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1、—I’m fed up with the wet, cold weather here! I wish tomorrow a sunny day!
—Exactly. Actually, it______every day in the past two weeks.
A.rained B.was raining C.has rained D.has been raining
2、The girl they had paid much________ out to be a beautiful spy.
A. attention to turning B. attention to turned
C. attention to whom turned D. attention to her turned
3、Don’t respond to any e-mails _______ personal information, no matter how official they look.
A.indicating B.requesting C.committing D.representing
4、My mother is _______ in a middle school. She teaches history very well.
A．driver
B．dancer
C．teacher
D．writer
5、The company is making a long-term__________to breaking into the American market.
A.complaint B.comment C.commitment D.contribution
6、Patients' medical notes went missing two days ago and nobody ______________ them since．
A.has seen B.had seen C.saw D.would see
7、The girl got nothing in ________for her kindness, which made her very sad.
A. prize B. award C. medals D. reward
8、Some people lose heart when they ________ failures while others rise to the challenge.
A．come out
B．come across
C．come up
D．come off
9、He isn't a man to depend on because his action always ______ his words.
A.disagrees with B.disagrees on C.disagrees to D.disagrees over
10、Experts warn that medical waste from hospitals, if ________properly, may lead to spreading diseases.
A．not handled
B．not being handled
C．not to be handled
D．not having handled
11、Whether our years of hard training will ______ depend on whether we can stick to it till the end.
A．tell off
B．pay off
C．set out
D．turn down
12、The great hall was crowded with many people, _____ many children _____on their
parents’ laps.
A.including; seated B.including; seating
C.included; sat D.included; sitting
13、It is in Qingdao_____ you’re going to pay a visit to _____ this kind of washing machine is produced.
A．/; that
B．where; which
C．/; where
D．that; which
14、Do you remember those days ____ we had a good time along the seashore?
A．when
B．that
C．which
D．what
15、Only by bringing in new management, I guess, _______ our hotel from bad to worse.
A. we can prevent B. we have prevented
C. can we prevent D. have we prevented
16、—Your uncle speaks English very fluently.
—Sure. He ______ his education in London for three years when he was a teacher ten years ago.
A. was furthering B. has furthered
C. furthered D. would further
17、Not until very late that night ______ her house was ______ from the terrible flood.
A．did she realize, under threat
B．that she realized, under threat
C．when she realized, in decline
D．had she realized, in decline
18、He _____ much of his success and happiness _____ his wife and children.
A．thanks; to
B．owes; to
C．owns; to
D．thinks; highly of
19、The scientist kept in touch with his colleagues to solve the problems ______ to his research．
A．relevant
B．sensitive
C．familiar
D．famous
20、The video，Gangnam Style，is becoming the first video________ more than one billion views．
A．got B．getting C．to get D．gets
21、If one thing on your wish-list is a stress-free holiday, then here are some shopping tips prepared for you, which will save both your time and money.
Don’t be tough on your brains. 【1】 Don’t be afraid to look for clues and ask for ideas. First, see whether the folks on your to-buy-for list have already dropped some valuable hints of their dreamed items. If you strike out, encourage your lucky recipients to post items they wish someone would buy for them. You can also find inspiration in the many online gift guides. 【2】 — Gifts for Dads, Gifts for Golfers and such. Then you’ll get the idea.
【3】 You really can enlist your own personal helpers. Don’t feel guilty about that—after all, Santa employs helpers too. Many stores have free professional shoppers who can pick out presents for you. We’re not talking just high-end stores such as Blooming-dale’s and Nordstrom. 【4】 They’re all hungry to win your business away from online retailers. But you’ll likely need an appointment, so call ahead or search stores’ websites for “personal shopping”. You’ll typically find a link on the home page under Contact Us or Services.
Have gifts delivered.Time is money, and for not a lot of money you can save a lot of time by having your gifts delivered right to your door. Some mom-and-pop shops offer delivery service while chain stores tend to charge for that, but it still might be worth paying for the convenience. 【5】 First go to postmates.com or download the free app and see whether it’s available in your area. Then type the name of a store into the search bar, click on the store, and enter the item you want.
A．Make an appointment ahead.
B．Can’t figure out what to buy?
C．Do you wish for a stress-free holiday?
D．Get someone else to do shopping for you.
E．They are typically organized by recipient, interest, and/or price range.
F．Others like Macy’s and J. Crew will also let you leave the shopping to them.
G．For local stores that don’t offer this convenience, try the Post-mates delivery service.
22、Sweetest Day is always the third Saturday in October.This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others (Detroit,Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities).It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.
Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy.It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick,aged,and orphaned,but also friends,relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.
Over 60 years ago,a Cleveland man,believing that the city's orphans and shut-ins too often felt forgotten and neglected,formed the idea of showing them that they were remembered.He did this through the distribution of small gifts.With the help of his friends and neighbors,he distributed these remembrances on a Saturday in October.During the years that followed,other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremony,which came to be called "Sweetest Day".In time,the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the poor was broadened to include everyone,and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift.And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.
Sweetest Day is not based on any single group's religious belief or on a family relationship.It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning.Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift-giving,Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care,in a practical way.
【1】Sweetest Day is celebrated to .
A. spread religious belief B. make someone cheer up
C. strengthen family relationship D. help the poor get out of trouble
【2】Sweetest Day originated in .
A. Detroit B. Cleveland
C. Buffalo D. New York
【3】The underlined word "remembrances" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to " ".
A. tasks B. ideas
C. gifts D. pills
【4】What can we know from the text?
A. Sweetest Day is celebrated in the form of a family party.
B. Over 60 years ago,men too often felt forgotten and neglected.
C. Only a few religions have the tradition to celebrate the holiday.
D. The idea of creating Sweetest Day came from a man who cared for orphans.
23、 Darrell Blatchley，a marine biologist and environmentalist based in the Philippine city of Davao，received a call from the Philippine，Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(渔业与水产资源局) early Friday morning reporting a death of a young whale.
When the necropsy(尸检) was performed，Blatchley told NPR，he was not prepared for the amount of plastic they found in the whale’s stomach.“It was full of plastic nothing but nonstop plastic，” he said.“It was filled to the point that its stomach was as hard as a baseball.That means that this animal has been suffering not for days or weeks but for months or even a year or more，” Blatchley added.
Blatchley is the founder and owner of the D’Bone Collector Museum，a natural history museum in Davao.In the coming days，the museum will display all the items found in the whale’s system.Blatchley and his team work with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and other organizations to assist in rescue and recovery of marine animals.
“Within the last 10 years，we have recovered 61 whales and dolphins just within the Davao Gulf，” he said.“Of them,57 have died due to man whether they took plastic or fishing nets or other waste，or gotten caught in pollution—and four were pregnant.”
Blatchley said he hoped that the latest incident would launch the issue of plastic pollution in the Philippines and across the globe.“If we keep going this way，it will be more uncommon to see an animal die of natural causes than it is to see an animal die of plastic，” he said.
【1】What can be inferred from the second paragraph?
A.The whale was starved to death.
B.Blatchley was shocked at what he found.
C.The dead whale must have swallowed a baseball.
D.Blatchley didn’t make preparations for the necropsy.
【2】What will be shown in the D’Bone Collector Museum?
A.Waste collected from the ocean.
B.The whole system of the whale.
C.Things found in the whale’s body.
D.Many different tools of whaling.
【3】What is the best title for the text?
A.A Whale Found Dead of Plastic
B.Stand Up for Protecting Whales
C.Plastic Threatening Our Existence
D.Natural Death or Merciless Murder
24、Academic learning is usually in the spotlight at school, but teaching elementary-age students “soft” skills like self-control and how to get along with others might help to keep at-risk kids out of criminal trouble in the future.
Once a program called Fast Track was started in the early 1990s for more than 7,600 children of 55 schools in America. They were identified by their teachers and parents to be at high risk for developing aggressive behavioral problems. The students were randomly divided into two groups; half took part in the intervention, which included a teacher-led curriculum, parent training groups, academic tutoring and lessons in self-control and social skills. The program, which lasted from first grade through 10th grade, reduced delinquency(少年犯罪), arrests and use of health and mental health services as the students aged through adolescence and young adulthood.
In another latest study, by looking at the data from nearly 900 students in previous findings, researchers found that about a third of the influence on future crime outcomes was due to the social and self-regulation skills the students learned from ages 6 to 11.
The academic skills, or hard skills like learning of physics, which were taught as part of Fast Track, turned out to have less of an influence on crime and delinquency rates than did the soft skills, which are associated with emotional(情绪的) intelligence. Soft skills might include teaching kids to work cooperatively in a group or teaching them how to think about the long-term consequences when they make a decision.
Researchers drew the conclusion that these soft skills should be emphasized even more in our education system and in our system of socializing children. Parents should do all they can to promote these skills with their children as should education policymakers. To the extent we can improve those skills, we can improve outcomes in delinquency.
【1】Fast Track was intended for children who .
A．were randomly chosen from their schools
B．had some problems with academic learning
C．often went against their teachers and parents’ wishes
D．were considered to have criminal trouble in the future
【2】What can be learned about "the intervention" in Paragraph 2?
A．It included all the students.
B．It focused on social skills.
C．It improved health services.
D．It had positive outcomes.
【3】Compared with soft skills, hard skills .
A．almost have no influence on students
B．are more affected by students’ emotion
C．are mainly related to academic learning
D．offer children greater self-control abilities
【4】Which is the best title for the passage?
A．Soft Social Skills Matter
B．Fast Track Helps Children
C．How to Prevent Delinquency
D．What to DO for Education
25、 Early in my career, I was always shocked by the fact that “expensive” hotels charged extra money for things like Internet access and movies. At the same time, many______ hotels included everything. Although these less expensive hotels did not have ______ lobbies(大堂), they did offer the things that a young and tired______ would want: a clean room and a quiet environment.
For the high prices you pay at nice hotels, everything should be______. They should give refunds(退款)for the things you don’t ______instead of tricking their customers.
I once read an article about a government officer who was invited to a very expensive restaurant in Washington. The restaurant’s food and service were both______. But there was something that ruined his ______: the officer was charged ＄1 for the ice in his ＄7 mixed drink. The fact that he was charged the extra dollar ______ ----instead of just being charged ＄8---made him so ______ that instead of talking about how wonderful everything was at the restaurant, he ______ talked about the ＄1. ______, he never went back to that restaurant again.
I see the_______ thing is starting to happen in the airline industry. For example, American Airlines is charging ＄3. 50 for snacks and ＄7 for meals. Unbelievably, sodas and water are still ______. The airline should just charge a _______price and give you a refund for what you don’t want or use. This will put more power in the hands of a____----the airline might be surprised to find that people are willing to________extra services. Just imagine what could happen if you just trust your customers to make their own ______?
So remember, don't ______ your customers. Instead, charge what you think your service or product is worth and take it from there. This way, you can remove _______services in exchange for lower prices. It becomes a win-win for you and your customers by sharing buying decisions and therefore giving your customers more_______.
【1】A.brilliant B.affordable C.comfortable D.international
【2】A.well-developed B.well-organized C.well-decorated D.well-known
【3】A.businessman B.explorer C.student D.traveler
【4】A.charged B.accepted C.included D.improved
【5】A.use B.buy C.eat D.like
【6】A.tasty B.ordinary C.disappointing D.excellent
【7】A.activity B.excitement C.adventure D.experience
【8】A.completely B.exactly C.separately D.totally
【9】A.annoyed B.satisfied C.ashamed D.stressed
【10】A.still B.indeed C.hardly D.only
【11】A.After all B.As a result C.So far D.To be honest
【12】A.same B.different C.funny D.strange
【13】A.fresh B.average C.free D.available
【14】A.higher B.lower C.better D.cheaper
【15】A.employer B.customer C.visitor D.manager
【16】A.ask for B.prepare for C.apply for D.pay for
【17】A.plans B.minds C.choices D.changes
【18】A.embarrass B.cheat C.lose D.puzzles
【19】A.terrible B.basic C.unnecessary D.public
【20】A.freedom B.support C.warmth D.discount
26、假定你是李华，你班交换生Jim将要参加“学在中国”留学生汉语演讲比赛，来信向你咨询。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 推荐一个演讲话题；
2. 说明推荐的理由；
3. 建议他做哪些准备工作。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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