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1、In cross-cultural communication, misunderstandings are always caused by each other’s cultural _______.
A．range
B．involvement
C．unfamiliarity
D．respect
2、 ______ them, you will find there is something in common between them.
A. Comparing with B. Compared with
C. Compare D. Comparing
3、I found the professor's lecture quite difficult to follow because it ___________ when I arrived.
A.started B.was starting C.would start D.had started
4、Had the governments and scientists not worked together, AIDS-related deaths _______ since their highest in 2005.
A. had not fallen B. would not fall
C. did not fall D. would not have fallen
5、When the moon had risen, we ________ on the grass, listening to the wind ________ in the trees.
A. lay; whispering B. lied; whispering
C. laid; whisper D. lay; to whisper
6、It is really an honor to have had a ______ talk with the president, which I will value forever.
A.delight B.delighted C.delightful D.delighting
7、Only by working hard______your dream of becoming a doctor
A．you can achieve
B．can you be achieved
C．can you achieve
D．you can recognize
8、Children, if well ________, are not likely to make any trouble in public places.
A. having educated B. educating
C. to be educated D. educated
9、It was in the garden of his old house ________ he grew up that he dug up a pot of gold.
A．that
B．where
C．which
D．what
10、All the students in the school don’t come from the town. This sentence means ________.
A. Any of the students in the school don’t come from the town
B. Some students in the school come from the town
C. All the students in the school come from the town
D. None of the students in the school come from the town
11、Great changes have____________ in our hometown in the past ten years.
A.take place B.taken place
C.been taken place D.to take place
12、--QQ，as a means of communication，is quite popular among us and costs less than the traditional forms．
--______________．
A． So is WeChat B． So it is WeChat
C． So does WeChat D． So WeChat is
13、She fell and ________ her shoulder, so she couldn’t go to work.
A. wounded B. harmed C. injured D. hit
14、The foreign Minister said “ ________ that the two sides will work towards peace”．
A. It is no doubt B. There is our hope
C. There is no wonder D. It is our hope
15、The two top students in Mr. Green’s class competed _____ each other for the highest marks.
A. to B. for C. in D. Against
16、The accident has reached to the point ________ both their parents are to be called in.
A．for which
B．when
C．of which
D．where
17、What could I say to make ________ good first impression on my peers’ mind?
A．不填
B．the
C．a
D．an
18、—I can’t get through to the general manager’s office anyhow.
—The line is busy. Someone________ the telephone.
A．can use
B．can have used
C．must have used
D．must be using
19、The restaurant ________ they serve fried chicken is my favorite.
A．which
B．when
C．that
D．where
20、It was annoying; I ________ get access to the data bank you had recommended.
A．wouldn’t
B．couldn’t
C．needn’t
D．shouldn’t
21、We are all doubtful of ourselves sometimes. Even the most successful people can be unsure of themselves. Some people are clearly more confident than others, though. 【1】 Like a muscle, with training and in time, it can become strong and powerful. In other words, confidence is a habit. Here is some advice to develop this most important habit.
Make friends with your failings and limitations.
Obviously, you are not perfect — far from it. So long as you are challenging yourself, stepping out of your comfort zone and seeking to develop, you will be making mistakes, which are signs of growth and nothing to be ashamed of. 【2】
【3】
Confident people tend to live in a more conscious and calm way, setting goals for themselves. They are brave enough to bear failure, and are comfortable with not getting things right first time. As we challenge ourselves, our comfort zone grows, and this growth often includes the pain of failure. This pain is too much for unconfident people to bear. 【4】 Success, for confident people, is inevitable. It’s only a matter of time.
Keep a record of your achievements.
It is common for people with limited self-confidence to compare themselves negatively with others. Such people may think that others are “better” and have achieved more, so it can be very helpful to make a list of achievements. If you do this, you may find that the list is longer than you thought. Imagine what you would think if this were a list of someone else’s achievements. 【5】 Would you think highly of him or her?
A．Set challenging goals.
B．Try to achieve your goals.
C．Would you be moved by that person?
D．So it’s difficult for us to get rid of the pain.
E．Confidence can be developed like most other qualities.
F．Confident people are happy with themselves in all their weakness.
G．But to confident people, failure is only a stepping-stone, not the destination.
22、 It is quite natural for all of us to want to preserve and protect the foods we purchase. With that in mind, we often think that the best way to do that is by putting them in our refrigerators. However, that is not always the case.
Bread
Nothing dries out bread faster than your refrigerator. In the event that you have made sandwiches with the bread, then you can place them in the fridge. The cold temperature will make the bread tough and chewy.
Tomato
We all love tomatoes for their taste. But putting them in the refrigerator will cause them to lose all of their flavor （ 口味）. Plus, the cold air in the cooler stops the ripening process as well. And as we all know; ripening is what gives every tomato more taste and flavor. For best results, keep tomatoes out, and inside a basket or a bowl on your counter.
Salad
Oil or vinegar-based salad can be stored for a long period of time without refrigeration. Moreover, refrigeration of salad dressings brings bad smell to them. Keep in mind that some salads that are mayo （蛋黄酱） or yogurt based should be refrigerated in order to keep them fine. So if you have some salads that have been already dressed, you can keep them away from your fridge without any hesitation.
Egg
It is a long debate whether you should keep eggs inside your refrigerator or not. One study suggests that keeping eggs whether in a refrigerator or not does not change their normal qualities, so it can be said that if you keep eggs at room temperature, there should not be any problem. There is another study that shows that keeping eggs inside the refrigerators has a bad effect on the natural taste and flavor of eggs, so it is wise to keep eggs outside of your fridge.
【1】Which of the following lose（s） water quickest in the cooler?
A.Bread. B.Tomatoes.
C.Salad. D.Eggs.
【2】What should we do with tomatoes to get the best taste?
A.Put them in the cooler. B.Cook them at once.
C.Make them ripen faster. D.Leave them in the shade.
【3】What will go bad easily without refrigeration?
A.Dressed salad. B.Mayo and yogurt.
C.Oil and vinegar. D.Salad dressings.
【4】What do we know about the idea of keeping eggs in the fridge?
A.It's interesting. B.It's brilliant.
C.It's ridiculous. D.It's controversial.
23、Every year, TIME editors take a look at the past year’s coolest inventions. Last year, they picked 25 favorites. These inventions are making the world better, smarter and a little more fun. Here are some exciting ones.
A See-through Truck
Too often people meet with car accidents because a large vehicle blocks their view. This is especially true in Argentina. The South American country is known for its winding and narrow roads. However, Samsung and ad agency Leo Burnett have come up with a creative solution: the Safety Truck. The system sends video footage (片段)in front of a truck to four screens on its back. It gives drivers a clear view of what’s ahead.
A Virtual(虚拟的)Pencil and Paper
In the 450 years or so since its invention, a pencil has become so common. It’s easy to forget how great technology is. It writes darker words when you press it harder. Its marks can be erased. It’s difficult to digitally copy the way it works. That’s what makes Apple’s latest effort so impressive. The Apple Pencil allows users to draw, paint, or write on a screen, just as they do on a piece of paper. The Apple Pencil goes for $99, and the iPad Pro is $799+.
Easy-on Shoes
In 2012, Matthew Walzer, a high school student with a disability, sent a note to Nike. “My dream is to go to college,’’ he wrote, “without having to worry about someone coming to tie my shoes every day.” Nike appointed a design team to the challenge. This year, they came up with their solution: the Flyease. The basketball shoes can be fastened with one hand. A pair of Nike Flyease shoes sells for $130.
【1】How does a See-through Truck help avoid the accidents?
A. By putting a big block in front of a car.
B. By sending video footage in front of a truck to four screens on its back.
C. By writing something on a screen, just as they do on a piece of paper.
D. By having to worry about someone rushing out in front of the truck every time.
【2】What makes Apple’s latest effort so impressive?
A. The Apple Pencil allows users to draw, paint, or write on a screen.
B. The Apple Watch gives users exact time when people need to know it.
C. The Apple Pencil goes for $99, and the iPad Air is $799+.
D. The Apple Pencil leaves darker marks on the screen and its marks can't be erased.
【3】Which of the following would Tom, a disabled boy with one hand, like to own?
A. A See-through Truck. B. A Virtual Pencil and Paper.
C. A Flying Bicycle. D. Easy-on Shoes.
24、Long live language. That’s the message Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson and city councilor Amarjeet Sohi voiced when they declared Feb. 21 to be International Mother Language Day (IMLD) in Edmonton, the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta.
The pair were on hand for the International and Heriage Languages Association’s (IHLA) 12th annual Mother Language Day celebrations in an effort to save endangered languages.
“Keeping languages alive is important for me richness of our culture and the diversity that strengthens Edmonton,” said Iveson.
There are nearly 7,000 unique languages spoken worldwide, but according to data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) half of those languages are at risk of going extinct in just a few generations.
For example, there are currently over 3,000 languages spoken throughout Africa. This sounds impressive until you realize that there were over 10,000 languages spoken on the continent before colonization during the 19th century.
“People who lose their language experience suffering,” said Olenka Bilash, professor of second language education at the University of Alberta. Bilash likened the loss of language to the loss of cultural identity.
“As a multicultural society, it is very important to continue to preserve and pass on to future generations the language, culture, traditions and customs that we bring to Canada, ” said IHLA president Olga Prokhorova.
While the City of Edmonton’s citizen and new arrival centre in city hall provides services in 150 languages, Bilash said research shows that “most people are still uncomfortable speaking their own language in public spaces.”
Bliash hopes the official announcement of International Mother Language Day in Edmonton——which echoes International Mother Language Day declared by UNESCO in 1999 —— will be a step toward encouraging more language diversity in order to preserve the cultures tied to them.
“Our words define us; our expressions and vocabulary define who we are as people,” said Marueen Kubinec, Alberta’s minister of culture and tourism. “Our words are living examples, perhaps the best that there are, of human creativity.”
【1】The example of the languages in Africa is given to show .
A．there’re many languages in Arica.
B．a great number of languages became extinct.
C．Africa believes in encouraging cultural diversity.
D．Africans are trying to save endangered languages.
【2】Both Bilash and Prokhorova stress the importance of .
A．mastering more than one foreign language.
B．public policy on Canadian traditions and customs.
C．protecting languages and cultures from extinction.
D．the official announcement of IMLD by UNESCO.
【3】What does the underlined word “echoes” in the text mean ?
A．Suggests. B．Creates.
C．Celebrates. D．Imitates.
【4】What can we learn from Kubinec’s words ?
A．Your language is your identity.
B．Native language is disappearing.
C．Alberta is rich in language diversity.
D．Language can be saved by creativity.
25、Young Mister Smith had an idea---saving money for the company by increasing prices. At the same time, Mister Smith suggested that the company sell goods of less value.
If his ___________ liked the idea, Mister Smith might be given more pay. Perhaps he might ___________ get a better job with the company.
Business had been very slow. So Mister Smith's employer thought a few minutes about the ___________. But then she shook her head. “I am ___________, Smith,” his employer said. “It just will not wash.”
Now, the ___________ of these English words should be, “It will not get clean.” Yet Mister Smith's idea did not have anything to do with making something ___________, So why did his employer say, “It will not ___________?”
Most word experts agree that “it will not wash” ___________ it will not work. Eric Partridge wrote that the saying ___________ developed in Britain in the 1800s. In nineteenth century England, the expression came to mean an undependable statement. It was ____________ mainly to describe an idea. But sometimes it was used about a(n) ____________ .
A critic once said of the ____________ Robert Browning, “He won't wash.” The critic did not mean that the poet was not a clean person. He meant that Browning's poems could not be ____________ to last.
Today, we know that judgment was ____________. Robert Browning still is considered a major poet.
Happily for the young employee Mister Smith, his employer wanted him to do well in the company. ____________ the employer “talked turkey” to him. She said, “Your idea would be unfair to our buyers. Think of another way to save money.”
A century ago, to talk turkey meant to talk pleasantly. In recent years, the saying has come to mean an attempt to teach something important.
Mister Smith thought of a better idea after his employer talked turkey to him. He was given an increase in pay. So if your idea “will not wash,” try “talking turkey” to yourself and come up with a better idea.
【1】
A．father
B．employer
C．colleague
D．banker
【2】
A．yet
B．ever
C．even
D．either
【3】
A．conclusion
B．contract
C．agreement
D．idea
【4】
A．sorry
B．surprised
C．satisfied
D．interested
【5】
A．meaning
B．concept
C．theme
D．origin
【6】
A．nice
B．tidy
C．clean
D．proper
【7】
A．decide
B．watch
C．move
D．wash
【8】
A．applies
B．works
C．explains
D．means
【9】
A．surely
B．probably
C．absolutely
D．sadly
【10】
A．used
B．realized
C．organized
D．launched
【11】
A．word
B．person
C．sentence
D．animal
【12】
A．novelist
B．writer
C．poet
D．actor
【13】
A．lived on
B．kept on
C．taken on
D．depended on
【14】
A．active
B．correct
C．wrong
D．negative
【15】
A．But
B．So
C．Unless
D．While
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。
As the children of circus performers, my brother and I would spend nine months out of the year traveling around the country with our parents when we were young. While on the road, we lived in a 26-foot-long trailer (拖车), filled with various costumes that our parents wore in their performances.
Even though costumes were an important part of our everyday life, we had never had a Halloween party until we were about six or seven years old.
But our first Halloween was so extraordinary that, decades later, we still clearly remember every detail of it. And each time we look back at it, we still feel as happy as millionaires—in a different way.
On that day, our parents first introduced us to the holiday. By the evening, they stopped our trailer in a field to begin the trick-or-treat festivities. Of course, there were no doors around to knock on. However, the trailer had everything our parents needed to show us what Halloween was all about.
First, our parents dressed up like a young couple when they asked us to go around to knock on the trailer's back door. When my brother and I made our way to the back door, they quickly changed their costumes to become an old couple to greet us there.
All night long, our parents mixed up the costumes that they wore in the performances and pretended to be other people. They wore crazy hats and adopted strange accents to go along with each costume. We thought Dad was a Frenchman when he had the yellow jacket on.
And what treats did we receive? Everything our parents had in the cabinets (柜子)!
We kept playing until our parents ran out of things to give us. They were really unhappy when we finally got to the back door and they had to tell us “to go home because your parents are probably worried”.
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So we promised that we would go home as soon as possible. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
After we all got into the trailer, we started taking the treats out onto the floor. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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