1、______, important advances have been made in medicine and environment science thanks to increasing computer power.
A.By accident
B.After all
C.In addition
D.On average
2、You are saying that everyone should take equal responsibility, and that is _______ I disagree.
A.why B.where
C.what D.how
3、"Well, when I took my sheep through the fields some of them might have died if we had ___________a snake. But that's the way life is with sheep and with shepherds.”
A. come upon B. wait on
C. live with D. put together
4、Some people believe that with joint efforts we can ________ all the diseases from the world and life expectancy will become limitless.
A.execute B.exaggerate C.erect D.eradicate
5、_______ the loud noise going on in the workshop, I can hardly __________ on my lessons.
A.As; put
B.As; concentrate
C.With; rely
D.With; concentrate
6、A survey _____ now about whether students should have extra lessons during the holidays.
A.is being carried out B.has carried out
C.has been carried out D.had been carried out
7、The reason ________ he didn’t come is ________ he was ill.
A. why;that B. that;why
C. why;because D. why;what
8、My parents don’t mind what job I do _____ I am happy.
A.even though B.as soon as C.as long as D.as though
9、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
10、To those of you who received honors, awards, and ____, I say, well done. And to the average students, I say, you, too, can be President of the United States.
A.distinctions B.contributions C.solutions D.attractions
11、When we saw the road _____ with snow, we decided to spend the holiday at home.
A. block B. to block
C. blocking D. blocked
12、More than one generation of schoolchildren by the scientist’s bravery and his scientific approach to looking
for the truth in the past century.
A.have been amazed B.has been amazed C.were amazed D.was amazed
13、My brother is so interested in languages that, he is now learning _____ third language besides Eng-lish and French.
A.不填 B.the C.a D.that
14、In developing countries, energy can be used wastefully by _______ has the money to use it, while poorer and less powerful go without.
A.who B.which
C.whoever D.whomever
15、Please do me a favor— _______ my friend Mr. Smith to Youth Theater at 7:30 tonight.
A.to invite
B.inviting
C.invite
D.invited
16、As long as there are still flames inside the museum, no one but member of the fire department ______ to go inside.
A.is allowed B.has been allowed
C.are allowed D.have been allowed
17、It is polite _____ you to give your seat to the old man on the bus.
A.for B.to C.of D.about
18、He liked the lovely dog so much that he ________ his book and played with it immediately.
A.gave off
B.set aside
C.took over
D.turned down
19、There is not much difference between the two, I really don't know _____.
A.which should I choose
B.what I should choose
C.which I should choose
D.what should I choose
20、It is widely believed that _______ has necessary good qualities is more____ to achieve success in their career.
A.whoever; possible B.who; likely C.who; possible D.whoever; likely
21、—Edward, where have you been these days?
—I________to Yan Cheng, an attractive city best known for its wetlands on the Yellow Sea.
A.go B.went C.had gone D.have gone
22、The little girl seldom, , turned to her parents for help.
A.if ever B.if any C.if possible D.if so
23、—May I smoke here?
—If you _______, choose a seat in the smoking section.
A.must B.should C.may D.can
24、——Where is Peter ? I can't find him anywhere.
——He went to the library after breakfast and _____ his essay there ever since.
A.has written B.has been writing C.had written D.were writing
25、_________ in bed, he _________ to me: “The cock has _________ an egg.”
A.laying; lied; lay
B.Laying; laid; lain
C.Lying; lied; laid
D.Lying; lay; lain
26、 Eggs make for a delicious meal, and for the past few years, we’ve been able to enjoy them guilt-free. Now, they are declared as “bad egg” again.
Researchers from Northwestern University collected data from six previous studies that tracked the health of 29, 615 adults for about 18 years on average. After gathering results from the various studies, they concluded that 300 milligrams of cholesterol (胆固醇) per day slightly raised a person’s risk of heart disease. One egg contains about 186 milligrams of cholesterol.
“These participants weren’t given periodic questionnaires, they were given one questionnaire,” says Lauren Slayton, a nutritionist. “That’s like drawing conclusions about someone’s fashion sense by what they wore 20 years ago.” No one followed up to see if the diet reports were accurate or to find out whether people changed their diet.
Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, told NPR: “So much data have already been published on this topic, which generally show that low-to-moderate egg consumption (no more than one egg per day) is not associated with increased risk of heart attack.” Plus, there are also many other risk factors that contribute to heart disease.
Before you quit your breakfast favorite, you should know that this research is far from the last word on eggs. In other words, don’t feel like you have to drop eggs from your diet based on one study. If you’re concerned about your cholesterol, discuss your diet with your doctor—and consider your exercise routine and other health factors, too. If your heart risk is rising, you may want to check out the best—and worst—diets for your heart.
【1】What is the writing purpose of the text?
A.To test what previous studies found.
B.To discourage people from eating eggs every day.
C.To measure how much cholesterol an egg contains.
D.To show the link between egg-eating and health risk.
【2】What can we know from Lauren Slayton’s words?
A.The findings are out of date. B.This kind of research is limited.
C.No one cares about the research. D.The results should be tested again.
【3】What does the author suggest people do in the last paragraph?
A.Consult the doctor often. B.Seek for professional aid.
C.Do exercise on a daily basis. D.Have a sharp mind in your diet.
【4】What is the author’s attitude toward the research?
A.Cold. B.Uncertain. C.Doubtful. D.Positive.
27、Rocky Lyons was five years old when his mother, Kelly, was driving along the country road with him. He was asleep on the front seat of their truck, with his feet resting on her lap. As his mom drove carefully down the winding country road, she turned onto a narrow bridge. The truck hit a rock and slid off the road. She attempted to bring it back up onto the road by pressing hard on the gas pedal and turning the steering wheel to the left. But Rocky’s foot got caught between her leg and the steering wheel and she lost control of the truck.
The truck fell into a 20-foot ravine(峡谷). When it hit bottom, Rocky woke up. “What happened, Mama?” he asked. “Our wheels are pointing toward the sky.”
Kelly was seriously wounded and blinded by blood. “I’ll get you out, Mama,” announced Rocky, who had surprisingly escaped injury. He climbed out from under Kelly, slid through the open window and tried to yank(用力拉)his mother out. But she didn’t move.
“Just let me sleep,” begged Kelly, who was out of consciousness. Rocky insisted, “Mom, you can’t go to sleep.”
Rocky managed to push Kelly out of the truck and told her he’d climb up to the road and stop a car to get help. Fearing that no one would be able to see her little boy in the dark, Kelly refused to let him go alone. Instead they slowly moved up to the road. The pain was so great that Kelly wanted to give up, but Rocky wouldn’t let her.
Rocky kept repeating the inspirational phrase, “I know you can, I know you can.” When they finally reached the road, Rocky broke into tears seeing his mother’s torn face clearly for the first time. Waving his arms and shouting, “Please stop!” the boy stopped a truck. His mother was sent to hospital.
It took 8 hours to rebuild Kelly’s face. She looks quite different today---“I used to have a straight long nose, thin lips and high cheekbones; now I’ve got a flat cheeks and much bigger lips”--- but she has few scars and has recovered from her injuries.
Rocky’s heroics were big news. Everyone was surprised at this little boy’s power. “It’s not like I wanted it to happen,” The boy explained. “ I just did what anyone would have done.” “If it weren’t for Rocky, I’d have died,” said his mother.
【1】According to the text, Rocky and Kelly _________ .
A.were lost on a country road
B.had limited time to find their way
C.were involved in a truck accident
D.knew little of what happened to them
【2】When he woke up, Rocky ___________ .
A.was frightened by his mother’s blood
B.found his mother had fallen asleep
C.was stuck against the door of the truck
D.found the car was turned over
【3】What happened to Kelly at last?
A.She passed away.
B.She survived and recovered from injuries.
C.She became a hero.
D.She had a different life.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A.A Boy and His Mother B.How to Behave Well?
C.I Think I Can D.Nothing is Lost
28、 The 90-minute documentary, Amazing China, which is co-produced by China Central Television and China Film Corp, opened in theaters nationwide on Friday.
The film focuses on the major achievements the country has made since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012 under Xi’s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
Speaking about the documentary, Wei Tie, the director, says, “The film arouses Chinese pride from deep inside.”
The documentary focuses on key Chinese infrastructure (基础设施) projects in aerospace, high-speed rail, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and the world’s largest single-dish telescope FAST. The documentary also informs viewers that seven of the world’s 10 biggest sea ports are now in China and that the country now has the longest high-speed rail network in the world.
In the film, Lin Ming, the chief engineer of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge project, says, “In the past, what kind of projects we took up was decided by what kind of facilities we had. But, nowadays, no matter what kind of projects we are assigned, we develop the technology to complete it.” His voice is calm but his words show the country’s self-confidence.
Speaking of the importance of the new documentary for the Chinese, La Peikang, the head of China Film Corp, says, “It’s not only about showing the achievements, but presenting the present situation of China. The film will help people to know our country better.”
Amazing China also focuses on common people. In the film, you see a young Tibetan woman volunteering in rural areas to help people get rid of poverty. And, you also see a successful entrepreneur from the coastal Fujian province who settles in the Gobi Desert, in northwest China, who has taken up a new career growing grapes.
【1】What’s the best title of the passage?
A.An introduction to a documentary named Amazing China.
B.An introduction to China.
C.An introduction to Xi’s Thought.
D.The effect of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics.
【2】Which of the following is not the focus of the documentary?
A.The single-dish telescope FAST. B.The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.
C.The high-speed rail. D.The ancient Silk Road.
【3】The underlined word “assigned” in Paragraph 5 means “_______”.
A.allowed B.required C.given D.connected
【4】What does the last paragraph aim to tell us?
A.The documentary also covers common people.
B.A young Tibetan woman is the main character of the documentary.
C.The film encourages more people to volunteer in rural areas.
D.The film calls on people to convert the Gobi Desert.
29、Charities
These days there are thousands of charities around the world and it is possible to donate money to help people, animals and places.
Mencap is a charity which is dedicated to fighting against discrimination towards those people who suffer from any kind of learning disability. Most of Mencap’s work is campaigning. People with learning disabilities are disadvantaged because of discrimination and lack of funding for community care. Mencap raises awareness by working at local, national and European levels to deal with those issues that affect people with disabilities. It also provides services of education, housing and employment as well as support and advice for families and carers of sufferers.
EveryChild is a relatively new charity which was created in 1983. EveryChild identifies the needs of a particular community and then sets up projects to ensure that children in these communities have basic rights such as healthcare, education, social services and community development. EveryChild sets up the projects so that they are self running. The organization then moves on to new projects, leaving things in the hands of locals.
The RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is the first organization dedicated to the well-being of animals anywhere in the world. The RSPCA was set up in London in 1824. At this time it was considered strange that people should care about cruelty to animals. In 1840 Queen Victoria gave the organization permission to be called a royal society: The RSPCA. These days there are almost two hundred branches in the UK.
The TBG (Tidy Britain Group) is an independent national charity fighting to improve the quality of the local environment. They aim to get everyone involved in doing their bit to keep Britain clean. The work of the TBG is done mainly through campaigning. Volunteers work closely with governments and businesses to organize educational programmes designed to raise awareness of the problems. The TBG’s sister organization, Going for Green, concentrates on pollution issues. The two groups have the same chief executive.
【1】What’s the main purpose of Mencap?
A.To improve community care.
B.To provide educational services.
C.To help people with learning disabilities.
D.To fight against and kind of discrimination.
【2】What was Queen Victoria’s attitude towards the SPCA?
A.Disapproving.
B.Doubtful.
C.Worried.
D.Approving.
【3】Going for Green shares a similar object with ________.
A.Mencap
B.EveryChild.
C.the RSPCA
D.the TBG
30、 Nowak has been running her own lawn care business since she was 12 years old.The income from that job put her_______two years at a community college in her hometown of Cheyenne.
But in the fall, when she_______ to the University of Wyoming for a bachelor’s(学士) in business and marketing, she discovered that she couldn’t afford tuition fees in the university with her seasonal _______. In Cheyenne, tuition fees was low and she lived together with her parents. In Laramie, tuition went up and there was house_______to pay. She had to take a second _______,helping other students write essays.
Nowak’s parents _______her decision to go to college but couldn’t support her financially, so she’s been _______ for it on her own. She’s _______ of her ability to take care of herself, but she knows she’s been_______others.She sees how easy it is for friends who don’t work to get ________in student clubs and networking opportunities-things she________ to find the time for.If she didn’t have to work she would have a college ________like other students.
A state-funded scholarship would have ________ her out. High school students have to meet certain ACT ________to qualify(有资格) for it. She heard about it in eighth grade, but it didn’t ________again until she was applying to________ college. And that was too________ to bring her ACT score up by the two points to get the most out of it.
Despite all the ________, Nowak is right where she needs to be. She still received the scholarship, but a ________ amount.With her struggle through and determination,she’s on track to graduate next year.Eventually,she’d like to use her knowledge gained from the university to ________her lawn care business to make more money.
【1】A.aside B.off C.together D.through
【2】A.adjusted B.travelled C.approved D.transferred
【3】A.incomes B.transports C.changes D.harvests
【4】A.tax B.rent C.bonus D.debt
【5】A.job B.look C.place D.chance
【6】A.judged B.backed C.doubted D.recommended
【7】A.bargaining B.applying C.paying D.competing
【8】A.careful B.worthy C.afraid D.proud
【9】A.envying B.delighting C.exciting D.fancying
【10】A.confused B.informed C.involved D.pleased
【11】A.happens B.struggles C.promises D.demands
【12】A.admission B.degree C.background D.experience
【13】A.sought B.wore C.helped D.tried
【14】A.requirements B.requests C.honors D.budgets
【15】A.give up B.go up C.come up D.roll up
【16】A.royal B.senior C.junior D.community
【17】A.late B.seldom C.serious D.popular
【18】A.experiments B.challenges C.discoveries D.priorities
【19】A.more B.lesser C.larger D.higher
【20】A.launch B.defend C.expand D.determine
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、假定你是李华,在兴业农场参加社会实践(social practice)时发现农民丰收的土豆需要及时销售,请给某电商平台英文栏负责人写一封信,请他帮忙在网上促销,内容包括:
1.请求帮助;
2.介绍情况(质量、价格等);
3.表达感谢。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir/Madam,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sincerely,
Li Hua