1、He spared no efforts to make himself _______ but failed.
A. understand B. understanding C. understood D. to understand
2、She is one of the students who ________ often praised by the teacher.
A.is
B.be
C.are
D.am
3、This kind of desk is very popular because it can be ______ the height you need.
A.adapted to
B.added to
C.adjusted to
D.attached to
4、As I opened my eyes, in ______ direction I looked, I could see smiling, peaceful, calm and content faces.
A. whatever B. however C. whichever D. wherever
5、The flowers _________ sweet attract the visitors to the beauty of nature, which _________ in the botanic garden last year.
A.to smell; grew
B.smell; were grown
C.smelling; were grown
D.smelt; were growing
6、Her joy was so _________ that he forgot his own fears for the future.
A.beneficial
B.honorable
C.symbolic
D.infectious
7、–– What sort of sweets do you like?
–– ______ with chocolate inside.
A. Many B. Such C. Ones D. Each
8、—I had a very good holiday. What about you, Sally?
—Don’t mention it. I spent much time on ______ boring stories during the summer holidays.
A. a series B. serieses of
C. a series of D. series of
9、I told Sally how to get here, but perhaps I ___ for her.
A.had to write it out B.must have written it out
C.should have written it out D.ought to write it out
10、________ more information, you can log on to the website of our company or call 8858858.
A. To find out B. Finding out
C. Find out D. Having found out
11、They decide to have another factory set up in this town.
A. paper-made B. making-paper
C. paper-making D. make-paper
12、If you want to ________ the narrow hutong of old Beijing, tricycles are worth ________.
A.explore; using
B.explode; using
C.exploit; to be used
D.expand; to be used
13、Tom has been out of work for two years, so he has difficulty______.
A.earning living
B.earning his living
C.to earn livings
D.to earn his living
14、When the boss complained about the slow progress of the project, she ________ to you personally, but to the Department as a whole.
A.hasn’t referred
B.wasn’t referring
C.hadn’t referred
D.wouldn’t refer
15、With so many noises from the busy traffic in the street, I couldn’t ________ and do my research work.
A.put down
B.lay down
C.settle down
D.get down
16、I am considering changing my job or trying for a/an ________.
A. occasion B. recommendation
C. promotion D. population
17、For many older people, especially those __________health issues, poor eyesight makes_______ almost impossible on small screens, and their leathery fingers makes _________to use touch-screens.
A.suffering, reading, it hard
B.suffering from, reading, it hard
C.suffering from, to read, hard
D.suffering, to read, hard
18、With time going by, we have come to realize that creativity is _________ it takes to keep a nation highly competitive.
A. what B. how
C. which D. that
19、_______ Queensland Rail makes every effort to ensure trains run as scheduled, there can be no guarantee of connections between trains or between train services and bus services. .
A.When
B.As
C.While
D.Since
20、Our flight ______ at 8:00 pm, so we have enough time to go to the airport.
A.has taken off
B.takes off
C.took off
D.had taken off
21、People know the dangers of fires. It’s good for a family to learn how to prepare for a fire. Here are some suggestions:
Put a smoke alarm(警报器)in the house. Smoke from a fire causes the alarm to go off. The alarm makes a loud sound. The sound tells everyone to leave the house at once.
Make escape(逃脱) plans. They should know all the ways out of the house. If there is a fire, everyone follows the plan to get out. Part of the plan is to check all the windows to make sure they can be opened easily.
Buy fire extinguishers(灭火器). Everyone in the family should know how to use them.
Practice for a fire. Everyone in the family should know the following fire safety rules:
1. Don’t open a hot door! The fire can grow more quickly if you open the door.
2. Stay close to the floor! Smoke can be more dangerous than fire; the best air is near the floor because smoke rises.
3. What will you do if your hair or clothes start to burn? First, stop! The fire burns faster if you run. Second, drop! Fall to the floor. Then roll! Turning over and over will make the fire go out. Put a blanket around you to keep air away from the fire that may still be on you.
There are many possible causes for fires. A wise family is ready all the time. If there is a fire, don’t forget to call 119 for help.
【1】When a smoke alarm rings at home, it means ________ .
A.you are safe
B.water is running to the floor
C.something is burning
D.someone breaks your window
【2】When a fire happens, ________ if you open the hot door.
A.the fire will grow more quickly
B.the electricity will be cut off
C.the door will soon be on fire
D.the house will fall down
【3】What are the right steps you should take when your hair or clothes catch fire?
A.Stop, run, roll.
B.Stop, drop, roll.
C.Run, drop, roll.
D.Roll, drop, stop.
【4】What number should we call for help when there is a fire?
A.120
B.119
C.122
D.911
【5】What is the best title for this passage?
A.The Dangers of a Fire.
B.The Cause of a Fire.
C.Learn to Use a Fire Extinguisher.
D.How to Prepare for a Fire.
22、 LIFE is AWKWARD.What should you do when your parents are embarrassing(使尴尬)you in front of your friends?Or what if you see what looks like a classmate stealing someone else's headphones? In our social Q's column(专栏),the teenager Harper Ediger and the adult Philip Galances give their best advice to kids looking for help navigating real﹣life situations,Now it's your turn:Do you have a question about an uncomfortable social situation at school,at home, on social media or among friends?Email it to us at Kidsqs@njpost.com and Harper and Philip may answer it in a future issue. Please include your age and hometown. Come on, we know you have one.
To give you some idea about how to ask questions , here are reader﹣submitted questions we've published in previous issues:
My mom signs me up for camps and activities without asking what I want to do. I only learn what I'm doing at the last minute. I don't like being told what to do, and I feel that I should be able to help plan my time. How can I have more of a say?
At my school, fourth graders need to learn different dances, then dress up for a fancy party where we ask partners to dance with us. This makes me nervous, and I'm not looking forward to it.How should I handle this situation?
My sister is home for college break, and lucky me, she's my roommate.As I'm 12 and she's almost 19, we both want our own space. I know she doesn't mean it personally,but she always complains that she doesn't have a home, which makes me feel as if I'm intruding in my own room.Do I tell her how l feel or let it go?
【1】What should be included in your email to the social Q's column?
A.Name, age and social media
B.Age, school and hometown.
C.Age, hometown and questions.
D.Name, school and questions.
【2】The underlined word "say" in the passage means________.
A.the ability to plan time
B.the chance to set up camps
C.the right to make decisions
D.the plan to enjoy activities
【3】The writer uses some published reader﹣submitted questions in order to________.
A.show kids ways of solving problems
B.give kids examples of what to write about
C.share Harper and Philip's advice with kids
D.offer kids a chance to complain about their lives
【4】The social Q's column is designed to________.
A.help kids deal with their troubles
B.train kids to write
C.have kids introduce themselves
D.advise kids to behave well
23、 The great outdoors: it’s the place to head for when you' re in need of peace and quiet, open spaces, beautiful scenery and exercise. Whether a huge mountain range or a local country park, these natural areas are perfect for us to refresh from our stressed-out lives, and their therapeutic effect is being used more and more to treat mental health.
As an example, in the foothills of the Snowdonia National Park in the UK, specialist therapy sessions are held to help people who suffer from depression, anxiety and stress. Outdoor art-related activities are held for patients, but the setting alone has been credited with improving the mood of patients. Art psychotherapist Pamela Stanley told the BBC that there was a “growing body of evidence” to support eco-therapy.
It' s true that for most of us connecting with the natural world definitely lifts our spirits. But the mental health charity Mind says eco-therapy has been recognized as a formal type of treatment that can sometimes be prescribed to someone by a doctor. It doesn’t involve taking medication, hut instead it just develops a person' s relationship with nature. This natural remedy can take on many forms, including doing yoga in a forest, gardening or even hugging a tree.
Evidence has shown there are many benefits of this “green” therapy, including improving social contact, social and work skills and coping abilities. It's what Dr. Rachel Bragg from the University of Essex calls “psychological restoration”. She told the BBC’s All in the Mind programme that nature-based therapies should be part of a “toolkit” of care for patients.
Of course, eco-therapy won't cure everything, but it is an option for therapists to use. And as we become more aware of the causes and effects of mental health, it' s good to know that help might lie outside our towns and cities, and that nature can give us a helping hand.
【1】In what way does nature work in the therapeutic effect?
A.It helps people get much relieved.
B.It helps people do bodybuilding.
C.It is doctor1 s preference for treatments.
D.It can help us fully recover from the illness.
【2】What does the underlined word “remedy” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.option
B.contact
C.treatment
D.effect
【3】What might be the best way of receiving eco-therapy?
A.Tending a garden.
B.Taking medicine.
C.Meditating at home.
D.Gathering with friends.
【4】What is Dr. Rachel Bragg's attitude towards the eco-therapy?
A.Unwilling.
B.Negative.
C.Neutral.
D.Positive.
24、In China, in order to ease the pressure on parents’ wallets, education is free until children reach the age of about 15. So why is it that more than half of a typical family’s spending goes on education? The answer is cramming classes: a financial burden so great that it is often said to discourage couples from having children at all. Now officials are doing their part. It appears to relieve the pressure on people’s wallets.
But parents are not sure whether it will work. As many of them see it, cramming is not optional. Exams for entry to senior high schools are fiercely competitive. Then comes the dreaded Gaokao: the university-entrance exam on which a child’s future depends. No wonder the industry’s growth has been rapid. One firm, Zuoyebang (“help with homework”) says it offers live-streaming classes to more than 170m active users each month.
But officials are worried about its social impact. The birth rate is the lowest in decades and China is ageing fast. They also say that school children are overstressed. Urban pupils attend cramming classes for more than 10 hours a week, according to Deloitte, an accountancy firm.
While as the People’s Daily, an official newspaper, reported this month, the market for such services is in “endless chaos”. It listed problems ranging from misleading advertising to high prices and the use of unqualified teachers.
Government’s new regulations of clamping down on cram schools sent shivers through the industry. New Oriental, one of China’s biggest cramming companies, saw its share price on the New York Stock Exchange drop below $8, from a high of more than $19 in February. On June 9th the education ministry said a new government department would be set up to oversee such businesses, including both online courses and lessons in the classroom. There is also a widespread speculation, including in state media, that the new rules will impose limits on when firms can offer classes. They may, for example, prohibit classes after a certain time in the evening, during the summer holidays or at weekends.
Some analysts think the government may have another motive. Many of the companies belong to China’s tech giants, including Alibaba and Tencent, which have already attracted government’s attention for dominating markets and expanding into finance and other areas. Targeting the cramming business could be another way of breaking their wings. Parents wonder whether they will benefit. Some are concerned that the new rules will leave them with no choice but to use private tutors, which could prove even more costly.
【1】Why do cramming schools enjoy great popularity among Chinese students?
A.The exams are so demanding that they have no choice.
B.The live-streaming classes offered are really appealing.
C.Entering senior high schools makes them less competitive.
D.Government officials are worried about their performance.
【2】What is NOT a problem put forward by the People’s Daily with the cram school market?
A.High fees.
B.Experienced tutors.
C.Improper advertising.
D.Chaotic management.
【3】What can we infer about the parents’ attitude towards the new regulations?
A.Supportive.
B.Indifferent.
C.Skeptical.
D.Critical.
【4】What is the main idea of this passage?
A.China’s tech giants control the market.
B.China says no to the cramming business.
C.Gaokao imposes too much burden to students.
D.New Oriental is the biggest cramming company.
25、Topher White visited a wildlife reserve in Indonesia. He was hiking through the rain forest when he came across a man ________ a huge tree.
The logger ran away while seeing White, but the ________ bothered White. He knew the wildlife reserve employed rangers(护林员)to watch out for illegal loggers. But the guards hadn’t known about the man White saw. How did they ________ him? White wondered.
White, a trained engineer, thought ________ could be part of the solution in the fight against deforestation. He then ________ a device he calls a Guardian. Guardian can ________ the sound of a chain saw from two-thirds of a mile away. They are ________ on the tree. When a Guardian detects a chain saw, it sends a ________ to rangers, indicating where the sound is coming from. The rangers then set off to stop the illegal activity. “If you really ________ the moment you get the warning, there’s a ________ that you can show up before much of the tree has been cut,” White says.
White installed the first Guardians at the wildlife reserve where he got the ________ for the project. Two days later, the devices helped rangers ________ a logger. That made him ________ others could use this too. Since then, White has created and installed Guardians in ten countries. White says he couldn’t have done any of this without local ________. “We are just tech for them,” he says, “The people who are really making a ________ and fighting deforestation are on the ground in the rain forest.”
【1】
A.planting
B.climbing
C.watching
D.cutting
【2】
A.experience
B.thought
C.knowledge
D.idea
【3】
A.guard
B.notice
C.hate
D.miss
【4】
A.tourism
B.education
C.technology
D.training
【5】
A.discovered
B.created
C.found
D.described
【6】
A.pick up
B.give out
C.agree to
D.turn up
【7】
A.followed
B.circled
C.returned
D.fixed
【8】
A.message
B.warning
C.request
D.mistake
【9】
A.appear
B.leave
C.contribute
D.respond
【10】
A.fact
B.result
C.chance
D.decision
【11】
A.inspiration
B.pleasure
C.invitation
D.order
【12】
A.frighten
B.interrupt
C.inform
D.bother
【13】
A.believe
B.imagine
C.explain
D.persuade
【14】
A.loggers
B.partners
C.soldiers
D.travelers
【15】
A.sense
B.point
C.difference
D.change
26、假如你是李华,你在学校食堂就餐的过程中,发现学生浪费饭菜的行为十分严重,你深感痛心和羞愧。为了培养同学们的节约意识,学校和某英文网站共同以“节约粮食”为题征文。请你用英语写一篇短文投稿。内容如下:
1.说明投稿的目的;
2.节约粮食的重要性;
3.提出切实可行的建议
参考词语:cafeteria餐厅 inappropriate不合适的
注意: 1.词数100左右; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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