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1、As they’re handmade, each one __________ slightly in shape.
A.various B.varied C.varies D.variety
2、The writer has won the hearts of millions of children with the rich stories _______ from her childhood memories.
A. drawing B. to draw
C. draw D. drawn
3、He studied hard and later became a well-known writer, which was ______ his father had expected.
A.why B.how C.that D.what
4、He found it increasingly difficult to read,________ his eyesight was beginning to fail.
A.and B.but C.or D.for
5、Do you still remember how many years ago_________ we first met on campus?
A. was it that B. it was that
C. was it when D. it was when
6、--Mary，how did your Math test go？
--I had thought I _________，but in fact I came in the top 10 in my class．
A．should have failed B．couldn’t have failed
C．might have failed D．shouldn’t have failed
7、You can ask anyone for help. ________ here is willing to lend you a hand.
A. Everyone B. No one
C. One D. Someone
8、We_______along a country lane when suddenly a car_______past us.
A.drove;drove B.drove;was driving
C.were driving;drove D.were driving;was driving
9、This is a very interesting book. I’ll buy it, ________.
A．however much it may cost
B．no matter how it may cost
C．how much may it cost
D．however many it may cost
10、He hasn’t got any hobbies—________ you call watching TV a hobby.
A．if
B．as long as
C．unless
D．although
11、— Did you remember to pay the telephone bill?
— The telephone bill? _____.
A．I mean it.
B．That isn’t due yet.
C．My telephone is out of order.
D．Please remember the amount.
12、The first part of his speech caught my attention, but the rest ________ rather dull.
A．was
B．are
C．is
D．were
13、Taobo is Asia’s largest retail (零售的) network platform, ________ people can buy and sell many kinds of things．
A．where
B．when
C．that
D．whose
14、(2014·天津卷)Anxiously, she took the dress out of the package and tried it on, only _________ it didn’t fit
A．to find
B．found
C．finding
D．having found
15、—I was told that you had your stomach examined last week?
—Yes. But I hope that I shall never again have to ________ such unpleasant experience.
A. undergo B. undertake C. undercharge D. underline
16、The number of Hutongs in Beijing is decreasing, ______ they still attract tourists from all over the world.
A．or
B．and
C．but
D．so
17、The young man has ______ experience. He probably can’t do that job.
A. few B. little
C. some D. any
18、If you were wrong, admit it. You won't lose________, but will gain respect.
A.dignity B.confidence C.fascination D.identity
19、The national park has a large collection of wildlife, ________ from butterflies to elephants.
A. to range B. range
C. ranging D. ranged
20、The project is far behind schedule. It’s impossible for you to ______ it in a week.
A. catch up on B. live up to
C. add up to D. hold on to
21、New Year’s Day is meant for food. As the new year arrives around the world, there could be special cakes and breads, for example, long noodles representing long life, field peas representing coins, and pigs representing good luck. The particulars vary, but the general theme is the same: Enjoy food and drink to bring in a year of prosperity. Here are some of the New Year’s food traditions around the world.
Hoppin’ John, American South
A major New Year’s food tradition in the American South, Hoppin’ John is a dish of pork-flavored field peas or black-eyed peas — symbolizing coins — and rice, frequently served with cooked greens — as they’re the color of money and cornbread—the color of gold. The dish is said to bring good luck in the new year.
Twelve grapes, Spain
The people of Spain traditionally watch a broadcast from Puerta del Sol in Madrid, where people gather in front of the square’s clock tower to ring in the New Year. Those out in the square and those watching at home take part in an unusual annual tradition: At the stroke of midnight, they eat one grape for every toll of the clock bell. Some even get their grapes ready — peeling and seeding them — to make sure they will be as efficient as possible when mid-night comes.
Tamales, Mexico
Tamales, corn dough filled with meat, cheese and other delicious additions and wrapped in a banana leaf or a corn husk, make appearances at pretty much every special occasion in Mexico. In many families, groups of women gather together to make hundreds of the little packets to hand out to friends, family and neighbors.
Soba noodles, Japan
In Japanese households, families cat buckwheat soba noodles, or toshikoshi soba, at mid-night on New Year’s Eve to say goodbye to the year gone by and welcome the year to come. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, and the long noodles symbolize longevity and prosperity.
【1】The common theme of food for New Year’s Day is ________.
A．to show its deliciousness and sell well in market
B．to cat and drink well and hope for a fancy new year
C．to celebrate new year and wish for blessings from nature
D．to say farewell to the old year and welcome the new year
【2】Which dish is believed to bring good luck in the new year?
A．Hoppin’ John.
B．Twelve grayes.
C．Tamales.
D．Soba noodles.
【3】In which country do people eat grapes when clock strikes on New Year’s Eve?
A．The US.
B．Mexico.
C．Spain.
D．Japan.
22、It is something one half of the population has long suspected and the other half always vocally denied– women really do talk more than men. In fact, women talk almost three times as much as men, with the average woman chalking up 20,000 words in a day – 13,000 more than the average man.
Women also speak more quickly, devote more brainpower to chit-chat, and actually enjoy hearing their own voices, a new book suggests. The book – written by a female psychiatrist, Dr. Luan Brizendine – says that inherent (生来就有的) differences between the male and female brain explain why women are naturally more talkative than men.
In The Female Mind, Brizendine says the differences can be traced back to the womb (子宫), where the sex hormone (激素) called testosterone moulds the developing male brain. The areas responsible for communication, emotion and memory are all reduced before a baby boy is born.
The result is that boys – and men – chat less than their female peers and struggle to express their emotions to the same extent. “Women have an eight-lane superhighway for processing emotion, while men have a small country road,” said Brizendine.
There are, however, advantages of being the strong, silent type. Brizendine explains in her book that testosterone also reduces the size of the section of the brain involved in hearing – allowing men to become “deaf” to the most logical arguments put forward by their wives and girlfriends.
Other scientists, however, say many of the differences between the male and female personality can be explained by social conditioning, with a child’s upbringing greatly influencing their character.
Deborah Cameron, an Oxford University linguistics professor with a special interest in language and gender, said the amount we talk is influenced by who we are with and what we are doing. “If you look through a large number of studies you will find there is little difference between the amount men and women talk,” she added.
【1】Which claim does the book The Female Mind probably support?
A．Women enjoy arguing.
B．Women are born talkative.
C．Women are great public speakers.
D．Women take pride in their talents.
【2】Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “moulds” in Paragraph 3?
A．Influences.
B．Stimulates.
C．Enlarges.
D．Harms.
【3】How are men affected by testosterone according to Dr. Brizendine?
A．They have a small size of brain.
B．They are not so logical in talking.
C．They are usually less communicative.
D．They are unwilling to listen to females.
【4】What message does Cameron carry in the last paragraph?
A．Further studies need to be carried out.
B．Gender seldom affects one’s talking style.
C．The amount we talk shapes our character.
D．Men talk as much as women on the whole.
23、 Close to the North Pole, remote and rocky Plateau Mountain in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard seems an unlikely spot for any global effort to safeguard agriculture. In this cold and deserted environment, no grains, no gardens, no trees can grow. Yet at the end of a 130-meter-long tunnel cut out of solid stone is a room filled with humanity’s most precious treasure, the largest and most diverse seed collection—more than a half-billion seeds.
A quiet rescue mission is under way. With growing evidence that unchecked climate change will seriously affect food production and threaten the diversity of crops around the world, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault represents a major step towards ensuring the preservation of hundreds of thousands of crop varieties. This is a seed collection, but more importantly, it is a collection of the traits found within the seeds: the genes that give one variety resistance to a particular pest and another variety tolerance for hot, dry weather.
Few people will ever see or come into contact with the contents of this vault. In sealed boxes, behind multiple locked doors, monitored by electronic security systems, enveloped in below-zero temperatures, and surrounded by tons of rock, hundreds of millions of seeds are protected in their mountain fortress. Frozen in such conditions inside the mountain, seeds of most major crops will remain viable for hundreds of years, or longer. Seeds of some are capable of retaining their ability to grow for thousands of years.
Everyone can look back now and say that the Seed Vault was a good and obvious idea, and that of course the Norwegian government should have approved and funded it. But back in 2004, when the Seed Vault was proposed, it was viewed as a crazy, impractical, and expensive idea.
We knew that nothing would provide a definite guarantee. But we were tired, fed up, and frankly scared of the steady, greater losses of crop diversity. The Seed Vault was built by optimists who wanted to do something to preserve options so that humanity and its crops might be better prepared for change. If it simply resupplied seed gene banks with samples those gene banks had lost, this would repay our efforts.
The Seed Vault is about hope and commitment——about what can be done if countries come together and work cooperatively to accomplish something significant, long-lasting, and worthy of who we are and wish to be.
【1】What is the Seed Vault according to the passage?
A．It’s a tunnel where the collected seeds are displayed.
B．It’s a stone room that contains the seeds of endangered crops.
C．It’s a seed gene bank that stores diverse seeds for future agriculture.
D．It’s a lab where researchers study how to maintain the diversity of crops.
【2】What does the underlined word “viable” in Paragraph 3 probably means?
A．Mature.
B．Alive.
C．Clean.
D．Valuable.
【3】What does Paragraph 3 mainly tells us?
A．How the seeds are preserved.
B．Where people keep the seeds.
C．Why the seeds are protected.
D．What people do to study the seeds.
【4】We can know from the passage that ________.
A．the Seed Vault offers a solution to climate change.
B．most countries took part in rescuing the seed varieties.
C．the Seed Vault guarantees to prevent the loss of crop diversity.
D．many people originally considered building the Seed Vault unwise.
24、You may have heard the term “dress for success”. 【1】 . Below are the four most common mistakes men make when dressing for work.
Making a fashion statement
When dressing to work, try to remember what you want your dress to say and what impression you leave. Most managers will agree that dressing too trendy and flashy can be a bad thing. 【2】 . If you are uncertain about the appropriate dress, then just look at what your superiors are wearing.
No attention to details
Even the nicest suit, shirt and tie can look out of place if you forget to pay attention to the little details such as shoes, socks and belt. Make sure that your socks match your trousers, and your belt matches your shoe colors. 【3】 .
The not-so-tidy look
Make sure you keep your clothes clean as well as smell free. If suit and tie is part of your daily business dress then make sure to change between different suits each day. After each day, hang the suit on a hanger in a well-aired area. 【4】 . For the dress shirts, you should have a new and freshly pressed shirt each day. In addition, keep your shoes polished!
【5】
Casual Friday does not mean that you can dress like you do on vacation. It is always better to slightly overdress than showing up too casual.
A．Bad casual Fridays
B．Overdressing Fridays
C．Therefore, keep your dress classic and elegant
D．It means that the right dress can benefit your health
E．The clothes will straighten out again and smells will disappear
F．It can also be true that the wrong type of clothing will do the opposite
G．Besides your clothes, make sure that you have well-cared fingernails and hair
25、 Going, going, gone, for ＄3 to the lady in the last row." The auctioneer(拍卖人)announced. I had just_______ the bidding for a 1950s cookie tin full of_______ at a house sale.
Delighted at my victory, I_______the lid and took a glance. Inside were hundreds of buttons, pins, and other items, all shining in the sunlight.
Then my eye caught the_______ of an older woman who was watching the happenings in her yard, her eyes_______ over the crowd, looking for the_______ faces of friends and neighbors.
As I went up to chat with her, she told me she was selling almost all her_______ because she was moving to a nursing home in town. Her eyes fell to the button box, and when she looked_______, they were glittering with_______.
I took the lid off the tin, and her fist closed around a delicate pearl button, now yellow with________. She smiled as she told me about the________ of her first child and the special pearl﹣buttoned christening outfit (洗礼服) that would be worn by five more babies before time________ the garment thin.
I________a large, dark military button and asked her about it. "From my late husband's uniform, " she said. "It's one of the few things I had to________me of him when he didn't return home________." They had been married seven months before he left to________ his country in World War Ⅱ.
Wooden nickelssnaps, and ruby buttons took her further down memory lane. I learned about her father being a faithful churchgoer, her mother dying of cancer and much more of the________ she'd led for 89 years. After our chat, I________ the woman's box of memories and________ my hands into hers. I knew we would________ again, when I went to visit her at her new home.
A．discovered
B．won
C．lost
D．achieved
A．love
B．memories
C．happiness
D．sadness
A．removed
B．seized
C．shook
D．moved
A．voice
B．gesture
C．emotion
D．figure
A．rolling
B．searching
C．wandering
D．flashing
A．same
B．new
C．familiar
D．unknown
A．goods
B．possessions
C．furniture
D．clothes
A．down
B．back
C．about
D．up
A．tears
B．excitement
C．anger
D．fear
A．age
B．damage
C．history
D．use
A．death
B．growth
C．birth
D．talent
A．destroyed
B．changed
C．wore
D．allowed
A．made
B．noticed
C．recognized
D．searched
A．convince
B．inform
C．warn
D．remind
A．alive
B．lively
C．healthy
D．timely
A．admire
B．betray
C．attack
D．serve
A．life
B．way
C．team
D．family
A．turned down
B．put away
C．picked up
D．handed over
A．pulled
B．squeezed
C．pushed
D．slid
A．reflect
B．play
C．argue
D．talk
26、Summary Writing
We Girls Can Do Anything-Right , Barbie!
Barbie, the 11,5 inch fashion doll from Mattel Toys, Inc., is one of the most popular toys in history. The success and longevity, practically unheard of in the toy industry, makes Barbie one of the hottest American popular items of the twentieth century. The product’s endurance is due to its inner play value. With imagination, as well as hands, a child can use the doll in many ways; it becomes whatever she wants.
Affordability of the fashion has also been a factor in Barbie’s popularity. The Live Action dolls of 1971, dressed in rock and roll outfits, were among the first in which the appeal could be obtained only by purchasing the doll.
Early on, critics alleged that Barbie over-emphasized beauty, fashionable dress, and the acquisition of material things. In 1964 the National stated, “She is a social climber and a tedious self-lover.” Two years later a critic attacked Barbie’s obsession with fashion in Women’s Wear Daily.
The company claimed that Barbie was never intended to be a role model for girls. But like all dolls, Barbie replicates the human body and therefore human characteristics are projected onto it. Girls playing with the doll were unaware that their collections of Barbie’s dresses were of haute couture(高级时装) in nature, but they recognized similar styles in their mother’s closets. Girls also understood low neck dress and skintight pants like Barbie herself, represented the world of grown-ups, a world they were preparing to enter.
The doll is many things to many people. Barbie’s negative aspects cannot be denied, but she can be a vehicle for growth.
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