1、When you're old and looking back on your life, will you be content with the way things ?
A.stick out
B.break out
C.run out
D.turn out
2、 When effectively _______, the feedback we share with students or employees can develop their awareness of their own learning.
A. managing B. being managed
C. managed D. to manage
3、All through history, big changes have taken place in ________ English language, especially when Henry IV became ________ King of England.
A. the; the B. 不填; the C. the; 不填 D. an; 不填
4、These days, pet-keeping urge has spread even to parts of the world ________ have no tradition of sink into a comfortable couch with a furry creature.
A.where
B.that
C.in which
D.at which
5、As Zhong Nanshan puts it, a surgical mask is enough _______ one uses it for daily protection.
A.unless B.before C.if D.since
6、There are as many as five student clubs in our school.You can join _____ interests you most.
A. whatever B. whichever
C. whenever D. wherever
7、No such young man likes ______.
A. to be made fun B. making fun of
C. being made fun of D. to make fun of
8、Life has become so easy for children today that they the spirit to work hard.
A.lack B.lack of
C.are lacked D.are lacking of
9、It’s dangerous if you have the fire _____ all night long.
A. to burn B. burn C. burned D. burning
10、To our astonishment, he has improved himself by ______ his weakness.
A.struggling
B.defending
C.occupying
D.overcoming
11、—The students of Grade 9 in Changchun have to take part in the P. E. test from 2016.
—Yes, you want to pass it and be stronger, practice more.
A.until B.if C.unless D.or
12、Jumping out of ________airplane at ten thousand feet is quite ________exciting experience.
A. /;the B. /;an
C. an;an D. the;the
13、His opinions are so ridiculous and impractical that I don't see how any ________ person could agree with him.
A.considerate
B.sensible
C.genuine
D.sensitive
14、 Guess what! I haven't used this pen for ages and it ______.
A. was still writing B. is still writing
C. is still written D. still writes
15、________, I think, and the problems could be settled.
A.If you double your efforts
B.So long as you keep up your spirits
C.Making greater efforts
D.A bit more efforts
16、It was not until 9 o’clock ______ I finally got on the bus.
A.when
B.that
C.did
D.do
17、Fred is second to none in math in our class,but ______,he hardly passed the final math exam.
A. as a matter of fact B. as usual
C. right away D. believe it or not
18、Help is greatly needed for families ________ homes were destroyed in the bombing.
A.which
B.where
C.of whom
D.whose
19、After several rounds of talks, the two sides ______ reached an agreement.
A.slightly
B.eventually
C.significantly
D.originally
20、________ the morning train, he would not have been late for the meeting.
A. Did he catch B. Should be catch
C. Has he caught D. Had he caught
21、“What is the story of your piano?” a new friend asked over dinner. My piano sits in the corner of my small living room.
My piano has a story? “All pianos have stories” she said. Suddenly, my piano’s story came flooding out of me fully-formed as if I’d always had this tale to tell.
I loved music since childhood. I started with the recorder and moved on to instrument like the violin, trumpet (小号) and guitar. But playing the piano had always been my dream, a dream our family could not afford.
I grew up in an immigrant Chinese family in Toronto. My father waited tables in a Chinese restaurant, and my mother worked in a Chinese laundry. Despite our poor childhood, my siblings (兄弟姐妹) and I were always fed with love. I can’t remember which birthday it was when she spared the money to buy me a doll. Of course, by then I’d grown out of the age of wanting dolls, but she worked too hard to know that, and I never told her. I happily and gratefully accepted the doll because I loved the gift that was her loving me enough to buy it for me.
So it was eventually with my piano. It was in my last year of high school. I took piano lessons for about a year before university forced me to stop. I had to make a decision: to work towards the more practical goal of medical school or my love for music. Finally I chose to stop piano lessons.
I moved that piano around with me over the next decade — until my son was born. He showed an early interest in music, so I put him in piano lessons. I played that piano through my son — although guitar was finally his instrument of choice .
I’ve come to realize that for my career, I’ve let all personal pleasures fall away. I figured I’d get back to playing the piano when I retire. Maybe it’s time to get that piano retuned (重新调音) again, this time for myself, before it’s too late to enjoy. Maybe that’s something we all should do right now .
Sometimes a single question can open whole paths of thinking and discovery. So, what is the story of your piano?
【1】What do we know about the author from the first four paragraphs?
A.She was born in a musical family.
B.She had a poor but happy childhood.
C.Her interest in dolls never faded.
D.Her parents were too busy to care for her.
【2】What is the main reason the author stopped learning piano?
A.Her parents persuaded her to do so.
B.She faced study and career pressure.
C.She couldn’t afford piano lessons.
D.Her university didn’t provide such lessons.
【3】What will the author probably do in the near future?
A.Restart her piano dream.
B.Ask her son to learn piano.
C.Buy a new piano for herself.
D.Focus on her medical career.
【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the article?
A.To explain the influence of music on her.
B.To encourage readers to play an instrument.
C.To look back on her childhood experience.
D.To share her story about an unrealized dream.
22、Sooner or later, most students are to take some form of English examinations. Often the more successful students are better prepared. However, sometimes students who do well have better test taking skills. These abilities really have nothing to do with understanding English better. They are skills that make taking the test easier, and therefore provide better results.
Here are some very important—and often ignored—guidelines to taking a test successfully.
Do not insist on completing each question before going to the next. This is extremely important. Remember one question may only be worth one point! You will become nervous when you fail to find out its answer, making you lose your concentration and leading to worse results.
Go through the test a second time working out the answers to more difficult questions. Sometimes questions asked are answered in later questions asking for different things.
Usually(but not always) a strong first impulse(冲动) means we know the answer and we don’t really have to think about it too much. Going back to think about it usually makes you unsure and often causes a mistake. This is very common, so be very careful!
If you don’t know the answer, write something. If you are answering a 4 possibility multiple choice question you will still have a 25% chance of being correct!
Taking a test is as much for you as is for your teacher, so never cheat. If you cheat, you don’t help yourself in the long run.
【1】In the first paragraph, the writer stresses the importance of ______.
A. better preparations for exams.
B. better understanding of English.
C. better skills at taking exams.
D. better results of taking exams.
【2】When taking an exam, you are advised ______.
A. to first answer the questions which are easier to you.
B. to depend on your first impulse to answer the questions.
C. to search the test paper for all the answers to the questions.
D. to give up the questions whose answers you don’t know.
【3】It is common that many students______.
A. pay much attention to their testing skills.
B. often give up a difficult test halfway.
C. often get higher results by cheating.
D. don’t believe in their first impulse.
【4】What would be the best title of the passage?
A. Effective Studying Methods.
B. Effective Test Taking Skills.
C. Getting Better Exam Results
D. Being Successful Students.
23、Stephen Hawking has said he believes brains could exist independently of the body after people die, but that the idea of a conventional afterlife(传统意义上的死后重生)is a fairy tale. Speaking at the premiere(首映)of a documentary film about his life, Stephen Hawking said: “I think the brain is like a program in the mind, which is like a computer, so it’s theoretically possible to copy the brain onto a computer and so provide a form of life after death.”
“However, this is way beyond our present scientific and technological level. I think the conventional afterlife is a fairy tale for people afraid of the dark.” The author of “A Brief History of Time”, who earlier approved of the right for the deadly ill to end their lives as long as safeguards were in place, suffered from motor neurone(运动神经元) disease at the age of 21 and was given two to three years to live.
“All my life I have lived with the menace of an early death, so I hate wasting time,” Hawking said on Thursday night, using the computer-created voice he controls with a facial muscle and a blink(贬眼) from one eye. The documentary explores a brilliant schoolboy with unclear handwriting who enjoyed the life of Oxford University before illness led to a lifelong desire of discovery about the origins of the universe, which began as a graduate at Cambridge University and has shocked the world.
Hawking’s sister Mary says in the film that her brother was highly competitive and curious about everything in a household which friends described as very academic, and explains how she received a toy house as a present when they were children, to which Stephen immediately added electricity.
She said that life with her brother was attractive and exciting. “It’s a waste of time arguing with Stephen because he always manages to turn the argument round,” she said. The film goes back to his childhood and his student days and shows the scientist, who uses a wheelchair, at home with break. It also explores his family life with his first wife, Jane, and their three children, the breakdown of their marriage and his marriage to one of his carers.
Jane appears on camera to explain how the pressures of caring for the children and the increasingly disabled Hawking became even worse once full-time nurses were brought into the home, destroying any privacy(隐私). His second wife and former nurse, Elaine Mason, does not appear in the film, and Hawking introduces their 1995-2007 marriage with a few pictures and a brief description.
【1】Which statement is most probably agreed with by Hawking?
A. People can become alive again after they die.
B. Brains could exist out of the body.
C. Brains can now be copied onto computers.
D. People are expected to continue living in a certain form after death.
【2】To the will of incurable patients to end their lives, Hawking ________.
A. is conditionally agreeable
B. holds a negative attitude
C. shows his deep concern
D. expresses his strong approval
【3】What does the underlined word “menace” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. power B. threat
C. influence D. desire
【4】According to Mary, when they were children ________.
A. Hawking gave her a toy house with electricity
B. they never argued with each other
C. she didn’t like living with Hawking because of his competitiveness
D. Hawking showed outstanding talent for physics
【5】It can be inferred that ________.
A. Hawking now has to use his wheelchair wherever he goes
B. Hawking’s first wife was once a full-time nurse
C. Jane felt too stressed to continue her marriage with Hawking
D. the film mainly presents Hawking’s student days
24、Four Best Theme Parks in Europe to Visit
Whether you are traveling alone, with your special one, in a group, or as a family, theme parks are always a great opportunity to experience a pleasant adventure in the most fun and harmless way. So don’t miss out on this list of the best theme parks in Europe, where you’ll definitely enjoy yourself and of course, discover new experiences!
Gardaland—Lake Garda, Italy
Gardaland is Italy’s biggest amusement park and is located on the shores of Lake Garda. The park offers an impressive 32 rides? including seven roller coasters and three water rides. It is conveniently divided into three groups: Fantasy, Adventure, and Thrill.
Parc Asterix—Plailly, France
Parc Asterix is a popular amusement park located in Plailly, France. It is based on the comic series Asterix and Obelix. The park has seventeen attractions themed around the comics and is a perfect playground for fans of Asterix and Obelix. It also includes roller coaster rides and many other shows such as dolphin shows or performances from Roman soldiers.
Legoland Windsor Resort-Windsor, United Kingdom
The Legoland Windsor is a theme park in Windsor, United Kingdom, designed for families with children aged 3 to 12. The park features a variety of attractions based on Lego building blocks. There is also a themed amusement park area called Miniland? which is made up of smaller—scale replicas(复制品) of famous European landmark.
Movie Park Germany-Bottrop, Germany
Movie Park Germany is a great place to go if you love films, consisting of 7 areas based on movies and TV series. There are various shows and attractions centered around the big movie business, which will keep you entertained for hours on end!
【1】What is special about Parc Asterix?
A.It offers roller coaster rides.
B.It features comic themed attractions.
C.It owns replicas of famous landmarks.
D.It entertains tourists through films and shows.
【2】Which theme park appeals to kids with a passion for Lego?
A.Gardaland.
B.Parc Asterix.
C.Legoland Windsor Resort.
D.Movie Park Germany.
【3】What can you do in Movie Park Germany?
A.Go water riding.
B.Enjoy dolphin performances.
C.Take in impressive lake views.
D.Experience the scenes in films.
25、 No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Yesterday a salesman, working for a telecom company, _________ me to sell his phone plans. I was at work and unwilling to spend time on those conversations, so I made a(n) _________ that I couldn’t talk yet and I _________ him to call back one hour later.
However, he continued to explain his phone plans, which he said were better than my _________ one. While listening to him, sometimes I was lost in thought, giving “hmm” as a sign of _________ or showing him that I was still there. Sometimes I felt a bit impatient. But I tried to be _________ during the conversation.
At the end of the conversation, he said: “Thank you for listening to me. _________, people treat us as thieves or _________ at us. Today, I haven’t had a conversation without offense (侮辱). I know you could have been _________ after work or done something else had I not __________ your time. So I am really touched.”
I thanked him for this statement. I __________ how much he could have been the subject of verbal (言语的) __________ all through his working days. I also admitted that those people showing bad __________ to him might have been me. But now I am delighted to allow him to feel treated __________ . In fact everyone should be __________ as a human being.
A.forced
B.invited
C.called
D.allowed
A.choice
B.promise
C.decision
D.excuse
A.begged
B.advised
C.warned
D.encouraged
A.present
B.common
C.former
D.extra
A.impatience
B.confusion
C.agreement
D.confidence
A.polite
B.proud
C.excited
D.annoyed
A.Rarely
B.Personally
C.Recently
D.Usually
A.shout
B.wave
C.stare
D.smile
A.bored
B.relaxed
C.stressed
D.amazed
A.dealt with
B.got through
C.given back
D.taken up
A.argued
B.appreciated
C.realized
D.accepted
A.communication
B.challenge
C.attack
D.ability
A.impression
B.character
C.demand
D.attitude
A.seriously
B.differently
C.unfairly
D.badly
A.respected
B.regarded
C.explored
D.trusted
26、假设你是李华,新年即将到临,你的英国笔友Jack和你交流新年的打算。你回信说你们搬入新校,为了更美好地建设“绿色校园”,你打算号召同学们一起努力:
1.多植树,美化校园;
2.回收废物(瓶子、报纸等);
3.节约能源。
注意:1. 词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数);
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:回收recycle
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