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1、Pop music is loved by lots of people, but it is not to everyone's __________.
A.smell B.favour C.taste D.talent
2、—Did you have difficulty finding Ann'house?
—Not really.She___us clear directions and we were able to find it.easily?
A.was to give B.had given
C.was giving D.would give
3、A journal is not necessarily a reliable record of facts, for the writer's impressions color the telling of events．
A．shall B．might C．should D．must
4、It is strongly suggested that measures be taken to forbid factories to waste into rivers by the government.
A. destroy B. pour
C. ruin D. decorate
5、It took unusual determination and courage _________ the gap between the middle class and the poor.
A．bridged
B．to bridge
C．bridge
D．bridging
6、We had to be patient because it ________some time________ we got the full results.
A．has been；since
B．had been；until
C．was；after
D．would be；before
7、Lisa wouldn’t ________ the job any more. She had a big argument with her boss and resigned.
A. come up with B. keep up with
C. make up with D. put up with
8、When he saw the front cars ________ in the traffic jam, he decided to make a detour (绕路).
A. caught B. to be caught
C. be caught D. to catch
9、We observed some young men __________into the building at 11：00 last night.
A．to slip B．slipped
C．slipping D．being slipped
10、Once you make a promise, you should ____________.
A. keep your word B. break your word
C. keep your words D. break your words[
11、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
12、Mr. Smith gave her one of the pills that he ______ for stomachache or something like that.
A.will have taken B.had been taken C.has taken D.had been taking
13、______ an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you’ll regret it sooner or later.
A.Based B.Being based C.Basing D.To base
14、________ for a long time, but he tried his best to catch up with his classmates.
A．Having been ill B．Though he was ill
C．Being ill D．He was ill
15、—Were you able to catch a train home yesterday when your car broke down on the way?
—I’d just missed the last one. Fortunately，a friend _____ and he gave me a lift.
A．was just passing
B．had just passed
C．would just pass
D．has just passed
16、I fell asleep while working on this paper ______ the computer on．
A．as B．for C．over D．with
17、The UN set up the World Food Programme, one of ________ purposes is to relieve worldwide starvation.
A．that
B．which
C．who
D．whose
18、They added some hi-tech elements, which was ________ their program was supposed to shine.
A．what
B．where
C．which
D．whether
19、Yesterday, ________ had been expected, he was put ________ charge of developing the space programme.
A．which; on
B．that; in
C．as; in
D．as; at
20、China’s public dancers, often ____ as Tiaowu Dama, have found themselves at the center of a public debate in recent months.
A. referred to B. having referred to
C. referring to D. being referred to
21、When it comes to having fun in the sun, it’s easy to lose track of time. If you’re not careful, this can be quite dangerous.【1】 But it can easily be prevented — all you need is a little sunscreen.
【2】 People have been using chemical pastes to protect themselves from the sun for centuries. But the first modem sunscreen sold on the market was offered by French company: L’oreal in 1935.
Several other companies were quick to release their own sunscreens. Perhaps the biggest advancement in the world of sunscreen came in the 1970s, when scientists started looking at the sun protection factor, or SPF. 【3】
The advantages of using sunscreen are obvious. It limits the painful effects of sunburn. 【4】 Millions of people have died from skin cancer caused by ultraviolet rays from the SUITL. Remember to apply sunscreen 30 minutes before going outside.
Unfortunately, there are many mistaken ideas about sunscreen. 【5】 Some also think you only need to put it on once for a whole day’s protection or that you don’t need it on cloudy days. None of these things are true. Experts say you should apply sunscreen every two hours when outside- in the daytime, no matter how dark your skin is or what the weather is like.
A．And it can even save your life.
B．Sunscreen is not exactly a recent invention.
C．Choosing a sunscreen isn’t as simple as it used to be.
D．In direct sunlight, sunburn can occur in less than 15 minutes.
E．This rating is a number that shows how effective a sunscreen is.
F．It’s believed that you don’t need much sunscreen if you have dark skin.
G．Some think a good method is to cover as much as possible with protective clothing.
22、What does it mean to cry over a book? “I’m a reader who did not weep,” Ruth Graham, a well-known critic, wrote. “Does this make me heartless? Or does it make me a grown-up?”
Tears have played a surprisingly important part in the history of the novel. Readers have always asked about the role that emotion plays in reading: What does it mean to be deeply moved by a book? Which books are worthy objects of our feelings?
In different times, people answered those questions in different ways. In the early eighteenth century, when the novel was still a new form, crying was a sign of readers’ virtue. “Sentimental” novels, full of touching scenes, gave readers an occasion to exercise their “finer feelings.” Your tear proved that you were likely to feel the suffering of others.
At that time, sentimental novels were hugely popular, but also easy to attack. Tears, after all, had no necessary connection to actual virtue, and they could be not true. As the critic John Mullan points out, by the end of the eighteenth century, the word “sentimental” had acquired a new meaning - “addicted to low emotion” - bringing it closer to the meaning that it has for us today.
In the nineteenth century, the meaning of tears evolved in two different directions. Some writers sought to waken “higher” feelings in their readers: Victorian sentimentalists wrote touching scenes in an effort to inspire social and political reform. However, the “sensation” novel, a different type of Victorian best-seller, showed that tears could be enjoyable in themselves. Sensation novels were the leaders of the modern thriller and mystery. Heavy on secrets, and madness, they were known for creating physical “sensations” in their readers - trembling, a fast beating heart, and tears. But these were tears without moral purpose or effect.
Today’s debate about crying while reading looks back on all of this history. The debate, in fact, is about why books matter to us, and what reading is “for.” Talking about what makes us cry is a way of talking about ourselves.
【1】What was people’s attitude towards crying over novels in the early 18th century?
A．Doubtful.
B．Positive.
C．Uncaring.
D．Worried.
【2】From the passage we can know that “sensation” novels _________.
A．aimed for social and political reform
B．helped understand others’ suffering
C．consisted of many touching scenes
D．tended to amuse the readers
【3】The author presents this text mainly ________.
A．by providing examples
B．by making comparisons
C．by following the order of time
D．by following the order of importance
【4】What’s the best title for the text?
A．Sentimental novels & sensation novels
B．Crying while reading through centuries
C．The history of the novel
D．Why books matter to us
23、 I grew up suddenly that winter night after we said goodbye to my aunt, because my mother told me that we would soon leave for America. On the bus, thinking of the fact that I would leave the place and people I liked, I couldn’t help crying. People on the bus were turning around to look at me curiously.
Finally, the day came. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and mysterious places I had known only from books and pictures. I was completely at a loss.
The following four years taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once.
For the first two years in New York I was really lost. I didn’t know what would happen in the future. Because of family moves, I had to study in three schools. Then my mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. It took a long time for my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad and wondered how long “the hard times” would last.
Since I knew English better than everyone else at home, I shouldered more responsibilities. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
Slowly, from my experiences I have learned one important rule: those annoying troubles will finally go away.
Don’t give up, and something good is bound to happen in the end. I firmly believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.
【1】How did the author feel when she knew she would leave for America?
A．Confused.
B．Sad.
C．Frightened.
D．Annoyed.
【2】For the first two years in New York, the author ________.
A．studied in three different schools
B．did not think about her future
C．often got lost on the way
D．couldn’t get on well with her stepfather
【3】What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 5?
A．She worked as a translator.
B．She helped her family with her English.
C．She paid telephone bills for her family.
D．She attended a lot of job interviews.
24、 "Ma uka, ma uka ka ua , Ma kai, ma kai ka ua." So sing the children at a kindergarten on the Island of Hawaii. The song is much like "Rain, rain, go away” nursery rhyme, but it has an unusual power: it is one of the tools that have revived a near-dead language.
The decline of Hawaiian was not, as is the case with most disappearing languages, a natural death caused by migration（迁徙）and mass media. In 1896, after American business interests ended the Hawaiian original political system， schools were banned from using it. By the late 20th century, apart from a couple of hundred people on one tiny island, English had replaced Hawaiian and only the old spoke it to each other.
The civil-rights movement brought a revival of interest among the young, centred on the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Larry Kimura, a professor there, was not satisfied that the language should be only a subject at college： he and his students wanted to bring it back to life. The idea for how to do that came from a visiting Maori, who suggested. “language nests", which had successfully revived New Zealand's native language.
In 1985, when educating children in Hawaiian was still banned, Kauanoe Kamana and her husband Pila Wilson, both students of Kimura's, created the first Language nest" at Hilo. Neither was a native speaker, but both were determined, to bring up their children, as such. They gathered a small group of children, including their own son and daughter, and elderly native speakers.
The movement grew： there are now 12 kindergartens and 23 schools involved. The number of children being educated in Hawaiian has risen from 1, 877 in 2008 to 3.028 in 2018. Along with Japanese, Hawaiian is the non-English language most commonly spoken among children.
【1】What makes the decline of Hawaiian different from other disappearing languages?
A.The number of its users.
B.The language features it bears.
C.People's unwillingness to use it.
D.The unfair treatment it received.
【2】What has been done to save Hawaiian?
A.More schools have been set up.
B.More people are persuaded to stay.
C.More children are exposed to Hawaiian.
D.Government promotes the use of Hawaiian.
【3】How does the author feel about the present situation of Hawaiian?
A.Relieved. B.Curious.
C.Anxious. D.Doubtful.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A.The Revival of Hawaiian B.The Future of Hawaiian.
C.The History of Hawaiian D.The Development of Hawaiian
25、 When I was in second grade, my single greatest fantasy was to fly like a bird. As I grew older, I_______flying off as part of my childhood imagination, being _______ beyond possibility. But two days after my eighteenth birthday, my childhood fantasy should become a_______.
Once the engines came to _______, I knew there was no escape. In 20 minutes I would be _______ out of this airplane. As I looked out of the window, I could see my brothers videotaping the plane as it _______, and now they were only _______ figures standing next to the runway. Looking across at my jump mate, _______ he had successfully completed over 2, 400 jumps, I could see from the look in his eyes that he was still _______. I realized that I was too.
As the door opened, the wind screamed past my ears. Generally, I do not ________ out loud when I am frightened, but as my feet fell from the plane, my mind was experiencing 1, 000 ________ per second. After a few seconds, I found myself asking, “Why did I do this?” The only responses that came to my mind were more questions — Did I jump because of the endless lure of the sky? Was it to test my ________? Was it to seek a new adventure? ________ through the sky at 165 miles per hour, I did not find my answer.
Finally, I ________ with a thump (砰然声) as my family ran to greet me. As I ________ the field and drew in my first breath, I knew that having my feet on the ground again would take on a new meaning.
A．marked
B．recommended
C．chose
D．defined
A．partly
B．completely
C．similarly
D．originally
A．dream
B．truth
C．hit
D．reality
A．power
B．life
C．light
D．view
A．jumping
B．keeping
C．looking
D．running
A．took on
B．took off
C．took out
D．took apart
A．familiar
B．important
C．great
D．distant
A．though
B．as
C．since
D．unless
A．relaxed
B．scared
C．secure
D．upset
A．speak
B．burst
C．break
D．shout
A．memories
B．languages
C．thoughts
D．secrets
A．courage
B．generosity
C．honesty
D．character
A．Rushing
B．Passing
C．Getting
D．Dropping
A．walked
B．landed
C．launched
D．left
A．ran across
B．ran around
C．looked at
D．looked for
26、Directions: Reading the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage with no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Building a Greener Future
Which is more important when designing a building: beauty or function?
At the start of the twentieth century, Louis Sullivan, one of the creators of modern architecture, said that ‘form follows function’. However, many people disagree with this and feel that beauty is a more important factor in architectural design. In the modern world, it seems that most architects combine both ideas: aiming to create buildings which are both functional and beautiful.
The reason for creating a building in the first place is clearly very important. For example, when building an airport terminal, you need to think of the needs of passengers as well as planes. Passengers want to get to their plane as quickly as they can, and planes need to be parked in the most efficient way possible.
Beauty, however, is also clearly important when constructing a building. Living or working in an ugly place creates a depressing and uninspiring environment. In contrast, an attractive building can make people feel happier and increase their motivation to work. There is also a wider responsibility to society which architects have to consider. Beautiful, well-constructed buildings are a symbol of a civilized society.
In theory, there seems to be no reason why architecture cannot be both functional and beautiful. Yet in practice, this can cause problems. The Modern International style of the 1920s and 1930s, an example of which is the Guggenheim Museum in New York, was supposed to combine beauty with function. Many consider the museum’s white spiral ramp beautiful, but there have been complaints that it is impractical, as it is difficult to stand back to view the art. Also, the ramp is so narrow that it can become overcrowded. It seems that even this celebrated design has problems with functionality.
If architects focus only on function, buildings may be cold, ugly and uninteresting. On the other hand, if they focus only on making it look beautiful, the building may be completely impractical. Therefore, combining these two ideas is necessary to create the perfect piece of architecture.
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