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1、He found his new job challenging. (判断句子结构类型)
A．S+V
B．S+V+O
C．S+V+IO+DC
D．S+V+O+C
2、---Many people don’t think much of the movie.
---I think differently. In ________ way, it is a very good film. And ________ photographed scene is very beautiful.
A. a, a B. the, the
C. a, / D. a, the
3、— Could I borrow your car to pick up a friend from the airport this afternoon as mine is broken?
—Sorry, but I ________ a my car at that moment.
A．am suing
B．have been using
C．will use
D．will be using
4、Throughout history, some of the ________ customs have changed, but the spirit of the festival has largely been kept.
A．exceptional
B．original
C．ultimate
D．artificial
5、Never in my country _________such a thing.
A．I have heard of or seen
B．I had heard of or seen
C．have I heard of or seen
D．did I hear of or see
6、--How many of you passed the physical test at the first attempt?
-Sadly, ___ It was too hard.
A.no one B.none C.all D.everyone
7、The police asked him to ________ what he had seen in a report.
A．look for
B．take in
C．give up
D．set down
8、The recent cold weather has prevented residents from going out, which may ________ the decline in customer flows at the shopping mall.
A.make up B.account for C.apply for D.take up
9、The creation of art can fly with the wings of________, but make sure art workers walk on solid earth.
A. imagination B. determination
C. seriousness D. realization
10、We must ensure that tourism develops in with the environment.
A.harmony B.company C.favor D.harvest
11、The man as well as his horse ____ crossed the river ____ from Tokyo.
A. which; come B. that; comes
C. who; came D. that; come
12、It is generally acknowledged that only by having acceptance of the cultures of different countries _________ good relationships with each other.
A. can we develop B. we can develop
C. we developed D. did we develop
13、No one knows for certain how the first Americans arrived in _____ is now the United States.
A. which B. what
C. where D. why
14、Believe it or not, it was the fifth time that I the song Yesterday Once More in public.
A. sing B. have sung
C. had sung D. sang
15、The new plan________ three parts，each of which is very important.
A.composes of B.is composed of C.makes up D.makes up of
16、Not only ________ his own work, but he helped others.
A．he finished
B．he had finished
C．had he finished
D．did he finish
17、—I have just had my computer repaired.
—How much did they ________ you for that?
A．cost
B．charge
C．spend
D．pay
18、They decide to have more workers for the project ____ it won’t be delayed.
A．even if
B．as if
C．now that
D．so that
19、--- Jimmy had a lot of parties recently.
--- Yes, that might why he didn’t do well on the test.
A. sum up B. push for
C. account for D. compensate for
20、Mr. Wang with his students ______many trees every year.
A．plant
B．plants
C．planted
D．are planting
21、Watching the behavior and body language of zoo animals could be the key to understanding and improving their welfare, new research suggests.
The new review, by the University of Exeter and the University of Winchester, says closer observation of animal behaviors — a method called Qualitative Behavioral Assessment, developed in farming — could show even more about animals’ state of mind.
An animal’s positioning of its body, facial movements and activity levels are among the things that might tell whether it is excited, calm, interested, nervous, relaxed, etc.
“Zookeepers are knowledgeable about their animals, and they will often recognise an animal’s state of mind by its behavior and body language,” said Dr. Paul Rose, of the University of Exeter.
“What we are suggesting is a more scientific method of this, carried out over time.”
“Certain behaviors will show certain moods in an animal, and we should build our knowledge of this for different animals that live in zoos. For example, lions have a lot of facial expressions, and research on these expressions could help zoos understand the animals’ state of mind. This information could then be used to improve welfare by changing diets, feeding times or any number of other aspects of the way animals are kept.”
Dr. Rose carries out much of his research at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, and is now examining how the swans there might show their state of mind through their behavioral expression.
“We’re looking at how much time they spend exploring their habitat, which could show what they’re feeling,” he said. “When they’re unsure, they appear to move less and be more careful, and draw their feathers close to their bodies.”
The study suggests research opportunities for Qualitative Behavioral Assessment and practices that could be used by zoos. “Animal welfare in zoos has improved greatly in the last 10 or 20 years, and this method gives zoos another way to recognise and improve the welfare of animals,” Dr. Rose said.
【1】What do the university researchers suggest?
A．Closer observation of zoo animals’ behaviors.
B．More studies on the welfare of zoo animals.
C．More attention to farm animals’ body language.
D．Greater improvements of farm animals’ welfare.
【2】Why does the author mention lions?
A．Because he wants to show the uncertainty of animal body language.
B．Because he wants to show body language differs in different animals.
C．Because he wants to show lions change their expressions easily.
D．Because he wants to show lions are treated badly in zoos.
【3】What has Dr. Rose found about the swans?
A．They have more facial expressions than lions.
B．They appear confident most of the time.
C．They spend little time in their habitat.
D．They move little in fearful situations.
【4】What does Dr. Rose express in the last paragraph?
A．Animal welfare in zoos is worrying.
B．Farm animals enjoy greater welfare than zoo animals.
C．Qualitative Behavioral Assessment is purposeful.
D．Zoos do a good job in recognising animal body language.
22、 For most business speakers, the necessary stage time, structure, and conscious editing to bring about maximum effect just aren’t there — most people don’t have to speak often enough to get it. Conversely, the speakers who deliver their talk most tend to be the best and most polished. They know where the laugh lines are, they know what phrasing works best, and they know their timing. Just like standup comedians.
Standup comedy, at its basic principles, is a combination of material (what you say) and delivery (how you say it). It is no different than typical speeches or presentations. TV slots (节目时间) for new comedians tend to be under five minutes, which forces them to continuously refine and refine again in order to achieve maximum effect from each word. Conference organizers still tend to book speakers in 40-60 minute time slots but who, these days, has an hour to focus on one person? Some of the best speeches in history have clocked in at less than 20 minutes. Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was 272 words and lasted two minutes. Winston Churchill’s “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat” speech was 688 words. The most powerful emotional expression two humans can say to each other is just three words: “I,” “love,” and “care.”
Most people switch off at around the ten-minute mark. As mentioned in Brain Rules, studies by noted educator Wilbert McKeachie demonstrate that “typically, attention increases from the beginning of the lecture to ten minutes into the lecture and decreases after that point.” This is why the organization for online talk TED has shortened its earlier 18-minute format. They figured out that brevity is levity. However, many conference and event producers haven’t got it right. Most speakers can’t hold the attention of an audience for 40-60 minutes. It’s something even the best standup comedians battle with. Yet business speakers seldom ask for a shorter slot. They should.
【1】What pushes new standup comedians to improve their presentations?
A.The limited given time.
B.The topic of their speeches.
C.The audience’s expectation.
D.The place of their performance.
【2】Why does the author mention the best speeches in history in Paragraph 3?
A.To expand the influence of the two speeches.
B.To prove that powerful speeches can be brief.
C.To illustrate the power of emotional expressions.
D.To show how famous people shortened speeches.
【3】Why did TED reset a time limit?
A.The organizers can’t book long TV slots.
B.The audience cannot focus for a long time.
C.The access to online speeches was limited.
D.The speakers tend to deliver short speeches.
【4】What are business speakers advised to do?
A.To cut down their speech time.
B.To interact more with the audience.
C.To pay more attention to the contents.
D.To battle against the standup comedians.
23、Publishers of books for beginning readers are in the business of doing whatever they can to make children develop a love of reading. At times, that means they'll produce books that are more colorful and more packed with pictures. But it turns out that when it comes to learning to read books, more pictures aren't always better.
In fact, simply having more than one picture on a page can negatively(消极地) affect the ability of preschoolers to learn words from that page, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Sussex. “Storybook reading is a great activity to help children increase their vocabularies,” writes co-author Zoe M. Flack in the University's School of Psychology blog.
But the illustrations(插图) can affect how well children will learn new words. “For example,” Flack writes, “We know that children learn words better if illustrations are realistic.” Also, studies have shown that adding bells and whistles(哨声) to storybooks may negatively affect learning, according to Jessica S. Horst, Flack's co-author for the study. “We also know that children look within illustrations for the things they hear in the story, so if the story mentions a girl dropping an ice cream, children will look at the ice cream in the illustration.”
With that in mind, Dr. Horst and Ms. Flack began to wonder what would happen when picture books show many illustrations on a page and how young children who haven't yet learned to read know which illustration to look at while listening to a story. To find out, they read storybooks that displayed either one or two illustrations per page to 36 three-year-old children. As it turns out, children who listened to stories with only one illustration at a time learned twice as many words as children who listened with two or more illustrations.
【1】Why do publishers produce books with many colorful pictures?
A. Because such books help kids improve their imagination.
B. Because parents are more interested in such books.
C. Because they want to help kids love reading.
D. Because such books are easier to produce.
【2】What does Zoe M. Flack say about storybook reading?
A. It helps kids learn new words.
B. Illustrations aren't that necessary.
C. More words should be added to a story.
D. It helps kids improve their reading ability.
【3】What did the researchers find through their research?
A. Reading is a very important activity.
B. One page should have only one illustration for kids.
C. Children know what books they should read.
D. Children don't really love looking at illustrations.
【4】According to the passage, the findings can help publishers____________.
A. choose better stories for children
B. produce more types of storybooks
C. Produce better books for little kids
D. Make more money through producing books
24、 American poet, one of the finest of rural New England's 20th century pastoral（田园的）poets. Frost was awarded the Pulitzer Prize four times.
Robert Frost was born in San Francisco in 1874.He moved to New England at the age of eleven and became interested in reading and writing poetry during his high school years in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He was admitted at Dartmouth College in 1892, and later at Harvard, though he never earned a formal degree.
In 1894 the New York Independent published Frost's poem My Butterfly, earning him $15. He had also five poems privately printed. While working as a teacher Frost continued to write and publish his poems in magazines.
In 1912 Frost sold the Derry farm and took his wife and four young children to England. There he published his first collection of poems, A Boy's Will, at the age of 39. It was followed by North of Boston (1914), which gained international reputation. The collection contains some of Frost's best-known poems.
Frost's poems show deep appreciation of natural world and sensibility about the human desires. His images, woods, stars and houses are usually taken from everyday life. With his down- to-earth（实际的）approach to his subjects，readers found it is easy to follow the poet into deeper truths. Often Frost used the rhythms and vocabulary of ordinary speech or even the free dialogue.
At the time of his death on January 29,1963, Frost was considered a kind of unofficial poet of the US. Frost described the fields and farms of his surroundings, observing the details of rural life, which hide universal meaning. Although Frost's works were generally praised, the lack of seriousness concerning social and economic problems of the 1930s, and his hatred toward the policies of the New Deal annoyed some more critics.
【1】According to the text, which book made Robert Frost world famous?
A．My Butterfly
B．A Boy's Will
C．North of Boston
D．New York Independent
【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE about Robert Frost?
A．His poems showed great love to the natural world.
B．He got a formal degree in college.
C．He made poems more popular in the USA.
D．He was respected by everyone in the USA.
【3】Why was Frost considered a kind of unofficial poet of the US?
A．Because he often made some more critics angry.
B．Because his works did not connect with problems of society and economy.
C．Because he liked to write something about everyday life.
D．Because all his poems were not accepted by the US government.
【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A．An American Poet—Robert Frost
B．Introduction to Frost's Poems
C．Collection of Frost's Poems
D．Frost—A Person of Determination
25、Tom was seven years old. He got some money from his mother every week. He_________a lot of things from the shops_________in fact he didn’t need them. One day his mother gave him a notebook and said, “Now, Tom, when you buy something, I want you_________it down in this book, and write down_________you have paid for it,_________. Then you can_________it again when your money’s all gone, and you won’t waste so much money next time.” After a week, Tom_________his mother, “Mum, before I spend any money now, I really stop and think!” His mother was very_________and thought, “Well, he’s known how to spend his_________now.” But she wasn’t so happy when he added. “Yes, before I buy anything. I always__________myself, ‘Am I going to be able to spell that in my notebook?’”
【1】
A．sold
B．lent
C．bought
D．borrowed
【2】
A．so
B．or
C．but
D．if
【3】
A．will write
B．to write
C．write
D．writing
【4】
A．how many
B．how long
C．how often
D．how much
【5】
A．also
B．too
C．either
D．so
【6】
A．buy
B．give
C．write
D．look at
【7】
A．said to
B．spoke
C．answered
D．talked about
【8】
A．sad
B．pleased
C．worried
D．disappointed
【9】
A．money
B．time
C．things
D．notebook
【10】
A．ask
B．made
C．reply
D．know
26、假定你是李华，你的英国网友Henry对中国的太极拳(Tai Chi)很感兴趣，来信向你询问相关事宜。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 中国武术，以动作平衡著称；
2. 有益于身体健康及精神放松；
3. 建议他学习太极拳。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：武术martial art
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