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1、I knew a lot about the subject already, but her talk was interesting _____
A.besides B.otherwise C.nevertheless D.moreover
2、 _____ the days went on, my memories seemed to get worse.
A. With B. Since C. As D. While
3、In the hills there is a mysterious dark lake, ________ has never been measured.
A．the depth of it
B．whose depth
C．its depth
D．the depth of whom
4、Whenever and wherever we are, keep in mind that we should listen more to others.
It’s wrong to express ourselves without thinking. Just as we all know, _______.
A. a good beginning makes a good ending
B. a still tongue makes a wise head
C. a great hope makes a great man
D. a good husband makes a good wife
5、This is the first time the students ______ to Hyde Park.
A. have been visited B. have visited
C. have gone D. are being gone
6、 Many people take pills to make sure they will achieve or maintain their desired weight ________ it will lower their
life expectancy(寿命)．
A. so that B. in that
C. even if D. as if
7、He________ lunch when I called.
A．is having
B．was having
C．has
D．would have
8、They would rather spend time ______ than ______ in the street.
A. read; wander B. reading; wandering
C. reading; to wandering D. reading; wander
9、The secretary worked late into night, ________ a long speech for the president.
A. to prepare B. preparing
C. prepared D. was preparing
10、As a poet, Hai Zi used to write many romantic poems ______ people usually attach positive and hopeful meanings.
A.on which B.to which
C.with which D.in which
11、The conflict had developed into a stage ____ the two countries were gathering big troops on the border.
A. where B. which C. that D. As
12、Although her description sounded wonderful, the price of the house was ______, so we didn’t buy it.
A．within reach
B．beyond our range
C．in the lead
D．under discussion
13、The signing of this agreement will case the international ________, which might bring an end to conflicts between countries.
A．tension
B．power
C．defense
D．behavior
14、They observed that two of the teams seemed __________ significant progress.
A. making B. to make
C. to have made D. having made
15、After college, he was employed in a middle school and there ever since.
A. would worked B. had worked
C. worked D. has worked
16、This special cream will protect you _____ the burn-ing sun.
A. with B. about C. from D. Off
17、They set out to ____ food to a distant village.
A.direct B.destroy C.deliver D.disqualify
18、For many cities in the world, there is no room to spread out further, _____ New York is an example.
A．for which
B．in which
C．of which
D．from which
19、I happened to be on the newly-built highway when that brand-new car went by, followed by a police car. They _____ at least 150 kilometers an hour.
A.must have been driving B.should have been driving
C.could have driven D.would have driven
20、Wang Jin and his students spend their time______ clocks dating back hundreds of years.
A．purchasing
B．restoring
C．abandoning
D．dismissing
21、John Smith was a writer, who wrote detective stories for magazines, though he never dealt with criminals. One evening he could not finish an end for a story. He sat in his study, but he had no ideas. So he decided to go to the cinema.
When he came back, he found that he had had a visitor. Someone had broken into his house. The visitor had had a drink, smoked several of his cigarettes and had read his story. The visitor left him a note. “I have read your story and I don’t think it is very good. Please read my suggestions and you can finish it. By the way, I am a thief. I’m not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer, I will return.”
John read the thief’s suggestions. Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He is still not a successful writer, and he is waiting for his “visitor” to return. Before he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half-finished story in his study.
【1】Detective stories are stories about________ .
A. the future B. the police
C. children D. science
【2】John went to the cinema because_________ .
A. he could not finish his story and hoped to get some ideas
B. he wanted to enjoy himself in the cinema
C. he wanted to look for a thief
D. he was too tired
【3】The visitor came to John’s house in order to_________ .
A. visit the writer B. have a drink
C. steal something D. read the story
22、When it comes to home decoration, one of the first opportunities we get to express ourselves is by choosing which posters to tear out of magazines and stick on our teenage bedroom walls. So why was the humble poster so popular? The simplest argument is that it allows children and teens to match their bedroom to their personality. Adolescence is a time when we long for independence and a voice, and posters allow that freedom. This is particularly important at a time when the bedroom is an important space away from the pressures of school, annoying brothers or sisters and parents who seem to go out of their way to cause embarrassment.
Another advantage of posters as a first attempt into decoration is their transience. Buying magazines with pin-ups of your favourite celebrities is a more affordable and less time-consuming alternative to decorating a bedroom and, once a fashion passes, posters can easily be taken down.
My own walls were covered with posters from a young age. At the risk of sounding strange, swapping my posters around was a hobby during my teenage years. I’d commit hours to rearranging them on my wall, ensuring every inch was covered.
Research conducted by George Home /Asda in 2017 showed just 7 percent of teens had posters on their walls compared to 78 percent in the 1990s, largely due to the“plain walls and fairy lights aesthetic (美学)” favoured by You Tubers and influencers. The experimental teenage bedrooms of Gen X and Millennials are gone, now bypassing the stage entirely and transforming straight into a more adult space.
It’s sad to think young people are missing something that played such a big part of youth culture, but times have moved on. And if the love of all things old-fashioned continues to be influenced by shows such as Stranger Things, perhaps the poster will enjoy are birth in popularity, who knows? As someone who found so much joy in the posters that decorated their walls, I really do hope so.
【1】Why do teenagers prefer posters according to the author?
A．They causeless embarrassment to teenagers.
B．They are topics to share with others.
C．They help reduce the pressures of school.
D．They are symbols of freedom and personality.
【2】Which can best replace the underlined word “transience” in paragraph 2?
A．Being necessary.
B．Being temporary.
C．Being contradictory.
D．Being voluntary.
【3】What can be inferred from the research in 2017?
A．Aesthetic is unpopular among adolescents.
B．Some social media is to blame for strange aesthetic.
C．The love for posters has dropped dramatically recently.
D．The experimental model in teenage bedrooms are unreliable.
【4】What does the author hope for in the last paragraph?
A．The poster will be popular again.
B．The poster will be updated constantly.
C．The poster will not decorate walls anymore.
D．The poster will not be influenced by popular shows.
23、 The spot of red was what first caught Randy Heiss's attention on December 16. He was biking on his ranch in Patagonia, Arizona, a town near the U. S. -Mexico border. Heiss walked toward it, and found on the grassland was a broken balloon with its string attached to a piece of paper.
“Dayami,” it read on one side, in a child's writing. It was a Christmas wish list, all in Spanish He suspected that a child had tried to send Santa Claus a Christmas wish list by balloon, something he used to do himself when he was a kid. And he wondered whether he could find the child who had sent this one.
It would be difficult, but based on the prevailing wind, Heiss was pretty sure where it came from—just across the border, the city of Nogales, Mexico.
Heiss then posted about his quest on Facebook, attaching photos, hoping his friends in Nogales might know the girl's family.
A few days passed with no leads. Heiss worried that time was running out before Chirstmas. On December 19. he sent a private Facebook message to Radio XENY. a radio station based in Nogales The next morning. Heiss awoke to a message from Radio XENY: They had located Dayami, an eight-year-old girl, and her family, who indeed lived in Nogales. “It just changed my entire day.” said Heiss. Having bought just about everything on Dayami's list and a few other toys, as they had learned that Dayami had a younger sister, Heiss and his wife. at the Radio XENY. met tho family.
“Their eves were wide open with wonder.” Heiss said of the two sisters' reactions. “Like. ‘Oh my gosh, this really did work!’”
Not wanting to disappoint the girls who still believed in Santa Claus, Heiss and his wife told them they were “Santa's helpers”.
“It was a beautiful and healing experience for us...” Heiss said, “Since our only son died ten years ago, being around children at Christmas time has been absent in our lives.” Heiss said. “We now have friends for life. And, for a day, that border fence with its wire melted away.”
【1】What did Heiss find when hiking on his ranch.
A．A Christmas wish list from a child
B．A mass of grassland.
C．A letter addressed to him.
D．A beautiful red balloon.
【2】What does the underlined word "leads" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Examples.
B．Clues.
C．Suggestions.
D．Plans.
【3】Why did Heiss manage to find Dayami?
A．He wanted to make up for his lost son.
B．He wanted to make friends with Dayami.
C．He wanted to realize his childhood dream.
D．He didn't want to spoil Santa Claus for the girls.
【4】What message does the text intend to convey?
A．Love knows no borders.
B．A bold attempt is half success.
C．God helps those who help themselves.
D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
24、Does handwriting matter? Not very much, according to many educators. However, scientists say it is far too soon to declare handwriting is not important. New evidence suggests that the link between handwriting and educational development is deep.
Children not only learn to read more quickly when they first learn to write by hand, but they are also better able to create ideas and remember information. In other words, it’s not only what we write that matters — but how.
A study led by Karin James, a psychologist at Indiana University, gave support to that view. A group of children, who had not learned to read and write, were offered a letter or a shape on a card and asked to copy it in one of three ways: draw the image on a page but with a dotted outline（虚线）, draw it on a piece of blank white paper, or type it on a computer. Then the researchers put the children in a brain scanner and showed them the image again.
It was found that when children had drawn a letter freehand without a dotted outline or a computer, the activity in three areas of the brain were increased. These three areas work actively in adults when they read and write. By contrast, children who chose the other two ways showed no such effect. Dr. James attributes the differences to the process of free handwriting: Not only must we first plan and take action in a way but we are also likely to produce a result that is variable. Those are not necessary when we have an outline.
It’s time for educators to change their mind and pay more attention to children’s handwriting.
【1】What do scientists mean by saying “it is far too soon to declare handwriting is not important”?
A. Handwriting is not very important to children.
B. Handwriting has nothing to do with education.
C. Handwriting should not be ignored at present.
D. Handwriting can not be learned in a short time.
【2】What does “that view” in Para. 3 refer to?
A. Children read quickly when they write by hand.
B. How we write is as important as what we write.
C. Children create ideas and remember information.
D. A group of students should know what to write.
【3】Which is NOT the children’s task in the experiment?
A. Copy the image on a page but with a dotted outline.
B. Draw the image on a piece of blank white paper.
C. Type the image directly on a computer.
D. Put a brain scanner and show the image again.
【4】According to the passage, the author obviously _______ giving up handwriting.
A. is for B. is against
C. is responsible for D. doesn’t care about
25、As I walked onto the soccer field I had a knot(结) in my stomach. I was too shy to _________ the year before but decided to go for it this year.
When the coaches came, I felt as if I was going to pass out. With no _________ ability I began to wonder why I was _________ here. Everyone immediately took a ball and began to _________. I stood there, not knowing what to do. My friends came over to _________ me a few quick moves and drills. I had fun and _________ enjoyed playing. Every other girl on the team was far more skilled than I. The moment I _________ that to myself, I was fine.
This _________ has stuck with me all through high school. Without _________ it, I learned a valuable lesson about myself. __________ I tried out for the soccer team, I always wanted to be __________ at everything. Previously(以前), I would do anything to achieve the high __________ I set for myself. I was so stressed out over schoolwork that I never had fun. I decided it was time for a (n) __________.
Like most high school students, my __________ with more responsibilities and worries, began to change as I got older. Balancing school and sports has not been easy. But through it all, I have become a __________ person. No longer do I __________ that I have to be perfect. Although my athletic ability doesn’t __________ a ticket to universities, I have other good __________ that make me important. Knowing that I have put 100% __________ into everything I do and am honest with myself, I am completely __________ with the person I am.
【1】
A．give up
B．pass by
C．try out
D．walk away
【2】
A．logic
B．sports
C．language
D．communication
【3】
A．just
B．even
C．never
D．always
【4】
A．warm up
B．make up
C．calm down
D．turn around
【5】
A．ask
B．pass
C．show
D．throw
【6】
A．nearly
B．really
C．hardly
D．partly
【7】
A．kept
B．expressed
C．proved
D．admitted
【8】
A．match
B．activity
C．experience
D．performance
【9】
A．checking
B．realizing
C．practicing
D．considering
【10】
A．When
B．After
C．Unless
D．Before
【11】
A．quick
B．clever
C．perfect
D．pleased
【12】
A．speed
B．record
C．position
D．standard
【13】
A．break
B．escape
C．change
D．holiday
【14】
A．life
B．team
C．friends
D．coaches
【15】
A．better
B．kinder
C．warmer
D．quieter
【16】
A．beg
B．feel
C．pretend
D．imagine
【17】
A．add
B．buy
C．deserve
D．promise
【18】
A．ideas
B．attitudes
C．creations
D．qualities
【19】
A．effort
B．money
C．brain
D．trust
【20】
A．happy
B．strict
C．careful
D．patient
26、假定你是李华，你所在的国际学校要完善校园公众号，现向全校师生征集意见，请你根 据以下内容，给负责人 Mr. Brown 写封信。要点如下：
1. 增加名校友专栏；
2. 展示学生优秀作品；
3. 提供生涯规划指导；
4. ……（至少一条）
注意：1.词数 100 左右，开头与结尾已写好不计入总词数； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：校友专栏 alumni column；生涯规划 career development
Dear Mr. Brown,
Knowing that WeChat public account of our school asks for advice on its improvement .
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Yours,
Li Hua
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