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1、Looking you straight in the eye does not mean the person is telling the truth. Experienced liars often do this in a(n)___ way, playing on people believing what they are saying
A. tentative B. deliberate C. compulsory D. arbitrary
2、This is by far________ movie that I have ever seen.
A．an inspiring B．a much inspiring
C．the most inspiring D．the more inspiring
3、To survive in the world, we have to act _______ others, but to survive as ourselves, we have to act alone.
A. in honor of B. in concert with
C. in light of D. in contact with
4、His first attempt ______ failure, which made him a little disappointed.
A．picked up
B．resulted in
C．broke down
D．put on
5、It was difficult to keep a positive attitude when I had a list filled with things to do, _____ none sounded like fun.
A．for which
B．to which
C．of which
D．from which
6、Clearly and thoughtfully________, the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their own answers.
A．writing
B．to write
C．written
D．being written
7、Ever since he left school, he ________becoming a professor in that famous university.
A.has dreamed of B.had dreamed of C.dreamed of D.was dreaming of
8、Floods in the upper reach of the River Nile __________ many people leaving their hometown.
A. went in for B. accounted for
C. allowed for D. pushed for
9、— English has a large vocabulary, hasn’t it?
—Yes. ____ more words and expressions, and you will find it easier to read and communicate.
A．Known
B．Knowing
C．To know
D．Know
10、– Sally, do you mind if I take off my jacket?
-- Of course not. _______.
A. It doesn’t matter B. Make yourself at home
C. Enjoy yourself! D. Forget it
11、 Sarah ______ change her mind, even though she knew the plan was hard to carry out.
A. mustn’t B. wouldn’t
C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
12、The graduates live in this society now, _______the government should encourage them to set up their own business.
A．when
B．where
C．that
D．what
13、It was a difficult job for him. He had tried everything but it made little ________.
A．use
B．effect
C．difference
D．result
14、A special committee of scientists___________ to study AI's effects on economy in the years ahead.
A.have established. B.will be established. C.are established. D.is establishing
15、--- Hi, Jane, I’m going out for a walk in the park. --- ______ !
A. That’s all right B. Good exercise
C. Sounds great D. How nice you are
16、To get a slim figure, Fanny has tried many ways, but in vain. So now she is reduced anything for supper.
A. to not eating B. not to eat
C. not to eating D. to not eat
17、Many people fixed their eyes on me when I made that silly mistake, made me rather embarrassed.
A. that B. who C. which D. when
18、The teacher apologized _______ late．
A. to his students to arrive B. to his students for arriving
C. at his students to arrive D. at his students for arriving
19、There were moments ______ we had to slow down and give the situation a second thought.
A. where B. why
C. when D. that
20、--- I can’t carry the luggage．It’s so heavy.
--- Why not have someone strong enough_______ you a hand then?
A． give B． to give
C． giving D． to have given
21、For Italy, part of the challenge is to transform places like Colle di Tora, a small town outside Rome, which are not so much cut off from the modern world, as a little behind.
At the moment the post office-which the town’s 360 residents rely on to withdraw cash, as there is no bank-sometimes closes down because its Internet fails. Bad weather can interrupt the signal, and is also a problem for mobile phone reception and streaming TV services.
The last time a customer tried to pay by card in Anna Rita Pani’s grocery store, things got a bit awkward. They had to wait 15 minutes for the card reader to work.
Simona Cardella said her teenage daughter struggled with online lessons while schools were closed. Sometimes the audio was off, sometimes the video was off, and if the weather was bad, the signal was cut off completely.
Mayor Pandolfi notes that taking latest generation broadband（光纤宽带）to isolated（隔绝的）areas like Colle Di Tora could make them attractive locations for remote working. For other residents, it would just bring them into the 21st century. Pani’s 22-year-old son Nicolas is a keen gamer, but he complains it can take “four-five days” to download a game that his friends in Rome can get in a couple of hours.
Fortunately, Colle di Tora is on a government list of 200 cities for building the fibre optic broadband. This week, workers were laying fibre optic cables in one of the main squares, and telecoms company Open Fiber said super-fast Internet would be operational by the year’s end.
Nearly a quarter of Italians do not use the Internet, and one third of households have no fixed connection, according to figures by national statistics agency Istat. The government wants every Italian to have access to super-fast Internet by 2026-but it has a long way to go.
【1】What does the author think of towns like Colle di Tora?
A．Places in imagination.
B．Places everyone wants to visit.
C．Places falling behind.
D．Places with unique cultures.
【2】Why are Anna’s and Simona’s cases mentioned in the text?
A．To present their lifestyles.
B．To make a comparison.
C．To clarify a concept.
D．To show the bad network.
【3】What does Pandolfi think the newest broadband can do for his town?
A．Make it fit for telework.
B．Attract many more visitors.
C．Bring peace to the residents.
D．Allow the government to manage the town.
【4】What is the author’s attitude to the Italian government’s plan?
A．Tolerant.
B．Negative.
C．Optimistic.
D．Cautious.
22、 Even though it is just a few years old, the comic strip, Cul de Sac, has already won many fans through its characters. So when cartoonist, Richard Thompson, announced that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, his fans sat up and took notice.
One of the fans was Chris Sparks, a designer and web developer in North Carolina. Sparks was building a website for Thompson when the cartoonist announced his disease. He started reading more about Parkinson's disease through books and websites. There he found that people could form public fund-raising teams to raise money for Parkinson's research. He quickly decided to form his own team: Team Cul de Sac.
However, Sparks decided to take a different path. He has contacted dozens of cartoonists around the world, who will contribute artworks inspired by the Cul de Sac strip. Thompson's publisher, Andrews Mcmeel, has agreed to release them in a book next year. Some of the profits from the book will go to the research. And after the book is released, the artworks will be auctioned off. All profits will go to the research team. The aim is to raise $450,000 for the foundation. “We've already had around 80 people who say they are interested in contributing”, says Sparks.
Although many people with Parkinson's disease are private about their condition, Thompson is not one of them. He's happy to put his support behind the project. “I think we can make a difference,” says Sparks, who points out that his love of comics inspired him. “I've been reading comics since I was 5 years old, and most of the cartoonists I've met have been wonderful human beings,” he says. “They've made a difference in my life, and I hope to make a difference as well.”
【1】What is the passage mainly about?
A．The influence of cartoonist Richard Thompson.
B．Great achievements made in the comic strip field.
C．Progress made in the study of Parkinson's disease.
D．Chris Sparks' contributions to Parkinson's research.
【2】Chris Sparks took a different path to raise found by ________.
A．building a website for Thompson
B．releasing a new book by Thompson
C．forming a research team for Parkinson's disease
D．auctioning off artworks inspired by Thompson's strip
【3】What can be learned from the passage?
A．Thompson kept his disease private to his fans.
B．Sparks became Thompson's fan when he was 5.
C．Sparks' love of comics contributed to his action.
D．Cartoonists raised $450,000 for Team Cul de Sac.
23、 Let’s look at the movies we can’t wait to watch in 2019:
Dumbo (March 29)
Dumbo is a 1941 American film produced by Walt Disney Productions. The main character is an elephant who is nicknamed “Dumbo”. Dumbo is always laughed at for his big ears, and he is rejected by the other elephants. With no parent to care for him, he is alone. But in fact, he is capable of flying by using his ears as wings. A live-action adaptation of the film directed by Tim Burton is scheduled to be released on March 29, 2019.
Shazam! (April 5)
Shazam! is an upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Directed by David F. Sandberg, the film is set to star Asher Angel as Billy Batson, a teenage boy who can transform via the magic word “Shazam” into an adult superhero, played by Zachary Levi. It will be the first film version of the character since the 1941 series Adventures of Captain Marvel (the character’s original name).
Aladdin (May 24)
Aladdin is a fictional character and the role of the film Aladdin (1992) based on Aladdin, a folk tale of Middle Eastern origin. He is voiced by Scott Weinger, while his singing voice is provided by Brad Kane. Aladdin never received a formal education, and has only learned by living on the streets of Agrabah. He has to steal food in the local market in order to survive. Mena Massoud is set to play a live-action version of the character in a live action adaptation of the 1992 film.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (May 31)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters is a 1956 Japanese-American science fiction film, co-directed by Terry O. Morse and Ishiro Honda. It is a heavily re-edited American adaptation. For this new version of Godzilla, some of the original Japanese dialogue was translated into English, and some of the political, social and anti-nuclear themes were removed completely.
【1】Which one will be shown to the audience as a form of film for the first time?
A. Dumbo. B. Shazam! C. Aladdin. D. Godzilla, King of the Monsters.
【2】Who is the actor of the newest version of Aladdin?
A. Scott Weinger. B. Brad Kane. C. Terry O. Morse. D. Mena Massoud.
【3】On which day can you watch a film about a pitiful animal according to the text?
A. March 29. B. April 5. C. May 24. D. May 31.
【4】Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. All the movies will be released in the first half of 2019.
B. The teenage and adult Billy Batsons are played by different actors.
C. Aladdin lived a poor life and didn’t receive a formal education.
D. The new version of Godzill, King of the Monster is a Japanese adaptation.
【5】In which column of a newspaper will you most probably find this passage?
A. Health. B. Sports. C. Entertainment. D. Education.
24、At 81 years old, Jeanne Daprano is still pushing her body to the limit. She’s still running competitive races, breaking world records and taking on new challenges. “The thing I’m learning about aging is that it’s inevitable,” Daprano said. “I’m not going to escape it. There are two ways to go: You can either press on or give up.”
Daprano grew up in Iowa. Then, she moved to California. As a primary school teacher, she began running in order to keep up with her student. “I was known as a running teacher,” she said. “I had my students do fitness before we studied in the morning and then throughout the day.” Then she began running competitively with 5K and 10K road races before moving to the track. She is now the world record holder in the women’s 75-year-old age group 400 meters and 800 meters. “When I get to the final finish line, I want this body to be worn out. I’m not doing this to live to be 100. I’m doing this to be the best I can be today.”
After moving to Atlanta about a decade ago, Daprano met fitness trainer David Buer. Ever since, she’s been coming to his gym, where he tailors workouts for Daprano’s specifc needs. “When she came to me, she was pushing 70 years old,” Buer said. “I’ve worked with other individuals Jeanne’s age, but she came to me with different goals. She had a unique drive and passion — not just a passion for fitness or athletics but for life in general.”
Last February, Daprano took on a new challenge: her first indoor rowing competition. In classic fashion, she broke the world record in the 80-to-84 age group, rowing 2,000 meters in 9:23:7. For those hoping to either start getting in shape or stay in shape for a long time, she offers this advice: Listen to your body. What are you passionate about? How are you going to keep physically fit and mentally fit? Start where you are. Don’t look ahead or compare yourself to somebody else.
【1】What does the underlined word “inevitable” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．Invisible.
B．Abnormal.
C．Impossible.
D．Unavoidable.
【2】Daprano started her life as a runner when _____________.
A．working at a primary school
B．taking fitness training classes
C．volunteering in a 5K road race
D．moving to California from Iowa
【3】What might be Buer’s first impression of Daprano?
A．She was a qualified teacher.
B．She was an unusual woman.
C．She was too old to run a race.
D．She was hard to get along with.
【4】What does Daprano suggest we do?
A．Run right now.
B．Live and learn.
C．Follow your heart.
D．Be a good listener.
25、A true story of retirement planning is that your future is riding on the quality of your assumptions. Humble_______can be dangerous.
For example, eight years into this bull market expecting stocks to deliver as—strong returns over the next decade is an uncertain proposition many are nonetheless_______.
Another potential_______assumption is that you will be able to keep working past 65. Yet the recently released 2017 Retirement Confidence Survey by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute finds that more than half of workers say they expect to still be on the clock past age 65. By_______, less than 15 percent of today’s retirees kept working that long.
“If you plan on working longer as a way to get by in retirement, you are going to be in trouble,” says Craig Copeland, senior research associate at EBRI. “It should be a complement to a solid savings and spending plan, not the_______.”
It’s simply too_______to assume you will indeed be able to work longer. A survey by the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies found that nearly two-thirds of retirees left the workforce earlier than expected because they were laid off, reorganized out of a position, or due to general unhappiness with a job. Only 16 percent of retirees who_______the work force earlier than they expected did so because they felt they could_______afford to.
_______, a new report from Prudential puts a dollar value on why your current employer may not be inclined (倾向于) to do back flips to keep an older you happy and engaged. The estimated one-year cost to a firm when an employee________retirement: $50, 000.
Prudential estimates that on a company-wide level, delayed retirement can________overall workforce costs by 1 percent to 1.5 percent. That’s not nothing. And it goes a long way in explaining why employers may be more inclined to focus on “financial wellness” strategies to get workers ready to retire________than programs to help workers delay retirement.
Fewer than one-third of employees surveyed by TCRS report their employer has some sort of “transition” program such as flexible work schedules, reduced hours or________to a different role.
“Workers’ vision of retirement is changing faster than employers’ business________,” said Catherine Collinson, president of TCRS. That makes it ever more crucial for pre-retirees to take the steps today that will increase that________they can continue to work longer, if that’s part of the plan.
【1】
A．pessimism
B．optimism
C．concern
D．consideration
【2】
A．relying on
B．casting n
C．accounting on
D．falling on
【3】
A．reliable
B．possible
C．flawed
D．unlikely
【4】
A．contrary
B．compromise
C．compliment
D．contrast
【5】
A．foundation
B．basement
C．founding
D．construction
【6】
A．ridiculous
B．sensible
C．risky
D．logical
【7】
A．extended
B．exited
C．existed
D．remained
【8】
A．economically
B．mentally
C．financially
D．physically
【9】
A．However
B．Therefore
C．Nevertheless
D．Moreover
【10】
A．delays
B．expects
C．gets
D．decides
【11】
A．decrease
B．influence
C．increase
D．transform
【12】
A．later
B．sooner
C．faster
D．slower
【13】
A．shifting
B．altering
C．ranging
D．functioning
【14】
A．deals
B．practices
C．customs
D．operations
【15】
A．abilities
B．capabilities
C．chances
D．outputs
26、你校英语节组织了“你最喜爱的卡通电影人物”英语征文评选。假定你最喜欢的人物是花木兰，请你根据以下提示写一篇短文参加评选：
1．简述木兰代父从军的故事；
2．你喜欢这一人物的理由。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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