1、The boy asked me so many strange questions that they really _______ me a lot.
A.indicated B.confused C.identified D.criticized
2、Whatever happens ,Ben, ________ drugs.
A. doesn’t take B. not take
C. not taking D. don’t take
3、What some people regard as a ________ is seen as a plus by many others.
A.duty B.drawback C.failure D.faith
4、________ related industries, Beijing will also commit to promoting the intelligent connected vehicle (ICV) industry, whose future market is huge.
A. In virtue of B. In terms of
C. On top of D. On behalf of
5、--- Ann, our department may be named the Department of the Year because of the outstanding performance.
--- _______.
A.Good to know
B.I’ll say
C.I hear you on that one
D.Can’t argue with that
6、I will never forget my experience in Africa, _______ has a great effect on my life.
A. where B. which C. when D. that
7、She was the first woman________to the board.
A. to be appointed B. having been appointed
C. appointing D. to appoint
8、LED lighting, even in most developed countries, ________ long enough to know its effects across the human lifespan.
A.has not been used B.was not used
C.had not been used D.is not being used
9、 the wild for a week, especially for a teenager, was an unpleasant experience.
A. Being lost in B. Lost in
C. Losing in D. Having lost in
10、Mr. and Mrs. James feel more comfortable on a ship than they would do if they _________ any other way.
A.travel B.are travelling
C.have travelled D.travelled
11、How elegant and attractive our teacher is today!
—Yes. The red dress ____ her hidden beauty.
A. brings out B. takes out
C. lets out D. gives out
12、He promised that he ______ us in the party, but he hasn’t turned up until now.
A. will join B. had joined
C. would join D. has joined
13、— I can’t bear the air pollution in this city anymore.It is getting worse and worse.
— ________!We’ve never had so many chemical factories before.
A.I wouldn’t bet on it
B.You said it
C.Keep it up
D.Come off it
14、--- Why was Professor Zhang unhappy recently?
--- Because the theory he insisted on _____ wrong.
A. proved B. proving
C. being proved D. was proved
15、 To our relief, the European company expressed their ____ to co-operate with us.
A. anxiety B. concern
C. willingness D. complaints
16、I would have attended your birthday party last night but for the fact that it at that time.
A.was raining B.had been raining C.had rained D.would rain
17、Look out!Don’t get too close to the house ________ roof is under repair.
A.which B.whose
C.what D.that
18、______ nice, the food was all eaten up soon.
A. Tasting B. Taste
C. Tasted D. To taste
19、It’s burning hot today. Shall we rest in the shade these trees?
A. over B. beneath
C. outside D. to
20、My memory was a complete ________ I couldn't think of a single answer.
A.blank B.hollow C.vacant D.bare
21、IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer, and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad, one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs.Born in Sweden in 1926, Kamprad was a natural businessman.As a child, he enjoyed selling things and made small profits from selling matches, seeds, and pencils in his community.When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades.Naturally he used it to start up a business—IKEA.
IKEA’s name comes from Kamprad's initials (I.K.) and the place where he grew up (‘E’and ‘A’).Today IKEA is known for its modern, minimalist furniture, but it was not a furniture company in the beginning.Rather, IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods.
Kamprad’s wares included anything that he could sell for profits at discounted prices, including watches, pens and stockings.
IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail-order catalogue in 1947.The furniture was all designed and made by manufacturers near Kamprad’s home.Initial sales were very encouraging, so Kamprad expanded the product line.Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became solely a furniture company in 1951.
In 1953 IKEA opened its first showroom in Almhult, Sweden.IKEA is known today for its spacious stores with furniture in attractive settings, but in the early1950s, people ordered from catalogues.Thus response to the first showroom was overwhelming: people loved being able to see and try the furniture before buying it.This led to increased sales and the company continued to thrive.By 1955, IKEA was designing all its own furniture.
In 1956 Kamprad saw a man disassembling(拆卸) a table to make it easier to transport.Kamprad was inspired.The man had given him a great idea: flat packaging.Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers.IKEA tried it and sales soared.The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves, but over time, even this grew into an advantage for IKEA.Nowadays, IKEA is often seen as having connotations(内涵) of self-sufficiency.This image has done wonders for the company, leading to better sales and continued expansion.
Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries.Amazingly, Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held company.In 2004 he was named the world’s richest man.He currently lives in Switzerland and is retired from the day-to-day operations of IKEA.IKEA itself, though, just keeps on growing.
【1】The author states in Paragraph 6 that flat packaging___________.
A. needs large space to assembly furniture
B. is a business concept inspired by Kamprad
C. helps reduce transportation costs
D. makes the company self-sufficient
【2】What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Ingvar Kamprad is the richest man in the world.
B. IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer.
C. The advantage of IKEA’s furniture is dissembling.
D. Ingvar Kamprad established IKEA and led it to great success.
【3】What is the author’s attitude towards IKEA’s future according to the last paragraph?
A. Indifferent B. Optimistic
C. Doubtful D. Pessimistic
【4】The passage is developed primarily in terms of ___________.
A. order of events
B. analysis of a process
C. examples that illustrate(阐释) a problem
D. comparison and contrast
22、How to improve critical thinking
Critical thinking is the process of analyzing information to get the best answer to a question or problem. By drawing upon your own experience, reasoning, observation and communication with others,you can make informed decisions that bring positive solutions.【1】
Become more self-aware. Becoming more self-aware means considering your thought process,values,morals,and other beliefs.What do you believe in? How do your thoughts reflect these values?【2】Knowing what your personal preferences,strengths/weaknesses and prejudices(偏见)can help you better understand why you approach specific situations from a certain point of view.
【3】Identify and evaluate how you receive and process information. Understanding how you listen,then interpret,and finally react to information is vital to becoming more mentally efficient in the workplace. Taking time to analyze your mental process before making a work decision can help you act more objectively.
Develop foresight. Consider how others might feel about a situation or decision you make. 【4】Having the foresight to predict how your actions at work will produce reactions will help you make the right choice.
Practice active listening. Active listening is a foundational element of effective critical thinking.【5】Be considerate and focus on understanding their point of view. Gaining a full understanding of what they want, need or expect can help you react positively and have a subsequent productive conversation.
A.Evaluate existing evidence.
B.Understand your mental process.
C.Here are several tips you can take to become a critical thinker.
D.It’s vital to think objectively about your likes and dislikes.
E.Listen attentively while coworkers and supervisors are talking.
F.Determine the possible out comes of a situation and what might change.
G.Follow up by asking yourself if something is a fact, an opinion or an idea.
23、Change appears to be the only “constant” factor in the educational field. To provide students with the best education possible, policy makers might have to leave behind the practice of cookie-cutter education while hoping for a different result. After all, students’ needs and learning styles vary greatly.
Some students might have a better chance of success with a flexible schedule, especially if they must work a part-time job to help their families financially. For others, a curriculum that includes more of the arts or STEM or other careers might be ideal if the “traditional” class offerings don’t seem to fit their career interests. Providing more choices and changing what the “classroom” looks like won’t necessarily result in confusion if the proper guidance is given by teachers and academic advisors. Instead, students would gain a broader awareness of the opportunities that are available.
Furthermore students are exploring other post-secondary options. By involving more real-world experiences in the learning process, they’ll invest more time and attention into their learning. Many schools at the secondary level are already including more course offerings that give students more of these types of experiences. Some of these situations come in the form of dual (双的) credit where classes count towards both college and high school credit. Others offer working practice with local businesses or agencies where students can try out a particular job or work setting to see if it suits them. In either case, students are gaining the training and experience at an earlier age that will equip them to make important decisions about their future.
As for the teachers in leadership roles, it’s wise to place the decision making in the hands of the teachers. The reasoning behind this idea lies primarily with the fact that they know their students best and are most aware of their needs and those of their families. Furthermore, teachers have a vested (既得) interest in policy making since they are the first ones affected by new curriculum, assessment procedures, and any other factor that comes into play.
【1】What does the underlined part “cookie-cutter” in paragraph 1 probably mean?
A.Spoon-fed.
B.One-size-fits-all.
C.Constant-change.
D.Examination-based.
【2】How do the real-world experiences help the students?
A.They devote more to learning.
B.It improves their credit scoring methods.
C.It promotes their physical and mental health.
D.They step into society as soon as possible.
【3】Why should teachers be given more opportunities to determine policies?
A.They love carrying out policies.
B.They can better base policies on students.
C.They always put their personal needs first.
D.They are more qualified at composing texts.
【4】In which section of a website can the text appear?
A.Travel.
B.Entertainment.
C.Science.
D.Education.
24、At the age of ten I could not figure out what this Elvis Presley guy had that the rest of us boys did not have.I mean,he had a head,two arms and two legs,just like the rest of us.About nine o’clock on Saturday morning I decided to ask Eugene Correthers,one of the older boys,what it was that made this Elvis guy so special.He told me that it was Elvis’ wavy hair and the way he moved his body.
About half an hour later all the boys in the orphanage(孤儿院)were called to the main dining-room and told we were all going to downtown Jacksonville,Florida to get a new pair of Buster Brown shoes and a haircut.That is when I got this big idea,which hit me like a ton of bricks. If the Elvis hair cut was the big secret,then that’s what I was going to get.
A11 the way to town I told everybody, including the matron(女管家)from the orphanage who was taking us to town,that I was going to look just like Elvis Presley and that I would learn to move around just like he did and that I would be rich and famous one day, just like him.
When I got my new Buster Brown shoes, I could hardly wait for my new hair cut and now that I had my new Busier Brown shoes I would be very happy to go back to the orphanage and practice being like Elvis.
We finally arrived at the big barber shop,where they cut our hair for free because we were orphans(孤儿).I looked at the barber and said,“I want an Elvis hair cut. Can you make my hair like Elvis?”I asked him,with a big smile on my face.“Let's just see what we can do for you,little man,”he said.I was so happy when he started to cut my hair.Just as he started to cut my hair, the matron signed for him to come over to where she was standing.She whispered something into his ear and then he shook his head,like he was telling her “No”.Then he told me they were not allowed to give us Elvis hair cuts.Then I saw my hair falling onto the floor.
【1】In the author’s eyes,Elvis Presley was_________.
A.disgusting B.admirable
C.ambitious D.dynamic
【2】From the passage,we can know that______________.
A.Buster Brown was more appealing than Elvis Presley
B.An Elvis hair cut cost the orphans a lot of money
C.The matron did not want the boy to have an Elvis hair cut
D.The barber was unwilling to give the boy an Elvis hair cut
【3】We can learn from the underlined sentence that the boy was______.
A.excited to have an Elvis hair cut
B.worried to think about the secret
C.anxious to remove the ton of bricks
D.careful to seize the chance
【4】How would the boy probably feel when he walked out of the barber shop?
A.Delighted. B.Guilty.
C.Self-satisfied. D.Depressed.
25、My most memorable experience was when my father and I got lost in a forest. We were camping in Sequoia National Park for a long weekend. As____as we got there, my family and I ____our tents and by then it was starting to get____
My dad started up a small fire and____that there would not be enough wood for the____, so he decided to go for some firewood. I wouldn’t let my father go off____his own, so I followed in his direction. I____up with him and we went off into the forest____for some firewood.
Soon we got off track and realized we got_____ With nothing but a flashlight(手电筒), we started____ back. We felt like foreigners, not familiar at all with the____ My dad stopped to figure out (琢磨) what____we could do, ____I just sat down on a fallen tree. After a couple of minutes of rest, I thought it would be OK to____
All of a____ I felt my dad’s arm____me up and he placed my head on his____ I felt as safe as a bear, protecting over its child. My dad walked and walked____he found a trail(小路), and one way or another he found our campsite. My mother was very____, almost crying about where we were. ____, I think that it was a good thing to be lost for a little while because I got to spend good quality time with my dad.
【1】
A.long
B.soon
C.far
D.well
【2】
A.put up
B.picked up
C.took up
D.gave up
【3】
A.black
B.clean
C.clear
D.dark
【4】
A.realized
B.promised
C.recognized
D.admitted
【5】
A.day
B.afternoon
C.night
D.morning
【6】
A.on
B.with
C.by
D.at
【7】
A.came
B.caught
C.put
D.got
【8】
A.asking
B.calling
C.looking
D.sending
【9】
A.paid
B.lost
C.dressed
D.changed
【10】
A.returning
B.looking
C.walking
D.arriving
【11】
A.environment
B.language
C.difference
D.expression
【12】
A.exactly
B.frequently
C.entirely
D.gradually
【13】
A.but
B.yet
C.so
D.because
【14】
A.play
B.walk
C.sleep
D.seat
【15】
A.moment
B.minute
C.flash
D.sudden
【16】
A.throw
B.set
C.draw
D.pick
【17】
A.head
B.leg
C.shoulder
D.arm
【18】
A.unless
B.until
C.while
D.since
【19】
A.worried
B.excited
C.calm
D.eager
【20】
A.Therefore
B.Otherwise
C.Besides
D.However
26、阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头话续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When I was in seventh grade, my parents paid a tutor(家庭教师)forty dollars a week for her coming to my house and helping me with math. It ended up raising my marks from 50 to 55.
I had to admit it was mainly my fault. Maybe I should have concentrated on my math from the beginning. But studying math was a painful and tough thing. My teachers and friends would frequently ask the question after tests, “How’s your math this time?” Gradually I became extremely afraid of math. My fear of math got worse in ninth grade. Every report card I received from my new math teacher Ms Robbins had the comment to encourage me,“I’m glad to do what I can to help you.” But I couldn’t tell her the real reason why I didn’t ask for help—I didn’t want to be considered stupid. Every question I had was, in my opinion at that time, something that the whole class had understood but me. So I ended up not caring about anything related to math, without working hard on math at all. But in my bottom of my heart, there was still a worry that I would not pass the math exam or even fail to be admitted to high school .
Finally, the day came when my classmates and I took the final test that would lead to our graduation from middle school and stepping into high school. Days after the exam, on a rainy summer morning, Ms. Robbins called me to her office.
注意:续写词数为 150 左右。
Paragraph 1:
With worry and uncertainty, I entered her office.
Paragraph 2:
After I took the courage to tell my parents the bad news, they were silent.
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