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1、Many countries are now setting up national parks ________ animals and plants can be protected.
A．when
B．which
C．that
D．where
2、It's Mary's own fault if she feels ______ at the party — she makes no effort to be friendly to people.
A. cut out B. stood out
C. left out D. made out
3、Better _________ than never.
A．later
B．late
C．latter
D．latest
4、It is high time you ____ your homework.
A. do B. have done
C. will do D. did
5、What’s touching about being a volunteer is seeing _____ helping brings out the best in people.
A. what B. whether
C. why D. how
6、—Tracy, did your whole family go to Paris for sightseeing last year?
—No．____only two of us, my sister and I．
A．There was B．It were C．That were D．It was
7、Do you think the task is ________ difficult to finish?
A. this B. that
C. these D. those
8、 —What on earth do you want?
—I just want a common sports coat—nothing ________.
A. fancy B. amazing
C. informal D. valuable
9、—I am sure that Andrew will win the first prize in the final.
—I think so. He ________ for it for months.
A．is preparing
B．was preparing
C．has been preparing
D．had been preparing
10、— ________?
— I want to buy a beautiful dress for my daughter.
A．How about your mother?
B．How much is the dress?
C．Would you like to go shopping with me?
D．What can I do for you?
11、My brother would like to buy a good watch but _______ was available from that shop.
A．nothing
B．none
C．no one
D．neither
12、Little Tom admitted ________ in the examination, promising that he wouldn't do that in the future.
A. having cheated B. cheat C. cheated D. to cheat
13、Bears ______ fat stores throughout the summer and fall to have energy enough to last them through their winter sleep.
A．pack up B．build up C．bring up D．take up
14、A survey reveals that employees who regularly participate in team-building exercises tend to be more satisfied with their jobs than ______who do not.
A．it
B．that
C．those
D．ones
15、Yesterday, crowds of people _____ to watch the charity of performance.
A．work out
B．make out
C．turn out
D．reach out
16、--- How could you have trusted the online dictionary that much in translating your resume?
--- Well, I never expected it should translate it so ______.
A. literally B. originally C. sufficiently D. professionally
17、As well as having a national flag, many countries use a certain flower as their national _____.
A. symbol
B. sign
C. mark
D. signal
18、 Those who tend to _____ to their fate are sure not to make any achievements.
A. apply B. subscribe
C. correspond D. submit
19、One main reason comes from the Chinese tradition _______ the mother of the young woman usually requires her future son-in-law to prepare a house for their marriage, which brings financial pressure to the young man and his family.
A. what B. that C. which D. When
20、I need some blue ink today but there is ________ at hand.
A. not B. nothing C. a little D. none
21、 Do you have a spare room in your house? Do you like to share your driveway in front of your garage with others? 【1】 Many people are benefiting from this new business of renting.
Perhaps the best-known example of a company in this field is Airbnb―an American Web business which allows you to rent out your spare room to holidaymakers. It says it operates in 34,000 cities and it has 800,000 listings of rooms and apartments. 【2】
A British company is doing something with parking spaces. JustPark's founder, Anthony Eskinazi, says, “When I had the original idea, I spotted a driveway close to a sports stadium. It would have been so convenient if I could have just parked in that driveway rather than in a commercial car park.” 【3】 Around 20, 000 people have advertised their spaces on the website and he says around half a million drivers use it. 【4】 They are people who run things like traditional hotels and commercial car parks. They are afraid of ending up losing money.
And there is another problem. Regulations for the new business are still unclear. 【5】 Because this is a new business world, those rules about appropriate manners aren't there yet.
A.And his great idea has proved a success.
B.Both of these can help you make money.
C.A rewarding thing is that you get to meet interesting guests.
D.They seem to have occupied the majority of the market.
E.How will renting out your driveway affect your neighbours?
F.But the new business of renting does have its competitors.
G.Share your driveway with people looking for parking in your area.
22、Sam Allred suffers from a rare and incurable kidney (肾脏) disease. One day, when his sister was playing a song repeatedly, Sam sang along. His sister thought it was funny so she recorded it and posted the video online. The video — and Sam — became a hit. Only 8 years old at the time, he couldn’t have expected the response.
“(The television show) The Doctors called and wanted me on their show so they paid for me to go to California,” says Sam, now 13, “and we got to stay in a hotel where all the movie stars stayed.”
During that visit to California, Angie Allred, Sam’s mother, had an idea about Sam writing a children’s book. Together, she and Sam wrote Opening Hearts, which tells Sam’s experience of living with a chronic (慢性的) illness.
“I wrote the book to teach people to be kinder to people,” Sam says.
Moreover, Sam wanted to send pillows to sick children staying in hospitals around the country to make their stay more comfortable, an idea that came from a time when he was in the hospital.
“A few kind boys came in with pillows and they gave me one and it meant a lot to me that someone cared about kids in the hospital,” says Sam.
Angie thought of starting a nonprofit organization to provide a way for people to contribute money to realize Sam’s ideas. She named the nonprofit Kindness for Kids.
Since then, Sam has taken pillows to children staying at Providence Hospital in Anchorage.
Sam’s father, Scott Allred, owns a small business that contracts (承包) shipping services with FedEx Ground. He asked the company for help.
“FedEx Ground learned about Sam’s pillow project,” says Erin Truxal, manager of public relations for FedEx Ground. “We thought, ‘What a perfect way for us to get involved.’”
The company provided shipping services for Sam to ship about 5,000 pillows to hospitals.
Sam wants to send more pillows to all of the children’s hospitals in every state. His goal is simple: “Kids in the hospital as happy as they were before they got sick,” he says.
【1】We can learn from the text that Sam Allred _____.
A. was a healthy boy
B. was popular at an early age
C. sang the song with his sister
D. worked in his father’s company
【2】 Opening Hearts is a book that _____.
A. is a best seller
B. is about Sam’s sister
C. was published when Sam was 13
D. was written by Sam and his mother
【3】What is FedEx Ground’s attitude towards Sam’s career?
A. Doubtful. B. Surprised.
C. Approving. D. Uninterested.
【4】Which of the following can best describe Sam Allred?
A. Optimistic and warm-hearted.
B. Honest and responsible.
C. Unusual and confident.
D. Friendly and brave.
23、To fight against the ballooning waistlines among people, several U. S. cities have instituted taxes on drinks with added sugar aiming to reduce consumption, but new research suggests these policies currently have one fundamental flaw.
The study found sugary drink only reduce purchasing if price tags at stores mention consumers are paying that tax when they buy the drink.
The research included a field study at two convenience stores in San Francisco, which currently has a tax on sugary drinks of 1 cent per ounce. Researchers varied the price tags placed on the sugary drinks over the eight-week study: one tag that simply said the price for the 12-ounce drink ($1.52) and one that had the price and the message “Includes SF Sugary Drink Tax”. All non-sugary drinks, which weren’t subject to the tax, simply had the price of the drink ($1.40).
The researchers compared sales of the drinks during the study period to the two weeks before the study began when the sugary drink tax was in effect but there were no price tags on any drinks. Results showed sales of sugary drinks weren't lower during the two weeks, compared to sales before the tax, indicating the tax itself didn't reduce purchases of sugary drinks.
The researchers then looked at the effects of the two different price tags. Results showed the share of sugary drinks purchased when the tags simply showed the price wasn’t significantly different from the two-week period before the study, but did decline slightly when the tags mentioned the price included the added tax.
In a separate online study, the researchers asked participants to estimate what the tax would be on a can of their favorite drink that cost $1.52. The average estimate was 40 cents — much higher than the 12 cents actually demanded in San Francisco. When told the tax was only 12 cents, they reported they’d still purchase the drink.
The findings suggest price tags should mention the tax but not the amount, for consumers tend to overestimate how much the tax is. “If cities want these policies to be effective, they need to regulate how sugary drinks are labeled at stores and they currently don’t do that,” said Donnelly, lead author of the study.
【1】What does the underlined word “flaw” mean in the first paragraph?
A．Weakness.
B．Solution.
C．Imbalance.
D．Evidence.
【2】What kind of price tags may discourage customers from buying sugary drinks?
A．Price tags bearing sugar content.
B．Price tags with the exact tax on them.
C．Price tags saying added tax included.
D．Price tags just showing the total price.
【3】Which of the following may be Donnelly’s suggestion?
A．Stores label sugary drinks at will.
B．Cancel sugary drink taxes at once.
C．Publicize the impacts of sugary drinks.
D．Cities urge stores to use proper price tags.
【4】What might be the best title for the text?
A．A New Way to Prevent Fatness.
B．Eating Habits and Food Consumption.
C．Sugary Drink Taxes Aren’t Working Well.
D．Non-sugary Drinkers Benefit from New Policies.
24、Shawn Triplett, who now works as a volunteer at a local elementary school, was recently helping out at a shelter when he witnessed a damaging interaction between a mom and her young child after they had been displaced by the tornadoes.
“I saw a child crying in his mother’s arms. She was crying too, but you could tell she was doing her best to look strong,” he recalls. “The boy told his mom, ‘I’ve lost my Christmas.’ It was at that moment that I broke down and had to walk outside.”
After taking a night to think about how he could best help, Triplett decided to ask friends and family to donate money so he could buy toys for the children who were impacted.
“I was going to give them back their Christmas,” he explained. “There was so much support in the community for water, generators and food, but nobody was thinking about the kids. At least, not in the way it should be, so close to Christmas.”
Triplett ended up launching a GoFundMe page to help purchase holiday gifts for the children, which quickly spread on social media. Since launching the page three days ago, he had raised over $44,000. He also partnered with the local supermarket, which provided a 25% discount on all purchases for him.
While the toys were fully covered by the donors, Triplett said he had been footing the bill for wrapping paper. He planned to deliver the gifts in person in a Santa costume closer to Christmas. “We chose to wrap them so that the kids get the full experience of what Christmas should be,” he said. “We’re doing everything we can to normalize a traumatic (创伤的) experience for them, even if just for a few hours.”
【1】What inspired Triplett to make an effort to help children?
A．A mother’s demand.
B．A volunteer’s appeal.
C．A young boy’s words.
D．His childhood experiences.
【2】How would Triplett help the children?
A．By purchasing school supplies.
B．By giving them a normal festival.
C．By launching more GoFundMe pages.
D．By sending them necessities of living.
【3】What did the local supermarket do for Triplett?
A．It did the delivery work for him.
B．It provided all the supplies.
C．It offered free wrapping paper.
D．It took some money off his cost.
【4】What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．Triplett made full use of the money he got.
B．Triplett ensured the gifts to be more valuable.
C．Triplett tried to make kids have a normal Christmas.
D．Triplett had normalized the traumatic experience for kids.
25、 In this season of giving thanks, we are supposed to discover the secrets of the happiest and most appreciative people.However,I find myself _______ to see the blessings in life,focusing on what doesn't go perfectly. _______,I found a cure for this “illness",one that seems to be infectious.
My _______ took place just before Thanksgiving.At the time,I was reading my daughter Traci's page on Facebook where I noticed the _______ for my “disease”。 Traci had accepted a friend's challenge to start a journey of _______
Her first two posts were _______ in her family life-grateful for a hard-working _______blessed to have caring parents. But it was her third post that made my heart stop:"I'm thankful my husband didn't _______ daughter Hailey and me this morning!”
Traci explained she had knelt at the bottom of their steep driveway to tie Hailey's shoe.Her husband,Eddie, thinking that both had left home,drove backwards from the _______.They were out of __________ in his rear-view and side mirrors, and Traci never heard him coming in their__________,new car. Then,within only inches of his __________wife,Eddie noticed the bright pink of her sweatshirt,when she __________her position.
The incident reminded me that __________ minor complaints,we have a wonderful life. Even when Thanksgiving is past, I still plan to continue this thankfulness journey. I think it can change an attitude to __________
【1】A.pleased B.challenged C.motivated D.confused
【2】A.Naturally B.Gradually C.Fortunately D.Frankly
【3】A.discovery B.coincidence C.legend D.adventure
【4】A.symptom B.account C.schedule D.treatment
【5】A.thankfulness B.forgiveness C.cooperation D.investigation
【6】A.uncommon B.typical C.ridiculous D.contradictory
【7】A.husband B.friend C.colleague D.editor
【8】A.bring up B.wake up C.watch over D.run over
【9】A.garage B.basement C.kitchen D.lounge
【10】A.reach B.range C.mind D.sight
【11】A.fancy B.noisy C.quiet D.private
【12】A.hiding B.bowing C.trembling D.kneeling
【13】A.secured B.shifted C.swapped D.strengthened
【14】A.in spite of B.in terms of C.in case of D.in place of
【15】A.concentration B.gratitude C.sympathy D.friendship
26、假定你是李华，最近你的美国网友James来信和你讨论“网络不文明用语”的话题。请你就此给他写封回信，内容要点如下：
1.简要概括其现状及危害；
2.给出可行的建议。
注意：1.词数：100左右；
2.信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear James,
How are you going? I miss you very much. I’m writing to you to talk about the uncivilized words used on Internet. ___________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua
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