1、The young man offered the old man his own seat. ( )
A.宾语
B.定语
C.宾语补足语
D.表语
2、He said to his son, “Put on more clothes.”
—________
A. He told his son to put on more clothes.
B. He asked his son put on more clothes.
C. He said to his son that he would put on more clothes.
D. He told his son that he should put on more clothes.
3、 I’m always ________ about what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others’ feelings.
A. enthusiastic B. curious
C. doubtful D. cautious
4、The next morning she found the man ___________ in bed, dead.
A.lying B.lie C.lay D.laying
5、Since living in the country is cheap ________ with that in big cities, my grandpa decided to spend the rest of his life in the country.
A.in combination B.in comparison C.in contact D.in connection
6、Mr. Smith gave her one of the pills that he ______ for stomachache or something like that.
A.will have taken B.had been taken C.has taken D.had been taking
7、________ we achieve great success in our work, we should not be too proud.
A.Ever since
B.Even if
C.In case
D.As though
8、Mr. Smith, _____ of the ______ speech, started to read a novel.
A. tired; boring B. tiring; bored
C. tired; bored D. tiring; boring
9、______ ourselves from the physical and mental tensions, we each need deep thought and inner quietness.
A. Freed B. having freed
C. To free D. Freeing
10、It is unbelievable that Mr. Lucas still leads a simple life _______ his great wealth.
A.though B.despite C.thanks to D.even if
11、When I turned to him for help, he turned me.
A.himself from
B.his back on
C.himself on
D.his back from
12、Jenny asked me I had returned the bike to its owner, and I admitted that I hadn’t.
A. when B. where C. whether D. what
13、We’ll have to finish the job, .
A.whatever long it takes
B.it takes whatever long
C.however long it takes
D.long however it takes
14、The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil on June 13th, 2014, and 32 football teams so far.
A.will choose B.have chosen
C.have been chosen D.will be chosen
15、Miss Li found herself in an embarrassing position ________ she didn't know which side she should support.
A.where
B.that
C.which
D.when
16、The actor’s absurd behavior put an end to the last traces of ______ his fans had for him.
A. appreciation B. motivation
C. affection D. expectation
17、Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one performance.主句中的谓语是:
A.inspired
B.asked
C.make
D.joined
18、Jane is ill and Annie is going to _______ this week.
A. take place B. take her place
C. take the place D. be replaced
19、In order to success, we must have a complete and thorough plan.
A.adjust
B.ensure
C.justify
D.resolve
20、The day we were looking forward to ____ finally, when we won the first prize.
A. came B. coming
C. come D. had come
21、 Unlike any other art form, movies require hundreds of people and piles of money. With such financial risks, studios (电影公司) want to attract as many people as possible and make a big profit(利润). I often complain that chasing profits ruins movies. Imagine if Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) had to satisfy investors for The Last Supper.
In May, Paramount released(发行) its trailer (预告片) for a live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Everyone was excited – me too! I love this character, in part because he’s ridiculous(荒谬的). Hedgehogs (刺猬) aren’t fast, nor are they blue. Had the game’s designers ever actually seen a hedgehog? Who cares? Sonic has always looked cool. Nobody would play a video game featuring a realistic hedgehog character.
When I saw the movie trailer, though, I worried. Sonic’s eyes were too far apart and his big teeth looked like they would eat my fingers. His body looked like a child wearing pajamas 睡衣). Sonic didn’t look cool. He looked like the half-human result of a failed genetic (基因的) experiment.
You know the internet. People there will fight you for saying the sky is blue. This time, however, the internet stood together: Sonic looked TERRIBLE. People joked about it all over social media. Paramount couldn’t ignore this online outrage(愤怒) and quickly announced a redesign, at great cost to the company.
At first, I thought it was awesome. Back when I was a kid, there was no social media. We would have been stuck with creepy, crappy (怪异且蹩脚的) Sonic and his terrifying teeth. After the redesign, Sonic looks cooler than ever. I’m glad the studio broke its budget to get Sonic right.
But I’m a little worried, too. What if this starts a trend(趋势)? What if directors keep going to Sina Weibo or Twitter to make people happy? One thing I’ve learned in life is that if you try to make everybody happy, nobody will be happy.
If an art form only exists to make money by giving audiences what they expect, can we really call it “art” anymore? Some of my favorite movies are ones that nobody liked at first. Usually, what makes them good is the same thing that made them unpopular. Studios might end up with lots of money but we would end up with a lot of bad movies.
【1】What is the author’s main purpose in writing the text?
A.To describe his love of the hedgehog, Sonic.
B.To promote the movie Sonic the Hedgehog.
C.To complain about how bad Sonic looked in an earlier film trailer.
D.To express his concern over studios’ attempts to please audiences.
【2】Why did the author get worried when he saw the movie trailer?
A.Sonic looked awful in the movie. B.The story for the movie was boring.
C.They chose the wrong actor to play Sonic. D.Sonic looked like a realistic hedgehog.
【3】What does the underlined word “this” in the second-to-last paragraph refer to?
A.Making an effort to make profits.
B.Posting movie trailers on social media.
C.Making adjustments based on the audience’s preferences.
D.Creating good-looking images for movie characters.
【4】Which of the following would the author probably agree with?
A.Great works of art are always disfavored at first.
B.A good movie could be unpopular at first.
C.A great movie is one that reflects its audience’s tastes.
D.The best movies will end up with great profits.
22、UrbanSpace in midtown New York is a place where white-collars come for lunch during their workdays.For the past a few months,customers have always lined up before a kiosk which sells a very authentic Chinese food in north China—Jianbing,or the Chinese crepe.
The kiosk is branded "Mr.Bing",and is owned by Brian Goldberg,who is born and raised in New York.Goldberg is very involved with Chinese culture.He was a Chinese major back in college in Boston,and studied in China 20 years ago.
"When I went to China,I just love Jianbing so much.It tastes so good.It's hot.It's fresh.It's customizable.They make it how you like it.When I come back to America,I can't find it. So I make it!"said Goldberg.
Goldberg's Jianbing plan is not a whim(突发的想法).It was the theme of his business plan when he was a MBA in Columbia University.As a student,he didn't have enough funds to start.It was until five years ago that he made the first step in Hong Kong.To open the Hong Kong shop,Goldberg spent many weekends flying back and forth from Beijing,Tianjin,and Shandong Province,the origins of Chinese Jianbing.
After tasting tons,he focused on one kiosk in Beijing,Xiaoyan Jianbing,whose chef offered to teach him and his Hong Kong employees the recipe.In Hong Kong,"Mr.Bing" was fairly popular,but Goldberg always thought of going back home.
Two years ago,he moved back to New York and put himself into his Jianbing shop. Selling Jianbing to New Yorkers is surely not the same with selling them to Chinese.To cater to the taste of Americans,Goldberg applied several changes to the recipe after trial and errors.
The Jianbing as you see today at Mr.Bing's is a revised version: fried wonton skin is used to replace dough stick(油条),and a signature Chinese spicy sauce instead of fermented bean curd,and there is meat,which Americans love.
Even with one storefront,Goldberg is selling hundreds of Jianbing each day.He is confident this Chinese snack can be something."Anyway,Americans didn't know much about sushi or burritos(墨西哥玉米面卷饼)back twenty years.But now they are having them all the time."Goldberg said.The great goal of Goldberg is bringing Jianbing to the world and establishing his own signature brand with "Mr.Bing".
【1】Which of the following is NOT a possible factor for Americans' love of Chinese Jianbing?
A. It tastes delicious. B. Its price is very cheap.
C. It is hot and fresh. D. It has been improved.
【2】The underlined sentence 'It's customizable.' in Paragraph 3 means that .
A. customers can make orders of Jianbing on the Internet
B. customers can make Jianbing by themselves very easily
C. it can be made according to customers' tastes and needs
D. it can be seen distributed among every corner of the USA
【3】From Goldberg's experience we can conclude that .
A. he once studied Chinese in Columbia University 20 years ago
B. he takes possession of several storefronts in Hong Kong,China
C. before setting up his business of Jianbing he did market research
D. he has bought the parent of recipe from Chinese Xiaoyan Jianbing
【4】What is the best title for the passage?
A. A man's duty of spreading Chinese culture
B. Jianbing of Mr.Bing attracts New Yorkers
C. A kind of traditional Chinese food—Jianbing
D. Chinese snack can be something in the USA
23、“Baby signing” classes established to improve language skills actually make little difference to children's development, according to new research. Scholars claimed there was no evidence that the lessons—in which babies are taught simple gestures to communicate their everyday needs—enable children to talk quicker than others.
In a three-year study, it was claimed that the method could make mothers more responsive to their children's behaviors but failed to actually increase babies' vocabulary. An active home environment in which parents regularly talk to their children was much more effective, researchers warmed. The findings will cast doubt on the movement—born in the United States—which has proved hugely popular among middle-class parents.
Baby signing is now a multi-million pound industry, with thousands of mothers and fathers paying for classes, books and DVDs. Young children are taught simple gestures for words and phrases to communicate their everyday needs, such as “milk” “more” “all gone” “food” and “tired". It is claimed that the technique brings great benefits, including improving the relationship between mother and child, helping language development and even increasing a child's intelligence.
But research from Hertfordshire University has found no evidence that using baby signing helps to improve their language development. The scholars added, “Baby signing has become big business and mothers, particularly first-time mums or less confident parents, feel the pressure to do it. Some even think ‘if I don't do it and everyone else does, I must be a bad mother’.”
Nevertheless, baby signing experts hardly sustained the findings. Wendy Moat, 45, who has been running baby signing classes for three years, said that the classes encouraged speech development, and may help develop a higher IQ. She said, “So many mums say that their children talk so well because they did baby signing when they were babies. Parents wouldn't say it if they didn't believe it."
【1】Which of the following may help improve children's language skills?
A.Using simple words and phrases.
B.Talking to them as much as possible.
C.Buying them more books and DVDs.
D.Creating a serious home environment.
【2】According to Paragraph 4, some new mothers choose baby signing classes in that ________.
A.they are influenced by others
B.they are sure of the effects of them
C.they don't want to be looked down upon
D.they don't know how to teach their children
【3】The underlined word “sustained" in the last paragraph means “________”
A.dislike
B.resist
C.approved of
D.figured out
【4】What's the main idea of the text?
A.How to teach children to communicate effectively.
B.Baby signing classes increase children's intelligence.
C.How to improve the relationship between mother and child.
D.Baby signing classes fail to improve children's language skills.
24、Nowadays there seems to be an app for everything. And mobile apps have been a part of our life. The following apps are part of the most popular apps.
Ctrip can be the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere at anytime. | |
Ximalaya Reading has millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales for children. What’s special about it is that you can use it to download book recording that can be listened to. It has more than 1 million valuable resources. | |
Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app. | |
Word Hero may help learn more English words while you’re playing games, so if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English, use it! | |
World of Tanks Blitz(坦克世界), a free-to-play online: game with over 40 million downloads, bring quick-fire tank fights. “A lot of tanks, a lot of people and a lot of fun.” It will be the best choice to kill your time. |
【1】Ctrip is a useful app for .
A. playing games
B. learning English
C. booking tickets
【2】You can NOT know about from Ximalaya Reading.
A. poems B. novels C. news
【3】To remember words in a fun way, is a good choice.
A. Ctrip B. Word Hero C. Baby Bus
【4】World of Tanks Blitz has downloads and it fits people’s free time.
A. more than 40 million
B. less than 1 million
C. more than 40 billion
【5】According to the information above, .
A. we can buy tickets from Ctrip only in the daytime
B. Peter, a 2-year-old boy, can learn to draw pictures with the help of Baby Bus
C. we can’t use Ximalaya Reading to download book recording
25、Agnes Lloyd’s 70th birthday came, but the day went normally. Her husband _______ many years ago. She had not heard from her children for a long time, which was _______.
The last bell of the day rang. She picked up her _______ and walked towards her car planning to buy herself a chocolate dessert although her doctors don’t _______ it for her age. But who cares? It was her birthday, and she _______ it.
The thought made her smile as she _______ her car when a sudden “MRS. LLOYD!” _______ her. Agnes dropped her purse onto the ground. She looked around and was _______ by what she saw.
Her students were standing there carrying birthday signs. She hadn’t _______ they had prepared such a surprise for her. Her student Christian came over, picking up her purse, and ________ her to the rest as they all started singing Happy Birthday.
As the song continued, tears ________ in her eyes. As they finished the song, small pieces of coloured paper began flying all over the place ________. But that wasn’t the best part.
Some of the students parted and her three children stepped out holding a birthday cake with two ________ that formed the number 70. “Happy birthday. Mom!” They exclaimed together, and that’s when Agnes lost her ________ for the first time.
Don’t forget your parents, ________ your life gets busy. We need to act and remind them that they are loved.
【1】
A.showed up
B.set out
C.fell ill
D.passed away
【2】
A.worrying
B.depressing
C.surprising
D.puzzling
【3】
A.purse
B.book
C.chair
D.food
【4】
A.recognize
B.admire
C.demand
D.recommend
【5】
A.promised
B.ignored
C.deserved
D.permitted
【6】
A.approached
B.discovered
C.started
D.touched
【7】
A.moved
B.frightened
C.delighted
D.satisfied
【8】
A.disturbed
B.inspired
C.amused
D.shocked
【9】
A.mentioned
B.realized
C.doubted
D.admitted
【10】
A.followed
B.invited
C.guided
D.introduced
【11】
A.gathered
B.dried
C.disappeared
D.remained
【12】
A.gradually
B.frequently
C.secretly
D.suddenly
【13】
A.presents
B.flowers
C.candles
D.cards
【14】
A.strength
B.enthusiasm
C.calmness
D.interest
【15】
A.as if
B.even if
C.so that
D.now that
26、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
When it comes to the question of where curry (咖喱), yoga and Bollywood films come from, the answer is definitely India, a modern country which achieved independence on 15 August, 1947. As one of the ancient civilizations Indian culture has influenced and inspired other cultures around the world.
First, Indian food, especially its richly spiced dishes which are called “curry”outside India, has become a favorite all around the world. Most countries have their own version of Indian curry. In Japan it is very sweet and in Thailand an Indian-style chicken curry is served alongside Thai curries. In more cosmopolitan cities around the world, you can buy samosas, fried snacks with a filling of vegetables, spices and sometimes meat, and naan bread.
If you have eaten too many samosas and are worried about your health, try yoga. This is an ancient Hindu philosophy and system of exercises originating in India. Yoga is now recognized all over the world as an intelligent form of exercise. Regular practice can heal minor illnesses, change your state of mind, help you lose weight or work your muscles. More and more different types of yoga are being developed and the original poses have been adapted to suit modern needs. Yoga has become so fashionable worldwide that a lot of companies are using pictures of people doing yoga to sell their products!
But one of the most famous things about modern Indian culture is the Indian film industry, known as Bollywood. The usual story is about a boy and a girl who love each other but their families don't approve. There is a lot of dancing and singing in the film as the boy and girl try to convince their families to let them marry. The increasing interest in Bollywood films inspired Andrew Lioyd Webber to produce the musical Bombay Dreams, which is the first Indian-theme musical shown on Broadway.
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