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1、You can choose not to forgive. ________ you can also choose to let it go.
A. Absolutely B. Consequently
C. Subsequently D. Alternatively
2、There ________ some bread and two cakes in the plate.
A．are
B．is
C．have
D．has
3、The company offers its employees a ________ training in all aspects of the business.
A．compassionate
B．contemporary
C．comprehensive
D．countable
4、Don’t leave your shopping on the back seat of your car—it’s an open ________ to a thief.
A. invitation B. access
C. approach D. excuse
5、The government has made it clear _______ 35 international soccer stars will be invited to coach students in soccer.
A. what B. when C. that D. which
6、When_________comes to the topic of politics, a right attitude is very important.
A．who
B．that
C．something
D．it
7、 ― Daddy，how do you like it if I buy a wallet for my mummy’s birthday?
― ______
A. It couldn’t be better. B. I don’t like it.
C. It’s too expensive. D. Don’t trouble.
8、In my opinion, it is the coach rather than the players that________.
A．are to blame
B．is to be blamed
C．is to blame
D．are to be blamed
9、He isn't a man to depend on because his action always ______ his words.
A.disagrees with B.disagrees on C.disagrees to D.disagrees over
10、It was the first time that I ________ (talk) face to face with the president.
A．talk
B．have talked
C．talked
D．had talked
11、 ---_____ you play the violin at midnight? It disturbs the neighbours!
--- Sorry, I was too absorbed in it and forgot the time.
A. Can B. Should C. Would D. Must
12、Don’t promise anything ______ you are one hundred percent sure.
A．whether
B．after
C．how
D．unless
13、Although it is not our normal ______ to give a discount in our shop, this time we will consider the matter more closely.
A. hobby B. behavior
C. practice D. intention
14、He insisted that the problem requiring paying attention to at the meeting.
A. being discussed B. discuss
C. be discussed D. discussing
15、If you go to the wildlife park，you will find the places there more dangerous than commonly__________
A．supposing B．suppose
C．to suppose D．supposed
16、—Daddy, do you have a ________?
—Sorry dear, I would ________ listen to your story now, but you see this endless housework?
A. time; however B. time; otherwise
C. second; otherwise D. second; however
17、The room was ______ a mess, ______ pizza boxes on the floor and dirty dishes in the sink.
A．on; where
B．in; where
C．in; with
D．on; with
18、We felt _____ at the ______ news.
A．upsetted, upsetting
B．upsetting, upset
C．upset, upset
D．upset, upsetting
19、Briggs will ________ as general manager when Mitchell retires.
A．get away
B．take over
C．set off
D．run out
20、I adore my English teacher because she can always create an atmosphere ________all the students feel respected and cared for.
A．that
B．when
C．where
D．which
21、After spending his career as a chef and working as the Vice President of Food and Beverage at FireKeepers Hotel in Michigan, Michael McFarlen saw how much food would get thrown away from the hotel’s restaurant every day.
After some thinking, McFarlen came up with a plan to run a restaurant in the community that would also help support a food pantry (食品橱) on the property. After presenting the idea to FireKeepers leadership, they were immediately on board with the plan. In April of 2016, the FireKeepers Hotel and its owners, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, bought Fire Station No.4, a historic firehouse. They renovated (翻新) the building and turned the fire station into a restaurant.
On April 19,2017, the restaurant, which they named The Fire Hub, opened to the public for the first time. At the same time, a food pantry, which they named the Kendall Street Food Pantry (KSEP) opened its door in the back of the building. "It really is amazing," Kathy George, the Chief Executive Officer of FireKeepers, told Second Wave Media about the special restaurant designed to support the food pantry. The first year of operation exceeded their expectations. Not only did the restaurant attract customers because of its popularity andsustainability, but the food pantry helped more people in the first year than they ever imagined.
When you think of people using food pantry services, you think of homeless or unemployed people. In reality, however, many of the people who have needed the food pantry’s help are people that are employed but still struggle to afford to pay for groceries. On top of helping run the Kendall Street Food Pantry, profits from the Fire Hub are also given to nonprofits like the Safe Place and the Food Bank of South Central Michigan Inc. “We’re building a responsible business that takes profits and gives to nonprofits,” McFarlen said. “As we get more and more involved, we will give to many other charities and nonprofits.”
【1】Why did McFarlen want to set up a food pantry?
A．To recycle waste food.
B．To bring profits to the hotel.
C．To help feed the people in need.
D．To renovate a historic firehouse.
【2】What does the phrase "on board with" in paragraph 2 mean?
A．Opposed to.
B．Doubtful about.
C．Indifferent to.
D．In favor of.
【3】Which of the following best describes the KSFP programme?
A．Charitable.
B．Costly.
C．Conventional.
D．Profitable.
【4】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．The pantry merely serves the people out of job.
B．The Fire Hub will contribute more continuously.
C．The local citizens are lacking in job opportunities.
D．The food in the pantry is affordable for the homeless.
22、It was the 2015 “super storm” in New South Wales that restored my faith in people.
During a break in the weather, I stupidly decided to drive into town to buy some groceries. However, as I left the supermarket and drove back, the weather took a turn for the worse. 【1】 Having nowhere to go, I spotted a young man in his front yard assessing the situation. He quickly waved to me to come and park in his driveway.【2】.
The man, who introduced himself as Trent, then invited me to wait inside his house with his wife, Kayti and their two daughters. I told him I was concerned about the damage to my car, as the continuing rain was starting to turn into hail (冰雹).Trent then grabbed a blanket from his garage and covered my car. 【3】 Fortunately, his efforts saved my car from being damaged by the hail.
By 11:00 a.m., the electricity and phone services had both gone. 【4】 Trent made me a cup of tea and Kayti gave me a towel to dry myself off. The three of us chatted while waiting for the weather to get better. I learned that Trent had lost his job and was struggling to feed the family.
When the hail stopped, I shook Trent’s hand and kissed Kayti goodbye. 【5】 I was very moved by their kindness and it renewed my faith in people.
As I went out the door, I asked Trent for two of his business cards. My father has since called to offer him a job as a clerk at his company.
A．It began pouring so heavily that I was forced to stop.
B．The couple were so modest as I thanked them for their help.
C．I was surprised that he didn’t ask for anything in return for his assistance.
D．I was grateful to escape the running water that was about to drown my car.
E．I tried driving faster to escape the heavy downpour that was sure to come.
F．As a result, I couldn’t contact my parents, despite knowing they’d be worried.
G．He was wet but he didn’t seem to mind being out in the wild weather on my behalf.
23、I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives waiting. But where are we doing all of this waiting, and what does it mean to an impatient society like ours? To understand the issue, let’s take a look at three types of “waits”.
The very purest form of waiting is the Watched-Pot Wait. It is without doubt the most annoying of all. Take filling up the kitchen sink (洗碗池) as an example. There is absolutely nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyes fixed on the sink until it’s full. During these waits, the brain slips away from the body and wanders about until the water runs over the edge of the counter and onto your socks. This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless.
A cousin to the Watched-Pot Wait is the Forced Wait. This one requires a bit of discipline. Properly preparing packaged noodle soup required a Forced Wait. Directions are very specific. “Bring three cups of water to boil, add mix, simmer three minutes, remove from heat, let stand five minutes.”I have my doubts that anyone has actually followed the procedures strictly. After all, Forced Waiting requires patience.
Perhaps the most powerful type of waiting is the Lucky-Break Wait. This type of wait is unusual in that it is for the most part voluntary. Unlike the Forced Wait, which is also voluntary, waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happen.
Turning one’s life into a waiting game requires faith and hope, and is strictly for the optimists among us. On the surface it seems as ridiculous as following the directions on soup mixes, but the Lucky-Break Wait well serves those who are willing to do it. As long as one doesn’t come to rely on it, wishing for a few good things to happen never hurts anybody.
We certainly do spend a good deal of our time waiting. The next time you’re standing at the sink waiting for it to fill while cooking noodle soup that you’ll have to eat until a large bag of cash falls out of the sky, don’t be desperate. You’re probably just as busy as the next guy.
【1】While doing a Watched-Pot Wait, we tend to ________.
A．keep ourselves busy
B．get absent-minded
C．grow anxious
D．stay focused
【2】What can we learn about the Lucky-Break Wait?
A．It is less voluntary than the Forced Wait.
B．It doesn’t always bring the desired result.
C．It is more fruitful than the Forced Wait.
D．It doesn’t give people faith and hope.
【3】What does the author advise us to do the next time we are waiting?
A．Take it seriously.
B．Don’t rely on others.
C．Do something else.
D．Don’t lose heart.
【4】The author supports his view by ________.
A．exploring various causes of “waits”
B．describing detailed processes of “waits”
C．analyzing different categories of “waits”
D．revealing frustrating consequences of “waits”
24、Serving Up Hope
Food allergies have been on the rise. In the US, it is now estimated that over 10 percent of the adult population has an allergy to peanuts, shellfish, dairy or another type of food. In the UK, the past three decades have seen hospital admissions for food allergies rise fivefold. Thankfully, we are building up the armory needed to reverse this trend so that, one day, such potentially deadly reactions become a thing of the past.
The most common types of food allergies are triggered by antibodies that we make called immunoglobulin (免疫球蛋白) E or IgE. These antibodies were discovered in the mid-1960s and kick-started an era of allergy research that is still going strong today. The early findings have spawned thousands of studies that paint an intricate (复杂的) picture of how allergies work, suggesting ways in which we can prevent and treat them.
When someone has a food allergy, IgE is involved in triggering a response when the immune system comes into contact with that food. Essentially, the body sees that part of your meal as an enemy, releasing histamine (组织胺) and other inflammatory chemicals in an attempt to deal with it. This causes symptoms ranging from itchiness and sneezes to wheezing (喘气) and anaphylactic shock (过敏性休克). The result can be anything from a mild inconvenience to death.
The old saying "prevention is better than the cure" holds true for food allergies. My colleagues and I use the so-called six Ds as a guide to preventative measures during childhood: diet, dirt, dogs, dry skin, detergents (清洁剂) and vitamin D. Studies have found that people have a lower risk of developing an allergy when, as youngsters, they eat a diverse diet and do so often, have healthy vitamin D levels, live in a home with a dog, avoid dry skin and are exposed to dirt, allowing them to develop a good microbiome (微生物组). The use of harsh detergents has also been associated with an increase in IgE.
Clearly, for many people that have food allergies, such early life prevention is no longer an option. However, other approaches are taking shape.
Most of the interventions we currently use target the immune system in an effort to retrain its response to allergens. One technique, known as allergen immunotherapy (免疫疗法), involves slowly building up exposure to a problem food. By starting in very small doses, the body appears to be able to be retrained to no longer see it as a threat. However, immunotherapy needs regular exposure to allergens, which can cause side effects.
Allergy vaccines are another option. These work by reshaping the body's immune response to a particular food so it doesn't end in illness.
As we gain evidence and experience with each of these approaches, we are moving closer to being able to treat all food allergies.
【1】From the first two paragraphs, we can tell that __________.
A．one in ten people in UK is allergic to peanuts, shellfish, dairy or another type of food
B．immunoglobulin E only takes effect when we have food allergies
C．the research of allergies hasn't been conducted until recent years
D．more people in the UK now suffer from food allergies than it was 30 years ago
【2】The author mentioned six Ds to __________.
A．arouse readers' curiosity about the food allergies
B．assure readers of his unique method in the fight against food allergies
C．discuss the effectiveness of this potential method for curing food allergies
D．support the belief that the prevention of an allergy is more important than the cure
【3】We can learn from the passage that _________.
A．people are likely to get rid of food allergies through gradual adaptation to the specific problem food
B．some early prevention methods like the six Ds are no longer helpful in the curing of food allergies
C．immunotherapy brings more harm than good as it needs regular exposure to the specific problem food
D．since our body's immune response can be reshaped, a vaccine can be a very safe method for the curing of food allergies
【4】The author's attitude towards the future of the fight against the food allergies is _________.
A．objective
B．optimistic
C．skeptical
D．critical
25、I just marked my first Mid-Autumn Festival celebration in China. Exactly a week after arriving for my graduate studies, I was kind of homesick—memories of past _________ back in Serbia(塞尔维亚) with family and friends exchanging scenes in my mind. On the morning of Friday, September 13rd, the_________ on the campus was very cheerful. Chinese students explained to us the importance of the day as gifts of mooncakes were _________. Then came the night. The full moon appeared: huge ball high above the campus, and eyes looked at it with _________. Unlike previous nights, a cool breeze swept through the campus. With Serbian music playing on my headphones, I danced my way, _________ in the wind, and forgetting myself for a moment.
As I settled back into my room, I was fascinated by the festival’s idea. My _________ mind pushed me online where I came across the poem Prelude(前奏) to Water Melody(水调歌头), by the well-known Chinese writer Su Dongpo. This poem concisely(精确地) seized what I was _________ . The message and the tone both resonated(共鸣) with my feelings. Writing to his family, Su wondered what time it was back at home. _________ the time differences between China and Serbia, I was constantly trying to figure out what time it was back at home.
Eventually, Su asked his family to join him in _________ the perfection of a full moon in a __________ night. What a way to finish! I, too, was hoping that all was well with my family. Despite the distance and anxiety that comes with not seeing or hearing from a loved one, we were all flourishing(繁盛的) under the watch of the full moon.
And __________ we may go away from home, as happens from time to time; the family remains the most important __________ to our productive existence. As the Chinese used the holiday to __________ with the loved ones, the Serbian community also got together, shared a meal and walked on the streets under the neon(霓虹灯) lights.
As I write this, a day after the Festival, I cannot help but look forward to the next. Thank my Chinese friends, whose__________ made me and a crowd of other foreign students experience an __________ Mid-Autumn Festival.
【1】
A．principles
B．series
C．experiences
D．expectations
【2】
A．scene
B．scenery
C．architecture
D．atmosphere
【3】
A．exchanged
B．surrounded
C．recovered
D．selected
【4】
A．doubt
B．mission
C．appreciation
D．mercy
【5】
A．occurring
B．floating
C．struggling
D．diving
【6】
A．nervous
B．definite
C．upset
D．curious
【7】
A．taking up
B．going through
C．standing by
D．setting off
【8】
A．Considering
B．Discussing
C．Assuming
D．Expressing
【9】
A．illustrating
B．acquiring
C．enjoying
D．representing
【10】
A．cloudless
B．fancy
C．warm
D．deep
【11】
A．after
B．while
C．as
D．because
【12】
A．message
B．union
C．field
D．unit
【13】
A．share
B．gather
C．work
D．associate
【14】
A．strength
B．bravery
C．kindness
D．honesty
【15】
A．reasonable
B．imaginable
C．honorable
D．unforgettable
26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Once there was a little girl named Emily. Although her singing was very pleasant to hear, lacking of courage, she never dared to sing in front of strangers.
One summer, the neighborhood where she lived would hold a singing competition. Her best friend, Lucy, came to invite her to participate in the competition, but Emily said, “ I’m afraid to take part in it.” Her mother said, “ it’s okay, just do it bravely.” Emily followed her mama’s advice and decided to give herself a try. The day came. Emily and Lucy went to the competition site. But she was too timid (胆小的) to walked onto the stage. She had been waiting until others finished singing. She shakily forced herself to stand on the stage. She started to sing, but her voice was so low. What’s worse, she was so nervous that she forget the lyrics (歌词) after singing a few words. Being laughed at by others, embarrassed and shy, she ran away from the stage.
Some naughty boys ran after her and said, “ Emily, coward (胆小鬼)! Emily, coward! ” Emily didn’t argue with them. What she wanted was to go back home as quickly as she could. Finally, she rushed into the house, hugged her mom and cried sadly.
“Well, my poor girl. Don’t cry. Tell me what happened to you.” asked her mom. Emily looked up at her mother and told her what she had experienced.
Listening to her, her mom cupped her face and said, “it doesn’t matter, girl. As long as you practice singing more in front of strangers, you will become braver little by little. So, my girl, don’t be beaten by a failure. You can go out to practice singing every day. No matter who is listening to you, go on singing and never stop. I believe there will be a harvest for you. ”
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Paragraph 1:
Emily listened to her mother carefully and followed her mom’s suggestion.
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Paragraph 2:
Going on singing, she walked into the park, where many people were singing and dancing.
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