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1、The firefighters soon got the fire in the building ________.
A．under attack
B．under construction
C．under control
D．under way
2、The researcher puts these impolite behaviors under a microscope in an attempt to explain why we seem________ so much ruder these years.
A．to be becoming
B．becoming
C．to becoming
D．that we become
3、Because of my ______ English, I can't make myself ______.
A. broken; understand B. broken; understood
C. break; understood D. breaking; understanding
4、— I regret _____ you that you have been fired, John.
— OK, I am out of work now. But you will regret _____the decision one day.
A.telling; making B.to tell; to make
C.telling; to make D.to tell; making
5、Lincoln, former president of the United States, is a conspicuous example of a poor boy who succeeded.
A．ridiculous
B．obstinate
C．permanent
D．manifest
6、Although we produce carbon when we breathe, the carbon we produce is much less than _________ produced by a car.
A. it B. the one C. what D. that
7、 You don’t need to________, just to go to the pub----jeans and a T-shirt will do.
A. dress up B. take up C. look up D. send up
8、Jane is determined to live a fulfilling life regardless of ________ the future holds.
A．that
B．which
C．how
D．what
9、—-Where was the TV series Good Bye, My Princess made?
—-It was in the Hengdian Movie & Television Base ______ many antique buildings stand.
A.where B.what C.that D.how
10、The oil price has a lot these days because of the war.
A. gone back B. gone up
C. gone over D. gone out
11、China’s rich civilization ________ the world with a happy surprise at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games.
A. showed B. attracted C. presented D. performed
12、There are so many people that he has to _______ his way through them.
A.force B.make C.take D.get
13、Due to frequent layoffs, there is anxiety among the employees ________ they may one day be out of work.
A. when B. how C. why D. that
14、He was late for school again, made the teacher very angry.
A．it B．that C．for which D．which
15、Do you still remember the days ________ we spent together in school?
A．that
B．when
C．on which
D．where
16、The reason ________ you failed in the test yesterday, I suppose, was ________ you didn’t follow your teacher’s advice.
A．which; because
B．that; why
C．why; that
D．why; because
17、Low-carbon lifestyle is of great benefit to the world environment. However, ________ can be enjoyed from it until you have a deep understanding of it.
A.something B.nothing C.few D.much
18、He felt satisfied; he could _______ the way she looked that if he pushed her hard enough she would come in with him.
A. care about B. believe in
C. tell by D. give up
19、Much time _____ siting at a desk, office clerks are generally troubled by various health problems.
A. being spent B. having spent
C. spending D. spent
20、He pretended _______ when his mother stepped into his room.
A. to study B. studying
C. to have studied D. to be studying
21、A nickname is a shortened form of a person’s name. A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. Many American cities have nicknames. These can help establish an identity, spread pride among citizens and build unity. Nicknames can also be funny.
Los Angeles, California is the second largest city in population, after New York City. Los Angeles has several nicknames. One is simply the city’s initials, L.A. It is also called the City of Angels because Los Angeles means “the angels” in Spanish.
Los Angeles often has warm, sunny weather. So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine. New York is called The Big Apple. So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city’s warm climate.
The American motion picture and television industries are based in Los Angeles. So it is not surprising that it is called The Entertainment Capital of the World. Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood. Millions of people visit the area. No trip to Los Angeles is complete without seeing the word “Hollywood” spelled out in huge letters on a hillside.
Many movie stars live in Los Angeles. The city is sometimes called Tinseltown. This nickname comes from the shiny, bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry.
Another nickname for Los Angeles is La-La Land, using the first letters of Los and Angeles. This means a place that is fun and not serious, and maybe even out of touch with reality.
The city of Los Angeles is part of Los Angeles County. There are many smaller cities in the county. Beverly Hills, with its rich people, is one of them. So is Pasadena, with its Rose Parade each New Year’s Day. So are the coastal cities of Santa Monica and Malibu, where people like to ride surfboards on the Pacific Ocean waves.
A good place for watching unusual-looking people is Venice, an area on the west side of Los Angeles. A system of waterways designed after the Italian city of Venice has been built there.
Many people love Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather, beautiful mountains and beaches, and movie stars. That includes Randy Newman, who sings about his hometown.
【1】Which of the following is not the nickname of L.A.?
A．The City of Angels
B．City of Flowers and Sunshine
C．The Big Orange
D．The Entertainment Capital of American
【2】Among the nicknames, which of the aspects is not mentioned?
A．Weather
B．Politics
C．People
D．Industry
【3】Why is the Italian city of Venice mentioned in the passage?
A．To introduce the characteristics of an area near L.A.
B．To compare the Italian city of Venice with L.A.
C．To introduce its system of waterways.
D．To give a place for watching unusual-looking people.
【4】What does Randy Newman probably do?
A．Director
B．Musician
C．Writer
D．Sportsman
22、Nothing draws attention to your new product like using it to send fast food into space. In June, Arizona-based World View demonstrated the potential of its pioneering stratollite--a sort of mini satellite that uses a balloon to take goods into the stratosphere (平流层)--by partnering with KFC to ferry a 5-ounce piece of fried chicken 77,000 feet into the desert sky. “We took a chicken sandwich, launched it into space for 17 hours, and when it came back, it was perfect,” says World View CEO Jane Poynter.
Poynter’s final goal is to send tourists to space, tied to the company’s balloons, and to make the final frontier more accessible for research. Stratollites are inexpensive, compact, and easy to operate, ideal for monitoring weather patterns and providing military reconnaissance(侦查) or emergency communications during natural disasters. They can also do what traditional satellites can’t: spend months above a specific location without moving.
Though Poynter did not formally train as an engineer, she has spent her career in leading space research. The British native trained her skills as a technical manager while part of Biosphere 2, an Arizona research facility built to test a self-enclosed, self-sufficient ecosystem. Its creators hoped it could one day be adapted for use in space. She spent two years in the early 1990s sealed inside the Biosphere 2 with seven others, experiencing everything from oxygen failures to colleagues’ emotional breakdowns.
Poynter met her future husband, Taber MacCallum, on the project, and afterward, the couple formed Paragon Space Development. They began designing biospheres that could support plant and animal life in orbit.
“We showed it’s possible for animals to live in an environment they are not used to: microgravity,” Poynter says.
In 2014, Poynter and Maccallum achieved another first. They led the engineering team that helped former Google exec Alan Eustace skydive from the edge of the stratosphere. That’s when it hit them: The balloon-parachute system they designed for Eustace could be transformed for tourism and research. So they formed World View, with MacCallum serving as chief technical officer.
The company has a contract with NASA to determine if the system could someday be used to gather data on Mars. “Taking stratollites and flying them on other planets,” Poynter says, “that’s definitely a part of the big dream.”
【1】Stratollites are different from traditional satellites in that they can _______.
A．Provide emergency communications
B．Survive better in a situation without gravity
C．Stay motionless in space
D．Move about in a bigger area
【2】What can be inferred from the passage about Biosphere 2?
A．The participants all experienced some kind of emotional breakdown.
B．The participants were separated from the outside world for some time.
C．It was adapted from a spaceship that used to work in space.
D．It was intended to become an ideal place for space research.
【3】What does the pronoun “it” in paragraph 5 refer to?
A．The system designed for Eustace can be used for more purposes.
B．Poynter and Maccallum hope to achieve more firsts in their career.
C．Poynter and Maccallum have helped Alan Eustace to skydive.
D．Maccallum will serve as a chief technical officer in World View.
【4】What is World View’s big dream?
A．Giving people more opportunities to try extreme sports in space.
B．Working with food companies to send food to astronauts in space.
C．Partnering with NASA to do research on other planets.
D．Using balloons to send tourists or researchers into space.
23、Ever wondered how many Tyrannosaurus rex (霸王龙) ever walked around the Earth? The answer is 2.5 billion over the two million or so years in which the species existed, according to a calculation published today in Science. The figure has allowed researchers to estimate just how rare it is for animals to fossilize.
Researchers led by Charles Marshall used a method employed by ecologists studying contemporary creatures to estimate the population of T. rex during the late Cretaceous period.
The team used their estimates of the total range of T. rex across modern North America, combined with their estimates of the dinosaur’s weight, to calculate that, at one time, around 20,000 T. rex would have been alive on the planet. That translates to around 3,800 T. rex in an area the size of California, or just 2 T. rex moving around Washington DC. Calculating that T. rex survived for about 127,000 generations before disappearing, the researchers came up with a figure of 2.5 billion individuals over the species’ entire existence. Only 32 adult T. rex have been discovered as fossils, so the fossil record accounts for just 1 in about every 80 million T. rex. This means that the chances of being fossilized were small.
These numbers suggest that fossils in general are rare, and that many species that were less widespread than T. rex were probably never preserved, says Marshall, who adds, “The fossil record is our only direct knowledge of these past histories of our planet.”
Thomas Holtz, a researcher, says that “we always knew that the chance of any individual becoming a fossil was rare, but we lacked the calculation to figure out how rare”.
But he says it would be good “to see someone ground-truth these kinds of estimates against living species to get a better sense of accuracy”. He’d also like to see comparable studies made on disappearing species with more abundant fossils, which might allow us to better understand historic ecosystems.
【1】Which of the following was used to figure out the population of T. rex?
A．The method used by researchers to study fossils.
B．The approach to calculate kinds of wildlife.
C．The way applied by ecologists to study modern creatures.
D．The system to compare various studies on disappearing species.
【2】How does the author develop the third paragraph?
A．By making a comparison.
B．By listing the figures.
C．By giving an explanation.
D．By presenting examples.
【3】What can we infer from paragraph 4?
A．T. rex owns quite a few fossils.
B．The fossils record all the past of our planet.
C．Many species lived together in their whole life.
D．Fossils of some species may never be stored.
【4】Which of the following could be the best title for the text?
A．The Figure of T. rex Helps Calculate How Rare Their Fossils Are
B．Scientists Applied Fossils to Understand Past Ecosystems
C．A New Method to Figure out the Number of T. rex
D．The Fossil Record to Uncover the History of Our Planet
24、In winter, many of us are reaching for more clothes and turning on the heat. Besides wearing a pair of long johns, increasing our food intake can help protect us against severe cold. So what food keeps us warm?
Red meat, such as beef, lamb and pork, is great when you find yourself in cold conditions because it is a fantastic source of iron, which is crucial for circulating your blood. Iron is an important mineral to help carry oxygen throughout your body. People with low iron may notice cold hands and feet or easily become tired. Eating red meat can also supply vitamin B12, which contributes to healthy nerves and a strong me system.
Oats can keep you warm in winter. It’s great thermogenic(生热的)food and is filled with nutrients that release energy slowly throughout the day to keep your body warm. You can start your day with a hot breakfast of oats or other types of porridge. Oats are a great source of whole grains and fiber. In addition to keeping you full and warm, oats are full of other nutrients.
Hot ginger tea can make you feel warm inside on a cold day. Ginger is known to be good for health. It’s also a diaphoretic(发汗药), which means it will help your body warm from the inside. Ginger has the nature to produce heat and help blood circulation in our bodies, making it a great source of warmth.
Root vegetables like sweet potatoes need more energy to move through the digestion process which raises your body temperature. High in vitamin A, vitamin C and potassium(钾) sweet potatoes add fiber and other nutrients to a warm winter meal. Sweet potatoes also have beta—carotene(β胡萝卜素) that is good for eye heath.
【1】How many types of food to keep people warm are mentioned in the text?
A．3.
B．4.
C．5.
D．6.
【2】Why does ginger tea keep you warm?
A．It’s a great source of iron.
B．It releases energy slowly.
C．It is full of fiber and vitamins.
D．It is great food to generate heat.
【3】What’s the purpose of the text?
A．To promote green food.
B．To remind people of a healthy diet.
C．To introduce some food to keep warm.
D．To teach people how to keep warm.
【4】In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A．Science Study.
B．Campus Life.
C．Global Vision.
D．Physical Education.
25、 In 1999, Rebecca Constantino began doing a study at schools across Los Angeles. She had just completed a Ph. D. in language and learning, and she was analyzing children’s access to ________ in rich and low-income communities.
One day, she ________ something that stopped her in her tracks. “I was at a ________ in a wealthy community, and they were ________ almost brand-new books because they didn’t have ________ in the library,” Constantino said. She put the books in her car and drove them to a school in a(n) ________ community.
Shocked by the ________ she saw in public school libraries, Constantino became ________ to bridge the gap. “Some school libraries are not funded well, and sometimes not funded at all,” Constantino said. “If you’re a(n) ________ in an underserved community, ________ you’re left with boring, outdated and uninteresting books.”
Word spread about Constantino’s work, and books began ________. Donors buy new hardcover books. Kids ________ what they think are the most interesting books. Today, her nonprofit, Access Books, has ________ more than 1.5 million books for public-school and community libraries across California. The group has also ________ close to 350 libraries, making sure the reading environment is relaxing and comforting.
“________ we provide high-interest books and a(n) ________ library space, they do come and they do read. We found that in the schools that we serve, ________ doubles and triples (增值三倍) after we’ve come. So, we know that kids come to the ________ and read the books we give. They are ________ to keep on the shelf because we re giving books that really ________ kids. My goal is to see that kids can always have a friend in a book and they can always turn to a book to find comfort,” said Constantino.
【1】A.phones B.books C.food D.water
【2】A.spotted B.established C.heard D.resembled
【3】A.hospital B.bookshop C.school D.structure
【4】A.selling B.setting off C.getting rid of D.taking up
【5】A.room B.money C.readers D.volunteers
【6】A.temporary B.local C.circular D.underserved
【7】A.combination B.difference C.buildings D.mission
【8】A.qualified B.excited C.confident D.determined
【9】A.intellectual B.teacher C.child D.settler
【10】A.gradually B.usually C.rapidly D.steadily
【11】A.functioning B.disappearing C.coming out D.piling up
【12】A.give B.discuss C.understand D.display
【13】A.provided B.bought C.encountered D.translated
【14】A.visited B.redecorated C.built D.simplified
【15】A.Though B.Until C.Unless D.If
【16】A.beautiful B.quiet C.standard D.individual
【17】A.satisfaction B.reference C.circulation D.transportation
【18】A.classroom B.library C.market D.playground
【19】A.necessary B.organizational C.difficult D.essential
【20】A.surprise B.calm C.encourage D.attract
26、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要.
People have a complicated relationship with failure. While the basic idea of learning from failure is supported by evidence, most people fear it for their kids. No parent wants to see their children fail. Failing hurts. It is hard to see your daughter pour her heart into studying for a Math test, only to get a C. You want your children to succeed, but most of all you don't want to see them suffer.
The world often sees children as a reflection of their parents. The common belief is that when your teen fails, it reflects poorly on you. No one wants to be judged. As a result, parents slowly take over the responsibility of "managing" academics, athletics and relationships to prevent failure and pain.
But failure is a part of growing. Even though you have the best intentions, you have to let your kids fail. Teaching your children about failure changes your relationship from a "Responsible for" mindset (心态) to one of "Responsible to." Rather than feeling responsible for your daughter and her actions, you feel responsible to teach and let her deal with the situation.
Feeling "responsible for" children's actions can lead to parents overcompensating(过度补偿) for real or potential weaknesses. Skills like conflict solution, problem-solving and dealing with authority figures are important development markers for teenagers. When parents overcompensate for children's weaknesses they rob teens of opportunities to improve developmental skills.
Feeling "responsible to" teach and guide children allows parents to create space for failure and challenges. Teenagers can then use this space to perfect these important developmental skills. Over time, the weaknesses become strengths. When your children fail, you don't have to lower your standards for your kids, but you may have to change expectations. Remember, when you feel responsible to give your children more freedom, it changes how you deal with failure. Failure becomes a stepping stone to success rather than something to be avoided.
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