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1、It’s already 10:00, I wonder how it _______ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.
A.came over B.came out C.came about D.came up
2、Treat the flowers right and your garden will be the ______ of the neighborhood.
A. destination B. cause C. purpose D. Envy
3、--- Well, a mushroom soup, a vegetable salad, and anything _____ , sir?
--- An apple pie, please.
A. to follow B. follows
C. followed D. following
4、Most of us know we should cut down on fat, but knowing such things isn’t much help when it ____shopping and eating.
A.refers to B.speaks of C.focuses on D.comes to
5、While the kids were making their decisions, they were periodically shown TV _________, some for fast food outlets and some for non-food businesses.
A.programs B.news C.movies D.commercials
6、—Could you check my list to see I have forgotten anything?
—No problem.
A. whether B. which
C. that D. what
7、--Has James finished his report on his Enquiry Learning yet？
--I’m not sure．She _________ on it last week．
A．was working B．has worked
C．worked D．had worked
8、----Why are you standing the street in such hot weather?
----I just can’t help it. I am appointed to interview people ______to learn about the customers’ feedback on our products.
A. at random B. at hand
C. at best D. at intervals
9、Humans tend to regard ourselves we are the only species is on the planet-and certainly the only one that matters.
A.as though B.even though C.though D.as
10、If you don 't have a guide,you________ lose your way.
A．must
B．dare
C．should
D．could
11、As online shopping becomes increasingly popular, the Internet is regarded as a(n) ________ way of reaching target customers.
A．efficient
B．temporary
C．complex
D．definite
12、_____in the queue for half an hour, the old man suddenly realized he had left the money in the car.
A. Waiting B. Having waited
C. To wait D. To have waited
13、Just as the clothes a person wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time, his house ______ his personality.
A．remember
B．strengthens
C．reflects
D．shapes
14、We did have a quarrel about money last night，but now we have already_____________.
A.taken up B.put up
C.made up D.brought up
15、Despite Johnson’s being green at his job, the work he did was ________ and thus won the manager’s approval.
A.familiar B.demanding C.adequate D.primitive
16、The machine has been used for man years. It’s no wonder that it doesn’t work well __________.
A. regularly B. constantly
C. frequently D. occasionally
17、— Many drugs have been forbidden recently.
— Actually. But the scientists say that before a new drug ___ on humans, plenty of studies___.
A. can be tested; are needed
B. can test; are needed
C. can be tested; need
D. can test; need
18、 the great contributions he made to the film industry, the committee awarded Chaplin a special Oscar in 1972.
A．In view of
B．In place of
C．In favour of
D．In terms of
19、You’d better write down her address before you ________ it.
A. forget B. are forgetting
C. forgot D. will forget
20、— The rent of our flat will see a 20% rise this year?
— Yes. That’s ______ I have compromised with the flat owner.
A. what B. where
C. how D. when
21、It was December 25, 1914, only 5 months into World War I. German, British, and French soldiers, already sick and tired of the senseless killing, disobeyed their superiors and started socializing with “the enemy” along two-thirds of the Western Front.
German troops held up Christmas trees with signs, “Merry Christmas”. Thousands of troops ran across the battlefields covered with dead bodies. They sang Christmas songs, exchanged photographs of loved ones back home, shared food and even played football. Soldiers hugged men they had been trying to kill a few short hours before. They agreed to warn each other if their officers forced them to fire their weapons, and to aim high.
Fear ran through the military leaders on both sides. They felt that their power was being challenged: soldiers declaring their brotherhood with each other and refusing to fight. Generals declared this unexpected peacemaking illegal and said that participating soldiers would face a military court. Those found guilty would be imprisoned or even shot. By March 1915 the socializing movement had been destroyed and the killing machine was back in full operation. Over the next three years more than fifteen million people died in the war.
Not many people have heard the story of the Christmas Truce (休战). On Christmas Day, 1988, a local radio host in Boston played “Christmas in the Trenches”, a song about the Christmas Truce, several times and was stunned by his listeners’ response. Thousands of people called in, praising the song, with many moved to tears by the amazing events it described.
You can probably guess why the callers were in tears. The Christmas Truce story goes against most of what we have been taught about people. It lets us see the world as it can be and says, “This really happened once.” It shows us the potential we have as humans, and contradicts all of those TV and newspaper stories that tell us how mean and heartless people are. It is like hearing that our deepest wishes really are true: the world really can be different.
【1】The soldiers began socializing with the enemy because ________.
A. they couldn't bear the meaningless killing
B. it was the best way to avoid being killed
C. they feared that they would be caught
D. their enemies were from similar backgrounds
【2】How did the generals finally put an end to the soldiers’ socializing?
A. They sent the soldiers’ loved ones to prison.
B. They moved the two groups of soldiers further apart.
C. They increased the number of officers to control the soldiers.
D. They warned the soldiers that they would face severe punishment.
【3】The underlined word “stunned” in Paragraph 4 most probably means ________.
A. satisfied B. shocked C. amused D. confused
【4】The author uses the story of the soldiers to imply that human beings ________.
A. are not trustworthy under stress
B. are naturally aggressive and war-like
C. are basically caring and kindhearted
D. will always do what is in their own self-interest
22、 It’s easy to think that the globe’s vast oceans would be effective barriers to the movement of land animals. An elephant can’t swim across the Pacific, after all. But it turns out that plenty of plants and animals have unintentionally floated across oceans from one continent to another. Now comes evidence that tiny, trapdoor spiders (蜘蛛) made such a journey millions of years ago.
Moggridgea rainbowi spiders can be found on Kangaroo Island, which sits off the south coast of Australia. These spiders build a silk-lined hole in the ground, notes Sophie Harrison, a biologist in Australia. The hole and trapdoor provide these spiders with shelter and protection. It also provides them an out-of-sight spot from which to wait for approaching creatures.
There is evidence, though, that the ancestors of them might have traveled millions of meters to get to Australia from Africa. That isn’t as unlikely as it might at first seem. Australia used to be connected to other continents, long ago, as part of a supercontinent called Gondwana. And humans have been known to transport species all over the planet. But there’s a third option. The spiders might have rafted (乘筏) long distances across the sea.
To figure out which story was most likely true, Harrison and her colleagues looked at the spider’s genes. They looked at the genes in seven Moggridgea rainbowi spiders from Kangaroo, and five species of Moggridgea spiders from South Africa. The Australian and African spiders split off from a common ancestor some 2 million to 16 million years ago, the genes showed.
If a large swatch of land washes into the sea, filled with arachnids (蛛形纲动物), the spiders may be able to hide themselves throughout the journey. Plus, they can “hold their breath” and survive on stored oxygen during periods of temporary flooding, the researchers note.
【1】What is the common belief about land animals according to the text?
A.They are sensitive to natural disasters.
B.They are unlikely to move across oceans.
C.They can’t make a long ocean voyage.
D.They float across oceans accidentally.
【2】What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Biologists. B.Australians.
C.The spiders. D.The creatures.
【3】How did the researchers conclude Australian and African spiders are from a common ancestor?
A.By comparing their genes.
B.By observing their living habits.
C.By making changes to their genes.
D.By studying their physical characteristics.
【4】What could be the best title for the text?
A.These Spiders Traveled Globally to Hide Themselves
B.These Spiders Became More Adaptive When Traveling
C.These Spiders Crossed an Ocean to Australia for Survival
D.These Spiders Crossed an Ocean to Become Australians naturally
23、 94-year-old Suttie Economy plans to be buried in what looks like a pack of Juicy Fruit gum (口香糖) when he dies.
Economy’s love affair with Juicy Fruit goes back to his days in the service, when chewing gum producer Wrigley sent its products to troops overseas. Since then, Economy has become something of a self-appointed goodwill ambassador for the brand.
Sammy Oakey, president of Oakey’s Funeral Service and Economy have a friendship that goes back 45 years. After Economy recently suffered heart attacks, he approached his longtime friend with a request: When his time came, he wanted to be buried in a coffin (棺材) painted to resemble his trademark gum. Oakey immediately called Wrigley’s but they gave Oakey’s request a thumbs-down.
Actually, unusual burial requests are nothing new. Comic book author Mark Gruenwald’s ashes were mixed with ink that was used into a first-edition printing of Squadron Supreme. Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes were shot out, while James Doohan, known to fans as Star Trek’s “Scotty”, had his remains sent into space.
Knowing how important the chewing-gum-themed coffin was to Economy, Oakey didn’t give up the fight. He managed to contact Mars Wrigley’s top boss.
Happily for all concerned, Oakey renewed his request to the powers that be and met with success. In an e-mail from the company president, he was told the company would go along with whatever the family wanted to do.
Not only did the gum company give their biggest fan’s final gift, they also sent Economy’s family 250 packs of Juicy Fruit as a thank you for his lifelong brand love.
Economy has actually taken a turn for the better. We don’t know whether his improved condition is due to the “Juicy Fruit” effect, but if there’s one thing we’ve learned from this story, it’s if you think outside the box —and ask nicely —sometimes you can take it with you.
【1】How did Wrigley’s respond to Oakey’s request at first?
A．They agreed to it.
B．They ignored it.
C．They turned it down.
D．They hesitated.
【2】What does the author think of Economy?
A．Honest.
B．Faithful.
C．Brave.
D．Generous.
【3】What is the purpose of Paragraph 4?
A．To point out green burial has a long history.
B．To prove many people follow Economy’s suit.
C．To explain green burial is becoming a tendency.
D．To show Economy isn’t the first to have a strange burial idea.
【4】What is the text about?
A．An unusual wish.
B．A strange old man.
C．A lifelong friendship.
D．A famous gum brand.
24、 Vaccination(接种疫苗) is among the most effective ways to help us prevent diseases. For viruses that don't change too much—the measles virus(麻疹病毒), for example—getting vaccinated is a once-and-for-all method to prevent you from becoming infected with the virus. If you had two measles vaccines when you were a child, you would be protected for life.
However, it's a different story when it comes to influenza(流行性感冒), commonly known as “the flu”, which generally peaks between December and February. Flu vaccines cannot protect us in the long term.
There is no long-term immunity(免疫), according to Theodore Strange, associate medical director at Staten Island University Hospital in New York. “The virus essentially ‘changes its coat’—H1N1, H2N3, and so on,” he told the website Healthline.
Apart from a person's immune protection from flu vaccination declining over time, flu viruses are also constantly changing. So the vaccines are likely to be updated from one season to the next to protect against the viruses that research suggests may be the most common during the upcoming flu season.
Thus, to develop effective flu vaccines, over 100 national influenza centers around the world conduct year-round surveillance(监测) for influenza. Researchers will test thousands of influenza virus samples from patients, according to the official website of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). The World Health Organization also suggests there are three or four influenza viruses that are most likely to spread among people during the upcoming flu season.
But even when a vaccine is developed, getting it can prove to be difficult, as it is in high demand and short supply. The timing of influenza vaccine production and distribution is unpredictable, thus the availability of the flu vaccine supply does not always meet peak demand.
So scientists prioritize access to the vaccination. The CDC recommends key populations, such as medical staff, teachers, students, children and those aged 60 and above, receive flu vaccines.
This year the situation seems more complicated, as the upcoming flu season coincides with the COVID-19 pandemic. This could overwhelm hospitals, straining(过度使用) resources and healthcare workers, time.
【1】What do we know about influenza?
A．Influenza viruses are continuously changing.
B．It commonly peaks between November and December.
C．Getting two flu vaccines can protect people against the viruses.
D．H1N1 and H2N3 are the most easily infectious flu viruses.
【2】How do researchers improve flu vaccines?
A．They update vaccines once a year.
B．They monitor the flu throughout the year.
C．They focus on one or two viruses during a period.
D．Influenza centers worldwide share virus samples from patients.
【3】Why do scientists prioritize access to the vaccination?
A．Because not all people can afford it.
B．Because some people refuse to get vaccinated.
C．Because the vaccine is not safe for everyone.
D．Because the vaccine fails to meet the demand.
【4】What does the author's attitude towards the upcoming flu season?
A．Worried.
B．Positive.
C．Confident.
D．Skeptical.
25、Ten years ago, I set out to examine luck. I wanted to know why some people are _______ in the right place at the right time, while others consistently experienced ill fortune. I placed _______ in national newspapers asking for people who felt consistently lucky or unlucky to _______ me.
Hundreds of extraordinary men and women volunteered for my _______. Over the years I interviewed them, watched their lives and had them _______ various experiments.
I carried out a simple _______ to discover whether their differences in _______ was due to differences in their ability to _______ opportunities. I gave both the lucky and unlucky people a newspaper, and asked them to look _______ it and tell me how many photographs were inside. I had ________ placed a large message halfway through the newspaper saying … “Tell the experimenter you have seen this and win $50.”
This ________ took up half of the page and was written in type that was more than two inches high. It was staring everyone straight in the face, but the unlucky people tended to ________ it and the lucky people tended to spot it.
Unlucky people are generally more ________ than lucky people, and this anxiety affects their ability to notice the ________. As a result, they miss opportunities because they are too ________ on looking for something else. They go to gatherings focused on finding their perfect partner and miss opportunities to make good friends. They look through newspapers ________ to find certain types of job advertisements and miss other types of ________.
Lucky people are more ________ and open, and therefore see what is there rather than just what they are looking for. My research eventually showed that lucky people create good fortune via four ________. They are skilled at creating and ________ chance opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition (直觉), create self-fulfilling prophesies (预言) via positive expectations and adopt a “never say die” attitude that transforms bad luck into good.
【1】
A．never
B．always
C．sometimes
D．seldom
【2】
A．messages
B．activities
C．reports
D．notices
【3】
A．contact
B．trust
C．show
D．follow
【4】
A．game
B．adventure
C．research
D．contest
【5】
A．participate in
B．learn about
C．look into
D．carry out
【6】
A．observation
B．experiment
C．competition
D．discussion
【7】
A．attitude
B．manner
C．lifestyle
D．luck
【8】
A．share
B．spot
C．create
D．predict
【9】
A．through
B．over
C．for
D．after
【10】
A．hesitantly
B．carelessly
C．secretly
D．excitedly
【11】
A．copy
B．message
C．diagram
D．introduction
【12】
A．pass
B．miss
C．notice
D．misunderstand
【13】
A．nervous
B．frustrated
C．awkward
D．pitiful
【14】
A．difficult
B．dangerous
C．important
D．unexpected
【15】
A．fixed
B．focused
C．dependent
D．strict
【16】
A．confident
B．disappointed
C．determined
D．surprised
【17】
A．jobs
B．notes
C．news
D．signs
【18】
A．reliable
B．hardworking
C．smart
D．relaxed
【19】
A．goals
B．preferences
C．principles
D．steps
【20】
A．inventing
B．noticing
C．taking
D．adopting
26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Robert and Henry were two friends in the same class. They always played together and went home together. One day Robert and Henry were going home from school, when, on turning a corner, Robert cried out, “A fight! Let’s go and see!”
“No,” said Henry. “Let us go quietly home and not meddle with(插手) this quarrel. We have nothing to do with it and may get into mischief(trouble). Also our parents are expecting to have dinner with us together at home and I don’t want them to worry about me. ”
“You are a coward, and afraid to go,” said Robert, and off he ran. Henry went straight home, and in the afternoon went to school as usual.
But Robert had told all the boys that Henry was a coward, and they laughed at him a great deal. From then on, they looked down upon Henry and didn’t want to play with him together.
Henry was sad but he wasn’t angry with Robert for his rude behavior, because he learned that true courage is shown most in bearing misunderstanding when it was not deserved, and that he ought to be afraid of nothing but doing wrong. Thus, he just ignored the other boys’ laughter and continued to go to school and study as well. However, Robert didn’t invite Henry to go home with him anymore. Instead, he had some other boys who also thought Henry was a coward. Every day after school, they didn’t go home directly but went to the river or somewhere to play games and had a lot of fun.
A few days later, Robert was bathing with his new friends in a river, and got out of his depth. He struggled, and screamed for help, but all in vain. The boys who had called Henry a coward got out of the water as fast as they could, but they did not even try to help him.
注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
Robert was fast sinking. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Thus, Robert’s life was saved.
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