1、 I’m ______ a diet, since I put ______ weight easily.
A.in; on B.on; in C.in; in D.on; on
2、What do you think ______ to John if he finds his bike has been stolen?
A.will happen
B.happened
C.to have happened
D.to happen
3、Why not try your luck downtown, Bob? That’s __________the best jobs are.
A.where B.what C.when D.why
4、At the conference , political leaders from many countries promised to work together to defend the world ________ terrorism and other threats.
A. for B. without
C. against D. beyond
5、The vegetables didn’t taste very good, because they ________ too long by myself.
A.cook
B.had cooked
C.had been cooked
D.cooked
6、It suddenly hit me difficult life was for women at that time.
A.what a B.what C.how D.how a
7、It is _______ he said _______ is very important to me.
A.what; that B.that; that C.all that; what D.which; that
8、--- What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game.
--- ______. Whatever you want to do is fine with me.
A.It just depends
B.It’s totally up to you
C.That’s all right
D.Glad to hear that
9、What is your daughter doing now?
She is on the phone, ________with one of her schoolmates.
A. to chat B. chatting
C. chatted D. being chatted
10、It's the same in China—many people,________some are not overweight at all, are always going on diets or taking weight loss pills.
A.whose B.which C.of whom D.who
11、If you are caught cheating in the exam, you’ll never it.
A.get down to B.get through C.get away with D.get along with
12、_____more time, he’ll make a first-class tennis player.
A.Having given B.To give C.Giving D.Given
13、The stranger _________ the sword from the boy's forehead, and the boy felt immensely relieved. But he still couldn't flee.
A.nourished B.stretched
C.withdrew D.entertained
14、You cannot imagine how she finished the race _____ her foot wounded so badly.
A.for
B.when
C.with
D.while
15、I trained for a long time________ airplanes as a fighter pilot.
A.to fly
B.flying
C.flew
D.flown
16、We_______at the airport.Otherwise,we would have been here by lunch time.
A.are delayed B.were delayed C.had been delayed D.will be delayed
17、_______ to pick me up at 10 o'clock and drive me to the station?
A. Are you convenient B. Do you convenient
C. Is it convenient for you D. Is it convenient of you
18、You are saying that everyone should take equal responsibility, and that is _______ I disagree.
A.why B.where
C.what D.how
19、California has introduced tough new standards for harmful _________from vehicles.
A.emissions B.permission C.transmission D.admissions
20、To my disappointment, Alice ________ my invitation to the ball because she said that she didn't like to ________ on such an occasion.
A. turned down; turn up B. turned off; turn into
C. turned back; turn in D. turned out; turn up
21、If you're to succeed,__________to the job after finding the proper way to do it.
A.being devoted B.devoted
C.devoting D.be devoted
22、I waited for him at the train station for an hour and I was afraid that he may miss the train, but luckily, he showed up with only ten minutes ______.
A.remain B.to remain
C.remained D.remaining
23、Not only his children but also the old man ________ himself with welfare projects.
A. is concerned B. concerns C. are concerned D. concern
24、The chairman asked me to __________ the report, because he didn’t want to speak for too long at this meeting.
A. cut off B. cut away C. cut out D. cut down
25、We don’t doubt _____ he will succeed in the research work.
A. that B. whether
C. how D. what
26、Is Society Too Dependent On Technology?
Just think, what would happen if your computer, iPad or laptop crashed today? What if someone took away your phone for some days or perhaps you lost it? 【1】 Today, most people are becoming dependent on technology.
Most of us cannot go for a minute without looking at our phones and the fear of the battery dying is immense. If you happen to work in offices you may be familiar with this trend. 【2】 Anyway, it’s true. How can work continue if it’s hard to send an email to a colleague or customer? This is common in almost all offices.
Kids used to spend a lot of time with each other or parents playing or just sharing stories. Those evening games after school are over; watching cartoons on a Sunday or playing with friends are no longer there. 【3】 Technology has taken all their time.
Society may have gone too far in technology dependence. It has become so immense that doctors have recommended for “technology detox”. 【4】 If not, according to Oxford Dictionary, Technology Detox is a period during which an individual avoids using any electronic devices including computers, smart phones, etc., as a chance to reduce stress and focus on social interaction in the outside world.
Well, the choice remains in our hands. We must agree that society is being carried away by the increased inventions being introduced in our lives today. 【5】 Meanwhile, we should have the discipline to turn it off when we are supposed to experience life in reality.
A.Perhaps you may have heard of it.
B.We appreciate technology since it has its benefits.
C.If the Internet is down, all the tasks are over for the day.
D.Technology addiction has become a major problem among teenagers.
E.If thinking about these incidences makes you stressed, you are not alone.
F.Here are some signs that our generation depends too much on technology.
G.Today, most kids remain indoors playing computer games or with a smart phone.
27、How to Make Plans
Most people get seared when talking about planning or writing plans, 【1】, And you need to plan for success as planning redly works and inspires you to go straight ahead. However, how to create effective plans is still a problem. Don’t worry, and just follow the steps below.
Step 1 【2】
What plans have you had in the past? Probably, in some of your plans, you haven’t ended up where you thought you were going to end up, Get a good understanding of what you have done and what you haven’t done in the past. It is a primary foundation for your new plan. If having no plan, just take actions and make plans right now.
Step 2 Think about the What - Ifs
When you are building your plans, you should consider where you are going and make clear the What - Its, Because not everything just goes smoothly as you believe, 【3】.
Step 3 Document the plans
When starting to make plans, you should try to write them down. It is of key importance for the future 【4】. In addition, make sure you have the plans fully written out with all the key elements concerned, including details.
Step 4 Update the plans
According to your written plans and actual situation, you should check out the plans you have completed and haven’t completed, 【5】, Make sure all the assumptions are there and work out the details. After hanging on for some days, planning will be getting simpler and easier.
A.Review historical plans
B.Make new plans immediately
C.Actually, people are more likely to succeed in a planned way
D.And you need to continue what you haven’t done and update it
E.Not all people can memorize every word they said and thought well
F.And what you should do next is to check your plan monthly or quarterly
G.For your benefits, you need to make Plan A and Plan B in case of changes and contingencies(偶发事件).
28、For the first time, a generation of children is going through adolescence with smartphones ever-present. Jean Twenge , a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, has a name for these young people born between 1995 and 2012:"iGen". She says, “Members of this generation are physically safer than those who came before them. They drink less they learn to drive later. " "But psychologically," she argues, "they far more easily get hurt. It's not an overstatement to describe iGen as being on the edge of the worst mental health crisis in decades.'
Today's teens are just not spending as much time with their friends face-to-face where they can really read each others' emotions and get that social support. And we know from lots of research that spending time with other people in person is one of the best predictors for psychological well-being and one of the best protections against having mental health issues. They're more likely than young people just 5 or 10 years ago to say that they're anxious, and that they have symptoms of depression.
How much of a factor is parenting? “Parenting is playing a role. Many parents are worried about their teens driving, and going out with their friends and drinking. Yet parents are often not worrying about their teens who stay at home on their phones all the time. But they should be worried about that. I think parents are worried about the wrong thing," Professor Twenge remarked.
She proposes several helpful solutions, "The first is just awareness that spending a lot of time on the phone is not harmless and that if you're spending a lot of time on the phone, then it may take away time from activities that might be more beneficial for psychological well being, like spending time with people in person. And then for parents, I think it is a good idea to defer giving your child a smartphone as long as you can.”
【1】What does iGen refer to according to the text?
A.Generation with high intelligence.
B.Generation in information age.
C.Physically strong generation.
D.Psychologically healthy generation.
【2】How can today's teens avoid mental health crisis?
A.By making more friends online.
B.By seeing psychologists frequently.
C.By reading others' emotions constantly.
D.By communicating with friends face to face.
【3】What should parents concern according to Professor Twenge?
A.Their teens' chatting with classmates.
B.Their teens' poor school performance.
C.Their teens' addiction to smart phones.
D.Their teens' staying out with their friends.
【4】Which can best replace the underlined word “defer" in the last paragraph?
A.Put off.
B.Approve of.
C.Think of.
D.Insist on.
29、 Florence Nightingale was born in a rich family. When she was young, she took lessons in music and drawing, and read great books. She also traveled a great deal with her mother and father.
As a child, she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them. At last, her mind was made up. “I’m going to be a nurse,” she decided. “Nursing isn’t the right work for a lady,” her father told her…
“Then I will make it so,” she smiled. And she went to learn nursing in Germany and France. When she returned to England, Florence started a nursing home for women.
During the Crimean War in 1854, she went with a group of thirty-eight nurses to the front hospitals. What they saw there was terrible. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen and smelled. The officer there did not want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital, either. But the brave nurses went to work.
Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicines and food for the men. Her only pay was the smiles from the lips of dying soldiers. But they were more than enough for this kind woman.
After war, she returned to England and was honored for her services by Queen Victoria. But Florence said that her work had just begun. She raised money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London.
She also wrote a book on public health, which was printed in several countries. Florence Nightingale died at the age of ninety, still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse. Indeed, it is because of her that we honour nurses today.
【1】When she was a child, Florence ________.
A.loved to help the sick people
B.knew what her duty in life was
C.wrote a book on public health
D.was most interested in music and drawing
【2】What made Florence determined to become a nurse?
A.Her father’s support.
B.Her desire to help the sick.
C.Her education in Germany and France.
D.Her knowledge from reading great books.
【3】During the Crimean War in 1854, Florence served in the front hospital where ________.
A.she earned a lot of money
B.work was very difficult
C.few soldiers died because of her work
D.she didn’t have enough food and clothes
【4】Why was Florence honored by Queen Victoria?
A.Because she built the Nightingale Home for Nurses. :
B.Because of her old age.
C.Because she worked as a nurse all her life.
D.Because she did a great deal of work during the Crimean-War.
30、It is almost impossible to be left alone in a digital world, where people are meant to be connected. In this respect, digital technologies have _______ our life.
The possibility to be connected all the time has brought our personal space to a(n) _______ as we've known it. People have become so _______ in the world of networks that one can often be contacted even if they'd rather not be. Today we can talk, text and e-mail, not only from our _______, but from our mobile phones as well.
Most people have become _______ on digital technology simply because it has become a necessary part of life, and at this point not _______ it would make them an social outsider. _______, many jobs and careers require people to be connected. From this point of view, being reachable might feel like a _______ to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.
But solitude(独处) still can be possible for those who _______ want it. Computers can be ________ and mobile phones can be turned off. Of course, the choice to be “off” and “on” has many ________ as well as disadvantages. When travelers end up ________ in mountains, and mobile phones can mean life or death, although they can also make people feel ________ and forced to answer unwanted calls.
Actually, attitudes towards digital technologies as a society ________ widely. Some find them a gift. Others consider them a curse. Whether you like it or not, it's hard to imagine what life would be like without the ________ in digital technologies.
【1】
A.reshaped
B.respected
C.ignored
D.preserved
【2】
A.alarm
B.stage
C.end
D.balance
【3】
A.sensitive
B.intelligent
C.considerate
D.reachable
【4】
A.neighbors
B.computers
C.friends
D.monitors
【5】
A.impressed
B.hard
C.dependent
D.focused
【6】
A.finding
B.using
C.protecting
D.changing
【7】
A.Also.
B.Instead.
C.Otherwise.
D.Therefore.
【8】
A.pleasure
B.benefit
C.burden
D.shame
【9】
A.slightly
B.barely
C.merely
D.really
【10】
A.sold out
B.broken up
C.shut down
D.joined in
【11】
A.aspects
B.advantages
C.weaknesses
D.exceptions
【12】
A.hidden
B.lost
C.relaxed
D.deserted
【13】
A.trapped
B.excited
C.confused
D.amused
【14】
A.vary
B.arise
C.spread
D.exist
【15】
A.hopes
B.tests
C.interests
D.achievements
31、课本原文填空
Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would【1】the end of cold weather, planting in spring and【2】in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after【3】had caught animals. Today’s festivals have many origins, some 【4】, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to 【5】the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. Festivals can also be held to honour famous people. The most【6】 and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. 【7】the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children 【8】money in red paper. People love to get together to eat, drink and have 【9】 with each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our 【10】and forget our work for a little while.
32、假如你是李华, 你的美国笔友Mike来信想要了解一下中国的春节,请你根据以下内容, 给他写一封回信介绍中国的春节。
1. 春节在中国的意义;
2. 春节习俗:贴春联,放鞭炮;除夕吃团圆饭,看电视;初一,穿新衣、拜年、孩子们领红包等。(贴春联put New Year scrolls on the wall)
Dear Mike,
I have received your letter, where you asked about the Spring Festival of China, and I am very glad to tell you about the festival.
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Best wishes!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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