1、For the next two hours she _______ the film, which turned out to be as good as she had hoped.
A.took up
B.was absorbed in
C.accounted for
D.was cleared off
2、 Believe it or not, it’s actually impossible to make a 100% ______weather forecast.
A. thorough B. professional
C. essential D. accurate
3、I have no fear of the clouds, ______ may block my sight, as I am already at the top of the height.
A.as B.that C.which D.where
4、The professor said that a new assignment ________ to the students in a week.
A.would be assigned
B.would assign
C.will be assigned
D.was assigned
5、—What are we visiting next Monday?
—A modern city that has appeared in ________ was a village ten years ago.
A. that B. which C. what D. where
6、Since the terrorist attacks, foreigners have had to ________ considerably more troubles to enter this country.
A.go though B.pull through C.get through D.break through
7、People used to think that the Chinese were not as healthy and fit
as the people in the west, but facts have proved that that's _________ the case.
A. far away from B. far from
C. far away D. by far
8、He is living ______ of the wonders of modern medicine.
A.comeback
B.philosophy
C.proof
D.belief
9、The boss is a nice person, but ____ he demands too much of his people.
A.in other words B.as a result
C.on the other hand D.in particular
10、When _____ to hand in his homework, Philip told his teacher that he had left it home.
A.asking B.asked
C.having asked D.to be asked
11、With the homework ________, he was allowed to watch the football match.
A.finished
B.finishing
C.to finish
D.to be finished
12、Not knowing what the future will bring hardly seems a(n) ________ for doing nothing.
A.argument
B.resource
C.performance
D.authority
13、Only when he almost knocked her down ______ an old woman was in front of his car.
A.he had found B.had he found
C.he found D.did he find
14、From space, the earth looks blue. This is ________ about seventy-one percent of its surface is covered by water.
A.what
B.how
C.because
D.why
15、Smoking ______ in the kitchen in my house.
A. doesn’t allow B. didn’t allow
C. isn’t allowed D. won’t allow
16、We haven’t discussed yet ________ we are going to place our new piano.
A.where B.which C.what D.that
17、According to the research, it takes 21 days to _______ a new good habit.
A.cultivate B.exchange C.handle D.inform
18、I just want a simple black dress, nothing_______.
A.neat
B.fancy
C.brief
D.precious
19、Had he taken his parent’s advice, he having made such a silly mistake now.
A. would not regret B. would not have regretted
C. may not regret D. may not have regretted
20、Every National Day, the city streets are full of_________.
A.transportation B.boats C.traffic D.movement
21、 One night about nine o’clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon (外科医生), had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun.
The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in the city. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o’clock.
A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat. Gun in hand, the man ordered the doctor to get out. Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling snow.
It was after two o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls. Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before.
The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.
"MR. Cunningham," said Dr. Haydon to the man, "This is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon who came all the way from Albany to save your boy."
【1】The surgeon was late because________.
A.he was stopped by a beggar
B.the weather was rather terrible
C.Clens Falls was far away from Albany
D.His car was taken away
【2】Choose the right order of the events given in the story____.
a. Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls.
b. Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital.
c. The boy shot himself.
d. The boy died.
e. The man in an old coat reached the hospital.
f. Dr. Eyck was robbed (抢劫) of his car.
A.c, e, f, a, b, d B.a, c, f, d, b, e
C.c, a, f, e, d, b D.a, c, f, e, d, b
【3】The boy died because________.
A.he was too far away from hospital
B.Dr. Haydon didn’t do anything to save him
C.Dr. Eyck was not able to arrive at the hospital in time
D.something was wrong with Dr. Eyck’s car
【4】Who should be responsible for the boy’s death?
A.The boy’s father. B.The hospital.
C.Dr. Eyck. D.Dr. Haydon.
22、 A sustainable (可持续的) neighborhood in the Dutch town of Nieuwkoop is leaving on the welcome light for bats. And if all goes well, they’ll never even notice it.
The neighborhood, based on research showing that light-shy bats are impacted by white and green light, but not red, uses street lighting that features specialized bat-friendly LEDs. This particular network of lights shines with a somewhat strange red color. To light-sensitive nocturnal (夜间活动的) creatures, however, this specialized red light preserves the night condi-tions important to their well-being.
“Bats don’t see red light as particularly bright,” said Maurice Donners, a senior scientist at Signify, which designed the new streetlights. “So if you have certain bat species that are really avoiding light, I think the obvious thing to do is use red light which is visible to us, but is much less visible, or perhaps even invisible, to bats.
The motivating factor behind using the new streetlights came after Nieuwkoop decided to create a new neighborhood of 89 homes near a nature reserve for rare and threatened species, which was also home to many light-sensitive bats. To reduce the impact the new community would have on the bats’ nocturnal feeding habits without compromising the safety of local people, developers reached out to Signify to find out more about the use of the bat-friendly lights.
The bat-friendly lights in Nieuwkoop are networked and have energy-saving features like dynamic dimming (调光) and scheduling. Additionally, people there can also request changes in brightness to individual lights outside their homes. As an added bonus, the red lights also don’t attract insects.
“When developing our unique housing program, our goal was to make the project as sustainable as possible, while preserving our local bat species with little impact on their living place,” Guus Elkhuizen, a city council member, said. “We’ve managed to do this and kept our carbon footprint and energy consumption to a minimum. I’m so proud.”
【1】What is the design of the bat-friendly LEDs based on?
A.The fact that bats are relatively fond of red.
B.The fact that bats are active mainly at night.
C.The fact that bats are insensitive to red light.
D.The fact that bats are easily affected by light.
【2】What is the special feature of the new streetlights?
A.They are adjustable.
B.They are recyclable.
C.They are very cheap.
D.They are insect-friendly.
【3】Why does Guus Elkhuizen feel so proud?
A.A big housing program has been designed.
B.A nature reserve has been built successfully.
C.Unique bat- friendly LEDs have been invented.
D.Progress has been made in the sustainable project.
【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.New streetlights are used to help bats.
B.The bat-friendly town turns the night red.
C.Man can live together with bats harmoniously.
D.Human beings should be friendly to nocturnal bats
23、Richie Kraus thinks all kids should receive birthday presents. And he's willing to give up his own presents to make that happen.
When Richie was six, he helped collect holiday gifts for children whose families couldn't afford presents. He started thinking about how much he liked getting presents on his birthday. He asked his mom, "If we get kids presents during the holidays, who gets them presents on their birthdays?"
Richie wanted to raise money for those birthday presents. So his mom helped him create the 2U Fund. The name 2U came from the well-known song "Happy Birthday to You."
Richie explains how the fund works: "On our birthdays, we ask our friends to make a donation instead of giving us presents." Richie attaches a special sticker to his party invitations. The sticker tells about the 2U Fund and invites guests to participate, Richie and his mom then give the money to a local charity that has agreed to partner with them. The people at the charity make sure the donations go toward birthday presents for kids in need.
Richie has had three 2U parties. "It just feels really, really good to help other kids," he says.
Richie has encouraged others to try giving up some of their birthday presents to help others. His younger brother, Max, had a 2U party. Some of Richie's friends did, too. He also spoke about the idea at a summer camp and at a school assembly (集会). "There were close to 200 students and teachers in the assembly," Richie' s teacher, Janel McCormick, says. "They all wanted to help support 2U."
Since Richie and his family started the 2U Fund, dozens of kids have helped raise more than $7,000. That money has bought dolls, books, and many other birthday toys for kids in need.
【1】Before Richie created the 2U Fund, he .
A. had very few friends
B. had done some charity work
C. had seldom received birthday presents
D. had already donated some birthday presents
【2】To help kids in need, Richie' s 2U parties mainly .
A. hold birthday parties for them
B. invite them to attend the parties
C. prepare birthday presents for them
D. raise money for their birthday presents
【3】What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A. All of Richie' s schoolmates plan to hold 2U parties.
B. Richie is praised for his kindness.
C. Richie' s acts of kindness have spread.
D. Richie has made more friends.
24、Sleep, considered a luxury by many, is essential for a person’s health and happiness. Researchers have found that inadequate sleep and tiredness increase a person’s risk of developing severe medical conditions, such as obesity, high blood sugar levels, and heart disease. Now, a new study has found that getting enough sleep is also the key to improving academic performance.
Jeffrey Gross, the university science professor who led the research, was not trying to find the relationship between sleep and grades when he handed out smart watches to the 100 students in his chemistry class. Instead, the professor hoped the wrist-worn devices (装置), which track a person’s physical activity, would show a connection between exercise and academic achievement.
While Gross’s data showed no relationship between these two factors (因素), the study found something surprising. As the researchers were analyzing their data, they noticed that there was a straight-line relationship between the average amount of sleep a student got and their results in the course’s 11 quizzes, three midterm tests, and the final exam.
Even more interesting, it was not enough for students to just head to bed early the night before a test. Instead, it’s the sleep you get during the days when learning is happening that matters most.
The time students went to bed each night was similarly important. Those who went to bed in early hours of the morning performed poorly, even if the total sleep time was the same as a higher- performing student. “When you go to bed matters,” Gross says, “If you go to bed at 10, or 12, or 1 at night, and sleep for seven hours, your performance is the same. But if you go to bed after 2, your performance starts to go down even if you get the same seven hours. So, quantity isn’t everything. ”
Perhaps the most interesting was the huge effect that small differences in sleep patterns had on the students’ grades. The entire course grades for students averaging six and a half hours of sleep each night were 25% lower than students who averaged just one hour more sleep. Similarly, students who changed their bedtime by even one hour each night had grades that dropped 45% below those with more regular bedtimes.
Who knew getting A’s just required some extra ZZZ’s?
【1】Based on his original goals, which best describes Professor Gross’s research findings?
A.Complete.
B.Accidental.
C.Convincing.
D.Doubtful.
【2】Who were the people taking part in the study?
A.University student athletes.
B.Professor Gross’s own students.
C.Middle school chemistry students.
D.Volunteers from different universities.
【3】How did Professor Gross’s team measure academic performance?
A.Making the students wear a special watch.
B.Giving the students regular after-class quizzes.
C.Using students’ university entrance test results.
D.Using the students’ normal test and quiz grades.
【4】Based on the study’s findings, who is likely to perform best academically?
A.A person who sleeps for a total of 7 hours each night.
B.A person who sleeps from 11 p. m. to 6 a. m. each day.
C.A person whose normal bedtime changes between 9 p. m. and 12 p. m.
D.A person who has a good night’s sleep the night before an important test.
25、 There are certain things you never imagine yourself saying. "I just got a worm(虫子)in my eye!” is one of them. And yet I did say it--I screamed it, _______ .
The family was all here and we were in the garden, when I saw a worm nearby. I asked my six-year-old grandson to come over and _______ the worm. He _______ the worm, studied it quickly and then threw it into the _______ .
The worm quickly fell back to earth, _______ on my face against my left eyelid (眼皮). That’s when the screaming started and the jumping up and down. You know how they say when you meet a small creature, that the small creature is just as _______ of you as you are of it? They lie. The worm showed no fear. I, _______, am still having nightmares(噩梦)about the _______, which was several days ago.
The most important thing in all this is that my grandson said he was sorry to me. I'd just been reading a book that makes a _______ between adults doing the ________ and hard work of teaching manners to children and greater levels of civility(礼节)in society. Table manners, language manners and even manners in dress all ________ levels of self-control. Having self- control limits what we say and how we ________, making many of us appear a good deal ________ than we really are. Good manners also contribute to the ________ to make mealtime pleasant, even with small children.
All of my grandchildren, ________ the ones that can't yet talk, ask to be ________ before leaving the table. It is a sign of respect for others at the table and a sign of respect for the meal ________ . It's also more pleasant than pushing one's chair back and running for the back yard. Those tall enough, and even those not tall enough, also take their ________ to the kitchen.
So when a little boy has the courage to ________ to a grandma who is screaming and jumping up and down, at least we know that our years of teaching young people manners are ________ -one worm at a time.
【1】A.eventually B.frequently C.actually D.eagerly
【2】A.damage B.remove C.ignore D.persuade
【3】A.went through B.took off C.set down D.picked up
【4】A.garden B.hole C.air D.soil
【5】A.landing B.climbing C.sitting D.lying
【6】A.fond B.scared C.sure D.proud
【7】A.however B.therefore C.otherwise D.moreover
【8】A.experiment B.experience C.fun D.story
【9】A.development B.progress C.preparation D.connection
【10】A.quick B.slow C.boring D.dull
【11】A.show B.witness C.expect D.decrease
【12】A.eat B.laugh C.dress D.behave
【13】A.better B.worse C.richer D.poorer
【14】A.responsibility B.activity C.possibility D.curiosity
【15】A.except B.besides C.rather D.than
【16】A.punished B.praised C.excused D.encouraged
【17】A.myself B.yourself C.himself D.itself
【18】A.chairs B.dishes C.books D.tables
【19】A.devote B.appeal C.apologize D.point
【20】A.growing up B.staying up C.putting off D.paying off
26、假如你是李华,你所在的城市要举办“中国春节民俗文化节”(the Folk Culture and customs of the Chinese Spring Festival) 活动。请你给英国的笔友Jim写一封电子邮件,邀请他参加此活动。内容包括:
1. 活动的时间和地点。
2. 活动内容。
要求:
1. 词数80-100左右;
2. 开头和结尾己给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours
Li Hua
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