1、When you feel on the point of exploding, try to the focus away from anger by thinking of something pleasant.
A.withdraw B.delete C.squeeze D.switch
2、---The light in the office is still on.
---Oh I forgot________.
A.turning it off
B.turn it off
C.to turn off it
D.to turn it off
3、 The passenger was tired and walked more slowly but he got home .
A.after all B.at all
C.above all D.in all
4、I wish everyone would stop bothering me and just________ me ________.
A.leave; behind
B.leave; for
C.leave; off
D.leave; alone
5、His English improved enormously because of his with British people.
A. discussion B. association
C. arrangement D. consultation
6、________ Nancy likes best about college is that she can meet people from all over the country.
A. Where B. When
C. That D. What
7、Frito-Lay is the biggest snack maker in America owned by Pesi Co and ________ over half of the parent company’s yearly profits.
A. depends on B. holds on
C. allows for D. accounts for
8、Two thirds of the people _______ lived there were dead or injured.
A.that
B.which
C.who
D.where
9、Their optimism and willingness to communicate are two characteristics that ________ for their lack of experience.
A.allow B.cater C.account D.compensate
10、A child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than _________ who lives in rich and varied surroundings.
A.that
B.one
C.other
D.either
11、The research results seem to _________a connection between poor housing conditions and bad health, but more work must be done to test it.
A.indicate B.analyze C.identify D.prove
12、Great works of art are measured by the emotions they call forth, not just ______ they look next to the plant shelf.
A.what B.where C.who D.how
13、 We shouldn’t complain about being poor, because many families are much ______ after the big earthquake.
A. better off B. worse off
C. well off D. badly off
14、It was fortunate that Jack narrowly escaped _____ in a traffic accident last month.
A.killing
B.being killed
C.to be killed
D.to kill
15、—What can I do for you?
—I’d like to buy a tie ______ this brown shirt.
A. to match with B. to fit C. to go with D. to suit
16、Many advertisements usually______ customers into purchasing something that they don't necessarily need.
A.highlight
B.relieve
C.tempt
D.decline
17、After a long _______, the bill was passed by the House of the Commons.
A. argue B. debate
C. discuss D. quarrel
18、Hawaii is ________a beautiful place of interest. It is also famous for its rich cultural relics.
A. more than B. less than C. other than D. rather than
19、—I don’t know why we have to go to the supermarket tonight.You see I have a lot of work to do.
—We are________ our food!
A.running out
B.used up
C.giving out
D.running out of
20、Please remind me _______ he said he was going. I may be in time to see him off.
A.where
B.when
C.how
D.what
21、 Dad and I loved baseball and hated sleep. One midsummer dawn when I was nine, we drove to the local park with our baseballs, gloves, and Yankees caps.
'If you thought night baseball was a thrill, just wait, ' Dad told me. 'Morning air carries the ball like you've never seen. '
He was right. Our fastballs charged faster and landed more lightly. The echoes of our catches popped as the sun rose over the dew-sprinkled fields.
The park was all ours for about two hours. Then a young mother pushed her stroller toward us. When she neared, Dad politely leaned over the stroller, waved, and gave the baby his best smile.
The mother stared at him for a second,and then rushed away.
Dad covered his mouth with his hand and walked to the car. 'Let's go, bud, ' he said. 'I'm not feeling well. '
A month earlier, Bell's palsy(贝尔氏神经麻痹) had struck Dad,paralyzing the right side of his face. It left him slurring words and with a droopy eyelid. He could hardly drink from a cup without spilling onto his shirt. And his smile, which once eased the pain of playground cuts and burst forth at the mention of Mick Jagger, Woody Allen, or his very own Yankees, was gone.
As I slumped in the car, I began suspecting that our sunrise park visit wasn't about watching daylight lift around us. This was his effort to avoid stares.
It was a solemn drive home.
After that day,Dad spent more time indoors. He left the shopping, driving, and Little League games to Mom. A freelance editor,he turned our dining room into his office and buried himself in manuscripts. He no longer wanted to play catch.
At physical therapy, Dad obeyed the doctor: 'Now smile as wide as you can. Now lift your right cheek with your hand. Now try to whistle. '
Only the sound of blowing air came out. My earliest memories were of Dad whistling to Frank Sinatra or Bobby McFerrin. He always whistled. He had taught me to whistle too.
Of the roughly 40,000 Americans suffering Bell's palsy every year, most recover in several weeks. Other cases take a few months to heal. But after nine weeks of therapy, the doctor confessed she couldn't help Dad.
'I've never seen anything like this,' she told him after his final session. Then she handed him the bill.
Dad coped through humor. He occasionally grabbed erasable markers and drew an even-sided wide smile across his face. Other times, he practiced his Elvis impersonation, joking that his curled lips allowed him to perfect his performance of 'Hound Dog'.
By the time I entered fourth grade that September, Dad could blink his right eye and speak clearly again. But his smile still hadn’t returned. So I made a secret vow: I would abstain from smiles of any kind.
Nothing about fourth grade made this easy. Classmates were both old enough to laugh about pop culture and young enough to appreciate fart jokes. Kids called me Frowny the Dwarf. (I was three foot ten.) Teachers accompanied me into hallways, asking what was wrong. Breaking the promise I had made myself was tempting, but I couldn't let Dad not smile alone.
When I asked my PE coach, 'What's so great about smiling?'He made me do push-ups while the rest of the class played Wiffle ball. Then he called Dad.
I never learned what they discussed. But when I got off the school bus that afternoon, I saw Dad waiting for me, holding our gloves and ball. For the first time in months, we got in the family car and went to the park for a catch.
'It's been too long, ' he said.
Roughly a half-dozen fathers and sons lined the field with gloved arms in the air. Dad couldn't smile, but he beamed, and so did I. Sundown came quickly. The field's white lights glowed, and everyone else left. But Dad and I threw everything from curve balls to folly floaters into the night. We had catching up to do.
【1】Why did Dad choose to play baseballs one summer dawn?
A.They could perform better in the morning.
B.Morning air was more suitable for playing baseball.
C.He tried to escape others' attention to his face.
D.The park was empty and they could enjoy themselves.
【2】The underlined phrase 'abstain from' in Paragraph 16 is closest in meaning to ' '.
A.seek for B.give up C.recover from D.break into
【3】What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 17?
A.The boy lost his ability to smile.
B.The boy couldn't appreciate pop culture.
C.The boy must have suffered many wrongs.
D.The boy tried his best to make Father smile.
【4】Why did the father accompany his son to the park for a catch that night?
A.He had made a complete recovery.
B.He thought night baseball was a thrill.
C.He was instructed by the PE coach to do so.
D.He intended his son to return to normal.
【5】Which of the following can best describe the author's father?
A.Selfless and lucky. B.Responsible and humorous.
C.Sensitive and stubborn. D.Generous and determined.
【6】What is the best title for the passage?
A.Losing My Father's Smile B.Making a Hidden Secret
C.Playing Baseball in the Morning D.Recovering from a Face Illness
22、 I was looking out the window that summer afternoon. It was as if the trees were inviting me to join in their impromptu(即兴的) dances as they played hide and seek in the misty fog. A strange stillness surrounded me as I sat in the hotel hall, waiting for the taxi to take me to the music camp site. I had flown for sixteen hours to attend a music camp in Michigan for three weeks. Excited more than I was nervous, I felt ready for new meetings.
A week passed like a breeze, and my cello(大提琴) notes were becoming sweeter. I took a break to the school shop with another Chinese friend. As I picked out my newfound favorite American candy bar, I noticed my friend chatting with another Chinese girl. I soon joined in with natural ease, and discovered that we were the only other Asians at the camp. It felt like a good chance that our friendship was formed forever.
During the orchestra rehearsals(排演), Mr. Lastrapes, a genius at discovering the slightest off-key note(走音的音符), persuaded me to relax my tightened arms with his soft voice and gentle manners, thereby allowing me to release notes that I could never create before. We continued to have two hours of rehearsals every day in a large hall that could hold 4,000 people. What we had instead was an audience of ducks and geese outside that swam so freely and happily to our melody(曲调). How an unusual experience I had!
All things, good or bad, must come to an end, when I waited to board the plane, I was looking out the airport window, thinking back at the heartfelt moment of farewell with my friend, Caroline, at the camp gates. We had promised to meet again, but how and when, she was returning to Kentucky, and I, to China. The cello strings were not long or tight enough to keep us connected.
【1】How did the author feel when waiting in the hotel hall?
A.He felt excited to find out the great fun in nature.
B.He felt eager to have some unexpected meetings.
C.He felt worried about whether he would perform well.
D.He felt tired after flying a long journey to the music camp.
【2】From para2 we know that ___________
A.the author was happy to find out his favorite snack.
B.the author felt good to have friends to accompany.
C.the author was lucky to make some lifelong friends.
D.the author found it easy to communicate with Asians.
【3】Why did the author mention the ducks and geese?
A.He wanted to live a free and happy life like them.
B.He wanted to show he was relaxed and enjoyed the process.
C.He wanted to prove inspiration comes from daily life.
D.He wanted to show their music reached a wide audience.
【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.They found it hard to say good-bye to each other.
B.They were not sure music could connect each other.
C.They knew maybe they are unlikely to see each other again.
D.They hugged each other without words at the camp gate.
23、FIVE Americans swept the three Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology (生理学) or Medicine last week. It was the first American sweep of the Nobel science prizes since 1983.
It’s rare for Americans not to receive any of the science prizes, especially in recent years. In 2004, seven Americans were among the 10 laureates (获奖者) for the science prizes. Last year, the figure was five out of 10.
The huge sums of money invested in scientific research is one factor that has helped many Americans to win awards. Another reason is the vast number of researchers working in the US. American universities also often have a more “creative university environment”where people can focus on research for a long period without any pressure, said Anders Liljas, member of the Nobel Committee.
New hope for AIDS patients?
AMERICAN scientists Craig Mello (top) of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Andrew Fire (above) of Stanford University School of Medicine won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine last Monday. Their discovery is a process that researchers hope to use to silence disease-causing genes (基因). It offers new ways for disease treatment.
Scientists now hope to develop a new technique that could be used to treat diseases, such as cancers, AIDS and Parkinson’s disease.
Like father, like son?
AS the son of a Nobel Prize winning professor, Roger D. Kornberg (left) had a lot to live up to. But, nearly half a century after his father, won his award, Kornberg, 59, a Stanford University professor, won his own last Wednesday: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His research into how cells read their genes is very important. It could help lead to the development of new drugs to fight cancer (癌症), heart disease and other illnesses, experts said.
First light of the universe
TWO Americans won the Nobel Prize in Physics last Tuesday for measuring the oldest light in the heavens. It is considered as “one of the greatest discoveries of the century”. It convinced (使确信) scientists that the Big Bang theory (大爆炸理论) of the universe’s origin is correct. George F. Smoot (top), 61, of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, and John C. Mather (above), 60, of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre, will share the US$1.4 million prize for their work. Beginning in 1989, they measured weak light that originated (源于) as early as 380,000 years after the Big Bang.
【1】What does the underlined word “swept” in Paragraph 1 mean ?
A. cleaned by brushing B. crossed completely
C. spread quickly D. took each of the winning
【2】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Craig Mello and Andrew Fire have found the way to cure cancers, AIDS and Parkinson’s disease.
B. Roger D. Kornberg’s father once won a Nobel Prize.
C. George F. Smoot will get US$1.4 million prize for his work.
D. Roger D. Kornberg is the youngest of the Nobel Prize owners of this time.
【3】The passage is probably taken from________.
A. a science report B. a news report
C. a history lecture D. an advertisement
24、 The phone rings. It is either for my wife Susan, who’s the only one receiving calls on the home line, or it’s the latest of 300 attempts to sell me something useless.
“Hello,” I say, an edge in my voice.
“Daddy, it’s me.” It’s Alyce, my 12-year-old daughter. “Mommy was in a car accident.”
My heart stops and then begins pounding.
“Are you all right?”
“Yes.”
“Is Mommy?”
A deep sob.
“I don’t know…I don’t think so. Come quick.”
I rush a few blocks to what looks like a shoot for a disaster movie. Fire engines, police cars, and ambulances are randomly parked in the street. A city bus is on the wrong side of the road. In front of it are the torn remains of Susan’s car.
Alyce is covered in tiny pieces of glass but uninjured. Susan isn’t so lucky. But she is alive. She has broken many bones, and spends three months in hospital.
Two years later, Susan and I were at an event at our synagogue (犹太教堂) celebrating Martin Lather King Jr. Our temple’s musical director rushed to us. “There’s a woman here tonight from one of the church choirs who you have to meet!” He returned with an African American woman. She told us she lived in the apartment building by where the accident had happened. That morning, she rushed to the street, and saw Alyce crying. She approached her, asking, “Is that your mom in there?” Alyce nodded, and the woman said, “Let's pray together.” Innocent Alyce looked at this woman wearing a cross around her neck and said, “OK, but you should know I’m Jewish (犹太人).” The woman took Alyce’s hand, held it to her chest, and said, “In here we’re all the same.”
After the accident, she said, she had continued to pray for our family.
We hugged warmly and had our picture taken together. As we were saying goodbye, realizing we had never been formally introduced, she asked me for my name. I told her it was Douglas, and she paused, and then said, “Wait, your name is Susan? And your name is Douglas?” The woman put her hand over her heart. “Oh my goodness,” she said. “My name is Susan Douglas.”
【1】How did the author feel when he heard the phone ring?
A.Shocked.
B.Curious.
C.Annoyed
D.Frightened
【2】What can we learn about Alyce from the text?
A.She was to blame for the accident.
B.She called her father from the hospital.
C.She didn’t want to pray as she was Jewish.
D.She was scared and worried about her mother.
【3】Why did the African American woman pray for the family?
A.Because they had the same name.
B.Because they shared the same religion
C.Because she knew Alyce before the accident.
D.Because she was kind and cared about them.
25、 There is a holiday next week and I can’t decide what to do. I have a lot of work to do _______ and this would be a good chance _______. But I don’t like _______ the holiday in such a way. I can work at home all the rest of the year. Last year I went _______ to the mountains._______ there was beautiful,but it is too cold this time of a year. And it’s really _______ far to go for a short holiday. I decide _______ this isn’t a good time to _______ the mountains. But I _______ to go somewhere else. Perhaps this would be a good chance to go to the beach(海滨). I like to go for walks ________ the seashore ________ the warm sunshine and watch the water. It’s only eight miles away and I could get there ________ about two hours. After thinking it ________ , I am sure that this is a ________ time for the seashore than ________.Oh, here is a letter ________ Jim. He ________ he is going to his house in the mountains for the ________,and he ________ me to go with him. ________ giving it some more thought, I wrote back to Jim and thanked him for that.
【1】A.at home B.at house C.in school D.in factory
【2】A.do it B.doing that C.to do it D.with that
【3】A.to take B.to spend C.having D.asking
【4】A.the north B.for north C.north D.to north
【5】A.Nothing B.Everything C.Something D.Anything
【6】A.very B.enough C.rather D.too
【7】A.that B.what C.whether D.when
【8】A.go B.go to C.go for D.leave
【9】A.do want B.wanted C.shall want D.was wanting
【10】A.on B.by C.beside D.along
【11】A.on B.during C.in D.under
【12】A.in B.for C.with D.after
【13】A.about B.of C.over D.on
【14】A.good B.fine C.better D.best
【15】A.home B.the mountains C.big cities D.country villages
【16】A.for B.to C.from D.by
【17】A.says B.tells C.speaks D.talks
【18】A.weekend B.holiday C.Sunday D.trip
【19】A.want B.wish C.hopes D.asks
【20】A.When B.With C.Without D.As
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1. 未来规划 (城建、交通、旅游等)
2. 欢迎考察与投资 (invest)
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