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1、Many a quarrel ________ through a misunderstanding.
A．has come across
B．has come about
C．have come out
D．have come up
2、A great deal of hotel business comes from people travelling not just for holidays but by people travelling ________ their business activities.
A. in harmony with B. in conflict with
C. by order of D. by virtue of
3、Being able to _____ on a stage will for sure serve as a great inspiration for their future careers if they hold on.
A.shine B.pour C.benefit D.select
4、Smoking means ________ yourself with your own hands．
A．to kill
B．having killed
C．killing
D．being killed
5、He has never got a ___ job because he travels around the world most of his time.
A.positive B.perfect C.permanent D.punctual
6、We are living in an age ______ many things are done on computers.
A. which B. when
C. that D. where
7、If it ______ fine tomorrow, we will go outing.
A．will be
B．was
C．is going to be
D．is
8、What a nice day! Let’s go outing, ________?
A．shall we
B．will you
C．do we
D．do you
9、By the time the teacher _______ back, we ________ the thorough cleaning.
A. came, have finished B. comes, have finished
C. will come, will have come D. comes, will have finished
10、Mrs. Li explains English grammar so_____ that even I can understand it.
A. clear B. clearly C. more clearly D. good
11、The handicrafts, ________ had been made by the students, were sold out soon.
A. most of which B. most of what
C. most of them D. most of whom
12、I never thought I would meet her again at a party ______ after so many years.
A.by no chance B.by the accident C.by accident D.in any chance
13、---Can you tell me Sam’s telephone number?
---_________．Who is Sam? The newcomer?
A．I think so B．That’s OK
C．I’d rather not D．I’m afraid not
14、She is working hard all day long，which will surely________ her success in her future work.
A．result from B．contribute to
C．benefit from D．stick to
15、His success was because of ________ he had been working hard.
A．that
B．the fact that
C．the fact which
D．the fact
16、To my astonishment, the handwriting on this cheque____________the one on that cheque.
A. is identical to B. is in agreement to
C. differ from D. vary from
17、I thought it of great necessity ____ your father’s advice into consideration.
A. taken B. taking C. to take D. took
18、—What do you think of your new job?
—I find it challenging. It is a job _____ you can put what you have learned into practice.
A. where B. which
C. when D. that
19、The last line added was Jubilee Line, was opened in honor of the 25th anniversary of Elizabeth ___the queen.
A. which; becoming B. where; becoming
C. which; to have become D. where; to have become
20、Let’s learn to use the problem we are facing a stepping-stone to future success.
A．to
B．for
C．as
D．by
21、With digital devices always in hand, we are constantly connected to news, entertainment, and social interactions that seem to fill every moment of our day. It appears that boredom has nearly reached extinction. However, these short-term digital “solutions” may only serve to strengthen the grip of boredom over us. It’s like an addiction where we need more and more intense stimulation (刺激) to fight boredom. And this could finally lead to more boredom in the long run. Rather than fighting a constant battle against boredom, it is easier and more productive to actually embrace it and enjoy the benefits of being bored.
Paula Smith, a psychology professor in the UK, says boredom is an essential part of the creative process and should be applied in our day-to-day lives. During one of her studies into the effects of boredom, Smith’s researchers gave subjects various boring tasks to complete and then asked them to use their creative thinking. The people who had the most boring task — reading the phone book — came up with the most interesting uses plastic cups, which is a standard test of divergent thinking. Smith says that boredom encourages people’s minds to wander, leading them to more associative and creative ways of thinking.
Researchers in Ireland believe that boredom can encourage us to be more altruistic. In other words, boredom makes people more likely to engage in behaviors like donating to the charity and volunteering in the community. In their study, they found that when people are bored, they are less aware of their own activities and circumstances. This, they say, motivates people to search elsewhere to re-establish their self-meaning.
So next time you feel bored, don’t scroll it away on your phones. Not every gap should be filled with something to do. Sometimes less is most definitely more.
【1】According to the writer, digital devices ________.
A．enable users to become more productive
B．help people enjoy the benefits of being bored
C．make it harder for users to overcome boredom
D．will eventually lead to the extinction of boredom
【2】What is Smith’s research about?
A．The possible solutions to boredom.
B．The application of creative thinking patterns.
C．The approaches to stimulate creative thinking.
D．The relationship between boredom and creativity.
【3】The underlined word “altruistic” in paragraph 3 most probably means ________.
A．active
B．generous
C．creative
D．confident
【4】Which of the following statements best summarizes the writer’s opinion?
A．Stay busy, stay creative.
B．Keep away from boredom.
C．When you feel bored, be bored
D．Less boredom is more creativity.
22、The spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad for human health and the environment. These findings come from a new report in the journal Nature.
David Tillman, a professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota, America, examined information from 100 countries to identify what people ate and how diet affected health. He noted a movement beginning in the 1960s. He found that as nations industrialized, population increased and earnings rose, more people began to adopt what has been called the Western diet.
The Western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meat. By eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sicker. David Tillman says overweight people are at greater risk of non-infectious diseases like diabetes (糖尿病)and heart disease.
Unfortunately, when people become industrialized, if they adopt this Western diet, they are going to have these health problems, especially in developing countries in Asia. China is an example where the number of diabetes cases has been jumping from less than one percent to 10 percent of the population as it began to industrialize over a 20-year period. And that is happening all across the world, in Nigeria and so on.
And, a diet bad for human beings is also bad for the environment. As the world’s population grows, more forests and tropical areas will become farmland for crops or grasslands for cattle. We are likely to have more greenhouse gas in the future from agriculture than that coming out of all forms of transportation right now.
Mr. Tillman calls the link between diet, the environment and human health, “a dilemma”, a problem offering a difficult choice. He says one possible solution is leaving the Western diet behind.
【1】David Tillman believes that .
A．diet, the environment and human health are closely connected
B．the Western diet is the only choice as nations industrialized
C．people in tropical areas are more likely to have heart disease
D．traditional diet is more balanced than the Western diet
【2】According to the passage, more greenhouse gas might be given off in the future from .
A．transportation
B．developing countries
C．agriculture
D．developed countries
【3】What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Nigeria has the largest number of diabetes cases.
B．Overweight people are at higher risk of infectious diseases.
C．The examined information comes from developing countries.
D．Industrialization contributes to the spread of the Western diet.
【4】What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A．Call on us to protect the environment.
B．Warn us of the danger of the Western diet.
C．Remind us of the importance of health.
D．Advise us to have a balanced diet.
23、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
Itzhak Perlman was born in Tel Aviv, in what was then Palestine, in nineteen-forty five. Today he lives in New York City. But his music has made him a citizen of the world. He has played in almost every major city.
He has won many Grammy awards for his recordings. He has also won Emmy awards for his work on television.
Itzhak Perlman suffered from polio (脑灰质炎) at the age of four. The disease damaged his legs. He uses a wheelchair or walks with the aid of crutches on his arms.
But none of this stopped him from playing the violin. He began as a young child. He took his first lessons at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv. Very quickly, his teachers recognized that he had a special gift.
At thirteen he went to the United Sates to appear on television. His playing earned him the financial aid to attend the Juilliard School in New York.
In nineteen sixty-four Itzhak Perlman won the Leventritt Competition in that city. His international fame had begun.
His music is full of power and strength. It can be sad or joyful, loud or soft. But critics say it is not the music alone that makes his playing so special. They say he is able to communicate the joy he feels in playing, and the emotions that great music can deliver.
Anyone who has attended a performance by Itzhak Perlman will tell you that it is exciting to watch him play. His face changes as the music from his violin changes.
He looks sad when the music seems sad. He smiles and closes his eyes when the music is light and happy. He often looks dark and threatening when the music seems dark and threatening.
In nineteen-eighty six, President Ronald Reagan honored Itzhak Perlman with a Medal of Liberty. In two-thousand, President Bill Clinton awarded him the National Medal of Arts. Several major universities have awarded him honors. He continues to receive honors for his music.
【1】According to the passage, we know Itzhak Perlman ___________.
A. is 60 years old today
B. was born in New York City
C. was a rich citizen of the world
D. has some achievement in music
【2】Despite the disease, none of this stopped Itzhak Perlman and he_________.
A. took his first lessons at the Music Academy of New York
B. appear on television for the first time in New York
C. got the financial aid to continue his study of music
D. won the Leventritt Competition in his nineties
【3】When the music seems dark，Itzhak Perlman often looks _______.
A. dark B. sad
C. happy D. light
【4】We can infer from the passage Ronald Reagan must be president of __________.
A. Palestine B. Germany
C. the USA D. England
24、Reporter Hilde Kate Lysiak got the tip early Saturday afternoon that there was heavy police activity on Ninth Street. She hustled over with her pen and camera, as any good reporter would. Shortly after, she posted a brief online report to break the news. Then, after talking to neighbors and the cops, she wrote a full-length story and this headline:
“MURDER ON NINTH STREET!”
The online story went up before the local daily paper had published anything. Lysiak also included a short video from the crime scene, assuring viewers that she was working hard on finding out the details.
Hilde is a dedicated journalist who loves going after crime stories. Her father, Matthew Lysiak, is a former New York Daily News reporter who took Hilde to his newsroom and to stories he covered around New York. Those early experiences made Hilde want to be a reporter.
Hilde launched the Orange Street News when she was 7. “I just like letting people know all the information,” Hilde said. It is also what she sees as her career for the rest of her life. At first, she covered businesses and schools and any other local news, and she did so well that she was profiled in the Columbia Journalism Review and on the “Today” show. Still, covering crime is her main interest. “It’s just what I really want to do. And crime is definitely my favorite.” She said she learned of the murder story because “I got a good tip from a source.”
Matthew Lysiak said his daughter “doesn’t have a lot of fear. She just wants to get the stories out. And she really wants to report real news.” “Because of my work, I was able to inform the people that there’s a terrible murder,” hours before any other reporters even got to the scene. “In fact, some of the adult-run newspapers were reporting the wrong news or no news at all.” said Hilde in the interview.
【1】What made the murder on the Ninth Street first known to the people?
A．Online news by Hilde.
B．Reports of the local newspaper.
C．Confirmation from the policemen.
D．Conversations among the neighbors.
【2】Why was Hilde so interested in reporting news?
A．The crime stories are thrilling.
B．Her father wanted her to do so.
C．She wanted to be known to the public.
D．She was influenced by her father.
【3】What can we infer from paragraph 4?
A．She became famous overnight.
B．She realized her dream finally.
C．She was remembered in history.
D．She gained recognition somewhat.
【4】Which of the following words can best describe Hilde?
A．Ambitious and selfless.
B．Courageous and devoted.
C．Open-minded and clever.
D．Straight and easy-going.
25、It was 1972，and I was in second grade.In the classroom the teacher，Ms.Boyette，was ____ aloud to us from Island of the Blue Dolphins.And we had just come to a part of the book where the main ____ was training a wild dog.I was listening，caught up in the ____ of all.
Not far away from me，there seated a boy who always frightened or ____ others，so I was ___ of this boy.While Ms.Boyette was reading，I looked over at him，for he was someone I was in the ____ of keeping an eye on.I ____ that he was listening too，that he was engaged by the ____ ，that he was leaning forward in his seat and listening with all his heart.I ____ at him，open-mouthed.I was ____ with a sudden knowledge that this boy was in fact just ____ me.He was a kid who liked a story.The boy must ____ my eyes on him，because he turned.Then something ____ happened.He smiled at me. ___ ，I smiled back，unafraid.We were two ____ smiling at each other.
Why have I never forgotten this ____ moment? Why do I still ____ every detail of it? I think it’s because that moment illustrates so beautifully the _____of reading out loud.
It shows us into a safe room，where everyone involved，the reader and the listener，can have that chance to ____ each other.We humans long not just for the story，not just for the flow of language，but for the ____ that comes when words are read aloud.
【1】
A．shouting
B．singing
C．talking
D．reading
【2】
A．author
B．character
C．reader
D．listener
【3】
A．wonder
B．silence
C．warmth
D．comfort
【4】
A．greeted
B．touched
C．hurt
D．refused
【5】
A．aware
B．terrified
C．bored
D．guilty
【6】
A．habit
B．form
C．effort
D．hope
【7】
A．predicted
B．imagined
C．promised
D．noticed
【8】
A．speech
B．story
C．journey
D．diary
【9】
A．pointed
B．nodded
C．stared
D．waved
【10】
A．struck
B．mixed
C．cheated
D．confused
【11】
A．behind
B．beyond
C．around
D．like
【12】
A．ignore
B．feel
C．meet
D．observe
【13】
A．useful
B．natural
C．serious
D．amazing
【14】
A．Then
B．Again
C．Instead
D．Besides
【15】
A．strangers
B．kids
C．teachers
D．enemies
【16】
A．funny
B．busy
C．lucky
D．small
【17】
A．seek
B．organize
C．recall
D．trust
【18】
A．power
B．courage
C．amusement
D．ability
【19】
A．cheer
B．see
C．miss
D．mention
【20】
A．challenge
B．knowledge
C．choice
D．connection
26、假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Charlie和家人将于暑假来中国旅游。请你给他写一封电子邮件，为他提供建议。内容包括：
1. 欢迎他和家人来中国旅行；
2. 旅行前的准备：了解中国文化，学会用筷子，学一些简单的汉语。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：chopstick 筷子
Dear Charlie,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
邮箱： 