1、The boy is so shy that he can't ________very well ________others.
A. communicate;to B. communicate;with
C. get along;to D. deal;with
2、It’s no use ______ a lot without doing anything.
A. to talk B. talking
C. to talk about D. A and C
3、Teenagers ________ their health because they play computer games too much.
A.have damaged
B.are damaging
C.damaged
D.will damage
4、The book caught the man's eyes because it________ him of his own dog.
A.rid
B.warned
C.reminded
D.robbed
5、---- Are you free tomorrow afternoon?
---- I’m afraid not. I’ll have to __________ an important lecture given by a famous professor.
A. join B. take part in
C. attend D. enter
6、You’ll feel a lot better about yourself________you work on solutions to your upsetting situations.
A.if
B.why
C.although
D.unless
7、Waller-Bridge has incredibly reached the heights of her profession she has faced down barriers, overcome difficult odds, and lived the American dream.
A.which B.where C.when D.what
8、It is difficult for us to imagine_____ life was like for slaves in the ancient world.
A.where B.what C.which D.why
9、—How are you today? Do you still have a fever?
—No, I feel _____.
A.worse
B.better
C.the worst
D.the best
10、Everybody at the scene was shocked when the fierce shark _______.
A. bit Tom’s leg
B. bit by Tom’s leg
C. bit Tom by his leg
D. bit Tom by the leg
11、Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within ______ of children.
A. stretch B. expand C. reach D. extend
12、The species of wildlife in Mozambique came close to when rebel and government soldiers hunted much of the animals there
A.vanish B.be vanishing C.vanishing D.being vanished
13、—Good morning. May I help you?
—No, thank you. I’m just looking around.
—________
A.It’s up to you.
B.How are you feeling today?
C.Thanks for coming to see me.
D.Take your time then.
14、I realized that he’s an easygoing person ________I met him.
A.for the first time
B.by the first time
C.the first time
D.first time
15、It’s the problem that sometimes people________ an oil lamp in their home and they burn their own house down.
A.knock off
B.knock over
C.knock out
D.knock on
16、The rain yesterday was heavy and ______ the roads were flooded.
A. however B. otherwise
C. therefore D. consequently
17、(题文)The language in the company’s statement is highly ________, thus making its staff confused.
A. ambiguous B. apparent
C. appropriate D. aggressive
18、________ lack of experience with a task of that scale, she was far from being a failure.
A.Except for
B.Although
C.Despite
D.Even though
19、Our monitor’s breaking the record at the sports meeting was an exciting moment, ________ all of us will always treasure.
A. that B. it C. one D. what
20、It’s important for graduates to find a proper job, one in which they can bring their_______ into full play.
A.potential B.circumstance C.symptom D.insurance
21、The Verizon Innovative App Challenge gives kids a chance to create apps that can solve problems in their community.
Do you want to make a difference in your community? The Verizon Innovative App Challenge can get you started. The first step is to think of a problem in your community. The next step is to create an app that can solve the problem.
Groups of five to seven students in middle school or high school, led by a teacher, can enter the contest. First, teams compete on a local level. Teams that make it to the next round receive $5,000 for their schools. Finalists present their app ideas to judges in a live webinar (网络研讨会).
Next, the judges pick national winners. The top eight teams receive an additional $15,000 for their schools, and each team member receives a Samsung tablet. Plus, the winning teams get the chance to bring their app to life.
A group of six girls from Los Fresnos, Texas, won the second annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge. They came up with the Hello Navi app concept, short for “hello navigation”. The app was designed to help visuallyimpaired (视力受损的) students navigate their school by using an internal compass and voiceover technology. Read more about the team in September 19, 2016 issue of TIME For Kids: Edition 3-4.
Do you have an app idea that could help solve a local issue? The deadline to register is November 24, 2016. Find more information and register your team at www. verizonfoundation. org/appchallenge.
Here are some tips from the Verizon Foundation to get you started:
•Get your team together for a brainstorming meeting. Write out all the ideas that come to mind.
• Don't ignore challenges. Think of the problems that exist in your community.
•Ask family, friends, and people in your community to share their thoughts about problems that they want to see solved.
【1】The Verizon Innovative App Challenge was launched to ________.
A.call on students to put their ideas into practice
B.inspire students to focus on social problems
C.let students create apps to solve problems
D.encourage students to cooperate with teachers
【2】In which order should one follow to enter the Verizon Innovative App Challenge?
①You think of a problem in your community.
②Your team compete against others in your city.
③You invent an app with your partners and teachers.
④Winning teams can compete to become national winners.
A.①②③④ B.①③②④
C.①④②③ D.④①③②
【3】What does the 5th paragraph mainly talk about?
A. The winning team and their app of the second Verizon Innovative App Challenge.
B.An app designed to help the disabled to work on the computer.
C.An app concept that navigates blind students to explore nature.
D.Six girls from Los Fresnos, Texas who signed up for the contest.
【4】What's the purpose of the passage?
A.To tell readers how to solve a local issue.
B.To invite kids to join in the Verizon Innovative App Challenge.
C.To offer readers information about a talent show.
D.To appeal to adults to make contributions to society.
22、Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways. When people cheat, it’s not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who the true winners of a game were.
Many people like the action of cheating. In their opinion, it makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test. But it doesn’t solve the problem of not knowing the material and it won’t help on the next test — unless the person cheats again.
Some people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they shouldn’t get that good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in trouble at school, and maybe at home, too.
Some kids cheat because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like they can’t pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isn’t a good idea.
If you were sick or upset about something the night before the day and couldn’t study, it would be better to talk with the teacher about this. And if you don’t have enough time to study for a test because of swim practice, you need to talk with your parents about how to balance swimming and school. A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some solutions together. Talking about these problems and working them out will feel better than cheating.
【1】The author thinks that when kids cheat in class, ______.
A.it is unfair to other people.
B.it does harm to their health.
C.teachers should punish them.
D.teachers shouldn’t stop them at once.
【2】Many people like cheating because they think ______.
A.the material in the test is very difficult.
B.they want to do better than the others.
C.cheating can make hard things seem very easy.
D.they have little time to study their lessons.
【3】The fourth paragraph mainly tells us ______.
A.some kids can’t pass the test without cheating
B.why kids cheat in the test.
C.cheating isn’t a good idea.
D.some kids don’t spend the time studying.
【4】We can learn from the passage _______.
A.cheaters are often thought highly of
B.people show no respect for those who cheat.
C.parents whose kids cheat are often in trouble.
D.kids cheat in the test because of swim practice.
23、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences in the box. Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.
A period of important agricultural development began in the early 1700s in Great Britain and the Low Countries(Belgium, Luxembourg. and the Netherlands, which lie below sea level). 【1】
One of the most important of these developments was an improved horse-drawn seed drill invented by Jethro Tull in England. Until that time,farmers sowed seeds by hand. Tull’s drill made rows of holes for the seeds. By the end of the 18th century, seed drilling was widely practiced in Europe. Many other machines were developed in the United States. 【2】 At about the same time,John and Hiram Pitts introduced a horse-powered thresher (脱粒机) that shortened the process of separating grain and seed from straw. John Deere’s steel plow (犁), introduced in 1837, made it possible to work the tough soil with much less horsepower.
Along with new machines,there were several important advances in selective farming. By selectively breeding animals (breeding those with desirable traits), farmers increased the size and productivity of their livestock. Plants could also be selectively bred for certain qualities. In 1866, Gregor Mendel’s studies in heredity (遗传) were published in Austria. 【3】 His work paved the way for improving crops through genetics.
New crop planting methods also evolved during this time. Many of these were adopted over the next century or so throughout Europe. For example,the Norfolk four-field system, developed in England,proved quite successful. It involved the yearly rotation (轮作) of several crops, including wheat, turnips, barley, clover, and ryegrass. 【4】 Moreover, this method enabled farmers to grow enough to sell some of their harvest without having to leave any land unplanted.
Not all parts of the world benefited from these developments instantly. However,farmers in other parts such as Australia and Africa continued to use old ways of agriculture for a long time.
A.This could add desired nutrients to the soil thanks to the rich variety of crops.
B.Over centuries, the growth of agriculture contributed to the rise of civilizations.
C.In experiments with pea plants, he learned how traits were passed from one generation to another.
D.In the 1830s Cyrus McCormick’s harvesting machine helped modernize the grain-cutting process.
E.This helped to produce extra food to trade for other goods and allowed people to work at other tasks.
F.New agricultural inventions dramatically increased food production in Europe and European colonies.
24、Kieran Moise, 18, started growing out his hair in the eighth grade, after losing a friend to brain cancer. He had seen people donate their hair to children who had lost theirs during medical treatment and wanted to do same.
“Kieran has always been known for his hair. It was a big part of his personality and who he was,” said his mother, Kelly Moise. “But he has always been the most compassionate and caring person. Since he was 6 years old, he somehow had the mindset of raising money and giving it to people who need it, and that never changed.”
In May, Moise graduated from high school with an impressive 19-inch Afro (非洲发式). But with him set to enter the U.S. Air Force Academy, it was finally time for the big cut.
To maximize his impact, Moise organized a live event at a local brewery in Huntsville and an online fundraising campaign called “Kieran’s Curls for Cancer”, where he aimed to raise $1,000 per inch cut.
On May 29, nearly 100 people attended the event, where they watched Moise get his hair braided and snipped off. His hair was donated to Children With Hair Loss, a non-profit organization in Michigan that makes free wigs for kids and young adults facing medically related hair loss.
By the end of the day, the event raised $20,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and has continued to raise money online. As of Saturday, it was more than $39,000.
“Charitable giving comes in many forms, from direct acts of kindness to impactful public statements that motivate others to come together to support a cause,” Richard C. Shadyac Jr., President and CEO for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, told CNN, “Kieran’s simple act of kindness exemplifies (例证) the power of younger generations and is something to celebrate, a selfless decision that will make a direct impact on the lives of the kids at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and children everywhere for years to come.”
【1】What contributed to Kieran Moise’s starting growing out his hair?
A.His high-quality fine hair.
B.The death of one of his friends.
C.His witness of children’s pain
D.The encouragement from his mother
【2】Why does Kieran Moise’s mother mention his childhood?
A.To introduce his kind deeds in the past.
B.To prove his unique personality
C.To praise him for his contributions
D.To show that he is kind from an early age
【3】What’s mainly talked about in the last paragraph?
A.Kieran’s kindness benefited himself
B.Kieran’s love will be richly rewarded
C.Kieran’s deeds will inspire more kindness
D.Kieran’s behavior showed a new form of charity
【4】Which of the following can best describe Kieran Moise?
A.Kind-hearted and creative
B.Kind-natured and tolerant
C.Good-natured and ambitious.
D.Good-tempered and considerate
25、As a boy I was always small for my age. I was also five years younger than one of my brothers and seven years younger than the other. _______, I often felt left out when their friends came over to _______. I was too _______ for whatever they were doing and they didn’t want their younger brother listening in on their conversations either. More often than not I found myself outside playing _______ and feeling forgotten.
I remember one spring afternoon feeling especially _______ as I sat in the yard behind our house. We lived miles from town and I _______ saw my own friends outside of school. I _______ my brothers laughing from _______ the house and felt a single tear coming down my cheek. At that moment I saw a large brown dog _______ me. He was wagging(摇摆)his tail ________.He greeted me like a long lost ________ , licking(舔)my hand and sitting beside me on the grass, ________ he didn’t know me. I petted and ________ this four-legged angle(天使).He let me pour out all my troubles and ________ my deepest thoughts before he kissed me goodbye. I went back inside feeling happy, ________ that no matter what life might hold I was loved. I ________ that the dog was sent in that moment of ________ to remind me just how much I was loved.
In truth, nothing brings us greater ________ than knowing we are loved. Knowing we are loved gives us the ________ to love others as well. It also helps us to be the people the world meant for us to be. Remember how much the world loves you and share your ________ with the world.
【1】
A.For example
B.As a result
C.In fact
D.At the beginning
【2】
A.discuss
B.fight
C.play
D.work
【3】
A.young
B.quick
C.nervous
D.noisy
【4】
A.excitedly
B.alone
C.secretly
D.hard
【5】
A.relaxed
B.anxious
C.strange
D.lonely
【6】
A.regularly
B.even
C.hardly
D.always
【7】
A.heard
B.found
C.made
D.imagined
【8】
A.behind
B.over
C.outside
D.inside
【9】
A.walking to
B.barking at
C.passing by
D.keeping off
【10】
A.quietly
B.happily
C.slightly
D.naturally
【11】
A.child
B.friend
C.toy
D.chance
【12】
A.because
B.if only
C.when
D.even though
【13】
A.picked up
B.thought of
C.learned from
D.talked to
【14】
A.form
B.record
C.share
D.have
【15】
A.doubting
B.wondering
C.showing
D.knowing
【16】
A.decide
B.prove
C.believe
D.explain
【17】
A.sadness
B.peace
C.madness
D.silence
【18】
A.changes
B.honor
C.ideas
D.joy
【19】
A.pride
B.freedom
C.strength
D.possibility
【20】
A.appreciation
B.love
C.faith
D.growth
26、假定你是李华。元旦前夕,你班将举办一场迎新晚会,请你给外教Mr.White写一封信,邀请他参加,内容包括:
1.时间;2.地点;3.活动。
注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。