1、They met for the first time, but they talked happily as if they______ good friends for a long time.
A. have been B. were C.are D. had been
2、So sudden ______ that the enemy had no time to escape.
A.did the attack
B.the attack did
C.was the attack
D.the attack was
3、As a result of the serious flood,two-thirds of the buildings in the areas .
A.need repairing B.need to repair
C.needs repairing D.needs to repair
4、The researchers have discovered __________they believe to be a new species.
A. which B. who C. where D. what
5、The number of children losing both parents to Aids ______ also expected to rise.
A. was B. is C. are D. were
6、Just be patient.You _____ expect the world to change so soon.
A. can’t
B. may not
C. needn’t
D. didn’t
7、 The problem should be handled very carefully to balance the needs of people with __________ of nature.
A. ones B. this C. those D. that
8、In the face of various economic uncertainties at home and abroad, the government has carried out ________ reforms to boost the economy.
A. bureaucratic B. systematic C.arbitrary D. ambiguous
9、Public schools in the United States have to be ____about religion, even though they close for holidays like Christmas.
A.negative B.neutral C.pessimistic D.passive
10、The Subway Line 16 _______ in Beijing is planned to open this year.
A.being built B.building
C.built D.to build
11、My key isn’t in my backpack. Where on earth________ I have put it?
A.can
B.would
C.should
D.must
12、_____ we cannot control what happens around us, we can control how we react to our surroundings.
A.Since
B.While
C.Unless
D.Once
13、I was watching Time of Chief Editor_______Phoenix Satellite TV at that time
A. at B. to C. for D. on
14、_____ he promised that he wouldn’t be late, he didn’t arrive until the end of the party
A. Since B. Although
C. Because D. Until
15、This book is ________ that one.
A.as three times long as
B.three time as long as
C.three times the length of
D.three times as longer as
16、—Do you know ____ made him successful in his career?
—Yes. His hard work and determination, of course.
A. what it was that
B. what was it that
C. it was what that
D. was it what that
17、No sooner________ herself in her seat ________ I asked her about the matter.
A.she has settled; before B.had she settled; than
C.has she settled; when D.she had settled; than
18、---I called your office at about ten this morning, but there was no reply.
---Oh, that was probably __________ I was paying a visit to a friend in hospital.
A.when B.why C.what D.that
19、He was watching the clock all through the meeting, as he had a train________.
A.catching
B.caught
C.to be caught
D.to catch
20、— I can’t understand why he _________ so angry. I meant no offence.
— It’s typical of him to be so sensitive.
A.must have been
B.should have been
C.might have been
D.can have been
21、Three years ago when I was still in the University, I also worked at a restaurant.
An old man named Mr. Candido Filio was one of our regular customer at the restaurant. He was one of the most intelligent people I've ever known.
Every Sunday the Philippine Star Newspaper had a special page for word puzzles and among his peers (同龄人), Mr.Filio held the record for solving all the puzzles in less than five minutes. He encouraged me to solve them too, and for months and months, I did my best to beat him but failed.
Then one Sunday, I did it! I was able to complete them before anyone else. Everyone cheered for me. He came up to me with a smile and said, " No one has ever beaten me before. You are the first. I'll have a prize for you tomorrow."
The next day, he gave me a special Scrabble(拼字游戏)set. I would have never been able to afford one like that by myself. Then he said to me, " Kate, what do you think is man's final goal in life? Happiness, isn't it? You are happy and that should be considered as a success. Many people spend a lifetime searching for that. Be thankful that you have found it." I looked at him and knew that my life had changed, probably forever. He must have known that I always felt sad about not having much money.
He encouraged me to learn the game and love words. And true to his words, I was never able to beat him again.
【1】We can learn from the text that Mr.Filio _
A. was generous to young people
B. was good at word puzzles
C. lived quite near the restaurant
D. won a prize from the Philippine Star Newspaper
【2】The author was given a gift because________.
A. Mr.Filio was thankful for her help.
B. Mr. Filio was satisfied with her service
C. she was the first person to beat Mr.Filio
D. she was the new record keeper in the restaurant
【3】After she heard what Mr. Filio said, the author probably felt .
A. amazed B. excited
C. touched D. inspired
22、Cell phone use and texting are increasingly common, especially among teens. And that could be a problem. Texting affects learning and performing on test, a new study finds. So a Montana teen, Colin decided to test that.
They asked 47 classmates to take part in a two-part experiment. The goal was to test how well these students understood written material. Each one had to read a paragraph or two about a certain topic, then answer questions about it.
In the first part, the participants had 15 minutes to understand and then answer questions about six readings. Throughout this test, they met no distractions.
During a new set of readings, the brothers sent messages to the participants’ cell phones every 90 seconds. In each message, there were questions that required a reply.
Participants should have scored better on the second test because it was easier. In fact, they scored worse when distracted by messages. Only a few students scored as well when replying to messages as they did when undistracted. But importantly, nobody performed better during the texting part.
The brothers presented details of their findings at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Boys and girls scored equally poorly while texting, the brothers noticed. Older participants didn’t do any better than younger ones. And it didn’t matter if a student thought he was good at multitasking. On average, the brothers found that even students who were confident of their abilities did just as poorly while texting. Surprisingly, even though the students remembered less of what they read while texting, most of them answered questions in messages perfectly.
“Our teachers are very happy to see these results,” says Coler. The teens’ new data strongly support their teachers’ opinion that texting while studying is a serious distraction.
【1】 What did Colter and Colin want to test?
A. Cell phone use and texting are more common.
B. Teens should avoid cell phone use and texting.
C. Texting affects students’ performance on test.
D. The effect of texting differs from person to person.
【2】What can we learn from the two-part experiment?
A. The written material in the two parts was the same.
B. Participants in part 2 received more than one message.
C. The time of the test in two parts was the same.
D. All the participants were distracted by messages.
【3】The brothers’ findings were related to participants’ ________.
A. reading performance B. quality
C. writing ability D. reading speed
【4】 From the results of the experiment, we can find _________.
A. boys were better at multitasking than girls
B. the easier the tests were, the more mistakes were made
C. nobody did good jobs in the two-part experiment
D. some students’ test results were not affected by texting
【5】What’s Colter’s teachers’ attitude toward the results?
A. Surprised. B. Worried.
C. Satisfied. D. Serious.
23、 Experts agree that parents who give up control over their children’s lives would raise them to be more independent adults. While the vast majority of parents are not in the position to bribe their children into elite(精英) schools, this extreme case illustrates the temptation many feel to take control of their kids’ lives. But an extreme hands-on approach can have devastating (毁灭性的) consequences when it comes to a child’s mental health.
“These parents thought their kids were incapable of managing their lives by themselves. And I don’t think there’s any worse message you can give somebody than ‘I don’t have any confidence in your ability to handle your own life,’” the clinical neuropsychologist Willam Stixrud told HuffPost. Stixrud is the author of The Self-driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives, along with Ned Johnson.
In their research, Stixrud and Johnson have identified the importance for young people to feel a sense of control over their own lives. “We have this epidemic(流行病) of stress-related problems like anxiety and depression, and so many of those are related to the fact that kids feel so little control over their lives,” said Stixrud. “They feel like, ‘Here’s a script to get into college, and that’s what your life is going to be.’ It’s incredibly stressful and discouraging for many kids.” In order to develop healthy self-motivation, young people need to feel a sense of agency and autonomy, which parents and educators have the power to promote.
“We suggest parents think of themselves as consultants, rather than a kid’s manager or boss, or the homework police. It’s a very different kind of thinking about your role”, said Stixrud, “As a consultant, your role is not to force anything or say ‘You need to be like this’. Instead, help your kid understand what he or she wants to be.” He advises parents to encourage their kids to make their own decisions long before the college years. It’s important to constantly ask, “Whose life is this?” and realize the answer is “My child’s life, not mine.”
【1】What does the writer think of the extreme hands-on approach in parenting?
A.It’s good for parents to control children better.
B.It can raise children to be independent ones.
C.It’s harmful to children’s mental health.
D.It can help children to be admitted into better schools.
【2】What does the underlined word “bribe” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.persuade B.translate C.throw D.shock
【3】In the last paragraph, the author intends to_________.
A.summarize the previous paragraphs B.add some background information
C.provide some advice for parents D.introduce a new topic for discussion
【4】Which could be the best title for the text?
A.How to Be Your Children’s Friend
B.Be Your Children’s Consultant Instead of Manager
C.Accompany Your Children Growing Up
D.How to Help Your Children Adjust to College Life
24、
One day in l965, when I worked at View Ridge School in Seattle, a fourth-grade teacher approached me. She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed a challenge. "Could he help in the library?" She asked. I said, "Send him along."
Soon a slight, sandy-haired boy in jeans and a T-shift appeared. "Do you have a job for me?" he asked.
I told him about the Dewey Decimal System for shelving books. He picked up the idea immediately. Then I showed him a stack of cards for long-overdue books that I was beginning to think had actually been returned but were miss helved with the wrong cards in them. He said, "Is it kind of a detective job?" I answered yes, and he became working.
He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and announced, "Time for break!" He argued for finishing the finding job; She made the case for fresh air. She won.
The next morning, he arrived early. "I want to finish these books," he said. At the end of the day, when he asked to be a librarian on a regular basis, it was easy to say yes. He worked untiringly.
After a few weeks I found a note on my desk, inviting me to dinner at the boy's home. At the end of a pleasant evening, his mother announced that the family would be moving to neighbouring school district. Her son's first concern, she said, was leaving the View Ridge library. "Who will find the lost books?" he asked.
When the time came, I said a reluctant good-bye. I missed him, but not for long. A few days later he came back and joyfully announced: "The librarian over there doesn't let boys work in the library. My mother got me transferred back to View Ridge. My dad will drop me off on his way to work. And if he can't, I'll walk!"
I should have had an inkling(感觉) such focused determination would take that young man wherever he wanted to go. What I could not have guessed, however, was that he would become a wizard of the Information Age: Bill Gates, tycoon of Microsoft and America's richest man.
【1】What was the author when the story happened?
A. A teacher. B. A librarian. C. A detective. D. A professor.
【2】What was the boy told to do on his first day in the library?
A. To rearrange the books according to the new system.
B. To put those overdue books back to the shelves.
C. To find out the books with wrong cards in them.
D. To put the cards back in the long-overdue books.
【3】The boy got transferred back to View Ridge because _______.
A. he did not like his life in the new school
B. the transportation there was not convenient
C. he missed his old schoolmates and teachers
D. he was not allowed to work in the school library
【4】What impressed the author most was that the boy _______.
A. had a thirst for learning
B. had a strong will
C. was extremely quick at learning
D. had a kind heart
25、完形填空(共2小题)
16. I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check in.It had been a very busy three days for me with lots of meetings.So I was glad to have the ________ time to make my notes on what I needed to do the following day,but suddenly the announcement came that my flight had to be delayed.
As I sat waiting for my _______to be called,I reflected on my last meeting of the day.It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable ________ with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years.Our lunch was spent recalling times gone by ________ filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years.We both laughed and smiled as we ________ the good times and the great experiences we had shared together.
It was great to have this additional time to replay in my mind what we had talked about.I realized just how important it was to have regular ________ of the good times in our life.I was ________enough to have had the chance to take a short break and look back on the good things that had happened in my life.It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album ________ in a cupboard in your house.There before your eyes are lots of wonderful memories that take you back to times and places,and most importantly to those people who are in the ________ .
My flight home was finally called three hours later.I smiled as I ________ the plane and realized that I was not at all ________ about the delay in the flight,as I had been able to spend the time reflecting on the good times from days gone by.
【1】A.rest B.extra C.break D.alone
【2】A.flight B.number C.turn D.name
【3】A.chat B.negotiation C.lunch D.gathering
【4】A.aswellas B.asfaras C.assoonas D.aslongas
【5】A.reviewed B.reflected C.recalled D.restored
【6】A.memories B.rehearsals C.performances D.reminders
【7】A.depressed B.embarrassed C.Lucky D.proud
【8】A.leftout B.storedaway C.putout D.setaway
【9】A.pictures B.cupboard C.present D.past
【10】A.took B.boarded C.reached D.1anded
【11】A.disturbed B.puzzled C.afraid D.upset
26、你校将要组织美国交换生参观中国美术馆(National Art Museum of China)。请你根据下面提供的信息,口头通知活动安排。
1、集合的时间和地点:周六早上8:30,学校门口;
2、交通方式:校车;
3、活动内容:了解中国画家,欣赏著名画作。
注意:
1、词数80左右;
2、可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3、开头已给出,不计入总词数。
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