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1、The question was so easy that he didn’t_________ to answer it.
A.beat B.beg C.bother D.behave
2、I had been feeling so bad ______ she turned up and told me she would give me another chance.
A.after B.while C.as soon as D.until
3、The traditional view is _____________ we sleep because our brain is ＂programmed＂ to make us do so.
A.when B.why
C.whether D.that
4、—Has Mary finished writing her article? — No, and it _____ before class was over.
A. should be finished B. should finish
C. should have finished D. ought to have been finished
5、I'm sorry, sir. Your recorder isn't ready yet. It _____ in the factory.
A．is being repaired
B．is repaired
C．has been repaired
D．hasn't repaired
6、While in university, we were offered a number of afterschool activities to _____ our social skills．
A. create B. grow C. develop D. settle
7、The reason ________ he didn’t come is ________ he was ill.
A. why;that B. that;why
C. why;because D. why;what
8、It's an inspirational story, and the well-researched facts really bring the story and characters_______.
A.alive B.living C.lively D.live
9、In one survey, 36 percent of students mentioned that they had lost sleep because of onscreen activities, with another 39 percent ________ that their grades had suffered.
A.to say B.saying C.said D.to have said
10、—How was your vacation in the small town?
—Pretty good. In the evenings we ________ beer with the locals in the open air.
A. have enjoyed B. enjoyed C. had enjoyed D. enjoy
11、Fitness is important in sport, but skills are of ______ importance.
A.fair B.reasonable C.equal D.proper
12、Whatever change is happening today is the result of great technological progress, _______ which will be like trying to turn the clock back.
A.going against B.going beyond
C.going off D.going through
13、It is difficult to ____ one’s balance on an icy pavement.
A.lose B.break C.have D.keep
14、All the tourists ________ about the bad service in that restaurant.
A.complained B.expressed C.contained D.explained
15、With so many noises from the busy traffic in the street, I couldn’t ________ and do my research work.
A．put down
B．lay down
C．settle down
D．get down
16、At last the boy had no choice but ________ the bread from the supermarket.
A.admit to have stolen B.admit having stolen
C.to admit to have stolen D.to admit having stolen
17、I appreciated the people who helped me to see that there is more _____ life than having an eating disorder.
A. during B. to C. of D. through
18、Continuing violence could ________ the progress towards reform.
A.hold on B.hold out C.hold on to D.hold up
19、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
20、It remains a puzzle for scientists ______ pleasant smells do not reduce pain in men.
A. what B. why
C. how D. whether
21、---Mum, have you seen my U-Disk?
---____________ you bought last Sunday? I'm afraid I haven't seen ________.
A. The one; one B. That; one C. One; it D. The one; it
22、You were very impolite to him, for _____ you should make an apology to him, I think.
A.this B.which C.what D.that
23、If in a scientific way, this kind of dog will be able to work as a guide for the blind.
A．training
B．having trained
C．trained
D．to train
24、You must keep away from the man, who is ______. If you are ______, please call the number 110.
A.dangerous; dangerous B.dangerous; in danger
C.in danger; dangerous D.in danger; in danger
25、_______ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.
A．Being founded
B．It was founded
C．Founded
D．Founding
26、One of the problems with passwords (密码) is that users forget them. In an effort to remember them, people use simple things like their dog’s names and their birth dates — anything that will give them a clue to remember what their passwords are. But for a hacker(黑客), this is the same as locking your door and leaving the key under the doormat(门口地垫).
To create a safe password that is easy to remember, follow these simple steps:
You should never use personal information as part of your password. It is very easy for someone to guess things like your last name and your pet’s name.
With the help of today’s computing power, it doesn’t take long to try every word in the dictionary and find your password, so you’d better not use real words for your password.
You can make a password much safer by mixing different types of characters. Use some capital letters along with small letters, numbers and even special characters such as & and %.
In order not to create a password using different character types that is hard to remember or using a word from the dictionary, you can use a “passphrase(代码)”. Think of a sentence from a song or a poem that you like and create a password using the first letters from each word. For example, instead of just setting a password like “yr$1Hes”, you can take a sentence such as “I like to read the about.com Internet network security website” and make it a password like “il2rta!nsw” by using the number “2” for the word “to” and using “!” in place of “Internet”. You can use may characters types and create a safe password that is hard to guess, but much easier for you to remember.
【1】The underlined word “clue” in the passage is similar to “_____” in meaning.
A．an explanation
B．a condition
C．a conclusion
D．a piece of information
【2】According to the passage, a passphrase is made up of _________.
A．different capital letters
B．long English words from the dictionary
C．sentences from a song or a poem
D．the first letters from each word of a sentence
【3】Which of the following passwords might be the best according to the passage?
A．jessica208.
B．19890703.
C．il2rta!nsw.
D．3About&5.
【4】What is the best title for this passage?
A．How to use you passwords correctly.
B．How to keep others away from your computers.
C．How to protect your private information online.
D．How to make you passwords safer and easier to remember.
27、 Getting a high grade in an exam depends partly on how much you can remember. So, improving memory is essential to success in studying. But is there anything that we can do about it? One solution might be walking backwards.
According to a new study published in the Journal of Cognition, walking backwards, whether doing it really or just imagining it, can boost (增强) the brainpower in the short term.
In the study, 114 volunteers were asked to watch a video in which a woman had her bag stolen. Then they answered 20 questions about the details shown in the video. Ten minutes after watching the video, the volunteers were divided into three groups. The first two groups were told to move forwards or backwards 10 meters while the third group was asked to stay still on the same point. The researchers found that the backwards-walking group got two more correct answers on average than the other two groups. This suggests that a relationship between the concepts (概念) of time and space is essential to the way our minds form memories.
When we walk backwards, everything we learn becomes strange to us. "This forces the brain to think in a different way—it's a rewiring and changes the focus," US neuropsychologist (神经心理学家) Christine Weber told Forbes. It almost always means that our brain needs to be more active and alert in the limited time. Naturally, our short-term memory will be improved significantly.
Apart from improving our memory, walking backwards also plays an important role in physical health, especially fitness. A study published in Journal of Biomechanics in 2012 found that backward walking puts less strain and requires a smaller range of movements from the knee joints (膝关节). Thus, there's less pressure and pain in the knees.
In addition, walking backwards, compared to forward walking, is more challenging. It requires you to use muscles and movements that you probably rarely use, making it a perfect way to change your exercise routine for greater fitness gains. Meanwhile, by making people put in extra effort, it naturally burns more fat and calories.
【1】Which group of people perform best in the memory test?
A.The staying-still group. B.The forwards-walking group.
C.The imaginary-walking group. D.The backwards-walking group.
【2】In what way does walking backwards benefit people's health?
A.It can make people slim. B.It can reduce peopled stress.
C.It can strengthen people's joints. D.It can make people more energetic.
【3】What do we know about backward walking?
A.It follows our exercise routine.
B.It limits people's thinking time.
C.It directs our focus to important details.
D.It makes people's brain more active and alert.
【4】What's the writer's purpose in writing paragraph 4?
A.To add another aspect of the topic.
B.To support the result of the research.
C.To sum up the main idea of the passage.
D.To provide some background information.
28、Hilton Universal City
Outdoor swimming pool; rooms with two double beds（sleep 4）; mini-fridges in rooms; on-site restaurants and 24-hour room service with children's menu and snack café; fee car parking; the hotel is walking distance to Universal Studios and City Walk with lots of restaurants
Holiday Inn Universal Studios Hollywood
Rooms with two queen beds（sleep 4）, a mini-fridge, a microwave and a game table; on-site restaurants serving breakfast, lunch and dinner with family-friendly food; outdoor swimming pool; fee car parking.
Holiday Inn Express Universal City
Indoor swimming pool; rooms with two queen beds（sleep 4）; breakfast is included in the room rate, free car parking; coin-operated laundry.
Magic Castle Hotel
Breakfast is included in the room rate; snacks（such as cookies and ice cream）; one or two bedroom suites（sleep 4）; suites have full-equipped kitchen, living and dining areas; restaurants in the neighborhood; fee car parking; outdoor swimming pool.
【1】If you like to swim indoors, you can choose .
A.Hilton Universal City
B.Holiday Inn Universal Studios Hollywood
C.Holiday Inn Express Universal City
D.Magic Castle Hotel
【2】Children will love to stay in Hilton Universal City because .
A.it has mini-fridges in rooms B.they love to swim
C.it serves children's food D.they can sleep well
【3】At Magic Castle Hotel, you needn't pay extra money for .
A.breakfast B.snack C.swimming D.washing
【4】At which website can you find the advertisements?
A.www.travelforfamilies.com. B.www.children'stories.com.
C.www.teens'life.com. D.www.goodnews.com.
29、 Jack's sister gave him a car as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Jack came out of his office, a street boy was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. 'Is this your car, Mister? 'he asked. Jack nodded. 'My sister gave it to me for Christmas. ' The boy was astonished. 'You mean your sister gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything? Boy, I wish…' He hesitated. Of course Jack knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a sister like that. But what the kid said made Jack quite surprised.
'I wish,' the boy went on, 'that I could be a sister like that.' Jack looked at the boy in astonishment, and then impulsively he added, 'Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?'
'Oh, yes, I'd love that.' After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, 'Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?' Jack smiled a little. He thought he knew what he wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Jack was wrong again.
'Will you stop where those two steps are?' the boy asked. He ran up the steps. Then after a little while Jack saw him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled sister. He sat her down on the bottom step and pointed to the car. 'There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His sister gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it. . . then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”
Jack got out and lifted the kid to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older sister climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.
That Christmas Eve, Jack learned that it was more blessed to give…
【1】Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage?
A.The boy was wishing for a sister like Jack's.
B.Jack's sister gave him a car at Christmas.
C.The boy wanted to show his car to his neighbors.
D.The boy had a disabled sister.
【2】What does 'she' refer to in paragraph 4?
A.The steps. B.The automobile.
C.The girl. D.The woman.
【3】Which of the following best describes the boy?
A.Kind-hearted and generous. B.Kind-hearted and thoughtful.
C.Honest and generous. D.Honest and hardworking.
【4】What can we learn from the passage?
A.Having a rich sister is important. B.It's unlucky to have a disabled sister.
C.It's better to give than to receive. D.God helps those who help themselves.
30、It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work_______up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dishes. She was_______jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just_______A pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’s_______was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had_______happened. I felt sorry for her, but I also felt a sense of_______
I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had_______an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just_______I had become an expert at scraping(刮掉) dirt stuck to their wooden floor,_______that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was________than that, for I felt I had become a part of their________
Freda stayed at home with the kids,________I would often see her in the morning________them to school. And I’d be there when they________home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had________them grow up. Now I was fired, but the________thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.
I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the________of my relationship with my clients(主顾). Who am I________them? As a matter of fact, I’m________an employee—the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted________of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.
【1】A.stepping B.coming C.jumping D.moving
【2】A.hanging B.making C.wearing D.changing
【3】A.cleaned B.washed C.swept D.brushed
【4】A.duty B.money C.work D.pay
【5】A.already B.seldom C.never D.yet
【6】A.regret B.surprise C.fear D.loss
【7】A.started B.developed C.improved D.broken
【8】A.why B.what C.that D.which
【9】A.but B.and C.or D.for
【10】A.less B.least C.more D.most
【11】A.life B.story C.activity D.experience
【12】A.as B.so C.since D.however
【13】A.taking B.bringing C.meeting D.calling
【14】A.left B.returned C.went D.marched
【15】A.found B.noticed C.watched D.realized
【16】A.possible B.great C.proper D.strange
【17】A.meaning B.nature C.result D.importance
【18】A.for B.to C.with D.at
【19】A.hardly B.certainly C.probably D.merely
【20】A.member B.person C.relative D.companion
31、Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. drive B. return C. mobilizes D. significant AB. helpless
AC. familiarize AD. address BC. shameless BD. appeals
CD. transformation ABC. attempts
In Times of Crists, We Need Classical Music
It’s still lying in front of me on my desk. The booklet, entitled Time for Outrange(愤怒) , was written by the 93-year-old French diplomat(外交官) Stephane Hessel. “The power of money,” Hessel says, filled with anger, “has never been as great and selfish and 【1】 as it is now.”
But what does the outrage of this Frenchman have to do with classical music and , ultimately, with me, music director of the Orchestre Symphenique de Montreal(蒙特利尔交响乐团) ?
A lot, I, too, am outraged by the direction of industrial society, with materialism and consumerism leading the way. I want to show that, because of its powerful impact, classical music can play a(n) 【2】 role right now.
We all sense that our society is experiencing an almost revolutionary 【3】. Life is getting faster, competition is fiercer and social cohesion(凝聚力) is reducing. Like most people, I have no idea how liberty and civil rights would develop in the era of globalization and ever-evolving technological advancement.
But I see this as an opportunity for a(n) 【4】 to classical music. The great symphonies of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven are not museum pieces we should listen to only if we want to 【5】 ourselves with some music history. Now are they a decoration or a relaxation exercise for the quickened pace of life.
They are more than what a radio station for classical music once promised - “your oasis(绿洲) of well-being.” They are timeless compositions that 【6】 all the uncertainties and insecurities of this new period. They can support us in our search for meaning. Beethoven, for example, was convinced that man had the capacity to change for the better and to go throughout life. This is why there is so much hope in his music. His symphonies was mean to 【7】 people forward.
Classic music 【8】 our senses and emotions in such a way that we were thrown back onto ourselves. It 【9】 to listeners to make use of their own reason and reflect on their actions. Music’s sole purpose is to be experienced. That experience, in turn, is why music can change our perceptions(认知) of ourselves and thereby our interactions with others.
【10】 to explain this powerful impact of music will always remain unsatisfying, but this much is certain: aesthetic(审美的) experiences can transform people.
32、假定你是李华，你校将在下月举办“英国文化周”系列活动。请你根据以下要点给英国朋友 Peterson写一封信，邀请他来给你们做一次讲座。
内容包括：
1.讲座目的;
2.讲座内容;
3.邀请对方的理由。
注意:1.可适当增加细节，使结构完整;
2.词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：英国文化周 British Culture Week
Dear Peterson,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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