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1、—Could you share with me your ________ for happiness?
—Having a positive outlook on life.
A.record B.recipe C.range D.receipt
2、Try to live within your means.
A.收入 B.方法，手段 C.打算 D.吝啬
3、Large quantities of information, as well as timely help________ to us over the past 2 years.
A．have been offered
B．has been offered
C．was offered
D．had been offered
4、Tom's wife was saved in the earthquake and he was so grateful that he decided to help some poor children _____.
A.in turn B.in brief C.in return D.in all
5、______ we make a decision, in most circumstances, there is no going back.
A．Before
B．Until
C．Unless
D．Once
6、______of their bad habits， the children changed from being dependent on their parents to____ for others.
A. Having rid; sacrificing B. Rid; sacrificing
C. Having been rid; sacrifice D. To rid; sacrifice
7、I think he was born to be an/a _________ of a newspaper.
A．sweat
B．editor
C．helicopter
D．whistle
8、 ---Is your uncle Tom a soldier?
--- No, but he once _____ in the army for 4 years.
A. served B. is serving C. has served D. had served
9、--- Tony, may I borrow your car this afternoon?
--- Sorry. _______.
A. It’s repaired
B. It has been repaired
C. It’s being repaired
D. It had been repaired
10、---They haven’t been to Beijing, have they?
---_____. They have never been there.
A.Yes, they haven’t B.Yes, they have C.No, they have D.No, they haven’t
11、The tourism of Linyi_______ a rapid growth over the last decade. Now it's 2nd most visited city in Shandong Province.
A. saw B. had seen
C .is seeing D. has seen
12、I was walking in the park ________ something unusual caught my attention.
A．that
B．which
C．where
D．when
13、The professor preferred ________lectures to students to ________ to attend meetings.
A．to give; invite
B．giving; inviting
C．to give; be invited
D．giving; being invited
14、— When will the bike-sharing schemes be introduced to the public?
— Not until _______ a better understanding of them.
A．we have had
B．will we have had
C．have we had
D．we will have had
15、The very $19 billion_________ Facebook Inc. is paying for a smartphone application made jaws drop, even in Silicon Valley.
A.which B.what C.that D.whose
16、 ---- Can I sit in the front row?
----Yes, you can take ________ seat you like.
A. whatever B. what
C. whichever D. which
17、Idioms often use a number of words to represent a single object, person or concept, ______, and it is easy to misunderstand what you read or hear spoken.
A．among other things
B．on the contrary
C．by all means
D．above anything else
18、_______ to a task calls for perseverance and concentration, if you wish for the final success.
A. Committed B. Committing
C. Being committed D. To be committed
19、—Why did Mr. Green take his 7th grade students to the river yesterday afternoon?
—________ the river.
A．Cleaned up B．Cleaning up
C．To clean up D．Clean up
20、He suggested me buy a new phone because the old one has been damaged ______.
A.beyond repair B.out of control C.within reach D.under consideration
21、For some, the New Year is running in on when the calendar turns from December 31 to January 1. 【1】 The Lunar New Year is an international holiday celebrated in many Asian countries, the date of which changes depending on the year. But regardless of the date, each culture celebrating it has lasting customs, traditions and beliefs. Here is what you need to know about the Lunar New Year.
How long is it?
【2】 The amount of celebration days depends on the culture. Some observances are longer than others. In 2023, it begins on January 22 and ends on February 5. The first day of it is called the Spring Festival, and the final day is the Lantern Festival in Chinese culture.
Who celebrates it?
It is celebrated throughout many Asian cultures. Among those are Chinese, South Korean, Vietnamese, Singaporean, Malaysian and Indonesian culture. 【3】 For example, in South Korea, it is called Seollal.
What symbolic meaning does it have?
Similar to western New Year, it represents (象征) letting go of the past year to bring in the new one. Another key aspect to Lunar New Year is reunion. 【4】 It’s also important for families to pay respects to the older generations.
What does the Year of the Rabbit represent?
In the Chinese Zodiac, there are 12 animals, each with its own characteristics. For the rabbit, people born in its year are seen as caring, attentive and likely to follow rules. 【5】
A．They clean rooms to get rid of bad luck.
B．But many others celebrate it on a different day.
C．Additionally, each has its own name for New Year.
D．Unlike western New Year, it lasts longer than one day.
E．Younger people will receive red envelopes with money.
F．Family members will gather together and practice cultural customs.
G．They are also said to be successful in their careers and good at making friends.
22、（B）
I needed to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Graham’s for the first fortnight of the January sale. I can’t say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience I’ll never forget.
I could never understand why there were so many things in the sales; where did they all come from? Now I know the secret! Firstly, there is the special winter stock (货物) and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced. Secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldn’t sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them. Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale. Clever! Lastly, they buy in “seconds? (clothes not in perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply.
When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous.
When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards, looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand. The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd charged in. I couldn’t believe my eyes; this wasn’t shopping, it was a battlefield! One poor lady couldn’t keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind.
Clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colours and styles they wanted. Quarrels broke out. Mothers were using their small children to crawl(爬行) through people’s legs and get hold of things they couldn’t get near themselves.
Within minutes I had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose, each wanting to be the first served. Where had the famous English Queue gone? The whole day continued like that, but I kept my temper(脾气)! I was taking money hand over fist and began to realize why, twice a year, Graham’s were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like this.
In the sale fever, people were spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying. As long as it was a bargain it was OK.
You won’t believe this but as soon as I got home I crashed out for four hours. Then I had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.
【1】What kind of clothes is likely to be sold 5% cheaper?
A．Last summer’s clothes.
B．Clothes not in perfect condition.
C．Clothes bought in specially for the sales.
D．Clothes for winter.
【2】Which of the following statements is true?
A．The customers gave up the queuing for which the English are famous.
B．The customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted.
C．Small children enjoyed crawling through people’s legs.
D．The security guards were fearless of the crowd.
【3】In the author’s opinion, why were Graham’s happy to make their expensive store into “Battlefield?
A．There were too many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales.
B．They were eager to show that they were clever at doing business.
C．They could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes.
D．They wanted to make more money by having sales.
【4】The expression “crashed out” means ________.
A．chatted with her friends
B．slept soundly
C．broke down
D．dined out
【5】What would be the best title for the passage?
A．The Best Bargain.
B．Hunting for a job.
C．Sale Fever.
D．A Pleasant Fortnight.
23、“We are running out of space and the only places to go to are other worlds… Spreading out may be the only thing that saves us from ourselves. I’m convinced that humans need to leave Earth.” These are the words of the famous scientist Stephen Hawking, spoken at a science festival in Norway in 2017, a year before his death.
Hawking was not alone in this view. Many experts feel that the only way for humanity to last far into the future is to colonize(移民于) other planets. That way, if a terrible disease, nuclear war or some other disaster strikes Earth, civilization as we know it would still have a chance. Mars is one of the most attractive destinations. NASA, the United Arab Emirates, the private company SpaceX, and the organization Mars One all have plans to send humans there. “Either we spread Earth to other planets, or we risk going extinct,” SpaceX founder Elon Musk said at a conference in 2013.
But not everyone agrees that colonizing Mars or any other planet is such a great plan. The most common argument against going is that it’s just too expensive or dangerous. It will take huge amounts of money and other resources just to get people there, let alone set up a place for them to live. It’s not even clear if humans could survive on Mars. One of the biggest dangers there is deadly radiation that ruins the planet.
Maybe all the time and money people would pour into a Mars mission would be better spent on more urgent projects here on Earth, like dealing with poverty or climate change. Some experts argue that handling a problem like an asteroid(小行星) strike or disease outbreak while staying here on Earth would be much easier and less expensive than surviving on a new planet.
In addition, moving to a new planet could harm or destroy anything that already lives there. Mars seems uninhabited, but it could possibly host micro-organism like. Human visitors may destroy this life or permanently change or damage the Martian environment. Some feel that’s too much of a risk to take.
【1】Why did the author mention NASA, the United Arab Emirates, SpaceX and Mars One?
A．To stress the risk of dying out on Earth.
B．To provide evidence for Hawking’s theory.
C．To show growing intention of moving to Mars.
D．To explain the advanced technology in astronomy.
【2】What can we learn from the passage?
A．It is costly and risky to colonize Mars.
B．Civilization is difficult to maintain on Earth.
C．Poverty is the most urgent problem to handle.
D．All the time and money should be spent on Earth.
【3】What does the underlined word “uninhabited” mean in the last paragraph?
A．not steady to keep.
B．not fit to live on.
C．not easy to approach.
D．not safe to set foot on.
【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．Mars, Our Future Planet.
B．Moving to A New Planet.
C．Should We Colonize Mars?
D．Stay Home or Outer Space?
24、 The letter arrives from a school that your son told you is his dream school. You dare not open it，instead，you hand it to him when he arrives home from school. You watch as his eyes light up and you know this is the beginning of something. You are just not sure what. Your son insists that the coach must really want him since he took the time to write him a letter. Is this in fact true？Did he write other kids and if so how many？How would you know？
The simple fact of the matter is that you can read very little into that first letter. Coaches cast a wide net in the first few stages of the recruiting(录取)cycle. That letter may in fact，be the first and last time your son ever hears from that particular coach. Think about it：if he has not seen your sons transcripts or his standardized test scores，if you have not visited the school，if he has no knowledge of your financial needs，can it be anything significant？
So how do you treat these letters or emails？Is there some format you can apply？Say tor instance，three letters mean real interest…or three letters and a call means a greater degree of interest？
My experience in deal with cases of various applications is that answers will not come automatically. Call the coach and find out how real the interest in fact is. "Is my son a top recruit in your mind？" "How many players at his position will you be recruiting this year?" By asking these simple and direct questions，you as a parent，will have established a dialogue and hopefully figured out how much interest，if any really exists. However，here comes the challenge. Applicants and parents are vague with coaches about their intention and level of interest all the time. In fact，the coach's situation is no less confusing than yours. He is fighting a similar battle on multiple choices. There is little clarity on either end.
Enjoy that first letter. Let's hope it is one of many and let's hope you apply a bit of realism with a bit of wishful thinking about how happy your son should be when this is all over.
【1】How did the parent feel about the letter that his son got from his dreamed school？ ______
A.expectant B.hesitant
C.doubtful D.hopeful
【2】According to the passage，by calling the coach，parents can______ .
A.determine the level of interest from coach
B.build up a communication with the coach
C.identify the real intention of the coach
D.understand more about the situation of the coach
【3】The author of the passage is most likely to be ______ .
A.a consultant to help students with their application
B.a parent with similar experiences
C.a school authority that supervises the application
D.a coach in charge of the application
【4】The purpose of the passage is to ______ .
A.remind parents of the importance of the first letter from coaches
B.tell parents how to react to the first letter from coaches
C.advise parents to ignore the first letter from coaches
D.warn parents to be realistic towards the first letter from coaches
25、 I like food, especially if someone else cooks it. That is what my husband is ______ as I write this. The man loves to cook. He recently started a ______ that he has been thinking about for years, ______ family recipes — his own, his mom’s, his sister’s, even mine — plus a few______from his grandmothers’ generation.
More than just ______, he collects photos and stories, the kinds of anecdotes and ____ that add meaning and flavor to any family meal.
I, for instance, can provide a recipe for kids’ ______ vote for “Mom’s home cooking”: Kraft Macaroni & Cheese (卡夫奶酪通心饼).
Over time, I’ve ______ my recipe file, something for which my husband is grateful. Reading all those recipes ______ my husband to think he might be able to cook them too. For dinner tonight, he ______ that he would make lemon Coriander Chicken (柠檬香菜鸡) according to my recipe. After lunch, he started talking about the steps it involved and the ingredients ______.
“Do we have black mustard seeds?” he asked ______.
“Um, we might have pepper,” I said.
Minutes later, he ______ with a list and was gone for two hours.
He came home with five bags of groceries and a shiny new blender（搅拌机） he needed to make the sauce.
The recipe is ______. What it means to me is not. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve made the ______ for family and friends, all the stories behind it, all the memories it brings back and how______ it makes me to take it out of the oven and watch people ______ it.
Food can fill the mouth and ______. But family food — good, bad or even out of a box, seasoned with ______, fragrant with memories is the product of the labor of love to ______ the most homesick of hearts.
【1】A.reading B.doing C.cooking D.talking
【2】A.event B.paper C.project D.game
【3】A.finding B.raising C.building D.collecting
【4】A.handed down B.breaking away C.waking up D.getting up
【5】A.food B.recipes C.meals D.fruit
【6】A.letters B.memories C.books D.speeches
【7】A.top B.low C.key D.close
【8】A.arranged B.exposed C.narrowed D.expanded
【9】A.forbade B.advised C.forced D.encouraged
【10】A.denied B.suggested C.announced D.admitted
【11】A.required B.mixed C.provided D.added
【12】A.secretly B.sadly C.excitedly D.calmly
【13】A.began B.fled C.left D.returned
【14】A.hard B.simple C.complex D.practical
【15】A.dish B.recipe C.decision D.preparation
【16】A.upset B.happy C.romantic D.deliberate
【17】A.escape B.watch C.survive D.enjoy
【18】A.nose B.ear C.stomach D.eye
【19】A.stories B.introductions C.recommendations D.beliefs
【20】A.set B.purify C.empty D.warm
26、每个人对待幸福的态度和感觉都不一样，请你就What Is Happiness? 这一话题谈谈你对幸福的看法。
主要内容如下：
1.不同的人对幸福有不同的看法(从物质、精神等方面分析)；
2.我对幸福的看法。
注意：
1.词数不少于120；
2.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
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