1、“Even when people do things for you and give you things that you don't actually want, you must always remember that it's the thought that counts.” In which of the following sentences does “count” share the same meaning with the one in the example?
A.There'll be eight for dinner, counting ourselves.
B.I count myself fortunate to have had such a good education.
C.I've had three jobs in the last five years, but one of them was unpaid, so it doesn't count.
D.With our busy lives today, we have less and less time for what really counts.
2、— I feel tired out.
— Why don’t you bring ______ to his attention that you are too tired to go on working?
A. one B. that C. it D. this
3、He was so ________ in his homework that he didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.
A.appealed
B.absorbed
C.drawn
D.concentrated
4、A kind of newly-made shoes, if put into the market, _________ large orders because the heels can switch from 4 to 9 centimeters.
A.meets
B.will meet
C.has met
D.met
5、_______ with her research, she couldn’t spare any time to go for a holiday.
A. Occupying B. Occupied
C. To occupy D. Occupy
6、The car, if ________ by force, will send out sirens to attract people’s attention.
A.opened
B.open
C.opening
D.to open
7、—David, can you tell me where I will _______ a good second-hand bike at a low price?
—You should turn to George, for he is a well-informed man.
A. make up B. hold up C. pick up D. take up
8、She looks as if ________ something.
A.in search of B.she looked for C.she had looked for D.she was in search of
9、— Cloning can lead to many complicated problems.
— __________. That’s why a lot of people are strongly against it.
A. That’s it B. Nonsense
C. That’s all right D. What a pity
10、________, there was no mistaking that she was displeased.
A.As her words were gently spoken B.Spoken as her words were gently
C.Whereas her words gently spoken D.Gently as her words were spoken
11、In the past decade, geologists have come loser than ever to the age of the earth.
A.calculate B.calculating C.be calculating D.have calculated
12、It is impossible for him to change his mind once he has ________ doing something.
A. depended on B. debated on
C. relied on D. decided on
13、The writer ___ his writing so that he forgot to have his lunch.
A.absorbed
B.was absorbed with
C.absorbed into
D.was absorbed in
14、After playing basketball for two hours, he returned home, ________.
A.tiredly and thirsty B.tired and thirstily
C.tiredly and thirstily D.tired and thirsty
15、Sticking to the ________ meaning can not always give readers the proper reading as sometimes you need to read behind the lines.
A.distinct
B.genuine
C.literal
D.abstract
16、Heavily______ it is raining outside, people are still looking forward to not canceling the outdoor concert by the pop singer.
A. while B. although C. until D. as
17、—Sorry for being late for the party.
—________earlier next time,will you?
A.Coming
B.To come
C.Having come
D.Come
18、The customer left the waiter a ________ tip because he had been especially friendly and helpful.
A. moderate B. liberal
C. handy D. conscious
19、 ________ the morning train, he would not have been late for the meeting.
A.Did he catch
B.should be catch
C.has he caught
D.Had he caught
20、All the books donated by the students from urban schools are said ________ to the students in the earthquake-stricken areas the other day.
A. to have been sent B. being sent
C. having been sent D. to be sent
21、My parents strongly _________ my _________ to go to college out of Beijing, because they don't like my being far away from them.
A. enjoy; wish B. oppose; attempt
C. advocate; effort D. object; desire
22、His ____ from the carnival (狂欢节) was a pity for his fans.
A.absence B.presence C.attendance D.appearance
23、Upon hearing the news of her dad's passing, she was ______ with grief.
A. arrested B. overcome
C. frightened D. modified
24、Tom asked the candy makers if they could make the chocolate easier ________ into small pieces.
A. to break B. breaking
C. broken D. break
25、When deeply __________ work, which he often was, he would forget all about eating and sleeping.
A.allergic to B.being based on C.absorbed in D.being adapted to
26、People love Shakespeare’s vocabulary and creativity. He used more than 15,000 words in this writing! But Bible’s Old Testament (旧约圣经) only contains 5,642 words, Shakespeare also invented many new terms and phrase.
If someone’s behavior suggested they were not honest and should not be trusted. Shakespeare called them suspicious. If someone was silly and perhaps looked like a fool, Shakespeare found their actions laughable. And for those who offered their opinions on something’s quality, Shakespeare called them critics (评论家). Today, for instance, food critics and film critics give their opinions on food and film.
The familiar phrase “break the ice” comes from Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew. The “ice is broken” when people in a group, who have never met before, begin to talk to each other by doing some activities. More common words were first used by Shakespeare including “road”, “gossip”, “lonely”, “bump” and “hurry”.
Four hundred years after his death. Shakespeare surely lives on, in everyday speech, as the most famous writer of all time.
【1】Shakespeare’s writings contain ________.
A.over 15,000 words
B.less than 15,000 words
C.only 5,642 words
D.less than 5,642 words
【2】Which of following can replace the underlined word “suspicious” on Paragraph 2?
A.meaningful
B.doubtful
C.thoughtful
D.powerful
【3】Whose actions are considered laughable from Paragraph 2?
A.Dishonest people’s
B.Silly’s people
C.Food critics
D.Film critics
【4】What may be the best title for the text?
A.Famous Words in Shakespeare’s Plays
B.Shakespeare’s Influence on English
C.The Famous Writer --- Shakespeare
D.Shakespeare’s Great Life
27、According to the recent news, Massachusetts’s technical and community colleges will not outsource(外包)management of their facilities to a private company, a decision one leader said was bolstered by an analysis of spending at each campus.
In an email sent Monday to college presidents in the Massachusetts Board of Regents system, outgoing Chancellor John Morgan said an internal analysis showed that each campus’ spending on facilities management fell well below the industry standards identified by the state. Morgan said those findings-which included data from the system’s 13 community colleges, 27 technical colleges and six universities-were part of the decision not to move forward with Governor Bill Hasam’s proposal to privatize management of state buildings in an effort to save money.
“While these numbers are still being validated by the state,we feel any adjustments they might suggest will be immaterial,” Morgan wrote to the presidents. “System institutions are operating very efficiently based on this analysis, raising the question of the value of pursuing a broad scale outsourcing initiative.”
Worker’s advocates have criticized Hasam’s plan,saying it would mean some campus workers would lose their jobs or benefits. Hasam has said colleges would be free to opt in or out of the out souring plan, which has not been finalized.
Morgan notified the Hasam administration of his decision to opt out in a letter sent last week. That letter, which includes several concerns Morgan has with the plan, was originally obtained by The Commercial Appeal in Memphis.
In an email statement from the state’s Office of Customer Focused Government, which is examining the possibility of outsourcing, spokeswoman Michelle R. Martin said officials were still working to analyze the data from the Board of Regents. Data on management expenses at the college system and in other state departments will be part of a “business justification” the state will use as officials deliberate the specifics of an outsourcing plan.
“The state’s facilities management project team is still in the process of developing its business justification and expects to have that completed and available to the public at the end of February,” Martin said. “At this time there is nothing to take action on since the analysis has yet to be completed.”
Morgan’s comments on outsourcing mark the second time this month that he has come out against one of Haslam’s plans for higher education in Massachusetts. Morgan said last week that he would retire at the end of January because of the governor’s proposal to split off six universities of the Board of Regents system and create separate governing boards for each of them. In his resignation letter, Morgan called the reorganization “unworkable”.
【1】What do we learn about the decision of technical and community colleges in Massachusetts?
A.It has been flatly rejected by the governor.
B.It is backed by a campus spending analysis.
C.It will boost their financial situation.
D.It has ignored their faculty’s demands.
【2】What does the campus spending analysis reveal?
A.Facilities management has greatly improved in recent years.
B.Private companies play an important role in campus management.
C.Colleges exercise foil control over Their own financial affairs.
D.Facilities management by colleges is more cost-effective.
【3】Workers’ supporters argue that Bill Haslam’s proposal would ______.
A.render a number of campus workers jobless
B.deprive colleges of the right to manage their facilities
C.make workers less motivated in performing duties
D.lead to the privatization of campus facilities
【4】What do we learn from the state spokeswoman’s response to John Morgan’s decision?
A.The college spending analysis justifies the outsourcing plan.
B.The outsourcing plan is not yet finalized.
C.The outsourcing plan will be implemented.
D.The state officials are confident about the outsourcing plan.
28、Dear Year 6 at Snowdon Vale County Secondary School,
Do you remember we agreed to circulate our ideas for our school project this year? Well, here is our suggestion and we hope you will join us to develop it.
The idea came to us in the autumn of 2004 when our head teacher made an announcement of a new student coming from a circus. Immediately there was whispering, “Those are dirty people!”; “They eat raw meat!”; “They wear rags!”. . . The teacher stopped the talking seriously.
The next morning after being introduced to the class, Jake sat in the only spare seat next to me. He was smaller than me and had dirty finger nails. His shirt was clean but had been repaired on many places. As he seemed to have no handkerchief and was sniffing loudly, I passed him one of mine. Immediately the boys behind me began to whisper, “He’ll give you the plague when he returns it!” Jake must have heard the remarks too. He seemed to be having great difficulty with his mathematics task. So I leaned over and explained the problems to him. As he listened, his mouth split into a dazzling smile. His eyes lit up as if a light had been turned on and he returned to the exercises with enthusiasm. He finished them quickly and proudly presented them to the teacher. “Well done, Jake,” she approved. “Now you can go and work on our new database.” Jake beamed and was soon busy sorting out information and adding more of his own.
I thought about how Jake’s life would be. I remembered seeing the campsite and thinking how poor the facilities were: only one tap for water, no particular place to put rubbish and a small dirty washing and toilet area. I wondered that if they were improved, then perhaps people would no longer be rude to him. I decided to help.
This year, we in our school plan to improve the campsite. Hope you will join us.
Best wishes.
Fred Sams
Meadowside County Secondary School
【1】Why did the other students have unfriendly remarks on Jake?
A.Because Jake was seen eating raw meat.
B.Because Jake lived on a circus campsite.
C.Because Jake was not good at mathematics.
D.Because Jake was struck by a terrible plague.
【2】What can be learned from Paragraph 3?
A.Jake’s clothing was exactly what the other students expected.
B.Fred Sams stopped helping Jake when other boys held him back.
C.Jake broke into a smile because he found confidence in mathematics.
D.Jake didn’t reply to the negative remarks because he didn’t hear them.
【3】What can best describe Jake according to the passage?
A.Friendly and polite.
B.Impolite and cold.
C.Dull and reserved.
D.Smart and enthusiastic.
【4】What is Fred’s purpose in writing this letter?
A.To narrate the story about his friendship with Jake.
B.To call for other students’ help with a school project.
C.To criticise the discrimination against certain students.
D.To draw attention to the poor facilities of the campsite.
29、Whatever your mood, here are a few of the best fiction and non-fiction books to get you thinking about reading plans, from classic novels to fantasy stories.
Beartown
Beartown, by Fredrik Backman, is about a small forest town with a big dream. The town’s junior hookey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals — in which they actually have a shot of winning. But unexpectedly, the match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a town in turmoil. It’s an engrossing book about community, loyalty ( 忠诚) , and the responsibilities of friendship that’s perfect to read in winter.
The Year of Living Danishly
The Year of Living Danishly, by Helen Russell, is one of the best books to read in wintertime, about how the Danes live (and cope with winter). Danish culture is shown in the book. It makes for a more beautiful addition to your bookshelf.
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat (退避) in Difficult Times
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times is Katherine May’s bestselling memoir and guide to the power of rest and retreat in difficult times. If you’re struggling with low energy, depression, or feeling lost, this is the ideal book to read in winter.
A Winter Book: Selected Stories
A Winter Book: Selected Stories is the perfect collection to retreat into in winter. It features thirteen winter stories from Tove Jansson’s first book for adults, The Sculptors Daughter, plus seven of the beloved Finnish writer’s most cherished (珍爱的) later stories.
【1】Which book will you choose if you are interested in the Danish culture?
A.Beartown.
B.The Year of Living Danishly.
C.A Winter Book: Selected Stories.
D.Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times.
【2】What do we know about Tove Jansson’s book?
A.It is a guidebook.
B.It is a travel diary
C.It is a collection of stories.
D.It is a new historical fiction
【3】What do the listed books have in common?
A.They are classic novels.
B.They are about community and loyalty.
C.They are ideal books for winter reading.
D.They are Finnish writer’s most cherished stories.
30、For most people, having things stolen feels like an offence. Robbie Pruitt admitted that he got ______ when he discovered the theft of his mountain bike last September. But soon enough, his______ took a turn. After letting go of his anger and frustration, he found himself on a road to sympathy ______ .
For Pruitt, a keen bicyclist, the first thing to do was ______ his stolen bike. But when he went bike shopping, he found few available, which got him thinking: What if the ______ of bikes was Covid-19 related, and what if the person who'd taken his bike really needed ______ to get to work?
With that thought in mind, Pruitt ______ a plan and posted it on the community website. He______ to fix bikes free of charge for anyone who needed it. He also asked for unwanted bikes, which he would repair-again______ . And then he would donate them to folks who could truly use them but didn't have the ______ to buy one.
The day the post went live, Pruitt received thirty ______ bicycles. Then came more than 500 enquiries for ______ information. By the end of 2020, Pruitt had repaired more than 140 for donation or to be ______ to their owners.
Pruitt tries to give his donations to families that are ______ struggling. ______ simply satisfying a material need, he has provided an opportunity for kids in his neighborhood to learn how to fix their own bikes.
In addition to ______ skills, Pruitt's lessons teach teamwork, encourage self-worth, and promote feelings of community. ______, the kids have gained a sense of accomplishment.
"It's a really great ______ for kids,“ said a neighbor in an interview with the local newspaper. "Pruitt is certainly providing a ______, but it's not just the bikes. It's the relationships in the community. It's the ______ he can make on people."
【1】
A.amazed
B.curious
C.mad
D.frightened
【2】
A.route
B.career
C.opinions
D.emotions
【3】
A.instead
B.together
C.ever
D.yet
【4】
A.replace
B.lock
C.repair
D.ride
【5】
A.variety
B.lack
C.increase
D.quality
【6】
A.instruction
B.qualification
C.transportation
D.permission
【7】
A.stuck to
B.came up with
C.gave up
D.broke away from
【8】
A.remembered
B.refused
C.offered
D.hesitated
【9】
A.for free
B.in advance
C.by accident
D.on credit
【10】
A.profit
B.courage
C.budget
D.excuse
【11】
A.used
B.shared
C.expensive
D.modem
【12】
A.new
B.detailed
C.late
D.meaningful
【13】
A.exported
B.sold
C.lent
D.returned
【14】
A.hardly
B.truly
C.slightly
D.instantly
【15】
A.Without
B.Beyond
C.Upon
D.Among
【16】
A.practical
B.commercial
C.mathematical
D.social
【17】
A.Otherwise
B.However
C.Meanwhile
D.Somehow
【18】
A.promise
B.celebration
C.experience
D.comfort
【19】
A.service
B.competition
C.ceremony
D.suggestion
【20】
A.impact
B.impression
C.compromise
D.progress
31、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box… Each word can only be used once. Do note that there is one word more than you need.
What’s the point of reading if we all forget what we read sooner or later? Being a liberal arts (文科) teacher, more often than not, I will find myself confronted with this sort of question. And knowing that I am not in a good position to 【1】 this question which can be simple and hard at the same time, I always quote what William Johnson Cory has written in a letter in which he articulates (清晰表达) the purpose of education. From my perspective, his words can also be taken as a 【2】 argument for reading. The full quotation goes:
“At school you are 【3】 not so much in acquiring knowledge as in making mental efforts under criticism. A certain amount of knowledge you can indeed with average faculties acquire so as to retain; nor need you 【4】 the hours you spent on much that is forgotten, for the 【5】 of lost knowledge at least protects you from many illusions. But you go to a great school not so much for knowledge as for arts and habits: for the habit of attention, for the art of entering 【6】 into another person’s thoughts, for the habit of submitting to censure (批判) and refutation (反驳), for the art if indicating assent (附议) or dissent (异议) in gradated terms, for the habit of regarding minute points of accuracy, for the art of working out what is possible in a given time, for taste, for discrimination, for mental courage, and for mental soberness (清醒).”
Besides, even though we eventually forget most of what we read, there can still be 【7】 in the moments of reading a particular book in a particular place. What I remember most about Hemingway’s short-story 【8】 Men Without Women is the persistent cough I had due to a heavy cold, which at that time did give me a strong feeling that I would also like to die for my beloved.
So the purpose of reading is not to memorize 【9】 everything we read but to keep reading. After all, if there are no 【10】 opinions on the idea that we are what we eat then we are also what we read.
32、阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I’m so excited because today I’m graduating from high school, finally! I have many mixed feelings. I’m nervous, happy, but most importantly scared for the future. I still haven’t gotten my college letters to see if I got in or not.
Several days passed and slowly my letters started to arrive, sadly refused. All of my options close to home turned me down, which made me scared because I get very homesick. Then I remembered that a month before in the college adviser’s office I applied to a study abroad program in China. I looked at it as a very last choice but now it was my only hope for going to college next year.
The letter arrived and I was accepted! I was happy to go to college but I couldn’t believe it was in China. We all started crying. My parents are very overprotective, they never let me do anything and always make my decisions for me. I was still unsure whether to go or not.
My parents claimed that I wasn’t ready. I didn’t give in. For the first time I made my own decision. They tried to stop me but my mind was determined. All of my life I never tried anything new and now was the perfect time to be outgoing. I would start fresh, meet new people, and learn about a new place and culture. I packed and my parents drove me to the airport, crying all the way. Finally, I said goodbye and left. Time passed so fast and once I opened my eyes I was in China.
注意:1. 续写词数应为100左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
At last I arrived at my college and began my new life.
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