1、I tried to avoid _______him because he always bored me.
A.meeting
B.to have met
C.having met
D.to meet
2、In modern society, punctuality is a necessary __________.
A.variation B.virtue C.version D.vision
3、The smart phone is under _________ , so you can get it repaired for free.
A.guidance
B.guarantee
C.responsibility
D.construction
4、Where did you find the professor who delivered the welcome speech yesterday?
-It was in the hall________ students often had a meeting.
A.where
B.which
C.that
D.when
5、Today is the best day of my life! Al my years of training as an engineer has finally .
A. took over B. picked up
C. paid off D. paid for
6、The story was so moving that I could hardly ______ my tears.
A.hold up
B.hold on
C.hold on to
D.hold back
7、It is required that every student________ a foreign language before going abroad.
A.must learn
B.learn
C.learns
D.will learn
8、He has left Beijing,___a meeting is to be held.
A.when B.where C.as D.which
9、—David, thank you so much for lending me your car this morning.
—_____
A. It’s a deal. B. With pleasure.
C. You bet! D. My pleasure.
10、As time goes by,the price of eggs is _____to be reduced to s suitable level.
A. possible B. probable
C. likely D. able
11、Using supercomputer, many labs are now conducting experiments that ________ possible in the past.
A.would have been
B.might have been
C.shouldn’t have been
D.couldn’t have been
12、The police all felt ________ after a whole weekday searching for the lost child in the forest.
A. abandoned B. exhausted
C. frightened D. relaxed
13、It was not until the end of the trip ______ I realized what a good feeling it was to have helped someone in trouble.
A. as B. that C. where D. when
14、Peaceloving people don't want ______ another war in Iraq.
A.there could be B.there be
C.there being D.there to be
15、 more about the place where you live,and you will shoulder more responsibility to protect it
A. Learning B. To learn C. Learn D. Learned
16、—What a mistake!
--Yes. I his doing it another way, but without success.
A. was suggesting B.will suggest
C. would suggest D. had suggested
17、---Betty, can you make me a cup of coffee?
---OK, but our sugar has run out. You have to _______.
A.do out B.do without C.do up D.do away
18、—Is David a man with good _________?
—I don’t think so. As a matter of fact, he is anything but polite.
A. methods B. ways
C. manners D. approaches
19、Where is my pen?I ____it.
A.might lose B.would have lost
C.should have lost D.must have lost
20、 It was to you and not to anyone else I lent the money.
A. whom B. why C. that D. whether
21、 Our planet is always changing and its systems are constantly working together to keep a kind of balance.【1】.
All living things are connected to each other in ecosystems by food chains and food webs.【2】. Herbivores (species that don’t eat meat) get energy by eating plants. Carnivores (species that eat meat) get energy by eating herbivores.This is how energy flows through all ecosystems — starting from the sun.
【3】, the survival of the entire system, along with every living thing that depends on it for survival, hangs in the balance. For example, if someone decides to spray a poisonous pesticide on plants to keep bugs from eating them, then lizards may accidentally take in that poison when they eat the plants and cats may be poisoned, too, when they catch and eat the lizards.【4】. Rats carry diseases that are even more dangerous for humans.
【5】.If the eruption is very big, it could do a lot of damage besides killing thousands of people. A volcanic eruption spreads huge amounts of ash and gases into the atmosphere and around the globe, which could cause temperatures worldwide to fall. And when temperatures change dramatically like this, it affects crop patterns and could lead to massive food shortages.
A.Plants get energy from the sun
B.Another example is when a volcano erupts
C.When any one part of an ecosystem chain breaks
D.If we don’t take measures to protect our environment
E.With no cats around, the rat population could explode
F.All forms of life depend on this balance for their existence
G.These gases help keep the world from being too hot or too cold
22、Although many companies offer tuition reimbursement(偿付) , most companies reimburse employees only for classes that are relevant to their positions. 【1】 A company that reimburses employees for all college credit courses — whether job related or not —offers a service not only to the employees, but to the entire company.
One good reason for giving employees unconditional tuition reimbursement is that it shows the company's dedication to its employees and it is important for a company to demonstrate to its employees that it cares. The best way to do this is to make investments in them.
【2】 A company that puts out funds to pay for the education of its employees will get its money back by having employees stay with the company longer. It will reduce employ turnover, because even employees who don't take advantage of tuition reimbursement programs will be more devoted to their company, just knowing that their company cares enough to pay for their education.
Although companies do indeed run the risk of losing money on employees, who go on to another job in a different company as soon as they get their degree, more often than not, the employees will stay with the company. 【3】 Thus, throughout those years. the employer will have a more sophisticated, more intelligent, and therefore more valuable and productive employee. And, if the employee stays, that education will doubly benefit the company: Not only is the employee more educated, but now that employee can be promoted so the company doesn't have to full a high—level vacancy from the outside. 【4】
Though unconditional tuition reimbursement requires a significant investment on the employer's part, it is perhaps one of the wisest investments a company can make.
A.In this way, companies will have more productive employees.
B.In today's economy, job security is a thing of the past and employees feel more and more expendable.
C.In return, this dedication to the betterment of employees will create greater loyalty.
D.This is indeed a very limiting policy.
E.Even if employees do leave, it generally takes several years to complete any degree program.
F.Open positions can be assigned to people who already know the company well.
23、 Uggs(雪地靴) are certainly ugly, or at least inelegant. The shapeless boots, pulled on in a hurry, can make anyone look like a slob(懒惰的人), which has made them the target of disrespect. It hasn’t been hard to find someone strongly condemning them. “Ugg boots are no sexy,” The Independent declared in 2003, “unless you’re Mrs. Bigfoot on a lone mission across Antarctic to find Mr. Bigfoot. When wearing the boots, a writer of The Gloss complained, “There’s nothing to indicate that you don’t have square, horrible shoeboxes in place of human feet.” In 2015, one coffee shop on Brick Lane in east London ever banned ugg-wearers.
And yet, over the years, plenty of strange and unattractive shoes have met with the approval of the fashion establishment. The problem with uggs wasn’t that they were ugly; it’s that they were common.
But a funny thing happened on the way to fashion’s tomb: the universal ugg has not gone anywhere. Uggs have quietly stayed here since their best time. Once you start paying attention, you’ll be shocked to discover how many people are still wearing them. They are worn by mothers in town and in the country, by teenagers on Saturday shopping trip and by people in fashion.
Perhaps the secret of uggs’s unstoppable success is that, if there is a dividing line between public appeal and private style,it might be a pair of cozy boots. They are certainly comfortable, soft and warm, as if your feet were in the hugging of someone who really loves you. At $150 a pair, they are neither cheap nor entirely out of range. They are casual and indulgent(纵容的).
Somehow uggs, the boots that so many people hate, have managed to challenge the cruel logic of the fashion cycle and carry on whether you approve of them or not.
【1】What is the best title of the passage?
A.Uggs Refuse to Die
B.Uggs Have Existed So Long
C.Uggs Enter the Fashion Circle
D.Uggs Have Gone Somewhere
【2】Why does the author quote many media’s words in the first paragraph?
A.To prove uggs’ toughness
B.To prove uggs’s popularity
C.To prove people’s approval
D.To prove people’s condemning.
【3】What does the author think very strange?
A.Uggs are very common
B.Uggs are inelegant and ugly
C.Uggs are worn by teenagers
D.Uggs stay there regardless
【4】What is the secret to the success of uggs according to the passage?
A.They are very comfortable
B.They own private style
C.They have public appeal
D.They are very cheap
24、You might think Hawaii is only for honeymoons, but there are various family-based activities and attractions.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
What makes this park unique is the opportunity to see an active volcano, Kilauca. Within the park, there is a visitor center, the Jagger Museum, the Volcano House containing a gift shop, a restaurant and a hotel, and the Volcano Art Center Gallery. The park is open every day. The entrance fee is $10 per car.
Pu’uhonua O Honaunau National Historic Park
Visitors can take a self-guided tour that includes ancient sites. There is also a reconstructed temple as well as examples of traditional Hawaiian canoes. The park is open from 6 am to 8 pm during the week and until 11 pm on weekends and holidays. The visitor center is open from 9 am to 5 pm. The entrance fee for the park is $5.
Dolphin Twilight Camp at the Hilton Waikoloa Village
The camp, for children aged from 5 to 12, consists of four hours of fun including dolphin playtime, a pirate treasure hunt, a picnic dinner and a twilight camp T-shirt. The admission price is $120 for the first child and $105 for each additional one.
The Parker Ranch (大牧场)
Here visitors can learn about the history and culture of one of the largest cattle ranches in the United States. To see the ranch itself, take the 45-minute carriage tour. Tickets to the carriage tour are $15 for adults and $12 for children under 12. The museum fee is $6.50 for adults and $4.50 for children.
Sea Turtles at Punalu’u Beach Park
Punalu’u Beach Park is famous for its beautiful black sand beach. Green Sea Turtles, an endangered species, inhabit this beach and Hawksbill Turtles, another endangered species, sometimes nest here as well. Swim, relax and enjoy island life, without any charge.
【1】What do the first two attractions have in common?
A. A museum. B. A visitor center.
C. An active volcano D. A reconstructed temple.
【2】Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?
A. You are forbidden to take a guide tour in the Historic Park.
B. You should pay 240 dollars for two children for the twilight camp.
C. The major activity in the Parker Ranch is to learn how to raise cattle.
D. You can take the carriage tour to have a good view in the Parker Ranch.
【3】If you don’t want to spend any money in your trip, you can visit_______.
A. the Parker Ranch
B. the Hilton Vaikoloa Village
C.Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
D. Punalu’u Beach Park
【4】What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To introduce some popular activities and sites in Hawaii.
B. To share the exciting experience in Hawaii.
C. To show people the importance of visiting Hawaii.
D. To introduce some camping activities in Hawaii.
25、I live in a house with a beautiful view of hills and our little town. When I ________ here 24 years ago the man next door was building a ________ in his backyard and I could ________ him from my window.
He was building it alone. I enjoyed watching the ________ of the boat and I got to know my ________ , Charles. It turned out this was his ________ boat; he had built a slightly smaller wooden sailboat but had sold it before ever sailing it himself. It was a beautiful boat but Charles ________ to get on with the bigger steel boat.
Charles did things very carefully and would not be ________ to finish any part of the boat. He handcrafted (手工制造) it, piece by piece. ________, with the passing years, Charles’s ________ began to worsen. And work on the boat progressed even slowly. Then he was in a bad car accident which left him with a sore (疼痛的) back and that ________ him even more. Although we didn’t ________ it, I know he reached a point at which he realized he would never be able to ________ the boat. He had been working on it almost daily for 25 years but he couldn’t ________.
Fortunately, Charles was able to ________ the boat and the other day I looked out the window and the big boat was ________. I haven’t talked to Charles since the boat was taken away. It was a great ________ to move it and I saw Charles out there helping as he watched his ________, one that consumed so much of his life, head off to its new owner. I’m sure he is both relieved that the boat is no longer in the yard to make him ________ that he couldn’t complete it and ________ that a huge part of his life is no longer there.
【1】
A.passed
B.moved
C.left
D.searched
【2】
A.house
B.garden
C.boat
D.pool
【3】
A.watch
B.warn
C.ask
D.support
【4】
A.show
B.picture
C.result
D.progress
【5】
A.worker
B.leader
C.neighbor
D.owner
【6】
A.first
B.second
C.only
D.best
【7】
A.wanted
B.failed
C.agreed
D.regretted
【8】
A.bored
B.pleased
C.patient
D.rushed
【9】
A.Strangely
B.Suddenly
C.Quickly
D.Unfortunately
【10】
A.research
B.behavior
C.health
D.safety
【11】
A.encouraged
B.helped
C.slowed
D.surprised
【12】
A.depend on
B.care about
C.wait for
D.talk about
【13】
A.finish
B.try
C.buy
D.forget
【14】
A.continue
B.start
C.stop
D.rest
【15】
A.take
B.sell
C.build
D.turn
【16】
A.broken
B.done
C.replaced
D.gone
【17】
A.duty
B.task
C.exercise
D.idea
【18】
A.tool
B.project
C.business
D.plan
【19】
A.imagine
B.believe
C.remember
D.pretend
【20】
A.sad
B.worried
C.angry
D.afraid
26、Directions:Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Job Discrimination against Women in China
Nowadays, more and more women have walked out of kitchen and become career women instead of housewives. With the increase in the employment ratio of women in society, some subtle forms of job discrimination do exist.
To begin with, quite a lot of companies intentionally control the number of female employees when they advertise for staff in the newspaper. Therefore, it is rather difficult for women, even with a master degree, to get well-paid jobs. Some enterprises definitely refuse female applicants, either to avoid their maternity leaves stipulated(规定)by our government when they give birth to a child, or because of the employers’ prejudice against women. Some bosses think women are inferior to men in professional skill and spirit of enterprise.
Some companies do employ women staff, but inequality is always there like an increasable spot. Even when men and women are in the same position doing the same job, it is no easy task for a woman to be promoted or get equal pay. The employers take the biased attitude toward female employees, and usually think that a man is more capable than a woman. Sometimes they fire a woman without any good reason.
In china, there is a saying“Women hold half of the sky”. But women are not given enough respect they deserve in their career. Since men and women are together playing the same important role in our whole society, our government, as well as the society, should take efficient measures to provide the same job opportunities to women. And the women themselves should enhance their work ethic and awareness of self-reliance and self-protection. In this way, more and more women can be motivated to work well at their favourite job and promoted to their desirable positions. Only in this way, can our society be called an equal, open and just one for everyone.