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1、We have been our neighbours for all these years, living harmoniously.
A.in contrast with B.on good terms with
C.in competition with D.at war with
2、He tried hard to keep calm in face of the policemen but the sweat on his forehead __ him _____.
A.gave; away B.turned; down C.showed; out D.shut; off
3、Rather than______ on a crowded bus, he always chooses to run to school.
A. riding B. to ride C. ride D. rides
4、People take it for granted _______ there’s always time and opportunity to teach and learn all that they want to share and know.
A.why B.what C.that D.how
5、They eat only plant foods, and take care to ________ animal products from other areas of their lives．
A． contain B． maintain
C． exclude D． Include
6、It puzzles the scientists _____ some mammals produce their young _____ others lay eggs．
A．that; while B．what; while
C．that; as D．what; as
7、 George always does his best in school, and that’s ______ I like about him.
A. where B. why C. how D. what
8、For better sound effects, he was asked to speak ______ the microphone during the whole process．
A. in B．for
C．into D．from
9、Just imagine performing such an opera as Turandot in the Forbidden City---there _____ be a better setting!
A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．couldn’t D．needn’t
10、Two men broke ________ the house when the whole household were absorbed in watching TV.
A．through
B．off
C．in
D．into
11、Most of her spare time ______ , she still kept on her research in the library．
A. occupied B. to be occupied
C. was occupied D. had been occupied
12、Korean culture is really popular right now. The Korean Wave is ______ Asian countries including China.
A. sweeping B. striking
C. appplying D. Experiencing
13、It is the third time that she has won the race, ______ has surprised us all．
A．that B．where C．which D．what
14、Finally, we didn’t reach an agreement．Some agreed on the point while I was one of _________ opposed to it．
A．those who B．those C．who D．that
15、More and more people tend to go to E-libraries in that they have access to books when they are unable to get to a library.
A. accidentally B. physically
C. voluntarily D. appropriately
16、Each party _______ respect the articles of this contract, or a double-sized financial punishment is a must.
A. will B. could C. shall D. should
17、No one can exactly tell us what .
A. does Mona Lisa’s smile mean
B. Mona Lisa’s smile means
C. Mona Lisa’s smile does
D. does Mona Lisa’s smile
18、A series of polices has been adopted so far _________ benefits the poverty-stricken people will enjoy.
A.which B.that C.whose D.as
19、The agreements, _______ from culture and education to special training programs, will play a key role in the China-Latin America partnership.
A. ranged B. having ranged
C. ranging D. to range
20、Everything was placed exactly ______ he wanted it for the graduation ceremony.
A．while
B．when
C．where
D．though
21、One of the best ways to pay for college is to find work that helps pay part of the school fee. Here are four part-time jobs that provide students with extra income.
Library Clerk
This is a part-time position with the Saratoga Springs Library for approximately twenty-three to thirty-one hours per week. You must be able to read and write in English.
SCHEDULES:
Monday 8:30 AM-2:30 PM.
Wednesday 3:15 PM-8:15 PM.
Friday 1:15 PM-6:15 PM.
Saturday 9:45 AM-6:15 PM, half an hour lunch break.
Customer Service Representative
CMG (California Marketing Group) is currently seeking motivated On-Call employees to work from home.
Technical Requirements:
PC running Windows 10 Pro or Windows 10 Home
High Speed Wired Internet (10 Mbps or more download/10 Mbps or more upload)
Special Requirements:
Must have a quiet space free of background noise while working.
Pay: US$11.00 per hour.
E-mail: CMGroup123@job.com.
Telephone Operator
A Telephone Operator for Waldorf Astoria Hotel is responsible for answering and responding to internal and external calls in the hotel’s continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability. Specifically, you would be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:
Respond to guest inquiries and requests in a timely, friendly and efficient manner.
Provide information about the hotel facilities and services.
We will pay you US$15.00 per hour. Please send e-mails to WAHoffice@123.com.
Please contact the Human Resources Department at 979-3187 if you have any questions.
Executive Assistant
This is a 1099-Independent Contractor position and does not include benefits.
Executive Assistants are available from Monday to Friday, at least 10 hours per week and up to 15 hours per week.
Executive Assistants are available to respond to new messages and requests from their executives within one hour of receiving them during business hours.
Hourly compensation starts at US$22.00 per hour and increases based on your years of relevant experience.
Please send e-mails to Double Company@job hunting.com or call 485-3609 to contact us.
【1】Which is the best choice if you want to work at home?
A．Library Clerk.
B．Customer Service Representative.
C．Telephone Operator.
D．Executive Assistant.
【2】What should you do if you work for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel?
A．Answer customer calls only from inside the hotel.
B．Work for twenty-three to thirty-one hours per week.
C．Respond to guest requests timely, kindly and efficiently.
D．Have a quiet space free of background noise while working.
【3】How much can an Executive Assistant earn at least per month?
A．US$220.
B．US$330.
C．US$880.
D．US$1,320.
22、How Should School Education Be Reformed?
The state of public school facilities in the United States is a matter of great concern to educators and administrators. While the mission of public schools has expanded beyond education to include social support and extra-curricular activities, the academic schedule has changed little in more than a century. A report on time and learning released today by the state education committee says saving school time for academic teaching and moving away from the time-limited tradition of education are crucial steps in the school reform process.
The committee’s report, entitled Time Prisoner, described fixed clocks and calendars in American education as a fundamental design problem that urgently needs to be changed. “Time should serve children instead of children serving time.” the report says. The two-year committee found that holding American students to world-class standards will require more time for classroom instruction. “We have been asking the impossible of our students that they learn as much as their foreign peers while spending half as much as in core academic subjects.” it states.
The committee compared the relationship between time and learning in Japan, Germany and the United States and found that American students received less than half of the basic academic education received by Japanese and German students. On average, American students can earn a high school diploma if they spend only 41 percent of their school time on academics, says the report. American students spend an average of three hours a day on core academics such as English, math, science, and history, the committee found. Their report recommends offering a minimum of 5.5 hours of academics every school day.
The nine-member committee also recommended extending the daily school hours beyond the traditional six hours. “If schools want to continue offering important activities outside the academic core, as well as serving as a center for family and community services, they should keep school doors open longer each day and each year.” says John Hodge Jones, education official of schools in Murfreesboro, Tenn., and chairman of the committee. The typical school year in American public schools is 180 days. Eleven states allow school years of 175 days or less, and only one state requires more than 180 days.
“For over a decade, education reformers have been working excitedly to improve our schools,” says Milton Goldberg, executive director of the committee. “But... if reform is to truly take hold, the six-hour, 180-day school year should go into museums — an exhibit from our education past.”
【1】Compared with the academic courses more than a hundred years ago, the academic courses now ___________.
A.include some extra-curricular activities
B.remain much of what they used to be
C.demand students’ more contribution of time
D.focus more on education of social support
【2】The researches by the committee mentioned in the passage are most concerned about __________.
A.the fashion of education management
B.the elements of school education
C.the changes in education in the recent century
D.the time devoted to academic learning
【3】As it is mentioned in the passage, schools in the U.S.A do the following except __________.
A.provide important outside-academic activities
B.have competition with schools of other countries
C.arrange six-hour teaching and learning every day
D.serve social units such as family and community
【4】Executive director of the committee Milton Goldberg would most probably disagree that ___________.
A.the time of school day and school year should be reduced
B.what the education reformers have done is not good enough
C.visiting museums can improve students’ academic learning ability
D.social support and extra-curricular activities should be cancelled
23、The skies over Latin America’s largest city are set to witness a futuristic aerospace revolution after the Brazilian airline Gol reached an agreement that could see it transport regular passengers around São Paulo in hundreds of low-cost zero-emission electric air taxis.
Dómhnal Slattery, chief executive of the Dublin-based firm Avolon, which will provide the aircraft to Gol and recently placed an order for 500 of the aircraft from their British manufacturer, admitted helicopters were the “kingdom of the wealthiest”.
But the Avolon boss claimed the introduction of VA-X4 eVTOLs (electric vertical(垂直的) takeoff and landing) aircraft to São Paulo would be a gamechanger for regular passengers once the taxis, which look like a futuristic cross between a helicopter and a glider, were delivered in late 2024 or 2025.
“Our basic estimate (估计) at the moment is that the operating cost here for this aircraft will be equal to $1 per passenger over a 25-mile trip,” Slattery told the Financial Times. “Which is almost equal to an Uber ride.”
Few cities are crying out for such a revolution more than São Paulo, a sprawling metropolis with more than 12 million citizens and choked by a fleet of 8.6m vehicles.
In the late 1990s, the congestion (拥塞) became so bad in what is now the world’s fifth biggest city after Tokyo, Delhi, Seoul and Shanghai that authorities were forced to introduce a number plate rotation (循环) system for vehicles.
Stephen Fitzpatrick, the head of the British aerospace manufacturer that produces the aircraft, Vertical Aerospace, said the flying taxis would be ideal for Brazil’s biggest city and will “transform how we travel around high population density cities that are crowded with traffic”.
The Bristol-based Vertical Aerospace was founded in 2016 and promises to pioneer “a new era in vertical transport”.
“We’ll be looking to Asia after São Paulo,” Avolon’s chief commercial officer, Paul Geaney, told Reuters.
【1】What did Dómhnal Slattery think of helicopters?
A．They could be afforded by all.
B．They could be mostly used by the rich.
C．They provided convenience for travellers.
D．They showed the owners’ social status.
【2】What is the advantage of electric air taxis?
A．Eco-friendliness.
B．Traditional design.
C．Zero noise.
D．Free delivery.
【3】Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A．The flying taxis will be ideal for Brazil’s biggest city.
B．More cities are eager for electric air taxis than São Paulo.
C．The Avolon will enter the Asian transportation market soon.
D．Travelling by VA-X4 eVTOLs can be more convenient but more expensive than by Uber.
【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A．Uber Ride—a futuristic aerospace revolution
B．Advanced vertical aircrafts ordered by the Avolon Company
C．VA-X4 eVTOLs—a lifesaver for high population density cities
D．Electric air taxis to make their first appearance in Brazil’s most congested city
24、“You get excited about everything because you were born in the summer!” Does that sound like something your grandparents used to say to you?
Of course, you’re a learned person who doesn’t believe in such things. But scientists now say that it might not all be superstition (迷信).
Researchers from Semmelweis University in Hungary recently asked 366 university students to fill out a questionnaire. The answers given included things like “My mood often changes for no reason”, “I love to deal with new projects, even if they’re risky ”, and “I complain a lot”. They then compared students’ answers to their birthdays. They found that the season of your birth may have some effect on who you are.
Researchers found that people born in the summer were more likely to quickly change between sad and happy emotions. People born in the winter, however, were less likely to become angry. Spring birthdays were more likely to make people overly positive, while people born in autumn were less likely to be depressive (忧郁的).
So, why could the seasons cause such differences?
“Biochemical studies have shown that the season in which you are born affects some monoamine neurotransmitters (单胺类神经递质),” lead researcher Xenia Gonda said in a written statement. “This led us to believe that birth season may have a longer-lasting effect.”
Monoamine neurotransmitters are given off from neurones (神经元细胞). They affect our emotions. So the researchers believe they might have an effect on the development of our personalities.
Different seasons also have different food and nutrients (养分) to offer. In addition, mothers usually get more physical exercise and enjoy more sunlight in warm seasons than in cold seasons. All these are “environmental factors ” which may influence a person’s personality, said Gonda.
But the research only included a survey and didn’t follow participants over time. More research is needed before a final answer can be given on the connection between season and personality.
Don’t worry, though. Even if the connection is proven, it won’t mean that your birth month completely decides who you are. Being happy or sad is up to you.
【1】The study from Semmelweis University in Hungary intended to prove that _________________.
A. a person’s birth season might affect their monoamine neurotransmitters
B. monoamine neurotransmitters might be connected to our emotions
C. people’s personalities might depend on environmental factors
D. the season of a person’s birthday may affect their personality
【2】According to the research, people with emotional instability are more likely to be born in .
A. spring B. summer
C. autumn D. winter
【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The season of your birth decides who you are.
B. Physical exercise can change your personality.
C. You can change your personality regardless of your birth season.
D. A lot of research has been done on how someone’s birth season affects their
25、During my stay at an orphanage at the age of 9, a gentleman came and taught us how to do woodworking projects.
I remember my first project — a small table. I was so ______ of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) ______. It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to ______ it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a ______. She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always kind but ______ with us.
As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so ______ and happy that I couldn’t wait. I dashed out like a ______, carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.
When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was ______ it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand ______ it, she noticed that it was still wet.
“Were you ______ to bring this home?” she asked.
“No, ma’am,” I ______ with my head down.
She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was ______ stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but the dirt would not come off.
I hid the table in my closer and never______ it. However, a year later during a cleaning-up, it was discovered. Painfully, I had to give the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent, thinking that she would ______ it away.
Thirty years later at a reunion, I ______ that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her ______ to get something important. I followed her ______ into a dark corner. She picked something up. ______ she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.
Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.
Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of ______ to Mother Henderson, who kept the table for a young orphan who ______ it so much.
【1】
A．tired
B．ashamed
C．amused
D．proud
【2】
A．wonder
B．award
C．record
D．product
【3】
A．design
B．invent
C．paint
D．complete
【4】
A．reward
B．gift
C．prize
D．souvenir
【5】
A．satisfied
B．patient
C．strict
D．cruel
【6】
A．upset
B．amazed
C．excited
D．confident
【7】
A．thief
B．hero
C．sword
D．flash
【8】
A．drying
B．observing
C．admiring
D．hiding
【9】
A．into
B．across
C．above
D．behind
【10】
A．supposed
B．embarrassed
C．encouraged
D．determined
【11】
A．agreed
B．whispered
C．sighed
D．argued
【12】
A．dirt
B．glue
C．paint
D．wood
【13】
A．felt
B．shook
C．touched
D．split
【14】
A．put
B．give
C．take
D．throw
【15】
A．learned
B．expected
C．remembered
D．recommended
【16】
A．bathroom
B．balcony
C．basement
D．bedroom
【17】
A．curiously
B．unwillingly
C．doubtfully
D．worriedly
【18】
A．Before
B．Since
C．As
D．Until
【19】
A．admiration
B．gratitude
C．sympathy
D．regret
【20】
A．counted
B．mattered
C．minded
D．valued
26、假如你是李华，你对本校学生的经典阅读情况进行了调查，结果如下图。请给校英文报投稿，呼吁同学们多读经典、传承文化，内容包括：
1. 经典阅读的现状;
2. 经典阅读的意义;
3. 你的呼吁。
注意：
1. 词数80左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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