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1、George couldn't remember when he first met Mr.Anderson, but he was sure it was___Sunday s___ because everybody was at__church.
A./; the B.the; /
C.a; / D./; a
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2、Would you please _____________ the paper for me and see if there are any mistakes?
A.look around B.look into C.look up D.look through
3、When we saw the road _____ with snow, we decided to spend the holiday at home.
A. block B. to block
C. blocking D. blocked
4、Tom was about to close the window his attention was caught by a bird.
A．when
B．if
C．and
D．till
5、She heard the terrible noise, brought her heart into her mouth.
A.it B.which
C.this D.that
6、He is considered to be ________, for he often gives his money to the poor.
A．frank
B．effective
C．generous
D．flexible
7、Janice will come and meet her son, ____ late he arrives.
A. whenever B. wherever
C. however D. whoever
8、His mistake was ________ youth and inexperience
A．because
B．as
C．as a result
D．due to
9、With no one to________ in such a frightening situation，she felt very helpless.
A．turn to
B．turn on
C．turn off
D．turn over
10、His parents died when he was young, so he was________by his aunt.
A.taken up B.given up
C.grown up D.brought up
11、As he waited, a priest climbed to the top of a nearby tower and began his chant; everyone in the market fell to their knees, touched their foreheads to the ground, and__________ the chant. Then, like a colony of worker ants, they dismantled their stalls and left.
A. picked up B. looked forward to
C. aimed at D. took up
12、Mother has gone to the_________ to get some money that she has saved there.
A.bank B.band C.bar D.beach
13、Not only his children but also the old man ________ himself with welfare projects.
A. is concerned B. concerns C. are concerned D. concern
14、________ English, he knows little but he is very interested in it.
A．As for
B．In some way
C．Considering
D．According to
15、Traffic is on roads into the city. Let’s take the metro instead.
A.building up B.carrying on C.dashing D.swinging
16、—_________ I don’t think I’ve got what you said.
—I was saying that I’d like there to be a wonderful party.
A.What? B.Repeat. C.Once again. D.Sorry?
17、In the past decade, our education system_________too much on grades. However, there is always some doubt________grades have a direct connection with future success.
A.focused; whether B.focused; if C.has focused; whether D.has focused; if
18、—Oliver I was wondering if you could lend me a few dollars until I ________ next week.
—I’m sorry, but my money is running out.
A.get paid B.got paid C.have paid D.would be paid
19、Yuan Long Ping is known ______ his hybrid rice ______ an agricultural scientist.
A. for, as B. as, for C. for, to D. to, as
20、My Australian friends invited me to a barbecue last weekend，________ was really very kind of them．
A.that B.who C.when D.which
21、The tiger, once a ____ animal to humans, is now ____of disappearing on the earth.
A.dangerous; danger B.in danger; in danger
C.dangerous; in danger D.danger; in danger
22、- When can we move to the new apartment?
- Well, it ______, and hopefully, the job will be done in a couple of weeks.
A．is being decorated
B．is decorated
C．was decorated
D．had decorated
23、Who would you rather the report instead of you?
A. have write B. have to write
C. to have write D. to have written
24、Unlike the old model, which required one to visit a car rental agency to hire a car, all ________ one needs to do is to register as a member of a car-sharing club to unlock a car at a parking lot and drive to one’s destination.
A．that
B．what
C．which
D．when
25、It snowed heavily; ______, lots of flights have been put off until further notice.
A.or else B.as a result
C.as well D.as a matter of fact
26、The first memory I have of him－of anything, really－is his strength.It was in the late afternoon in a house under construction near ours.The unfinished wood floor had large, terrifying holes whose big and opening darkness I knew led to nowhere good.His powerful hands, then age 33, wrapped all the way around my tiny arms, then age 4, and easily swung me up to his shoulders.
The relationship between a son and his father changes over time.It may grow and flourish in mutual maturity.It may sour in hated dependence or independence.With many children living in single-parent homes today, it may not even exist.
But to a little boy right after World War II, a father seemed a god with strange strengths and strange powers enabling him to do and know things that no mortal could do or know.Amazing things, like putting a bicycle chain back on, just like that, or building a hamster cage, or guiding a jigsaw(拼版玩具)so it forms the letter F; I learned the alphabet that way in those pre-television days.
There were, of course, rules to learn.First came the handshake, a good firm squeeze accompanied by an equally strong gaze into the other's eyes."The first thing anyone knows about you is your handshake,” he would say.And we'd practice it each night on his return from work, the serious toddler(学步儿童)in the old Cleveland Indian's cap running up to the giant father to shake hands again and again until it was firm enough.
One day, I realize now, there was a change.I wasn't trying to please him so much as I was trying to impress him.I never asked him to come to my football games.He had a high-pressure career, and it meant driving through most of Friday night.But for all the big games, when I looked over at the sideline, there was that familiar fedora(软呢帽).And by God, did the opposing team captain ever get a firm handshake and a gaze he would remember?
Then, a school fact contradicted something he said.Impossible that he could be wrong, but there it was in the book.These accumulated over time, along with personal experiences, to strengthen my own developing sense of values.And I could tell we had each taken our own, perfectly normal paths.I began to see, too, his blind spots, his prejudices and his weaknesses.I never threw these up at him.He hadn't to me, and, anyway, he seemed to need protection.I stopped asking his advice; the experiences he drew from no longer seemed relevant to the decisions I had to make.
He volunteered advice for a while.But then, in more recent years, politics and issues gave way to talk of empty errands and, always, to illness.
After much thought and practice “ You can do whatever you have to do.”, one night last winter, I sat down by his bed and remembered for an instant those terrifying dark holes in another house 35 years before.I told my father how much I loved him.I described all the things people were doing for him.But, I said, he kept eating poorly, hiding in his room and violating the doctor's orders.No amount of love could make someone else care about life, I said; it was a two-way street.He wasn't doing his best.The decision was his.
He said he knew how hard my words had been to say and how proud he was of me.“I had the best teacher,” I said.“You can do whatever you have to do.” He smiled a little.And we shook hands, firmly, for the last time.
Several days later, at about 4 A.M., my mother heard Dad shuffling about their dark room.“I have some things I have to do,” he said.He paid a bundle of bills.He composed for my mother a long list of legal and financial what-to-do's “in case of emergency.” And he wrote me a note.
Then he walked back to his bed and laid himself down.He went to sleep, naturally.And he did not wake up.
【1】The underlined word “It” in Para 2 may refer to____________..
A．a single-parent home
B．the relationship between a son and his father
C．the mutual maturity
D．the dependence or independence
【2】From the passage we can infer that____________..
A．there was no television when the writer was learning the alphabet
B．the writer’s father was a god who could do many things with strength
C．the writer’s father lived a poor life and couldn’t support his family
D．they practiced shaking hands until the writer grew up
【3】The passage is mainly about____________.
A．the writer’s distrust of his father
B．the expectations of the writer’s father
C．the contradiction between the writer and his father
D．the change of relationship between the writer and his father
27、 You should make thorough plans before you take a camping trip. Just follow these simple camping guidelines to make your trip safe and comfortable.
Selecting proper tent
【1】 When determining the size of your tent, you should take into account the number of campers as well as the camping equipment necessary for your trip. There should be enough room in the tent for the camping equipment. 【2】
Importance of food
While camping, you will need enough food to give you enough energy for your outdoor work. 【3】 You should use a two-burner stove to do all your cooking. Insist on simplicity in cooking and use vegetables and ready-made food during your trip to reduce cooking time.
Adequate sleep
【4】 Nights are generally cooler than the days so you need to have enough warm clothes to feel comfortable enough to sleep during the night. When buying a sleeping bag, check that you feel comfortable in it. Extra air mattresses (气垫) may be included in your camping equipment to make your bed more comfortable.
【5】 Bear these camping guidelines in mind and make sure you are fully prepared to enjoy your camping trip.
A.Those who prepare the best have the best camping trips.
B.All campers should have adequate (充足的) sleep during the night.
C.The comfort level in a tent determines the success of a camping trip.
D.Thus you must have an efficient arrangement for food preparation.
E.Take enough water with you to meet energy demands during your trip.
F.The size is the most important thing you should carefully consider when choosing a tent.
G.It will destroy the mood of the entire camping trip if you don’t have a good sleeping bag.
28、Fairs and theme parks never seem to lose their attraction. My kids love them as much as I do. Not everyone will agree with me though. My wife is terrified of anything more exciting than the merrygoround. So why do I love Blackpool’s Big One while she goes white on hearing the word “rollercoaster(过山车)”？
According to psychologists, it comes down to something called a “Type T” personality. Type T’s are thrillseekers who welcome the uncertainty of activities that most people would find hairraising. It seems some of us enjoy the physical sensations associated with fear: the adrenaline(肾上腺素) rush and the beating heart. Scary rides make us feel alive. Terrifying experiences encourage a sense of excitement once we’re back on solid ground though we only enjoy them, experts say, when we’re within a “protective frame” that assures us that deep down, we’re still safe.
Recent research has found certain genes(基因) which may be responsible for those of us with Type T personalities. Biochemists have separated a gene called DRD4 which seems more common in rollercoaster lovers like me.
New technologies have allowed engineers to design coasters that change speeds quickly, shoot up hundreds of feet into the air and make all sorts of twists. Research suggests that extreme fairground rides tend to appeal particularly to those of us who lead stressful, structured or controlled lives. It’s certainly true that roller coasters are a way of breaking out of the humdrum(乏味的) expectations of everyday life. Theme parks allow us to act like children again, to experience true excitement and behave a little wildly. Where else as an adult can you scream at the top of your lungs and throw your arms in the air without being sent for psychological evaluation?
If you’re looking for a great place this summer where you can get in touch with your inner risktaker, head for the nearest theme park. It’s a scream!
【1】What can we learn about the author’s wife?
A．She gets excited easily.
B．She fears extreme rides.
C．She loves Blackpool’s Big One.
D．She rarely disagrees with the author.
【2】What do people with Type T personalities tend to do?
A．Put their lives at risk.
B．Stay energetic all the time.
C．Avoid the “protective frame”.
D．Enjoy adventurous experiences.
【3】What has recent research revealed about the Type T personality?
A．It is genetically determined.
B．It is common among people.
C．It is caused by living separately.
D．It is a result of a physical disorder.
【4】What’s the main reason why the author appreciates extreme fairground rides?
A．They help relieve stress.
B．They are technologically designed.
C．They contribute to parentkid relationships.
D．They are a replacement for psychological evaluation.
29、 “Attention, everyone!” Miss Dalrymple looked at her class of ten-year-old. “Today we are going to create a special card for Father's Day, which falls on this weekend.” Then she busied herself handing out the paper and art materials to her noisy pupils.
They were a mixed punch. Some came from the rich side of the town, but the majorities were from parents who struggled to get jobs. So she had not been eager to carry out this activity.
“Think about all the things that your dad does that make him special,” she said loudly as she approached the last table. “You can write a poem or short story thinking of the positive characteristics that make your dad special. The written part of this activity should be completed before you start to decorate your card.”
Andrew looked at the blank page. He had never met, spoken to, or been hugged by his dad, so how could he write about him? Once when he was looking in his grandma's photo box, he had seen an old black and white photo but it was badly creased( 弄 皱 ) and difficult to recognize any clear features. She had quickly taken it from him and buried it deeply among the rest, never to be found again. After thinking for a while, he wrote:
Dear Dad,
You are a person I do not know and would probably not recognize as I only saw an old photo of you a long time ago. I think and wonder about you often, especially when I have no one to talk to about the Saturday fixtures( 体育 活 动 ). One day when I grow up I will do an Internet search to find you, but I am not sure whether I will be successful as several attempts by the Child Support Agency have not been successful. Happy Father's Day, Dad.
Love,
Andrew
【1】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 indicate?
A.The students were not willing to finish the task.
B.The students were eager to carry out the activity.
C.The students didn't get along well with each other.
D.The students' family conditions were quite different.
【2】Why did Andrew have difficulty in making a special card for his father?
A.Because his father was not a successful man.
B.Because he had never seen his father.
C.Because he forgot all the things his father did.
D.Because he and his grandma didn't like his father.
【3】What can we learn from Andrew's letter?
A.Andrew's father has been dead. B.Andrew's father can't recognize him.
C.Andrew is eager to meet his father. D.Andrew is sure of finding his father.
30、In the kitchen of my mother’s house there has always been a wooden stand with a small notepad (记事本）and a hole for a pencil.
I’m looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am _______ to my mother. Over forty years since my _______ memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. _______ it can't be the same pencil. The pad is more modern, but the _______ is definitely the original one.
“I’m just amazed you _______ have the same stand after all these years.” I say to her, with a sheet of paper and the pencil in the hand. “You still use a pencil. _______ you afford a pen?”
My mother replies a little sharply. “It _______ perfectly well. I never knew _______ I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in those days.”
Immediately I can _______ her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in ________, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other. My mother smiles, “One day I was cooking, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was ________. So I just picked up the ________ and wrote it all down on the ________. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was ________.”
This story ________ me how extraordinary my mother was, and is. Later that day, I go into her kitchen and ________ the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some ________ marks I recognize as ________. Those ________ have travelled unaffected through years, ________ in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard.
【1】
A．recommending
B．mailing
C．writing
D．reporting
【2】
A．best
B．earliest
C．longest
D．latest
【3】
A．Surely
B．Generally
C．Hardly
D．Usually
【4】
A．kitchen
B．paper
C．pencil
D．stand
【5】
A．even
B．already
C．still
D．only
【6】
A．Won’t
B．Can’t
C．Shouldn’t
D．Mustn’t
【7】
A．matters
B．works
C．does
D．counts
【8】
A．where
B．if
C．when
D．how
【9】
A．paint
B．appreciate
C．admire
D．picture
【10】
A．rice
B．bread
C．flour
D．soup
【11】
A．empty
B．lost
C．broken
D．away
【12】
A．notepad
B．stand
C．blackboard
D．breadboard
【13】
A．top
B．back
C．cover
D．front
【14】
A．working out
B．making out
C．working on
D．carrying on
【15】
A．promotes
B．inspires
C．promises
D．reminds
【16】
A．turn over
B．look over
C．turn around
D．look around
【17】
A．penned
B．penciled
C．carved
D．decorated
【18】
A．politics
B．physics
C．economics
D．mathematics
【19】
A．words
B．letters
C．symbols
D．signals
【20】
A．rooted
B．hidden
C．lost
D．drowned
31、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
The view that the spirit of adventure no longer has any scope for its enterprise seems, at first glance, depressingly true. The highest mountains have been scaled; the deepest seas plumbed. Maps today no longer contain huge blanks marked "Unknown Territory", nor do they make random guesses at the shapes of 【1】 land-masses. All major journeys of exploration to 【2】 the true shape and nature of the globe have been made in the past. It was left to us to fill in the details with 【3】 which once would have been considered impossible. The gaps have been 【4】. What next?
The obvious answer, of course, is that man is now looking upwards into space. Discoveries are being made at such a tremendous rate that even authors of science-fiction are finding it difficult to keep up with them and have to tax their imagination to invent bigger and better space-craft. Satellites sending signals as they swing round our globe have become 【5】.
Astronauts have successfully landed on the moon and its entire surface has been photographed. The information that satellites may provide fueling stations for manned rockets no longer strikes us as preposterous. If thirty years ago, a scientist has urged that we send messages into outer space in the hope of receiving an answer, he would have been regarded as either irresponsible or mad. Now, anything seems 【6】.
From dreams like these, we return to earth with a bump. Trips into space are all very well, but they are not for us; we must 【7】 ourselves with our own, much-traveled world. The earth itself is the training-ground for adventurous spirits, for "adventure" need not mean the seeking out of something new. A person can be called adventurous when he finds out something for himself, and it does not matter how many times the discovery has been made before. No one would say that men who set out now to cross the forbidding Antarctic are less enterprising than their predecessors who tried to do the same thing. The little boy who climbs the small hill that 【8】 his town, or even he who tries to climbs and fails, has precisely the same spirit that led Hillary to climb Everest. For the bold spirit and inquiring mind, there are inexhaustible possibilities. So long as there are people willing to 【9】 places that are well-known, there will be those who will, one day, set foot on remote and 【10】 shores.
32、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Why do we have deserts today? Deserts have not always been here. Most deserts that we have today were once green lands full of plant life. One of today’s biggest deserts is in North Africa. However, in the 1st century BC farms in North Africa grew corn and wheat to make bread for the whole city of Rome. How did this area become desert?
Both weather and people can help form a desert. Hot weather or very little rain makes the land so dry that nothing can grow. While in some regions, the increase in desert areas is occurring largely as a result of a trend toward drier climatic conditions.
Continued gradual global warming has produced an increase in aridity (干旱) for some areas over the past few thousand years. The process may be sped up in the following decades if global warming resulting from air pollution seriously increases.
The primary reason for desert formation is human activities, though. If people cut down or burn trees and plants to make land clear for farming, the wind can blow the soil away and turn the dry land into sand. Another big problem is farming on land that is not very good. This poor land can very quickly turn into desert, if it is farmed too much. One of the biggest causes, however, is when people take their animals to the same fields to feed over and over, and the fields finally lose all their nutrition. Because of these problems, deserts are slowly taking over green land in many parts of the world, including China.
However, we can fight the growing deserts! In some parts of China people are working to prevent desert from expanding. In Xinjiang, for example, some farmers are trying new scientific farming methods. These methods make it possible to use less land for crops, so farmers then can plant trees on the rest of their land!
One Xinjiang farmer used only HALF of his fields to grow the SAME amount of crops as last year. On the other half of his land, he planted fruit trees. The work of people like this is helping to fight the world’s growing deserts.
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