1、_______ is troubling me is ______ I don’t understand ________ he said
A.What; that; what B.What; what; what
C.That; that; what D.Why; that; which
2、On Halloween, children in America like to _______ as ghosts to frighten people.
A.take up B.make up C.dress up D.turn up
3、Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach their children compared with of their parents.
A.to educate; that B.to educate; one
C.to educating; that D.to educating; one
4、Last Sunday he made a promise _______ he was free he would take me to Beijing for a visit.
A.if B.when C.that if D.whether
5、Practice Chinese Gongfu can not only _________ one’s strength, but also develop one’s character.
A.bring up B.take up C.pull up D.build up
6、As a grassroots singer, she reads everything she can ______concerning music, and takes every opportunity to improve herself.
A.catch sight of
B.get hold of
C.take charge of
D.make mention of
7、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
8、Please bear in mind that nobody but doctors or nurses____ to enter the patient's room.
A.allow B.allows C.is allowed D.are allowed
9、I wonder ________ that brought the Olympics back to life.
A.who it was B.who was it C.it was who D.was it who
10、I had no idea when World War Ⅱ________,so I turned to my teacher for help.
A.broke down B.broke in
C.broke out D.broke away
11、The strike may hold ________ production of cars for several months, ________ a great loss.
A.out; cause B.up; causing C.out; causing D.up; cause
12、Dozens were killed while fighting a fire that ______ this summer.
A.broke in B.broke out C.broke up D.broke down
13、When faced with danger, don’t panic, ______ you will find a solution.
A. or B. but C. so D. and
14、Don’t bother to look for my umbrella; it will _______ some day.
A.turn down B.turn out C.turn up D.turn over
15、We were scared to death when the fire______. Fortunately, it was put out before it caused much damage.
A. broke out B. came out
C. gave out D. turned out
16、His mistake was ________ youth and inexperience
A.because
B.as
C.as a result
D.due to
17、The rain is ____ to the crops.
A.benefit B.benefiting C.benefited D.beneficial
18、— When will the professor come and give the lecture on the spirits of contracts?
— Not until our program ________ by our school.
A. approves B. will be approved C. is to approve D. has been approved
19、_______ luggage has to be abandoned to save the people on the ship.
A.A good many B.A large number of
C.A great deal of D.A great many of
20、She looks very happy. She_________ the exam.
A.can have passed B.should have passed C.must have passed D.could have passed
21、It was reported that a little boy under a destroyed house for three days was pulled out alive at last.
A.trapped B.being trapped
C.was trapped D.had been trapped
22、I will try to make it known to every teacher and more students ______the activities organized by the club.
A. who get involved in B. to involve C. involve in D. who involve in
23、At one time French people banned borrowed words from English in order to keep their language pure and________.
A. fluent B. various C. unique D. advanced
24、—Have you been to the Great Wall?
—Perhaps not in my memory; ____, it might have been during the early childhood.
A. if any B. if so
C. if ever D. if not
25、The professor we'd been looking forward to finally ________
A.showing up
B.showed up
C.to show up
D.being showed up
26、 Which came first, the chicken or the egg? 【1】 Philosophers used it as an excuse to argue about cause and effect. What's more, it’s what is known as a paradox—a situation or statement that appears to present contrary facts, both of which can logically be true.
Some might say the chicken came first, since you can’t have an egg without a chicken to lay it. But others might argue the egg came first, since all chickens begin life inside of an egg. A paradox, right? 【2】 “It’s pretty easy to understand,” said Jasmina Wiemann, a scientist at Yale University. “The egg is much older, evolutionarily(进化地) , than the chicken.”
Chickens, as we all know, probably became domesticated (驯养) about 10,000 years ago. 【3】 These animals are known as jungle fowl or Gallus.
【4】 Dinosaurs, birds, reptiles and even mammals that lay eggs evolved about 300 million years ago, Wiemann said. This pushes the origins of the egg back even further.
By the way, if you thought it strange to see mammals are put into a group with egg-laying animals, you should know that egg-laying is part of our evolutionary history. And female humans today still produce eggs through a process called ovulation. The soft eggs without shell stay inside of humans. 【5】
A.Eggs existed even long before this.
B.This question has its roots in ancient Greece.
C.The answer remains mysterious even if you ask a specialist.
D.Eatable eggs came into being hundreds of millions of years ago.
E.The answer is rather simple if you talk to an ancient expert about it.
F.But the animals that they developed from date back to 21 million years ago.
G.Even stranger, some mammals still reproduce by laying eggs that survive outside the body.
27、 They say music is universal, and it seems to be true since wherever we go, we see people listening, playing or dancing to it. We tend to think that music is larger than our cultural differences and shows the deeper connections between us.
But according to a recent study published in the journal Current Biology, music doesn’t speak to everyone. There is a condition, the researchers argue, called “musical anhedonia”. They say that those who have this condition lack the ability to experience pleasure from music.
For the study, 30 people listened to the same, mostly classical music pieces. They were then asked to complete a questionnaire on how they felt about the music. At the same time, the researchers measured their heart rate and skin reaction, which are considered physiological measures of emotion.
According to the researchers, most of the people in the study got pleasure from the music. They had a quicker heartbeat and sweated more. However, a small number had very little and even no pleasant feeling while they listened. These people had none or very few of the physical signs the others in the study experienced.
The researchers say that this means people have different abilities to enjoy music and that “there are people who specifically can’t enjoy music at all”, study author Josep Marco-Pallres of the University of Barcelona in Spain told Live Science.
To study the condition further, another group of scientists, at Columbia University, US, researched brain activities. They found that the key is the blood flow to the reward system in the brain.
“People who got less pleasure from music had lower blood flow to areas involved in the reward system of the brain when listening to music,” reported the Daily Mail.
The lower blood flow makes it more likely that the brain’s “reward system” will not be active. Thus, it will produce less of the “pleasure chemical” dopamine. As a result, people get less pleasure from music.
If the research is correct, according to National Public Radio, there are simply people who just don’t get music. They may get pleasure from many things, but a good song isn’t one of them.
【1】What do we know about people with musical anhedonia?
A.They usually avoid listening to music.
B.They like to listen to certain types of music.
C.They believe cultural differences are larger than music.
D.They can’t feel the pleasure that music brings to others.
【2】What was the purpose of the study?
A.To learn how music influences people’s emotions.
B.To understand the relationship between music and the body.
C.To learn what music people love the most.
D.To see whether music works in the same way for all people.
【3】What happened to the participants when they listened to music?
A.Those who enjoyed music had more dopamine produced.
B.Those who enjoyed music had slower blood flow.
C.All of them had faster heartbeat and sweated more.
D.They showed different physical signs as the music changed.
【4】Which is the best title of this passage?
A.How people get pleasure from music?
B.Why music isn’t for everyone?
C.What brain produces with music?
D.A new research of listening.
28、 In Italy, summertime is a time to enjoy fantastic food with family and friends. Interestingly, these are also some of the ways in which Italians keep fit. 【1】 The answer is simple. Do it like the Italians do!
Buy Fresh and Wholemeal Food
Tru Italian cooking is made,using local and wholemeal foods. This approach is truly a key to staying slim and fit.【2】Instead, shop for the fresh and make Italian meals. It's easier and more satisfying than you can imagine /
Enjoy Each Meal
In Italy, every meal is to be enjoyed Take the time this season to treat everything you eat as an experience, not just energy or fuel for your busy life. As a source of pleasure, you will find that eating your Italian meals slower won't result in eating too much. 【3】
Eat the Pasta (意大利面)
【4】 Even leftover pasta warmed with olive oil meets the demand for a delicious meal. You'll have energy for your summer days and give your body a break from digesting (消化)at night when you aren't burning off the calories.
Have meals with Family and Friends
As you consider your meals, think like an Italian and plan on having a sit - down, at - a - table meal with your family or friends. 【5】 Making a time to enjoy food with others allows you to slow down and enjoy conversation, in addition to tasty food.
A.This summer, avoid processed and fast food.
B.Fresh food provides us with the needed vitamins.
C.One way of staying slim is to eat pasta at lunchtime!
D.So how can you continue to enjoy delicious food and still stay fit?
E.Why do many people fail to get used to Italian food in daily life?
F.Maybe you can't do it every day, but how about once a week?
G.Enjoying your meals is good for your figure and taste buds (味蕾)!
29、Some people believe that a Robin Hood is at work, others that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute his or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to deserving causes,accompanied by an article from the local paper, has made a northern German city believe in fairytales.
The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained €10,000 with a cutting from the Braunschtveiger Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who was robbed of her handbag; similar plain white anonymous (匿名) envelopes, each containing €10,000, then arrived at a kindergarten and a church.
The envelopes keep coming, and so far at least €190,000 has been distributed. Last month, one of them was sent to the newspaper’s own office. It came after a story it published about Tom, a 14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident. The receptionist at the Braunschweiger Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of €500 inside, with a copy of the article. The name of the family was underlined.
"I was driving when I heard the news.”Claudia Neumann, the boy’s mother, told DerSpiegel magazine.“I had to park on the side of the road; I was speechless.”
The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchair-accessible and for a course of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for.
“For someone to act so selflessly, for this to happen in such a society in which everyone thinks of himself, was astonishing," Mrs. Neumann said. Her family wonder whether the donator is a Robin Hood character, taking from banks to give to the needy.
Henning Noske, the editor of the Braunschweiger Zeitung, said:“Maybe it is an old person who is about to die. We just do not know.” However, he has told his reporters not to look for the city’s hero, for fear that discovery may stop the donations.
【1】The Braunschweiger Zeitung is the name of_____________ .
A.a church
B.a newspaper
C.a bank
D.a magazine
【2】Which of the following is TRUE about the donation to Tom?
A.The donation amounted to €190,000.
B.The donation was sent directly to his house.
C.His mother felt astonished at the donation.
D.The money will be used for his education.
【3】It can be inferred from the passage that____________.
A.the donation will continue to come
B.the donator is a rich old man
C.the donation comes from the newspaper
D.the donator will soon be found out
【4】What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Money Is Raised by the Newspaper
B.Newspaper Distributes Money to the needy
C.Robin Hood Returns to the City
D.Unknown Hero Spreads Love in Envelopes
30、My grandma was in a nursing home. She was unable to move; now her eyesight was almost ______. Grandma and I often exchanged cards. I knew that she enjoyed ______ in touch with people. Since I returned, Grandma thought I should be her “personal ______ ” . I said, “I guess you’ve forgotten how bad my ______ is.” Grandma acted like she didn’t ______ me. Grandma would have me write letters on the cards she would send. She would dictate(口授); then I would ______ what she said. Grandma would always have me ______ what I had written back to her. Grandma didn’t have a hearing ______ then because she was always telling me, “That is not _________ what I said!” I would then rewrite what she exactly said.
Since I was ______ before Christmas, I asked Grandma if she would send some Christmas cards. Grandma readily agreed. I prepared several _________kinds of cards. I knew she had friends and family who all had different ________. I would take each card and ______ the front of the card in detail.
After a while, I looked up and I ______ several nursing home ________ standing in the doorway. I started to notice as I read each card, the ________ on their faces and Grandma’s face, too. Each one had a smile in _________ eyes, as they were seeing the scenes in their minds.
I thought I would be doing Grandma a favor when I started to write the Christmas ____ for her, ____ it turned out that she did me a big favor. I would always cherish this special memory of bringing some Christmas______and pleasant memories to Grandma and her fellow residents. That was it.
【1】
A.wonderful
B.found
C.gone
D.young
【2】
A.keeping
B.losing
C.getting
D.staying
【3】
A.teacher
B.secretary
C.competitor
D.driver
【4】
A.feeling
B.thinking
C.building
D.handwriting
【5】
A.understand
B.recognize
C.hear
D.find
【6】
A.wait for
B.write down
C.watch over
D.pay for
【7】
A.show
B.smooth
C.count
D.read
【8】
A.advantage
B.opinion
C.problem
D.desire
【9】
A.exactly
B.actually
C.obviously
D.clearly
【10】
A.tired
B.free
C.careful
D.generous
【11】
A.different
B.familiar
C.similar
D.same
【12】
A.methods
B.names
C.interests
D.habits
【13】
A.describe
B.hide
C.draw
D.find
【14】
A.told
B.noticed
C.attacked
D.challenged
【15】
A.kinds
B.teams
C.judges
D.residents
【16】
A.eyes
B.feelings
C.tears
D.looks
【17】
A.my
B.their
C.her
D.your
【18】
A.trees
B.gifts
C.cards
D.rings
【19】
A.but
B.though
C.so
D.if
【20】
A.disappointment
B.dislike
C.surprise
D.joy
31、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
NASA is on a journey to Mars, with a goal of sending humans to the Red Planet in the 2030s. That journey is already well under way.
For decades, the agency and its partners have sent orbiters, landers and rovers(探测器), 【1】 increasing our knowledge about the Red Planet and paving the way for future human explorers. The Curiosity rover has gathered radiation data to help us protect future astronauts, and the upcoming Mars 2020 rover will study the 【2】 of Martian resources, including oxygen.
Building on the robotic legacy(遗产), the human exploration of Mars crosses three thresholds(门槛), each with 【3】 challenges as humans move farther from Earth: Earth Reliant, the Proving Ground, and Earth Independent.
Earth Reliant explorations is 【4】 on research aboard the International Space Station. The orbiting microgravity laboratory serves as a world - class test bed for the technologies and communications systems needed for human missions to deep space. Astronauts are learning about what it takes to live and work in space for long periods of time, improving our understanding of how the body changes in space and how to protect astronauts' health.
Next, we move into the Proving Ground, 【5】 a series of missions near the moon called “cislunar space” to test the capabilities we will need to live and work at Mars. Astronauts on the space station are only hours away from Earth, but the proving ground is days away, a(n) 【6】 stepping stone to a Mars mission, which will be months away from home.
Also in the 2020s, we’ll send astronauts on a year-long mission into this deep space proving ground, confirming habitation and testing our 【7】 for Mars.
Finally, we become Earth Independent, building on the knowledge 【8】 on the space station and in deep space to send humans to low-Mars orbit in the early 2030s.
This phase will also test the entry, descent(降落)and landing techniques needed to get to the Martin surface and study what's needed for in-situ resource utilization or "living off the land". NASA is already studying the 【9】 "Exploration Zones" on Mars that would offer compelling science research and provide resources our astronauts can use.
There are challenges to 【10】 Mars, but we know they are solvable. We are well on our way to getting there, landing there, and living there.
32、阅读下面材料,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
注意:写作词数应为60个词左右。
In the field of business, getting negative feedback (反馈) from customers is commonly annoying. Every company always wants to please its customers with its products or services. Every company wants to get positive comments from its customers rather than get criticism. Not all people know that negative feedback actually provides various benefits for companies. Here are some of the benefits of getting negative feedback.
Whether a person is selling a product or a service to another person or organization,when there is negative feedback, he or she will improve the quality of the product or service. Every person or organization would like to please and keep their angry customers and the only way to do this is review the complaint and take necessary steps to win back the customers’ trust. Throughout the process, the quality of services and products will be improved.
Negative feedback may also cause many changes in a company. Receiving criticism can give the company the chance to adjust its goals to meet the needs or the expectations of its customers. For companies that offer products or services, negative feedback from customers may also cause them to create new and better products or services which could bring in more success and more customers.
If companies are able to pay great attention to the problems raised by customers, they may also gain loyalty(忠诚) from them. Studies have shown that customers actually become more loyal to a product or a service when their problems attract the companies enough attention. Many customers may complain, but they can also become loyal to a product or a service when they are being listened to and when their problems are properly dealt with.