1、— It seems that you are familiar with this city.
— I ______ English in a high school here for three years. It' s great to be back!
A. have taught B. have been teaching
C. had taught D. taught
2、It is difficult to command a new skill, but once ________, it will benefit you for the rest of your life.
A.obtaining
B.obtained
C.to obtain
D.is obtained
3、I want to buy so beautiful a car he has.
A. which B. as C. what D. That
4、下列句子有错误的是:
A.However, Brillat-Savarin was actually referring our personality, character, and culture.
B.This is probably not an authentic Chinese recipe, so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese.
C.My favourite dish there was boiled dumplings served with vinegar.
D.There is much debate nowadays as to what makes up a healthy diet.
5、 ___________by her classmates for fatness, she decided to go on a diet so as to lose weight.
A. To be annoyed B. To have been annoyed
C. Having been annoyed D. Having annoyed
6、I’ll take seriously ________ advice you put forward.
A. whatever B. however C. whichever D. whenever
7、By hiring regional musicians to play in common areas such as lobbies and waiting rooms, the Cen Stage Arts in Health program ______ an environment of music all over campus for the past five years.
A.is creating
B.was about to create
C.has been creating
D.will be creating
8、He must have done what his boss asked him to finish yesterday, ?
A.mustn’t he
B.didn’t he
C.doesn’t he
D.hasn’t he
9、I can’t stay out overnight without my parents’ _______.
A.reputation B.prejudice C.presentation D.approval
10、I like ________ I have in my life, so I’d appreciate it if you stop trying to change things.
A.that
B.it
C.what
D.which
11、China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, ______ people admire the moon and give gifts of mooncakes.
A.which
B.that
C.where
D.when
12、I used to feel like 50 percent of my time________ researching new restaurants.
A.were spent
B.have been spent
C.was spent
D.has been spent
13、I don't believe we've met before, I must say you do look familiar.
A.therefore
B.although
C.since
D.unless
14、They seemed not to be __________ of what was happening around.
A. known B. clear C. anxious D. aware
15、I'm sure he is keeping something back.I'd rather he ______________ me the truth.
A.tells B.told C.has told D.had told
16、Ouyang Xiu repeatedly asked to be _____ his duties, but instead the new emperor sent him to be magistrate successively in Anhui, Shandong and Henan.
A.engrossed in B.qualified for C.free from D.relieved of
17、 He said life wouldn’t be worth ______ without friendship.
A. being lived B. to be lived
C. living D. to be living
18、 If the old man _______ given first aid immediately, he ________ dead now.
A. wasn’t; would be
B. hadn’t been; would be
C. hasn’t been; would have been
D. weren’t; is
19、It’s extremely impolite to speak ill of your teacher after_________she’s done for you.
A.something
B.anything
C.all
D.that
20、______ payment online is safe, people will be more likely to link their bank cards to Wechat.
A.Even if
B.As if
C.As long as
D.Unless
21、More than 60 people were ______ in the accident.
A. involving B. involve
C. involved D. to involve
22、Jeremy is well-known for his great sense of humour, but he is in no ______for telling jokes today.
A.emotion B.attitude C.gesture D.mood
23、After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ________ her job as a doctor in the countryside.
A. set out B. took over
C. took up D. set up
24、We have never been ________ in spite of repeated failures.
A.tiresome
B.disheartened
C.sensitive
D.mature
25、We left for the railway station early ________ we could catch the first train.
A.even if
B.unless
C.so that
D.after
26、My friend John lived with his parents. They lived in a small town not far from London. Both his parents were over seventy years old.
One day, we drank in a bar with some other friends. It was dark but none wanted to leave. We hadn’t been together for a long time. We talked and laughed. It seemed that all of us forgot the time. But suddenly John got up and went outside. “Where are you going?” I followed him. “I just want to make a call with my parents. It’s late. I want to tell them not to wait for me.”
I noticed that he dialed(拨号码) the phone number twice as he called his parents. When he dialed the first time, he hung up after three rings. And then he dialed a second time and began to talk.
“Was the line busy the first time?” I asked
‘‘NO.”
“Then I can’t understand why you dialed the phone twice.”
My friend smiled. He told me, “When I call my parents, they are so eager(渴望的) to talk to me that they run for the phone. Once, in order to answer my phone call, my mother fell down and hit her little toe against the table leg. She couldn’t walk for days. After that, I made an agreement with them: Don’t run to answer the phone. I call first and let the phone ring three times to give them the time to prepare.”
After listening to him, my heart felt full. We often show how we care for our parents with gifts and cards, but aren’t the everyday gifts doing from the little things and telling of our love?
【1】The story mainly talks about .
A.how to be a patient person
B.how to dial a phone number
C.how to show everyday love to parents
D.how to make good friends with others
【2】Why did the writer’s friend call his parents?
A.Because he wanted to tell them he loved them.
B.Because he didn’t want them to wait for him.
C.Because he wanted to live with them.
D.Because he missed them.
【3】The writer felt when he noticed that his friend dialed the phone number twice.
A.surprised
B.excited
C.moved
D.bored
【4】The writer’s friend dialed the phone number twice because _______.
A.the line was busy the first time
B.he forgot what he was doing the first time
C.he dialed the wrong number the first time
D.he wanted his parents to have time to prepare
27、 Kuringai Chase National Park
Guided Walks and Nature Activities
SUNDAY MAY 7 EASY
Early Morning Walk in Upper Lane Cove Valley
Meet at 7:30 am at the end of Day Rd, Cheltenham while the bush is alive with birdsong.
Round trip: 4 hours
FRIDAY MAY 12 MEDIUM
Possum Prowl
Meet at 7:30 pm in Seaforth Oval car park. Enjoy the peace of the bush at night. Lovely water views. Bring a torch and wear sports shoes as some rock climbing involved. Coffee and biscuits supplied.
Duration (持续时间): 2 hours
SUNDAY JUNE 4 HARD
Bairne / Basin Track
Meet at 9:30 am on Track #8, West Head Road. Impressive Pittwater views. Visit Beechwood Cottage. Bring lunch and drink. Some steep sections. Reasonable fitness required.
Duration: about 6 hours
FRIDAY JUNE 16 EASY
Poetry Around a Campfire
Meet at 7:00 pm at Kalbarri Visitor Center. Share your favourite poem or one of your own with a group around a gently burning fire. Tea and biscuits to follow. Dress up warmly.
Cost: $4.00 per person
Duration: 2.5 hours
SUNDAY JUNE 25 EASY
Morning Walk at Mitchell Park
Meet at 8:30 am at the entrance to Mitchell Park, Mitchell Park Rd, for a pleasant walk wandering through rainforest, river flats and dry forest to swampland. Binoculars (双筒望远镜) a must to bring as many birds live here. Finish with morning tea.
Round trip: 3 hours
◆Grading
EASY suitable for all fitness levels
MEDIUM for those who periodically exercise
HARD only if you regularly exercise
【1】Where are visitors required to meet to explore the beauty of nature at night?
A.At the end of Day Rd, Cheltenham.
B.At the entrance to Mitchell Park.
C.On Track #8, West Head Road.
D.In Seaforth Oval car park.
【2】The activity held on SUNDAY JUNE 4 is most suitable for those who ________.
A.are animal lovers
B.take exercise regularly
C.prefer literature to nature
D.are interested in morning tea
【3】What activity does Morning Walk at Mitchell Park provide?
A.Bird watching.
B.Animal hunting.
C.River swimming.
D.Mountain climbing.
28、 Plastic garbage is one of the world’s biggest environmental headaches. Some plastic items like water bottles and shopping bags can last for hundreds of years after being thrown away, with all this plastic rubbish disrupting ecosystems and disturbing the habitats of wildlife.
There have been several projects to help control plastic production, but researchers may have found a natural way to get rid of the products.
Waxworms, which are confusingly classed as caterpillars(毛毛虫), are the honey bee’s worst nightmares, as they lay their eggs inside their hives(蜂巢). Amateur beekeeper Federica Bertocchini decided to use plastic bags to protect the hives, however she was dumbfounded when she discover the insects were able to eat holes into the sides of the bags.
The beekeeper’s surprising findings sparked a study. Bertocchini, from the Spanish National Research Council, teamed up with scientists from Cambridge University to perform some tests.
When the team put about one hundred waxworms into a standard UK plastic shopping bag, they began feasting. After about 12 hours they’d eaten roughly 92 milligrams of the bag.
In all, this isn’t huge amount, but it’s a lot faster than other natural ways. Last year, researchers found a specific type of bacteria( 细菌 )could eat plastic, but at a rate of 0. 13 milligrams a day, making this is a massive jump in the search for a natural way to dispose(处理) plastic.
The team is still not 100 percent sure how the worms do what they do, but they’re heralding this as an important first step to get rid of pollution.
Luckily, while that team works out the answer, plastic manufacturers have found a way to make their products much more environmentally friendly. There are three types of environmentally friendly plastics: bioplastics(which are made from corn starch), biodegradable plastics(which break down quicker) and recycled plastic.
Hopefully with these new products, we will get closer to a society that is less harmful to the environment.
【1】Why is plastic garbage a huge environmental headache?
A.Because some plastic bottles can stay on the street for many years.
B.Because this kind of rubbish will do great damage to the environment for years.
C.Because more and more plastic bags will make the environment look dull and ugly.
D.Because the plastic rubbish will make the wild life get worse than before.
【2】What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” mean in the third paragraph?
A.Shocked.
B.Frightened.
C.Embarrassed.
D.Uncomfortable.
【3】How do the waxworms deal with the plastic?
A.They make the plastic into honey.
B.They help scientist develop new plastic.
C.They eat the plastic in an environmentally friendly way.
D.They work with some plastic factories to deal with plastic faster.
【4】What is the author’s feeling about the future?
A.The author is optimistic about the environment.
B.There will be more plastic products.
C.The waxworms will play a major role in the future.
D.No one is 100 percent sure what the future will be like.
29、Some students get so nervous before a test. They do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock, a professor at the University of Chicago in Illinois, has studied these highly anxious test-takers. The students start worrying about the results. And when they worry, it actually uses up attention and memory resources.
Professor Beilock and another researcher, Gerardo Ramirez have developed a possible solution. Just before an exam, highly anxious test-takers spend ten minutes writing about their worries about the test.
The researchers tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students. They gave them two short maths tests. After the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly or write about their feelings about the upcoming second test.
Professor Beilock says those who sat quietly scored an average of 12% worse on the second test. But the students who had written about their fears improved their performance by an average of 5%. Next, the researchers employed younger students in a biology class. They told them before final exams either to write about their feelings or to think about things unrelated to the test. Professor Beilock says highly anxious students who did the writing got an average grade of B+, compared to a B-for those who did not.
“What we showed is that for students who are highly test-anxious, who’d done our writing intervention (干预), all of a sudden there was no relationship between test anxiety and performance. They were performing just as well as their classmates who don’t normally get nervous in these tests.”
But what if students do not have a chance to write about their fears immediately before an exam? Professor Beilock says students can try it themselves at home or in the library and still improve their performance.
【1】What may the students start worrying about before an exam?
A.Whether they can pass the exams.
B.What other students do during the test.
C.Whether they have remembered the materials.
D.What kind of problems they will meet oa the test paper.
【2】What is the solution developed by the researchers?
A.Asking the students to ignore the test
B.Asking the students to focus on the test.
C.Asking the students to sit quietly before the test.
D.Asking the students to write about their worries before the test.
【3】What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?
A.The negative effect of test anxiety.
B.The solution to better school performance.
C.The benefit of feeling-telling before tests.
D.The way to get well prepared for tests.
【4】What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A.Students should use all chances to improve their performance.
B.We can only write about our worries right before an exam.
C.The best place to write about our worries is in the test room.
D.It is beneficial wherever we write about our worries before an exam.
30、 “In family life, love is the oil that eases friction (摩擦).” The words by Eva Burrows show the importance of ________ in my life. During my childhood many people came and went, but my grandfather ________ my life in several ways. He was loving and _________, following his dreams whatever difficulties he faced. The lessons I learned from his ________ have helped me battle through many struggles in my life.
Baseball has always been one of my favorite, ________, during my junior year of high school, I received very little playing time ________ I began to think about quitting baseball. Just then my grandfather’s ________ said in my head, “You can’t give up now, it has just begun.” I remembered his ________. He was tenacious(顽强的)in the restaurant business where many people ________ year after year. Although his business failed once, he never ________ but continued to follow his dreams of being a successful entrepreneur(企业家).Keeping my grandfather’s successful story in mind ________ my confidence, which gave me the ability to prove myself a ________ on the playing field.
Off the baseball field, my grandfather taught me many ________ about the importance of family ________. Everyday he’d call simply to say “hi, ________ the value of keeping in touch with the family. Like my Grandpa, I try to keep the family ________ by organizing family dinners. As my sisters and brothers now live at various places around the country, I try to hold my grandfather’s family values of love and communication by calling them several times a week. By ________ his traditions, I feel I am bringing everyone together emotionally as well as physically.
My sense of responsibility and adjustment are characters my grandfather has ________ to me. ________, on October 1st 2008 the great man I speak of passed away. He passed away but his ________ exists in me forever.
【1】A.struggle B.work C.efficiency D.family
【2】A.supported B.checked C.changed D.cared
【3】A.available B.curious C.tough D.awkward
【4】A.problems B.backgrounds C.responses D.examples
【5】A.Also B.However C.Therefore D.Instead
【6】A.so B.or C.for D.but
【7】A.origin B.voice C.quality D.reputation
【8】A.demands B.appearance C.stories D.function
【9】A.cheered B.connected C.failed D.woke
【10】A.gave up B.showed off C.turned up D.kept away
【11】A.solved B.fueled C.protected D.tested
【12】A.spot B.purpose C.project D.product
【13】A.methods B.lessons C.skills D.sufferings
【14】A.communication B.enjoyment C.education D.life
【15】A.announcing B.discussing C.explaining D.stressing
【16】A.wealthy B.confident C.considerate D.close
【17】A.following B.joining C.hiding D.breaking
【18】A.devoted B.promised C.passed D.added
【19】A.Particularly B.Importantly C.Eventually D.Unfortunately
【20】A.degree B.symbol C.potential D.influence
31、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in. the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. homebound B. movements C. developed D. available
E. isolated F. images G. tough H. activities
I. hooked J. equipped K. supposed
A small robot may help children who are recovering from a long-term illness in the hospital or at home.
These children may feel【1】from their friends and classmates. The robot takes their place ‘ at school. Through the robot, the children can hear their teachers and friends.
Norwegian researchers have【2】a clever way to keep children recovering from long-term illness connected to their friends and their education. Now, these children may have a high-tech friend.-a robot.
The robot is called AV1. AV1 goes to school for a child who is【3】while recovering from a long-term illness. And the child’s school friends must help. They carry the robot between classes and place the robot on the child’s desk.
A Norwegian company called No Isolation created the robot. Karen Dolva was one of the co-founders. She explains how the robot AV1 works. From home, the child uses a tablet’ or phone to start the robot. Then they use the same device to control the robot’s【4】. At school, the robot becomes the eyes, ears and voice of the child.
The student can take part in classroom【5】from wherever they are recovering, whether at home or from a hospital bed. The robot is【6】with speakers, microphones and cameras that make communicating easy.
The robot was designed to be 【7】. It is water resistant and can take a fall from a desk without damage. Inside AV1, there is a small computer connected to a 4G network A small camera【8】up to a small computer could do the job. But that would not be the same.
AV1 is large and looks like a human for a reason. Dolva says this is important because the robot is【9】to be a friend to the children. And robots are, quite simply, cool. The robot just became【10】to the public. Hopefully AV1 will help some children feel less lonely while they are absent from class.
32、读后续写
John Carpenter did not like to buy toys that somebody else had made. He liked the fun of making them himself. The thought that they were his own work delighted him. Tom Austin, one of his playmates, thought a toy was worth nothing unless it cost a great deal of money. He never tried to make anything, but bought all his toys.
"Come and look at my horse," said he, one day. "It cost a dollar, and it is such a beauty! Come and see it."
John was soon admiring his friend's horse, and he was examining it carefully, to see how it was made. The same evening he began to make one on his own. He went into the wood shed, and picked out two pieces of wood—one for the head of his horse, the other for the body. It took him two or three days to shape them to his satisfaction.
His father gave him a bit of red leather for a bridle, and a few brass nails, and his mother found a bit of old fur with which he made a mane and tail for his horse. But what about the wheels? This puzzled him. At last he thought he would go to a turner's shop, and see if he could get some round pieces of wood which might suit his purpose.
He found a large number of such pieces among the shavings on the floor, and asked permission to take a few of them. The turner(车工) asked him what he wanted them for, and he told him about his horse. “Oh,” said the man, laughing, “if you wish it, I will make some wheels for your horse. But remember, when it is finished, you must let me see it.”
John promised to do so, and he soon ran home with the wheels in his pocket.
注意:1. 所续写短文的词数为150左右;
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
4. 续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1
The next morning, he went to the turner’s shop with his horse all complete.
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Paragraph 2
He studied hard in school.
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