1、The young couple will have to rent a house, for their newly bought one ______.
A.is being decorated
B.was decorated
C.will decorate
D.had decorated
2、It is recommended that the project ______ until all the preparations have been made.
A.is not started
B.will not be started
C.not be started
D.is not to be started
3、The boy has great ________ in sports. Trained properly, he’ll make a first-class athlete in time.
A. motivation B. influence C. potential D. possibility
4、She wants to ________ her job and go to study in Australia.
A. grow up B. give up C. pick up
5、Tom is ________ the company when the boss is away.
A.in charge of
B.in the charge of
C.taking charge of
D.at the charge of
6、China's first aircraft carrier(航空母舰) came out of Dalian harbor Wednesday, ________ was a national pride for Chinese people.
A.that B.which C.what D.where
7、_____ on smart phone to entertain themselves ______________ know what to do while going out without it.
A. Such does the dependence; as not to B. Such dependence does; to not
C. So dependent are they; as not to D. So do they depend; not to
8、After they turned on the air-conditioner, the hot air rose, and the cold air ______ down into the lower part, and away from ______ they ate, slept, and chilled.
A.sank; where
B.sunk; what
C.dived; where
D.dove; what
9、We often think of the days___we spent together on the island.
A.when B.which C.in which D.during which
10、With a lot of homework _________last weekend, Tom didn’t go to the movies with his friends.
A.finished B.to finish
C.finishing D.being finished
11、 --- I hear that Jason is planning to buy a new car.
--- I know. By next month, he ________ enough for a used one
A. has saved B. saves
C. will be saving D. will have saved
12、-Mum, could I have an apple? I am a bit hungry.
-Didn’t you just have .
A. it B. that
C. one D. this
13、For large producers, _______ they lost some pigs to the disease, prices are so high now that they are still earning much more than before.
A.in that B.in case C.even if D.as if
14、You can tell a lot about a person by the food he consumes—as the old saying goes, you are ________ you eat.
A.when
B.where
C.what
D.which
15、The old photos I came across while cleaning up the drawer helped me recall the days that I would have forgotten ________.
A. otherwise B. anyway C. somehow D. though
16、As you can see, the number of cars on roads____ rising these days.
A.keeps B.keep C.are kept D.keeping
17、 more and more people may refer to the Internet for the latest news, it is unlikely that the newspaper will disappear.
A.As B.Because C.Since D.While
18、He said he________ to draw a plane on the blackboard at that time.
A.tries
B.tried
C.was trying
D.will try
19、It took years of work________the industrial pollution and clear the water.
A.reducing
B.to reduce
C.reduced
D.reduce
20、We can broaden our horizons through _________ to new things.
A. hazard B. exposure C. recreation D. vapor
21、 For over a century, native Asian honeybees have been steadily pushed aside by the European species, which were introduced to China by beekeepers because the female workers are more focused on their job and produce more honey, which is also sweeter.
However, the European species also carries a number of deadly diseases that can damage the natural habitat. Some researchers calculate that up to 80 per cent of China's native honeybee population has been lost since the first European bee farm in the country was established in the late 19th century.
The sweeping expansion of Asia's European honeybee population causes an ecological crisis. After more than 70 million years of evolution, native Asian honeybees could pollinate(对……授粉)a wide range of plant species in the region. However, many Asian bee species across the region are now close to extinction, and that's a cause for concern as the flowers of many Asian plants are not recognised by European honeybees, which will cause fundamental changes in the ecological balance.
A solution put forward by bee scientists was to draw a border between European and Asian honeybees. In some parts of China, bee farms are not allowed to use the European species, giving the native bees some breathing space.
After years of decline, the Eastern honeybees are gaining a foothold, especially in mountains and warm, tropical areas. It is because they can deal with the real hardship of life. The Western honeybees. on the contrary, rely very much on the protection and care of humans. Without caretakers, they have little chance to survive in Asia, where hornets(大黄蜂)alone could wipe them out.
The decline of Asian honeybees was alarming because of their important role in the food chain. Fewer bees mean fewer plants, fewer plants less food and less food fewer humans. We must take positive, sustainable steps towards protecting China's Asian honeybees.
【1】What made China's native honeybees endangered?
A.Overdevelopment of the land.
B.Introduction of European bees.
C.Pollution from cars and factories.
D.Lack of a variety of plant species.
【2】What can be inferred about many Asian plants from the third paragraph?
A.They will not flower.
B.They might grow slowly.
C.They might not be pollinated.
D.They will harm the environment.
【3】What is basically typical of China's honeybees?
A.Sociable.
B.Aggressive.
C.Productive.
D.Adaptable.
【4】What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?
A.To analyse influence of European bees.
B.To urge protection of native Asian bees.
C.To suggest ways of limiting European bees.
D.To introduce comeback of native Asian bees.
22、In this day and age, digital gadgets(电子设备)have become a significant part of our daily lives.【1】. But while gadgets do make people’s lives easier, there are things to look out for in using these technologies. One is how gadgets seem to be taking over people’s social relationships.
You might have noticed how everyone is engaged in their gadgets during family gatherings or get-togethers with friends. While they are constantly clicking on their portable devices, real conversations are becoming rare.【2】.
So if you want to spend quality time with each other, you and your friends and family need to sacrifice screen time.
【3】. When you’re hanging out with your friends, make it a policy that all devices should be turned off. Of course, everyone should agree on this beforehand to avoid any misunderstanding.【4】. This could also be a house rule when you have dinner with your family or during any other event with relatives.
Another option could be to turn devices on silent mode, just in case someone is expecting an urgent call or important text. It sounds simple, but turning our eyes away from the screen may be more difficult than you think.【5】. And while we may be able to cany on a conversation while playing a game, this multi-tasking is definitely going to cause a loss to the quality of the time we spend with others.
By removing gadgets in the background, you and your friends can focus on what’s really important-spending time with each other.
A.Turning off your gadgets is a good first step.
B.They’re also driving us away from people around us.
C.People can therefore concentrate on what they are doing.
D.It seems so natural to reach for your phone or device before doing anything.
E.They are used for a variety of tasks, whether it’s ordering food or booking a flight.
F.And everyone must be willing to cooperate or else the purpose would be defeated.
G.Thus, the opportunity to strengthen connections might be disappearing.
23、Humans are social animals. They live in groups all over the world. As these groups of people live apart from other groups, over the years and centuries they develop their own habits and ideas, which are different from other cultures. One important particular side of every culture is how its people deal with time.
Time is not very important in nonindustrial (非工业的) societies. The Nuer people of East Africa, for example, do not even have a word TIME that is in agreement with the abstract thing we call time. The daily lives of the people of such nonindustrial societies are likely to be patterned around their physical needs and natural events rather than around a time schedule (时间表) based on the clock. They cook and eat when they are hungry and sleep when the sun goes down. They plant crops during the growing seasons and harvest them when the crops are ripe. They measure time not by a clock or calendar, but by saying that an event takes place before or after some other event. Frequently such a society measures days in terms of “sleeps” or longer periods in terms of “moons”. Some cultures, such as the Eskimos of Greenland measure seasons according to the migration of certain animals.
Some cultures which do not have a written language or keep written records have developed interesting ways of “telling time”. For example, when several Australian aborigines want to plan an event for a future time, one of them places a stone on a cliff or in a tree. Each day the angle of the sun changes slightly. In a few days, the rays of the sun strike the stone in a certain way. When this happens, the people see that the agreed-upon time has arrived and the event can take place.
In contrast (成对比), exactly correct measurement of time is very important in modern, industrialized societies.
This is because industrialized societies require the helpful efforts of many people in order to work. For a factory to work efficiently (well, quickly and without waste), for example, all of the workers must work at the same time. Therefore, they must know what time to start work in the morning and what time they may go home in the afternoon. Passengers must know the exact time that an airplane will arrive or depart. Students and teachers need to know when a class starts and ends. Stores must open on time in order to serve their customers. Complicated (复杂的) societies need clocks and calendars. Thus, we can see that if each person worked according to his or her own schedule, a complicated society could hardly work at all.
【1】By saying “Humans are social animals”, the author means ________.
A.they live all over the world
B.they are different from other animals
C.they live in one area as a whole
D.they are divided into many groups
【2】Time is not very important in nonindustrial societies because people in those societies ________.
A.don’t have the word TIME in their languages
B.don’t get used to using clocks and other timepieces
C.don’t measure time in their daily-lives around an exact time schedule
D.don’t need to plan their daily lives around an exact time schedule
【3】The Australian aborigines’ way of “telling time” is based on ________.
A.the change of the angle of the sun
B.the change of the weather
C.the position of the stone
D.the position of the tree or the cliff
【4】Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?
A.Time and Culture
B.The Measurement of Time
C.Time Schedule and Daily Life
D.Clock, Calendar and Society
24、From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free to relax (放松) and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies; others take part in sports. It depends on individual interests. There are many different ways to spend our spare time.
Almost everyone has some kinds of hobbies. It may be anything from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money; others are valuable only to their owners.
I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare (稀有的) fifty cent piece worth £250! He was very happy about his buying and thought the price was reasonable (合理的). On the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt (怀疑) if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are very valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new matchbox for his collection.
That’s what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.
【1】The underlined word “individual” in the first paragraph most probably means ________ .
A.one's own
B.different .
C.secret
D.strange
【2】In the writer's opinion, ________.
A.all hobbies are very expensive
B.hobbies are valuable to everybody
C.hobbies are worthless
D.some hobbies don't cost anything
【3】Something that one enjoys doing in one's spare time is a________.
A.job
B.hobby
C.pleasure
D.habit
【4】Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A.To have a hobby means to spend a lot of money.
B.We collect a subject in our spare time simply for the fun of it.
C.The pleasure that a hobby can give is important.
D.The writer's brother has a large collection of matchboxes, which makes him very happy.
25、 “What kind of stuff do you write? ” one student asked on my first day at the University of Massachusetts. After a decade away from the classroom, I was back to_______.
“I write creative nonfiction, ” I said, “as you’ll be doing.”
It was a_______. I couldn't remember when I'd last written a_______essay. But it must have been before my mother fell ill, leaving me feeling my family story wouldn't end_______. It seemed that nothing I wrote could change that._______I couldn’t write my own stories, I could_______my students to tell theirs. “You’re going to keep a_______in this class, and I want you to tell your stories like they_______.”
“Why do they matter? ” a boy named Michael asked. Looking out at the roomful of students, I_______. No one said a word. Many of them, I learned, worked while in school. Most didn’t know their stories did matter. They didn’t even realize their stories were as________as their own lives.
Finally, I looked at Michael. “They matter because they’re what you have. Stories allow us to make meaning of what we’ve________.” I said. Michael didn’t look________, but he didn’t challenge me, either.
In his first essay, Michael wrote about how his high school English teacher saw his________and helped him fill out a college________. I had Michael read his essay out loud. After he finished, the class went so ________that we could hear the sound of each other’s________. I looked at him and saw a small________in his dark eyes. Then, I said, “That’s why you tell your stories.”
I went home that night and________my journal from where it lay, dusty and________. For the first time in months, I had to________.
【1】A.studying B.operating C.traveling D.teaching
【2】A.game B.joke C.lie D.trick
【3】A.creative B.moving C.useful D.fascinating
【4】A.safely B.proudly C.happily D.perfectly
【5】A.Once B.Unless C.Because D.Although
【6】A.warn B.encourage C.permit D.order
【7】A.journal B.letter C.book D.fiction
【8】A.exist B.matter C.happen D.remember
【9】A.nodded B.hesitated C.laughed D.responded
【10】A.satisfying B.plentiful C.famous D.meaningful
【11】A.gone through B.turned over C.taken over D.broken through
【12】A.worried B.frightened C.convinced D.impressed
【13】A.weakness B.potential C.nature D.character
【14】A.invitation B.suggestion C.composition D.application
【15】A.still B.loud C.free D.alive
【16】A.thought B.debate C.breath D.remark
【17】A.glaring B.doubting C.forming D.softening
【18】A.got over B.picked up C.looked for D.kept to
【19】A.opened B.closed C.untouched D.locked
【20】A.write B.rest C.sleep D.stop
26、假定你是李华,最近你的美国网友Jack来信并询问你一些关于“低碳减排、绿色生活”的建议。请你根据以下要点用英文写一封回信。
1.低碳生活方式的必要性;
2.“低碳减排、绿色生活”的几点建议;
3.希望大家一起行动。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头语和结束语已给出,不计人总词数。
Dear Jack,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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