1、The doctor did a lot to reduce the patient’s fear ________ he would die of the disease.
A.that
B.which
C.of which
D.of that
2、Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people_____to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.
A. begin B. began
C. have begun D. had begun
3、The wonderful moment, ________ we had been expecting for years, finally came.
A.which
B.that
C.what
D.when
4、According to the weather forecast, the typhoon is moving at a speed of 20 km per hour. That is to say, cooler and drier weather is .
A. in the way B. on the way
C. by the way D. in its way
5、The library_______we built last year is the biggest one in Guangzhou.
A.what
B.who
C.where
D.which
6、If you ________ something or someone, you go and get them from the place where they are.
A.take B.carry C.bring D.fetch
7、________ it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which perform for us.
A.Because
B.Though
C.As
D.When
8、Everyone hates in public.
A. to laugh at B. to laugh
C. being laughed D. being laughed at
9、_______ came that he was punished by the king for he didn’t _______.
A. A word; keep his words B. The word; keep his word
C. Word; keep a word D. Word; keep his word
10、Though we are surrounded with modern technologies, we ________easily feel lonely.
A.must
B.need
C.should
D.can
11、Since the school in Britain starts around 9:00 a.m. and ends about 3:30 p.m., means I could get up an hour later than usual.
A. this B. what
C. as D. which
12、______ she came back, she threw her arms around me, ______ sad and helpless.
A.The instant when; looked
B.The instant when; looking
C.The instant; looked
D.The instant; looking
13、Life is like a long race________we compete with others to go beyond ourselves.
A.why B.what C.that D.where
14、The smart watch comes with a built-in alarm system, a GPS tracker, and even a front facing camera that takes photos of ________tries to open it, and sends them to the owner.
A.whomever
B.whoever
C.those
D.the one
15、The new salesgirl is too shy to ________ the idea ________ to her customers.
A.date; back
B.burn; down
C.get; across
D.get; down
16、As you go through this book, you _______ that each of the millions of people who lived through World War II had a different experience.
A.will find
B.found
C.have found
D.would find
17、The doctor looked over Peter carefully when he________to the hospital.
A.takes
B.is taken
C.took
D.was taken
18、Internet users can carefully craft their words to fit ________image they want to give.
A.however
B.whose
C.whatever
D.what
19、The new bridge ________ by the end of last month.
A.has been designed B.had been designed
C.was designed D.would be designed
20、She has been a student for ten years. 句子的谓语是 ________.
A.has been
B.She
C.s student
D.for ten years
21、The new student was very slow to ________ the strict rules of the school.
A.adapt for
B.adapting for
C.adapt to
D.adapting to
22、For the world to meet the goals of the Paris agreement, _________ the average global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will take immediate action from every country.
A.to limit
B.being limited
C.limited
D.having limited
23、The first trial of this medicine took place in 1899, _______ the company, _______ Hoffmann worked, began distributing(分发;分配) the medicine in powder(粉末) form to physicians to use with patients.
A.when; which
B.when ; for which
C.which; in which
D.which; where
24、Mary is helpful and will try to help ________ your problems.
A.argue about
B.depend on
C.laugh at
D.figure out
25、Our class teacher the importance of developing good learning habits.
A.attracted B.focused C.concluded D.stressed
26、 The church seems cold this morning, even after all the people, friends and family, fill the benches. I sit here in silence,in shock and denial. This was not supposed to happen. What about our dreams,or our plans? We were going to raise our children,travel the world, and grow old together. I'm only 37, a typical housewife. I don't know if I can do all this alone﹣two children, no father. What do I do or say?
The faces of so many people confuse me as they come to pay their last respects. Some have real sorrow;I can see it in their eyes. The others seem to just say﹣I told you so. Those famous last words:I﹣told﹣you﹣so. How I can't stand them. And the pointing fingers as so﹣called family and so﹣called friends pick me out of the crowd for others to see. I want to scream and wake up but I can't do anything but sit there. How can they be so blind? I fell in love with a man. Love knows no boundaries.
He was a good man, hardworking,caring and kind. He was retired from the Navy and a gentleman. He was sensitive to others' needs,the kind of man that knew what to do or say, how to humor any situation and calm everyone's fears. I remember our first child was a big surprise to both of us. I remember when I told him the news. He fell off his chair,saying over and over in disbelief, "But I'm almost sixty. " After a few months he started planning our next and even doing his famous little dance whenever he discussed the idea.
A man, thirty years older than I, lies in a coffin. Flowers, the American flag and his VFW comrades surround him, paying tribute (颂词) to him as the man he really was. And I sit alone here,with our two children, in silence, praying that this cold morning at church is only a nightmare and I will awake to his loving arms again.
Our son, our first born,his joy and pride,sit to the right of me, seeming just as confused as me. I look over at him. How he looks like his father﹣blonder hair, tall and skinny﹣even his Irish temperament (气质) and that naughty look in his eyes. He's wearing his father's watch. It's too big for him but he refused to take it off. I know he'll keep it safe. Our second, the little angel and Daddy's little girl, lies in her stroller in the aisle, sound asleep. She'll never remember the man she called "Da. "
【1】The last paragraph, which is italicized (斜体的), does not lie where it originally was. It's better for it to go back______ .
A.between para. 1 and para. 2
B.between para. 2 and para. 3
C.between para. 3 and para. 4
D.to the very front
【2】The man passed away, leaving his dearest woman to bring up their two children, the elder of whom is a boy of about _______.
A.9 B.7 C.3 D.1
【3】In paragraph 3, the underlined word "our next" means _______.
A.our next dance
B.our next baby
C.what for us to do next
D.our next news
【4】We can infer from the passage that _______.
A.the woman's family were against her marriage to the man
B.none of the people there showed real sympathy to the woman
C.the woman did something wrong
D.the family had lived a happy life before the man died
【5】Which of the following can't be used to describe the writer's feelings for the man?
A.Sad
B.Loving
C.Inseparable
D.Complaining
27、 A Chinese TV play,The Long Night has enjoyed great popularity, getting a high score of 9.2/10 on Douban. Viewers all spoke highly of this drama, saying it is even better than the original work.
As TV series such as The Bad Kids, Nothing but Thirty and Horizon Tower are still popular, netizens become excited and think that domestic(国内的)dramas are worthy of being followed. The Long Night, for example, makes people realize that everything can be easily imitated and copied except the understanding and search for aesthetics(美). Imitated or copied dramas often have no soul.
However,quite a few Chinese dramas prefer repeating or copying the content and theme in other dramas or their own ones.
Daylight Entertainment produced Ode to Joy(欢乐颂) to reveal the happiness and sadness of city beauties,receiving many positive comments.However, after the reproduction of Ode to Joy 2,All Is Well,and If There's No Tomorrow,it was criticized by professionals and audience for stereotypical(刻板的)creation:"Pile up the hopes of one hundred people onto one person the hero looks just like a live complaining post in the forum,and other characters are tools to hunt him."
Twenty Your Life On and Nothing but Thirty give the audience an impression that they are completely "coming from the trending topics and living on the trending topics". One viewer commented "I am guessing the next plays will be Forty to Know the Mandate of Heaven,Fifty to Move on,and Sixty Still Young".
Taking a closer look at the works that have earned a place in the history of Chinese drama none of them is a copy or copycat. Besides, they are too good to be followed.
Now,many Chinese dramas are noticeably turning themselves back to the right track. Hopefully,a good drama will not be followed by a group of twins or siblings.
【1】What does the author mainly want to do?
A.To introduce a number of TV plays.
B.To explain the process of drama producing.
C.To welcome a new trend in domestic dramas.
D.To encourage readers to watch more Chinese plays.
【2】What is the function of the paragraph 4?
A.Presenting a new point of view.
B.Leading in a new topic.
C.Supporting a point of view.
D.Making a conclusion.
【3】Which of the following is on the right track mentioned in the last paragraph according to the author?
A.The Long Night
B.If There's No Tomorrow
C.Nothing but Thirty
D.Sixty Still Young
【4】On what basis should Chinese domestic dramas be improved according to the author?
A.imitation B.impression C.popularity D.creativity
28、 Researchers in Australia, who studied 1,500 people and their lifestyle, have found that having good friends can help you live longer. An American study of 10,000 students, over a period of 35 years, also found that if you make more friends than the average person at school, you'll receive a higher salary in later life. People need good social skills at work to manage people and work in a team successfully. These are the same skills we use to make friends at school.
On average, teenagers aged between 15 and 17 have 500 "friends" on their favourite social networking site. Adults have 130. So if you believe this research, you might live for a long time and be very rich.
However, according to Professor Robin Dunbar from the University of Oxford, it probably won't make any difference. Dunbar studied the number of messages between users of a popular social networking website, each of whom had between 200 and 2,000 friends. He found that they always communicate with a maximum of 150 people.
Among these 150, Dunbar believes that around five people are close friends. You've mostly known them for a long time; they are probably old friends and you share all your good and bad experiences with them. Then there are ten more friends. Although they're close to you, you may not keep in touch with them every week. Next there are 35 people who you might spend time with because of a shared interest. You aren't close. And finally, there's a large group of 100. You see or speak to these people at least once a year, but you don't know them well. Beyond this number, Bunbar says, it's impossible to make any relationship meaningful.
If you have a lot of online "friends", try this experiment: First take away anyone you haven't been in touch with for a year. Then remove people you can't remember and, finally, take away friends who you wouldn't mind losing touch with. How many do you have left? How many of these people are actually good friends? According to the research, these are the only people that really matter.
【1】What are the studies mentioned in the first paragraph mainly about?
A.The number of friends you should have. B.The advantages of having a lot of friends.
C.Some social skills you may need at work. D.Some useful advice on how to make friends.
【2】According to the American study, the most popular students at school ________.
A.are likely to spend more money. B.may not be as popular at work
C.seem to get better- paid jobs. D.will work harder in later years.
【3】What does the underlined part "this number" in paragraph 4 refer to?
A.10. B.35. C.100. D.150.
【4】What does the text mainly want to show?
A.You need to spend more time with your friends.
B.Friends are sometimes more important than family.
C.There is a lot of research on the influence of friends.
D.It's more important to have good friends.
29、“Baby signing” classes established to improve language skills actually make little difference to children’s development, according to new research. Scholars claimed there was no evidence that the lessons—in which babies are taught simple gestures to communicate their everyday needs—enable children to talk quicker than others.
In a threeyear study, it was claimed that the method could make mothers more responsive to their children’s behaviors but failed to actually increase babies’ vocabulary. An active home environment in which parents regularly talk to their children was much more effective, researchers warned. The findings will cast doubt on the movement—born in the United States—which has proved hugely popular among middleclass parents.
Baby signing is now a multimillion pound industry, with thousands of mothers and fathers paying for classes, books and DVDs. Young children are taught simple gestures for words and phrases to communicate their everyday needs, such as “milk” “more” “all gone” “food” and “tired”. It is claimed that the technique brings great benefits, including improving the relationship between mother and child, helping language development and even increasing a child’s intelligence.
But research from Hertfordshire University has found no evidence that using baby signing helps to improve their language development. The scholars added, “Baby signing has become big business and mothers, particularly firsttime mums or less confident parents, feel the pressure to do it. Some even think ‘if I don’t do it and everyone else does, I must be a bad mother’.”
However, baby signing experts hardly sustained the findings. Wendy Moat, 45, who has been running baby signing classes for three years, said that the classes encouraged speech development, and may help develop a higher IQ. She said, “So many mums say that their children talk so well because they did baby signing when they were babies. Parents wouldn’t say it if they didn’t believe it.”
【1】Which of the following may help improve children’s language skills?
A.Using simple words and phrases.
B.Talking to them as much as possible.
C.Buying them more books and DVDs.
D.Creating a serious home environment.
【2】According to Paragraph 4, some new mothers choose baby signing classes in that________.
A.they are influenced by others
B.they are sure of the effects of them
C.they don't want to be looked down upon
D.they don't know how to teach their children
【3】The underlined word “sustained” in the last paragraph means “________”.
A.found
B.got rid of
C.supported
D.quit
【4】What’s the main idea of the text?
A.How to teach children to communicate effectively.
B.Baby signing classes increase children’s intelligence.
C.How to improve the relationship between mother and child.
D.Baby signing classes fail to improve children’s language skills.
30、 Two weeks ago my grandfather passed away. It really put me into deep ____because my grandfather held a unique position in my life. For me, my grandpa was not only a ____ family member but a tutor (导师) who encouraged me to work hard and ____ well.
I’ll never forget the first time I read a long piece of his writing. It was when I ____ for Princeton and he offered to write to the university on my behalf. He wrote in beautiful ____ and used poetic language, unafraid of sounding too “flowery”. I read the ____ out loud so I could hear the rhyming sounds.
My grandfather ____ hard work. Every time he came to visit us in New York, he would ____ my brothers and me for our good performance, which made me feel inspired. I knew he had worked hard to ____ the big family during the Great Depression. He was awarded many military ____ for winning many battles in the Navy in World War II.
At the funeral, a friend of my grandfather walked to me and said that my grandfather had told him about a small ____ I had written. After it came out, I sent it to my grandfather ____ received no reply. This man told me that my book hit my grandfather’s ____ and brought tears to his eyes. My grandfather said he was so ____ of me.
Now I feel even more deserved to write well because I know my grandfather ____ it. I know he lives in my heart forever.
【1】A.excitement B.sorrow C.disappointment D.fun
【2】A.beloved B.strict C.strange D.common
【3】A.read B.study C.behave D.write
【4】A.registered B.went C.applied D.turned
【5】A.symbols B.envelopes C.characters D.pages
【6】A.letter B.word C.language D.poem
【7】A.demanded B.valued C.ignored D.deserved
【8】A.instruct B.blame C.lecture D.praise
【9】A.survive B.raise C.affect D.grow
【10】A.medals B.champions C.rewards D.prizes
【11】A.story B.poem C.article D.book
【12】A.so B.but C.and D.or
【13】A.brain B.heart C.eye D.ear
【14】A.confident B.frightened C.proud D.amazed
【15】A.remembered B.demanded C.appreciated D.realized
31、根据课文完成短文。
Ben, 17, is a member of their school basketball team. He is crazy 【1】 basketball and pretty good at it but they【2】 (lose) their last match. In Ben’s opinion, their point guard was 【3】 (blame). 【4】 (disappoint) by his behaviour, Ben told this to his best friend. However, his best friend told everyone else 【5】 he’d said. Ben didn’t know what to do, so he asked Agony Aunt for help.
As far as Agony Aunt is concerned, it is 【6】 (main) his friend’s loose lips that make the situation 【7】 (bad). But it’s partly Ben’s fault. She suggests that Ben should apologise to his teammate. Secondly, Ben should tell his friend that he is 【8】 (anger) with him for repeating what he said and making the situation worse, 【9】 that he wants to move on. Thirdly, Ben should think about his own behaviour and always remember: think first, speak later. If he feels one of his 【10】 (teammate) isn’t pulling their weight, he will raise his concerns in a professional way with his team coach.
32、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Many teenagers think that reading is boring or a waste of time. However, there are many advantages of reading and with the help of the tips below, you’ll enjoy reading as a teenager.
Firstly, think of all the advantages that you’ll get from reading. Studies show that people who often read earn higher grades and have higher intelligence and more general knowledge. After a long day at school, a good book, a cup of tea, and a comfortable place to read are very relaxing. Besides, reading improves language more than talking or direct teaching. It gets you to look at words that you might not hear at school. At last, reading helps you think deeply and understand things much more easily.
Find out what types of books you like. Some children like novels (小说), some like science books, and some like picture books, Choose a suitable book based on your interest. Find out how long you want your book to be. If you aren’t big on reading, you probably shouldn’t choose a thick book. If you find a book that you think you might like, read it. If you don t like it, try a different type, or maybe something shorter.
Asking someone to recommend (推荐) a good book is also a good idea. You can ask your parents, your best friend, or even your teachers, Friends or family with whom you have things in common can often make excellent book recommendations. Local, small bookstores often have wonderful recommendations, and when they get to know you, it’s even better! You should ask people that like the same type of books what they have read, so that you can match books that you read. You could also go online to a book review site like goodreads.com.
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