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1、Though the program was well-designed, cooperation between the two companies eventually_______ because neither of them was willing to make a compromise.
A.took down B.broke down C.put down D.settled down
2、_________ has recently been done to provide more buses, a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem.
A.That B.What C.In spite of what D.Though what
3、He doesn’t mind. __________, he’s pleased.
A.As a matter of fact B.However C.Or D.But
4、Which of the following words comes first in the dictionary?
A．throat
B．thief
C．thimble
D．thump
5、Although he didn't like teaching at the beginning, he ________ the Teacher of the Year many times in a row.
A. ended up as B. ended up
C. ended with D. ended up with
6、_______the strong winds continue, part of the highway would still be temporarily closed.
A. Could B. Would C. Should D. Might
7、Jane is good, kind, hardworking and very clever. _______, I can't speak too highly of her.
A. As a result B. By the way
C. In a word D. On the contrary
8、When are you planning to ________ for Beijing ?
A．account for
B．tell a lie
C．set off
D．stare at
9、A new engineer was appointed to deal with the products _________ by customers.
A. returning B. returned
C. to return D. return
10、Great improvements in public health have been brought about by ________ in medical science.
A．traditions
B．advances
C．pressures
D．examples
11、True love is what you may ________ only one time in your life.
A．come to
B．come up with
C．come across
D．come out
12、It is for this reason ________ most of us would rather love than be loved.
A．that
B．why
C．which
D．what
13、________is often the case, people stare at their phones while sitting on the bus.
A．That
B．It
C．That
D．As
14、Don’t _____ too much work — the extra salary isn’t worth it.
A.take down B.take in C.take up D.take on
15、My schedule is very ___ right now, but I’ll try to fit you in.
A. tight B. short C. regular D. flexible
16、Mr. Wang was a man of ________ before he turned ________.
A．success, a writer
B．a success, writer
C．success, writer
D．a success, a money
17、— 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
18、It is ______ that we’d like to go out for a walk.
A．a lovely day
B．too lovely a day
C．so lovely a day
D．such lovely a day
19、People are eager to find Kate, the lost girl. She was last ________ playing in the park.
A．see
B．seen
C．saw
D．seeing
20、With the development of society, our country is badly in ____ need of those with ___ better command of computer skills.
A. a; / B. /; a C. the; a D. /; the
21、Suddenly we heard the sound of a carriage. It was the two Lintons, Hindley, Frances and Catherine. They all ran into the house and stood in front of the large fire in the sitting room to get warm.
I told Heathcliff to go and join them. He opened the kitchen door as Hindley was coming out of the sitting room. When Hindley saw him, he pushed him back into the kitchen saying, “Joseph! Keep him away from the sitting room!”
Then he noticed Heathcliff’s nice clothes. “Look at you!” he said sneering. “Who do you want to impress? Get out or I’ll pull your hair until it’s longer than it is now!”
“It’s long enough already,” observed Edgar Linton. He was standing at the sitting room door. “It hangs over his eyes like a horse’s mane!” Edgar didn’t say this to insult Heathcliff but Heathcliff became violent immediately. He suddenly picked up a pan of hot apple sauce and threw the contents in Edgar’s face. Edgar screamed. Hearing her brother’s cries, Isabella, followed by Catherine, came running out. Hindley caught Heathcliff by the arm, took him to his room and gave him a beating.
I didn’t have much pity for Edgar but I cleaned his face. His sister was crying and wanted to go home. Catherine was confused and embarrassed and didn’t say anything.
Hindley came back and told the children to return to the sitting room and have their dinner. As soon as they saw the food on the table they forgot everything because they were hungry. I looked at Catherine. Her eyes were dry as she cut her meat.
“What an insensitive child,” I thought. “She doesn’t really care about Heathcliff.”
I watched her lift the meat to her mouth and then suddenly her eyes filled with tears. To hide her feelings, she dropped her fork on the floor and bent down to pick it up. So she wasn’t as insensitive as I thought!
Some musicians came to play for us in the evening. While everyone was listening to them, Catherine escaped and climbed the stairs to Heathcliff’s room. She called him but there was no answer so she climbed along the roof and into his room through a small window. Later they came downstairs to the kitchen together. I gave Heathcliff some supper but he didn’t eat it.
“I don’t care how long I have to wait, Nelly,” he said, “but I’m going to take my revenge on Hindley. I only hope he doesn’t die first!”
“Heathcliff!” I said. “You should learn to forgive.”
“No! I must have satisfaction,” he replied. “I’m going to think of a good way to take my revenge. If I think about that, I won’t feel the pain.”
【1】What do we know about Hindley from the text?
A．He assumed Heathcliff would hurt the kids.
B．He hated Heathcliff as he had nicer clothes.
C．He didn’t see Heathcliff as a family member.
D．He pushed Edgar Linton to insult Heathcliff.
【2】What does the underlined word “insensitive” in paragraph 7 mean?
A．Not able to tell right from wrong.
B．Not caring about other peopled feelings.
C．Not affected by physical effects of changes.
D．Not clever enough to make quick responses.
【3】Why did Catherine bend down during dinner?
A．She dropped her fork on the floor by accident.
B．She was trying to wipe away her tears secretly.
C．She felt rather bored to eat with those children.
D．She knew she was being observed by someone.
【4】What can we infer from the text?
A．Heathcliff occupied an important place in Catherine’s heart.
B．Heathcliff used to being laughed at by other kids.
C．Isabella was very angry to see his brother badly injured.
D．Nelly took pity on Heathcliff and supported his revenge.
22、Her Fearful Symmetry
By Audrey Niffenegger
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Julia and Valentine Poole are normal American teenagers. But everything changes when they receive notice that an aunt whom they didn’t know has died and left them her flat in London.
Published: 05 July 2010
Format: Paperback 496 pages
Sales rank: 114
The Book Thief
By Markus Zusak
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Liesel, a nine-year-old girl is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the people of her street when the bombs begin to fall.
Published: 01January 2008
Format: paperback 560 pages
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
By John Boyne
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The book tells the story of a nine-year-old boy called Bruno. And sooner or later the reader arrives with Bruno at a “fence”, which is not meant to be crossed.
Published: 11 September 2008
Format: paperback 224 pages
Sales rank: 113
The Help
By Kathryn Stockett
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It’s Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. No one would believe they’d be friends; fewer still would tolerate it. But as each woman finds the courage to cross boundaries, they come to depend and rely upon one another. Each is in search of truth.
Published: 13 May 2010
Format: Paperback 464 pages
Sales rank: 16
【1】Which book mentioned above sells best?
A. Her Fearful Symmetry B. The Book Thief
C. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas D. The Help
【2】What do the books mentioned above have in common?
A. They were all published in the same year.
B. They are delivered worldwide for free.
C. They are all written by famous writers.
D. They are all best-sellers at the moment.
【3】Which book mentioned above is sold at the least discount?
A. Her Fearful Symmetry B. The Book Thief
C. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas D. The Help
23、The great-grandmother is learning English with the help of her family when she is at the age of 91. She hopes to use the language at next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Takamizawa was one of the more than 200, 00 people who requested to volunteer for Tokyo’s 2020 Games. English is not required for service, but it is a useful skill for volunteers to have.
But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. Takamizawa said that she was in high school when World War Two started. She said, “In my second year there, English was banned because it was the enemy language.”
Takamizawa said her grandchildren helped persuade her that she was not too old to learn. “When I talked to my grandchildren about my wish, they said, ‘It’s not too late. We will teach you one word a day’ ”. Natsuko is Takamizawa’s granddaughter and main English teacher. Natsuko sends a new English word to her grandmother’s phone every day. They also often work together directly on phrases that Takamizawa will need for the Olympics. “Welcome to Tokyo, this is the Olympic stadium, how can I help you?” Takamizawa answers when asked to say an English phrase she has learned. Natsuko explains that she wanted to give her grandmother something to enjoy. “I can clearly see her English is getting better. It’s my joy now.”
The EF English Proficiency Index is a measure of the level of English spoken in a country. Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is not the first language. This situation is slowly changing as younger generations welcome English. However, Takamizawa believes real change will not happen unless Japanese people become more open to the rest of the world. With around 500 days to go until the games begin, the whole Takamizawa family is ready to welcome the world to Tokyo.
【1】Why couldn’t Takamizawa learn English when she was young?
A．Because English was useless.
B．Because she was too young to learn English.
C．Because English was forbidden to learn.
D．Because she was unwilling to learn English.
【2】What can we know from the third paragraph?
A．Takamizawa gets strong support from her family.
B．Takamizawa’s grandchildren love her a lot.
C．Natsuko is Takamizawa’s granddaughter and only English teacher.
D．Natsuko teaches Takamizawa English mainly by talking with her.
【3】What does the underlined phrase “This situation” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．English is not the first language in Japan.
B．The level of English spoken in Japan is relatively low.
C．Younger generations in Japan welcome English.
D．Japanese people become open to the rest of the world.
【4】What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Where there is a will, there is a way.
B．It is never too late to learn.
C．The early bird catches the worm.
D．Two heads are better than one.
24、Things You Shouldn’t Do While Shopping
● Leave your kids alone.
If you plan to bring your children with you to do holiday shopping, make sure that they are well-rested and fed. 【1】 It’s also not the staffs responsibility to watch over your children since they have to attend to other customers. If you do have to take your kids with you, use this as an opportunity to teach them the manners every parent should teach their children.
● Park like you own the place.
The only thing worse than shopping in stores during the holidays is parking at the store. Be patient in the parking lot and avoid unnecessary honking (鸣笛). It is also suggested that you leave your car at home and take a cab, Lyft, or Uber instead. 【2】
● Keep the shopping cart (购物车) in the middle of the passageway.
Keep in mind that the flow of traffic in the passageways is the same as on the road—stick to the right and let people pass on the left. 【3】 You shouldn’t park your shopping cart in the middle of the passageway, because that could make it difficult for other shoppers to get by.
● 【4】
For the clothes that don’t fit after the try-on, fold or hang them and return them to a staff member on your way out. This will make the shopping experience more pleasant for both the shoppers and the staff since the changing rooms won’t be filled with unwanted and messy clothes. 【5】 By keeping your changing room clean, you’re showing respect for your fellow shoppers and the staff who work there.
A.Otherwise,the staff have to organize them.
B.Leave unwanted clothes in the dressing room.
C.Especially rude driving habits could be dangerous,too.
D.The extra cost could be worth the lack of parking stress.
E.If it is possible to shop without a cart,you could save some money.
F.If you’re looking at something,park your cart to the right side of the passageway.
G.You should never leave your kids unattended because they may injure themselves.
25、Cody Wilkins sat on the bench, while his soccer teammates were scoring goals on the field.
It had been a(n) _________ high school year for him. He was the only freshman on the team. He just watched his teammates _________ in the distance. He seldom got to play, feeling like a _________.
“My confidence was shot. I thought maybe I wasn’t as good as my coaches thought. So I thought maybe I should _________. ” Cody says.
Cody suffered once he discovered he wasn’t a good soccer player. But he _________ to keep going. “The struggle I _________ made me want to work harder. ” he says, “However, talented you are, you can always _________ in sports.”
Then Cody took advantage of his _________ on the bench to watch his more skilled and experienced teammates play the game, and by the time he was a junior, he had improved so much that he Was _________ captain of his team. He is now a senior and is being ______________ to play soccer for several colleges.
If you base your ______________ just on whether you win or lose, you will never be happy. Winning is always temporary(暂时的) because there is always another ______________ waiting for you.
No one is ______________. But you should learn about your strengths and weaknesses and know how to ______________ from failure. Once you accept that losing something isn’t the end of your world, you can get on with the business of living your life and learning from it. In the long run, this is ______________.
【1】
A．hard
B．formal
C．graceful
D．confusing
【2】
A．eagerly
B．responsibly
C．confidently
D．officially
【3】
A．legend
B．failure
C．master
D．coach
【4】
A．wait
B．exchange
C．cheat
D．quit
【5】
A．decided
B．pretended
C．described
D．hesitated
【6】
A．checked in
B．signed up
C．went through
D．applied for
【7】
A．host
B．improve
C．lose
D．survive
【8】
A．schedule
B．creativity
C．time
D．authority
【9】
A．shot
B．limited
C．replaced
D．named
【10】
A．selected
B．tracked
C．rescued
D．stressed
【11】
A．error
B．character
C．affair
D．value
【12】
A．adult
B．competition
C．athlete
D．surprise
【13】
A．outgoing
B．creative
C．unique
D．perfect
【14】
A．investigate
B．benefit
C．reduce
D．request
【15】
A．curious
B．calm
C．worthwhile
D．alarming
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。
“Why she let out my secret? why she did that to me?” I vividly remembered that day when I was confused at the knowing looks which everyone gave me. That terrible experience was imprinted (铭刻) on my mind. I couldn’t forgive the person with whom I had shared my secret. She lost all my trust and friendship.
Five years back, Sally was a new addition in our class. I don’t know what but there was something sticky about her that attracted me towards her. She was the most friendly person I knew. We started as classmates but after a few months we were like best friends. We did homework together and dreamed of going to the same university one day. We hung out and went to the movies on weekends. That was a sweet time.
Nevertheless, I couldn’t expect such an enormous betrayal from her. I didn’t know what made me tell Sally about my personal life. I felt much regret to myself. She exaggerated (夸大) the matter, added her own spices to it and made it the hottest topic in school. It was like someone had stabbed a knife in my back. After she revealed my secret, everyone at school started laughing at me and gazing at me wherever I passed. I was like a pond in which someone had thrown a stone and it had been spilled up. It was the most embarrassing time I had gone through. Soon afterwards, I left school and shifted to another one, because I thought no one had the right to laugh at me. Sally called me many times but I didn’t answer. My heart was broken because the person whom I trusted most cheated me.
I made efforts to remove the scar from my heart. I started a new life, leaving all the bad memories behind, because they made me a person who often thought about the past experiences. Five years later, with the life going on, I made new friends and seldom thought about the past.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
But one day I met Anna in the market, my former classmate, who told me shocking news.
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I immediately called Sally in order to explain the misunderstanding.
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