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1、Tourists who enter the quiet area _____ obey the rule to reduce any potential effect on the environment.
A.can B.may C.shall D.dare
2、— Does your brother intend to learn German?
—Yes, he intends _______.
A./ B.to C.so D.that
3、Some models are all skins and bones. In my opinion, they are beautiful.
A. all but B. none but.
C. anything but D. nothing but
4、_______ of current news, whether it is domestics or overseas, is his daily routine.
A.Being informed B.Informed C.Informing D.Having been informed
5、You can never imagine what difficulty I had _____ your house . It took me nearly four hours.
A.found B.finding C.to find D.for finding
6、-- -You should have thanked her before you left.
-- - I meant ________, but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere.
A.to do B.to
C.doing D.doing it
7、He spent quite some time trying to____what Kurt would be doing.
A.turn out B.reach out C.figure out D.look out
8、Neither he nor I ________ able to persuade her to change her mind.
A.is B.are C.were D.am
9、It was the girls _____ saw the old man in the morning _____ he was taking a walk.
A. who, that B. who, when C. that, who D. that, that
10、— Would you like to help look after the children _____ I do the shopping?
— I’d love to!
A.since B.as C.while D.for
11、_________, let’s begin our meeting.
A．Because everybody here
B．Now that everyone is here
C．Although everyone is present
D．For no one is absent
12、He has loved me____I were his son.
A.because B.as C.if D.as if
13、-- You seem to be in a really good mood.
-- I finished my last test today. ______! Now I'm free.
A．What a pity
B．What a relief
C．I've got it
D．You can't be serious.
14、“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream,” said the alchemist, _________ the words of the old king. The boy understood. Another person was there to help him toward his destiny.
A.signaling B.echoing
C.forecasting D.recalling
15、In my opinion，what he told us just now about the affair simply doesn't make any ________.
A．idea B．meaning C．sense D．point
16、Although they are surrounded by reminders of the disaster, ______ effect is damaging, they are working together to rebuild their homes and their lives.
A.whose B.where C.which D.when
17、The lady ________ have done something wrong, because she is looking guilty.
A.would B.should C.can D.must
18、－Did you tell him that we’ve put off the meeting?
－No. He rushed out ________ I could say anything.
A. since B. after
C. before D. unless
19、His dream has at last _____.
A.come true B.been come true C.realized D.being realized
20、I really like ____________, an outdoor game between two teams of nine players, in which players try to get points by hitting a ball and running around four bases.
A.badminton B.basketball C.baseball D.football
21、"It's in Egypt, near the Pyramids. "
The boy was startled. The old woman had said the same thing. But she hadn't__________ him anything.
A. charged B. urged
C. convinced D. nourished
22、How did he manage to______ the three children? I couldn’t believe my eyes.
A.bring out B.bring down C.bring up D.bring about
23、— The final examination is around the corner. I couldn't go out and play football with you.
— Come on. . All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
A.Be all ears B.It’s a piece of cake
C.Don’t be a wet blanket D.Don’t pull my leg
24、We hope that as many people as possible join us for the picnic tomorrow.
A.need B.can C.must D.should
25、What is known to us all is that no one, no matter who he is, can ________ the wheel of history.
A. hold on B. hold back
C. hold out D. hold up
26、According to Guglielmo Cavallo and Roger Chartier, reading aloud was a common practice in the ancient world, the Middle Ages, and as late as the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Readers were “listeners attentive to a reading voice,” and “the text addressed to the ear as much as to the eye.” The significance of reading aloud continued well into the nineteenth century.
Using Charles Dickens' nineteenth century as a point of departure, it would be useful to look at the familial and social uses of reading aloud and reflect on the functional change of the practice. Dickens habitually read his work to a domestic audience or friends. In his later years he also read to a broader public crowd. Chapters of reading aloud also abound in Dickens' own literary works. More importantly, he took into consideration the Victorian practice when composing his prose, so much so that his writing is meant to be heard, not only read on the page.
Performing a literary text orally in a Victorian family is well documented. Apart from promoting a pleasant family relationship, reading aloud was also a means of protecting young people from the danger of solitary (孤独的) reading. Reading aloud was a tool for parental guidance. By means of reading aloud, parents could also introduced literature to their children and as such the practice combined leisure and more serious purposes such as religious cultivation in the youths. Within the family, it was commonplace for the father to read aloud. Dickens read to his children: one of his surviving and often-reprinted photographs features him posing on a chair, reading to his two daughters.
Reading aloud in the nineteenth century was as much a class phenomenon as a family affair, which points to a widespread belief that Victorian readership primarily meant a middle-class readership. Those who fell outside this group tended to be overlooked by Victorian publishers. Despite this, Dickens, with his publishers Chapman and Hall, managed to distribute literary reading materials to people from different social classes by reducing the price of novels. This was also made possible with the technological and mechanical advances in printing and the spread of railway networks at the time.
Since the literacy level of this section of the population was still low before school attendance was made compulsory in 1870 by the Education Act, a considerable number of people from lower classes would listen to recitals of texts. Dickens' readers, who were from such social backgrounds, might have heard Dickens in this manner. Several biographers of Dickens also draw attention to the fact that it was typical for his texts to be read aloud in Victorian England, and thus illiteracy was not an obstacle for reading Dickens. Reading was no longer a chiefly closeted form of entertainment practiced by the middle class at home.
A working-class home was in many ways not convenient for reading: there were too many distractions, the lighting was bad, and the home was also often half a workhouse. As a result, the Victorians from the non-middle classes tended to find relaxation outside the home such as in parks and squares, which were ideal places for the public to go while away their limited leisure time. Reading aloud, in particular public reading, to some extent blurred the distinctions between classes. The Victorian middle class defined its identity through differences with other classes. Dickens's popularity among readers from the non-middle classes contributed to the creation of a new class of readers who read through listening.
Different readers of Dickens were not reading solitarily and “jealously” to use Walter Benjamin's term. Instead, they often enjoyed a more communal experience, an experience that is generally lacking in today's world. Modem audiobooks can be considered a contemporary version of the practice. However, while the twentieth-and twentieth-first-century trend for individuals to listen to audiobooks keeps some characteristics of traditional reading aloud—such as “listeners attentive to a reading voice” and the ear being the focus—it is a far more solitary activity.
【1】How did the practice of reading aloud influence Dickens's works?
A．He started to write for a broader public crowd.
B．He included more readable contents in his novels.
C．Scenes of reading aloud became common in his works.
D．His works were intended to be both heard and read.
【2】How many benefits did reading aloud bring to a Victorian family?
A．2
B．3
C．4
D．5
【3】Where could a London steel worker possibly have gone to for reading?
A．Working place.
B．His/ Her own house.
C．Nearby bookstores.
D．Trafalgar Square.
【4】What change did reading aloud bring to Victorian society?
A．Different classes stated to appreciate and read literary works together.
B．People from lower social classes became accepted as middle-class.
C．The differences between classes grew less significant than before.
D．A non-class society in which everyone could read started to form.
【5】What is likely to be discussed after the last paragraph?
A．New reading trends for individuals.
B．The harm of modem audiobooks.
C．The material for modem reading.
D．Reading aloud in contemporary societies.
27、Beijing Opera represents the finest combination of literature, musk, dance, kung fu,fine arts and many other arts. Its way of performing is different from opera and drama.【1】
Beijing Opera is a kind of art that pays equal attention to singing, speaking, acting and fighting.【2】Meanwhile, Beijing Opera provides the opportunity to appreciate the pleasing artistic balance of the dance, the strength and music, even from only one act.
【3】According to the historical record, it dates back to the middle period of the Qing Dynasty. In the 55th year ruled by the Emperor Qianlong. the most famous four theatrical groups in Anhui went to Beijing to show their opera performance and then got a great success. Then, based on “Anhui Opera” and “Han Opera", and also mixed with characteristics of Beijing dialect, Beijing Opera was formed 【4】.
Beijing Opera was officially formed after the 20th year of the Emperor Daoguang (1840). At that time, the forms of each kind of arias (唱腔）and the language characteristic of Beijing Opera originally came into being. New changes appeared in Beijing Opera 's roles. 【5】Later, the first generation of the opera actors also appeared.
A．Beijing opera is a kind of modern opera.
B．Actually Beijing Opera has its own characters.
C．Many roles of the Beijing Opera had appeared.
D．Because it was popular in Beijing, it spread nationwide.
E．Many people wonder when is the origin of Beijing Opera.
F．It enables the audience to be inspired by language, music and fine arts.
G．Although it was formed in Beijing it didn’t have its origins in Beijing totally.
28、Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “peak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees—anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”
【1】The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to ________.
A．use for their schoolwork
B．access the Internet
C．work at home
D．connect them to libraries
【2】Which of the following is true about Westlake College?
A．All teachers use computers.
B．1500 students have laptops.
C．It is an old college in America.
D．Students there can do everything.
【3】A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can ________.
A．attend lectures on information technology
B．travel around the world
C．get information from around the world
D．have free laptops
【4】What can we infer from the passage?
A．The program is successful.
B．The program is not workable.
C．The program is too expensive.
D．We don’t know the result of the program yet.
29、 People who have seen Trisha Seifried Woodall with her cats say that she has a magic touch. Most people don't know anyone who can order a cat to jump on a table, sit for two minutes, and then jump to the floor and walk backward.
Ms. Seifried Woodall has taught her cats to do all these tricks -- and many more. At her training center. Got Pet-ential, cats learn tricks for TV and magazine ads. Some of her cats have appeared on bags of cat food.
When Ms. Seifried Woodall gets a cat, she first learns what that cat likes and doesn’t like. “Some cats like to stay close to the ground, so I'll teach them how to stand behind me, and walk with me,”she says. “Other cats, like high places, so they'll learn how to jump on my bent knee and then safely leap to my shoulder.”
Ms. Seifried Woodall grew up in a family with many pets, and she was first paid to work with animals when she was 18. At a summer job at an amusement park, she learned how to train a few of the animals for performances. She continued to train and learn about animals for 20 years before starting her own animal-training center.
Ms. Seifried Woodall is proud of the skills her cats have learned, but she is also proud that her center’s cats are healthy and social. She believes her cats enjoy learning new tricks.
In Ms. Seifried Woodall’s experience, no breed(品种) of cat is easier to train than others. All of her cats came from shelters. They have become pets in her home.
Like most animal trainers, Ms. Seifried Woodall uses a reward system. Cats that are successful during training get food or a new toy. A cat that doesn’t enjoy eating or playing will probably not be interested in being trained. She never scolds(责骂) them. “Cats need a lot of encouragement when they are performing, she says." I say good job or that’s right several times during a single minute.”
【1】What are the cats trained by Ms. Seifried Woodall mainly used to do?
A. Work for amusement parks. B. Act in TV and magazine ads.
C. Become people’s family pets. D. Set a good example to other cats.
【2】What can we learn about Ms. Seifried Woodall and her cat-training job?
A. She usually trains cats at her home.
B. She prefers training cats that are active.
C. She trains cats according to their characters.
D. She can train any cat to be well-behaved.
【3】What did Ms. Seifried Woodall do before becoming a cat trainer?
A. She took care of pets for families.
B. She performed at an amusement park.
C. She worked in an animal shelter.
D. She worked with animals for years.
【4】Which of the following can best describe Ms. Seifried Woodall?
A. Brave and strong B. Polite and friendly
C. Caring and patient D. Humorous and talkative
30、Once a neglected(无人照管的）piece of land, Chapel Hill High School Community Garden has been changed into a productive space.
In early fall 2008, Kristen's teacher mentioned the_______empty land next to the school’s tennis court(球场). The 50x70-foot area was overgrown with _______ ; on it stood an old greenhouse covered with dirt. It was the_______place for a garden, the teacher said. But who had the time and interest to_______the mess? “It sounds great and I can’t_______to do the job, ”says Kristen, who was the president of the high schools environmental club, the Green Tigers. With six members at first, tidying up the garden seemed_______and the project seemed possible.“We realized we could make a _______ ,”she says.
_______, growing season was three months away. “It was enough time to get the land_______,”says Kristen. But there was a __________.”We were Green Tigers without green fingers,”she says.The students didn’t__________what to grow, and preparing the yard for planting was more__________than they’d expected. “At first I thought we should make the garden__________ as soon as possible,”Kristen says. “But cleaning it up was the__________thing to do before researching what would grow well.”
Soon the garden’s changes encouraged other kids, parents and teachers to__________. Students received service credits(学分)for__________like cleaning out the greenhouse and planting flowers, but soon they were stopping by the garden__________ to stay there. Local gardeners__________ways to help with the growing. In spring 2010, the Green Tigers had their first __________harvest: mustard greens, potatoes and onions. It was enough to fill 50 bags with produce for a salad feast(盛宴)for the 100 volunteers-most of them students-who had __________a piece of Chapel Hill under Kristen’s direction.
【1】
A．free
B．ugly
C．new
D．private
【2】
A．grass
B．vegetables
C．fruit
D．flowers
【3】
A．safe
B．terrible
C．perfect
D．strange
【4】
A．give up
B．set up
C．pick up
D．clean up
【5】
A．stop
B．wait
C．agree
D．expect
【6】
A．easy
B．tiring
C．slow
D．important
【7】
A．decision
B．mistake
C．promise
D．difference
【8】
A．Finally
B．Naturally
C．Clearly
D．Luckily
【9】
A．fixed
B．prepared
C．planted
D．examined
【10】
A．problem
B．rule
C．change
D．reason
【11】
A．consider
B．know
C．learn
D．research
【12】
A．exciting
B．common
C．difficult
D．special
【13】
A．open
B．spread
C．continue
D．produce
【14】
A．first
B．same
C．next
D．recent
【15】
A．take place
B．take part
C．take risks
D．take turns
【16】
A．tasks
B．ideas
C．testing
D．training
【17】
A．never
B．just
C．once
D．still
【18】
A．had
B．tried
C．suggested
D．required
【19】
A．poor
B．similar
C．successful
D．seasonal
【20】
A．returned
B．enlarged
C．chosen
D．beautified
31、阅读下面课文段落，在空白处填入1-3个适当的单词，补全句子。
The theme park you are probably most familiar 【1】 is Disneyland. It can 【2】 in several parts of the world. It will bring you into 【3】 magical world and make your dreams come true, 【4】 you are travelling through space, visiting a pirate ship or meeting your favourite fairy tale or Disney cartoon character.
32、请认真阅读下面关我国中小学生近视比重的柱状图及相关文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇120词左右的文章。
Percentage of Chinese students’ nearsightedness
（写作内容）
1. 简要概述柱状图的主要内容；
2. 简要分析我国中小学生近视的原因（至少两点）；
3. 提出你降低我国青少年近视率的一些建议（至少两点）。
（写作要求）
1. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
2. 不必写标题。
（评分标准）
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
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