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1、Many of the things we now benefit from would not be around _______ Thomas Edison.
A. thanks to B. regardless of
C. aside from D. but for
2、When the engineers the car parks, they based their plan on one car per four families.
A. touched on B. laid out
C. cut out D. broke up
3、Nowadays, we can move around the world and still ________ the people that we want to remain friends with ________ modern social media tools.
A．correspond with; regardless of
B．stay in touch with; thanks to
C．lose track of; due to
D．communicate with; based on
4、Do you believe scientists will ______ a cure for cancer in the near future?
A. come up B. come up with
C. come about D. bring about
5、With society developing, many old customs are ________.
A．dying out
B．dying away
C．dying down
D．dying off
6、—I think the best thing about traveling is that you may meet some people that impress you a lot.
—Oh,_________. I have really met some interesting and great people.
A．it’s up to you
B．I’m afraid not
C．I have no idea
D．that’s true
7、—Who will ask Mr. Finkelstein to keep his dangerous dog in his house or ______?
—I will give it a go. He often listens.
A.tied up B.tying up C.to tie up D.tie up
8、—Jane, it has been said that you wouldn't help your friends.
—So what? I don't ________what people think.
A.care for B.care of C.care about D.care at
9、The dangerous virus ______ in the next few weeks in the laboratory can cause fatal diseases.
A．studying B．studied
C．to study D．to be studied
10、________ it's caused by feelings of guilt from overindulgence, unmet expectations, or a return to loneliness, depression after the holidays is a common condition, also called "post-vacation blues".
A.If B.Regardless of C.Whether D.As though
11、The Beatles, ____________ many of you are old enough to remember, came from Liverpool.
A．what
B．that
C．how
D．as
12、—Who’s singing in the next room? Is it Lucy?
—It ______ be her. She has gone to New York.
A．needn’t
B．can’t
C．mustn’t
D．won’t
13、I thought I knew the way to the Botanic Garden, but ______ I got lost.
A. anyhow B. anyway
C. somehow D. somewhat
14、Private cars really provide much convenience to people, and ___ they cause too many problems.
A．meanwhile
B．therefore
C．otherwise
D．instead
15、—If we work on the project together, I do believe we should be able to complete it ahead of schedule.
— ______! Many hands make light work.
A．You bet
B．Have fun
C．Good job
D．Forget it
16、After Sam said sorry to me, in the end I____ him for his impolite words and bad behavior.
A.raised B.forgave C.trained D.held
17、---I’m planning to go to Kingdom of Cambodia this summer vacation. I think the trip will be exciting.
---___________, as it’s the rainy season then.
A. Yes, it will B. Of course not
C. You can say so D. It’s hard to say
18、There is no simple answer, ________ is often the case in science.
A. as B. that
C. when D. where
19、There were about 10,000 vehicles and 100,000 visitors coming our way ________ in the first three days since the Duku Highway opened again.
A．on a daily basis
B．day in, day out
C．by trial and error
D．out of reach
20、He didn’t _____school yesterday because he went to ______his friends in the outing.
A. attend; join B. join; attend
C. attend; take part in D. join in; attend
21、Nicolai Calabria has already become one of the best 106-pound wrestlers. He has successfully climbed to the top of the highest mountain in Africa, and most importantly, he's changed the attitude of any normal person who watches him compete.
The 17-year-old teenager has one leg. He was born that way, but his goal is to show it's not the one thing that defines him. He would also be the first one to tell you that he just wants to prove to others and himself that he's just like other normal ones.
When Calabria was young, his parents tried different prostheses(假肢)to find out which was most comfortable for their son as he tried to keep up with a family, who has a preference for sports.
At first, the Calabrias had their middle child in a prosthesis that looked and functioned like a “real” leg, but soon they decided to choose a different path when they found it wasn't beneficial to his movement. Then the family moved him to arm crutches(手杖) and from there a new burst of energy was found.
Getting others to believe that he could take off on the soccer field took a little bit longer. When the Calabrias moved to Concord, they had a hard time convincing the town soccer program to allow a child like him to compete with able-bodied kids. After months and months of debates and meetings, the family received the answer they were looking for. Since then, witnessing a young man on crutches who competes against those with two legs has become a fixed event in the Concord community.
“At that time I had nothing but discouragement working with the soccer community, however, now I have nothing but admiration for the fact that he's been allowed to play, and people see that he adds value to game，” his father said, “I just think it's a great result.”
【1】This passage shows us a boy with one leg ________.
A. can do what a normal teenager can
B. is realizing as many dreams as he can
C. can make a sport event more valuable
D. can add value to society
【2】We can learn from Paragraph 5 that ________.
A. Calabria proved to be the most excellent player of the team
B. it was not easy for Calabria to be accepted to the town's soccer team
C. Calabria's parents didn't allow him to play soccer at first
D. there are some other disabled children in the soccer team
【3】In Paragraph 5, the underlined part “a fixed event” probably means “________”.
A. a must-see
B. a planned program
C. an extra game
D. a special occasion
【4】It is implied in the last paragraph that Nicolai's father ________.
A. has been discouraged since Nicolai played soccer
B. thinks that Nicolai is playing a key role in the team
C. is very delighted that Nicolai can play soccer in the team
D. hasn't expected that Nicolai can be allowed to play soccer
22、 It's said that making friends gets harder when you get older. People settle into their existing friendships during childhood or at university. However, new research suggests that's not what happens. According to a recent survey, the age group that feels least confident in chatting to strangers is those aged 18 to 24. Similarly, it was found that 59% of Millennials (千禧一代) spend more time chatting to friends on social media than they do seeing them in person
Author and expert on friendship, Kate Leaver, said, "Young people are not confident when speaking to strangers not only because they're afraid of refusal, but also because they've really been socially conditioned not to. Previous generations had a much stronger sense of community in public, shared spaces. We don't have as much access (接近) to that because the way we structure our modern lives means we are less in touch with our communities. Shared public spaces like parks and libraries - places where people might get close to a stranger - are being shut down."
Laura, 27, hates meeting new people. The majority of her friends are from university days. "I'm pretty chatty and open when I get to know someone, but during that first meeting, I'm very shy. I get very anxious about what to talk about, and people judging me or just not understanding my sense of humor."
But not all young people feel the same way. Hayley, 31, regularly meets people in unusual ways and makes friends with them. "I became good friends with someone who I met on the plane," she said. "It just shows how you can really connect when you're offline."
If you're comfortable with your present friendship situation, that's great. But, if you do want to enlarge your social circle, here are some tips. Avoid unpleasant silences by searching for people with common interests - join a book club or a local sports team. If it is too stressful, there are some friendship apps that you can use.Or, strike up a conversation with someone in a public place.
【1】What can we get from the recent survey?
A.Seniors prefer to make friends online
B.Teens spend less time on friends than before
C.Making friends gets harder when you're older.
D.Young people build relationships with difficulty.
【2】The underlined word "that" in Paragraph 2 probably refers to "
A.refusal
B.a stranger
C.the sense of community
D.the social condition
【3】What problem does Laura have when socializing?
A.She fails to contact her old friends.
B.She is skilled at making new friends.
C.She prefers to make new friends online.
D.She is unwilling to get close to new people.
【4】What does the author suggest in the last paragraph?
A.Developing a sense of humor.
B.Enlarging friend circles offline.
C.Joining groups with shared interests.
D.Keeping strong ties with old friends.
23、 Some colors people see late at night could cause signs of clinical（临床的）depression (沮丧). That was the finding of a study that builds on earlier study findings. They show that individuals (个人) who live or work in low levels of light overnight (整夜) can develop clinical depression. Doctors use the word “clinical depression” to describe severe form of depression. Signs may include loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death or suicide.
In the new study, American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters（仓鼠）to different colors. The researchers chose hamsters because they are nocturnal（夜行的）, which means they sleep during the day and are active at night.
The animals were separated into four groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their night-time period. Another group was placed in front of a blue light, a third group slept in front of a white light, while a fourth was put in front of a red light.
After four weeks, the researchers noted how much sugary water the hamsters drank. They found that the most depressed animals drank the least amount of water.
Randy Nelson heads the Department of Neuroscience at Ohio State University. He says animals that slept in blue and white light appeared to be the most depressed. “What we saw is that these animals didn’t show any sleep uneasiness (不安) at all but they did mess up biological clock genes and they did show depressive sign while if they were in the dim（微弱）red light, they did not.”
Randy Nelson notes that photosensitive（感光）cells in the eyes have little to do with eyesight. He says these cells send signals to the area of the brain that controls what has been called the natural sleep-wake cycle.
He says there’s a lot of blue in white light. This explains why the blue light and white light hamsters appear to be more depressed than the hamsters seeing red light or darkness.
【1】Researchers use hamsters in the experiment because __________.
A. they are similar to humans in dealing with colors
B. they are easy to observe and study
C. they are sensitive to colors like human beings
D. they are active at night and sleep during the day
【2】What sign shows that the hamsters are being depressed?
A. They drink less sugary water. B. They don’t sleep well.
C. Their eyesight becomes worse. D. Their energy level becomes low.
【3】What can help people who work late at night to avoid being depressed?
A. Not being exposed to dim red light when using computers.
B. Equipping their computer screens to put it more in the reddish light.
C. Living or working in low levels of light overnight.
D. Going to see doctors of clinical depression regularly for help.
24、Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The next building was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.
【1】“It dawned on me” in paragraph 4 probably means “________”.
A. I knew it grew light B. it cheered me up
C. I began to understand it D. it began to get dark
【2】It’s clear that ___________.
A. the writer had never met the woman before B. the writer often washed the window
C. they both worked as cleaners D. they lived in a small town
【3】From the passage, we can learn___________.
A. one shouldn’t criticize others very often
B. one should often make his windows clean
C. one must judge himself before he judges others
D. one must look at others through his dirty windows
25、 Everyone should go to his or her 50th high school reunion. There was a time I thought I’d never go even if the opportunity _________. But now I feel _________ for people who don’t go.
I went to the _________ of my high school on a Saturday evening, and I am glad I did. It was a gift to recognize some _________ classmates right away — and to be recognized. _________, we had name tags and our _________ photos on our clothing to help identify us. I recognized one woman immediately!
The most memorable and moving experience of the night was _________ by a schoolmate and neighbor to whom I was once close. Unfortunately, we had a falling out in the high school. I never saw her after _________, but this time, I saw her name on a place setting. At first, I feared that I would _________ her. But my better self won over, and I __________ her out. I kept looking until I got a __________ on my shoulder. There she was __________. We hugged as if nothing had ever __________ and exchanged affectionate words. When the party __________, my old-new friend walked towards me, __________ me again and wished me well. I returned her good wishes. All the bad __________ melted into thin air.
I am grateful I had this __________ to reunite with old classmates. After all, we are almost __________ the final lap of our lifelong journeys. Some classmates had already left this __________, and their names were deleted from the list. Sometimes we have to walk back into the past because time does heal old wounds. We’re not the __________ people. We are better people.
【1】A.put down B.came up C.get through D.take off
【2】A.sorry B.relieved C.upset D.enthusiastic
【3】A.event B.reunion C.ceremony D.campaign
【4】A.latter B.former C.present D.future
【5】A.Unluckily B.Unwillingly C.Normally D.Thankfully
【6】A.old B.recent C.fancy D.new
【7】A.delivered B.provided C.committed D.ruined
【8】A.graduation B.separation C.marriage D.departure
【9】A.stare at B.turn to C.run into D.rely on
【10】A.let B.drove C.sought D.helped
【11】A.hand B.blow C.kiss D.tap
【12】A.walking B.talking C.smiling D.laughing
【13】A.happened B.changed C.existed D.mentioned
【14】A.began B.ended C.continued D.lasted
【15】A.encouraged B.approached C.hugged D.patted
【16】A.words B.apologies C.excuses D.memories
【17】A.qualification B.situation C.courage D.chance
【18】A.missing B.operating C.nearing D.wasting
【19】A.world B.city C.school D.class
【20】A.important B.bad C.merciful D.same
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A gift of love
“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked.
When the bundle (襁褓) was nestled in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look at his tiny face, she suddenly breathed deeply. The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears.
Time proved that the baby's hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was spoiled. When her son rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mother's arms, she sighed, knowing that his life was to be a succession of heartbreaks.
He cried out the tragedy, “A boy, a big boy…called me a freak (怪物).”
He grew up, handsome except for his misfortune. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a talent for literature and music.
“But you might look the same as other young people, ” his mother whispered to herself, feeling a kindness in her heart.
The boy's father had a talk with the family physician. “Could nothing be done？”
“I believe I could graft (移植)on a pair of outer ears, if they could be obtained,” the doctor decided. So the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice for the young man.
Two years passed through. Then, “You're going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it's a secret,” said the father.
The operation was a brilliant success, and a new person emerged. His talents blossomed into genius, and school and college became a series of triumphs.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
Later he married and entered the diplomatic service.
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The years kept their profound secret, but the day did come.
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