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1、I am writing to you _______ your job application .
A. on the contrary B. consistent with
C. in connection with D. in contrast
2、The star said that she was lucky _____ there were so many kind-hearted people in her life who were ready to help her.
A. in which B. in that
C. so that D. now that
3、My umbrella is gone. Who ______________ have taken it by mistake?
A.could B.should C.would D.must
4、Newton is considered _______ a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history _______ magic ended and science began.
A．to be; that
B．being; which
C．to be; where
D．been; when
5、—Have a good weekend! —________.
A.Sure, I will B.Yes, no problem
C.Thanks. The same to you D.Of course. Don’t worry
6、Lend your voice. Often the powerless, the homeless, and the neglected in our world need someone to ________ for them.
A．break up
B．split up
C．speak up
D．spring up
7、I am______ with the boy for being so stupid.
A.annoyed B.announced C.analyzed D.accessed
8、Fear is one of the many enemies hidden inside us, and if _____ uncontrolled, it can destroy our lives.
A.leaving B.left C.having left D.to be left
9、—English has a large vocabulary, hasn’t it?
-Yes． _____ more words and expressions and you will find it easier to read and communicate．
A．Known B．Knowing C．To know D．Know
10、BYD Motor is designing more new models, ______ a 20 percent growth in sales this year.
A．eyeing
B．eyes
C．eyed
D．having eyed
11、—I hope you enjoyed the film last night.
—How on earth do you know I went to a film? I ______ you
A．won’t tell
B．didn’t tell
C．haven’t told
D．don’t tell
12、I don’t know the reason you were absent from the meeting.
A. that B. because C. which D. why
13、During the tourist season, there are many people wandering in this city to see the old
castles _____ in the sixteenth century.
A．to be built
B．being built
C．having been built
D．built
14、The principal's opening _____ at the new year's party threw the students into excitement.
A. ethic B. remarks
C. attention D. possessions
15、The old lady was __________ by a car when turning around the corner of the street.
A. knocked B. knocked down
C. knocked over D. knocked out
16、Diaoyu Islands that ________ made up of a group of islands belong to China since ancient times.
A．is
B．was
C．are
D．were
17、— Would you like to have some ice cream?
— ________. I’m on a diet.
A．Never mind
B．I just can’t
C．I can prove it
D．That’s great
18、It is a remote town _______ name I have remembered forever.
A. which B. of which C. whose D. whom
19、—Daddy, how much do you earn an hour?
—If you ______ know, $20 an hour．
A. may B- must
C．can D．should
20、Is this the reason________he explained at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?
A．why
B．what
C．when
D．which
21、To improve Chinese on our campus, several programs will be organized. Here is some information.
Language Partner Program
The aim of this program is to promote Chinese language study for American students, through this program, native speakers of Chinese can help our Chinese language students, who can help students or scholars from China with their English in exchange. If interested, please contact Yuan Lu, yuan-lu-2@uiowa.edu
The Chinese Corner
The Chinese Corner is a non-threatening, pleasant place for faculty and students who want to practice their oral Chinese. Learners of all levels are welcome to join, since we have topics suitable for each level. At the Chinese Corner, you can make friends with Chinese students and exchange opinions on cultural issues. You will surely learn something new every time you come! We welcome whoever wants to speak Chinese.
Contact person: Bo Sun, bo-sun@uiowa.edu
The Chinese Host Family Program
The purpose of this program is to help our American students to gain first-hand experience of Chinese culture, lifestyle, customs, and conventions through establishing friendship relations with Chinese families. Students who join this program will be invited by their Chinese host family to join their family activities on a regular basis. Please sign up for this program.
Cross-University Chinese Language Performance Competition
This competition gives students in and outside of Iowa a great opportunity to show their oral Chinese proficiency as well as their talent in performing. As many as four universities have participated in the competition, including The University of Iowa. Each university presents a set of programs, and then participants are awarded prizes at an awards ceremony.
Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration
The Chinese Program hosts an annual celebration for the Mid-Autumn Festival. We invite all students and faculty members to join our party. You will meet Chang’e, the goddess of the Moon, learn a beautiful Chinese legendary story and taste moon cakes as well as other Chinese food. If you know some Chinese characters, you may win a prize! Come and join us!
For more, please see the Flyer.
【1】If you have difficulty with English, what will you probably do?
A. Attend the Mid-autumn Festival celebration.
B. Go to the Chinese Corner.
C. Participate in Language Partner Program.
D. Contact a Chinese host family.
【2】If you would like to display your spoken Chinese, which will you sign up for?
A. Chinese Language Performance Competition. B. The Chinese Corner.
C. The Chinese Host Family Program. D. Language Partner Program.
【3】The passage is intended for ________.
A. American senior high students B. American university students
C. Chinese senior high students D. Chinese university Students
22、How often do you exercise? A new study finds that most kids aged 12 to 15 aren't getting enough physical activity. The results are based on about 800 kids. As part of the study, the young teens tracked and reported on their own activity levels, and took physical exams.
The US fitness guidelines recommend an hour or more of physical activity every day. According to the study, only 1in 4 kids in the US get enough physical activity.
“It's certainly very worrying to see that our kids are engaging in such a limited amount of physical activity each day,” said Dr. Stephen Pont. He is an expert on children's health.
Few kids in the survey met the guidelines for physical activity that raises the heart rate and makes them breathe harder. Overall, about 25% said they got an hour of that kind of violent exercise every day. Kids also reported on which activities they did most often outside of the school gym class--basketball for boys and running for girls.
The study found that obese（肥胖的） teens were less active than normal-weight girls and boys. Overweight girls were slightly less active than normal-weight girls, but levels were similar among overweight and normal-weight boys. The study also said that the overall obesity rate for children aged 2 to 19 is 17%, or about 12.5 million kids.
“There's always room for improvement,” said health expert Tala Fakhouri, who was the lead author of the study. She also said the results provide useful information to help with fitness campaigns such as Lets Move, which was launched by Michelle Obama in 2010. To inspire kids to eat right and get in shape, Michelle visited schools and held exercise events. She also called on schools to offer regular gym classes.
The study also suggests kids who get physical education at school may get better grades.
【1】What is the result of the new study?
A．It is important to take physical exams
B．Most US kids don’t get enough exercise
C．Kids should get physical activity every day
D．800 kids don’t get enough physical activity.
【2】What's the purpose of the campaign Let's Move？
A．To help kids to keep fit.
B．To hold exercise events.
C．To offer regular gym classes.
D．To provide useful information.
【3】According to the study, the children with enough exercise
A．do better in their studies
B．try their best to get in shape
C．be more willing to help others
D．be less active than fat children
【4】What does the underlined word “launched” in the sixth paragraph probably mean？
A．visited
B．stopped
C．started
D．improved
23、I was about 13 when an uncle gave me a copy of Jostein Gaarder’s Sophie’s World. It was full of ideas that were new to me, so I spent the summer with my head in and out of that book. It spoke to me and brought me into a world of philosophy (哲学).
That love for philosophy lasted until I got to college. Nothing kills the love for philosophy faster than people who think they understand Foucault, Baudrillard, or Confucius better than you — and then try to explain them.
Eric Weiner’s The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers reawakened my love for philosophy. It is not an explanation, but an invitation to think and experience philosophy.
Weiner starts each chapter with a scene on a train ride between cities and then frames each philosopher’s work in the context (背景) of one thing they can help us do better. The end result is a read in which we learn to wonder like Socrates, see like Thoreau, listen like Schopenhauer, and have no regrets like Nietzsche. This, more than a book about understanding philosophy, is a book about learning to use philosophy to improve a life.
He makes philosophical thought an appealing exercise that improves the quality of our experiences, and he does so with plenty of humor. Weiner enters into conversation with some of the most important philosophers in history, and he becomes part of that crowd in the process by decoding (解读) their messages and adding his own interpretation.
The Socrates Express is a fun, sharp book that draws readers in with its apparent simplicity and gradually pulls them in deeper thoughts on desire, loneliness, and aging. The invitation is clear: Weiner wants you to pick up a coffee or tea and sit down with this book. I encourage you to take his offer. It’s worth your time, even if time is something we don’t have a lot of.
【1】Who opened the door to philosophy for the author?
A．Foucault.
B．Eric Weiner.
C．Jostein Gaarder.
D．A college teacher.
【2】Why does the author list great philosophers in paragraph 4?
A．To compare Weiner with them.
B．To give examples of great works.
C．To praise their writing skills.
D．To help readers understand Weiner’s book.
【3】What does the author like about The Socrates Express?
A．Its views on history are well-presented.
B．Its ideas can be applied to daily life.
C．It includes comments from readers.
D．It leaves an open ending.
【4】What does the author think of Weiner’s book?
A．Objective and plain.
B．Daring and ambitious.
C．Serious and hard to follow.
D．Humorous and straightforward.
24、It’s 4 am, and Danilo C. Dequina is already awake. Holding a flashlight and a bucket, he is walking in the pre-dawn darkness along the shore of Old Poblacion Beach in the town of Maitum, Sarangani, in the far south of the Philippines.
A few minutes later, he spots a patch of sand that appears to have been disturbed by a turtle. Dequina studies the area carefully, figuring out where the eggs have been buried, and then starts digging slowly. After clearing away several centimeters of sand, he uncovers a large group of eggs, roughly the size of ping-pong balls. He picks them up and puts them in the bucket.
Dequina carries the eggs to his hatchery (孵卵所), some 50 meters away from the seashore. The hatchery is really just a sandy patch of land under the coconut trees enclosed by a black fence. It is here that he buries the turtle eggs he has collected. Today, Dequina scoops a hole, puts the eggs in it, and covers them with sand. After 45 to 70 days, the eggs will hatch. Dequina will then carry the hatchlings to the shore, and release them into the sea. He admits to feeling sorrow as he sets the hatchlings free -- most are hunted down by natural predators, and just one percent survive to adulthood.
According to the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), eight species of sea turtles face extinction, including four that come to the shores of Sarangani to lay their eggs -- the Hawksbill, Olive Ridley, Loggerhead and Green Turtles.
After learning about their plight (困境), Dequina attended a DENR training session on turtle conservation and decided to take action. He helped the local government to set up the Pawikan Nesting Sanctuary next to his house in 2003.
The hatchery drew the attention of the locals. “They started to change their attitudes towards sea turtles,” 52-year-old Dequina says. “If they see turtle eggs, they will either bring them to me or inform me of the nesting places.” Over the past ten years, more than 3,000 hatchlings have been released to the ocean.
【1】Dequina walks along the shore to ________.
A. release small turtles
B. bury turtle eggs deeper
C. look for newly laid turtle eggs
D. clear away trash from the seaside
【2】When Dequina finds turtle eggs along the shore, he will ________.
A. put them into the sea instantly
B. just bury them
C. pick them up and put them in the bucket
D. take them and go to his house
【3】What is the attitude of local people toward Dequina’s efforts?
A. Doubtful. B. Disappointed.
C. Opposed. D. Supportive.
【4】What do we learn from the passage?
A. Dequina feels sad when he releases hatchlings.
B. Dequina has worked for the hatchery for six years.
C. The hatchery is far from Dequina’s house.
D. The hatchery mainly protects injured turtles.
25、 I noticed an old, tired-looking dog wandering into my yard,but he's not_______he's in great shape and wearing a collar, from which 1 could tell that he had a home and was obviously _______and taken care of.
He calmly came over to me, so I gave him a few pats on his head. He then_______ me into my house , slowly walked down the hall,_______ in the corner and fell_______ . An hour later, he got up and went to the_______ _,and I let him out.
_______ ,he was back the next day,_______ me in my yard, walking inside and again sleeping for about an hour. This_______ for several weeks until I decided to________ why a stranger's dog was using my home to catch some Z' s.
Out of________ ,I pinned a note to his collar:“I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if you are________ that almost every. afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.”
The next day when the dog returned for his nap with a different note________ to his collar,I finally learned the________“He lives in a home with six________，two under the age of 3.”the note________ , "He' s trying to get some________ sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?”
How cute it is! Kids who grow up around________ are lucky to have such loving, protective four legged family members. But sometimes,just like________ and guards,I guess dogs even need a little________ from the chaos of babysitting.
【1】A.penniless B.frustrated C.special D.homeless
【2】A.good-looking B.well-fed C.worn out D.human-like
【3】A.forced B.followed C.companied D.brought
【4】A.played B.circled C.hid . D.lay
【5】A.down . B.awake C.ill . D.asleep
【6】A.door B.hall C.bedroom D.upstairs
【7】A.Frequently B.Gradually C.Strangely D.Immediately
【8】A.greeting B.biting C.attacking D.stopping
【9】A.went on B.stood out C.sped up D.went ahead
【10】A.account for B.spy on C.figure out . D.refer to
【11】A.concern B.curiosity C.excitement D.surprise
【12】A.aware B.annoyed C.confused D.skeptical
【13】A.related B.devoted C.opposed D.attached
【14】A.detail B.lesson C.truth D.plan .
【15】A.cats B.children C.boys D.puppies
【16】A.wrote B.told C.printed D.read
【17】A.ordinary B.proper C.extra . D.shallow
【18】A.pets B.families C.brothers D.friends
【19】A.relatives B.neighbors C.parents D.strangers
【20】A.patience B.break C.imagination D.protection
26、书面表达
假定你是李华，正在一所美国学校学习英文。你对学校周末音乐俱乐部 (Music Club at Weekend) 很感兴趣，决定申请加入。现给该俱乐部负责人写一封信，内容如下：
1、表示有意加入； 2、介绍音乐特长； 3、说明性格优势； 4、期待满意答复。
注意：① 词数：100左右；
② 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
③ 文章起始句已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir / Madam,
I’m Li Hua, a Chinese student taking the English courses at our school. ...
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