1、Deliberately push yourself out of your ________. Try things that you do not normally try.
A.origin B.budget C.routine D.identity
2、Schools have been lengthening the school day to raise test marks, which ________ be costly if schools need air conditioning on hot days.
A.might B.can C.dare D.need
3、He dyed his beard to avoid____________ .
A.to be recognized B.being recognized C.recognition D.recognize
4、---Mum, have you seen my U-Disk?
---____________ you bought last Sunday? I'm afraid I haven't seen ________.
A. The one; one B. That; one C. One; it D. The one; it
5、The beautiful dress _______ Miss Jones went to the ball was borrowed from a friend of hers.
A.that B.which C.in which D.wearing which
6、Susan has been working hard day and night, which ________ her pale face.
A. stands for B. accounts for
C. benefits from D. recovers from
7、______ is generally accepted, economic growth is determined by the smooth development of production.
A. What B. That C. It D.As
8、Continuing violence could ________ the progress towards reform.
A.hold on B.hold out C.hold on to D.hold up
9、The reason ______he didn't come was ______he was ill.
A. why; that B. that; why
C. for that; that D. for which; what
10、I had my pocket ______while shopping in the central mall. Bad luck.
A.stolen B.lost C.picked D.packed
11、―I’m afraid I may not be able to enter the lecture hall.
―Don’t worry.You______have the ticket for the lecture.
A.shall B.can C.should D.may
12、School children must be taught how to deal with dangerous ______.
A.contributions B.conditions C.situations D.positions
13、By the time Mr Wang returned home from Beijing, his son’s wedding _______.
A.ended B.has ended C.had been ending D.had ended
14、In his own restaurant,he would immediately fire any employee who was ________ to a customer.
A. rude B. considerate
C. accessible D. selfish
15、We can never forget the days ______ tens of thousands of medical staff from every province were pooled to help Hubei and the days ______ we, Chinese people, spent together supporting Wuhan.
A.when, which B.which, when C.what, that D.on which, when
16、The house I grew up___________has been taken down.
A.in that B.where C.in D.in which
17、―Hi,Jane.Could Lucy come to the lecture?
―No.______she’ll be able to come is not known yet.
A.That B.If C.Whether D.What
18、I am afraid he is more of a talker than a doer, which is _______ he never finishes anything.
A.why B.where C.when D.that
19、As for how to promote public education, Professor Li gave us a lot of suggestions which ________ reasonable and practical.
A.appeared B.sounded C.looked D.listened
20、It is really an honor to have had a ______ talk with the president, which I will value forever.
A.delight B.delighted C.delightful D.delighting
21、Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful, but they may also ________our thinking.
A.direct
B.limit
C.change
D.improve
22、Doctors always tell us that drinking too much________our health,but some people don’t care.
A.is harm to
B.does harmful to
C.is harmful to
D.do harm to
23、When changing lanes, a driver should use his turning signal to let other drivers know ______.
A.he is entering which lane
B.which lane he is entering
C.is he entering which lane
D.which lane is he entering
24、The concept of sharing is so deep-rooted in Chinese culture that people share their belongings________ even being aware of it.
A.without
B.about
C.at
D.by
25、How happy we are! The holiday we have been looking forward _______ at last.
A.to has come B.having come
C.to having come D.has come
26、In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition which she won last year.
As a writer, I know about winning contests – and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection letter from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and destroyed hopes can resurface in our children.
A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting my daughter’s experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
【1】What do we learn from the first paragraph?
A.A lot of amusements compete for children’s time nowadays.
B.Children have lots of fun doing mindless activities.
C.Rebecca is much too busy to enjoy her leisure time.
D.Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.
【2】What did the author say about her own writing experience?
A.She was constantly under pressure to write more.
B.Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.
C.She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
D.Her road to success was full of pain and frustrations.
【3】Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?
A.She believed she possessed real talent for writing.
B.She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.
C.She wanted to share her stories with readers.
D.She had won a prize in the previous contest.
【4】The underlined sentence probably means that the author was _______.
A.trying not to let her daughter enjoy her own life
B.trying to get her daughter to do the thing as the author wished
C.making sure that her daughter would win the contest
D.helping her daughter develop real skills for writing
27、 Nowadays more and more people are too busy with work to relax themselves. We have no time to tell a bed-time story to our children, or enjoy a nice dinner with our family, or take a break to think about how we live the precious life, or even meet friends. All we notice is that the distinctions that used to guide and steady us—between Sunday and Monday, public and private, here and there—are gone. We have more ways to communicate, but less and less to say, partly because we’re so busy communicating.
Maybe that’s why more and more people I know, even if they have no religious belief, seem to be turning to yoga, or mediation, or tai chi. Some friends of mine try to go on long walks every Sunday, or to “forget” their cellphones at home. A series of tests in recent years has shown that their brains become both calmer and sharper after spending time in quiet rural settings.
In my own case, I often turn to extreme measures to try to keep my sanity and ensure that I have time to do nothing at all. I’ve not yet used a cellphone and I’ve never Tweeted or entered Facebook. I tried not to go online till my day’s writing was finished, and I moved from Manhattan to rural Japan.
None of this is a matter of principle or asceticism (苦行主义): It’s just pure selfishness. Nothing makes me feel better—calmer, clearer and happier—than being in one place, absorbed in a book, a conversation, a piece of music. It’s actually something deeper than mere happiness: It’s joy, which David Steindl-Rast describes as “that kind of happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens”. That is the highest of the highest we have been longing for—The Joy of Quiet.
【1】What does the underlined word “distinctions” refer to?
A. complication. B. similarity. C. simplicity. D. difference.
【2】What does the writer mean when using the word “forget” in the 2nd paragraph?
A. Trapped in busy work, they are really forgetful.
B. The cellphone is not a suitable means of communication.
C. They leave their cellphones at home on purpose.
D. They hate modern techniques such as the cellphone.
【3】The writer sometimes doesn’t do anything because __________.
A. he is out of work
B. whatever he does makes no sense
C. he can enjoy himself in his leisure time
D. he is worried about his writing
【4】What can we learn from the passage?
A. The writer is unwilling to help others since he is selfish.
B. Slowing down to find deep-down joy is necessary.
C. It is better to go back to the ancient times since we are so busy now.
D. We have more to say because we have more ways to communicate.
【5】What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Enjoying quiet time is very important.
B. We can do some sports such as yoga to relax.
C. To feel better, we should do nothing at all.
D. The more we communicate, the better we will feel.
28、There are many useful suggestions and pieces of advice that can help one to improve English. Here are some useful suggestions and new tips to increase one’s English language vocabulary.
Learning English vocabulary is about much more than just learning the right words. A broad grasp of vocabulary in the English language is based on understanding important expressions.
Learning a word will not help very much if you quickly forget it. Research shows that it takes from 10 to 20 repetitions to really make a word part of your vocabulary. Since most words are learned from how they are used in context, the more words one is shown, the better vocabulary one will have. Keep a piece of paper close to you. When you read, pay more attention to the word you do not know, write the word down and try to figure out its meaning from the context. Then look up the word in a dictionary.
Remember that if you do not use English words that you have just learned in conversation or writing, you will forget them very quickly. So the best way to learn new words effectively is just by trying to use them in conversation and writing. Remember also that practice is the key to fluent spoken English.
Building vocabulary is a life-long task. Remember, “In the beginning was the word.” Your future could depend on how rich your vocabulary is. It will also determine the quality of your communication.
【1】We can learn from the passage that learning English vocabulary .
A.is just about learning the right words
B.is about remembering more and more words
C.doesn’t require one to learn expressions
D.requires one to understand important expressions
【2】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.It doesn’t take long to build one’s vocabulary
B.If you remember a word, you are still able to forget it if you don’t use it.
C.To master a word, you need to repeat it 10-20 times.
D.Practice is very important in fluent spoken English.
【3】The best way to learn new words is .
A.reading them loudly over and over again
B.writing them down over and over again
C.trying to use them while speaking and writing
D.always looking them up in the dictionary
【4】What is the passage mainly about?
A.How to have a good conversation in English
B.How to enrich your English vocabulary
C.Why context is important in learning English
D.How to improve the quality of communication
29、Performances
Let’s Face the Music
Ria Jones, the world-famous star of Cats and Les Misérables, returns home for two special concerts. Ria invites you on a memorable journey that goes from musical to classical and from classical to pop. Songs from Miss Saigon perfectly mix with Disney favorites from Beauty and the Beast along with popular standards for a great evening in the company of a very special vocal talent.
Song Recital
Judy Coe performs widely as a soloist (独唱者) in America and is also a music teacher. The program includes songs from Porgy and Bess, a successful American opera, with special solo piano arrangements by Katherine Morris. Judy ends the concert with songs whose texts are by Shakespeare, Yeats, Eliot, Oscar Wilde and Emily Dickinson.
Mayte Martin
Mayte Martin is the best-known Catalan singer. She has been very popular since her early twenties, when she won a string of prizes. She has taken part in Barcelona’s WOMAD festivals and in the Gipsy King’s celebrated festival Mustique Gitano at Nimes. She will be accompanied by her regular solo guitarist, two dancers and a “clapper”.
The Adventure of Malic
This show is about the fantastically dangerous life of an imaginary Iberian character called Malic. In this show he visits China and gets into fights with dragons and then travels to Barcelona where he comes across many dangerous characters. The show is told using Chinese shadow puppets (皮影), with a live narrator-musician who gives life to the show in English.
【1】In whose show can you enjoy famous writers’ works?
A.Ria Jones.
B.Judy Coe.
C.Mayte Martin.
D.Katherine Morris.
【2】In which performance can you enjoy Disney songs?
A.Let’s Face the Music.
B.Song Recital.
C.Mayte Martin.
D.The Adventure of Malic.
【3】What do we know about “The Adventure of Malic”?
A.It is based on a sci-fiction.
B.It is shot and presented in China.
C.It uses a traditional Chinese art form.
D.Its characters speak Chinese fluently.
30、 As a teenager, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding stones, the house and field _________ endless hours of fun for a city kid like me. I was used to __________ in tidy living rooms that seemed to whisper, "Not to be touched!"
I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. _________ my first visit to the farm, I had wanted more than __________ to be allowed to climb the stone walls surrounding the houses. My parents would never __________. The walls were old; some stones were missing, others _________ and falling. Still, my idea to climb across those walls ________ so strong that finally, one spring afternoon, I had all my courage to enter the living room, where the _________ had gathered after Sunday dinner.
"I, uh-I want to climb the stone walls," I said. Everyone looked up. "Can I climb the stone walls? "Immediately voices of disagreement went up from the women in the room. "Heavens, no!" You'll hurt yourself!" I wasn't too ___________; the response was just as I'd expected. __________ before I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather's loud voice. "Now___________ just a minute," I heard him say. "Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things for himself."
"Go," he said to me, "and come and see me when you get back." For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my _________. I'll never forget what he said. "Fred," he said, __________, "You made this day a special day just by being yourself. Always remember, there's only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly ________ you are."
Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been changes over the years, but one thing remains the same: my message to children at the end of almost every visit. "There's only one person in this whole world like you," the kids can hear me say, "and people can like you _______ as you are.”
【1】A.provided B.offered C.gave D.brought
【2】A.living B.coming C.growing D.staying
【3】A.Because B.As C.Since D.When
【4】A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
【5】A.disagreed B.prevented C.approved D.expected
【6】A.light B.loose C.heavy D.firm
【7】A.grew B.went C.stayed D.kept
【8】A.teenagers B.adults C.women D.people
【9】A.disappointed B.excited C.upset D.happy
【10】A.As B.Since C.But D.So
【11】A.hold back B.hold out C.hold on D.hold up
【12】A.story B.journey C.incident D.adventures
【13】A.laughing B.smiling C.shouting D.whispering
【14】A.because B.since C.as D.how
【15】A.exactly B.clearly C.finally D.totally
31、短文填空
An advertisement uses words and pictures to 【1】 people to buy a product or service, or to believe in an idea. Newspapers, magazines, the Internet, radio and television are the most common places to find them. There are two main types of advertisements—commercial advertisements and public service advertisements (PSAs). A commercial advertisement is 【2】 which someone has paid for to advertise a product or service. PSAs are often run for free, and are meant to educate people about health, safety, or any other problem that affects public 【3】.
32、假定你是李华,你的美国朋友Peter听说中国年轻人现在提倡简化(simplify)生活,发邮件向你咨询有关简化生活的建议。请你给他回一封邮件,内容包括:
1. 减少浪费;
2. 减少电子产品的使用;
3. 多花时间陪伴家人。
注意:1. 词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数);
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
I’m writing to tell you that ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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