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1、The professor always spends the whole day in the bookshop_____ he bought the dictionary.
A. on which B. to which C. in which D. for which
2、People in China are becoming more and more _________ about the air pollution.
A.involved B.interested C.concerned D.embarrassed
3、Sometimes, people don't like asking questions appearing stupid and ignorant.
A. in search of B. in memory of
C. for fear of D. in terms of
4、Down __________ and hurt his leg.
A.fell the boy B.fell he
C.did he fall D.did the boy fell
5、I had no idea when World War Ⅱ________，so I turned to my teacher for help.
A.broke down B.broke in
C.broke out D.broke away
6、— That must have been a long trip.
— Yeah, it ________ us a whole week to get there.
A．takes
B．has taken
C．was taking
D．took
7、--- What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game.
--- ______. Whatever you want to do is fine with me.
A．It just depends
B．It’s totally up to you
C．That’s all right
D．Glad to hear that
8、Olympic athletes bring joy to people across the world with their____________ to push the boundaries of human achievement.
A. intelligence B. influences C. impression D. attempts
9、The concept of sharing is so deep-rooted in Chinese culture that people share their belongings________ even being aware of it.
A．without
B．about
C．at
D．by
10、_______ is known to all, grammar is not a set of dead rules.
A.That B.Which C.As D.It
11、Harry is feeling uncomfortable. He ________ too much at the party last night.
A．has to drink
B．must have drunk
C．could be drunk
D．needs to drink
12、Some children want to challenge themselves by learning a language different from ______ their parents speak at home.
A.what B.that
C.which D.one
13、When you are in a hurry, the best way to travel in Beijing is by subway. Taxis get ________ in traffic jams easily.
A.set up B.put up C.held up D.picked up
14、The heavy rain may ______ the landslide last night.
A.accounts for B.accounted for
C.have accounted for D.accounting for
15、________ you can sleep well for one or two nights, you will lose the ability to focus, plan and stay motivated.
A．Once
B．Unless
C．If
D．When
16、--- Guess what! I have got an “A ” for my term paper.
--- ________!You must have put a lot of work into it.
A．You are so proud
B．Congratulations
C．That’s a piece of cake
D．Ok
17、Teenagers should try to be____________ of their parents, doing something on their own.
A.independent B.impressive C.aware D.proud
18、People believe that when Fu __________upside down, happiness arrives.
A.is surrounded by B.is swept C.is attached D.is attracted
19、Have you already __________________ for the driver's education class? If so, we can learn driving course together this summer vocation
A.put up B.sign up C.cheer up D.bring up
20、Don't move any more；in my opinion，you must________to live a stable life.
A.sit down B.stay down
C.settle down D.come down
21、Forest as well as other children who _______certain disabilities _______down on at school.
A.have; are being looked B.have; are looking
C.has; is looking D.have; is being looked .
22、——Dad, I feel like quitting Chinese; it's so hard.
——Never give up halfway. ____________, you know.
A. All that ends well is well
B. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time
C. A man becomes learned by asking questions
D. All things are difficult before they are easy
23、European ________ with Nigeria dated back to the 15th century, when Portuguese merchants ________ the ancient city of Benin.
A.exchange… called for B.contact… called at
C.convey… called off D.communication… called on
24、He is expected to give us a ______ description of the football match that was broadcast ______ last night.
A.live; lively B.live; live C.lively; lively D.lively; live
25、Let’s go out for lunch, _____ we?
A.will B.should C.shall D.would
26、He really did look like a tourist, with a camera around his neck and a bottle of sunscreen cream sticking out of his bag. The fat man sat on the terrace （平台），sipping lemonade and pretending to look at a tourism brochure. His sunglasses masked his eyes, but I knew he wasn't looking at the brochure: he hadn't turned a page for the last ten minutes. As I brought him his dishes, he coughed up a "thank you" and looked at me briefly. I tried not to stare at the tiny scar across his left eyebrow.
I walked back inside with my empty tray, shaking my head. He looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place him. Then it hit me. The car accident. The mysterious stranger who helped me out of my crashed car, just before it exploded. I rushed back to his table. He was gone.
I moved his saucer and found his tip, along with a card：I am deeply grateful to you. The night o£ your car accident, I was on my way to rob a jewelry store. Saving your life brought things back in a right way. I now live an honest life, thanks to you. God bless you! Mr. D.
I shivered（震颤）.The night of my car accident, I was heading for an interview in an illegal dance club. Seeing human kindness through his heroic gesture turned my life around and brought faith back into my life. I unfolded the tip he left. Among the singles was a grand （—千块）with a pen mark underlining “In God We Trust.”I said a silent prayer for him and got back to work, smiling.
【1】Why did the fat man look like a tourist?
A．Because he used money not the same as the locals.
B．Because he carried what tourists usually have on.
C．Because he doesn't look like a native citizen.
D．Because he ordered strange food and drinks.
【2】How did the writer knew the man didn't read the brochure?
A．He was drinking all the time.
B．He sat still with his sunglasses.
C．The page remained unturned.
D．He was staring at the writer.
【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．They kept in touch with each other since then.
B．The writer had been searching for the man.
C．The man became a rich man years later.
D．The writer didn't go to that interview.
【4】What is their attitude towards each other?
A．Sympathetic.
B．Grateful.
C．Worried.
D．Trusty.
27、 In 1977, a University of Oxford statistician named Richard Peto pointed out a simple yet puzzling biological fact: we humans should have a lot more cancer than mice, but we don’t.
Dr. Peto’s argument was simple. Every time a cell divides, there’s a small chance it will gain a mutation(突变) that speeds up its growth. Cells that accumulate (聚集) several of these mutations may become cancerous. The bigger an animal is, the more cells it has, and the longer an animal lives, the more times its cells divide. We humans undergo (经历) about 10,000 times as many cell divisions as mice—and thus should be far more likely to get cancer.
A number of scientists have assumed that large, long-lived animals must have evolved extra cancer-fighting weapons. Otherwise, these species would die out.
Dr. Joshua D. Schiffman, an oncologist (肿瘤学家）at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, reviewed zoo records on the deaths of 644 elephants and found that less than 5 percent died of cancer. By contrast, 11 percent to 25 percent of humans die of cancer.
To understand the elephants’ defenses, the scientists investigated a gene that is vital to preventing cancer called p53. The protein encoded by the gene monitors cells for damage to the DNA they contain. Dr. Schiffman and his colleagues found that elephants have evolved new copies of the p53 gene. While humans have only one pair of p53 genes, the scientists identified 20 pairs in elephants.
To see whether these extra copies of p53 made a difference in fighting cancer, they ran experiments on elephant cells. They treated elephant cells with damaging radiation, chemicals and UV light.
“In all cases, instead of trying to repair the damage, the elephant cells simply committed suicide” said Dr. Schiffman. He said he thought the way the elephant cells responded was a very effective way to block cancer.
Patricia Muller, an oncologist at the MRC Toxicology Unit at the University of Leicester, who was not involved in the studies, said the results, though convincing, didn’t firmly establish exactly how elephants use p53 to fight cancer. One possibility is that the extra copies don’t actually cause cells to commit suicide. Instead, they may act as decoys (诱饵) for enzymes (酶) that destroy p53 proteins.
Dr. Muller said it was especially important to understand precisely how elephants fight cancer before trying to copy their strategies with drugs for humans.
【1】What does the 2nd paragraph want to tell us?
A.Human should be more likely to develop cancer than mice.
B.Cell division can increase the speed of growth of mutations.
C.The bigger an animal is, the smaller chance of getting cancer it has.
D.Dr. Peto’s argument was not simple.
【2】According to the passage, p53 is ______.
A.a protein to prevent cancer B.a gene to defend against cancer
C.a protein to destroy damaged cells D.a gene to change cells
【3】What does Dr. Schiffman say about the extra copies of p53 fighting cancer?
A.They cause the cells to repair the genes.
B.They stop cells from dividing further.
C.They act as decoys for enzymes that destroy p53 proteins.
D.They cause the cells to commit suicide.
【4】Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Dr. Schiffman pointed out that we humans don’t have more cancer than mice.
B.The cancer death rate of humans is five percent higher than that of elephants.
C.The scientists found there are 20 pairs of p53 genes in elephants.
D.Dr. Muller also took part in the studies.
28、 Recalling their college days,friends Miguel Amaro,Ben Grech and Mariano Kostelec all say that their biggest problem was finding somewhere to live in the first place.
As an international student from Argentina,Mariano had to pay 12 months’ rent in advance to get his place in London.Dutchman Miguel booked some super-expensive residence in Nottingham because he didn’t know any better.Ben from the UK was looking around the streets of Nottingham knocking on doors trying to find a place.
A year after graduating from their own separate universities,the three men realized that there was a business opportunity.They came up with a plan to create an online marketplace matching students with accommodation(住处)。So in 2011 the three started work on their business and website Uniplaces.
They invested around E50,000.Later that year they won first round funding of 200,0000 euros led by the founder of UK property website Zoopla.
From there it was down to business,getting a permanent office in Lisbon,Portugal and persuading landlords(房东)to join the site and checking properties(房产)。The Uniplaces website was then officially launched in 2013,with an initial 50 properties in the Portuguese capital listed on the site.
Mariano,28,says,”We picked Lisbon as our first city as it totally made sense to stay here It is a low cost,good location with access to great talent such as good engineers,and people with excellent language skills,which is great when dealing with so many international students.”
Students using Uniplaces pay one month’s rent in advance via the website,and the sum goes through to the landlord 24 hours after they move in.I hereafter they pay directly to the landlord.Uniplaces takes a service fee of 20%-25%of the student’s first month’s rent
Since its launch,three million nights have been booked through the platform.which currently lists over 40,000 properties.The company has now employed 132 employees
Incomes grew four times in 2016 compared to the previous year.But it hasn’t been all smooth for the three entrepreneurs(创业者)。
【1】What is the possible relationship among the three people?
A.Classmates.
B.Roommates.
C.Competitors.
D.Partners.
【2】The website Uniplaces is intended to
A.rent rooms for the tourists
B.sell properties for the landlords
C.evaluate properties for residents
D.find accommodation for students
【3】Which of the following is most likely to be talked about after the last paragraph?
A.Advantages of making full use of the Internet.
B.The development of the company in the future.
C.Obstacles in the course of running the business.
D.The trend of the online accommodation industry.
29、Among rich countries, people in the United States work the longest hours. They work much longer than in Europe. This difference is quite surprising because productivity per hour worked is the same in the United States as it is in France, Spain and Germany, and it is growing at a similar speed.
In most countries and at most times in history, as people have become richer they have chosen to work less. In other words they have decided to “spend” a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life. Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply. But not in the United States. We do not fully know why this is. One reason may be greatly lower taxes in America, which increase the rewards to work. Another may be more satisfying work, or less satisfying personal lives.
Longer hours do of course increase the GDP (国内生产总值). So the United States has produced more per worker than, say, France. The United States also has more of its people at work, while in France many more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home. The overall result is that American GDP per head is 40% higher than in France, even though productivity per hour worked is the same.
It is not clear which of the two situations is better. As we have seen, work has to be compared with other values like family life, which often get lost in interest. It is too early to explain the different trends（趋势）in happiness over time in different countries. But it is a disappointing idea that in the United States happiness has made no progress since 1975, while it has risen in Europe. Could this have anything to do with trends in the work-life balance?
【1】From the text we know that the author___________.
A．believes that longer working hours is better
B．prefers shorter working hours to longer ones
C．says nothing certain about which pattern is better
D．thinks neither of the patterns is good
【2】Which of the following countries has more of its people at work?
A．Spain.
B．France.
C．Germany.
D．America.
【3】In the last paragraph, the underlined word “which” refers to ______.
A．family life
B．situations
C．other values
D．trends
【4】What message can we get from the text?
A．The GDP of Europe is higher than that of America.
B．Two possible reasons are given for working longer hours in the US.
C．People all over the world choose to work less when they are richer.
D．Americans are happier than Europeans.
【5】Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A．Americans and Europeans
B．Staying at Home
C．Work and Productivity
D．Work and Happiness
30、 Until a few years ago, I had what most people would probably call a good life, for I had a (an)__ job that paid the bills; I had a good family that I was really close to, and I had a place to live in and money in the bank for trips and ________, and there was nothing much wrong in my life.________, I was bored.
I wanted more. I wanted to live ________ and loudly and make sharp memories instead of the ________ ones of everyday life. But I was a little ________. I’ve never had any ________ in myself. As a child, even buying something in a shop caused me a great deal of ________, and even though I did get better as I got older, I never_____that childhood shyness.And I tried everything, like reading books about confidence. I took tiny steps leading to my goals. But none of them really ________.
So I ________ that the small steps weren’t enough. I signed up for an internship（实习期）teaching English in Vietnam, ahuge step which seems ________, one that ________ me as much as it excited me. And then the day came and I left my home and my loved one. I was alone in a country where the food was ________ and the streets were dirty. I had no idea whether I could________ everything this very strange environment would ________ at me.
I spent more than five months in Vietnam, teaching, exploring and laughing. I’d learned to ________ myself, my skills, my abilities and my decisions. After that, I returned home ________, even to myself, let alone to others. The ________ that had controlled my life and the self-doubt were completely________.
That one big chance changed everything for me, and in me.
【1】A.permanent B.temporary C.informal D.tiring
【2】A.sacrifices B.rewards C.treats D.fines
【3】A.Thus B.Instead C.Otherwise D.However
【4】A.easily B.brightly C.peacefully D.gracefully
【5】A.sweet B.unforgettable C.ordinary D.entertaining
【6】A.addictive B.innocent C.outgoing D.afraid
【7】A.pride B.confidence C.enthusiasm D.shame
【8】A.stress B.excitement/ C.confusion D.amazement
【9】A.added to B.talked about C.got over D.suffered from
【10】A.continued B.survived C.failed D.helped
【11】A.decided B.promised C.predicted D.imagined
【12】A.equal B.impossible C.reasonable D.occasional
【13】A.ignored B.impressed C.annoyed D.terrified
【14】A.tasty B.accessible C.strange D.various
【15】A.adopt B.handle C.abandon D.gain
【16】A.point B.throw C.shout D.aim
【17】A.trust B.accept C.excuse D.forgive
【18】A.unconcerned B.unsatisfied C.unchangeable D.unrecognizable
【19】A.fear B.respect C.courage D.exhaustion
【20】A.picked up B.held up C.worn away D.broken down
31、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
“Life of Pi” is narrated by an older Pi and takes place in the present as he tells his life story to a writer. Pi begins with how he got his name and how his family owned a zoo, but eventually leads into his family needing to leave India for financial 【1】. The heart of the story lies in Pi as a young man and the time he spent out at sea on a lifeboat with a tiger named Richard Parker, but getting to that point is quite an ordeal（苦难考验）. Pi loses everything and everyone close to him in the blink of an eye and he doesn’t 【2】 on making what feels like an unbreakable bond with a Bengal tiger.
The 【3】 film offers a rather marvelous message about religion as Pi discusses the experimentation with several different religions as a young boy. Even though it seems kind of silly that a boy has 【4】 so many religions at one point in his life, it portrays a/an 【5】 message in a light that doesn’t seem too preachy（说教的）. But the religious aspect is really only a backdrop for being on your own 【6】 to finding who you really are. Feeling so alone for so long and having Pi talk about not being alone and not getting to say goodbye to those he cared about most is one of those things that just hits you really hard.
While witnessing Pi attempt to tame Richard Parker is really 【7】, there are so many unbelievable sights to witness in “Life of Pi”. There’s the whale, the jellyfish, the flying fish, that 【8】 storm, and that seaweed island with all of the meerkats (a kind of monkey). “Life of Pi” never really lets up on being 【9】 breathtaking and amazing from beginning to end.
“Life of Pi” is pleasantly satisfying. With a heartfelt message, beautiful visuals, and stunning camera work. “Life of Pi” is truly a sight to behold and illustrates how 【10】 3D can be to a film that isn’t just a summer hit or blockbuster.
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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