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1、As a reward ________ his contribution ________ botany, Joseph Banks had a flower named ________ him.
A．for; to; after
B．for; for; to
C．to; for; after
D．of; to; for
2、—Did you enjoy yourself last night?
—Yes, it's very nice of you. I appreciate ________ to the party.
A．to be invited
B．to have invited
C．being invited
D．having invited
3、A good teacher must __________ to his students the importance of a proper learning method.
A. get through B. get across
C. get off D. get over
4、When _____ to hand in his homework, Philip told his teacher that he had left it home.
A．asking B．asked
C．having asked D．to be asked
5、There is no simple answer, ________ is often the case in science.
A．as
B．that
C．when
D．where
6、In the wake of terrorist attack in New Zealand, we _______ our deepest sympathies to the families who have to live each day with the loss of loved ones.
A．expanded
B．extended
C．explored
D．exposed
7、People’s____of life has greatly improved since the reform and opening-up policy(政策)was carried out in China.
A.quantity B.quality C.activity D.reality
8、I ________ admit it was surprised the meal cost so little.
A. shall B. will C. must D. may
9、Some sports that were part of the Olympics in the past have been removed to __________ new sports which are more popular.
A. make way for B. take place of
C. pay attention to D. keep pace with
10、Children should make ______ a rule to wash hands before meals.
A. one B. that C. it D. this
11、All approaches to________ the problem are very reasonable.
A．solve
B．solving
C．solved
D．to solve
12、—I would like you to help me tomorrow.
—Can you be more ______?
A．specific
B．particular
C．tender
D．regular
13、She is such a good girl _____ we all like.
A. whom B. as C. that D. who
14、We offered to pay our half of the cost that was needed to restore the shared doorway but Charles would have of it.
A. nothing B. anything
C. none D. any
15、The new government desire corruption ________ as soon as possible to regain people’s trust.
A．should cure
B．is cured
C．must be cured
D．be cured
16、The film X—Men Ⅲ______ to be another big box office draw next year．
A. has promised B. is promising
C. will promise D. Promises
17、You say the manager might not agree to the plan. ________ , I will not put it forward in the meeting tomorrow morning.
A．In that case
B．By no means
C．For one thing
D．On the contrary
18、In the past decade, geologists have come loser than ever to the age of the earth.
A.calculate B.calculating C.be calculating D.have calculated
19、We will inform you __________ writing ________ the changes as soon as possible.
A. for … in B. at … on
C. in … of D. on … about
20、____ with a new type of machine, the explorers went into a cave, hoping to find some buried treasure.
A. Equipping B. Equipped
C. Being equipped D. Having equipped
21、In recent years, with the development of technology, it is common to see robots into our homes in the form of toys and vacuums (吸尘器) without question. Children’s toys that rely on robotics for both entertainment and education are becoming more popular and more easily accessible. Robot vacuums, too, are so popular that the Roomba has even earned itself a name in popular television.
A selection of other household wares can be purchased and owned for a reasonable cost, but they all look and perform like vacuums. Our domestic helpers are currently designed to vacuuming, mopping, sweeping and mowing.
Of course the best known of these is the Roomba, but there is actually some competition amongst the autonomous vacuum manufacturers. Roomba, made by iRobot, now comes in several designs and has been through many versions of improvements. The basic model is just about $400, but there’s a more attractive version, complete with a wireless command center to control the robot from anywhere in the home. Samsung also has a vacuum, called the Smart Tango, which makes increased improvements on the Roomba by including brushes for cleaning corners. It’s possible that some of the less well-known vacuums might be even more exciting, like the Neato Robotics XV that takes on a square shape to better clean corners. Incremental (增值的) improvements are what drive the home robot industry.
Now that domestic robots are becoming more popular, the near future should be exciting. If we are going to welcome robots into our lives and our homes, we should expect them to work for it, and work hard. It’s the dawn of the robot revolution, whether we like it or not, and it would be great to see that technology put to use in more innovative(创新的) ways.
【1】What does Roomba in the passage mean?
A．A man’s name who has bought a domestic robot.
B．A name of a big company who makes robots.
C．A type of vacuum whose name is Roomba.
D．A place where people can buy proper robots.
【2】The Smart Tango is different from other types in that ________.
A．it has a wireless command center
B．it has brushes for cleaning corners
C．it is more famous and exciting
D．it is driven without electricity
【3】What can we infer according to the last paragraph?
A．Domestic robots will free us from housework.
B．Domestic robots will become cheaper and cheaper.
C．Domestic robots have brought environmental revolution.
D．Domestic robots takes the lead in science and technology.
【4】What does the author intend to tell in the passage?
A．Domestic robots are closely related to our daily life.
B．It is interesting to see domestic robots at home.
C．Domestic robots are too expensive for most people.
D．It is convenient to buy a domestic robot.
22、Animals can adapt quickly to survive unfavorable environmental conditions. Evidence is mounting to show that plants can, too. A paper published in the journal Trends in Plant Science details how plants are rapidly adapting to the effects of climate change, and how they are passing down these adaptations to their offspring(后代).
Plants are facing more environmental stresses than ever. For example, climate change is making winters shorter in many locations, and plants are responding. “Many plants require a minimum period of cold in order to set up their environmental clock to define their flowering time,” says Martinelli, a plant geneticist at the University of Florence. “As cold seasons shorten, plants have adapted to require shorter periods of cold to delay flowering. These mechanisms allow plants to avoid flowering in periods when they have fewer opportunities to reproduce.”
Because plants don’t have neural(神经的) networks, their memory is based entirely on cellular(细胞的),molecular(分子的),and biochemical networks. These networks make up what the researchers call somatic memory(体细胞记忆). “It allows plants to recognize the occurrence of a previous environmental condition and to react accordingly,” says Martinelli.
These somatic memories can then be passed to the plants’ offspring via epigenetics(表现遗传). “Several examples demonstrate the existence of molecular mechanisms modulating plant memory to environmental stresses and affecting the adaptation of offspring to these stresses,” says Martinelli.
Going forward, Martinelli hopes to understand even more about the genes that are being passed down. “We are particularly interested in decoding the epigenetic alphabet without changes in DNA sequence(序列),”he says. “This is especially important when we consider the rapid climate change, we observe today that every living organism, including plants, needs to quickly adapt to survive.”
【1】What adaptations have plants made to shortened cold seasons?
A．They have shortened their flowering time.
B．They have got more chances to reproduce.
C．They have avoided flowering in cold seasons.
D．They have adjusted their environmental clock.
【2】What can we learn about somatic memory?
A．It is entirely based on neural networks.
B．It can help the plants’ offspring to survive.
C．It can help relieve environmental stresses.
D．It disturbs the plants’ biochemical networks.
【3】What does the underlined word “modulating” mean in paragraph 4?
A．Adjusting.
B．Treasuring.
C．Recording.
D．Sharing.
【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A．Plants are smart about flowering time
B．Plants can also adapt to climate change
C．Environmental stresses challenge plants
D．Mysteries of plant genes are to be unfolded
23、Humor Dictionary
Observational humour is based on comments about everyday life. Comedians who use this type of humour often start by saying, Have you ever noticed how...? Then, they make funny comments about everyday things such as work, marriage, children, etc. This trend began in the 1970s with US comedians such as Bill Cosby and Jay Leno.
Slapstick humour is very physical. It involves characters falling down, hitting people or crashing into things. This type of comedy is very common in cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Typical comedians, such as Laurel, Hardy (from The Three Stooges), Charlie Chaplin, Rowan Atkinson are people’s favorites.
Self-deprecating humour involves making jokes about yourself or drawing attention to your faults. George Costanza from the comedy series Seinfeld uses a lot of self-deprecating humour, often making jokes about his lack of hair, his weight and his shallow personality. Comedians such as Chris Farley, Conan O’Brien, David Letterman and Woody Allen also use self-deprecating comedy.
Toilet humour often focuses on the noises and functions of the body. It’s often viewed as rude, impolite and childish, although many people find it very funny. There5s a hilarious scene involving toilet humour in the film Along Came Polly, Reuben (Ben Stiller) is invited back to Polly’s apartment (Jennifer Aniston). After dinner, Reuben accidentally blocks the toilet. In an attempt to unblock it, he uses her hand-embroidered towel (a gift from her grandmother) and an expensive loofah. Eventually, the toilet overflows, leaving Reuben with no option but to leave.
【1】What kind of humor is about comments on everyday things?
A. Self-deprecating humour B. Slapstick humour
C. Observational humour D. Toilet humour
【2】Which statement about Slapstick humour is correct?
A. It can only be seen in cartoons. B. It mainly uses body movements.
C. It’s the most popular humor. D. It often laughs at people and things.
【3】Which of the following belongs to Self-deprecating humour?
A. George often teased himself about his bald head.
B. Bill Cosby often made funny comments on children.
C. Laurel often fell down on stage, and broke the microphone.
D. Tom made a thundering noise when he went to the toilet.
【4】If you are interested in toilet humour, you can go to see .
A. Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. B. Tom and Jerry
C. The Three Stooges D. Along Came Polly
24、The 2000 anniversary of the birth of Charlotte Bronte, whose novel Jane Eyre has attracted generations of readers, is being marked in Britain today.
Fans are hosting a birthday party in the house in northern England where Charlotte and her sisters Emily and Anne grew up and wrote their books. The anniversary reflects the global popularity of the Brontes, whose works are seen as among the most important ever written by female authors. A wreath (花环) will be laid for Bronte in Westminster Abbey tomorrow and a ballet version (版本) of Jane Eyre is opening next month, while the National Portrait Gallery is hosting an exhibition in her honour.
The Bronte Parsonage Museum in Haworth, a remote village in Yorkshire, draws tens of thousands of visitors from around the world each year, and the sisters books are an important part of British bookshops and school curriculums.
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte were a clergyman’s (牧师) daughters who wrote for pleasure and dreamt of becoming published authors but feared they would not be taken seriously because they were women. They therefore adopted the pen names of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell when they sent Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall to publishers in the 1840s.
Emily Bronte fell ill and died in 1848, followed by Anne the following year. Charlotte lived for a further six years before dying in Haworth in 1855 at age 38. Jane Eyre, which has never been out of print in Britain, tells the story of Jane Eyre’s youth as an orphan and how she falls in love with her employer, Mr Rochester, while working as a teacher.
Charlotte Bronte’s other works include Shirley and Villette. Her biographer Claire Harman told the BBC this month that she was someone “who longed to be forever known, but relied on anonymity (匿名) in order to achieve it; a woman much more concerned about truthfulness than personal fame and someone who put into words her own terrible sufferings... as being the only way to deal with them.”
【1】What does the underlined word “marked” in Paragraph One mean?
A．celebrated
B．announced
C．informed
D．signed
【2】What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A．The global popularity of the Brontes.
B．The activities in honor of Charlotte Bronte’s 200th birthday.
C．The introduction of Charlotte Bronte’s birthday party.
D．The achievement of Charlotte Bronte and her sisters.
【3】Why did the Brontes use pen names when sending their works to publishers?
A．To take pleasure.
B．To attract readers attention.
C．To meet publishers requirement.
D．To avoid prejudice.
【4】We can infer from Claire Harman’s words that Charlotte ______.
A．was unwilling to be known forever.
B．achieved success by means of anonymity.
C．dealt with her sufferings by writing them out.
D．valued personal fame most.
25、 As a young boy，Britain's great Prime Minister(首相), Sir Winston Churchill attended a public school called Harrow. He was not a good student and nearly_______from the school for breaking the rules._______，he did finish his schoolwork and his mistakes there did not _______ him from going on to a university. He even really had an army experience, for which he was later elected _______. He achieved it for his wisdom and _______. Because he once refused to _______ during the painful days of World War II. His amazing determination helped inspire his entire nation and was an _______worldwide.
Towards the end of his period as prime minister，he was _______ to make a speech to the students at his old school. When the great day_______, Sir Winston Churchill gave his short, clear-cut speech:
“Young man, never give up. Never give up! Never give up! Never, never, never, never!”
Another ________ example is Sandra Day O'Connor who fought to achieve her best education. Graduating at the top of her class, she worked her ________ into Stanford Law school, where she graduated with ________. Though working hard, she was ________ a woman in the 1950s. She was refused by many law firms ________ they preferred to hire less qualified(有资格的) man ________ a great woman lawyer. Yet she refused to give up on her dreams. With great efforts her dream ________came true.
Just like Churchill and Sandra, they stand for those who never give up.________, many people in our daily life simply say they want something but without making efforts. Instead, they let the fear of________ stop them from trying . As a wise saying goes: “It's not how many times you fall down that________. It's how many times you get back up that makes success! ” With hard work, ________ and preparation, you can overcome any difficulty and achieve success.
【1】A.removed B.replaced C.returned D.refused
【2】A.Thankfully B.Briefly C.Personally D.Carefully
【3】A.perform B.protect C.prevent D.pretend
【4】A.doctor B.minister C.worker D.teacher
【5】A.energy B.expression C.excuse D.courage
【6】A.give out B.give off C.give in D.give away
【7】A.inspiration B.information C.introduction D.interview
【8】A.required B.succeeded C.invited D.ordered
【9】A.arose B.formed C.survived D.arrived
【10】A.familiar B.similar C.practical D.different
【11】A.route B.power C.way D.path
【12】A.height B.harvest C.humor D.honors
【13】A.still B.never C.once D.hardly
【14】A.when B.as C.although D.if
【15】A.other than B.more than C.rather than D.less than
【16】A.finally B.regularly C.gradually D.hardly
【17】A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Again
【18】A.shame B.failure C.sadness D.concern
【19】A.deserves B.affects C.amazes D.matters
【20】A.imagination B.creativity C.interest D.determination
26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
It’s a common sight to see food delivery workers riding electric bikes through big cities in China. Most of them seem to be in a hurry, as they run red lights to deliver their meals in time. However, such reckless(鲁莽的)behavior often causes serious problems.
In the first half of this year, food delivery drivers had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai alone, according to the Shanghai Public Security Bureau. This means that on average, there is a food delivery worker that gets hurt or even dies on the road in Shanghai every 2.5 days.
Other cities also share similar problems. In Nanjing, three people died and 2,473 were injured in road accidents related to food delivery workers in the same period, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
The rise of reckless behavior among food delivery workers is closely related to the growing demand for their service, reported People’s Daily. About 150 million people in China use food delivery services, according to China Radio International (CRI). Such a big market has led to a large demand for food delivery workers, with some companies offering high salaries to attract new workers.
However, food delivery workers are often under high pressure from their employers. They face company fines of 20 yuan for delivering food late and upwards of 200 yuan for receiving complaints, reported CRI. Moreover, the more orders they take, the more commission(佣金)they can earn, leading to some workers checking their mobile phones for new orders while they're riding their bikes.
While most companies have measures requiring delivery workers to follow traffic rules, “there remains a problem of whether these requirements and rules for delivery workers are truly entering their ears, brains and hearts,” Wang Liang, deputy head of the Traffic Police Security Bureau, told news website The Paper.
To solve the problem, some cities have taken action. Shanghai has asked companies to train their workers on traffic rules and safety. Now in Shenzhen, if a delivery worker gets caught breaking traffic rules more than twice, he or she will be banned from driving food delivery vehicles for a whole year.
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