1、Time flies like an arrow, and time lost .
A.never has returned B.never returned C.never returns D.is never returning
2、He looked forward now and then__________whether there is any familiar face in the crowd.
A. to see B. to seeing C. saw D. to being seen
3、It’s good manners to follow the local ________ when travelling home and abroad.
A.plans B.skills C.roads D.rules
4、—Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been?
—I went to Ningxia and ________ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.
A.stayed
B.stay
C.had stayed
D.am staying
5、It was in the Lake District, a tourist attraction in England________they met each other and became fast friends.
A.where B.which C.when D.that
6、Little Tom was so enthusiastic about learning Chinese and after six months, he could speak it ______ fluently.
A. professionally B. correctly
C. pretty D. locally
7、Deeply moved by his encouraging stories, I was _____ to pursue my dream with determination.
A.respected
B.replaced
C.referred
D.inspired
8、I can honestly say with all of my heart that all of my success is __ to him because I would be nowhere without his help.
A. owned B. devoted
C. owed D. distributed
9、Jane accidentally ________ where she had hidden her teacher's birthday present, which made her classmates very annoyed.
A. gave out B. brought out
C. let out D. put out
10、______ onto the top of Mount Tai, and you’ll see a beautiful landscape---a sea of clouds.
A.Climbing B.To climb C.Climb D.If you climb
11、Frank doesn’t speak Chinese so ______ as Harry.
A. better B. wellC. good D. wonderful
12、—Would you mind if I turned the television on?
—No, .
A. not in the least B. not least
C. at least D. least of all
13、As you can see, the number of cars on our roads __________ rising these days.
A. was keeping B. keep
C. keeps D. were keeping
14、It is said that he was forced to as Transport Minister because of the underground explosion.
A.resign B.retire C.remove D.abolish
15、________ is known, King and Tom try to make friend,________ is not easy.
A. As; that B. What; which C. It; that D. As; which
16、Don’t be too general. Please give a ________ suggestion on how to deal with this difficulty.
A.concrete
B.abstract
C.complete
D.fragrant
17、You’d better go there by train. The train ticket is __________the airplane ticket.
A.as cheap three times as
B.as three times cheap as
C.three times cheaper than
D.cheaper three times than
18、Don't worry. The wounded dog________with a volunteer the last two weeks and now can run around.
A.stays
B.has been staying
C.is staying
D.had stayed
19、When I entered the interview room of the speech contest, I saw a message pinned to the door ______ “Do not reveal any personal information.”
A.writing
B.written
C.to read
D.reading
20、Some hard-working students always keep a torch in their dormitories _____ there is a power failure.
A. if B. unless
C. so that D. in case
21、Our spiritual intelligence quotient(精神智商),or SQ, helps us understand ourselves, and live fuller, happier lives.
Though we're all born with SQ, most of us don't even realize that we have it. Fortunately, you don't have to sign up for classes to learn how to improve your SQ. Here are some simple steps that can lead you to this new level of understanding.
Sit Quietly. The process of developing spiritual intelligence begins with solitude(独处)and silence. To tune in to your spirit, you have to turn down the volume(强度)in your busy, noisy, complicated life and force yourself to do nothing at all. Start small by creating islands for silence in your day. In the car, instead of listening to the music, use the time to think. At work, shut the door to your office between meetings, take a few breaths and let them out very, very slowly. Enjoy the stillness in your home after the kids are finally in bed.
Step Outside. For many people, nature sets their spirit free. Go outside to watch a beautiful sunset. If you are walking with the dog, take the time to admire flowers in bloom; follow the flight of a bird and watch clouds float overhead.
Ask Questions of Yourself. Ask open-ended questions, such as "What am I feeling? What are my choices? Where am I heading?"
But don't expect an answer to arrive through some supernatural forms of e-mail. “Rarely do I get an immediate answer to my question,” says Reverend Joan Carter, a Presbyterian minister in Sausalito, California. “But later that day I suddenly find myself thinking about a problem in a perspective I never considered before.”
Trust Your Spirit. While most of us rely on gut(本能的)feeling to realize danger, spiritual intelligence pushes us, not away from, but towards some action that will lead to a greater good..
【1】The passage is mainly about______.
A. what your SQ is and in what way it can benefit our life
B. what your SQ is and in what way it can be improved
C. the relationship between your SQ and your life
D. advantages and disadvantages of SQ
【2】The underlined phrase "to tune in to your spirit" in the third paragraph probably means to_________
A. get your spirit relaxed B. keep up your spirit
C. keep seated quietly D. change your spirit
【3】From the passage, we can know that the most important thing to improve your SQ is______
A. a peaceful mind B. deep thought
C. spare time and hobbies D. good spirits
22、What if you could use your clothes to browse the internet and send messages? A “digital cloth” created by researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai is making this a reality.
Research on a new type of flexible textile (织物) with a display system that has multiple applications was published in the journal Nature on March 10.
A user can read messages, reply and even navigate on his sleeve, as shown in a video produced by the team. The team claimed that the material is also comfortable to wear. “Clothes woven with this new material can closely follow the irregular outline of the human body and are as light and breathable as ordinary textiles, ensuring comfort,” said Peng Huisheng, leader of the team. The textile can also endure repeated folding and stretching. “Its brightness and stability remained almost unchanged after having been washed in a washing machine 500 times,” said Peng.
Behind the magical textile is ten years of hard work by Peng and his team. The research team created two functional fibers: a silver-plated thread that can light up, and a kind of thread that conducts electricity. According to The Paper, the biggest challenge lies in building programmable arrays (排列) of twinkling dots on the soft fibers with diameters ranging from tens to hundreds of microns. Inspired by the weaving process, Peng’s team found a solution by trial and error: the interweaving (交织) of the cross threads can naturally form a dot array similar to the array on a digital display screen.
Peng believes that the new cloth could be used for many things. For example, it could help people with language barriers or disabilities better communicate. In one test, Peng’s team monitored brainwaves from volunteers who had either been playing a game or relaxing. The waves were then translated into messages as “anxious” or “relaxed” and shown on the cloth. This could help hearing-impaired people “talk” to each other in the future.
“We hope that new materials will shape next generation electronic devices by changing the way we interact with them,” Peng told AFP.
【1】What can we learn about the “the digital cloth”?
A.It is an electronic device attached to sleeves.
B.It aims to replace traditional communication tools.
C.It’s characterized by flexibility and stability.
D.It’s designed for people with physical disabilities.
【2】What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
A.The team’s efforts behind the new product.
B.The process of making the fibers.
C.Where the inspiration of the invention came from.
D.The advantages of the new digital cloth.
【3】How could the textile benefit people?
A.It could help monitor users’ emotions.
B.It could convey the wearer’s mood.
C.It could talk to people.
D.It could be used to treat hearing loss.
【4】What’s the main purpose of the article?
A.To encourage the use of a new product.
B.To predict the prospects of the new technology.
C.To introduce a new way of communication.
D.To inform readers of new research.
【5】What’s the main idea of this passage?
A.A next generation electronic device has been developed.
B.A “digital cloth” helps hearing-impaired people “talk” to each other.
C.Shanghai researchers have developed a new type of textile with a display system.
D.It has been a reality for people to use their clothes to browse the internet and send messages.
23、Feeling achy and feverish? Your misery has plenty of company. By the end of December, the tally (计数器) of flu-like illnesses in the state exceeded the peaks in the two previous seasons, when the biggest number of cases occurred in February and March. This time, the flu virus seems to be hitting even harder.
Flu is unique among human diseases. It circulates constantly in cool and dry areas. Because it spreads from person to person and can be picked up easily, nearly everyone is exposed. While it’s unclear whether the annual flu epidemic (流行病) will worsen this year, or just arrived earlier, fears have been increased by the severity of flu in Australia during its most recent season and the fact that the vaccine may protect against the predominant (盛行的) kind of the flu only 30 percent of the time.
Despite the worries, doctors and public health officials say there is no evidence that people are getting sicker than usual. Flu cases in Massachusetts started rising around Thanksgiving and increased steadily, with an especially steep climb in the last week of the year. “This is a bad flu season but not a horrible one,” said Dr. Andrew G. Villanueva, a lung specialist and chief quality officer at the Lahey Hospital & Medieal Centre in Burlington.
The flu season, while clearly in full swing, doesn’t “feel different” from previous years, Villanueva said. “We’re not seeing a lot of people being hospitalized because of flu,” he said. “Most people with the flu recover on their own without medical care.”
【1】What’s the function of the first paragraph?
A.A lead-in.
B.A comment.
C.A summary.
D.A background.
【2】What can be learned about the flu this year according to the text?
A.The outbreak of the flu is terrible.
B.The flu has arrived earlier than before.
C.The vaccine against the nu is highly effective.
D.Everyone feels horrible at the mention of the flu.
【3】What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.Crowded
B.Changeable
C.Permanent
D.Active
【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A.To explain what flu is.
B.To rid people of flu panic.
C.To warn readers of how serious the flu is.
D.To inform readers how to prevent the flu.
24、It’s not easy being a teenager —— nor is it easy being the parent of a teenager. You can make your child feel angry, hurt or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself. It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while gently letting him know that you’ll still be there for him when he needs you.
Expect a lot from your child, just not everything. Except for health and safety problems, such as drug use or careless driving, consider everything else open to discussion. If your child is unwilling to discuss something, don’t insist he tell you what’s on his mind. The more you insist, the more likely that he’ll clam up. Instead,let him attempt to solve things by himself. At the same time,remind him that you’re always there for him if he should seek advice or help. Show respect for your teenager’s privacy. Never read his mail or listen in on personal conversations.
Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family. If your child talks on the family’s telephone for too long, tell him he can talk for l5 minutes, but then he must stay off the phone for at least all equal period of time. This not only frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calls, but teaches your teenager moderation(节制).Or if you are open to the idea, allow your teenager his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part-time job.
【1】The main purpose of the text is to tell parents ________ .
A.how to get along with a teenager
B.how to help a teenager grow up
C.how to understand a teenager
D.how to respect a teenager
【2】What does the phrase "clam up" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.refuse to talk
B.show respect
C.become excited
D.seek help
【3】The last paragraph is about how to teach a teenager________.
A.to pay for his own telephone
B.to use the phone in a sensible way
C.to share the phone with friends
D.to answer the phone quickly
【4】What should parents do in raising a teenager according to the text?
A.Not allow him to learn driving or take drugs.
B.Let him have his own telephone.
C.Give him advice only when necessary.
D.Not talk about personal things with him.
25、 I will never forget the darkness, the pain and strong desire to escape.
November _______ grey and busy, and going into an even more stressful December, I was filled with _______ thoughts.
On Saturday, I watched a TV program teaching _______ , and then I started to learn. By the end of the weekend, I had a dining room table covered with sweet treats. I packaged them up in tins, attached a label to each of them _______ "winter love" on it, and dropped them off on a few of my _______ porches(门廊)before work. It shocked me _______ it lightened my mood, seeing a small _______ lost on a porch.
The thanks I received later from the neighbors made me light up. It felt so good, and it distracted me from my dark _______ .
By January I had _______ a routine: On Sunday I'd bake cookies and package them up, and on Monday I'd deliver them. Every week I ________ a few different people to my delivery route, baked a few different kinds of cookies.
Then things started ________ on my doorstep—a homemade cup, a pair of socks with tiny cookies and ________ a gift certificate(礼券)from the local bookstore. Every single one warmed my heart. ________ what I really appreciated was how people began to share their own stories of mental health with me. There is no greater ________ than to be trusted with another's life. I was overwhelmed by the love and care of my community. It humbled(使感到卑微)me that something so ________ had created such incredible kindness. It ________ me that there was good in me, in my neighbors, in the world.
I was shifting into a new season of light, while letting go of a season of darkness. What had begun ________ an attempt to bring light into my own darkness had been transformed into a story more beautiful than I could have ________ dreamed. It reminded me that there is ________ being kind and that life is hard, but there is a quiet strength in knowing you are not ________.
A.arrived
B.solved
C.created
D.mentioned
A.curious
B.excited
C.anxious
D.confident
A.skating
B.teaching
C.sharing
D.baking
A.to
B.with
C.for
D.as
A.neighbors'
B.friends'
C.roomates'
D.classmates'
A.how soon
B.how much
C.how often
D.how long
A.wish
B.paper
C.package
D.book
A.thoughts
B.questions
C.methods
D.knowledge
A.trained
B.got
C.missed
D.developed
A.puzzled
B.required
C.added
D.invited
A.taking up
B.showing up
C.showing off
D.taking away
A.even
B.also
C.hardly
D.yet
A.Though
B.So
C.Since
D.But
A.regret
B.honor
C.contribution
D.relationship
A.simple
B.valuable
C.different
D.secret
A.allowed
B.protected
C.advised
D.reminded
A.for
B.to
C.without
D.as
A.never
B.ever
C.neither
D.yet
A.admiration
B.inspiration
C.beauty
D.performance
A.alone
B.polite
C.considerate
D.active
26、假定你是李华,你校将举办高中英语舞台剧表演比赛活动。请写封邮件给你校的外箱教师Miss Green,邀请她担任评委。内容包括:
1.比赛的目的;
2.比赛的时间和地点;
3.表示期待。
注意:词数100左右:可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Miss Green,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua