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1、He may have missed the train, ________ he won’t arrive in another hour.
A．in which case
B．in that case
C．under which condition
D．on that occasion
2、The train ________ at the present speed until it reaches the foot of the mountain at about nine o’clock tonight.
A．will be going
B．has been going
C．goes
D．went
3、Though________ to see us, the professor gave us a warm welcome.
A．surprising
B．to surprise
C．being surprised
D．surprised
4、________ at the cafeteria before, Tina didn't want to eat there again.
A. Having eaten B. To eat C. Eat D. Eating
5、Graduates are inspired to think outside the box and innovate，breaking free from _______ methods.
A.conventional B.confidential C.contradictory D.comprehensive
6、 ______ from endless homework on weekends, the students now find their own activities, such as taking a ride together to watch the sunrise.
A．Freed
B．Freeing
C．To free
D．having freed
7、After a night of wrestling with his________, he decided to go to the police office to give himself up.
A.consensus B.conscience C.consciousness D.convention
8、I keep the picture where I can see it every day, reminds me of the days in my hometown.
A. that B. which
C. who D. when
9、The minister refused for reasons of _______ rather than religion to sign a new law legalizing abortion.
A. comprehension B. conscience C. consequence D. conservation
10、To ______ the turkey, people often prepare other things, such as cornbread, mashed potatoes (土豆泥), and pumpkin or apple pie.
A.come across B.go with C.search for D.figure out
11、—Do you have any idea why Jenny left the firm?
—Probably, she _______ for a pay rise, but was turned down.
A. has held out B. has been holding out
C. held out D. holds out
12、 The farmers’ living conditions have improved _______ ever since the policy of supporting agriculture was introduced.
A. differently B. roughly
C. approximately D. significantly
13、She did not feel a bit nervous though it was the first time she ___________ in public.
A. spoke B. have spoken
C. had spoken D. were speaking
14、An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person's character；however，they are not always _____.
A. available B. practical C. permanent D. beneficial
15、 --I hear that there was a terrible crash in the subway in Shanghai the other day.
--Yes, _____ news came as _____ shock to all of us.
A. the; the B. a; / C. the; a D. /; a
16、_______by flowers and applause does not necessarily mean one is living a happy life.
A.Being accompanied B.Having accompanied
C.To be accompanied D.Accompanied
17、From 1902 to 1904, Picasso painted a series of pictures________ the main color was blue.
A.which B.that C.where D.when
18、The trade imbalance is likely to rise again in 2017._______ a new policy will be required soon.
A. Hence B. For
C. Though D. As
19、________ all this put under debate is whether they need to move their cattle to another field for nutrition purpose.
A．How
B．Why
C．What
D．That
20、Publishers and writers from 13 countries attended the seminar ______ top ten titles of the year were selected and their writers were awarded.
A.when B.where C.whose D.which
21、 The Walkmeter Walking & Hiking GPS has characteristics that are excellent for fitness walkers who want to improve their speed and distance. It uses your phone's GPS to measure the distance of your walks and hikes. It includes audio and voice integration（集成）so you can not only be informed of your workout statistics, but you can also listen to replies your friends send about your workout posts from Facebook and Twitter while you walk. Upgrading is less than $10 per year, far less than with some other apps, such as Endomondo.
Argus packs a lot into one lifestyle app. It functions as an all-day pedometer app. Your daily step count updates from your phone and includes active time, distance, calories, steps. and an hourly graph, It can also measure your heart rate at any time. You can easily take your heart rate during exercise and at rest. Besides, you can use the app’s food diary and sleep timer. A wide range of fitness and diet plans are also provided on it.
Charity Miles gives your walking a purpose, because it turns your exercise into donations to a certain cause. Open up this free app（iOS or Google Play）and choose a charity. Start a workout, choosing walking, running, or cycling. For each completed mile, you’ll have earned a donation for your chosen charity. The basic rate is 25 cents for walking and running miles and 10 cents for cycling miles, subject to a periodic cap. When you finish your walking, you must post to Facebook or Twitter to earn money for your charity.
【1】What can users do with the Walkmeter Walking & Hiking GPS while exercising?
A.Upgrade the app for $10. B.Check comments of friends.
C.Reply to friends’ posts online. D.Make personalized fitness plans.
【2】What is special about Charity Miles?
A.It is free of charge. B.It can earn you money.
C.It offers a new way of donating. D.It is connected to social software,
【3】Where is the text probably taken from?
A.A website on app ratings. B.An online fitness course.
C.A medical report. D.An advertisement for phones.
22、 People often talk about cultural differences between western and eastern countries, but how about the western world itself? Surprisingly, a closer look at it can reveal a good many curious details.
The most obvious characteristic of the majority of Americans is that they smile a lot. It does not matter whether they have a strong reason to smile; they do it, sometimes simply because they have to. A smile is not just a powerful marketing tool but also a way to show that someone is friendly, and that life in general is fine. Europeans, on the contrary, prefer to keep a more neutral (不露声色的) facial expression. They smile mostly when they are in a good mood, or feel amused; if not, a European’s face will remain neutral, or even dull. In Russia, for example, there is a proverb saying that laughing for no reason is a sign of a fool. It does not mean that Europeans are serious, or that they do not have a sense of humor.
The same refers to communication in general. Americans are extremely communicative; small talk and chats are common. Europeans talk mostly when there is something to say, and rarely enter communication just for the purpose of talking to other people. American people prefer to express what they think carefully, considering how it might affect surrounding people. Europeans are more straightforward, even with unfamiliar people. A European friend will almost always voice their opinion on different occasions, and will not hesitate to remind you that you need to lose some weight or take a shower.
It can be said that Americans are people of contrasts. They are open-minded, flexible, and ready to accept everything new enthusiastically; but at the same time, American society manages to bring up unbelievable conservatives. Americans are extremely politically correct, which, in most cases, is indeed a secure and beneficial practice, but it can also mess up daily or even private communication, sometimes preventing having close relationships. Europeans, on the contrary, are more straightforward, preferring to tell the truth in direct ways. Each way of communication is different — neither is correct or incorrect.
【1】What does the author say about smiling?
A.It is culture-related within western countries.
B.It is a powerful marketing tool across cultures.
C.It is thought of as a sign of a fool in America.
D.It is regarded as being socially necessary in Europe.
【2】What is typical of Europeans’ communication?
A.Beating around the bush. B.Having small talk and chats.
C.Hiding their feelings carefully. D.Expressing themselves openly.
【3】What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?
A.Being straightforward. B.Being politically correct.
C.Accepting everything new. D.Raising unbelievable conservatives.
【4】How is the text mainly developed?
A.By analyzing cause and effect. B.By making comparisons.
C.By classifying body language. D.By discussing research findings.
23、 Financial regulations in Britain have imposed a rather unusual rule on the bosses of big banks. Starting next year, any guaranteed bonus of top executives could be delayed 10 years if their banks are under investigation for wrongdoing. The main purpose of this “clawback” rule is to hold bankers responsible for harmful risk-taking and to restore public trust in financial institution. Yet officials also hope for a much larger benefit: more long-term decision-making not only by banks but also by all corporations, to build a stronger economy for future generations.
“Short-termism” or the desire for quick profits, has worsened in publicly traded companies, says the Bank of England’s top economist, Andrew Haldane. He quotes a giant of classical economies, Alfred Marshall, in describing this financial impatience as acting like “Children who pick the strawberries out of their pudding to eat them at once” rather than putting them aside to be eaten last.
The average time for holding a stock in both the United States and Britain, he notes, has dropped from seven years to seven months in recent decades. Transient(短期的) investors, who demand high quarterly profits from companies, can hold back a firm’s efforts to invest in long-term research or to build up customer loyalty. This has been called “quarterly capitalism”.
In addition, new digital technologies have allowed more rapid trading of equities( 股 票 ), quicker use of information, and thus shortens attention spans in financial markets. “There seems to be an advantage of short-term thinking at the expense of long-term investing,” said Commissioner Daniel Gallagher of the US Securities and Exchange Commission in speech this week.
In the US, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has pushed most public companies to delay performance bonuses for senior executives by about a year, slightly helping reduce “short-termism.” In its latest survey of CEO pay, The Wall Street Journal finds that “a substantial part” of executive pay is now tied to performance.
Much more could be done to encourage “long-termism,” such as changes in the tax code and quicker disclosure(披露) of stock acquisitions. In France, shareholders who hold onto a company investment for at least two years can sometimes earn more voting rights in a company.
Within companies, the right compensation design can provide motivation for executives to think beyond their own time at the company and on behalf of all shareholders. Britain’s new rule is a reminder to bankers that society has an interest in their performance, not just for the short term but for the long term.
【1】According to Paragraph 1, one reason for imposing the new rule is the _______.
A.enhance banker’s sense of responsibility
B.help corporations achieve larger profits
C.build a new system of financial regulation
D.guarantee the bonuses of top executives
【2】It is argued that the influence of transient investment on public companies can be _______.
A.indirect B.negative
C.favorable D.temporary
【3】The US and France examples in paragraphs 5 and 6 are used to illustrate_______.
A.the obstacles to preventing “short-termism”.
B.the significance of long-term thinking.
C.the approaches to promoting “long-termism”
D.the popularity of short-term thinking.
【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A.Failure of Quarterly Capitalism
B.Patience as a Corporate Virtue
C.Decisiveness Required of Top Executives
D.Frustration of Risk-taking Bankers
24、The kids get Christmas decorations out of a well-loved cardboard box with great care. Jenny stands beside them, softly explaining each treasure. She and Bob built their collection piece by piece during each year's after — Christmas sale.
We first met Bob and Jenny in the early days of our marriage. Someone had been returning our garbage cans to the garage each garbage day. Then one day we spotted him: an elderly man who lived across the street. I left cookies outside the garage with a thank-you note. Later that day, a typed letter had replaced the gift. It was from Bob and explained how he would come to walk the neighborhood on garbage day, returning cans for people he barely knew. Back when he had been fighting a war, his young wife, Jenny, had found herself living alone. Neighbors had taken the time to handle her garbage cans so she didn't have to ...
A few years after we had moved in, Bob died. We told Jenny how special Bob had been to us. When Jenny invited us over to look through Christmas ornaments, I realized how hard it was to part with that box, a piece of Bob.
These days, we're piling up boxes of our own. We're planning a move. The house that seemed so huge six years ago is fully filled with furniture and books and, of course, people. We know it's time to go, and yet we can't seem to stick the For Sale sign up.
It's not just Jenny. It's the man who lets our kids pick peaches in his front yard. It's the ladies who leave overflowing baskets for our kids on Easter. It's the officer who smiles and makes me feel a little safer when Jim's away. Thank you, I'll say. For teaching us what it means to be a neighbor.
【1】Why did Bob handle garbage cans for his neighbors?
A．To help those in need of financial aid.
B．To repay his neighbors' unselfish help.
C．To set an example for the next generation.
D．To persuade the neighbors of his greatness.
【2】How does the author feel about Bob?
A．Wise and positive.
B．Helpful and caring.
C．Hardworking and brave.
D．Grateful and energetic.
【3】For what reason does the author decide to move?
A．The house isn't big enough for the family.
B．There is a better place for the family to live.
C．She gets fed up with all the garbage cans.
D．Her kids need a better education in the future.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A．It is hard to say goodbye
B．How can we leave our home?
C．What it means to be a neighbor
D．This is what we call harmony
25、On June 23, 1970. I had just left the Army after completing my one-year duty in Vietnam. I was on ____ returning home in Texas. I had been warned about the ____ of our fellow countrymen. There was no ____ welcome for us when we came home from that unpopular war.
I sat, in uniform, in a window seat, ____ eye contact with my fellow passengers. NO one was sitting next to me, which added to my _____. A little girl suddenly appeared in the passage. She ____ and, without saying a word, ____ handed me a magazine. I accepted her ____, her quiet “welcome home.” All I could say was, “Thank you.” Her small gesture of ____ was the first I had experienced in a long time.
I always believe in the connection between ____ when they reach out to one another.
That girl ____ has no memory of what happened years ago. She might have been told to do that by her mother. It doesn’t matter ____ she gave me the magazine. The ____ thing is that she did.
Since then, I have followed her example and tried. in different ways for different people, to ____ for them. Like me on that plane ride long ago, they will ____ know why a stranger gave a hand. But I absolutely know that my ____ since then are all because of that little girl. Her kindness of offering a magazine to a ____, scared and lonely soldier has been ____ throughout my life. I have to believe that my small ____ have the same effect on others. And to that little girl, now a ____, I would like to say again: thank you.
【1】A. bus B. train C. plane D. boat
【2】A. stories B. difficulties C. unfriendliness D. enthusiasm
【3】A. hometown B. school C. cold D. immediate
【4】A. seeking B. noticing C. keeping D. avoiding
【5】A. pride B. loneliness C. anger D. excitement
【6】A. smiled B. listened C. turned around D. bent down
【7】A. naturally B. proudly C. shyly D. worriedly
【8】A. offer B. donation C. accompany D. contact
【9】A. invitation B. sympathy C. agreement D. inspiration
【10】A. soldiers B. strangers C. families D. girls
【11】A. similarly B. finally C. immediately D. undoubtedly
【12】A. when B. how C. why D. where
【13】A. memorable B. satisfactory C. important D. valuable
【14】A. do the same B. find a seat C. get things ready D. pass a magazine
【15】A. always B. never C. happily D. obviously
【16】A. feelings B. ideas C. models D. attempts
【17】A. busy B. young C. excited D. tired
【18】A. accepted B. spread C. honored D. neglected
【19】A. actions B. benefits C. donations D. sacrifices
【20】A. stranger B. wife C. mother D. woman
26、请以“One Thing I’m Proud of”为题，用英语写一篇短文，记述一件你自己认为得意的事情。要求如下：
1.记述事情经过；
2.简要说明你感到得意的原因或从中得到的启示。
注意：
(1)词数不少于100;
(2)内容充实、行文连贯；
(3)文章的标题已给出（不计词数）。
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