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1、The houses for the low-income families _______ at present in our city will be completed next year.
A. to be built B. built
C. being built D. having been built
2、---What are you going to do with the flaw in the vase?
---I can either send a new one to you by express mail or _____ compensate you at a reasonable price.
A．artificially
B．accordingly
C．alternatively
D．consistently
3、—Tom, were all the students on the school bus injured?
—No, _____ only the three who got hurt.
A. there was B. there were
C. that was D. it was
4、The virus came without people’s being aware of it and it was _________ assumed to be a common one．But with more cases reported, it proved wrong.
A．precisely B．relatively C．initially D．purely
5、They never wavered in their ________ to succeed.
A.addition B.command C.recognition D.determination
6、We gave out a cheer when the little cottage came ______view.
A．from
B．in
C．before
D．into
7、 It is reported that as well as the inquiry in London, there is a(n) __________ investigation going on in New York into the cause of the disaster.
A. parallel B. awesome
C. sensible D. genuine
8、The pupils in our school like reading after lunch, most of ________ seated on the grass unless it rains.
A. them B. whom C. that D. who
9、The news said that the death toll in the tsunami in Indonesia had climbed over 400, with a lot more reported _______.
A．to be missed
B．having been missing
C．to have been missing
D．having missed
10、The company has got ________ from many users both at home and abroad for top-quality products and services.
A.benefit B.apology C.credit D.envy
11、Just be patient．You _____ expect the world to change so soon．
A．can’t B．may not
C．needn’t D．didn’t
12、My friends develop the and sort the best images.
A.fantasy B.famine C.film D.facilities
13、The value of life lies not only in the final success, but also in the ________ of achieving it.
A．process
B．project
C．program
D．position
14、No visitor would think _________ surprising that the island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A．that
B．it
C．this
D．what
15、She was ________ a medal as a ________ for her courage.
A.rewarded, awarded B.awarded, reward
C.awarded, prices D.priced, awarded
16、The news came as no surprise to me．I _____ for some time that the factory was going to shut down．
A．knew B．had known
C．have known D．know
17、The afternoon sun provided the clouds shifting colors: pink and salmon, crimson and ivory, all ____ against a royal blue sky.
A.given off B.set off C.broken off D.turned off
18、---How do you like the food and service in our canteen?
---Much better than ______ used to be.
A. those B. one C. they D. that
19、There are as many as five student clubs in our school．You can join _____ interests you most．
A． whatever B． whichever
C． whenever D． wherever
20、 in the heavy traffic, we had no choice but in the car.
A. Stuck; wait B. Stuck; to wait
C. Sticking; to wait D. Sticking; wait
21、
Meet Ben Saunders: adventurer, athlete, motivational speaker. Ben, at the age of 23, was the youngest man to ski solo (单人滑雪) to the North Pole. He dragged a 180-kilogramme sledge (雪橇) over 1,420 miles through the worst Arctic conditions. This year, as well as planning a return to the Arctic, Ben plans to ski solo from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole and back in the autumn, carrying all his supplies on his sledge.
Ben Saunders was fired after persuading the firm to support his disorganized first adventure. “Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. We were attacked by a bear. We started running out of food. It was just desperate. And we didn't get to the Pole; we didn't get there, so we had no media interest. No one heard about it: no book deal, and no speaking. I was so unhappy.”
People said it was impossible for me to get to the Pole. I said, “No, I can get there,” and I did. Self-belief, I see it as being a bit like a muscle — it's my belief that the more you stretch (伸展) yourself the stronger it gets. If you never do anything that's uncomfortable or risky then your self-belief gets weaker. So that's one of the lessons I've figured out along the way. The thing that I've stretched and tested is my self-belief.
“My Antarctic adventure is just practicable and that's what is exciting to me. If I knew it was possible, if I knew I could do it without too much bother, I wouldn't be interested.” Why? “Personally I'm attracted by the human performance element to it. Not that long ago, running a marathon was seen as the top point of human attempt, and now I wouldn't be that surprised if my mum said she was going to run one next year.”
People's horizons (见识) are changing. “I'm not particularly gifted, and I'm absolutely average. I've just chosen this one goal to achieve and I've been working hard to realize it. That's it. And that's the thing that attracts me: with enough training and enough determination, enough focus and preparation, how far can we go? And I don't think I've found out yet.”
【1】What do we know about Ben Saunders' first adventure?
A. There was no press coverage.
B. It was supported by his company.
C. It was well planned and organized.
D. He actually reached the North Pole.
【2】According to Ben Saunders, if you want to stretch your self-belief, you should _____.
A. often test your confidence B. try something adventurous
C. aim to reach the North Pole D. always stretch your muscles
【3】Ben Saunders was excited about his Antarctic adventure because _____.
A. he liked running a marathon
B. he wanted to exercise his body
C. he knew it might be achievable
D. he was sure he could do it easily
【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. We have to change our views about adventure.
B. We can never know our possibilities and energies.
C. We should have a reason for going on an adventure.
D. We have to be especially talented to have an adventure.
22、 You’ve probably heard of Marco Polo, but how much do you actually know about him and his incredible journey? Marco was the original travel writer, whose trade contacts with Asia changed Europe, opening it up to new ideas and cultures.
Marco Polo was born in the Venetian Republic around 1254．At the time, Venice was one of the most powerful trading cities in the world, and was ruled as an independent city state．Marco’s mother died when he was young, so he was brought up by his aunt and uncle．When Marco was born, his brother (Maffeo) and father (Niccolo), who were successful merchants, were away on a trading voyage．They didn’t get back until Marco was about 15.
In 1271, Niccolo and Maffeo set off again for Asia, this time taking Marco with them．On a previous journey they’d met Kublai Khan (the Yuan Dynasty), and they were keen to establish trade links between Kublai’s empire and Venice．The Polos sailed across the Mediterranean to Acre (now in northern Israel)．Then, they traveled by camel to the port of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf．Their plan was to sail to China but they couldn’t find any good boats．So, they continued the journey overland, finally meeting Kublai Khan at his summer palace in Xanadu, about 275 kms north of modern Beijing．Marco was now probably 21 years ol
The journey had taken over three years.
The Polos had learnt a great deal about the world during their travels and so Kublai employed Marco as a government official．This gave Marco the opportunity to travel around much of Kublai’s empire in China．In fact, Kublai found the Polos so useful that he was unwilling to let them return home．However, in 1292, the Polos eventually left, sailing from China and ending up in Hormuz again．The journey was extremely dangerous: of the 600 travelers who set off, only 18 arrived in Hormuz, including all three of the Polo family．
The Polos finally returned to Venice in 1295, twenty-four years after setting off．They had traveled 24,000 kms．By this time Venice was at war with Genoa, its trade rival．Unfortunately for Marco, he was captured by the Genoese and imprisione
However, he used his time as a prisoner to write a book about his family’s travels: II Milione (known as The Travels of Marco Polo in English)．It was the first book to tell Europeans about China and the East．No original copy survives, but there are several versions of it．Marco’s writings influenced many other travelers, most notably Christopher Columbus, who carried a copy of II Milione with him on his voyage in search of Asia.
After his release from prison in 1299, Marco rejoined his father and uncle in Venice．The family were now even wealthier than before thanks to the many treasures they’d brought back from the East．Marco financed many more trading journeys but never left the city again．He died in 1324 and was buried in the church of San Lorenzo in Venice．
【1】What is the correct order of what Marco Polo has done?
a.met Kublai Khan in Xanadu
b.sailed across the Mediterranean
c.sailed for Hormuz
d.left Venice for Asia
e.went to Hormuz by camel
f.employed as a government official in China
A．b-c-d-f-a-c
B．d-c-b-a-f-e
C．b-d-c-f-a-e
D．d-b-e-a-f-c
【2】The last paragraph but one mainly tells us something about _____.
A．Marco’s life in Genoa
B．Marco’s book II Milione
C．Marco’s influence on Columbus
D．Marco’s safe return to Venice
【3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Soon after his mother’s death, Marco was raised by his father.
B．Marco spent about six years on the way to China and back to Venice.
C．Marco died at the age of 70 in the church of San Lorenzo in Venice.
D．Marco was born into a very poor family but died in wealth．
【4】The passage is most probably taken from _____．
A．a newspaper
B．a geography book
C．a history book
D．a traveler’s guide
23、What's the most important thing in life?
People's answers vary greatly. For British scientist Robert Edwards, the answer is having a child. "Nothing is more special than a child," he told the BBC.
Edwards, the inventor of the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) technology—more commonly known as "test-tube (试管) baby" technology—passed away on April 10, 2013 at the age of 87.
"Edwards changed the lives of millions of ordinary people who now rejoice (高兴) in the gift of their own child," said Peter Braude, a professor at King's College London. "He leaves the world a much better place."
Edwards started his experiments as early as the 1950s, when he had just finished his PhD in genetics. At that time, much of the public viewed test-tube babies as "scary", according to Mark Sauer, a professor at Columbia University, US.
Edwards and his colleague Patrick Steptoe faced opposition from churches, governments and media, not to mention attacks from many of their fellow scientists. "People said that we should not play God and we should not interfere with nature," Edwards once told Times. He said that he felt "quite alone" at the time.
"But Edwards was a fighter, and he believed in what he was doing," said Sauer. Without support from the government, the two struggled to raise funds to carry on. And in 1968 they finally developed a method to successfully fertilize human eggs outside the body.
The first test-tube baby was born on July 25, 1978. Her name was Is Louise Brown. Despite people's safety concerns, Brown was just as healthy as other children.
"IVF had moved from vision to reality and a new era in medicine had begun," BBC commented.
Ever since then, public opinion has evolved considerably. Couples who were unable to have babies began thronging (拥向) to Edwards' clinic. Nowadays, Reuters reports, some 4.3 million other "test-tube" children exist. Edwards received a Nobel Prize in 2010 and was knighted (封为爵士) by Queen Elizabeth in the following year.
Before his death, Edwards was still in touch with Louise. "He is like a grand dad to me," she said in an interview with the Daily Mail.
He is a granddad to millions, in fact.
【1】What’s the article mainly about?
A. The first test-tube baby.
B. A new era in medicine.
C. The inventor of IVF technology.
D. The changes IVF technology has brought.
【2】 The writer quoted Peter Braude to ________.
A. show how difficult it was for Edwards to do his work
B. describe what kind of person Edwards was
C. explain why he is loved by all children
D. comment on his achievement
【3】The underlined word "opposition" in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to "________"
A. attack B. support C. test D. influence
【4】What is the correct order of events in Edwards' life?
a. He received a Nobel Prize.
b. He struggled to raise funds.
c. The first test-tube baby was born.
d. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
e. He succeeded in fertilizing human eggs outside body.
f. He started his experiments on IVF technology.
A. f-e-b-c-a- d B. f-b-e-c-d-a C. f-b-e-c-a-d D. f-e-d-a-c-b
24、How to Teach Kids About Setting Goals
【1】 It can become an easy process for a lifetime if kids are taught goal setting at an early stage. They need to be offered a project to make them work on achieving something personal.
Set smart goals. A goal needs to be measurable, specific, realistic and timely in order to be effective. Kids prefer generalizing when it comes to goal setting. For example, one may want to be the best basketball player in the team. 【2】 What exactly does a goal like this mean? You need to ask them to be specific. Begin with scoring two baskets in each game(or however many; just something measurable!) so that they can keep pushing the barriers to achieve greater goals.
Write down goals. 【3】 Recent studies show that when goals are written down, the individual is likely to achieve them.
【4】 Kids have the habit of choosing goals that just seem impossible to achieve. You need to teach them the meaning of short and long-term goals and give your child reality checks.
Set up review points. You can ask them to write their main goal on the poster and mention the steps they would take for achieving their goal. 【5】 It is important to help your children have their own checkpoint systems that actually work for them.
A．Learn to set a long-term goal.
B．How is a goal like this measured?
C．Give up goals that are not realistic.
D．This tip is supported by science as well.
E．Goals can never be achieved unless they are written down.
F．It is essential for everybody, especially for kids, to set goals in life.
G．You can also ask them to track their progress once a week or month.
25、My family suffered a lot three years ago when my father died in a car accident. It my mother, two younger brothers and me alone.
At that time, I was in a senior high school. As the eldest son, I had no choice but to of school and work in a factory. Life went on without any wonder. I dared not ask for more and just thought about my two brothers. However, it wasn’t easy, for I couldn’t their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to night without rest. I also had to look after my sick mother. I wanted to go back to school, but it seemed to be an impractical idea, since I needed to work to support my family.
A thread of appeared during those gloomy (阴暗的) days. It was a rainy dusk when I went outside into the rain and walked in the street. Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head, and found that “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I heard a deep voice say, “Why not without an umbrella?” It was a one-legged man, “If you run, you won’t get so wet.” His words me deeply. Without my father’s protection, was I only a slave to fate﹙命运﹚?
While walking with him in the rain, I knew that his dream was once by an accident. He was glad that he didn’t lose and still “ran” on the road of life. Facing this guy, I had no pity, but admiration.
Inspired by his , I went to a city in the south and became an insurance representative. After two years’ “running”, I got somewhere and my family situation became better . I went back to school and eventually succeeded in being admitted to a university.
Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! When you run out of the season of your life, there will be a bright sky ahead of you.
【1】A.left B. carried C. had D. forced
【2】A. take out B. drop out C. make out D. jump out
【3】A.bringing in B. taking away C. bringing up D. taking over
【4】A. receive B. realize C. manage D. afford
【5】A. chance B. need C. hope D. money
【6】A. drive B. walk C. travel D. run
【7】A.shocked B. puzzled C. discouraged D. hurt
【8】A. burnt B. accepted C. ruined D. discovered
【9】A. face B. heart C. sight D. control
【10】A.images B. achievements C. signs D. remarks
【11】A.simply B. gradually C. normally D. immediately
【12】A. rainy B. cloudy C. sunny D. windy
26、请你代表2015届高三学生给外教Jeff写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1．邀请他参加2015届高三年级的成人仪式；
2．请他做简短发言；
3．时间：3月30日（周一）下午3:30；
4．地点：学校礼堂。
注意：1．词数不少于50。
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词：成人仪式the Coming of age ceremony
Dear Jeff,
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Yours，
Li Hua
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