1、The book which is ________ 100 yuan is not worth ________.
A. cost; buying B. worth; to be bought
C. worth; buying D. paid; buying
2、Children who are not active or________diet is high in fat will gain weight quickly.
A.who
B.of whom
C.whose
D.that
3、 — Can I make an appointment with Dr. Smith this afternoon?
— Sorry, I’m afraid he is not ______ because he has a patient to operate on.
A. convenient B. available
C. accessible D. valid
4、--- Do you want to come along?
--- ______. I may stay at home to have a rest.
A.No problem B.Not likely
C.No way D.Not really
5、My next duty is ________these children.
A.look after
B.looked after
C.be looked after
D.looking after
6、—Do you know ________ the meeting?
—Tomorrow morning.
A. when they had
B. when did they have
C. when they are going to have
7、______ in the shovel’s jaws, the hatchling appears doomed until, ______, the shovel lifts the bird back to its nest.
A.Struck … exceptionally
B.Stuck …miraculously
C.Being struck … constantly
D.Being stuck… plainly
8、As an extraordinary year comes to an end, the TIME magazine is inviting readers to help the person who has most influenced the world.
A. defend B. respect
C. inform D. select
9、—Do you know the story of Niulang and Zhinu?
—Of course. Their love story was_______ as an example for hundreds of years in China.
A. taken up B. kept up
C. picked up D. held up
10、It is important for people to have the __________ that care and sympathy for people with AIDS/HIV makes a difference to the quality of their lives.
A. remark B. awareness
C. assumption D. compromise
11、People are warned ________ in that city because there is some virus going around the city.
A. to not tour B. touring not
C. not to tour D. not touring
12、--- Have you heard of China’s ________ for the 2026 World Cup?
--- It’s not officially confirmed yet.
A. effort B. bid C. affection D. draft
13、In fact, more than one account suggests that ______ Newton was certainly inspired by a falling apple, there is no proof ____ it hit him on the head.
A.when, why
B.while, that
C.if, that
D.while, why
14、If we_____ the other road, we might have arrived here in time for the meeting.
A. take B. took
C. had taken D. have taken
15、The theme of the painting is too ______ for the audience to understand.
A.abstract B.realistic C.truly D.clearly
16、In my opinion, the idea of a family is much narrower than for many of us.
A.that used to be B.it is used to
C.it was used to D.it used to be
17、________ on smart phone to entertain themselves that people don’t know what to do while going out without it.
A. Such is the dependence B. Such dependence does
C. So they are dependent D. So do they depend
18、— Are you cleaning my room, Serena?
— ______. I can’t bear seeing your room in a mess!
A. You are clever B. Not at all
C. I can’t help it D. No chance
19、Yesterday I broke my favourite watch, and now I have to get it________.
A.repaired
B.repairing
C.repair
D.to repair
20、People who can communicate ______ are always in demand when it comes to job-hunting.
A. carefully B. quickly C. smoothly D. seriously
21、Football: Designing the Beautiful Game
Whether you are a crazy fan or sideline supporter, visitors to this exhibition will enjoy discovering the amazing design stories behind the world’s beautiful game.
What to expect
The exhibition explores the story behind football, showing how design has been used to push the game to new limits. Take a journey through over 500 objects, films and interviews in sporting performance, equipment development and stadium design, and involve yourself in the stories of clubs and game legends(传奇) including Messi, Pelé, George Best and Diego Maradona.
Held by the Design Museum and the National Football Museum in Manchester, the show displays the master planning of the world’s most significant football stadiums, the design innovation used in today’s equipment, how the graphic design of team badges(徽章) and posters shapes a club’s identity and how grassroots’ efforts are pushing the sport’s commercialization.
As the world’s most popular sport, football has a truly international committed fan base. It is estimated that more than half the population of the planet watched the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Join us for a rare insight into the people and processes that have made football what it is today.
Ticket information
※ Online booking is advised but tickets will also be available in the booking office. Last entry to the exhibition is 90 minutes before the museum closes.
※ Adult tickets are charged from £ 16 and student tickets from £ 12. Meanwhile, you can save 25% on family and group tickets.
※ Present your exhibition entry ticket for 10% off food and drink at London Grade Coffee on the ground floor.
【1】How much should a couple with their 11-year-old son pay at least for tickets?
A.£ 25.
B.£ 33.
C.£ 44.
D.£ 48.
【2】What will visitors enjoy with the exhibition entry ticket?
A.A special discount on food and drink at a café.
B.A chance to interview a game legend.
C.A free visit to the National Football Museum.
D.A free team badge of the club they like.
【3】Where is this passage taken from probably?
A.A book review
B.A science report
C.A traveling booklet
D.A music magazine
22、The Children’s Museum of Manhattan Exhibitions Beginning in 2024
Adventures with Dora and Diego (Ages: 3-6 years)
Join Diego on a series of animal rescue missions. Learn facts about animals and their habitats by helping Diego rescue animals in trouble. Explore a cave, a beach and the rainforest or rub animal footprints, even build a Bear’s nest! By helping Dora and her friends. kids will learn problem-solving skills, and gain a greater appreciator and awareness of Latin American culture.
Inside Art (Ages: 4-10 years)
The exhibition continues our tradition of providing families with access to beautiful, complex, and challenging art, as well as access to working artists and opportunities for art making. Come to celebrate art as a vehicle for building healthy communities and explore ideas of home and identity.
PlayWorks (Ages: birth years)
We’ve designed every aspect of PlayWorksTM to help families prepare children to enter school. By combining hands-on games and learning, PlayWorksTM creates a fun and rewarding experience for children.
For adults, PlayWorksnTM provides an opportunity to observe each child’s unique learning style and appreciate how play creates a strong foundation for later learning. This innovative environment includes Alphie -a giant talking dragon who “cats” letters! Come lo get more resources to support your child’s language development.
Superpowered Metropolis: Early Learning City (Ages: 2-6 years)
The exhibit invites children and their grown-ups to feel like heroes, building their learning brain skills together. These skills, known as executive functions, include self-control. working memory, and mental flexibility. Children practice these learning “superpowers” with Zip, Zap, and Zoom, who guide families on a series of city adventures exploring the subways, parks, music, travel, tree houses, and more.
【1】Which exhibition is suitable for a boy aged 3 who is learning spelling?
A.Adventures with Dora and Diego
B.Inside Art
C.Superpowered Metropolis: Early Learning City
D.PlayWorks
【2】What is a child expected to learn after attending Adventures with Dora and Diego?
A.Learn more about nature and culture.
B.Draw a map of city subways and parks.
C.Graduate with a specific qualification.
D.Get resources for language learning.
【3】What do the four exhibitions have in common?
A.They are free of charge for kids.
B.They are only designed for kids.
C.They improve kids’ academic performance.
D.They provide kids with hands-on experience.
23、A typical lion tamer (驯兽师) in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip (鞭) and a chair. The whip gets all of the attention, but it’s mostly for show. In reality, it’s the chair that does the important work. When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face, the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time. With its focus divided, the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next. When faced with so many options, the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.
How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion? How often do you have something you want to achieve (e.g. lose weight, start a business, travel more) — only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress?
This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best, the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information. The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things, and so we take less action, make less progress, and stay the same when we could be improving.
It doesn’t have to be that way. Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face, remember this: All you need to do is focus on one thing. You just need to get started. Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people. If you have somewhere you want to go, something you want to accomplish, someone you want to become...take immediate action. If you’re clear about where you want to go, the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out of the way.
【1】In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?
A.They feel puzzled over choices.
B.They hold on to the wrong things.
C.They find it hard to make changes.
D.They have to do something for show.
【2】What is the author’s attitude towards the experts mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A.Tolerant.
B.Doubtful.
C.Respectful.
D.Supportive.
【3】When the world is “waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to ________.
A.wait for a better chance
B.break your old habits
C.make a quick decision
D.ask for clear guidance
24、 Running is often tiring and a lot of hard work, but nothing beats the feeling you get after finishing a long workout around the track.
But while it’s long been believed that endorphins (脑内啡)—chemicals in the body that cause happiness — are behind the so-called “runner’s high”, a study suggested that there may be more to this phenomenon than we previously knew.
According to a recent study published by a group of scientists from several German universities, a group of chemicals called endocannabinoids (内源性大麻素) may actually be responsible for this familiar great feeling.
To test this theory, the scientists turned to mice.
Both mice and humans release high levels of endorphins and endocannabinoids after exercise along with many other chemicals. After exercising on running wheel, the mice seemed happy and relaxed and displayed no signs of anxiety.
But after being given a drug to block their endorphins, the mice’s behavior didn’t seem to change. However, when their endocannabinoids were blocked with a different drug, their runner’s change.
“The long-held notion of endorphins being responsible for the runner’s high is false. Endorphins are effective pain relievers, but only when it comes to the pain in your body and muscle high symptoms seemed to fade you feel after taking exercise,” Patrick Lucas Austin wrote on science blog Lifehacker.
Similar studies are yet to be carried out on humans, but it’s already well known that exercise is a highly effective way to get rid of stress or anxiety.
The UK’s National Health Service even prescribes (开药方) exercise to patients who are suffering from depression.
“Being depressed can leave you feeling low in energy, which might put you off being more active. Regular exercise can cheer you up if you have depression, and it’s especially useful for people with mild to moderate (中等的) depression,” it wrote on its website.
It seems like nothing can beat that feeling we get after a good workout, even if we don’t fully understand where it comes from. At least if we’re feeling down, we know that all we have to do is put on our running shoes.
【1】What have scientists from German universities recently discovered?
A.The runner’s high can be caused by endocannabinoids.
B.Working out is a highly effective way to treat depression.
C.Endorphins may contribute to one’s high spirits after running.
D.The level of endorphins and endocannabinoids could affect a person’s mood.
【2】The scientists gave mice drugs in their experiments with the intention of ________.
A.testing what influences the level of endocannabinoids released
B.identifying what the cause of the runner’s high is
C.observing the specific symptoms of the runner’s high
D.finding what reduces the runner’s high symptoms
【3】The underlined word “notion” in Paragraph 7 has the closest meaning to ________.
A.effect B.suggestion C.question D.belief
【4】According to the UK’s National Health Service, working out regularly ________.
A.can help ease depression symptoms
B.is the best way to treat depression
C.can help people recover from depression completely
D.can work for those with serious depression effectively
25、Megan’s Library of Love Book Drive began in 2006, in memory of a student who passed away. The idea to send books to a school in____was created by Megan’s classmates at Cedar Groove-Belgium Middle School as a tribute to her.
The project formed out of the desire to honour memories of Megan, to help our community heal, and to make a____in the life of others. Students have many____of Megan, but the most vivid was her love for her family and the diligent help she gave to her classmates. They combined this with her____for learning and reading to create the Library of Love.
This project honours Megan’s special qualities. In the____of one of her classmates, “Megan was a good daughter, a good student and a good friend. We are all blessed to have been a____of Megan’s life.
Every February, on Megan’s birthday, fifth grades at Cedar Groove-Belgium Middle School____donations of newly-purchased books and send them to a school in need. The “love books” are truly a____of love meant to____reading and learning. Students earn the money for postage by writing letters to local____The fifth grades also have the____of labeling every book with a Library of Love sticker, sorting books in categories, and____all the books for shipping.
In the two years since the Library of Love____began, students have collected over 5,000 newly-purchased books to send to schools in need. In 2006, 3,149 books were sent to St. Bernard’s Parish to help to____their school library after Hurricane Katrina devastated the community. In 2007, 1,613 books were sent to Whited Mountain School in Alaska, which was____by a fire. Students look forward to sending the gift of reading to other schools in the future.
【1】A. debt B. need C. trouble D. practice
【2】A. mark B. contribution C. difference D. start
【3】A. images B. expressions C. comments D. memories
【4】A. enthusiasm B. interest C. preference D. determination
【5】A. looks B. words C. case D. diary
【6】A. company B. favor C. witness D. part
【7】A. collect B. abandon C. devote D. present
【8】A. force B. signal C. measure D. gift
【9】A. push B. inspire C. reward D. combine
【10】A. libraries B. post offices C. hospitals D. business
【11】A. ability B. pleasure C. responsibility D. chance
【12】A. packing B. fastening C. check D. settling
【13】A. project B. assignment C. organization D. campaign
【14】A. repair B. refill C. rebuild D. remove
【15】A. broken B. hurt C. closed D. damaged
26、利用下面所给的词语,写一篇50词左右的小短文。
Mars, unmanned, spacecraft, orbit, stunning, a variety of |
要求:至少使用其中的5个词语,并用下划线标出。
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