1、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
2、You’d netter wear a pair of sneakers while________.
A.you working out
B.are working out
C.being worked out
D.working out
3、The aim was not to________ valuable time with the usual boring pictures.
A.take up B.make up C.pick up D.put up
4、My brother is so interested in languages that, he is now learning _____ third language besides Eng-lish and French.
A.不填 B.the C.a D.that
5、It was not ________ she took off her glasses ________ I realized she was a famous film star.
A.when; that B.until; that
C.until; when D.when; then
6、It is considered a terrible mistake to think ________ you know ________ in fact you don’t know.
A.that; what
B.that; what
C.what; that
D.what; that
7、We’ve known him for years. To be honest, he is much an acquaintance.
A. other than B. rather than
C. more than D. no more than
8、After a heated discussion, they still don’t know at all _______.
A. what is he working out B. what he is working on
C. what did he work on D. what he is working out
9、I graduated from college twenty years ago and I ____________ as an English teacher in this middle school ever since.
A. worked B. have been working
C. had worked D. was working
10、---Excuse me. Is this the right way to the Children’s Palace?
---Sorry, I am not sure. But it______be.
A. will B. might
C. can D. must
11、It is recommended that the project ______ until all the preparations have been made.
A.is not started
B.will not be started
C.not be started
D.is not to be started
12、Phelps was____________by his mother after his parents divorced when he was young.
A. brought up B. brought in
C. brought out D. brought about
13、The strike may hold ________ production of cars for several months, ________ a great loss.
A.out; cause B.up; causing C.out; causing D.up; cause
14、--- The Captain is definitely a touching movie, ______ adapted from a true story.
--- Exactly. Captain Liu puts the safety of passengers in the first place.
A.one that
B.which
C.the one
D.one
15、After the earthquake, the first thing the government did was to provide ______for the homeless families.
A. accommodation B. resources C. furniture D. recreation
16、The word "media" basically refers to ________ we commonly call newspapers, magazines, radios and televisions.
A.which
B.that
C.what
D.where
17、My friend lives in Tianjin, ________ is about an hour’s ride from his office.
A. which B. that
C. where D. who
18、The teacher took the student's illness into account, so she made him pass the exam .
A. originally B. narrowly
C. namely D. informally
19、The girl the teachers considered ____was caught ______ in the exam, which surprised us very much.
A. to be the best; to cheat
B. to be the best; cheating
C. being the best; cheating
D. as the best student; to cheat
20、As a result of destroying the forests, a large________ of desert________ covered the land.
A.number;has B.amount;has
C.number;have D.amount;have
21、Please bear in mind that nobody but doctors or nurses____ to enter the patient's room.
A.allow B.allows C.is allowed D.are allowed
22、After around Cape Horn, Chichester sent the message of victory to London.
A.succeeding in sailing B.successfully sailed
C.succeeded in sailing D.being successfully sailed
23、—Is it safe enough to stand here,Mom?
—No,come a bit _______ to me,honey.
A.close B.closely C.closer D.more closely
24、Some people believe that with joint efforts we can ________ all the diseases from the world and life expectancy will become limitless.
A.execute B.exaggerate C.erect D.eradicate
25、It was the girls _____ saw the old man in the morning _____ he was taking a walk.
A. who, that B. who, when C. that, who D. that, that
26、 General Motors (GM) shared the first details of its third-generation electric vehicle (EV) and Ultium battery system just about a month ago, but it won’t be the only automaker using this new EV hardware. Honda(本田) is now planning to build two new electric models based on the GM tech.
Sharing of EV technology across automakers is becoming an increasingly common practice. Last summer, Ford reached an agreement to build at least one European battery electric vehicle (BEV) based on Volkswagen’s platform and more recently, Hyundai(现代) announced plans to use the electric platform from California-based startup Canoo.
This hardware sharing makes sense for automakers since the technology is expensive to develop but once it’s built into a vehicle, there won’t be much to distinguish(区分) one from another. Sharing allows the development cost to be spread over more vehicles, which is crucially important for a company to seize market share in the fierce competition.
While Honda has an excellent reputation for designing traditional engines, having even supplied some to GM in the past, it has struggled with BEVs. The Japanese automaker has focused more on fuel cell(电池) technology whose adoption is very limited at present. The only BEV that Honda currently offers in the U.S. market is the Clarity EV which offers just 89 miles of range on a charge. While Honda’s own BEV efforts don’t seem to have gained any progress, they have been working with GM on battery module design since 2018 and likely had a hand in the development of Ultium battery system.
The so-called “top-hats” which make up the body and inside of the vehicle will be designed and developed by Honda, however, the propulsion system and battery will come from GM. The first of the new Honda BEVs are scheduled to go on sale in 2024 and be produced at GM factories.
【1】Which automaker will probably use the new EV hardware besides GM?
A.Ford. B.Honda. C.Volkswagen. D.Hyundai.
【2】What is becoming more and more common among automakers?
A.Using electric platform. B.Building electric models.
C.Sharing EV technology. D.Seizing car market share.
【3】Why is hardware sharing necessary to automakers?
A.Because making vehicles is difficult.
B.Because designing engines is important.
C.Because distinguishing vehicles is necessary.
D.Because developing technology is very expensive.
【4】What can we infer from the passage?
A.Honda has defeated GM in developing BEVs.
B.Honda will be better than GM in developing BEVs.
C.Honda and GM will be partners in developing BEVs.
D.Honda will purchase GM factories to produce BEVs.
27、 Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said, "The British are the only people who like to be told how bad things are." This is definitely true of British comedy. Most people think humor is about happy things, but for the British, the opposite is true. We love to use our cruel sense of humor to complain and be negative.
British comedy, for example, draws a fine line between comedy and tragedy(悲剧). BBC's The Office is a TV show, famous for its dry humor. The main character, David Brent, is a foolish man, and the show's comedy comes from his delusions. For example, he often tells himself that he is loved by everyone but the viewer can see that everyone hates him.
Stupid characters for the audience to laugh at are an old tradition in Britain. In Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, the character Malvolio is an old man whom people play tricks on. The audience will laugh away, although the reality is that this man is a truly tragic individual.
This side of British humor is reflected in friendships as well. At university, my friends and I would always laugh at one another. I had an American friend who actually found this sarcasm(挖苦)quite upsetting. She didn't realize that in Britain, the better friends you are with someone, the more you laugh at them.
This approach—laughing at everything—may sound rather depressing(让人郁闷的), but our strange humor played a big part in British history. In World War II, along with a stiff upper lip(坚定沉着), the British got through it by laughing. What else was there to do?
There is a saying in English: "Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and you cry alone." If you are ever on the receiving end of British sarcasm, you may feel like crying, but it's best to just laugh it off!
【1】How is British humor special?
A.It is often surprising and boring.
B.It is often about negative things.
C.It often laughs at happy people.
D.It often makes happy things depressing.
【2】From paragraph 2-5 we can know that .
A.British people will not laugh at their good friends
B.there is a great difference between comedy and tragedy
C.stupid people are often treated well in Shakespeare's plays
D.British humor used to give people courage in face of sufferings
【3】How does the author advise people to react to British humor?
A.Keep silent.
B.Cry as you like.
C.Don't take it seriously.
D.Try to hold back your laughter.
28、 Reading can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now, the website BookCrossing.com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.
Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share. BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book. Then the person leaves it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.
Bruce Pederson, the managing director of BookCrossing, says, “The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read. BookCrossing combines both.”
Members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.
People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it. E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossing to keep them updated about where their books have been found. Bruce Peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.
BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the "real" and not the virtual. The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.
【1】What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.The identification number. B.An adventure.
C.A public place. D.The book.
【2】What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading it?
A.Meet other readers to discuss it. B.Keep it safe in his bookcase.
C.Pass it on to another reader. D.Mail it back to its owner.
【3】What is the best title for the text?
A.Online Reading: A Virtual Tour B.Electronic Books: A new Trend
C.A Book Group Brings Tradition Back D.A Website Links People through Books
29、 Growing up, Deka Ismail says she let labels define what she could be. “I was a black girl, from a refugee (难民) family,” Deka said. “It was as if I was only allowed to explore in this predetermined box”
After a high school chemistry class inspired her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field, Deka learned to live outside labels and began making big plans for her future. Now she is about to begin her freshman year at the University of California, planning to become a professor.
Born and raised in San Diego’s City Heights neighborhood, Deka is the daughter of a Somali refugee couple. When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could make a difference to one's life. She spent a lot of time in the library reading books, and didn’t do many of the things her peers did, like partying or having romantic relationships.
“I always felt like I had to be the perfect girl for my family,” Deka said. “You have to do your best and do much better than everyone else. I felt like the whole world was waiting for me to mess up.”
Deka’s efforts paid off. The summer before her senior year of high school, she was accepted to the American Chemical Society Project SEED Programme. “She brought both enthusiasm and focus,” Botham, a researcher at this research institute, recalled. “She arrived every day ready to work, ready to learn and ready to tackle new challenges regardless of whether or not she had done anything similar.”
When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Don’t tell yourself that scholarship is too big or this programme is too competitive or I’ll never get into this school,” she said. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolling in.”
【1】From the passage, we can learn that ______.
A.Deka was adopted by a refugee family
B.Deka became a professor after graduation
C.Deka’s experiences drove her to work hard
D.Deka spent a lot of time going to parties
【2】Deka realized the importance of education ______.
A.after her chemistry class B.from her mother’s experience
C.by reading books in the library D.through working at the institute
【3】According to the last paragraph, Deka advised that students be ______.
A.patient B.ambitious
C.confident D.generous
【4】What does the story intend to tell us?
A.Life is not all roses. B.Practice makes perfect.
C.Well begun is half done. D.Hard work leads to success.
30、 My nephew’s 10-year-old son came for a visit one hot, July weekend. I persuaded him to ____ inside and joined him in a game. After ____ for an hour, I suggested that we relax for a while. I ____ my favorite chair to let my neck relax. He left the room and I was catching a few enjoyable ____ of peace.
“Look, Alice,” he said excitedly as he ____ over to the chair where I was sitting. “I found a kite. Could we go outside and ____ it?” Looking out of a nearby window, I noticed it was ____ outside. “I’m sorry. Tripper,” I said, sad to see his ____ expression. “The wind is not ____ today. The kite won’t fly.”
The _____10-year-old boy replied, “I think it’s windy enough. I can get it to fly,” he answered ____ he hurried out to the back door.
He ran back and forth, as ____ as his ten-year-old legs would carry him, looking back ____ at the kite behind. After about ten minutes of unsuccessful trying, he came back in.
I asked, “How did it ____?” “Fine,” he said, not wanting to admit (承认) the failure. “I got it to fly some.”____, I heard him say secretly, “I guess I’ll have to wait for the _____.”
At that moment I heard another voice speak to my ____. “Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it your way ____ waiting for the wind.”
And the voice was ____. We usually want to use our own efforts to ____ what we want to do. We must learn how to make use of “the wind” in the first place!
【1】A. live B. lie C. study D. stay
【2】A. fighting B. resting C. playing D. selecting
【3】A. fell into B. jumped off C. cleaned up D. went through
【4】A. times B. hours C. moments D. periods
【5】A. sent B. climbed C. left D. ran
【6】A. decorate B. fly C. hang D. drop
【7】A. hot B. fine C. noisy D. still
【8】A. bright B. satisfied C. dull D. unhappy
【9】A. staying B. blowing C. going D. stopping
【10】A. determined B. talented C. clever D. generous
【11】A. as B. unless C. after D. until
【12】A. hard B. hardly C. actively D. gradually
【13】A. angrily B. hopefully C. doubtfully D. nervously
【14】A. make B. come C. go D. settle
【15】A. Therefore B. Again C. Instead D. However
【16】A. news B. order C. wind D. sunshine
【17】A. dream B. memory C. heart D. world
【18】A. because of B. instead of C. except for D. as for
【19】A. strange B. boring C. serious D. right
【20】A. imagine B. complete C. fancy D. decide
31、课文填空
At the ancient Olympics,by【1】 the athlete were all men and they had to compete 【2】 no clothes.Single women were allowed to take part in their own 【3】,at a separate festival in honour of Hera,the wife of the Greek god Zeus.Today,both male and female athletes from around the world can take part,no matter what nation they come from. The 【4】Olympic were first held in 1896,in Athens.It was a Frenchman,pieere de Coubertin,who brought the Olympics back to life.He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in 【5】Now people all over the world are helping to realize this dream.Among them are many well-known athletes.
32、书面表达(满分20分)
假如你是李华,你的美国朋友Tom来信询问最近中国各地,尤其是北京,雾霾天气严重的情况。请你给Tom写封邮件。内容包括:
1. 对雾霾天气的情况描述
2. 雾霾对健康,生活及交通等的影响
3. 你的看法或建议
要求:100字左右(已给出部分不计入字数)
雾霾天气: the hazy weather
Dear Tom,
I’ve received your letter and thanks for your concern. __________________
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Best wishes
Yours,
LiHua
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