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1、Mr．Smith is always on time for everything．How ____ it be that he was late for the important meeting?
A． should B． can C． may D． must
2、A expression appeared on his face when he learned his bike had been stolen.
A. surprised; raced B. surprising; racing
C. surprising; raced D. surprised; racing
3、— Haven't seen you for ages! Where have you been?
— I went to Xinjiang and ___________ for one year, teaching as a volunteer.
A. stay
B. has stayed
C. have stayed
D. had stayed
4、The opinions on the newly-released film ______ from person to person, which means the film has ______reviews from the audience.
A.vary; mixed B.vary; moderate
C.are varied; varied D.are varied; various
5、Every time he ________ an order, he received a failure notice, which either informed him that tickets were sold out or that too many people were waiting in front of him.
A．registered
B．underlined
C．submitted
D．exchanged
6、Jay is by nature cheerful and humorous,while his elder brother Jack,______,is always a wet blanket.
A.in addition B.in detail C.in return D.in contrast
7、 with his office work,he had no time to attend to his sick daughter.
A. Keeping occupying B. Kept occupied
C. Keeping occupied D. Kept occupying
8、Hardly at the terminal station when the bus .
A．did we arrive; had left
B．would we arrive; had left
C．had we arrived; left
D．have we arrived; left
9、-- Do you think you could manage it?
--_____. This is my first time to do it alone.
A．Of course B．Trust me
C．No way D．Not exactly
10、We are not ready to go into production yet, for the new switch mechanism isn’t fully ______.
A．tried out B．tested out
C．worked out D．turned out
11、- What do you think of this place?
- A lot of small towns in this area are definitely worth ________.
A. to visit B. to be visited
C. visiting D. being visited
12、Poor boy! His ________ looks and ________ hands suggested he was very afraid.
A.frightful; trembling B.frightened; trembling
C.frightening; trembled D.frightening; trembling
13、The reason ______ he didn’t come was ______ he was ill.
A．why; because
B．why; that
C．which; that
D．which; because
14、– Do we get paid this week?
– ______! I’m running out of money.
A. No way B. No problem
C. I hope so. D. I’m afraid not
15、If you want to get your ability ______, you have to show it in your work rather than complain all day.
A. to recognize B. recognizing
C. being recognized D. recognized
16、Not only ________ reading the book, but he wrote a summary about the book.
A．he finished
B．did he finish
C．he did finish
D．was he finish
17、We are hoping for support from Mr. Webster, without _____ support we can’t make it.
A. which B. whose C. what D. that
18、—Is it difficult for you to understand this passage?
—Yes, ________ there aren’t any new words in it.
A．because
B．but
C．so
D．though
19、The number of tourists to the resort by _________ 10% last year because of the bad economy.
A．detected
B．declined
C．digested
D．disturbed
20、Considerable evidence has been found over the years ________lack of exercise is connected with increased risk of cancer.
A. whether B. that
C. why D. how
21、How much time do you spend doing research before you make a decision? There are people who go over every detail exhaustively before making a choice. 【1】Psychologists call this way of thinking a cognitive bias (认知偏见), a tendency toward a specific mental mistake.
To study “jumping”, we examined decision-making patterns among more than 600 people from the general population. We found that jumpers made more errors than non-jumpers on problems that require thoughtful analysis. 【2】 In a quiz about US citizens, they overestimated the chance that their answers were right significantly more than other participants did — even when their answers were wrong.
So what is behind “jumping”? Psychological researchers commonly distinguish between two pathways of thought: automatic system, which reflects ideas that come to the mind easily and without effort, and controlled system including conscious and effortful reasoning. Jumpers and non-jumpers are equally influenced by automatic thoughts. 【3】
It is the controlled system that helps people counter balance mental biases introduced by the automatic system. As a result, jumpers were more likely to accept the conclusion made at first sight without further questioning. A lack of controlled thinking is also more broadly connected to their problematic beliefs and faulty reasoning.
【4】 A method called cognitive training can be used to target their biases, which can help people think more deliberatively. In this training, participants are faced with their own biases. They can learn about the missteps and other ways of thinking through the problem at hand. It helps to gradually get rid of participants’ overconfidence.
In everyday life, the question of whether we should think things through or instead jump to a conclusion is a frequent and important one. 【5】 Sometimes the most important decision we make can be to take some more time before making a choice.
A．Happily, there may be some hope for jumpers.
B．Also, jumpers had problems with overconfidence.
C．We plan to trace other problems introduced by jumping.
D．But a fair number of individuals are quick to jump to conclusions.
E．It is certainly possible for them to overthink things to take a decision.
F．The jumpers, however, did not engage in controlled reasoning to the same degree as non-jumpers.
G．Recent studies show that even gathering just a little bit more evidence may help us avoid a major mistake.
22、According to scientists, biscuits can give you cancer. But don’t worry, research shows that sunshine can cure cancer. Hang on. Ignore previous findings that suggest it might actually cause cancer. But whatever you do, don’t shave, because that’s been shown to increase the risk of cancer, along with other everyday household products like hairspray baby powder and sausages. It’s a wonder that any of us are still alive. According to scientists, the world we live in is a death trap.
So many of my patients come to me saying how worried they are about some health scare they’ve heard about in the news. Though the claims seem to be backed up by scientific evidence, even a rough look brings up contradictions and inconsistencies. It’s easy to blame the journalists for twisting science to chase headlines. But I’ve felt that is extremely unfair. The chilling fact is that these health stories come from scientists, not journalists. In fact, a study in the British Medical Journal found that many of the exaggerations that later made it into health reports originated from a press release, Over a third of the press releases, for example, made exaggerated claims of the impact of the research for humans when in fact the study was carried out on animals. A third also made exaggerated claims of causation when in fact the study found an association only. Particularly worrying was that many of the exaggerated claims appear to have been written or at least approved by scientists themselves.
But, you could argue, aren’t journalists to blame for not going back to the original papers and checking out the claims themselves?
The fact is that journalists, like the public at large, have tended to believe what the scientists have told us. Why would we ever assume they’d lie? The very nature of their job is the search for the correct answer. The problem though is that they have funding to worry about and these days, an article hitting the front page headline making bold claims about your research is as important for securing future funding as getting it into top medical journals is. It’s also worth mentioning that every research facility or university now has a press department to do the job.
I think that this is a good reason to make understanding and interpreting a scientific paper a fundamental part of science in school. That way we encourage more people to examine the claims themselves and, hopefully, improve the public’s understanding of basic scientific principles.
Now, recent research has shown that work can increase your risk of premature death so with this in mind, I'm signing off.
【1】What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A．To lead in the topic of the passage.
B．To state the argument of the passage.
C．To give vivid examples of health problems.
D．To draw readers attention to common health problems.
【2】According to British Medical Journal, which is NOT a source of exaggerated health claims?
A．Scientists write or approve the exaggerated claims
B．Press releases apply the results of animal studies to humans.
C．Press releases switch claims of association to that of causation.
D．Journalists bend and misinterpret scientific studies to chase headlines
【3】What solution does the writer give?
A．Scientists should be given more access to research funding
B．Scientific articles with exaggerated headlines shouldn’t be published
C．People should learn more about science to examine the health claims
D．Research facilities and universities should cancel their press departments.
【4】What is the writer’s tone?
A．Playful.
B．Instructive.
C．Worried.
D．Optimistic.
23、 For high school leavers starting out in the working world, it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find all internship (实习). In some countries, schools have programs to help students onto the path to work. In the Unites States, however, such programs are still few and far between.
Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses, students are likely to get higher earnings in later years. The students are more likely to stay in school graduate and go on to higher education.
In Germany, students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships. German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employer.
But in America, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world. Harvard Education School Professor Robert Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track.
Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country’s most vulnerable (易受影响的) kids with no jobs and no skills. Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teaching them valuable practical skills at high school. James Madison High School in New York, for example, encourages students to choose classes on career-based courses. The school then helps them gain on-the-job experience in those fields while they’re still at high school.
However, even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work, the job market is daunting. In the US, unemployment rates for 16 to 19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row.
“The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the summer job experience, they become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job,” said Michael, a researcher in the US.
【1】According to Robert Schwartz, _______.
A.there is no need for kids to go for higher education in the US
B.students should get contact with the working world at high school
C.education reform should focus on students’ performance in exams
D.teenagers in the US can’t miss out on the summer job experience
【2】What can be inferred from the text?
A.Unemployment rates for US teenagers remain high at the moment.
B.Students with career-based courses never have problems finding a job.
C.US companies work with schools to prepare young people for future employment.
D.High school leavers with no practical skills can’t find a job absolutely.
【3】What’s the main idea of the text?
A.Arguments about recent US education reform.
B.Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers.
C.The lack of career-based courses in US high schools.
D.Advice for American high school leavers.
【4】The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 6 most probably means ________.
A.discouraging B.interesting C.creative D.bearable
24、 I remember a basketball game on our home-court at Senn High School in Chicago. The kids from my school, began booing(向……喝倒彩)the visiting team. After a minute or two, Senn's coach, Cap Leighton instructed us that booing the other team was impolite and therefore unacceptable, and it needed to stop immediately. Such was Coach Leighton's authority that it did stop, straightaway. For the rest of the game we restricted ourselves to cheering on our own team.
How many people remember sportsmanship? I remember it and now think of it chiefly us something missing from contemporary sports. Sportsmanship was once central to tennis. The famous players, such as the great Australian generation of Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, and John Newcombe, set an example for us. Harry Hopman, the Australian Davis Cup coach between 1939 and 1967, might send a player home for saying dirty words on the court.
However, some players dealt a blow to sportsmanship with their bad behavior on the court in the name of heightened competiveness. And it's rude of me perhaps to point this out on the weekend of the Super Bowl, but no sport has become more bereft(失去……的) of sportsmanship than football generally and professional football in particular. There is what is sometimes referred to as the 12th man in football. This 12th man is the home crowd, who begin a burst of uninterrupted screaming when the visiting team has the ball, so that its quarterback can't hear instructions from the sidelines and his teammates can't hear his signal calling at the line of mixei fight.
Sportsmanship matters because without it sports are an empty proposition (命题). Sportsmanship implies respect－for the game, for your opponent and for yourself. A great part of the justification(理由)for sports is that it's a forcing－house for building character. Accepting defeat with grace is one of sportsmanship's character－building components. Without sportsmanship, sports are little more than grown men playing children's games.
【1】How does the author introduce the topic in the text?
A．By listing some evidence.
B．By presenting an argument.
C．By comparing different views.
D．By recalling his past experience.
【2】The players and the coach are mentioned in Paragraph 2 to show___
A．they fully practiced sportsmanship
B．they advertised Australian Davis Cup
C．tennis players had to obey strict rules
D．tennis was an influential sport in Australia
【3】Which sport valued sportsmanship the least according to the author?
A．Basketball.
B．Tennis.
C．Football.
D．Baseball.
【4】What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?
A．To encourage us to accent defeat bravely.
B．To appeal to us to live up to sportsmanship.
C．To call on us to seek ways to encourage sportsmanship.
D．To advise us to explore the components of sportsmanship.
25、When I was a child my father taught me five words that I’ve used all my life — in my acting career, as a mother, in my business activities. If I _______ that I was afraid of the dark, or if I seemed worried about meeting new people, Dad would say, “Stand porter to your _______ . ”
A porter is a gatekeeper who stands at a door letting people in or out. Dad would get me to picture myself stopping _______ things — such as fear — at the door, _______ saying “Come in” to faith, love and self-assurance.
As an actress, before I went on camera, I’d make sure anxiety stayed out and confidence in my ability came in. As a mother, when I was anxious about my children, I would try not to let worry in but would _______ my mind with trust in them.
Of course, there were always times I’d _______ those words.
In 1972 my husband, Fillmore Crank, and I opened the doors to our own _______ in North Hollywood. This was a new business venture for us, and it was a lot more _______ and complicated than we had _______ .
We were on call 24 hours a day. Something was always going ________. Electricity went on the blink (失灵), food wasn’t enough, employees called in sick. Once, a flu epidemic suddenly left us with no maids. Fillmore gave me a choice: scrub (擦洗) floors or do the laundry. For 10 days I folded enough sheets to ________ the whole state of California.
Then there was the ________ crisis. The price of gasoline doubled, and tourism in California ________. How could we fill our beds? What if we kept losing money? What if we failed? Fear and worry were sneaking in. But I caught them just ________ I stood porter.
I stood in the door of my mind and sent fear packing.
These days at the hotel, whenever fear tries to ________, I just smile and point to the sign that reads “No Vacancy”.
【1】
A．complained
B．announced
C．recalled
D．decided
【2】
A．future
B．mind
C．family
D．studio
【3】
A．positive
B．technical
C．odd
D．destructive
【4】
A．so
B．as
C．but
D．or
【5】
A．fill
B．change
C．read
D．slip
【6】
A．eat
B．twist
C．exchange
D．forget
【7】
A．clinic
B．hotel
C．laundry
D．restaurant
【8】
A．promising
B．demanding
C．convincing
D．boring
【9】
A．figured
B．confirmed
C．concluded
D．suggested
【10】
A．unpunished
B．missing
C．wrong
D．pale
【11】
A．save
B．touch
C．decorate
D．cover
【12】
A．credit
B．energy
C．identity
D．family
【13】
A．stopped
B．recovered
C．dropped
D．boomed
【14】
A．in time
B．on purpose
C．at random
D．by chance
【15】
A．split
B．shelter
C．withdraw
D．register
26、假定你是李华。你的英国朋友Jim打算暑假期间来中国学习中国画，希望你帮他联系一个国画培训班。请你给他回信，内容如下：
1. 表示欢迎；
2. 内容和时间；
3. 学费及食宿。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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