-eyed people a lot of money. “People don’t expect institutions like the mint to make mistakes,” he said. “But from time to time things can go wrong. If you see a mistake on a coin, if you have something interesting or out of place, then other people are likely to find it interesting, too.”
Mr. Thompson said a $1 piece in 2000 was accidentally stamped with the head from a 10 cent piece. “The head side is a little smaller, so it gives a double-ring effect,” he said. “If you see two rings on your dollar coin, it could be worth a few hundred or up to $4,000 in really good condition.”
A more common mistake is a kangaroo on the $1 piece appearing to have rabbit ears. These coins can be worth about $30. Another coin that has a slightly curly “2” on the 20 cent piece from 1966 can be sold for up to $2,000.
【1】What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A.Coin owners are wealthy.
B.Coin collectors are not sensible.
C.Coins are made in Canberra.
D.Errors on coins are hard to find out.
【2】What do we know about the last 5 cent piece Mr. Thompson sold?
A.It was produced in 2007.
B.It was not in good condition.
C.It had one Queen’s head on it.
D.It was named a “double-obverse”.
【3】What is Mr. Thompson mainly talking about in Paragraph 4?
A.How people are trained to be eagle-eyed.
B.Why people collect coins with mistakes.
C.What kind of coins people should collect.
D.When minting errors would appear easily.
【4】Which of the following is the least valuable?
A.A double-headed 5 cent piece from 2007.
B.A $1 piece from 2000 with two rings on it.
C.A $1 piece with a kangaroo with rabbit ears on it.
D.A 20 cent piece from 1966 with a slightly curly“2”.
28、On the first day of school, I came across my new English teacher, Ms Kirschmann. I really mean that—I just ran into her.
As I began to apologize, she started “shouting” at me. But I soon realized that she was simply saying hello and welcoming me to her class in a very loud voice.
Kirsch, as she wanted us to call her, had a creative and fascinating character. Her hair color, fashion sense and energy took up the entire room. When we read the play Macbeth by Shakespeare, Kirsch let us play characters and wear masks (面具). There's a big drum in the classroom. Every time we read the word “thunder” in the text, she would beat it excitedly! My classmates and I would laugh every time.
During group discussions, Kirsch often told us to sit in a circle on the floor. We talked about the play and she took notes of what we said. Doing so made us feel independent and challenge ourselves more with critical (批判性的) thinking.
Kirsch is really a social butterfly. She smiles, laughs and tells jokes wherever she goes. But I found out about another side of her the other day.
After school that day, I saw Ms Kirschmann with her son. She was persuading (劝说) him to put on his jacket. She spoke with such a gentle voice that I was quite surprised. Until then, it didn't occur to me that Ms Kirschmann could be quiet. I suddenly felt a lot of respect for this lady who was youthful, calm, intelligent and caring all at once.
【1】What did Kirsch do when her students read the word “thunder”?
A.She greeted them out loud.
B.She hit the big drum.
C.She laughed loudly.
D.She put on a mask.
【2】How did the group discussion help the students?
A.It helped them feel relaxed.
B.It gave them a sense of humor.
C.It helped them take more notes.
D.It helped them develop critical thinking.
【3】“Social butterfly" in Paragraph 5 was used to show Ms Kirschmann ________.
A.was active and bright
B.was loud and noisy
C.spoke with a gentle voice
D.wore colorful clothes
【4】Which of the following words can best describe Kirsch?
A.Curious.
B.Traditional.
C.Energetic.
D.Impatient.
29、Crushing disappointment
“If you want to make money in Cuba, buy garlic,” says a farmer in Artemisa province, in western Cuba. Garlic, known as “white gold” for its value, is critical to the unique seasoning of Cuban food. 【1】. A lack of fertilizer and pesticide makes it especially hard to grow. And it is harvested only once a year, in January.
Every year garlic-sellers on the streets of Havana peddle bulbs from backpacks, as if selling fake luxury handbags or electronics. The price of garlic tends to boom around November and December, before more comes onto the black market. A pensioner in one part of the capital complains that a bulb now costs 25 pesos ($1) and 450g (11b) costs 240 pesos, four times the price in September.
【2】. They pay garlic farmers $50,000-100,000 to buy their whole harvest and then resell it to a network of other resellers, who in turn sell to smaller resellers and so on. The dealers make so much cash from these transactions that banks, especially the small ones out in the provinces, sometimes have to close to the public while they process the sacks of money being deposited. “You can recognize the big resellers by their cars,” sighs the farmer in Artemisa.
【3】.In 1986 Fidel Castro, then Cuba’s dictator, discovered that a garlic farmer was making $50,000 a year—ten times a local surgeon’s wage at the time— by privately selling what he had left over after meeting his quota for the state agriculture system. Outraged to see that people were behaving like “capitalists in disguise”, he closed the private farmers’ markets where it was sold.
But the pandemic has worsened shortages of basic goods in Cuba, along with fertilizers, fungicide, seeds and supplies for animals. Thousands of rabbits died last summer in an outbreak of haemorrhagic disease. Pigs may be next. 【4】. Last year the government mooted eating guinea pigs, a popular food in parts of South America, but the idea was largely ridiculed. Then again, Cubans cannot live by allium alone.
A.Profiting from garlic is nothing new.
B.Another way to get the bulbs is through garlic resellers.
C.The country is on high alert following an outbreak of African swine fever in the Dominican Republic.
D.Ministry of Agriculture of Cuba has been developed a program of plant breeding with the aim of obtaining adaptation to the country conditions.
E.That is why these pensioners refuse to pay the garlic sellers on the street.
F.As with so many things on the communist island, however, it is in short supply.
30、Last Christmas, I was deeply touched by a heartwarming story all around me. A couple of Christmases ago, I was walking from my________ to the supermarket on Christmas eve.
I saw an elderly lady I knew struggling to the point of dropping a box of expensive ________into the back of an old car. I ________ her with the beers and said to her she didn’t ________ the style of a beer drinker.
She told me her hot water service had died. It was spraying (喷洒) water ________. She called a plumber (水管工). He told her to change a ________ one. But she couldn’t ________ it at this short notice and right on Christmas.
Then the plumber made a phone call. He called his friend who had just pulled a still working water pipe out of a house to put in a bigger one. The plumbers ________at the old lady’s house at about 5:00 p.m. to fit the pipe.
The lady________ saying she couldn’t afford this. The plumbers ________her and continued with the work.
When it was finished, the lady was in tears. The plumber said, “A box of beer would be enough________.” While the first plumber was packing up, the second plumber________ a $100 note into her hand and put his________to his lips to tell her not to say anything.
This is why I________her in the car park. I often think of that lady and the plumbers. Random (随意的) acts of________ must be recognized.
【1】
A.bike
B.car
C.motorcycle
D.truck
【2】
A.vegetables
B.fruits
C.wines
D.beers
【3】
A.helped
B.provided
C.recalled
D.inspired
【4】
A.love
B.want
C.fit
D.admit
【5】
A.somewhere
B.nowhere
C.wherever
D.everywhere
【6】
A.cheap
B.new
C.common
D.popular
【7】
A.afford
B.understand
C.recognize
D.miss
【8】
A.showed off
B.slowed down
C.fell over
D.turned up
【9】
A.kept
B.refused
C.suggested
D.avoided
【10】
A.called
B.ignored
C.doubted
D.followed
【11】
A.luck
B.achievement
C.payment
D.message
【12】
A.pressed
B.ran
C.broke
D.allowed
【13】
A.hat
B.tool
C.phone
D.finger
【14】
A.waited
B.left
C.saw
D.texted
【15】
A.quality
B.purpose
C.kindness
D.friend
31、根据课文内容填空
The feeling of happiness and sense of belonging can become particularly important for people who move away from their home country. According to some food experts, there are some aspects of culture 【1】 people will lose right away, but with food, there are more 【2】 to connect to memory, family and place. It is hardest to give up the food that you grow up with. Of course, each person’s comfort food 【3】 depends on where they come from —for a Chinese it might be a plate of dumplings with a saucer of vinegar, and for a native of the UK it might be the classic fish and chips, served hot, salty and sour. One 【4】 of comfort food takes us back to our cultural roots, giving us the “taste of home” that we cry out for and 【5】 feelings of homesickness.
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注意:
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