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1、You should have asked for your parents’ ________ before you go out for a whole night.
A．permission
B．excitement
C．admission
D．encouragement
2、______there was no obvious evidence, most people thought the man was guilty of stealing some vegetables from the stall.
A. Unless B. While
C. Since D. If
3、The bank strongly resisted _______ interest rates.
A.to cut B.having cut C.being cut D.cutting
4、I feel uncomfortable each time I remember the situation _____ Mary didn’t agree with me _______ the matter.
A. that; at B. where; over
C. which ; about D. where; to
5、Take an active part in the activities you enjoy ____ you can make many friends．
A．where B．when C．that D．what
6、Pandas are rare animals close to ___________. They have now been listed among the world’s most endangered wildlife animals.
A. extinction, B. emergence
C. intension D. disappearance
7、Appointed as ____chairman to China,Mr．Xi was determined to serve his country____ heart and soul．
A．an，the B．the；a
C．the；the D．/；/
8、The hot weather is ________ the water shortage.
A．to blame for
B．blamed for
C．to blame on
D．blamed on
9、The program “Master’s Lectures” of CCTV is both interesting and instructive. No wonder it _______ a large audience.
A. adapts to B. appeals to
C. accounts for D. allows for
10、—What do you think of Tom’s decision to leave the company?
—I have nothing to say. I don’t think I should _____ his decision.
A. deal with B. comment on
C. fall for D. stand for
11、I wonder what it feels like to be one of ______ really rich. The Browns already have Rolls Royce and now they are buying ______ third.
A. the; the B. /; a C. the; a D. /; the
12、To our anger, many poverty-stricken counties build luxurious office buildings instead of money to improve the miserable conditions of local schools.
A.announcing B.allocating
C.advocating D.accumulating
13、Life is like __________ ocean; only __________ strong-willed can reach the other shore.
A. an; the B. the; a C. the; / D. /; a
14、It is through years of research ________ scientists have discovered the relationship between social media addiction and depression.
A. since B. before C. that D. when
15、Some people who don’t like to talk much are not necessarily shy；they ______ just be quiet people.
A．must
B．may
C．should
D．would
16、It’s ________ to everyone that he was telling a lie.
A．religious
B．raw
C．slim
D．obvious
17、—It has been a while and I am still________about the fast pace back here in my school. I miss the life in England so much!
—I miss your________too. We had an amazing year!
A.compromising; help B.struggling; company
C.compromising; company D.struggling; help
18、Much as I respect you for your effort, I disagree with the facts ______ your argument is based.
A．that
B．how
C．in which
D．on which
19、They have ______money for the Hope Project for the last two years.
A. rose B. raised
C. aroused D. arisen
20、Nobody knows how the accident _________．The police are investigating it．
A．came out B．came about
C．came in D．came down
21、 Insects could disappear within a century at current rate of decline, says Global Review.
The world’ s insects are moving quickly down the path to dying out, indicating a disastrous collapse（崩溃）of nature’ s ecosystems is likely to happen, according to the first global scientific review. More than 40% of insect species are declining and a third are endangered, the analysis found. The rate of extinction（灭绝）is eight times faster than that of mammals, birds and reptiles.
“It should be of huge concern to all of us, for insects are at the heart of every food web—they pollinate（授粉） the large majority of plant species, keep the soil healthy, recycle nutrients, control pests, and much more. Love them or hate them, we humans cannot survive without insects,” said Prof Dave Goulson at the University of Sussex in the UK.
The analysis, published in the journal Biological Conservation, says intensive agriculture is the main driver of the declines, particularly the heavy use of pesticides（杀虫剂）. Urbanisation and climate change are also significant factors.
One of the biggest impacts of insect loss is on the many birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish that eat insects. A small number of adaptable species are increasing in number, but not nearly enough to outweigh the big losses.
Matt Shardlow, at the conservation charity Buglife, said, “It is alarming to see this collation（整理） of evidence that shows the state of the world’ s insect populations. It is increasingly obvious that the planet’ s ecology is breaking and there is a need for an intense and global effort to stop and reverse（反转）these terrible trends.”
【1】What did Prof Dave stress in his speech?
A.Insects are vital to food webs.
B.Not all people love insects.
C.Scientists are concerned about insect loss.
D.Humans need certain conditions for survival.
【2】Which of the following is most influenced by insect loss?
A.Animals that feed on insects. B.Adaptable animal species.
C.Pests that are used to pesticides. D.Crops produced by intensive agriculture.
【3】How did Matt Shardlow sound when talking about the state of insect loss?
A.Relaxed. B.Uncaring.
C.Humorous. D.Worried.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A.The extinction rate of insects gets slowed down.
B.The failure of nature’ s ecosystems can be avoided.
C.Sharp drops in insect numbers endanger ecosystems.
D.Insect extinction harms the diversity of animal species.
22、 Any C.E.O. book ought to do two things. First, it should be a tale of how the author did it. In Bee Fearless, the 10-year-old C.E.O. Mikayla Ulmer's book, the origin story of Ulmer's company begins wit bee stings (蜇), after which her parents encourage her to learn about the insects rather than fear them. She does some research and finds out that bees are in danger, which raised her concern.
So the 4-year-old sets up a lemonade stand (柠檬汽水摊) outside her house in Austin, Tex.as. She sweetens her lemonade with honey, since bees make it and it's healthy. She sells it with an information card about bees. Her lemonade is awful at first, but a series of experiments produces something better. Best of all she donates money to bee-related organizations.
People around Austin notice it. The owner of a pizza shop offers to sell the drinks if she bottles it. Then she is invited to the TV series “Shark Tank" and later goes to Hollywood. She leaves Hollywood with $60,000 and expands her lemonade business.
So we have our good story. The second task is harder——for anyone, let alone a teenager selling her story to other kids: How do you make people believe that they too could accomplish something like this?
In Ulmer's book, she delivers the key to keeping in contact with customers like writing thank-you notes. She also writes about connecting with the strangers over a brief trade. Many grown-ups never learn the art of selling. Near the book's end, Ulmer describes telling a group of girls in South Africa to "imagine what it would feel like”" to buy things they want without having to ask others for help.
【1】What first inspired Ulmer to start her business?
A.Her parents' blame. B.Her concern about bees.
C.Her hatred for businesses. D.Her desire to help other girls.
【2】What does the underlined word“this" in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A.Writing a book of bee protection. B.Selling bees successfully.
C.Succeeding in achieving one's goal. D.Saving bees in tieir own ways.
【3】From Ulmer's story, we can infer that
A.after bee stings, she became afraid of bees
B.her attempt on lemonade was a total failure
C.her book only teaches girls how to help themselves
D.she develops a good relationship with customers
【4】What is the purpose of this text?
A.To introduce a book. B.To explain how to start a business.
C.To advertise a drink. D.To recommend a famous company.
23、The 1930s and early 1940s were a good time to fish for sardines (沙丁鱼) off California. Centered on Monterey Bay, catches increased dramatically and supported the state’s economy. But the situation began to change in 1946, and sardine catches eventually fell from an average of 234,000 tons to just 24,000 tons. The industry went belly-up.
Scientists have guessed for decades about what caused this phenomenon, but they lacked data to test their theories. Now researchers have finally found one apparent cause: cycles of ocean upwelling, a defining feature of the West Coast sea environment in which deep, nutrient-rich water rises to the nutrient-poor surface and restores the food supply there. The key that unlocked this phenomenon turned out to be old seaweed specimens (标本) gathered around the U. S.
“Plants are just sitting there, recording data about the state of the ocean,” says Kyle Van Houtan, chief scientist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and senior author of the new study. Van Houtan and others had suspected the impact of upwelling, but scientists only started measuring the process in Monterey Bay in 1946. Historic seaweed specimens, Van Houtan realized, might fill in the blanks for earlier years—similar to the way ice cores can help reconstruct CO2 levels from times before researchers started collecting real-time measurements.
For the new study, the scientists relied on the fact that deeper water near Monterey typically hosts more of a particular nitrogen isotope (氮同位素). Looking at modern upwelling data and recently collected seaweed, they found that higher levels of this nitrogen in the plants’ cells corresponded with periods of more upwelling. Next they measured the isotope levels in 70 historic specimens of the red seaweed Gelidium, gathered from Monterey as far back as 1878. The results suggested a gradual increase in upwelling and then a dramatic decrease, which lined up with the sardine population’s growth and decline.
“This paper is an excellent example of the creative detective work of historical ecology,” says Loren McClenachan, a marine ecologist at Colby College, who was not involved in the research. “There are thousands and thousands of similar specimens in collections around the world, and applying similar methods could teach us a great deal about long-term ocean change.”
【1】What does the underlined part “went belly-up” in paragraph 1 mean?
A．Sprang up.
B．Caught on.
C．Crashed.
D．Participated.
【2】What does the author want to show by mentioning ice cores?
A．The significance of historic specimens.
B．The severity of global climate change.
C．The effectiveness of real-time measurements.
D．The necessity of sea level reconstruct ion.
【3】How did the scientists carry out the new study?
A．By comparing different kinds of seaweed.
B．By analyzing historic and current data.
C．By recording the upwelling process.
D．By measuring the CO2 levels.
【4】What can be the best title for the text?
A．The Rise and Fall of Red Seaweed Gelidium
B．Sardines Have Been Hard Hit by Overfishing
C．The Hidden History of Fisheries in the West Coast
D．Old Seaweed Reveals Secret of Monterey Sardine History
24、Many students study with little thought about what comes after their study session. 【1】. Now we will explore some no-cost ways that can help you improve your learning.
【2】. Perhaps they look at their phone or computer. They might even play a video game or watch television. But research suggests that resting after you study may help you remember what you studies.
A study published in the journal PLOS One examined how well older people who were in good health could remember certain words. In two different experiments, researchers found that older adults who rested for 10 minutes after learning new words had better memory of those words. “A period of wakeful rest immediately after new learning increases free recall of verbal material,” the researchers wrote. 【3】.”
In addition to wakeful rest, sleep is also important for learning. A report on the website of Harvard Medical School explains that a person lacking sleep cannot focus attention and therefore cannot learn efficiently. 【4】. That is essential for learning new information.
Robert Stickgold is a doctor and sleep expert at Harvard Medical School. “【5】,” he said. “When we first form memories, they’re in a very raw and fragile form. Sleep is important for forming memories.”Stickgold suggested that adults between the ages of 18 and 64 get between 7 and 9 hours of sleep per day. Teenagers may need slightly more, and people over the age of 65 may need a little less.
A．New memories can be hard to keep
B．The results were strong even after seven days
C．But what you do after studying could have an effect on how well you learn
D．Now you have two suggestions for how to learn new information
E．Many students often go straight to another activity after finishing study
F．By reducing your activity after study, your brain gets a chance to rest
G．It also says sleep itself has a role in strengthening memory
25、 It was a cloudy day in Northern Ontario when Terry Fox ran his last miles.
He had started out strong that morning and felt _________. The roadside was _________ with people shouting, “Don’t give up, you can make it!” which _________ him and lifted his spirits. But after 18 miles he started coughing and felt a _________ in his chest.
Terry knew how to deal with the pain. He’d run through it as he always had before; he’d simply keep going until the pain went away.
For 3,339 miles, he’d run _________ six cities and now was two-thirds of the way home. He’d run close to a marathon a day, for 143 days. His left leg was strong but his right was a mere stump (假肢). He’d _________ the leg to cancer when he was 18.
His run, the Marathon of Hope, as he called it, a(n) _________ across Canada was his way of repaying a debt. He ran through ice storms and summer heat, against _________ winds of such speed that he couldn’t move, through fishing areas and Canada’s biggest cities. Though people were calling him a _________, he still saw himself as simple little Terry Fox, from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, __________ in everything but determination.
Terry believed that he had won his __________ against cancer, and he wanted to raise money, $1 million perhaps, to fight the disease. There was one more important purpose of his marathon: a man is not less because he has lost a leg, indeed, he may be __________. Certainly, he showed there were no __________ to what an amputee (被截肢者) could do.
He __________ people’s attitude towards the disabled, and he showed that __________ cancer had taken away his leg, his spirit was unbreakable.
A．proud
B．cheerful
C．confident
D．patient
A．crowded
B．equipped
C．covered
D．tracked
A．praised
B．excited
C．impressed
D．encouraged
A．anger
B．pain
C．shame
D．fear
A．around
B．by
C．through
D．in
A．lost
B．harmed
C．broken
D．injured
A．experiment
B．performance
C．adventure
D．struggle
A．distant
B．mild
C．soft
D．strong
A．loser
B．star
C．fool
D．hero
A．special
B．usual
C．average
D．excellent
A．warning
B．fight
C．suffering
D．quarrel
A．more
B．less
C．much
D．little
A．stops
B．possibilities
C．expectations
D．limits
A．changed
B．reminded
C．adopted
D．exchanged
A．after
B．since
C．unless
D．while
26、假设你是李华，你的外国朋友Bill初到中国，他看到中国人聚会时常会喝酒，对中国酒文化很感兴趣，写信给你，希望你给他介绍一下。请给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 介绍中国的酒文化；
3. 你的建议：饮酒要适量。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Bill,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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