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1、Either the beautiful sights of this modern city or its local custom____ thousands of visitors during the past years.
A. have attracted B. were attracting C. has attracted D. was attracting
2、She commanded that the students ______ the classroom before she returned.
A. didn’t leave B. wouldn’t leave
C. needn’t leave D. not leave
3、 parents’ complaints, some cities have significantly cut school hours to give children more time for leisure and play.
A. In exchange for B. In response to
C. In harmony with D. In terms of
4、I am disappointed at hearing the bad news, so I am in no________ today to go to the movies with you.
A．mind
B．urge
C．mood
D．desire
5、I hope we shall______ and come to understand one another .
A．be a friend
B．being friends
C．be friends
D．to be a friend
6、We should take care of the blind. It is immoral to them.
A.make room for B.make fun of
C.make sense of D.make use of
7、 This book contains a ________ of several articles in nuclear physics so you can read it before you read the book in detail.
A. digest B. digestion
C. preview D. manual
8、—I’m your old friend Tom. We used to study in the same high school. —Tom? I’m sorry I _______ you. Where have you been all these years?
A．haven’t recognized
B．hadn’t known
C．don’t know
D．didn’t recognize
9、Students vary in the speed and manner in which they appreciate new ideas and ________ skills.
A．require
B．acquire
C．train
D．value
10、As time ________ by, they began to get on well with each other.
A．go
B．goes
C．going
D．went
11、The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to _____ the change.
A．adapt to
B．adopt to
C．apply to
D．devote to
12、I am writing to apply for a volunteer of the Chinese Painting Exhibition _______ next month.
A．to be held
B．being held
C．held
D．is to be held
13、 you recognize an idiom when it is being used, it is easy to misunderstand what you read or hear spoken.
A. Unless B. After
C. Once D. Since
14、The whole class _______the teacher attentively.
A．are listening to
B．is listening to
C．are listening
D．is listening
15、--- It is said that free health system will soon be carried out in our city.
--- ________!
A. Oh dear B. It couldn’t be worse
C. That couldn’t be better D. It can’t be good
16、In 2016, I wrote a book, After 9/11，about my experiences and _______of over a dozen of my former classmates.
A.that B.those C.the one D.ones
17、——Shall we meet at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning?
——Sorry，I ________ driving lessons then. How about 2:30 in the afternooon?
A．take
B．am taking
C．will take
D．will be taking
18、I’m sorry to say that we have ________.
A. made few progress B. made very little progress
C. made no progresses D. made a small progress
19、Kids, I hope you’ll remember the good old days____we spent together in junior high though it’s time to say goodbye.
A．who
B．what
C．which
D．whose
20、Only after a baby seal is pushed into the sea by its mother _____ to swim.
A．how will it learn
B．will it learn how
C．it will learn how
D．and it learns how
21、Did you ever have to say “no” to somebody? Such as a classmate who asks to go to lunch with you? New research suggests that, at least socially, a rejection (拒绝) should not include an apology. In other words, saying you are sorry does not make the person being rejected feel any better. In fact, it might make the rejected person feel worse. That is surprising. Many people consider it to be good manners to say they are sorry when they turn down a request.
Gili Freedman is doing some related research at Dartmouth College. For her research, she asked over 1,000 people to respond to different examples of social rejection. In one example, the researchers asked people for their reaction after a person named Taylor asked to join a co-worker who went out to lunch every Friday. And Taylor was told “no”. But in some cases, the person rejecting Taylor offered an apology. In other cases, the people doing the rejection did not say they were sorry. People were asked how they would feel if they were being turned down, just as Taylor was. Most said they would be more hurt by a rejection with an apology than a rejection without an apology.
Freedman said the reason is that apologies make people feel like they need to say that the rejection was okay — even when they felt like it was not okay. Rejection without an apology lets them express their feelings of disappointment, hurt or anger more easily. Freedman also said that an apology often makes the person doing the rejection feel better — even as it makes the person being rejected feel worse.
Her research deals only with social communication. A business situation might be very different. “If a manager rejects a job interviewee or a boss must tell an employee that he or she is being fired from a job,” Freedman said, “reactions to apologies may be different.”
【1】Why do people say they are sorry when they express rejection?
A．Because they think it is more polite and acceptable.
B．Because they think it helps them express their dislike better.
C．Because they think apologies are the basis of communication.
D．Because they think it sounds more comfortable for the listener.
【2】In Gili Freedman’s research, over 1,000 people ________.
A．rejected others without an apology
B．offered an apology when rejecting others
C．would be more hurt by a rejection with an apology
D．were asked to answer the question in different situations
【3】What role does an apology play in rejection according to Feedman?
A．It makes the rejection more acceptable.
B．It makes a good impression on the listener.
C．It makes the communication more pleasant.
D．It makes the person doing the rejecting feel better.
【4】What will be mentioned (提及) next according to the last paragraph?
A．The effect of an apology during a rejection.
B．Gili Freedman’s research on business situations.
C．A rejection with an apology in a business situation.
D．The difference between a social situation and a business one.
【5】What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Rejections with apologies make people feel better.
B．Rejections shouldn’t include an apology.
C．Rejections should be expressed in a polite way.
D．Rejections with apologies are easy to accept.
22、You’ve probably heard countless times how exercise is “good for you”. 【1】 Exercise benefits every part of the body, including the mind.
Exercising regularly can help prevent weight gain, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure. 【2】 Also, when you exercise, your body makes chemicals that help you feel good. Exercise lowers your chances of depression and decreases feelings of anxiety. Plus, exercise can give you a sense of accomplishment after you achieve a goal.
Considering all the health benefits of being physically active, it’s easy to see why doing exercise is wise. And the great thing is that it’s never too late to start. 【3】 Taking a short bike ride, walking the dog and raking (用耙子拢) leaves are all great exercise.
【4】 One of the biggest reasons people drop an exercise program is a lack of interest. If what you’re doing isn’t fun, it’s hard to keep it up. But there are many different sports and activities you can try and see which one inspires you. If you need a little more motivation, take a class, join a team or find an exercise buddy to help keep you on track.
Everyone can benefit from moving more and sitting less, even those with disabilities or medical problems. 【5】
A．If you have a health problem or other concerns, talk to your doctor before beginning an exercise plan.
B．Exercises like jumping or lifting weights can help keep your bones strong.
C．Even small things can count as exercise.
D．Strengthening the heart, muscles and bones isn’t the only important goal of exercise.
E．However, sometimes you may find it hard to keep exercising regularly.
F．Sports and activities that encourage flexibility are easy to find.
G．Do you know that it can improve your mood too?
23、Since 1991, a ceremony presenting an award called Ig Nobel Prize would be held in September before the authentic Nobel Prize ceremony every year. It honors unusual scientific research. The standard is “make people laugh and then think”.
It’s not hard to understand the first half of the standard when seeing the award-winning research.
Medicine Prize
One study firstly looked at the pain of hearing chewing sounds seriously but not as complaints from picky people. This symptom was diagnosed as misophonia (恐音症). This study also paid attention to people who can’t stand the sounds of keyboard typing and heavy breathing.
Ornitholog Prize
One study was considerate enough to care about whether woodpeckers (啄木鸟) would have headache after they bang their heads against trees.
Apart from the research, the prize ceremony also has many aspects worth laughing.
Event
The tradition of throwing paper airplanes to the stage.
Staff
Sweepers—responsible for cleaning the paper airplanes.
Human spotlights—responsible for lighting up speakers with a flashlight and their shining bodies.
Miss Sweetie Poo, an eight-year-old girl—responsible for stopping long speeches by saying “Please stop. I’m bored”.
But there are important research processes and findings behind the unusual topics. Apart from diagnosing misophonia, the research team also studied the treatment of it. The study on the woodpeckers’ heads was helpful to the prevention of head injury. One study found that playing an Australian instrument called didgeridoo could treat snoring (打鼾).
So Ig Nobel Prize is not an ignoble version of the Nobel Prize. The prize is very meaningful as it shows people science can be funny and down-to-earth.
【1】What is sweepers’ duty on the ceremony?
A．Lighting up speakers.
B．Cleaning the paper airplanes.
C．Preventing long speeches.
D．Hosting the ceremony.
【2】What does the underlined word “down-to-earth” in the last Paragraph probably mean?
A．Traditional.
B．Challenging.
C．Universal.
D．Practical.
【3】What do we know about the Ig Nobel Prize?
A．It focuses on unusual topics.
B．It has a history of fifty years.
C．It is held annually in spring.
D．It offers grand prizes to winners.
24、The insect-eaten money floated in pieces to the floor. For the global music star Angelique Kidjo, that scene of her grandmother having to use a closet as a bank is driving her desire to see African women overcome the many blocks to obtain credit and respect.
The Benin-born singer, one of Africans iconic (偶像的) artists and a collaborator (合作者) with Philip Glass and others, is the voice of a new project aimed in part at rewriting laws across the continent that prevent millions of women from becoming a more powerful economic force.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Kidjo described what she had seen over decades of travel in Africa during which women in lively marketplaces wished they had the means to do more.
“Why do banks give more loans to men versus women? That’s the question I have,” she said, “Millions of businesswomen in Africa lack loans versus men. And men pay less back than women.”
Every time credit is refused to African women, who consume some 90% of what they earn in educating their children, raising families and building communities as opposed to about 40% for men. “It’s a disaster,” Kidjo said, “We’re taking up reducing the poverty rate in Africa to the smallest number ever.”
She recalled women in Ghana who often dug a hole in the ground to save their earnings because they didn’t have bank accounts. And during a visit to Benin last month, one woman told her that to obtain a loan of 5,000 CFA ($8) she had to show a property deed and hand over 100,000 CFA as collateral (抵押). Such experiences have set her thinking.
Kidjo has won a major human rights award for she has shown unusual courage in standing up to unfairness.
【1】What is Kidjo’s motivation to help women in Africa?
A．The low living standard of their families.
B．The poverty rate of some African countries.
C．Their heavy burden of housework and educating children.
D．Their difficulty in getting bank accounts and loans.
【2】What can we learn about African women?
A．They play a major role in supporting families and communities.
B．They have become a more powerful political force.
C．They will help government rewrite laws to gain rights.
D．They all have to keep their money in holes.
【3】Which of the following words can best describe Kidjo?
A．Strict and determined.
B．Caring and courageous.
C．Demanding and ambitious.
D．Considerate and cautious.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A．Icon’s Efforts to Help African Women Get Credit
B．Tips to Support Families and Communities
C．Troubles in Opening Bank Accounts in Africa
D．Ways to Protect Women’s Rights
25、 The sound that woke Damian Languell at 8:15 in the morning was so loud that he_______ it came from inside his house in Wade,Maine.As he got up to investigate, he heard _______sound, this one coming most definitely from_______ .Looking out of his bedroom window, he noticed a tree _______ in smoke about 500 yards away. A car wrapped around the tree's _______，its engine on fire.
Grabbing buckets of water, he and his wife ran to the crash(碰撞）_______. Up close, the accident looked_______. The car was split_______ in two, and the tree was where the driver's seat ought to have been,as if_______ there.No one should have survived this crash,and yet there was 20-year-old Quintin Thompson,__________terrified face was pressed__________ the driver's side window,invisible pain.
Languell tried putting out the fire with the__________ but failed. When the flames got into the __________ seats, he knew he had to get the young man out. __________ Languell opened the car's back door and__________ in. Using a pocket knife he'd brought with him,he__________ Thompson's seat belt. Now that Thompson was free, Languell pulled him out, and dragged him to safety__________ the entire car was in flames.
It is empathy(同情心）that__________Languell to help,just as he said,"My heart goes out to Thompson. When you are that__________ to that level of hurt, you feel it so directly.” For his heroic __________,Languell was added to the list of real-life heroes changing the world.
【1】A.found B.reported C.thought D.said
【2】A.next B.another C.second D.other
【3】A.inside B.forward C.distance D.outside
【4】A.trapped B.hugged C.enveloped D.burned
【5】A.base B.trunk C.branches D.root
【6】A.tree B.fire C.point D.site
【7】A.worse B.bad C.good D.better
【8】A.nearly B.mostly C.completely D.partly
【9】A.crashing B.grew C.planted D.burning
【10】A.who B.whose C.his D.which
【11】A.by B.against C.off D.above
【12】A.extinguisher B.clothes C.water D.buckets
【13】A.driver B.front C.back D.both
【14】A.Thus B.But C.So D.Yet
【15】A.rushed B.walked C.ran D.climbed
【16】A.break through B.go through C.think through D.cut through
【17】A.before B.then C.after D.till
【18】A.pulled B.drove C.made D.forced
【19】A.kind B.brave C.dangerous D.close
【20】A.action B.behavior C.operation D.movement
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When Dylan was just seven years old, he moved to the United States with his mother, Khadine, and his twin younger brothers. The family hoped that their new home would allow them to start over and find success. However, their dream didn’t work out exactly as they imagined it would.
Life as a single mother supporting three kids is incredibly difficult, but Khadine had a particularly difficult time after her twin sons had been diagnosed with serious heart conditions. As a result, the boys suffered from dangerous symptoms and required 24-hour care. As Khadine had to work three jobs to support her family financially, it became Dylan’s responsibility to look after his young brothers. To relieve Mom’s stress, Dylan also found a part-time job at a recreation center.
While Dylan never considered his family to be a burden to him, seeing his mother and brothers become vulnerable (脆弱的) made him determined to plan his future out correctly. He believed education was the only way out of their struggle, so he made a promise to his mother that he would be the first one in the family to go to college.
For that promise, Dylan made use of each and every minute to study while taking care of his brothers. He soon became an honor student at Henry High School and took several advanced classes to keep his grades up. The College of New Jersey was his top choice. He was determined to put that admission letter in his mother’s hands.
However, weeks before Dylan’s college entrance exam, both his family and his determination were tested again when Khadine fell ill and was unable to work for a while. Soon, the bills became unmanageable and the landlord evicted (驱逐) Dylan’s family after Khadine couldn’t pay the rent. The family had no choice but to live in the shelter. The place wasn’t an ideal place to study. It was often noisy and crowded, and the lights would go out at a certain time after 11 p.m.
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But Dylan continued to follow his dream.
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Weeks after his application, an envelope carrying good news arrived.
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