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1、The bottle is quite difficult to open; the _________ is to pour hot water on it first.
A．focus
B．target
C．function
D．trick
2、- Have you known each other for long?
- Not really. ________ we started to work in this school.
A.Just after B.Just when C.Ever since D.Just before
3、About 85 of the large fire was________by Saturday night and most major roads have been reopened.
A.deposited B.contained C.anticipated D.swallowed
4、Fundamental _______ computers are to ______ more industrial structure, heavy reliance on them may separate people in daily life and affect their interpersonal relationships.
A. as; develop B. though; developing
C. although; developed D. because; develop
5、All children should get access to a high-quality education ________ their race, zip code or family income.
A. depending on B. regardless of
C. due to D. apart from
6、—Do you know when your mother ______ to pick you up?
—At 11:40am.
A. had come B. is coming C. has come D. would come
7、The ringing bell ________the end of the last class on Friday afternoon. Students rushed out of the classrooms and headed back to their dormitories.
A．confirmed
B．predicted
C．indicated
D．instructed
8、The witness told the police everything she had seen, being careful not to ______ any details.
A.put out B.give out C.leave out D.look out
9、_______its business, the hotel tried to attract more guests by adding a swimming pool.
A.Expanding B.Having expanded
C.To expand D.Expanded
10、John is good at seizing every opportunity ________ he thinks he can show his best self to others
A．when
B．that
C．what
D．where
11、––Are the repairs finished yet?
––Yes, they ______ when I came back home.
A. would be completed B. would complete
C. had completed D. had been completed
12、-I had butterflies in my stomach before I gave that talk.
-I__________nervous too if I had been in you shoes.
A.was B.would be C.had been D.would have been
13、--- Silly me! I forget what my luggage looks like.
--- What do you think of_____over there?
A. the one B. it C. that D. this
14、In some western countries， demand for graduates from MBA courses has______.
A.turned down B.turned over C.fallen down D.fallen over
15、David is so excited because it is the first time that he ________ the Great Wall.
A.visited B.had visited C.has visited D.visits
16、Their flight ______ due to bad weather. They would like to know when the flight will take off.
A. had been delayed B. was delayed
C. has been delayed D. will be delayed
17、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
18、President Xi Jinping’s speech at the opening ceremony of the First China International Import Expo was ________ welcomed by participants at the event.
A.quietly B.frequently C.widely D.gradually
19、（2016·北京）Your support is important to our work. ________ you can do helps.
A.However B.Whoever
C.Whatever D.Wherever
20、Can you make yourself __________ in English?
A.to understand B.understand C.understanding D.understood
21、 Professional athletes pay a high price for their pursuit of excellence and glory. Training to the limit tears muscles and wears out joints. Gymnasts often need hip replacements when barely into middle age. Few footballers make it to the end of their careers with their knees intact.
But many also run a darker risk: doping — the use of banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs by athletic competitors. The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, in South Korea, starts this week in its shadow. Years after whistle-blowers first revealed wholesale (大规模的) doping in Russia, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at last decided to bar it from taking part. But it has allowed many Russians to compete as individuals. And on the eve of the competition the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said that 28 others should receive a more tolerant penalty from the IOC, further muffling the anti-doping message.
Russia’s doping is unusual only in its scale and institutional nature. No country or sport is immune. Studies, and an anonymous survey at the World Athletics Championships in 2011, suggest that a third of athletes preparing for big international competitions take banned substances. Yet just 1-2% fail a test each year. Lance Armstrong, a cyclist who won the Tour de France seven times and later admitted to doping all the while, was tested on 250 occasions. The few times he failed, he avoided punishments by claiming he had taken anti-inflammatories (消炎药) for saddle-sores (骑行引起的肌肉酸痛).
Doping is more sophisticated than when some states used steroids (类固醇) to bulk up athletes. New drugs are designed to be undetectable in a blood or urine sample. Many athletes “blood dope,” receiving transfusions or taking a drug that stimulates the production of red blood cells to improve their physical strength. Soviet athletes who were fed steroids suffered a host of serious problems in later life. They were more likely to commit suicide, or to miscarry (流产) or have a disabled child. No one knows what risks those taking new “designer” versions are running. Blood-doping can cause heart attacks; more than a dozen cyclists’ deaths have already been linked to it.
The agencies that set out to stop doping are hugely outclassed. As the argument over punishments on Russia illustrate, they are divided and weak. Most testing is done by national bodies, which may not try very hard to find evidence that would get their own stars banned. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which oversees them, is packed with officials from national sports federations and the IOC. Their interests are likewise conflicted. Its budget is tiny. The system seems to be designed to look tough but punish only the occasional scapegoat (替罪羊). Honest athletes deserve better.
【1】The word “muffling” (in paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “ .”
A. deafening B. conveying C. spreading D. weakening
【2】Why did the author cite an instance of Lance Armstrong?
A. To illustrate he is a model of Russian athlete.
B. To show cycling is very popular in France.
C. To indicate doping exists everywhere.
D. To suggest doping is an exception for American athletes.
【3】Which of the following is NOT a side-effect of steroids?
A. Giving birth to an unhealthy child.
B. Suicidal tendencies.
C. Stimulates the production of red blood cells.
D. Unintentionally having a pregnancy end early.
【4】What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The CAS should put more severe penalties on Russian athletes.
B. The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang have not been successful due to doping scandals.
C. Doping is quite common among athletes in France and Russia.
D. WADA does a good job monitoring doping in the Olympics.
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【1】What can the “Facial” experience gift help you do?
A．Build up your muscles.
B．Have a new look.
C．Relax your body completely.
D．Reduce blood pressure.
【2】Who may prefer the experience gift “Massage”?
A．Artists who want to meditate in nature.
B．Elderly women who want to live longer.
C．Businessmen who want to get rid of pressure.
D．Actresses who want to have a fresh appearance.
【3】Which of the following can best improve mental health?
A．Facial.
B．Massage.
C．Personal training session.
D．Private meditation session.
23、When it comes to making healthy lifestyle changes, which should come first — changing your diet or becoming more physically active?
Previous studies suggested that providing people with too much information about nutrition and physical activity at once tends to be discouraging. That has led to the popularity of advising people to make changes gradually, and set smaller goals.
So the scientists divided 200 inactive participants who were age 45 or older into four groups. One group was instructed about making diet and fitness changes at the same time, the second group was taught about diet changes first, then fitness changes four months later, the third group changed their exercise habits first and made changes in their eating habits four months later, and the final, control group was not instructed about either diet or fitness changes but about how to manage their stress.
The researchers tracked the groups for a full year. Compared to the control group, the three intervention (干预) groups made healthy changes in their diet. Those who changed their fitness habits first significantly increased the amount of exercise they received daily compared to the other groups after four months. However, at the end of the year, the group that changed both diet and exercise at the same time was the only one that met the nationally recommended targets for both exercise and nutrition levels, while those who worked on improving their nutrition first were unable to meet the recommended levels of fitness after a year. The researchers suspect that changes to diet are easier to make than changes to physical activity.
The findings show, however, that pairing diet and exercise changes may help to overcome some of the barriers people face in adding more physical activity into their lives. If folks change diet and exercise orderly, the scientists say, they may end up placing more importance on the first set of behavior changes and feel less pressured to address the second set.
【1】The advice mentioned in the second paragraph seemed .
A．popular
B．dangerous
C．scientific
D．unsatisfactory
【2】Which group made progress earlier than other groups in increasing the amount of daily exercise?
A．The first group.
B．The second group.
C．The third group.
D．The control group.
【3】The reason why those improving their nutrition first failed to meet the levels of fitness after a year might be that .
A．they might be very lazy
B．they wouldn’t like to change their behavior
C．it is much harder to change physical activity
D．they might put on weight before changing their physical activity
【4】Which of the following does the author probably approve of?
A．Pairing diet and exercise changes.
B．Becoming more physically active first.
C．Changing diet and exercise following a fixed order.
D．Changing diet first and placing more importance on it.
24、How long has 3-D technology been around? Most of us might think of crowds of teenagers in a 1950’s movie house watching Bwana Devil in 3-D. But 3-D technology made its first appearance on the scene in 1838 with the first stereoscope(体视镜). And the first actual 3-D movie was a 1903 film called Le Ariveed’un Train.
Although it has such a long history, the technology has still remained based on one simple principle-----to make 3-D effects you must find a way to project two slightly different pictures to each eye. Modern 3-D technology works by rapidly flickering(闪动) two versions of the movie and projecting them onto each eye. The brain does the rest of the work, combining the two pictures together into one and giving the show the appearance of depth, the third dimension.
But does this exposure, especially long exposures, cause harm to the child’s developing brain and visual system? Unfortunately, long-term studies on new flicker digital 3-D technology and children aren’t yet available. We do not know if regular or daily 3-D viewing over years affects the developing visual system, although older 3-D methods basically do the same thing and are not considered harmful.
The question of possible harm in modern 3-D use in TV is really based on two facts: the amount of time children will now be watching 3-D TV each day and the sensitivity some children show in reaction to 3-D viewing. It is difficult to make actual lab studies of longer term 3-D viewing in children because of the possible harm of the experiment. Researchers will have to wait until 3-D TV technology is already in the marketplace for a number of years, then check heavy 3-D TV watchers and compare them with non-watchers.
With a 3-D television technology in the home, we will soon be able to answer the question of whether or not longer and more frequent periods of 3-D exposure cause more changes in the visual system. We may find that the bigger problem is the introduction of a new technology that leads to even more time spent on TV rather than playing outdoors.
【1】According to the text, 3-D technology ______
A. was refused by people when it first appeared.
B. will soon change the way we watch TV.
C. does no good to our visual system.
D. has a history of nearly 200 years.
【2】Paragraph 2 is mainly about________
A. how 3-D technology works.
B. why 3-D movies are popular
C. the history of 3-D technology.
D. the influence of 3-D technology.
【3】What’s the method suggested in paragraph 4?
A. To wait and see B. To carry out lab studies
C. To stop making 3-D movies D. To improve 3-D technology
【4】The author’s purpose in writing the text is to _______
A. ask children not to watch 3-D movies
B. discuss if 3-D viewing is harmful to children.
C. introduce the advantages of 3-D technology.
D. predict the development of 3-D technology.
25、Meltrice Sharp and LaRese Purnell are African-Americans and they are business partners. Together, they _________ CLE Consulting with the purpose of helping black people _________ their money and increase their_________.
“The _________ was to change the financial situation of our community. My_________in my previous company taught me that minority businesses didn’t get a seat at the table or they _________ fair and equal access. And I was aware that one of the_________reasons for this was that they didn’t have the right financial framework,” said Sharp.
The pair _________each other by accident before coming together in 2017 to build their firm at the_________ of several friends. The two cooperate perfectly with each other and now have an __________bond. They both have a goal to be the __________African- American accounting firm in the country. As this company grows and __________ , both say they want more people to __________ their consulting service. In addition to schooling their clients(客户), they devote __________ hours outside of work to educating people about __________ . Only 1% of CPAs(注册会计师) are African-American, so it’s __________ to train more African- Americans and help them to __________ more about finance. CLE Consulting has grown from having one location to having seven locations.
“ It’s something about __________ a true legacy(遗产) to my community. I’ ve impacted my community in a __________ way and it is better off than it would have been had I not been a part of the__________ to improve it,” said Sharp.
【1】
A．joined
B．visited
C．discovered
D．created
【2】
A．manage
B．donate
C．withdraw
D．spend
【3】
A．courage
B．spirit
C．wealth
D．strength
【4】
A．difficulty
B．aim
C．advantage
D．expense
【5】
A．achievements
B．experiences
C．habits
D．records
【6】
A．got
B．emphasized
C．lacked
D．desired
【7】
A．primary
B．hidden
C．extreme
D．forgotten
【8】
A．helped
B．missed
C．comforted
D．knew
【9】
A．invitation
B．suggestion
C．thought
D．sight
【10】
A．unbreakable
B．unavailable
C．unpredictable
D．unavoidable
【11】
A．earliest
B．largest
C．most famous
D．most efficient
【12】
A．operates
B．improves
C．expands
D．forecasts
【13】
A．benefit from
B．comment on
C．approve of
D．contribute to
【14】
A．meaningless
B．fearless
C．restless
D．countless
【15】
A．growth
B．life
C．equality
D．money
【16】
A．impossible
B．important
C．unbelievable
D．convenient
【17】
A．share
B．display
C．learn
D．talk
【18】
A．leaving
B．confirming
C．showing
D．promoting
【19】
A．complex
B．stressful
C．confusing
D．positive
【20】
A．privileges
B．commitments
C．efforts
D．challenges
26、阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Every early morning Gleen would run to school to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and classmates arrived. Their little schoolhouse was heated by an old- fashioned coal stove in winter.
One chilly morning, the teacher and students arrived, only to find the schoolhouse in flames. Gleen was dragged out of the flaming building, unconscious. The lower half of his body was badly burned and he was immediately sent to a nearby hospital. From his bed, Gleen faintly heard the doctor talking to his parents. “He could hardly survive, ” the doctor said in a low voice, “for the terrible fire had destroyed the lower half of his body. ”
“I don’t want to die, mum. ” Gleen told his mother. He was determined to survive. To the doctor’s amazement, he did survive. When the serious danger was past, he again heard the doctor and his parents speaking quietly. “He was bound to be disabled for life, ” the doctor whispered, “since the fire had destroyed so much flesh a in the lower part of his body. He can’t walk like a normal person. ”
“I will walk, dad. ” Gleen told his father. Once more, the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be disabled. But unfortunately, he has no feeling from the waist down. His thin legs just hung there, lifeless. Ultimately, he was discharged from the hospital.
Back home, Gleen’s mother would squeeze and rub his little legs every day, hoping to help them recover, but it made little difference. He was either in bed or attached to a wheelchair. Yet his determination that he would walk never faded. Instead, he kept thinking about how to make himself stand up and walk again.
On a lovely summer day, as usual, Gleen was wheeled out into the yard for some fresh air, where his father had just built a fence by driving the stakes (木桩) into the grassland. Sitting in the wheelchair, Gleen was staring at the fence around the yard.
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It occurred to him that he could make the most of the fence.
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After that, Gleen began to do this every day until he made a flat path beside the fence.
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