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1、“Tommy, run! Be quick! The house is on fire!” the mother shouted, with _________ clearly in her voice.
A. anger B. rudeness
C. regret D. panic
2、 With piles of work at hand, Jane doubts she can pass the coming driving test.
A. that B. whether C. where D. when
3、These citizenship ceremonies on Australian Day are intended to encourage ____, respect and promote friendship among people of different cultural and social backgrounds.
A. reservation B. endurance
C. tolerance D. expedition
4、 —Shall I pick you up after school this afternoon?
— ________, if it’s convenient to you.
A. It’s nothing B. Come along
C. Couldn’t be better D. Go ahead
5、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, which suggests that work and play do not ______ but promote each other.
A. condemn B. convert
C. contradict D. confirm
6、— Waiter, a glass of beer and a plate of salad.
— OK, I’ll serve you ________.
A．on time
B．all the time
C．at one time
D．in no time
7、—Did Jack take the doctor's advice that he _____ in bed for another three days?
—If only he_____．
A．lie; had B．lies; does
C．lies; would D．lie; did
8、The manager promised to deal with the complaint ________ he reached the office.
A．at the time
B．every time
C．the moment
D．at the moment
9、——How do you find Nick’s performance last night?
——To be honest, his singing didn’t ________me.
A．appeal to
B．belong to
C．refer to
D．occur to
10、I don't think you'll be able to understand this formula(公式) ________you finish school.
A．as if
B．only when
C．even
D．even when
11、---I think I'll give Tom a ring．
---You__________．You haven't been in touch with him for ages．
A.will B.should C.have to D.may
12、The crazy fans______ patiently for two hours, and they would wait till Ang Lee,the winner of best-director Ocar arrived.
A. were waiting B. had been waiting
C. had waited D. would wait
13、Actress Fan & actor Li, who hogged the headline for their reel-to-real romance lately, made another high-profile appearance in Tibet to ________ a charity event.
A.upgrade B.enhance C.dedicate D.promote
14、The police are ________ the accident on dangerous driving.
A. dislocating B. cancelling
C. reflecting D. blaming
15、Sue is always finishing her task well within the shortest time. ______, she performs effectively.
A. In other words B. On the contrary
C. Sooner or later D. On the other hand
16、--Look where you’re going! Anything wrong?
--Oh, I ______ about the accident I saw in the morning. I was terrified when two cars collided.
A. have thought B. was thinking
C. would think D. will be thinking
17、Between the two parts of the concert is an interval, ______ the audience can buy ice-cream.
A．when
B．what
C．that
D．which
18、The books sold ________millions in one day, and the publisher had to print another ten thousand copies.
A. with B. in C. for D. at
19、Mary worked here as a _______ secretary and ended up getting a full-time job with the company.
A.contradictory B.contemporary C.permanent D.temporary
20、--Our company had a hard time last year.
--But we managed ______. Now everything is progressing steadily.
A. moreover B. meanwhile
C. somehow D. therefore
21、 J. K. Rowling is a British author of the Harry Potter series of books. She composed much of her first work, Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone in a poor situation, often planning out her chapters in cafes near her small apartment in Edinburgh.
Previous to Rowling penning the Harry Potter books, her life was full of struggle and loss. Her mother died in 1990 because of a disease. Her first marriage, to Jorje Arrantes in 1992, ended just over a year later. Unable to find work, Rowling struggled to support herself and her daughter on State Aid assistance. Her financial circumstances would not change until the late 1990s, when the Harry Potter series went beyond all expectations for success. Aided by the Scottish Arts Council, Rowling was able to complete her first novel, but initial encouragement from publishers was actually non-existent. She was told to find a day job, and the UK publisher, Bloomsbury, firstly published only 1000 copies of the novel, titled in the UK as Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone.
Within a half year of its publication in 1997, the novel achieved its first award, the Nestle Smarties Book Prize. A few months, later, it received the British Book Award for Best Children’s Book of The Year. By 1998, Scholastic purchased publication rights, and Rowling, now on her third part of the series, was enjoying great success.
The popularity of the series has made Rowling the most popular children’s author ever. The interest in the books from both adults and children aroused the enthusiastic reading among younger children eager for the next part of Harry’s adventures.
Queen Elizabeth II honored Rowling in 2000, titling her as an Officer of the British Empire. She remarried in 2001, to Dr. Neil Murray, with whom she has two children, David and Mackenzie. In her public life, she devotes time to causes dear to her, including relieving world poverty, and funding research towards medicine.
【1】How did Rowling make a living in the early 1990s?
A．By finding a day job.
B．By writing some stories.
C．By receiving government support.
D．By working for cafes near her house.
【2】Who contributed a lot to Rowling’s first novel?
A．The publishers.
B．Rowling’s daughter.
C．Rowling’s former husband.
D．The Scottish Arts Council.
【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．Rowling is working in the British Empire.
B．Rowling has done much for charity.
C．Rowling doesn’t get on well with Neil.
D．Rowling spends much time with her family.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．J. K. Rowling
B．Harry Potter
C．J. K. Rowling’s Hard Life
D．The Publish of Harry Potter
22、 Although toys' packaging says it's' educational , it doesn't make it so. That's the finding from a new study in JAMA Pediatrics that found some toys being marketed as language promoters got in the way of learning.
Research shows that for kids to understand, speak and eventually read or write a language, they need to hear it -- lots of it. And it's' never too early for parents and to caregivers to get talking. That explains the booming industry in talking electronic toys that claim to help kids learn language.
Professor Anna Sosa, of Northern Arizona University, led the study and says she gave families three different kinds of toys to play with: books, traditional toys like humble blocks and a shape sorter, and electronic toys. Sosa says she picked those toys because they are advertised in their packaging as language-promoters for babies between the ages of 10 and 16 months.
"We had a talking on farm-animal names and things," Sosa says of the electronic toys. "We had a baby cell phone. And we had a baby laptop. So you open the cover and start pushing buttons, and it tells you things. The parent-child couples were asked to play separately with each type of toy over the course of three days."
"When there's something else that's doing some talking, the parents seem to be sitting on the sidelines and letting the toy talk for them and respond for them, "Sosa says. "That's bad because the best way a toy can promote language in infants and toddlers is by stimulating interaction between parent and child. There's simply no evidence that a young child can learn language directly from a toy. It isn't responsive enough. It isn't social."
As for the other toys, traditional blocks and puzzles stimulated more conversation than the electronic toys, and books outscored them all. But don't underestimate the humble block. While traditional toys fell short of books in interaction quantity, Sosa notes, they kept pace in terms of quality.
【1】What is the finding of the research led by Professor Anna Sosa?
A. Toy industry is facing new challenge in marketing.
B. Kids should be taught to learn with toys as early as possible.
C. People might be misled by the statements of some toy makers.
D. Parents need to be cautious when choosing toys for their kids.
【2】According to the passage, why are talking electronic toys so popular?
A. Because they represent the latest creations.
B. Because they arouse the interest learning.
C. Because they are used as an educational tool.
D. Because they are easy for the kids to control.
【3】We can infer from the passage that it is necessary for the parents ______________.
A. to share their experiences of reading with their kids
B. to spare more time to stay with their kids at home
C. to encourage their kids to attend social activities
D. to get involved in the conversations on with their kids
【4】What is the author's attitude to electronic toys as language promoters?
A. Critical. B. Doubtful.
C. Supportive. D. Objective.
23、Boston wants to be smarter. The city has taken advantage of technologies to become more responsive to its residents' needs. But technology alone is not sufficient to make today's cities liveable. Boston has discovered that it also needs to reach the old-fashioned low-tech community and integrate that technology with city life.
Kris Carter rolled out Boston's smart city program in 2014. It started with an App that residents could download to report locations where sidewalks needed repair. The city sorted out those reports and ranked them in a database, which repair crews used to prioritize their work.
The system worked beautifully, except for one problem: most of the alerts(警报) came from wealthier neighborhoods, where the concentration of smartphone - equipped residents was highest. ＂The complaints from the App didn't always correlate with the greatest community need for repairs, " explains Carter.
Carter's group has moved away from the model common to many smart city initiatives of letting tech-savvy(精通技术的）residents drive the process. Instead, they run meetings to find out what problems people in different neighborhoods care about solving. When it came to sidewalks, Boston introduced a second method of collecting repair tips, hiring people to get out and walk the city's 1,700 miles of sidewalks to take notes on their condition.
Whether using low-tech or high-tech approaches, says Carter, to stay smart, a city needs to continually reassess its options to spot opportunities to improve residents' lives. Take the sidewalk repair program, walking on the streets was proved a useful, if inefficient way to prioritize repair needs. But last year the group found that walkers' mobile phones could be tracked as they moved along the streets, and that data could be analyzed to identify sidewalk routes which are most often used by neighborhoods.
“Combined with our other sidewalk information, that gave us an even better way to predict where faster repairs would do the most good," says Carter,"We're really always looking for whatever mix of approaches best solves the problem."
【1】What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A．The citizens' life.
B．The city's reputation.
C．The city's management.
D．The benefits of technology.
【2】What problem did Kris Carter's team meet when carrying out their program?
A．They faced many technical obstacles.
B．They couldn't serve all residents well.
C．They were not supported by residents.
D．They were annoyed by being short-staffed.
【3】Which of the following might Kris Carter most agree with?
A．Maximizing the benefits of technology.
B．Mixing approaches for solving problems.
C．Giving full play to the power of residents.
D．Letting tech companies be a leading role.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．A Smart City: More Than Just Tech
B．A City with Intelligent Facilities
C．Joint-effort in City Construction
D．The Modernization of a City
24、With the assistance of office volunteers, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) can reduce administration expenses and fully apply resources to help more populations worldwide.
Office volunteers usually assist us with our clerical work including data entry, letter mailing and information arrangement in MSF-HK office during office hours. You are also welcome to assist us by doing translation, research, designing publications, producing video clips, and other projects according to your schedule at home.
We also need volunteers for our events like the MSF Orienteering Competition and our exhibitions to take photographs, and to head reception counters or information booths（咨询台）.
If you are interested in volunteering for MSF-HK office, please look through our volunteer vacancies below.
·Donor Services Volunteer
We are looking for a regular volunteer to help our Donor Services Unit with various data entry work and update the database through making outbound calls to the donors and supporters.
·General volunteers
Apart from specific volunteer vacancies, MSF-HIK also need general volunteers with greater adaptability to assist clerical work or event organization. Should you be interested in joining us as general volunteers, please simply upload your personal information to our volunteer database. Depending on our workload, we will search for volunteers who fit that skill set requirement and time frame, and further contact them for work arrangement.
·Join our volunteer database
The personal information you provide in the application form will be stored in our volunteer database, and will only be used for the purposes of our voluntary work arrangement and the communication with you. Should there be a suitable match, we will notify you by email or phone. For suggestions or inquiries about our voluntary services, please feel free to contact us. (Tel: 2959 4229; Email: volunteer@hongkong.msf.org)
【1】According to the passage, office volunteers for MSF-HK .
A. usually needn’t work overtime
B. should master at least two languages
C. are required to complete their task in the office
D. may have received a handwritten letter of appointment
【2】MSF-HK’s job arrangement for office volunteers is .
A. permanent B. vague
C. flexible D. private
25、 As a child, I was very shy. I wanted to be ______, but lacked confidence. When I discovered _______, I found something I was good at. I began to be _______by my friends and this gave me the desire to climb harder and higher _______. I discovered that nothing was impossible if I could find the _______to try.
Both individual determination and teamwork are _______to success when climbing. You need to rely on the _______of your team and share in the achievement. But personal focus and determination to keep _______despite any difficulty is an important _______to team success.
My greatest achievement in climbing is being the first ever to _______the 5,000-foot Troll Wall in Norway, whose rock face is the _______and most vertical(垂直) in Europe. A stone which drops from the summit will touch nothing until it _______on the valley floor one mile below.
53___our climb, the experts in Europe had said it was ______to climb the Troll Wall. But with three companions, I decided to _______. It took ten days to make the climb and we slept on ledges(岩石架) no more than a foot wide. But I _______.
Afterwards, I said to myself, “________I can do that, I can do anything.” Some years later, I succeeded in climbing Mount Everest-the highest mountain in the world.
_____to me is not hanging on a rope on the side of a mountain, but is just one field where adventurous people can constantly ______themselves. If we look at every day as an adventure, we can challenge ourselves and continue to grow throughout our ______. That is the final adventure.
【1】A. intelligent B. successful C. curious D. generous
【2】A. surfing B. wrestling C. fishing D. climbing
【3】A. denied B. envied C. recognized D. tricked
【4】A. mountains B. trees C. walls D. buildings
【5】A. method B. secret C. courage D. skill
【6】A. suitable B. convenient C. equal D. important
【7】A. guide B. support C. protection D. sympathy
【8】A. going B. refusing C. waiting D. burning
【9】A. examination B. transportation C. investigation D. contribution
【10】A. plant B. remove C. conquer D. surround
【11】A. smallest B. safest C. lowest D. highest
【12】A. lands B. stops C. dies D. rests
【13】A. After B. Before C. During D. With
【14】A. easy B. impossible C. foolish D. brave
【15】A. try B. struggle C. seek D. compete
【16】A. failed B. gave up C. succeeded D. took off
【17】A. Unless B. If C. Though D. Whether
【18】A. Failure B. Fear C. Adventure D. Confidence
【19】A. hold B. forgive C. understand D. challenge
【20】A. life B. study C. childhood D. country
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
On a winter Sunday good for skiing, Sue arrived at their holiday chalet (棚屋) with joy. Sue’s skis were sticking out behind her. Mark, another skier, tripped over Sue’s skis. Before Sue could apologize, Mike shouted, “Your skis are in the way. You’ve got big smelly feet!” In view of his attitude, Sue ignored him. Mark lost face and was more angry.
The ski lift took all the skiers to the top of the mountain. The hard snow of the piste (滑雪道) was below them. Then Sue skied down the mountain. As a good skier, she didn’t fall over. Mark, along with his good friend David, was watching her with envy and anger. They were also good skiers but they didn’t know Sue very well. “She’s good,” David said. “But we’re better,” Mark responded with dissatisfaction.
The young people skied all day. They enjoyed themselves and forgot everything. On Wednesday morning, the young people were waiting for the ski lift when their teacher announced a ski race. The race would be arranged for the last day of the holiday on a long and difficult ten-kilometer piste. Everybody wanted to win! They went up the mountain, put on their skis and skied down the piste, practicing for the race. Sue skied fast, so did Mark and David. Obviously, these three became powerful opponents.
It was Saturday and the race was going to be held in the afternoon. Sue was hungry and left her skis at the side of a café. She sat down and ordered lunch. Later, David and Mark came in. They also headed to the side to put their skis there. Mark noticed Sue’s skis and aimed a kick angrily at them. Then he found a screw (螺丝) on Sue’s ski was loose, unsure whether it was caused by the force or it was like that originally. “Sue’s skis won’t work. We’re sure to win,” Mark said and pointed. They smiled knowingly at each other.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Finally came the time of the race and everyone was excited.
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Maybe feeling guilty or nervous, Mark made a mistake and fell down when Sue approached him.
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