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1、—You seem to be in a really good mood.
— I finished my last test today.________! Now I’m free.
A．What a pity
B．What a relief
C．What a coincidence
D．What a mess
2、However，the Norman Conquest didn’t affect the English language___________ the Angles and the Saxons victory about 600 years earlier，which led to Old English ________ Celtic.
A. so much as；was replaced B. so good as；being replaced
C. as much as；replacing D. as well as；replaced by
3、All the staff of the company, who ______ extra hours these days, hope to finish the project as scheduled.
A.will work B.have been working C.were working D.have worked
4、He told me about the news in a voice.
A．amazing; surprising
B．amazed; surprised
C．amazing; surprised
D．amazed; surprising
5、We’ve had a good start, but next, more work needs _____to achieve the final success.
A．being done
B．do
C．to be done
D．to do
6、The media________ the trade-unions for years and the unions have called for a change.
A．has been attacking
B．has been attacked
C．had attacked
D．had been attacked
7、We recommend you ______ at least 15 minutes before the start of your tour.
A. arrive B. arrived
C. will arrive D. have arrived
8、--How long do you expect it before the African can keep the disease under control?
--As soon as possible.
A. is B. has been
C. will be D. will have been
9、If we lose love and self-respect for each other, this is we finally die.
A. what B. how
C. when D. where
10、Ning Zetao，who won a total of four golds at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games，____ himself as a new swim star．
A.distinguished B．described
C．Represented D．Developed
11、No one I know any reliable way to prevent the crushing pain but some books say to try stretching exercising and warm baths.
A. looked back on B. came up with
C. stood up for D. split off from
12、It is widely believed ______much television isn’t healthy for children.
A．that
B．how
C．whether
D．so
13、It might have_______ your notice but I am very busy at the moment.
A. quit B. neglected
C. escaped D. denied
14、At the beginning of a speech, it is very important to grab the audience’s attention and make them interested in ______ you have to say.
A. which B. what C. that D. who
15、Seeing the ________ of my daughter playing with other kids on the beach, I felt so happy.
A．scene
B．scenery
C．view
D．sight
16、The recent cold weather has prevented residents from going out, which may _______ the decline in customer flows at the shopping mall.
A．make up
B．contribute to
C．apply for
D．take up
17、Volunteering gives you a chance _______ lives, including your own.
A．change
B．changing
C．changed
D．to change
18、The film X—Men Ⅲ______ to be another big box office draw next year．
A．has promised B．is promising
C．will promise D．Promises
19、________ there is no need for us to shrink from new situations, we should always think twice before rushing into things.
A．While
B．Because
C．Unless
D．So long as
20、The latest survey, ____ by the foreign company, found that more than 12% teenagers wanted to work as pilots.
A．to be conducted
B．conducted
C．being conducted
D．having conducted
21、Although being famous might sound like a dream coming true, today’s stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature!
According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities—famous people—worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the persons they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”
The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B.C. , painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain (抱怨) about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.
Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say soomething silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.
If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is that there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous the are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.
Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.
【1】It can be learned from the passage that stars today________.
A. can no longer have their privacy protected
B. are often misunderstood by the public
C. spend too much on their public appearance
D. care little about how they have come into fame
【2】What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. Great heroes of the past were generally admired.
B. The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.
C. Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.
D. Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.
【3】What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?
A. Huge population of fans. B. Inadequate social recognition.
C. Lack of favorable chances. D. Availability of modern media.
【4】What is the author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?
A. Sincere. B. Skeptical.
C. Sympathetic. D. Disapproving.
22、We’ve seen photographs that seem to show unbelievable images, thanks to photo editing software. But do you know you can create images that look impossible without any fancy software or computer effects? 【1】
Playing with perspective
One of the easiest tricks is called forced perspective. 【2】 The person in front will look large, and the person farther away will look very small. The person in front can hold out their hand as if they were holding something, and the person in back is being held in the front person’s hand. You can also do this trick with objects like the sun or a full moon.
Flying superheroes
How can you take a photograph of a friend so that they seem to be flying superheroes? Have your friend dress up in a superhero costume, especially one with a cape (斗篷). You can pose them outside against the open sky, and have another friend hold the cape out so it looks like they’re flying. Position yourself low and take the photo looking slightly upward so the ground isn’t visible. After you take the photo, you can cut it, 【3】
Other tricks
You can have several of your friends lie flat on a solid-colored sheet so they’re arranged to look like they’re piled in a human pyramid. 【4】 If you take the photo in the moment when they are off the ground, you can cut it so they look like they’re floating. Have a friend draw funny eyeballs on the back of their hand and then hold their hand across their real eyes for a funny face photo.
【5】 The only rule is not to do anything risky and to have fun.
A．so the hand holding the cape out isn’t visible.
B．so your friends look like they are trapped inside.
C．You can create your own trick photos by exploring other ways to use all these tricks.
D．You can also take a photo of your friend jumping up into the air.
E．Here are some easy tricks that can create images fooling your eyes.
F．The other method is to take a sheet, lay it flat on the ground, and decorate it with buildings.
G．To do this, you set up a camera shot with someone close to the camera and someone farther away.
23、Reading is good for you. There is increasing evidence to show that reading isn’t merely a way of improving literacy and knowledge, but that it might actually be good for one’s mental and physical health, too.
In the age of Twitter and short attention spans, reading novels, which requires intense concentration over a long period of time, could be the antidote(矫正方法).
Neuroscientists Baroness Susan Greenfield says that reading helps to lengthen attention spans in children and improve their ability to think clearly. “Stories have a structure that encourages our brain to think in sequence, to link cause, effect and significance,” she says “It is essential to learn this skill as a small child.”
“In a computer game, you might rescue a princess, but you don’t care about her, you just want to win,” she explains, “But a princess in a book has a past, present and future. You can relate to her. You see the world through her eyes”
According to professor John Stein, Oxford university, reading is far from a passive activity. “Reading exercises the whole brain,” he explains. “ When we get lost in a good book, we are doing more than following a story, Imaging what is happening is as good as activating the brain as doing it. In other words, our brains simulate(模仿) real experiences, and it is just as if we were experiencing them ourselves. This doesn’t happen when we are watching a TV or playing computer games.”
Getting stuck in a good novel appears to be good for one’s mental health. Reading helps one not only fights loneliness, but also forget one’s own problems for a while.
Researchers found that just six minutes of reading could reduce stress levels by more than two-thirds, more than listening to music or going out for a walk. The concentration required to read distracts the mind, easing muscle’s tension and slowing the heart rate. Reading may be good for physical health, too, by preventing brain aging and disease.
【1】Which of the following statement is true about playing computer games?
A. It encourages our brains to think clearly
B. It makes people feel lonely
C. It makes the player concentrate on the result instead of the role in it
D. It can help lengthen one’s attention span.
【2】According to John Stein, reading _______
A. is simply following a story
B. is a passive activity
C. can active the brain
D. has the same results as watching TV
【3】What is the main purpose of this passage?
A. To show how to improve children’s attention spans
B. To encourage people to read
C. To show that Twitter has a negative influence
D. To compare the results of reading and watching TV
【4】The last two paragraphs are mainly about
A. the mental and physical benefits of reading
B. ways of getting rid of stress
C. the problems we face in daily life
D. the factors that cause people to feel lonely
【5】What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Reading Books Helps Keep Your Healthy
B. The Structure of a Book
C. The Brain Activities While Reading
D. How to Teach Children to Read
24、Every human being has a unique arrangement of the skin on his fingers and this arrangement is unchangeable. Scientists and experts have proved the uniqueness of finger-prints and discovered that no exactly similar pattern is passed on from parents to children, though nobody knows why this is the case.
The ridge（脊状）structure on a person's fingers does not change with growth and is not affected by surface injuries. Burns, cuts and other damage to the outer part of the skin will be replaced in time by new one which bears a reproduction of the original pattern. It is only when the inner skin is injured that the arrangement will be destroyed. Some criminals make use of this fact to remove their own finger-prints but this is a dangerous and rare step to take.
Finger-prints can be made very easily with printer's ink. They can be recorded easily. With special methods, identification can be achieved successfully within a short time. Because of the simplicity and economy of this system, finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case. A suspected man may deny a charge but this may be in vain. His finger-prints can prove who he is even if his appearance has been changed by age or accident.
When a suspect leaves finger-prints behind at the scene of a crime, they are difficult to detect with the naked eye. Special techniques are used to "develop" them. Some of the marks found are incomplete but identification is possible if a print of a quarter of an inch square can be obtained.
【1】Scientists and experts have proved that the pattern of a human being's finger skin__ ___
A. is similar to his mother's
B. is valuable to himself only
C. is like that of others with the same type of blood.
D. is different from that of all others
【2】If your fingers are wounded by knife, fire or other means, the structure of skin will____.
A. be changed partly
B. be replaced by a different one
C. be the same when the wound is recovered
D. become ugly
【3】Some criminals remove their own finger-prints by ____.
A. using printer's ink
B. injuring the inner skin
C. damaging the outer skin
D. damaging the color
【4】Finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case because it_____.
A. is complicated but reliable
B. is simple and not expensive
C. is expensive but easy to do
D. can bring a lot of money
【5】It is ________for a criminal to deny his crime when finger-prints are used to identify him.
A. worth trying B. successful C. useful D. useless
25、Greenberg was a lucky guy to enter Columbia University on full scholarship. But just before junior year, Greenberg's____changed. One day his vision "____up" and later he was diagnosed (诊断)with glaucoma (青光眼). Then doctors operated on Greenberg's eyes. ____, the surgery didn't work. Greenberg was going blind. He was so____ that he refused to see anyone.
As Greenberg' s best friend, Arthur persuaded Greenberg to go back to Columbia and______to be his reader. Arthur read _____to him every day， taking time out from his own study, and Greenberg______scoring straight A's. Still, he was______about getting around alone and relied on his friend.
Then, one afternoon, Greenberg and Arthur went to Midtown Manhattan. When it was time to go back to campus, Arthur said he couldn’t_____him because of an appointment. Greenberg______They argued, and Arthur walked off, _____Greenberg alone in Grand Central Terminal.
Greenberg, who was completely______, stumbled (蹒珊)through the rush-hour crowd. He took a shuttle train west to Times Square, and then transferred to an uptown train. Four miles later, he _____at the Columbia University stop.
At the university's gates, someone______him. "Oops, excuse me, sir." Greenberg______the voice. It was Arthur's. Greenberg's first reaction was ___, but in the next second, he realized what he had just______-and realized, too, who had made it possible. _____, Arthur had been with him the whole way, using one of the most______strategies.
Blindness doesn't make Greenberg fail to appreciate the______of life. He always says he is the luckiest man in the world.
【1】
A．faith
B．attitude
C．fortune
D．reputation
【2】
A．lit
B．cleared
C．steamed
D．cheered
【3】
A．However
B．Moreover
C．Therefore
D．Otherwise
【4】
A．shy
B．selfish
C．desperate
D．nervous
【5】
A．learned
B．pretended
C．happened
D．offered
【6】
A．letters
B．textbooks
C．newspapers
D．magazines
【7】
A．imagined
B．ended up
C．carried on
D．considered
【8】
A．tentative
B．confident
C．excited
D．curious
【9】
A．accompany
B．rescue
C．comfort
D．abandon
【10】
A．explained
B．apologized
C．compromised
D．panicked
【11】
A．consulting
B．finding
C．leaving
D．serving
【12】
A．tired
B．amused
C．satisfied
D．confused
【13】
A．got off
B．pulled over
C．looked around
D．ran away
【14】
A．turned to
B．knocked into
C．shouted at
D．quarreled with
【15】
A．raised
B．lost
C．controlled
D．recognized
【16】
A．pleasure
B．anger
C．relief
D．sorrow
【17】
A．achieved
B．questioned
C．ignored
D．missed
【18】
A．Gradually
B．Finally
C．Obviously
D．Strangely
【19】
A．complex
B．familiar
C．defensive
D．brilliant
【20】
A．magic
B．truth
C．wisdom
D．beauty
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Once there was a little girl named Emily. Although her singing was very pleasant to hear, lacking of courage, she never dared to sing in front of strangers.
One summer, the neighborhood where she lived would hold a singing competition. Her best friend, Lucy, came to invite her to participate in the competition, but Emily said, “I’m afraid to take part in it.” Her mother said, “It’s okay; just do it bravely.” Emily followed her mama’s advice and decided to give herself a try. The day came. Emily and Lucy went to the competition site. But she was too timid (胆小的)to walk onto the stage. She had been waiting until others finished singing. She shakily (颤抖地)forced herself to stand on the stage. She started to sing,but her voice was so low. What’s worse, she was so nervous that she forgot the lyrics (歌词)after singing a few words. Being laughed at by others, embarrassed and shy, she ran away from the stage.
Some naughty boys ran after her and said, “Emily, coward (胆小鬼)!Emily, coward!” Emily didn’t argue with them. What she wanted was to go back home as quickly as she could. Finally, she rushed into the house, hugged her mom and cried sadly.
“Well, my poor girl, don’t cry. Tell me what happened to you,” asked her mom. Emily looked up at her mother and told her what she had experienced.
Listening to her, her mom cupped her face and said, “It doesn’t matter, girl. As long as you practice singing more in front of strangers, you will become braver little by little. So, my girl, don’t be beaten by a failure.You can go out to practice singing every day. No matter who is listening to you, go on singing and never stop. I believe there will be a harvest for you.”
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
Emily listened to her mother carefully and followed her mom’s suggestion.
Going on singing,she walked into the park,where many people were singing and dancing.
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