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1、Will you tell me ____________ I can keep fit?
A. that B. what
C. when D. how
2、Our main ______behind buying European stocks has been the drop in the euro which makes exports from European countries more competitive.
A.argument B.factor C.discovery D.capability
3、—Could you________me your bike? Mine is broken.
— Sure. Here you are.
A．give
B．lend
C．send
D．pass
4、Time to us all is limited. So in the days _______, we must work out a practical plan for our study and keep to it strictly.
A. following B. to follow
C. followed D. being followed
5、Fortunately somebody who happened to be passing by called the fire department __________the fire broke out.
A. hurriedly B. rapidly
C. quickly D. immediately
6、The discovery of the new drug is of great _______ for people suffering from heart problems.
A.similarity B.sympathy C.subscribe D.significance
7、For many affected families, cuts to school bus service will mean a big________in their morning and afternoon schedules.
A．settlement
B．motivation
C．solution
D．adjustment
8、—Thank you for taking the message for me when I'm out.
—___________.
A.The same to you B.You're welcome.
C.That's right. D.Never mind.
9、Clinical evidence began to________， suggesting that the new drugs had a wider range of useful activities than had been predicted from experiments in animals.
A. operate B. strengthen
C. approve D. accumulate
10、Now that some endangered species are disappearing from the world at an alarming speed, it’s crucial to raise people’s ________ of protecting our planet.
A．comprehension
B．consciousness
C．conscience
11、The people who _____Net worms are those _____are addicted to the Internet.
A.referred to as; who B.are called; whom
C.are known as; who D.are known for; whom
12、Only in this way ____ expect to get over so many difficulties.
A. we are sure to B. can we
C. that we can D. that can we
13、—Mum, I can’t find my shoes.
—Hurry up ! Your father ________ for us.
A.is waiting B.waited C.waits D.wait
14、We hadn’t planned to meet. We met ______ chance.
A. of B. in C. for D. By
15、If we’re lucky, AI might think we’re valuable enough to keep around. ________, it might wipe us all out.
A．If so
B．If not
C．If possible
D．If necessary
16、Many businesses started up by college students have________thanks to the comfortable climatefor business creation.
A. fallen off B. taken off
C. turned off D. left off
17、 --- Where did you get to know him?
--- I think it was in the factory______ I worked ten years ago.
A. where B. that C. / D. when
18、He promised that he would come, but he hasn’t yet.
A.turned up B.turned down C.turned out D.turned over
19、—The film My Motherland and Meis really wonderful.
—I can’t agree more. I have never seen a ____ one so far.
A.better B.good C.worse D.bad
20、---Hello, Sunshine Hotel. May I help you?
---Yes, I’d like to _____ a table for three tonight.
A.supply B.serve C.reserve D.preserve
21、 Buying green is now popular with many consumers. We choose environmentally friendly products, and we try to be conscious consumers. However, new research by the University of Arizona has found that it has no positive effect on psychological well-being (幸福感). It also has a more limited environmental benefit than the other option simply buying less.
The study followed 968 young adults over a number of years. Throughout the study, participants responded to online survey questions about their subjunctive well-being, their life satisfaction and their psychological distress (悲伤), as well as giving information about their levels of materialism and pro-environmental behaviors.
The study found that reduced consumption buying less, repairing items instead of replacing them, avoiding impulse purchases and so on was linked to a higher level of personal well-being and a lower level of psychological distress, but green buying did not show such links.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the study also found that young people with more materialistic values were less likely to engage in reduced consumption. This group did, however, engage with buying green activities. Researcher Sabrina Helm suggests that this may be because buying green is still buying so it still satisfies the materialists urge to accumulate new items. These people are called ‘green materialists’.
However, green materialists must still deal with the same consumption-related stresses as average materialists. If you buy and own a lot of stuff, it takes up a lot of head space. You have to worry about how to pay for it, and you have to manage all the stuff, worrying about how to keep it safe and how to keep it organized. As Helm notes, “The key is to reduce consumption and not just buy green stuff. Having less and buying less can actually make us more satisfied and happier.”
Understanding how materialistic values affect consumer behaviors, and how those behaviors in turn affect personal well-being, is important. However, Helm acknowledges that for many consumers, changing behaviors to consume less will be challenging. “We’ve been told since childhood that there’s a product for everything and it’s OK to buy, and it’s a good thing because that’s how the economy works,” She Said.
【1】What is the difference between buying less and buying green?
A.Buying less promotes personal well-being. B.Buying less is based on materialistic values.
C.Buying green brings more life satisfaction. D.Buying green contributes more to the environment.
【2】What problem does a green materialist usually have to face?
A.The burden of ownership. B.Worries about how to stay safe.
C.Stresses from average materialists. D.The difficulty finding green products.
【3】What does what Helm says in the last paragraph indicate?
A.It is natural to buy and sell things. B.It’s important to be wise consumers.
C.It’s good to buy what is needed. D.It’s not easy to make people buy less.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A.Changes in Consumer Culture
B.Buying Less for Your Happiness
C.Green Consumption: A Choice for the Planet
D.How Materialistic Values Affect Consumer Behaviors
22、When my kids were young, we bought them two pet parrots. These beautiful, white birds would whistle all through the day. We had a big cage for them with toys, and a mirror, plus food and water dishes. We couldn’t let them fly in the house because of our cats, but they didn’t seem to be content in their cage or so, I thought.
One day when the air had turned warm, I opened the window to let the wind in. The songs of lots of different birds filled the air and our two parrots sang with excitement. I went over to their cage to replace their water, but as soon as I opened the door, one of them flew out and headed for the window. He crashed into the glass, fell over onto the sofa, fell back up and then started to fly around the living room. The cats ran after him, hoping for a quick meal. The kids screamed (尖叫) and I rushed to save him. It took several minutes to stop the cats from catching the bird, and get him safely back in his cage. After that day, however, I always felt a bit sorry for my parrots. I knew that no matter how comfortable their cage was, they still wanted to fly.
Many of us live in cages of our own making. We close our minds, lock away our hearts, and limit our lives. We refuse to see the love that lies within us. We sit in our cages day after day and never dare to once open the door.
I don’t want to waste my days sitting bored in a cage. I want to go fast through the sky on wings of kindness and joy. I want to ride on the winds of love and help everyone to do the same. Don’t stay stuck in your own cage then. Let yourself fly!
【1】Why did the writer put parrots into the cage?
A．Because they could be eaten by the cats.
B．Because they were too young to fly in the air.
C．Because they could see themselves in the mirror.
D．Because they would get enough food and water.
【2】After flying out of the cage, the parrot
A．couldn’t stand up after crashing into the glass
B．attempted to fly out of the window
C．played a hide-and-seek game with eats
D．frightened the kids to scream loudly
【3】Why did the writer feel sorry for parrots?
A．Because they liked living in a cage.
B．Because their cage wasn’t comfortable for them.
C．Because they couldn’t fly freely like other birds.
D．Because their enemies were waiting to kill them.
【4】What does the third paragraph suggest?
A．We try to protect ourselves from danger.
B．We like to make a living all by ourselves.
C．We do not dare to speak out our love.
D．We often put ourselves in a life cage.
23、Pixels
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-fi
Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan
Plot: When aliens(外星人) misunderstand video information of classic games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the from of the video games.
Showing: Friday--Thursday: 12:40 PM, 2:40 PM, 4:40 PM, 6:40 PM, 8:40 PM
Fantastic Four
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Starring: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jorden, Jaime Bell
Plot: Four young outsiders teleport(远距离传送) to a dangerous universe which changes their physical from in shocking ways. The four must learn their new abilities and work together to save the Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
Showing: Friday--Saturday: 12:50 PM, 2:55 PM, 4:00 PM, 6:10 PM, 7:10 PM, 8:25 PM, 9:15 PM, 10:25 PM
Tempting Fate
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring: Trinitee Stokes, Ramsey Nouah, Nicholas Alexander
Plot: Edu and Ugo are brothers of the same blood with different interests. One is gentle and talented while the other is quite the opposite. Ugo is trapped in a life of crime in which death may be the only way out.
Showing: Friday--Thursday: 2:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 8:00 PM
Survivor
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Paddy Wallace, Parker Sawyers, Bashar Rahal
Plot: A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the sun when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.
Showing: Friday--Thursday: 2:40 PM, 7:00 PM, 9:00 PM
【1】Why do aliens in Pixels attack the Earth?
A. Because they want to control the Earth through video games
B. Because they have found humans teleporting to their world
C. Because they think the Earth declares war on them
D. Because they want to start a terrorist attack
【2】What can we learn about the four young people in Fantastic Four?
A. They fight together against an enemy who was once their friend.
B. They are forced to run away for crimes they didn’t commit
C. They themselves change their physical from to survive
D. They are brothers from one family with different interests
【3】If you want to go to the cinema at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, you can choose to watch .
A. Fantastic Four B. Survivor
C. Pixels D. Tempting Fate
24、 Are you one of the millions of people that start shopping for Halloween before school even starts? Insights from a study stated that more than a third of consumers will start buying Halloween products in September or earlier.
According to the survey, the majority of shoppers planned to purchase Halloween items from discount ,specialty, and department stores. Others take inspiration from an online search starting as early as August in some cases. This is good news for stores who get to reap the profits, though.
Roberta Gleicher, a district manager, said as a customer, she finds it annoying that stores put out decorations in August — but as a business consultant (顾问), she recommends they do so. “Stores try to keep customers in there as long as possible because the more time they spend, the more they will shop and buy. Once they, re shopping, they see holiday decorations and get in the holiday spirit,“ Gleicher says. This is true for women, especially, Gleicher noted. Women tend to take their time, look around, and compare price - whereas men buy and get out, she added.
“The store wants the customer to associate buying decorations. They want customers to think, 'Oh yeah, this store has decorations, let's shop there,'” Gleicher says. "And if they do the displays well enough, it will encourage shoppers to make impulse purchases.
Another reason why stores display howling ghouls (食尸鬼) in the summer heat is out of pure competition. Stores don't have a choice because it's almost guaranteed that competitors will get the buck. Once shoppers buy a product, they've bought it — and don't need to go elsewhere, Gleicher said.
“If more competitors keep pushing it earlier and earlier, it could end up starting in July," Gleicher says. "The longer they can extend the season, the better it is for their sales.”
【1】What can we learn from the survey?
A．Some consumers purchase Halloween items early.
B．The majority of customers prefer shopping online.
C．Customers purchase Halloween products only for discount.
D．A few shoppers buy Halloween items from department stores.
【2】Why does Roberta Gleicher recommend stores put out decorations in August?
A．To help customers get relaxed.
B．To compete with other online stores.
C．To attract women to buy more holiday decorations.
D．To get customers in the holiday atmosphere and buy products.
【3】Which of the following will Roberta Gleicher most probably agree with?
A．More competitors extend Halloween from August.
B．Stores display decorations early due to competition.
C．Decorations will encourage men to make impulse purchases.
D．Shoppers definitely won't go elsewhere once they buy a product.
【4】Where is the text most probably taken from?
A．An advertisement.
B．A lecture.
C．A text-book.
D．A news report.
25、Passion, like life, is about the journey, not the destination. Kimberly and I have been planning a trip to Europe for a year. This was a_________of ours.
The most exciting part of the journey started with a train ride that had some_________. We took a train from Zurich (苏黎世) to Croatia (克罗地亚), where no one_________us, though. In addition, we had a tough time_________a taxi around the station to make it to the ship._________, they waited for us there.
Once we got onto the ship we_________it was not like a large hotel with great service. It was tight quarters. The_________was very small. The shower was a spout (喷头)_________to the bathroom sink (洗涤池). You turned it on and sprayed (喷洒) yourself,_________the rest of the room.
The week-long ship ride was full of__________. There were people from different__________speaking different languages. We stopped on islands of all sizes for fun. Then there were high winds—so high that the buses couldn’t run because they might ________. So we took an expensive taxi, and headed back to__________our flight home.
While we loved the more__________parts of the trip, our real passion was in the unexpected—the missed rides, the__________ship, the mixture of cultures, and even the__________
Sometimes people are so__________that it scares them to do something different. Yet when they do__________their comfort zone, the different experiences that they once thought were__________are what stand out. Mixing things up, trying new things, seeing something through another person’s eyes, being open to adventure—this is how you create__________.
【1】
A．chance
B．tip
C．game
D．goal
【2】
A．trouble
B．anecdotes
C．formulas
D．flexibility
【3】
A．punished
B．greeted
C．scolded
D．encouraged
【4】
A．arranging
B．approaching
C．finding
D．offering
【5】
A．Luckily
B．Interestingly
C．Rudely
D．Disappointingly
【6】
A．promised
B．explained
C．remembered
D．realized
【7】
A．hotel
B．spout
C．bathroom
D．sink
【8】
A．pointing
B．connected
C．suited
D．flowing
【9】
A．but for
B．next to
C．apart from
D．along with
【10】
A．complaints
B．advantages
C．adventures
D．conflicts
【11】
A．guides
B．countries
C．careers
D．aspects
【12】
A．break up
B．float up
C．slow down
D．blow over
【13】
A．make
B．inform
C．delay
D．cancel
【14】
A．adventurous
B．predictable
C．beneficial
D．challenging
【15】
A．modern
B．large
C．crowded
D．empty
【16】
A．winds
B．islands
C．languages
D．flights
【17】
A．afraid
B．disappointed
C．comfortable
D．negative
【18】
A．get out of
B．get close to
C．take control of
D．come up with
【19】
A．meaningful
B．frightening
C．simple
D．common
【20】
A．power
B．possibility
C．effect
D．passion
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。
Brady was a recently retired search and rescue dog. He was not happy and missed his owner Al because Al had gone out on a rescue mission without him. Al’s nephew Steve took Brady along when he and his friend Zach went on a overnight hike. But suddenly Steve and Zach smelled something burning and they realized that lightning had set the woods on fire. Wind-blown flame had leaped from the top of one tree to another. The long dry summer had turned the forest into a tinderbox and the thunderstorm wasn’t helping much. It had more wind and lightning than rain. Zach pulled Steve’s arm.“Let’s go! We can make it back to the river we crossed today.” Steve pulled Brady’s leash and their heads down against the strong fire-wind, they hurried down the path they had followed earlier. The air was full of smoke，and pine branches broke from burning trees with a crisp sound. Steve kept his eyes on the route. All they had to do was to make it down to the river…
Brady barked a sharp warning. Ahead of them lay a dense curtain of smoke across the path. They’d never make it through that. They would have to find another escape route. The dog was pulling at his leash trying to draw them away from the smoke. This was what Brady was trained to do, and yet Steve was uneasy. It seemed to him they were moving away from the river.
Brady lifted his head and smelled the smoky wind. Suddenly, the dog ran away and disappeared. The boys yelled and shouted for him，but he didn’t come back.
They had no choice but to leave him behind. Heartsick, Steve and Zach went up a slope. He couldn’t blame Brady for panicking and escaping. He himself wanted to run even though he didn’t have a clue which way. They hadn’t gone far when there was a familiar bark, and Brady came running toward him.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
Paragraph1：
“Where’ve you been?” Steve cried .
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Paragraph 2：
Brady led them back down the slope and into the trees.
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