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1、_____________him a hand and he will be out of trouble as soon as possible.
A．Giving
B．To give
C．Given
D．Give
2、My friends thought they had made things very smooth for me, but I felt that there was still much to with.
A. wrestle B. compromise
C. associate D. stress
3、— Have you got the sleeping bag needed for the camping this weekend?
— Yes, I ______ it almost the moment I heard the news.
A. bought B. had bought
C. have bought D. would buy
4、— Ken, look at this. It is the second time you ________ such a mistake.
— I’m very sorry, Miss. It ________ again.
A．have made; don’t happen
B．made; don’t happen
C．have made; won’t happen
D．made; won’t happen
5、My hometown is a good ______ of old and modern. You can find both places of ______ importance and tons of skyscrapers here.
A.approach; historical B.mix; historical
C.trend; historic D.contrast; historic
6、 I’m going to Syria. Would you please tell me your experiences there?
________. Let’s discuss it over dinner.
A．Never mind
B．Go ahead
C．By all means
D．It just depends
7、It opens a new ______ in Russian history, one that may well end in crisis.
A．leaf
B．chapter
C．range
D．chart
8、The football match was so_______ than everyone got______.
A．excited; exciting
B．excite; excited
C．exciting; excite
D．exciting; excited
9、—Do you allow smoking in the office?
—No. ________ smoking here will be fined.
A．Whoever
B．Anyone
C．Nobody
D．Someone
10、 It is his strong sense of humor, as you know, makes him popular with teachers and students.
A．which
B．that
C．why
D．how
11、I’m sorry I broke your vase I’ll_______it.
A．run out of
B．make up for
C．lose track of
D．pass down
12、Private cars really provide much convenience to people, and ___ they cause too many problems.
A．meanwhile
B．therefore
C．otherwise
D．instead
13、---Is everything settled?
---Not yet．_____ I approached the problem, I couldn’t find a solution．
A．Whatever B．However C．Whenever D．Wherever
14、It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some ________ over 90 meters.
A．measured
B．measuring
C．measures
D．is measured
15、It is said that bad living habits as well as dirty surroundings, stuffy rooms and some other factors _____ the wide spread of H1N1.
A. result from B. benefit from
C. devote to D. contribute to
16、Li Ling acted in the party that way as if he__________the host.
A.had been B.is C.should be D.were
17、— What do you think of my composition?
— It_____well______ a few spelling mistakes.
A.reads; except for B.read; besides C.is read; except for D.is read; besides
18、 He is one of the most excellent students in our class, and he always _____ himself in his studies.
A．buries
B．hides
C．covers
D．leaves
19、_____ she was very tired, she went on working.
A. As B. Although
C. Even D. In spite of
20、When _______, the new stadium（体育馆） will hold 50000 people.
A. completed B. be completed
C. completing D. having completed
21、 The noble tree house—all natural materials, strong construction, aloof from the troubles of the world. In a more dangerous time in human history, their position above the ground would protect the inhabitant against environmental difficulties and possible predators. As modern construction has improved, these arboreal places have become less of a practical housing and more of a children’s fun—a secret place erected in many a back garden. But now, these fun shelters are appealing to adults too and many are booking themselves in for a few nights among the treetops.
These tree house hotels can be found From Europe to Australia. Best of all, they come in a variety of interesting designs! From the traditional four walls and a roof habitation, such as at TreeHouse Point, in Washington, North America, to the more artistic Nothofagus Hotel in Chilean Patagonia, whose twelve-sided walls make it look like a beehive. If that doesn’t appeal, how about a tree container? The Free Spirit Spheres resort on Vancouver Island in Canada allows guests to stay in one of three yellow spheres (圆球), which are suspended from trees. The company was founded in 1998 by Tom Chudleigh, who hand built the container from cedar wood and fibre glass, and then added fixtures and fittings. Not only are they as safe as houses, they’re popular! Visitor numbers have probably doubled in the past five years, Mr. Chudleigh tells the BBC.
And how about an office? Microsoft, hoping to give its employees thinking space, has commissioned (委托) a three-building structure from Pete Nelson, designer and builder of tree houses. “Studies show people can work better in nature. They are more productive,” says Mr. Nelson. If you’ve no head for heights, then maybe a tree house getaway isn’t going to be your home away from home. But the sense of adventure, the freshness of the setting and the opportunity to return to nature has given an increasing number of tree house-staying adults something to write home about.
【1】The underlined word “arboreal” in paragraph one means “ ”.
A.relating to history B.of or relating to trees
C.of danger D.of secret
【2】The Free Spirit Spheres resort is mentioned to prove .
A.the company has profited a lot from tree houses
B.tree houses come from interesting places
C.Tom Chudleigh has an eye for safety
D.tree houses are becoming fashionable
【3】According to Pete Nelson, why is Microsoft building a tree house structure?
A.Because people are more productive working in nature.
B.Because the sense of adventure make people work harder.
C.Because the freshness of the setting make people cooperate well.
D.Because people need the opportunity to return to nature.
【4】The passage is mainly about .
A.how a tree house is built B.the trend for tree houses
C.peoples’ opinions about tree houses D.the history of tree houses
22、Too often we accuse others of not listening, pretending that we ourselves are faultless, yet in our hearts we know that many of the mistakes we make come about because we haven’t listened carefully enough. We get things wrong because we haven’t listened carefully enough. We get things wrong because we haven’t quite understand what someone meant when they were talking to us. Anyone who has ever taken the minutes of a long meeting will know how hard it is to remember — despite the benefit of notes — exactly what everyone says. But success depends on getting right — and that means listening.
Listening is not the same thing as hearing; it is not an effort actively. It demands attention and concentration. It may mean quizzing the speaker for additional information or for clarification — it is always better to ask than to continue regardless and get things wrong. However, if you allow your mind to wander onto something else, even for a few minutes, you’ll miss what the speaker is saying — probably at the very moment when he or she is saying something critical. And not having heard, you won’t know you’ve missed anything until it’s too late.
The most common bad habit we have is to start thinking of what we are going to say about the subject long before the other speaker has finished. We then stop listening. Even worse, this often adds rudeness to inattentiveness, as once you have decided what to say there is a fair chance you will interrupt to say it. Good listeners don’t interrupt. In fact it is often worth explaining the main idea of what you have listened well.
Above all, be patient and accept that many people are not very good communicators. It’s helpful to remember that the ways people move and position themselves while they are speaking can reveal a great deal about what they are saying. Equally important you should put yourself in the other person’s place, both intellectually and emotionally; it will help you to understand what they are getting at and form a response. But don’t be too clever. Faced with a know-all, many people keep quiet because they see no point in continuing.
【1】Which is the best title for this passage?
A．Don’t be too clever
B．Be a good listener
C．Don’t miss anything critical
D．Think of the speaker
【2】In the last paragraph, the underlined sentence “…what they are getting at…” means ______.
A．what they imply
B．what they like
C．what they attack
D．what they achieve
【3】According to the passage, which of the following is the writer’s opinion?
A．If you want to be a good listener, you should be very clever and emotional.
B．Speakers won’t continue talking when their listeners explain what they’ve heard.
C．If you don’t want to get things wrong, it’s important to be a good listener.
D．It’s hard to be a good listener because listening tests you on your intelligence.
【4】What is the lesson we can learn from this passage?
A．Don’t accuse others of not listening while talking with them.
B．Don’t get anything wrong if you miss what the speaker is saying.
C．Listening inattentively may cost you the loss of your success.
D．Think carefully of what you’re going to say before the speaker finishes.
23、My family lived in a motel for two years. Like most families living there, we stayed in a two- bedroom suite. We were living from paycheck to paycheck, so when Christmas approached, we didn't know if we could be able to purchase gifts for our children.
A few days before Christmas someone dropped off presents for all the kids that lived in the motel. It brought so much joy to all the children, most of whom knew that they wouldn't be receiving anything.
Five years ago, we moved out of the motel. After that, my husband and I were working hard at the Joe’s Crab Shack to support our family. A few days before Christmas, I was working a “big top” and a single table. The man at my table could see that the large table was taking most of my time, but I was very patient and friendly. Between drinks and food I was able to chat with him about his family and mine. He left me $10, then walked out. About 10 minutes later, I turned around and there he was again. He gave me a hug, and put something in the side of my coat, telling me “Have a Merry Christmas”. I reached into my coat and pulled out $800.
I was so moved by his generosity that I burst into tears. He had given me more than enough money to help my family catch up on our bills. After discussing what we should do with the money we had left over, we decided to buy presents for the families living at the motel, so we could pass on the blessing that we had received. Since then, it has been a tradition for us to give Christmas gift to the families in need.
Last year we were able to give presents each of the 80 children at a school in our community, and throw a Christmas party for them. This year our goal is to add at least 20 children.
【1】What does the underlined part imply?
A. They paid for checks non-stop.
B. They were in heavy debt.
C. They might struggle financially
D. They had to save money for children.
【2】What did the author do?
A. She was a nurse. B. She was a designer.,
C. She was a shop .assistant D. She was a waitress.
【3】What did the author do with the 800 dollars?
A. She used all the money to improve their life. B. She threw a party for schoolkids.
C. She bought some presents for poor families. D. She donated all the money.
【4】The author wrote the article to ?
A. tell the readers her working experience B. stress the importance of love
C. call on readers to do good deeds D. express her gratitude to a stranger
24、Not only do we humans enjoy talking-and talking a lot-we also do so in very different ways: about 6,000 languages are spoken today worldwide. How this wealth of expression developed, however, largely remains unknown. A group of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics have now found that word-orders in languages from different language families develop differently.
This contradicts the common understanding that word-order develops in accordance with a set of universal rules, applicable to all languages. The researchers have concluded that languages do not primarily follow innate(固有的) rules of language processing in the brain. Rather, sentence structure is determined by the historical context in which a language develops.
The researchers analysed 301 languages from four major language families: Austronesian, Indo-European, Bantu and Uto-Aztecan. They focused on the order of the different sentence parts, such as “verb-object”, “preposition-noun”, or “relative clause-noun”, and whether their position in the sentence influenced the other parts of the sentence. In this way, the researchers wanted to find out whether the position of the verb has other syntactic(句法的) consequences: if the verb is placed before the object, for example, “The player kicks the ball”, is the preposition also placed before the noun (“into the goal”)? Such a pattern is observed in many languages, but is it a common feature of how languages develop?
“Our study shows that different processes occur in different language families,” says Michael Dunn,the lead researcher. “The evolution of language does not follow one universal set of rules.” For example, the “verb-object” pattern influences the “preposition-noun” pattern in the Austronesian and Indo-European languages, but not in the same way, and not in the other two language families.
“Cultural evolution has much more influence on language development than universal factors. Language structure is apparently not so much biologically determined as it is shaped by its ancestry,” says Michael Dunn.
【1】What does the underlined “This” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A．People enjoy talking a lot in different ways.
B．About 6,000 languages are spoken today worldwide.
C．The group of researchers at the Max Planck Institute.
D．Word-orders in different languages develop differently.
【2】Why did the researchers analyse the 301 languages?
A．To find out which language family they belonged to.
B．To find out whether they had an influence on sports.
C．To find out how sentences in them were formed.
D．To find out whether they developed the same way or not.
【3】What can be known from the study about the language development?
A．It’s a natural process.
B．It’s a cultural process.
C．It’s a universal process.
D．It’s a biological process.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．How Languages Changed in History
B．What Rules Language Development Obeys
C．Historical Context Guides Language Development
D．Sentence Structure Determines Language Development
25、 People live in the present. They plan for the future. History, _________, is the study of the past. Given all the demands and pressures that come from living in the present and _________ what is yet to come, why bother with what has been? Given all the available branches of knowledge, why insist — as most educational systems do — on history? And why encourage many students to study even more history than they are _________ to?
Any subject of study needs to be _________: supporters must explain why it is worth _________. Like most widely accepted subjects, history attracts people who simply _________ the information and modes of thought involved. But for people who are less interested in the subject and more _________ about why they should bother with it, a clearer explanation of its purpose is required.
_________do not perform heart transplants, improve highway design, or arrest criminals. In a society that quite correctly expects education to serve useful purposes, history’s functions can seem more _________ to determine than those of engineering or medicine. History is in fact very useful, actually ____________, but the products of historical study are often less ____________ and immediate than those of other subjects.
History helps us understand people, societies and how they____________. For example, how can we ____________ past wars (and future threats) without using historical materials? Unfortunately, major aspects of a society’s operation cannot be set up as precise experiments. ____________, history must serve, however imperfectly, as our laboratory, helping us understand who we are and why we do what we do. This, fundamentally, is why we cannot ____________ history.
A．otherwise
B．besides
C．however
D．therefore
A．avoiding
B．fearing
C．celebrating
D．expecting
A．required
B．invited
C．forced
D．permitted
A．introduced
B．explored
C．justified
D．dropped
A．protection
B．attention
C．expectation
D．mention
A．provide
B．receive
C．share
D．like
A．doubtful
B．worried
C．thoughtful
D．certain
A．Supporters
B．Historians
C．Audiences
D．Teachers
A．difficult
B．sensible
C．secure
D．beneficial
A．optional
B．attractive
C．accessible
D．vital
A．valuable
B．interesting
C．obvious
D．instructive
A．feel
B．behave
C．fight
D．live
A．prevent
B．remember
C．evaluate
D．declare
A．Consequently
B．Alternatively
C．Fortunately
D．Admittedly
A．make up for
B．give in to
C．get close to
D．stay away from
26、假设你是李华，你校拟举办茶文化讲座。请你给留学生朋友Robert写封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括：
1．讲座的时间、地点和活动安排；
2．喝茶的好处。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头及结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Robert,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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