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1、This is a very interesting book．I’ll buy it ________.
A．no matter how it may cost B．how may it cost
C．how much may it cost D．however much it may cost
2、The recent economic situation ______ into consideration, the manager ______ down on the amount of money invested in the stock market.
A．was taken; cut
B．taken; cut
C．taking; cuts
D．to take; cutting
3、All rights ______ , no one is allowed to copy or use this paper for other commercial purposes.
A.preserved B.observed C.deserved D.reserved
4、The woman ______ I am sending an email is my business partner.
A．to whom
B．whom
C．who
D．whose
5、—Oh, my God! This week I got fired and got my wallet stolen.
—Poor guy! _________ . But maybe your good luck is on the way.
A．Failure is the mother of success
B．It never rains but it pours
C．Great minds think alike
D．He who risks nothing gains nothing
6、I truly believe ______beauty comes from within.
A．that
B．where
C．what
D．why
7、________ confidence resulted in his failure in the interview.
A . Lack of B. Lack for
C. Lacking of D. Being lacked
8、Fine violins by skilled old Italians can hundreds of thousands of dollars，and prices still keep rising.
A. withdraw B. fetch
C. deposit D. charge
9、Every minute is made full use of _______ at our lessons.
A. to work B. working
C. having worked D. being worked
10、Since Mr. Evans took over the firm last month, he ______ to the busy schedule.
A．adapted
B．has adapted
C．had adapted
D．adapts
11、I am looking forward to the day ________ my daughter can read this book and know my feelings for her.
A.as B.why C.when D.where
12、The observer’s statement about the accident was very ; we know almost everything about it now.
A. specific B. especial
C. particular D. special
13、The Science Museum,________ we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one of London's tourist attractions.
A．Where
B．that
C．when
D．which
14、With all the housework _______, mum sighed in relief.
A. finished B. was finished
C. to be finished D. finishing
15、_______ the coming talent competition, he has spent all his free time making preparation.
A.Win B.Winning C.Having won D.To win
16、He departed for Washington, with the pet dog behind with his neighbor.
A. put B. dropped C. thrown D. left
17、_____ from the top of the tower , the south foot of the mountain is a sea of trees .
A．Seen
B．Seeing
C．Have seen
D．To see
18、Doctor Nathan is said to have been ________to researching into wild animals in
Africa for more than ten years.
A. absorbed B. devoted
C. concentrated D. engaged
19、—This week I got fired, hurt my leg, and had my wallet stolen.
—________.
A. Do as the Romans do B. Don’t cry for the moon
C. It’s a bed of roses D. It never rains but it pours
20、—Alice,have you accepted the job in that company?
—Oh,yes.It's quite near and the good pay makes their offer even more to me.
A. attached B. amazing
C. appealing D. associated
21、Ants have the ability to sniff out cancer cells in humans, a new study has discovered, suggesting they could be used for cancer diagnosis in future.
Researchers from the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) discovered that ant species Formica fusca (丝光褐林蚁) has a well-developed sense of smell. It was able to distinguish cancer cells from healthy cells in humans, thanks to their sense of smell, limited trials revealed. But more clinical tests must be carried out before they could be used in clinical settings like hospitals, the team said.
To conduct their research, the scientists performed tests with 36 ants, smelling cells under a laboratory setting. First, the specialists exposed the ants to the smell of a sample of cancerous human cells. This smell was then associated with a reward of sugar solution. In a second step, the researchers exposed the ants to two different smells. One was a new smell and the second was the smell of the cancer cells. Once this test was successful, the researchers exposed the ants to different cancer cells. As such, the scientists found that ants distinguished between cancer and healthy cells.
After training, Formica fusca ants are able to detect organic compounds (混合物) released by cancer cells. “This first study shows that ants have high potential, are capable of learning very quickly, at lower cost, and are efficient,” points out CNRS. This isn’t the first time that scientists have used the animal sense of smell to locate cancer cells. “Dogs’ noses are well suited for medical diagnosis and used for the specific detection of cancer,” the researchers explained. However, training them to do so requires several months to a year. “On the other hand, insects can be easily raised in controlled conditions, and hundreds of individuals can be trained with very few trials,” the researchers pointed out. “Our approach could potentially be applied to a range of other complex smell detection tasks including the detection of explosives, spoiled food, or other diseases.”
【1】What can we learn about Formica fusca?
A．It has a sharp sense of smell.
B．It can diagnose ants’ illnesses.
C．It faces a challenge of surviving.
D．It has been used in clinical settings.
【2】What did scientists take into consideration when conducting their research?
A．The number of ant species.
B．The different smells of cells.
C．The association between cells.
D．The time exposed to cancerous samples.
【3】In what aspect do ants have an advantage over dogs to detect cancer cells?
A．Diagnosis accuracy.
B．Low cost.
C．Scientific interests.
D．Smelling ability.
【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the article?
A．To appeal to people to protect ants.
B．To argue if ants are sensitive to cancer cells.
C．To introduce the ants’ ability of curing cancers.
D．To inform the ants’ special skill to distinguish cells.
22、In 1547, the King of Spain sent a coded letter to his ambassador (大使) in France. Now, after nearly 500 years, researchers have finally cracked (破译) the code and can read the letter. Charles V was the king of Spain from 1516 to 1556. But his power went far beyond Spain. As the “Holy Roman Emperor”, Charles V controlled lands across Europe. In spite of his great power; he had to manage many threats. At the time, many forces were competing to control Europe, including powerful groups with different religious beliefs. Relations with other leaders were tricky.
Three years before the letter was written, Charles V had made a peace deal with King Francis I of France. But there was still a lot of information he didn’t want to share with the King of France. At the time, the only way to communicate across long distances was to send letters. But letters weren’t secure. They could easily be copied or stolen. So Charles V used a complicated code to send information that needed to be kept secret.
Cecile Pierrot, an expert in codes began to try to figure out what the letter said. Parts of the letter were written in ordinary French. But the coded parts were made up of about 120 different symbols. The code was harder to crack than Ms. Pierrot expected. But as the researchers studied the three-page letter, they began to notice some patterns. Some symbols stood for just one letter. Others stood for several letters combined. And a few of the symbols stood for whole words. Some symbols meant nothing at all and were only included to make the code harder to break.
Progress went faster once the team started working with historian Camille Desenclos. She showed the team other coded letters sent to and from Charles V. On one of those letters, the person who got the letter had written out what the coded part of his letter meant. Some of the symbols on that letter were the same as the code the researchers were working on. Finding the letter helped them break their code much more quickly. “It was the key,” said Ms. Pierrot. There are hundreds of similar letters all over Europe. The discovery opens the door to even more history.
【1】What do we know about Charles V?
A．He was a big threat to world peace.
B．He was in power for about 40 years in Spain.
C．He liked to play tricks on other leaders.
D．He had a talent for writing coded letters.
【2】What does the second paragraph mainly focus on?
A．Background information of Charles V’s coded letter.
B．Ways to communicate across long distances in Europe.
C．The relationship between Charles V and King Francis I.
D．The information Charles V wanted to convey in the letter.
【3】What made it more difficult for Cecile Pierrot to break the code?
A．The length of the letter.
B．The combined figures.
C．Some meaningless symbols.
D．The French language.
【4】Which is the most suitable title for the text?
A．Charles V Liked Coded Letters Better
B．Messages Were Sent Using Secret Codes
C．Experts in Codes Work on Secret Letters
D．Researchers Crack 500-Year-Old Mystery Code
23、In Japan many workers for large corporations have a guarantee of lifetime employment. They will not be laid off during recessions or when the tasks they perform are taken over by robots. To some observers, this is capitalism at its best, because workers are treated as people not things. Others see it as necessarily inefficient and believe it cannot continue if Japan is to remain competitive with foreign corporations more concerned about profits and less concerned about people.
Defenders of the system argue that those who call it inefficient do not understand how it really works. In the first place not every Japanese worker has the guarantee of a lifetime job. The lifetime employment system includes only “regular employees.” Many employees do not fall into this category, including all women. All businesses have many part time and temporary employees. These workers are hired and laid off during the course of the business cycle just as employees in the United States are. These “irregular workers” make up about 10 percent of the nonagricultural work force. Additionally, Japanese firms maintain some flexibility through the extensive use of subcontractors. This practice is much more common in Japan than in the United States.
The use of both subcontractors and temporary workers has increased markedly in Japan since the 1974-1975 recession. All this leads some people to argue that the Japanese system really is not all that different from the American system. During recessions Japanese corporations lay off temporary workers and give less business to subcontractors. In the United States, corporations lay off those workers with the least working experience. The difference then is probably less than the term “lifetime employment” suggests, but there still is a difference. And this difference cannot be understood without looking at the values of Japanese society. The relationship between employer and employee cannot be explained in purely contractual terms. Firms hold on to the employees and that employees stay with one firm. There are also practical reasons for not jumping from job to job. Most retirement benefits come from the employer. Changing jobs means losing these benefits. Also, teamwork is an essential part of Japanese production. Moving to a new firm means adapting to a different team and at least temporarily, lower productivity and lower pay.
【1】According to the passage, a woman in Japan _________.
A．cannot get a lifetime job
B．is impossible to get a part time job
C．will be employed for life
D．is among the regular workers
【2】Which of the following is NOT the reason why Japanese workers stay with one firm?
A．They don’t want to lose their retirement benefits.
B．They are not adaptable people.
C．Any change of jobs will make them less paid.
D．They get used to the teamwork.
【3】It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A．those who want to change jobs frequently in Japan should think twice
B．those who are first laid off by American corporations are temporary workers
C．the use of subcontractors makes Japanese firms less flexible
D．the Japanese system is totally different from the American system
【4】What does the passage mainly discuss?
A．The extremely hard situation during recessions.
B．The extensive use of subcontractors in Japan.
C．The characteristics of corporations in the United States.
D．The features of lifetime employment in Japan.
24、Bright Side did some research in many places throughout the world on where you can buy a house for 1 dollar or for free!
Roubaix , France
If you like France, Roubaix located in the north of France is just for you. The local authorities want it to be populated and attractive. You can buy a small house in the industrial district for just $1. The buyer is supposed to live in this house for 3 years.
Buffalo, USA
Buffalo offers whoever qualifies to buy a house for $1. All you need is to be a lawful citizen of the city and invest an amount of money into its decoration. Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.
Liverpool, UK
In Liverpool, most of houses were abandoned by the working class during the years of unemployment. The government is trying to sell the houses for just $1. If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying property (不动产).
Candela, Italy
If you still have any doubts about spending $1 on a house, you should know: the government will pay you some money, if you move to Candela. In order to be paid, you need to become a permanent citizen and have an income of $7,500 per year. If moving alone, you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person .
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【1】Why do the authorities of Buffalo provide a house for people with $1?
A．To improve the lives of poor people.
B．To make the city attractive at no cost.
C．To solve the problems of employment.
D．To attract people to the industrial areas.
【2】What is required to buy a house for 1 dollar in Liverpool?
A．You need to be an unemployed citizen.
B．You should live in the house for 3 years.
C．You must make it the first house purchase.
D．You have to repair and decorate the house.
【3】How much money can you get if moving to Candela with a whole family?
A．$3,200.
B．$1.
C．$800.
D．$7,500.
25、One evening in July, I noticed my wedding ring-which I had worn for over half a century-was missing. I was very________. I looked everywhere. No________
My memory________to the day when I encountered my former seatmate, who I had________ contact with since our graduation from primary school. Then our love________began. He offered me the ring a few months later, small but perfect.
The daydream passed. My daughter called.
"Mom, you should shop for a new ring." She was________“Where do you want to go?" she asked. “The pawn shop (典当店) close by." I said.
At the shop, we found five jewelry cases to________. This would be an exercise in________We picked out three rings from the first case, but________of them really fascinated me. So we continued to the next case. I picked up the first. As I________it on my finger, I shouted, “Here's my lost ring! See how it just________”
I wanted to know how my ring had ended up there, so the police had to get________. It turned out a girl had found it in the mall parking lot.
Weeks have gone. I'm________in amazement that I found my ring. How did I decide to enter that shop? The work of angels? Just curiosity? I'm not sure I'll ever know. But I did learn that sometimes things are gone for a while________they reappear to be claimed. Just________my man, and my ring.
【1】
A．amused
B．dissatisfied
C．shocked
D．delighted
【2】
A．way
B．luck
C．doubt
D．comment
【3】
A．traveled
B．dropped
C．revised
D．wondered
【4】
A．made
B．postponed
C．kept
D．lost
【5】
A．story
B．incident
C．event
D．legend
【6】
A．confident
B．pleased
C．annoyed
D．determined
【7】
A．look through
B．look out
C．look over
D．look up
【8】
A．attention
B．quality
C．patience
D．intelligence
【9】
A．all
B．none
C．neither
D．any
【10】
A．slipped
B．skipped
C．scanned
D．shifted
【11】
A．suits
B．matches
C．fits
D．charms
【12】
A．disturbed
B．involved
C．functioned
D．flashed
【13】
A．still
B．even
C．yet
D．rather
【14】
A．since
B．when
C．after
D．before
【15】
A．as
B．with
C．among
D．like
26、假如你是李华，你校英语俱乐部将进行换届选举，现向大家征求主席人选。请给负责英语俱乐部的外教史密斯先生写封英文信推荐你的同学王林，并从以下几个方面说明他的优势：
1 领导能力；2 个性特点；3 英语水平。
注意 : 1.可以适当发挥，以使行文连贯。
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3.参考词汇： 英语俱乐部主席 Chairman of the English Club 领导能力leadership
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