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1、My mom held me and my brother tight, tears of happiness ______ her face, feeling proud of our final success.
A. to cover B. covered
C. having covered D. covering
2、 In the United States, there is always ____ flow of people to areas of ______ country where more jobs can be found.
A．a; the
B．the; a
C．the; the
D．a; a
3、He promised _____ back in a few minutes.
A．to ring B．ringing C．rang D．to be ringing
4、---Julia failed to____her mid-term exam.
---What a pity! No wonder she is in low spirits.
A. get over
B. get through
C. get across
D. get round
5、Ralph W. Emerson would always ______ new ideas that occurred to him.
A．set off
B．set about
C．set up
D．set down
6、Have you _____ your things, Bob? The train is leaving at 2:30 this afternoon, so we don't have too much time
A．added up
B．hidden away
C．set down
D．packed up
7、It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is quite _________ to perform skillfully yourself.
A. other B. another
C. the other D. others
8、—My computer crashed when I was just playing the game. What should I do?
—______, and check it tomorrow morning to see what happens.
A．Leave it alone
B．Help yourself
C．That depends
D．Keep in touch
9、—Excuse me, is there a shop near here where I can buy some clothes?
—Sorry. _____. I’m new here.
A. It depends B. Forget it
C. I have no idea D. Just a minute
10、 I ________ my homework for four hours, but I am not sure whether I can hand it in tomorrow.
A. have done B. have been doing
C. had been doing D. had done
11、When the explosion broke out, people began to run________
A．in panic
B．in return
C．in particular
D．in exchange
12、— Could you tell me ________?
—OK. I’ll show you the way later.
A. when did you work out the problem in such a short time
B. where you worked out the problem in such a short time
C. which did you work out the problem in such a short time
D. how you worked out the problem in such a short time
13、Before we moved in the new house we bought many_____.
A．furniture
B．furnitures
C．pieces of furniture
D．pieces of furnitures
14、— How’s your tour around the North Lake? Is it beautiful?
— It ______ be, but it is now heavily polluted.
A. will B. would
C. should D. must
15、With a lot of problem________, the newly elected president is having a hard time.(02上海)
A．settled
B．settling
C．to settle
D．being settled
16、The series of TV programme focus on a group of engineers who their lives to China’s nuclear research and space program between the late 1960s and the early 1990s.
A. focused B. devoted
C. concentrated D. shared
17、I think it is better to read a good book carefully than to read many ______.
A．at random
B．by chance
C．on purpose
D．in turn
18、There is little doubt, however, that things will improve in the not too ________future.
A．distant
B．distinct
C．primitive
D．previous
19、Cities inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers rather than on to the car manufacturers ________ cheating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.
A．whose
B．who
C．where
D．when
20、It is believed that travelling to Yaan in October is enjoyable experience.
A. /; the B. the; an
C. /; an D. the, the
21、 A study of more than five million books, both fiction and non-fiction, has found a marked decline in the use of emotional words over time. The researchers form the University of Bristol used Google Ngram Viewer, an online database for finding the frequency of terms in scanned books, to look for more than 600 particular words identified as representing anger, dislike, fear, joy, sadness and surprise.
They found that almost all of the categories showed a drop in these “mood words” over time. Only in the category of fear was there an increase in usage.
“It is a steady and continuous decline,” said Dr Alberto Acerbi. He assumed that the result might be explained by a change in the position occupied by literature, in a crowded media landscape. “One thing could be that in parallel to books the 20th century saw the start of other media. Maybe these media—movies, radio, drama—had more emotional content than books.”
Although both joy and sadness followed the general downwards trend, the research, published in the journal PLOS One, found that they also exhibited another interesting behavior: the ratio (比率) between the two varied greatly, apparently mirroring historical events. During the Roaring Twenties the joy-to-sadness ratio reached its highest point that would not occur again until before the recent financial crash. Then, in 1941, the ratio plunged at the height of World War II.
Nevertheless, the researchers held a reserved opinion about their claim that their result reflected wider social trends. In the paper, they even argue that the opposite could be true. “It has been suggested, for example, that it was the suppression (压抑) of desire in ordinary Elizabethan English life that increased demand for writing ‘filled with romance’… perhaps,” they conclude, “songs and books may not reflect the real population any more than catwalk models reflect the average body.”
【1】The study was carried out by way of_________.
A.scanning the books with an online scanner B.counting the number of words in the books
C.searching digitized texts for emotional words D.analyzing different topics of the books
【2】Which of the following is one of the research findings?
A.Usage decreased in all the categories of mood words.
B.Usage of most mood words kept falling over time.
C.The decline was caused by the rise of other media.
D.The unfavorable position of literature led to the decline.
【3】What does the underlined word “plunged” probably mean?
A.increased B.changed C.dropped D.twisted
【4】The researchers suspect that _______________.
A.their research result reflected wider social trends.
B.their research result was the contrary of social trends.
C.there was a suppression of desire in Elizabethan English life.
D.catwalk models reflect the population better than songs and books.
22、If you are like most people, your intelligence varies from season to season. You are probably a lot sharper in spring than you are at any other time of the year. A noted scientist, Ellsworth Huntington, concluded from other men’s work and his own among people in different climates that climate and temperature have a definite effect on our mental abilities.
He found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than summer heat. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in summer than they are during the rest of the year. It does mean, however, that the mental abilities of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in the summer.
Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking; one reason may be that in the spring man’s mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes in all nature.
Fall is the next best season, then winter. As for summer, it seems to be a good time to take a long vacation from thinking.
【1】According to the passage, the mental abilities of most people________.
A．are different from season to season
B．are the same in all seasons
C．tend to be the lowest in winter
D．tend to be the lowest in fall
【2】What effect do climate and temperature have according to Ellsworth Huntington’s conclusion?
A．A great effect on everyone’s intelligence.
B．Some effect on most people’s intelligence.
C．Effect on only a few people’s intelligence.
D．No effect on people’s intelligence.
【3】Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Cool weather is good for thinking.
B．Winter is the second best season for thinking.
C．Summer is a good time to take a long vacation from thinking.
D．Nature’s changes may affect our mental abilities.
【4】When should a vacation be taken from thinking according to the passage?
A．During spring and fall.
B．During winter.
C．During summer.
D．During summer and winter.
23、Earlier this year, the social media website Facebook announced that it would work with several news organizations — including The New York Times, The Guardian, and the BBC — to place news stories directly into users’ personal Facebook webpage. Stories published using Facebook Instant will load more quickly and keep the style of the original publisher, who will keep all the advertising income the stories earn — at least for now. The deal shows how important social media has become to news organizations, and is a clear sign of how the world of news is changing — and has been for a while.
When Google News began in 2002, many saw it as the death of the newspaper. It had no human editor. Instead Google used, and still uses, a secret computer program that selects and displays news stories according to the reader’s personal interests. More recently, Associated Press and Yahoo! have been publishing computer-written articles. Both use special software to automatically produce stories about company financial results and sports reports — areas where the quality of writing is felt to be of secondary importance to the accuracy of the data.
Should we be worried about such developments? I think we should. One concern is that facebook, Google and other social media websites see journalism as a sideline, a way of putting people in front of advertisements. It isn’t their primary function — so if it stops making them lots of money, they're likely to stop doing it.
There’s also a concern that computer-written articles are not actually journalism at all, because what a human news team produces is actually quite complex. A well-written news story puts information in context, offers a voice to each side of an argument and brings the public new knowledge.
Though economics and speed of delivery mean readers will probably choose a computer-written story over a carefully shaped article — at least for daily news — I don't think the computers will be writing any in-depth articles for a while yet.
【1】What is the main purpose of the article?
A. To report on a new computer service offered by Facebook..
B. To advise readers against reading computer-written news.
C. To express concern about recent trends in online news.
D. To describe the process of online news reporting.
【2】Computer-written news reports have so far focused on sports and finance because ________.
A. these are the most popular topics for online readers
B. there are fewer journalists specializing in these areas
C. information on these topics is more easily available
D. writing style is less important than accuracy in these areas
【3】What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Journalism. B. Advertising.
C. Facebook. D. Business.
【4】In Paragraph 4, which of the following is mentioned as a characteristic of a well-written news article?
A. The information presented is up-to-date.
B. The author's opinion is clear.
C. Different views on the topic are presented.
D. The language used is vivid.
24、Celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day with free events
Libraries across Long Island will offer a variety of face painting, crafts, games and shows this Saturday in celebration of Take Your Child to the Library Day.
Here is how libraries around Long Island will celebrate:
Harborfields Public library
Young children can spend the morning singing and dancing with Ms. Diane Young. Children of all ages can participate in a get — to — know — your — library hunt from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a prize awarded to everyone who finishes the hunt.
When: 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Where: 31 Broadway, Greenlawn
More info: Free and open to all, tickets are required for the magic and comedy show; 631-757-4200, harborfieldslibrary.org
Patchogue-Medford library
Spend the day with the very hungry caterpillar taking photos, playing games and making caterpillar crafts. A library representative will be on hand to talk about library programs and services. “it’s a chance for families to come and connect with the library and to learn all about the services that we offer and good for families to spend time together,” said Patchogue-Medford Library children’s librarian Elizabeth Ramos.
When: 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Where: 54-60 East Main Street, Patchogue
More info: Free and open to all; 631-654-4700, pmlib.org
Henry Waldinger Memorial library
Children 3 months to 13 years can color and create bookmark crafts. The first 25 children will receive a free book. The library will also raffle off (抽奖) a basket of books and other goodies.
When: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream
More info: Free and open to all, preference given to Valley Stream library cardholders; 516-825-6422, valleystreamlibrary.org
Connetquot Public library
Kids can spend the morning making crafts and taking green screen photos. There will also be a balloon artist and raffles.
When: 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Where: 760 Ocean Avenue, Bohemia
More info: Free and open to all; 631-567-5079, connetquotlibrary.org
【1】Which activity needs tickets for admission?
A.The magic and comedy show. B.Taking green screen photos.
C.The morning singing and dancing. D.A get — to — know — your — library hunt.
【2】Which phone number will you ring to join in family activities?
A.631-757-4200. B.631-654-4700.
C.516-825-6422. D.631-567-5079.
【3】Which library will offer some free books?
A.Harborfields Public Library. B.Patchogue-Medford Library.
C.Henry Waldinger Memorial Library . D.Connetquot Public Library.
25、Everyone has their advantages and disadvantages, turning our disadvantages into advantages makes us ________. A 12-year-old boy, Jim overcame his disadvantages by unknowingly making it his ________.
Poor Jim ________ his left arm in a terrible accident and was ________. To cheer him up, his father made him join a Judo (柔道) club. As the boy always wanted to learn Judo, his father thought this would make him ________.
Everyone wondered how a single-armed boy could learn Judo.________, the master happily accepted him. Jim practiced nothing but a single stroke (击). He trarned for all 8 months in mastering a single stroke. The boy was ________ and sometimes annoyed as his master taught him only one stroke.
Yet, he said nothing. The boy mastered the stroke and grew in confidence as ________ could do that particular stroke better. The boy was ________ by the master to compete in a Judo championship tournament.
Everyone ________ Jim and his master. Even the boy was not sure about why his master had chosen him.
To everyone’s surprise, Jim easily ________ six competitors with his single stroke. He struggled a bit in the semi-finals but managed to win the match. Then the final match began. The competitor was very strong and the judge ________ with Jim’s master about stopping the match as he feared the competitor could ________ Jim. However, his master ________ and told Jim to continue the match. With a huge effort, Jim ________ the match.
Jim thought it was ________ and asked his master how he had become champion. His master told him “My dear boy, you learned the most ________ stroke in Judo that very few can master to perfection. If your competitor wants to beat you and ________ you from using the stroke, they should hold your left arm. This was the ________ behind your victory!”
If the boy turned his weakness, the loss of his left arm, into such a great ________, why can’t we?
【1】
A．determined
B．reliable
C．flexible
D．powerful
【2】
A．chance
B．hobby
C．strength
D．choice
【3】
A．lost
B．bent
C．lifted
D．broke
【4】
A．embarrassed
B．heartbroken
C．impatient
D．angry
【5】
A．joyful
B．popular
C．normal
D．special
【6】
A．Besides
B．Therefore
C．However
D．Moreover
【7】
A．excited
B．surprised
C．nervous
D．ambitious
【8】
A．somebody
B．everybody
C．anybody
D．nobody
【9】
A．taught
B．forced
C．selected
D．paid
【10】
A．feared
B．doubted
C．admired
D．knew
【11】
A．shook
B．hurt
C．hit
D．beat
【12】
A．debated
B．agreed
C．quarreled
D．discussed
【13】
A．frighten
B．blame
C．hurt
D．move
【14】
A．refused
B．struggled
C．begged
D．regretted
【15】
A．ignored
B．won
C．organized
D．watch
【16】
A．ridiculous
B．unacceptable
C．unbelievable
D．satisfying
【17】
A．difficult
B．suitable
C．standard
D．terrible
【18】
A．protect
B．help
C．excuse
D．prevent
【19】
A．effort
B．secret
C．reality
D．meaning
【20】
A．success
B．fun
C．challenge
D．dream
26、假定你是苏华，你的英国朋友Jason对中国古代诗歌，尤其对李白的诗歌很感兴趣,写信向你询问。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.李白诗歌受欢迎的原因：
3.李白诗歌的特色。
写作要求：
1,词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jason,
More than glad to learn that you are fond of classical Chinese poetry, especially the poems written by Li Bai.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Su Hua
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