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1、— I can’t bear the air pollution in this city anymore. It is getting worse and worse.
— ________! We’ve never had so many chemical factories before.
A. I wouldn’t bet on it B. You said it
C. Keep it up D. Come off it
2、I will be bored with doing the same work every day, so I prefer a ______ job.
A.comfortable B.challenging C.compulsory D.considerate
3、The boss in company Miss Anna worked called at the hospital.
A．his
B．which
C．whose
D．this
4、Some drivers still drive under the influence of alcohol ________ repeated warnings.
A．besides
B．despite
C．beyond
D．regarding
5、I borrowed a book ________ by Mark Twain from the library.
A．to write
B．written
C．writing
D．wrote
6、—There is good news for you. You’ve been admitted to the Tianjin University.
— ______ That’s great!
A．Have I?
B．Pardon?
C．Congratulations!
D．Good idea!
7、The hot weather is ________ the water shortage.
A．to blame for
B．blamed for
C．to blame on
D．blamed on
8、The popular belief has been challenged after a recent research ________ cartilage(软骨) in human joints can’t repair itself.
A.where B.whether C.when D.that
9、 The five young firefighters _________ to put out the big fire.
A. gave life B. brought life
C. gave their lives D. came to life
10、The heavy rain may ______ the landslide last night.
A.accounts for B.accounted for
C.have accounted for D.accounting for
11、Governments throughout the world act on the assumption ________ the welfare of their people depends on the economic strength and wealth of the community.
A．which
B．that
C．what
D．whether
12、You'll find taxis waiting at the bus station ________ you can hire to reach your host family.
A．which
B．where
C．when
D．as
13、He decided to follow a music ______ when he graduated from college.
A.professional
B.career
C.decision
D.trend
14、The journey to America was very important to him because it was that journey changed his attitudes towards English study.
A. of which B. to which
C. that D. through which
15、Mr. Frank asked me I could go with him to he called the Treasure House the next week.
A．that; which
B．whether; that
C．whether; what
D．that; where
16、He realized that ____there was a time for action, this was it.
A.if ever B.if possible C.if any D.if necessary
17、Derryberry remained his trusted musical adviser, ________ him to concerts and often listening from the last row.
A．accompanying
B．declining
C．convincing
D．celebrating
18、The Palace Museum has put on many attractions since it ___________ in 2017.
A．had been rebuilt
B．was rebuilt
C．had rebuilt
D．rebuilt
19、The organizer decided to invite Johnny, ______ president of the group, to deliver ______ third speech as his first two were so well received.
A.the; the B.a; the
C./; a D.the; /
20、Though Eric is a boy, he writes ________ I do.
A. careful as B. more carefully than C. as careful as D. carefully than
21、One is not born able to speak a language．One is born able to make a noise．I have heard babies cry in America and in China．I can’t tell any difference．But when I hear someone from America speak English and hear someone speak Chinese, I can tell you there are a lot of differences.
I believe a common(普遍的) problem with Chinese students’ learning English is that they were not taught to think in English．They have an idea spoken in English and want to translate the idea into Chinese, then they think in Chinese of the proper reply and translate it into English．After a long period of speaking the language, one begins to think in the foreign language naturally．You will learn faster if you begin to think in English at the very beginning of your study．Many students ask me: What can I do to improve my spoken English?
My reply is: The more English you speak, the better English you will speak．There are many things you can do to improve your spoken English．Of course, the best way is to live where English is spoken as a language of the country.
【1】The cries of American and Chinese babies are _______.
A．different B．the same
C．not like each other D．like each other
【2】The underlined sentence (in Paragraph 2) means that______.
A．some teachers didn’t teach students to think in English
B．teachers never gave the students the way of learning English
C．students didn’t remember the way teachers taught them
D．teachers didn’t want their students to think in English
【3】The underlined word “they” (in Paragraph 2) refers to “_____”.
A．Chinese students B．English students
C．Chinese teachers D．English teachers
【4】According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
A．You must think in English all the time.
B．You should always translate English into Chinese.
C．After speaking English for a long time, you may probably think in English naturally(自然地).
D．The best way of learning English is to live in America.
22、People who live in Iceland are proud of their country and their origin. Complete independence from Denmark after World War II resulted in the country's fast development. They refuse to permit immigration(移民) though the country has a small population. Their attitude to foreigners is friendly but reserved(保守) .
The Icelanders regard themselves as one big family. Most of them earn their living by farming and people' hopes are centered on the land and its soil. Typical for rural Iceland are the isolated valley farms against mountains. Cultivated grassland stretches out from the buildings.
They mainly raise sheep and cattle. In spring, flocks of sheep are driven to mountain grassland and allowed to wander freely over the summer. When autumn puts its first mark on the mountains, the sheep are rounded up and driven down.
As in all countries where winter and darkness take up most of the year, the center of life is the home. The houses of Iceland were once built of wood, but now cement (水泥) is used in towns and stones in the countryside. During the long winters the Icelanders rarely go out of the house. When they must go out, they put raincoats over their heavy woolen overcoats and furs to keep out the damp.
【1】What can we learn about the Icelanders from Paragraph 1?
A．They like friendly foreigners.
B．They take pride in their own country.
C．They are satisfied with their large population
D．They are proud of their original country, Denmark.
【2】What do most Icelanders live on?
A．Farming
B．Sheep and cattle
C．Cultivated grassland
D．Plants near the mountains
【3】What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A．Iceland is cold and damp.
B．The houses are built of wood nowadays.
C．The Icelanders like to live in the center of their houses.
D．Different kinds of animals can be seen on the mountains.
【4】It can be inferred from the passage that the best time in Iceland is .
A．winter and spring
B．summer and autumn
C．autumn and winter
D．spring and summer
【5】What is the passage mainly about?
A．The history of Iceland
B．The rich life in Iceland
C．The development of Iceland
D．The special way of life in Iceland
23、Today, getting information is as easy as opening a browser on your computer/phone, typing in a question and waiting a second for a long list of links to load. These websites will promise to answer your question. But actually, they may not be all that trustworthy. Figuring out which site is believable and which is false takes work. It isn’t impossible, though. Actually, it is what every good journalist (新闻记者) does daily. And students and other non-journalists also can do it.
To check a new claim (声明), good reporters contact experts on the topic. In journalism, such experts are known as “sources”. This may be a scientist who discovered something new in the lab. Or it could be the witness to a crime.
However, not everything is easy. For instance, if there’s a forest fire, how do you know where it started, when and how? You can ask government officials, but they may not know. You can talk to people near the fire shortly after it started. But unless someone spotted the fire as it happened, people may never know for sure. They may simply offer speculation. Saying something “might have” or even “probably” started that fire isn’t a fact. So you’d have to qualify any statement about the fire’s origins.
I describe such words as “weasel words”. These words and phrases include “might” “could have” “was likely to have been”, etc. Whenever something isn’t known for sure, journalists will highlight their uncertainty by using weasel words. They never over-blow claims to the readers.
A good reporter should be paid for the work he does. Some blogs and even news sites are authored by unpaid writers. Many of these writers are untrained in reporting, and their reports may not provide the depth. Thus, if the news you’re reading is free to the world online, consider what that may mean. Overall, you should be skeptical (怀疑的). That’s acting like a journalist.
【1】According to the first paragraph, we know that every day a good journalist tries to________ .
A．get information
B．check information
C．write information
D．analyze information
【2】How does the author show the difficulty in looking for sources?
A．By listing some facts.
B．By giving an explanation.
C．By raising some questions.
D．By giving an example.
【3】What does the author think of weasel words?
A．They are annoying to the readers.
B．They should be avoided in a report.
C．They are a sign of a good journalist.
D．They make a difference to a report.
【4】What should be the best title for the text?
A．Keep in Doubt like a Good Reporter
B．Learn from a Good Journalist
C．Check Facts You Can Trust
D．Gain Believable Information
24、Yoga has a well-deserved reputation for helping improve balance and flexibility and for inducing calm and relaxation. But as for weight loss, many people assume other types of exercise will benefit more. While you might not burn as many calories by practicing yoga as you would by running or doing some other high-intensity activities, yoga can still raise your heart rate and help build muscle. 【1】
● Reduce stress and reduce pounds. Yoga helps deal with stress. 【2】 Yoga has an impact on the body’s stress response and reduces the production of chemicals linked to weight gain, such as cortisol (皮质醇), a stress hormone.
● Move well and eat well. 【3】 Participants involved in yoga practice realize that they tend to notice not only the amount of food they eat, but also what type of foods they eat and the impact of eating those foods. They become aware of the effect of certain foods on their bodies during their yoga practice.
● 【4】 Doing yoga long term not only can help people lose weight but also can strengthen cognitive skills to help keep it off. A multiyear study examines the possibility of yoga maintaining weight loss. Its findings suggest that yoga may help to improve long-term weight loss outcomes via improvements in distress tolerance, self-compassion and a more positive mood.
Yoga is a very reasonable form of exercise, but you have to choose the right type. A 2021 study found no difference in weight loss totals for participants practicing a gentle, restorative yoga versus a more vigorous type of yoga. 【5】 Everybody can benefit from a yoga practice.
A．Make weight loss last.
B．Learn about cognitive skills.
C．Studies show that high levels of cortisol can lead to an increase in fat.
D．Several studies have confirmed that doing yoga does raise cortisol levels.
E．Yoga helps break old dietary habits and related unconscious patterns of behavior.
F．Actually, the best yoga is the practice that fits for you — the one you'll commit to.
G．Here’s more about how yoga is a complete body and mind workout.
25、Plant a Row for the Hungry
It was a cold night and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I'd read the signs:＂Don't give money to beggars." So I _______ my head and kept walking.
I wasn't _______for a reply, but with submission, he said, "I really am homeless and I really am hungry! You can come with me and watch me _______!"But I kept on walking.
The_______bothered me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have _______ me to hand over a buck or two even if he had been_______. On a freezing night I assumed the _______of a fellow human being.
On the flight back home, I couldn't help thinking of him. I tried to explain my _______to help by assuming government agencies, churches and charities were there to_______him. Besides, you're not supposed to give money to ________
One day, I started to write my weekly garden column for The Anchorage Daily News as usual. Out of the blue, an idea ________my mind. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row in their gardens dedicated to the ________?
We didn't keep records back then, but the idea began to ________.As more and more people started ________the Plant a Row for the Hungry concept, new ways and variations________ up, if you will pardon the pun (双关语）。Today, the program continues to flourish and ________ flowers for the spirit, and comfort for my________.
I am shocked that millions of Americans are________by hunger. If every gardener in America plants one row for the hungry, we can make a________in the number of neighbors who don't have enough to eat. Maybe then I will stop feeling guilty about________ a hungry man I could have helped.
【1】A.nodded B.shook C.turned D.lowered
【2】A.intended B.meant C.motivated D.prepared
【3】A.eat B.shop C.live D.drink
【4】A.accident B.situation C.incident D.condition
【5】A.pleased B.confused C.saved D.killed
【6】A.starving B.lying C.begging D.watching
【7】A.best B.better C.worst D.worse
【8】A.failure B.responsibility C.hope D.willingness
【9】A.adopt B.feed C.house D.free
【10】A.churches B.charities C.beggars D.readers
【11】A.caught B.crossed C.changed D.slipped
【12】A.hungry B.homeless C.poor D.generous
【13】A.show up B.take up C.show off D.take off
【14】A.paying for B.working with C.advertising for D.messing with
【15】A.sped B.showed C.cropped D.broke
【16】A.grow B.increase C.decline D.appear
【17】A.conscience B.explanation C.assumption D.dedication
【18】A.ruined B.infected C.threatened D.depressed
【19】A.sense B.link C.difference D.leap
【20】A.supporting B.discouraging C.abusing D.abandoning
26、假定你是李华，昨天你有一次不愉快的就餐经历，对餐厅的服务员态度非常不满意，于是你给该餐厅老板写一封投诉信。要点如下：
1.问题：牛肉面(beef noodles)里有苍蝇(fly)，服务员态度粗鲁。
2.要求：餐厅赔礼道歉。
3.希望能改进服务。
注意：1.词数：100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir / Madam,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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