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1、We will explore a different _______ to gathering information.
A．contribution
B．adventure
C．desire
D．approach
2、I first met Lisa three years ago. She _________ at a radio shop at that time.
A. has worked B. had worked
C. was working D. had been working
3、Their class ________ much larger than ours and their class ________ fond of dancing and singing.
A．is；are
B．are；is
C．are；are
D．is；is
4、The year of 2021 is coming to ________ end.
A．a
B．the
C．/
D．an
5、Americans like standing two or four feet away from people when they talk or wait in line. ,Asians stand much closer，
A.On the contrary
B.As a result
C.In contrast
D.In addition
6、The committee is discussing the problem right now. Hopefully it ______ by the end of next week.
A. will have been solved B. will have solved
C. will be solved D. is solved
7、I’m _____ to know that you have made such ____ progress in English.
A.amazed; amazing B.amazed; an amazing
C.amazing; amazing D.amazing; amazed
8、With the meeting ______ in just a couple of hours, I hadn’t the time to worry about those unimportant things.
A．begun
B．beginning
C．would begin
D．to begin
9、This box is ______ that one. Which of the following is wrong?
A. four times so big as B. four times the size of
C. four times bigger than D. one fourth as big as
10、We have to admit that there are many people nowadays ______ still live happily ______ of modern technology.
A．who; in absence
B．which; at absence
C．that; on presence
D．where; in presence
11、In 1932, she became the first woman alone across the Atlantic.
A. to fly B. flying C. having flown D. flew
12、A fire ________ in this hotel last night and three people were killed.
A．break out
B．break down
C．break into
D．break up
13、________ running a major campaign against corruption (腐败), discipline watchdogs across China have been on a drive against unprofessional behavior among local officials.
A. In addition B. Thanks to
C. In spite of D. As well as
14、The forest guards often find campfires that have not been completely.
A．brought down B．put out
C．cut down D．given out
15、His strong love for his country is _______ in his newly-published poems.
A．reminded
B．reflected
C．responded
D．recovered
16、I ______________ (本应该已经完成)my homework, but I forgot it.
A．have finished
B．didn’t finish
C．should have finished
D．should have finish
17、I’m determined to get a seat for the concert ________ it means standing in a queue all night.
A.as though B.in case C.even if D.now that
18、Police used tear gas to ________ a demonstration.
A．break up
B．break down
C．break out
D．break in
19、After hours of discussion, they finally ________ a good solution.
A．came up
B．came up with
C．came out
D．came about
20、After my mother took some pills, the blood pressure returned to ________.
A.usual B.normal C.ordinary D.necessary
21、So far no life has been found outside the earth, but while some scientists are actively searching for living things in outer space, others firmly believe there ____ .
A.mustn’t be B.may not be C.can’t be D.won’t be
22、—The pet dog in your hand is very nice. Is it _______?
—Yes, but I’ll give it to my friend Lucy as _______ birthday present.
A．yours; hers
B．your; her
C．yours; her
D．you; her
23、She has turned down several invitations in order to ________ on her studies.
A．crash
B．benefit
C．addict
D．concentrate
24、I ________ be downstairs when the door was open.
A．happened
B．happened to
C．took place
D．took
25、—Sorry, sir, your computer isn’t ready yet. It _____ at present.
―That’s all right.
A. is repaired B. is being repaired
C. hasn’t repaired D. has been repaired
26、Richard and Judy's book club has transformed sales figures for dozens of novels, and turned modest publishing successes into triumphs. And now the husband and wife team have turned literary talent spotters too, with competition for potential authors that could make a star of a grandmother and doctor from Bournemouth.
【1】 She beat more than 4,000 other viewers who were asked to submit a summary and the first chapter to the show's Hot to Get Published contest. Her manuscript temporarily entitled The Olive Renders, was described as a love story of courage and saving from sin told by a young woman who writes from a dystopian（反面乌托邦的）future. Ms. Aziz said winning gave her “the luxury of having time to finish writing my novel” without worrying about money. Ms. Aziz, who was born in Yorkshire, has worked as a shop assistant, dental receptionist, factory packer, singer and cleaner, but her only experience of writing was as a news reporter for three years. 【2】
【3】 It comprised Joseph O'Connor, whose book Star of the Sea increased rapidly in sales after crazy reviews on Richard and Judy, Amanda Ross, the head of the television company which makes the show, and Maria Rejt, publishing director for Pan Macmillan, which will publish the winning story.
In a surprise move, Pan Macmillan also offered the three runners-up the chances to be published，with advances of E 20,000 each: Alison Penton Harper, 40, a mother of two from Northamptonshire; Rachel Zadok te Riele, 33, from South Africa, a waitress who lives in south London; David Fidimore, 60, who is married with two children and has with two unpublished novels and numerous short storied. 【4】
A．Christine Aziz, 52, who left school at 15 with a single O-level in English, on the Channel 4 show's competition and will receive a 50,000 advance for her first novel.
B．The Channel 4 show's competition was funded by the publishing company Pan Macmillan.
C．Ms. Aziz said the money would be enough to support the rest of her life
D．Five aspiring authors made it on to the shortlist for judging by a panel.
E．She did not like the pressure of journalism, but now she must complete the work and prepare herself for sales and marketing treatment usually reserved for bestselling authors.
F．Ms. Rejt said the shortlist reflected “an extraordinary range of talent from the extremely commercial to the beautifully literary”.
27、A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. “You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior(举止) , ” said a middle-aged man.
“Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company,” said a second passenger. “That's right,” another lady said, “I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor.”
Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said , “Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised...”
Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young woman's lap said, “I know his name. I call him Dad.”
【1】The passengers were ________ to see the conductor's kindness to the woman and the child.
A．excited
B．pleased
C．interested
D．surprised
【2】One passenger suggested writing a letter to the company to ______.
A．thank the conductor for his good service
B．invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor
C．make a demand for more buses
D．punish the conductor for his rude behavior
【3】What was the gentleman?
A．A newspaper reporter.
B．Not known from the story.
C．The conductor's friend from his company.
D．A teacher.
【4】The word “he” in the last paragraph refers to _______.
A．the middle-aged man
B．the three-year-old child
C．the conductor
D．the gentleman
28、The New York Times Best Fiction Books of the Year are listed below. The star rating and number of reviews are from Amazon, com. In parentheses after the star rating and number of reviews are the number of pages in the book. Click the buy from Amazon, com link to be taken to the Amazon, com website where you can purchase the book from the online bookseller. (The former price is for a paperback version while the latter price is for a hardback version.)
The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
★★★★★ 4310 reviews (816p)
The 2020 NAACP Image Award-winning poet makes her fiction debut with this National Book Award-longlisted, magisterial epic — an intimate yet sweeping novel with all the force of Homegoing.
Price: US$13.99 US$18.40
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut
★★★★★ 2587 reviews (192p)
When We Cease to Understand the World is a book about the complicated links between scientific and mathematical discovery, madness, and destruction.
Price: US$15.99 US$54.37
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
★★★★ 3037 reviews (224p)
Fragmentary and sincere, No One Is Talking About This is at once a love letter to the endless scroll and a profound, modern meditation on love, language, and human connection from a singular voice in American literature.
Price: US$11.94 US$12.68
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
★★★★ 0244 reviews (256p)
Leave the World Behind explores how our closest bonds are reshaped — and unexpected new ones are forged — in moments of crisis.
Price: US$12.56 US$19.74
【1】Which book gains the most popularity?
A．The Love Songs of W. E.
B．Du Bois B. When We Cease to Understand the World
C．No One Is Talking About This
D．Leave the World Behind
【2】If we want to buy a paperback version of When We Cease to Understand the World and a hardback version of No One Is Talking About This, how much should we pay?
A．US$28.79
B．US$32.3
C．US$28.67
D．US$66.31
【3】What’s the purpose of this text?
A．To persuade people to buy these books.
B．To present the popularity of these books.
C．To emphasize the importance of reading books.
D．To introduce readers’ reviews about these books.
29、The Winter Olympics are also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.
During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings had appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.
In the 1950s, the stamps of this kind became more colourful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.
Japan is an Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics.Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.
Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.
【1】The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world Games ________ .
A．after the year 1936
B．after the 3rd White Olympics
C．before the 3rd White Olympics
D．before the year 1932
【2】The Winter Olympics are held once ________ .
A．every two years
B．every three years
C．every four years
D．every five years
【3】Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.
B．Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.
C．All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.
D．Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games.
30、Greg Bishop is never one to ask for help, but he is always the first to offer it. That’s why he is loved by many people in the community.
So when the community heard that the farmer would ________ to get in this year’s harvest due to his chemotherapy (化疗) treatment, Bishop’s friends and neighbors ________ his help and harvested his crop for free.
Dozens of people came out to lend their ________ - so many, that some even needed to be ________. A local restaurant provided free burgers to all of the helpers. Even local fuel companies offered to support the ________ with free fuel and money. ________, the farmers decided to pay the costs anyway.
Within five hours, the volunteers had ________ 1,200 bales (大捆) cotton worth $ 420,000. ________ Bishop had been forced to do it by himself, it would have taken weeks,
When asked why they so ________ offered their help, the volunteer helpers simply praise Bishop’s ________. “He’s a very good man. He’s just the best person.”
Needless to say, Bishop was emotional over the ________ of his community. “He was just ________ by what everybody did,” one of the helpers told Inside Edition.” He was in tears. He could ________ us enough for what we did.”
The future for Greg Bishop is looking brighter each day, as he ________ his treatment and plans for a bone marrow (骨髓) treatment in the upcoming months. His neighbors and friends, ever-willing to help, have ________ a fund to help pay for his follow-up treatment.
【1】
A．fail
B．intend
C．manage
D．pretend
【2】
A．asked for
B．waited for
C．rushed to
D．turned to
【3】
A．money
B．support
C．opinions
D．proposals
【4】
A．turned away
B．watched over
C．kept in mind
D．kept track of
【5】
A．case
B．show
C．event
D．attempt
【6】
A．Plus
B．Thus
C．Somehow
D．However
【7】
A．offered
B．measured
C．delivered
D．harvested
【8】
A．If
B．Once
C．Since
D．Though
【9】
A．easily
B．anxiously
C．willingly
D．immediately
【10】
A．behavior
B．condition
C．character
D．achievement
【11】
A．praise
B．account
C．comment
D．kindness
【12】
A．moved
B．puzzled
C．inspired
D．surprised
【13】
A．thank
B．charge
C．identify
D．demand
【14】
A．quits
B．continues
C．suffers from
D．gets through
【15】
A．shared
B．created
C．received
D．recovered
31、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
There are many things happening in our family which worth recalling. W【1】 our six children were young, suppertime was always being interrupted by neighborhood children r【2】the bell. They wanted one child or another to come out and【3】(玩). Finally we had【4】good idea. We hung a sign on the front door that【5】(写着)，“we're having dinner. Come back later.”That night, we sat down to what we【6】(认为)would be a pleasant, uninterrupted meal. 【7】as soon as we began dinner, the doorbell rang. At the front door【8】(站着) a five-year-old boy from across the street. He looked 【9】at us and said, "I just want to know w【10】the sign says."
32、假如你是李华，得知学校英文报正在招聘"Music&Arts”版块的编辑，请给负责人Mr.Brown写一封英文信件，要点如下:
1.是该报的忠实读者，并擅长英文写作;
2.常听不同风格的音乐，对音乐有自己的理解;
3.母亲在美术馆工作，常有机会接触到艺术作品。
注意:
1.词数:80一100词;
2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯;
3开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Brown,
I’ve learned that you need an editor for the "Music&Arts" section.
Yours
Li Hua
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