1、A lot of new wooden furniture, as well as some latest household appliances, ________ by the Smiths for their new house a week ago.
A. has been bought B. have been bought
C. was bought D. were bought
2、As a result of destroying the forests, a large________ of desert________ covered the land.
A.number;has B.amount;has
C.number;have D.amount;have
3、After the earthquake, the first thing the government did was to provide ______for the homeless families.
A. accommodation B. resources C. furniture D. recreation
4、—Shall we go on a trip to Jixian County this weekend?
—________. Can we go there next weekend?
A.I don’t care
B.Sorry, I can’t make it
C.It’s up to you
D.No problem
5、______ money, his parents managed to send him to university.
A.Lacked B.Lacking of C.Though lacking D.Lacked in
6、After the clock _____ twelve, the students walked out of the lecture room.
A.beat B.hit C.struck D.rang
7、“Go and speak to the tribal chieftains,” said the camel driver. “Tell them about the armies that are ________.”
A.responding B.settling
C.wandering D.approaching
8、The gas explosion accident that happened in Osaka led to at least 22 people______ to hospital for emergency treatment.
A.sending B.sent C.being sent D.to send
9、—May I borrow your book Steve Jobs? —________you return it before Friday.
A.If only B.Unless C.On condition that D.Now that
10、The heavy rain may ______ the landslide last night.
A.accounts for B.accounted for
C.have accounted for D.accounting for
11、Open the map and you will find Chengdu is ______.
A.twice the size of Shanghai B.twice as bigger as Shanghai
C.twice more than Shanghai D.more twice bigger than Shanghai
12、We hope that as many people as possible join us for the picnic tomorrow.
A.need B.can C.must D.should
13、Jack _______ in the lab when the electricity went out.
A.works B.has worked C.was working D.would work
14、The competition attracted over 500 players ____________8 different countries.
A.to represent B.represented C.representing D.who represents
15、When the girl opened the window the next morning, she was excited to find the whole ground with snow.
A.to cover
B.covering
C.covered
D.to be covered
16、--- The Captain is definitely a touching movie, ______ adapted from a true story.
--- Exactly. Captain Liu puts the safety of passengers in the first place.
A.one that
B.which
C.the one
D.one
17、Don’t be _______ by products promising to make you lose weight quickly.
A. taken off B. taken out
C. taken away D. taken in
18、Who ________ for the US government shutdown after President Donald Trump and the US Congress failed to pass the bill to extend federal funding?
A.you suppose to blame B.do you suppose to blame
C.you suppose is to blame D.do you suppose is to blame
19、Some wild mushrooms are poisonous but________.
A.some don’t have
B.some are not
C.are poisonous
D.some are poisonous
20、 —I’m worried about the coming test!
—______, you can do it!
A. Don’t mention it B. come on
C. Well done D. Not likely
21、The fantastic shop signs on the windows are designed and painted by students from Class One.
A.being hung B.hanging C.hang D.are hung
22、It is necessary for us to apply some sun cream in hot summer to protect our skin from _______.
A.getting burnt
B.getting to burn
C.get to burn
D.get burnt
23、I don’t think ________ a good decision to give him the job since he has no experience at all.
A.it B.that C.this D.these
24、Tony was very unhappy for ______ to the party.
A.having not been invited
B.not having invited
C.having not invited
D.not having been invited
25、I have reached a point in my career ________ I need to decide which way to go.
A.that
B.where
C.which
D.why
26、 Liana nervously bit her nails while she waited for the exam to arrive. She looked around the room; hundreds of other law students sat in rows staring anxiously at the tables in front of them. Just as she began to take a deep breath to calm her anxiety, an exam booklet(册子) was placed in front of her. This was the moment she had been expecting ever since she began law school three years ago. She picked up her pencil, and opened to the first page of the bar exam, a test for all students wanting to become licensed lawyers.
Liana never thought she would want to become a lawyer. Her parents were both artists. Law was something she had not been exposed to as a child. But art made for a tumultuous career—both of her parents had struggled to find jobs and worked round the clock when they were young. Even though they finally seemed successful and happy, Liana wanted something different.
She was the anchor on her high school debate team, and consistently impressed her competitors with her analytical thinking. “Never argue with Ms. Lakes,” her teachers would say. So she chose to major in law. In her mind, she pictured herself in a New York City courtroom(法庭) dressed in an expensive suit, with papers in her hand, waving at the jury(陪审团) in a speech on human rights.
But now, with the bar exam sitting in front of her, she started to worry. “What if I don’t pass? Did I study enough?” Her thoughts raced through her mind. On the first page were seven paragraphs detailing a law situation followed by a series of questions. Liana read through the paragraphs, and quickly scribbled down an explanation of the first question before moving onto the next question. The next few hours went like this as the clock ticked closer and closer to the lunch hour.
At 12:00 p.m. sharp, a buzzer(蜂鸣器) sounded and everyone was told to put down their pencils and walked out for an hour-long lunch break. At lunch, Liana met her friend, Kevin.
“How did it go?” she asked. “To be honest, I’ve no idea. I just kept writing.” Kevin said. Liana laughed and said she felt the same way.
After lunch, the two exchanged words of encouragement. They strolled back into the exam center a bit more refreshed. Liana finished the second half of the exam that day with a better feeling than what she started with in the morning.
【1】What do we know about the bar exam Liana is taking?
A.It is for someone to be a qualified lawyer.
B.It has many law situations to describe.
C.It lasts for hours without stopping.
D.It takes place every three years.
【2】“A tumultuous career” in Paragraph 2 probably is a career that ________.
A.has lots of chances of success
B.needs to work in different cities
C.is full of competition and hard work
D.demands much professional knowledge
【3】Liana wanted to be a lawyer because ________.
A.she was good at arguing and debating
B.she wanted to follow her friend’s advice
C.she believed it would bring her a rich and happy life
D.she aimed to devote herself to protecting human rights
【4】At the end of the exam, Liana felt more ________.
A.nervous B.curious
C.energetic D.confident
【5】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.The Wild Dream B.A True Lawyer
C.The Big Test D.A Hard Choice
27、 Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature. Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She had more than 20 books published. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding about black culture in America.
Her poems described conditions among the poor, racial inequality and drug use in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women. But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people. She was an expert at the language of poetry. She combined traditional European poetry styles with the African American experience.
In her early poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago. The South Side of Chicago is where many black people live. In her poems, the South Side is called Bronzeville. It was A Street in Bronzeville that gained the attention of literary experts in 1945. Critics praised her poetic skill and her powerful descriptions about the black experience during the time. The Bronzeville poems were her first published collection.
In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. She won the prize for her second book of poems called Annie Allen. Annie Allen is a collection of poetry about the life of a Bronzeville girl as a daughter, a wife and mother. She experiences loneliness, loss, death and being poor. Ms. Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life.
Her next work was a novel written in 1953 called Maud Martha. Maud Martha received little notice when it was first published. But now it is considered an important work by some critics. Its main ideas about the difficult life of many women are popular among female writers today.
In some of her poems, Gwendolyn Brooks described how what people see in life is affected by who they are. One example is this poem, Corners on the Curving Sky.
By the end of the 1960s, Gwendolyn Brooks's poetry expanded from the everyday experiences of people in Bronzeville. She wrote about a wider world and dealt with important political issues.
【1】What can we learn about Gwendolyn Brooks from the second paragraph?
A.She mainly wrote about struggles of black women.
B.She was good at using the language of poetry.
C.Her writing skills were a little worse than her ability.
D.Her poems were mainly about the African experience.
【2】The author develops the passage mainly by .
A.providing examples
B.using statistics
C.comparing opinions
D.describing her experiences
【3】What does the text mainly talk about?
A.The life of Gwendolyn Brooks.
B.The poems of Gwendolyn Brooks.
C.The understanding about black culture.
D.The struggle of black women.
【4】In the next part, the author would most probably talk about ?
A.the difficulties Gwendolyn Brooks would meet
B.the poems related to political issues
C.the award Gwendolyn Brooks had gained
D.the racial inequality the black had to face
28、 More than half of the food produced in Canada goes to waste. A shocking new study has shown that the level of food waste is far worse than previously thought, at 58%. Of that, about 85% of food waste is due to food processors. This differs from earlier studies, which criticized families for driving food waste and said they were responsible for 51% of food waste.
The study was carried out by Martin Hooch, the leading expert on food waste and the author of several previous studies on the subject. Reflecting on the study’s findings, Hooch said, “It means stopping criticizing consumers. Sure, consumers are part of the problem, but they’re not the problem.”
In the past, Hooch didn't master good data, particularly from the private factories, but relied on numbers collected by the food industry for purposes other than tracking(追踪) waste. This time, however, Hooch worked directly with companies at all stages along the food production chain and interviewed over 700 experts in the industry. Clearly he found it hard to believe what he was seeing.
This is what they found: Food processing causes 34% of food waste. This is followed by production, which causes 24%. Next is manufacturing at 13%, then hotels and restaurants at 9%. Families cause only 14%, and market sales 6%. This should be a serious wake-up call for Canadians who would do well to examine their own food supply chains. Food waste is costly, not only in terms of dollars wasted, but also in resources like land, water, and so on. To be using these resources and wasting the product is totally irresponsible and unnecessary.
To make matters worse, when food is thrown into rubbish cans, it produces methane, a greenhouse gas 30 times more powerful than carbon dioxide (CO2). At Canada’s rate of food waste, that's like adding 12 million cars to the road. It seems that the food industry needs redesigning. Therefore, let’s hope the government takes action.
【1】What did earlier studies say about food waste in Canada?
A.Food waste was better than expected.
B.Food went bad when it was processed.
C.Most of the food was wasted on purpose.
D.Families were to blame for food waste.
【2】How did Hooch do his study on food waste this time?
A.By studying data from the industry.
B.By tracking the whole production chain.
C.By collecting advice from experts worldwide.
D.By drawing a conclusion from the previous studies.
【3】Why does food waste have an effect on the environment?
A.Because it is harmful to the trees.
B.Because it pollutes the soil around it.
C.Because it gives off unpleasant smells.
D.Because it produces more greenhouse gas.
【4】What is the main idea of the text?
A.Canadians don’t like to save food for future.
B.More than half of the food is wasted in Canada.
C.Families are mainly responsible for food waste.
D.The food industry is better redesigned in Canada.
29、 Working on a farm and taking care of crops can be hot, time-consuming and difficult. Engineers have long wanted to build robots to lighten the load. But it has proved a difficult task. Robots that walk or roll along the ground can step on the easily damaged plants heavily. And they have to stop working when rain turns fields muddy. “Tarzan”, however, could deal with some of those challenges.
Jonathan Rogers is a robotics expert at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. When it comes to a farm environment, he realized robots would face many problems. “Many robots tend to get twisted(弯曲的) together or get stuck,”he says. What's more, he notes, "It's very hard to leave them out for long periods without a human helping them.”
What if the robot could move above the crops? Jonathan Rogers says, “The sloths(树懒)move from tree branch to tree branch to avoid having to walk around the forest floor. "Then his team set out to design a robot that could swing hand to hand along wires hung above the field. He named their invention Tarzan after the jungle-swinging character in a movie.
Tarzan is not the first swinging robot. Mark Spong, a robotics researcher at the University of Texas at Dallas notes that some teams have built robots that do gymnastics or copy mammals. But he says he admires Tarzan for its using swinging movement to save energy and the idea of building a wire structure to move around above crops.
Rogers first predicted that Tarzan could help farmers monitor crops with sensors (传感器) and cameras. But he also said future robots might take water to a particularly thirsty plant or fertilize one that needs nutritional support. And adding a third “hand”could allow such a robot to harvest fruits and vegetables. Finally the robot could move off the farm and into the city, helping deal with the traffic and security.
【1】What worried the engineers when they built the farm robots?
A.They took up too much space.
B.They made the farming process slow.
C.They had difficulty exploring in fields.
D.They caused certain damage to crops.
【2】What does Jonathan Rogers think about most farm robots?
A.They take much time to make.
B.They get out of date more easily.
C.They depend too much on people.
D.They get used to the environment slowly.
【3】What attracts Mark Spong most about Tarzan?
A.Its strong wings. B.Its low cost
C.Its creative design D.Its powerful engine.
【4】How did Jonathan Rogers feel about Tarzan’s future?
A.It could be found everywhere.
B.It could be put into more practical uses.
C.It could be used to do all the farm work.
D.It could be popular with working people in cities.
30、 I was invited to attend a presentation at the Kentucky School. That evening I found gratitude had amazing______to change our attitude and our life.
The young musician Mr. Patrick was ______ onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the piano. His fingers danced _____the keys as he made beautiful music. He then began to sing as he played, and it was wonderful. But what shocked me most was his _____ smile.
Mr. Patrick was born with no eyes and an illness in the legs, which _____ him lame for life. However, as a child, he was _____ artificial eyes and placed in a wheelchair. Before his first birthday, he discovered the piano. ____ his mom hit any note on the piano, and within one or two ____, he’d get it. By his second birthday, he was playing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” His father was _______. “We might not play baseball, but we can play music together.”
When Patrick was at the University of Louisville, his father ______ classes with him. He was also a part of the 214-member marching band! He was a blind, wheelchair-bound trumpet player; and he and his father did it together. His father ______the night shift (夜班) in order to accompany his daytime band practice. Patrick says,“My dad’s my _____.”
But even more than his _____ musical talent, it was Patrick’s“attitude of gratitude” that ____ my soul. On stage, between songs, he talked to the audience about his life and about how ______ he was with a great father. When his performance was over, Patrick and his father were on the stage together. The crowd rose to their feet and _____ for over five minutes.
We all face misfortune in our lives. ____, it’s not the hardship but how we _____ to it that will determine the joy and happiness in our lives. During ______ times, do we spend too much time feeling ______ for ourselves, or can we, with gratitude, learn how to dance in the rain?
【1】A. knowledge B. quality C. wisdom D. power
【2】A. rolled B. held C. allowed D. dragged
【3】A. through B. to C. across D. at
【4】A. strange B. magic C. bitter D. friendly
【5】A. took B. led C. forced D. left
【6】A. fitted with B. filled with C. cured of D. reminded of
【7】A. before B. when C. since D. until
【8】A. memories B. words C. tries D. notes
【9】A. confused B. amused C. interested D. overjoyed
【10】A. listed B. found C. attended D. organized
【11】A. worked B. found C. refused D. canceled
【12】A. dream B. hero C. music D. song
【13】A. unbearable B. unreasonable C. unconditional D. unbelievable
【14】A. touched B. calmed C. freed D. felt
【15】A. satisfied B. concerned C. blessed D. laughed
【16】A. cheered B. whispered C. shouted D. laughed
【17】A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Besides
【18】A. see B. react C. agree D. put
【19】A. happy B. modern C. usual D. tough
【20】A. great B. sorry C. hopeful D. proud
31、
PISA is a two-hour test that compares the performance of 15-year-olds. In the latest test, the countries with the best readers were South Korea and Finland. But students in Shanghai. China, scored the highest of all in reading, mathematics and science. The next【1】 results were in Hong Kong. Singapore, Canada, New Zealand and Japan. In all, around half a million students in more than 70 【2】took the test last year. The test has been given every three years since 2000. Last year was the first time Shanghai took part.
Mr. ANDREAS SCHLEICHER says “Asian countries 【3】 education more than other countries. They have given education a【4】. Every child, every teacher, every parent knows that education is the【5】 to success.” He says other education systems can learn from Shanghai. For example, he says education spending in the province has increased, including teacher pay and training. And administrators are putting teachers into challenging classroom situations to make them 【6】at their jobs. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says that the results 【7】 an urgent need for Americans to do more to remain 【8】 in the world economy. He points out that the United States has fallen from first to ninth place in college graduation rates because of 【9】 by other countries.
Mr Schloichor says international testing experts have investigated and confirmed(证实)the Shanghai scores. He says the PISA results are not representative of all of China. But he also says they dispute the common belief that Chinese education【10】on repetition and memorization.
32、假设你是李华, 你的美国朋友John来信说他参加了一个外国旅游团,即将游览汕头,希望你提前为他介绍一下汕头的情况。请你根据以下要点给他写一封信作为回复。
城市名称 | 汕头 |
地理位置 | 广东省东部 |
面积 | 总2064平方公里 |
人口 | 495万 |
历史文化 | 不仅是一个有很长历史的沿海城市,还是中国经济特区之一(special economic zone); |
气候特征 | 气候温暖,阳光充足,雨水充沛,年平均气温为21.8℃. |
自然资源 | 美味的海鲜、农产品等非常丰富. |
风景名胜 | 旅游资源丰富,如南澳岛(Nan'ao Island)等,每年都吸引了大量游客. |
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Dear John,
I'm very glad to hear that you'll come to Shantou for a tour.
Looking forward to your coming.
Yours,
Li Hua
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