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1、They have written letters to thank the relatives from ________ they received presents.
A.who B.which C.where D.whom
2、________in everyday life consumers have seen lots of successful examples of advertisements like Kodak, Nike, Coca-Cola, and McDonald’s, there are still some examples that do not reach the expected goal.
A．As
B．Because
C．In addition
D．While
3、“Tommy, run! Be quick! The house is on fire!” the mother shouted, with clearly ________ in her voice.
A．anger
B．confusion
C．regret
D．panic
4、There is a man _______ himself Mr Li waiting for you.
A. called B. calls
C. calling D. call
5、Eight months ought to be enough for you to finish this paper, ____________?
A. oughtn’t they B. didn’t they
C. shouldn’t it D. shouldn’t they
6、A _______ will be paid to anyone who brings back the money Mr. Brown lost,
according to the advertisement.
A.price B.profit C.reward D.salary
7、(2014·北京) Some animals carry seeds from one place to another, ______ plants can spread to new places.
A.so B.or
C.for D.but
8、One minute she burst into_____, and the next she burst out_____. We just couldn't catch her mood at any movement.
A．crying, laughter
B．tears, laughing
C．tears, laughter
D．crying, laughing
9、Mrs. Li explains English grammar so ________ that even I can understand it.
A. clear B. clearly C. more clearly D. good
10、For a moment nothing happened. Then ______all shouting together.
A.voices had came B.did voices come C.came voices D.voices would come
11、She his number in the phonebook to make sure that she had got it right.
A. looked up B. looked for
C. looked into D. looked out
12、I don’t mind _______ the decision as long as it is not too late.
A．you to delay making
B．your delaying making
C．your delaying to make
D．you delay to make
13、I was about to go back to sleep I heard a strange noise.
A.while B.as C.when D.then
14、If you sleep on the sea ice, there’s ________ possibility of floating out with ________ ice.
A．a; a
B．/; the
C．a; the
D．a; /
15、With more and more farmers moving to cities, an inadequate labor force is ________ becoming a major factor affecting the country's grain output.
A.automatically B.occasionally
C.absolutely D.gradually
16、—Did you enjoy your trip?
—Yes. But for your advice, we __________ our stay in London half as much.
A. didn’t enjoy B. hadn’t enjoyed
C. wouldn’t enjoy D. wouldn’t have enjoyed
17、Do you know the girl_________your headmaster is complaining?
A．Who
B．to whom
C．about which
D．/
18、______ how to do the homework, I went to ask my teacher for help.
A．Not to know
B．Not knowing
C．Knowing not
D．Not known
19、–Peter, do you know how to download the new software?
–Certainly. I _____ you the steps.
A. show B. am showing
C. will show D. have shown
20、 Would you please give us an example ______your opinion on “Two Olympics, equal splendor”？
A．in charge of B．in want of
C．in favour of D．in honour of
21、A new concept vehicle, Pod was introduced by Toyota and Sony at the Tokyo motor show. The car is intended as a four-wheeled friend. It aims to provide affection, sympathy and encouragement. Like a dog welcoming its master, the car sits up, wags its tail and recognizes its owner’s presence using hydraulics (液压装置) and a multi-coloured LED display panel (引擎) across the front.
While on the road, the car constantly monitors the driver’s mood with pulse and sweat (汗) sensors on the joystick (操纵杆). Cameras fixed on the eyes keep watch for any sigh of drowsiness. If a driver appears to be losing his or her cool, Pod will display warnings, play soft music and blow cold air at the face. Drivers are shaken awake with loud music and a shaking chair.
To improve driving skills, Pod uses a comparison to score drivers, offer advice and rank all Pod owners. Toyota states that the car will eventually be able to learn its owner’s likes and dislikes by monitoring passenger conversations. If the car hears a favorite song being discussed, it will download the track from the Internet and play it without being asked. It will also recommend (推荐) restaurants that might suit the driver’s taste and take photographs of passengers when they sound particularly happy.
In keeping with the moodiness that is the car’s main selling point, Pod expresses a form of road anger. If a driver brakes or swerves (急转弯) suddenly, the LED panel shows an angry red and the tail rises at the back.
Anger is one of the car’s ten “emotional states”. Another is sadness—a blue front with tear-shaped lights seemingly dropping from headlights—which appears after a flat tyre or when gas is low.
“We wanted to show that the cars can be cheerful and entertaining,” said Yasunori Sakamoto, part of the Toyota design team. Mr Sakamoto said Toyota has no plans to put Pod on the market. Sad, really.
【1】The underlined word “drowsiness” in Paragraph 2 means _________.
A．fear
B．boredom
C．excitement
D．sleepiness
【2】According to the text, Pod can ________.
A．rank the restaurant nearby
B．recommend a song to passenger
C．have a conversation with drivers
D．test the driver’s driving skills
【3】If the new concept vehicle is running out of gas, _________.
A．the LED panel turns red
B．the tail rises at the back of the car
C．the front lights turn blue and look like tears
D．the car stops and shake with loud music
【4】What is the author’s attitude towards Pod?
A．Supportive.
B．Doubtful.
C．Negative.
D．Curious.
22、Sustainable Fabrics(织物) of the Future
Choosing what to wear can be a difficult problem, especially if you5re a fashion victim. Trying to keep up with the latest styles involves regular visits to the shopping malls and sometimes paying for expensive designer clothes. But the fashion often changes. 【1】
Many stores now offer cheap “fast fashion”-low-price items that copy the styles of more expensive designer brands. Environmentalists are angered by the amount of energy involved in making these clothes and that many of them are made from non- recyclable materials. 【2】
Eleanor Lawrie, a BBC reporter, says that people in the UK are the worst in Europe for getting rid of unwanted clothes every year. And she says, “On top of often poor labour conditions for workers, the fashion industry is also responsible for 20% of the world's waste water, and 10% of carbon emissions(排放).”
This is something the fashion industry is becoming more aware of and has tried to find new crops of biomaterials to replace wasteful fabrics like cotton and leather. Examples include Pinatex, a leather-like material made from pineapple leaves. It's been used in collections by Hugo Boss and H&M. 【3】 It is being used to create food, packaging and clothes.
【4】 The current farming practice requires a massive amount of water and insect killer. Eleanor says, “About 15,000 litres of water are required to make one pair of jeans, while 95% of its material is cotton.” So, buying organic cotton is a better choice. And there is also Tencel, a natural product becoming increasingly popular. It's made by taking cellulose fiber(木质纤维素) from trees and its production is thought to use 95% less water than cotton processing.
Professor Richard Blackbum from Leeds School of Design tells the BBC that creating sustainable fabrics is only part of the battle-buying reasonably, buying second hand and buying fewer clothes are obviously the more environmentally friendly choices for people. 【5】 If one can do that, he is starting to be sustainable.
A.Cotton is a very resource-demanding crop to grow.
B.And there's Mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms.
C.Every year, a million tonnes of unwanted fabrics just get thrown away.
D.Many of your clothes will then be left in the back of cupboards gathering dust.
E.Recycled cotton can come from secondhand clothing or from fabrics' leftovers.
F.This means the cheap fashionable items will have to be burned or go into landfill.
G.One shouldn't consider buying any item of clothing unless he commits to 30 wears.
23、A new report from the International Bar Association (IBA) suggests machines will mostly likely replace humans in a growing number of occupations. One of the authors of the report, Gerlind Wisskirchen, believes that governments need to introduce human quotas(配额) in some sectors in order to protect jobs.
The report suggests that the jobs at risk are common ones, such as accountants and lawyers. Financial services are more at risk than legal roles though, as algorithms(计算机程序) are easier for a computer to solve when compared to keeping client relationships and making new laws. Simple physical work is also in the firing line, the authors mention.
As the world population heads toward 7 to 10 billion, futurist Morris Miselowski says, “I am not sure that this nine-to-five, Monday to Friday work as we understand it, will continue for many of us for the next couple of decades.” He forecasts that the biggest changes will be a shift(转变) away from the traditional work time.
“Artificial intelligence (AI)(人工智能)… and all sorts of new technologies are just about to happen; all of that’s going to change where, how and when we do work.”
Ms Wissfikirchen was surprised by how far-reaching the effects of automation(自动化) are.
“Even though automation began 30 years ago in the blue-collar sector, the new development of artificial intelligence and robotics affects not just the blue-collar sector, but the white-collar sector,” said Ms Wisskirchen.
Toby Walsh, professor of Artificial Intelligence at UNSW, said there was a ray of hope when it came to technology and the future of jobs.
“It’s always good to remember that although technology will take jobs away as they raise in this report, there will also be new jobs created by technology,” he said. “In fact if we look at the history of technology since the Industrial Revolution, more jobs have been created than destroyed.”
【1】What message does the new report from the IBA send?
A. More jobs will be offered to humans.
B. Someday humans won’t need to work.
C. More jobs will be created because of AI.
D. Someday robots will probably take over your job.
【2】According to Morris Miselowski, what will happen in the future?
A. AI will make humans’ life easier.
B. Physical work will disappear from sight.
C. The traditional work hours will be changed.
D. Automation will have little effect on lawyers.
【3】Who is positive about the future of jobs?
A. The author. B. Toby Walsh.
C. Morris Miselowski. D. Gerlind Wisskirchen.
24、We may not be aware of it, but ordinary family homes in the U.S. and the rest of the world are not energy-efficient.
Most of their energy goes to heating and cooling, and a lot of it is wasted, as warm air and cool air escape through fireplace chimneys and thin or poorly fitting windows and doors. A passive house loses almost none."Imagine a thermos(保温瓶),"said housing developer Brendan O’Neill."You have insulation(隔绝) everywhere, and it’s basically completely sealed. And so the idea is to build a house like a thermos. So the windows are sealed. There’s insulation completely surrounding the building. We make it as sealed as possible."
A 147-square-meter passive house, presented by O’Neill Development Corp. as a demonstration unit just outside Washington, was brought to the site in two boxes. "Once it’s set and put together, it takes about four weeks to complete the outside construction, to put down carpets," O’Neill said. "If everything is set in place, you put a house like this together in about four months.”The total cost of building it was $325,000, or about 17 percent more than constructing an ordinary house. But its utility(公用事业) bill is only around $20 monthly, or one-tenth the amount for the average house of the same size.
While passive houses have been around for a long time, the idea has never taken root in the U.S. There was no driving force to push it.
However, David Peabody, an architect who designs passive houses said, "I think climate change is now becoming a larger issue. And I think building standards are catching on to that. So people are becoming more aware of energy."Peabody said the cost of building passive houses could come down."What really makes sense for truly affordable housing," he said, "is to build multi-storey buildings."
【1】Why aren’t ordinary family homes energy-efficient?
A. Building them wastes much energy.
B. Their energy mainly goes to heating and cooling.
C. Their sealing performance is poor.
D. They have no insulation around at all.
【2】What is the feature of a passive house?
A. There’re no windows or chimneys.
B. There’s little space to place furniture.
C. Its building cost is relatively high.
D. It takes about four weeks to build one.
【3】What’s David Peabody’s attitude to the future of the passive house?
A. Cautious. B. Optimistic. C. Skeptical. D. Concerned.
25、 I've always been afraid of heights. Even ______ a ladder to change a light bulb makes me feel quite_________, so imagine everyone's ________when I announced I would be trekking (跋涉) to Everest Base Camp(珠峰大本营). Well, it's all about overcoming your _____ and challenging yourself, isn't it?
I've wanted to ______money for charity for long and, when I saw an advertisement in the paper, I jumped at the _____and signed up. Of course as soon as I'd made my decision, I started to_____ .What was I thinking? I'd never be able to get fit enough so I wouldn't be able to________.
What kept me _____ , however, was the thought that I was doing this for my _______, who greatly influenced me. This would be the best way to commemorate (纪念) him as he was a great. _____ and used to tell me stories of his exploration around the world. He'd always wanted to see the great ______ but had never succeeded.
_____was hard but I was determined to continue. I went to the gym several times a week. Besides, I had to do something for the charity. I sent out letters to everyone ______ to sponsor me. I_______ coffee mornings and went to local schools to give talks.
And finally the______ day arrived and soon we were standing in Lukla, at the ______ of the mountain, ready to start. Although I was______ fit, nothing could have prepared me for the mental challenge. I had to face my fear of heights. Crossing rope bridges hundreds of feet above rough rivers made my______ turn but I thought of my grandfather..
So fulfilled did I feel when I came ________ that I decided to try new challenges.
【1】A.keeping up B.mixing up C.climbing up D.bringing up
【2】A.sick B.tired C.eager D.crazy
【3】A.silence B.surprise C.relief D.respect
【4】A.injuries B.sadness C.shyness D.fears
【5】A.spend B.raise C.lend D.change
【6】A.opportunity B.advice C.choice D.preparation
【7】A.work B.arrange C.research D.panic
【8】A.manage B.fall C.escape D.recover
【9】A.paying off B.carrying on C.backing away D.dropping in
【10】A.father B.brother C.grandfather D.cousin
【11】A.teacher B.painter C.explorer D.physicist
【12】A.mountain B.river C.desert D.volcano
【13】A.Teaching B.Studying C.Living D.Training
【14】A.strange B.selfish C.familiar D.helpless
【15】A.enjoyed B.held C.counted D.expected
【16】A.victory B.graduation C.magic D.departure
【17】A.top B.middle C.foot D.peak
【18】A.slightly B.physically C.hardly D.tightly
【19】A.eyes B.face C.hands D.stomach
【20】A.back B.along C.over D.round
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。续写词数应为150左右。
One morning, my family and I woke up and went to eat breakfast—until we heard barking and scratching at the door. When my mom opened the door, we saw a puppy (小狗). We looked around to see if we could find its owner, but there was no one. We took it inside and fed it.
Regardless of how badly I wanted to keep the puppy, we decided to look for the owner. We looked all day, but we failed. We talked about whether we should keep looking or if we should look the next day. We all agreed to look for its owner the next day.
So the next day my family and I looked for the dog’s owner. It was so hard looking for its owner. We were looking for flyers (传单) that involved the puppy, but no luck.
“We won’t stop looking,” my mom and dad said. We were going to take care of the puppy until we found its owner.
When we woke up in the morning, we went to a pet shop to buy the puppy some dog food. After that we went back home to feed the puppy, and then we gave it a nice bath. It was so dirty that the fur was black and sticky, but after we gave it a bath, it turned white. And I noticed there was a collar (项圈) on him, which said “Coby”. After a while, we went to look for the puppy’s owner, but my mom stayed at home, and it was only my dad and me this time.
We continued looking until we found a flyer. We looked at it. It said, “Lost Dog: Please Help if Found.” Then we looked at the picture; it looked exactly like Coby. We were all happy we found a flyer that was for Coby.
There was a phone number on the flyer.
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We found the lady’s house, and then we knocked on the door.
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